02-15-2022, 05:27 PM
(02-15-2022, 03:17 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Exactly.
And for me, I hope people don't think I am sunshine pumping SD and DB to be "stars." I think at their best they are solid playoff rotation players. But even at their levels this year, I don't think their impact will be worse than KP. So it is not that I am super high on DB and SD, I am just that DOWN on KP and as you put it "his impact."
We shall see. If we are basing KP impact on win/loss with/without KP (which a lot of folks seem to be doing) then we should do just as well if not better over our remaining games, right? Luka missed quite a few games earlier in the season, so we should really do better. My guess is the winning percentage and standings start sliding. If Luka misses time like he did earlier in the year, it will be significant.
I think this view that KP did not contribute is over the top. He did not contribute as much as would be hoped or expected, but this front court is going to wear down as the season goes and I guessing we are going to get punished more and more at the rim when teams realize there is virtually no resistance. I don't see how this team currently constructed makes it through a playoff round. I could easily see it with a healthy KP.