02-11-2021, 02:05 PM
(02-11-2021, 01:37 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: AH
I see where you're coming from now. Okay. Sure if you're looking at KP through the lens of wanting him to be more like Bam/Gobert/Davis, then yeah I can see how you think KP's shortcomings are too great.
See I see him more like a better version of Brook Lopez. A guy that is a stout rim defender, can hit a 3 from wherever on the court, and has a slightly more potent offensive game overall. I'm not expecting KP to be like Bam because well, he's never been that in his career. He was never that in NYK, and I don't think he can magically gain the footspeed of those guys. Now where I think you and I deviate is I think despite his lack of perimeter mobility, KP can be the anchor for a championship team.
Also
Not trying to be sarcastic or facetious, but KP quite literally averaged more ppg than Jokic last season. If we want to take his 2nd half from Jan-Bubble, KP averaged about the same ppg as Jokic is averaging this season. Meaning KP is already at that level of putting the ball in the hoop. Jokic is obviously more valuable because he can put the ball in the hoop and playmake like Luka. Thankfully we're not asking KP to do anything but put the ball in the hoop.
So if we're using your standard of being a foundational building block, he's already there isn't he?
For me, it’s less about PPG and more about efficiency and KP is terrible for a big. I would add that advanced stats are not kind to KP when compared to Jokic:
OWS. DWS. WS. OBPM. DBPM. BPM. VORP
KP (5 yrs). 8.3. 9.9. 18.2. 1.2. -0.1. 1.6. 6.3
Jokic (6 yrs). 38.3. 15.6. 53.9. 5.5. 1.9. 7.4. 28.2