10-28-2021, 11:13 AM
(10-28-2021, 10:59 AM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: but I've never understood this narrative about him not caring. One of my favorite guys to watch, just produces every night and always gets slandered.
I think the main reason KAT gets labeled as that guy is because he's been in the league 8 years and has only broken 35 wins 2 times and both of those years were when Jimmy Butler was on the team. Butler himself said KAT doesn't have the work ethic to win a championship and did everything in his power to get himself off the wolves. That is where the narrative of him not caring comes from.
Now Ant kind of reinforces it with a veiled comment that really just chastises D'Lo and KAT about them not being a team player in his 2nd year in the league??
The only way KAT sheds the image of him coasting that Butler painted is if he takes the next step and Minnesota starts to make some noise in the playoffs. Given that they've been a perennial lottery team for nearly 4 years since Butler's left, he's looking more and more correct on his label.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.