12-10-2021, 03:13 PM
(12-06-2021, 09:27 AM)vfromlmf Wrote: I don't agree with this. I'm firmly in the camp that KP is a unicorn center. He's not a unicorn power forward, especially in today's NBA. I'm ok with starting a big next to him for load management but this team will go nowhere until the spacing improves and that means unleash KP at center. With his improved mobility on defense and increasing frequency of post-ups it makes even more sense to play him at center. Shockingly, we've rarely seen this look.
DFS and Kleber are perfectly capable of playing PF, especially if Kidd insists on starting a traditional center to eat 10-14 minutes every night.
Non-shooting bigs are the easiest types to find right now so if WCS and Powell can't get the job done maybe you look to make a small deal for a beefy pick setter or energy guy. I don't think you need to give up a lot though. Just play this year's version of KP where he can do unicorn things and see what happens. If KP can't stay healthy this team is doomed anyway.
I agree KP is better at center than PF, but I think it is time we dropped the unicorn tag.
He will be a perfect modern center if he can consistently play defense. He can’t because he is injured, or there are nights he doesn’t care. Plus he is great at weak side blocks but not on the man defense when put in PnR situations constantly. His offensive skillset is also suspect. Great at the occasional logo shot but can you feed him the ball 5 times in a row in the stretch and get 3 good possessions out of it? No.
The true unicorns are Jokic, Embiid and KAT. KP is not in their league. Not saying I am in a rush to just trade him, but we need to rank him correctly so that we don’t miss good opportunities to better the team.
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