(01-16-2021, 02:22 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Dude, all I was observing was that he isn't shooting well to start. If you think 12-35 shooting to start is good I don't know what to tell you. It's a rough start. That is all. No doom and gloom. No cliff jumping. Rough start.
Well, I am telling you that your observation is wrong, because your angle is wrong.
First, the number you provided about his 3PT% is wrong.
Second, a single make or miss doesn't make the difference between a terrible performance and an excellent one. Had he made one more free throw, his FT% would have been 100%. Had he hit one more three, his 3PT% would have been 43.75%.
Third, if KP was tasked to work inside, it would have made the paint too crowded for Luka whom then would have been forced to jack up threes which he shoots at a rate of 19/73 (26%). Ouch. Now that's rough.
Fielded alongside another center who plays closer to the rim and a primary option who is his best when inside the paint, KP is a maximum salary paid scorer tasked to stretch the floor for Luka and he gets higher difficulty shots available for him. If efg% was that important, Dwight Powell should have earned that max.
... And he just played his second game back. He shot 6/19. So what? Luka was 7/20 the other day with 6 turnovers and he was nominated for a Dirkie.