02-11-2021, 02:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-11-2021, 02:48 PM by KillerLeft.)
Here's a video I came across last year that does a decent job at pointing out some subtle things that make Gobert superior to Whiteside. IMO, the creator of this video could've substituted KP for Whiteside and it would have been almost the same, exact watch.
https://youtu.be/VbGnvk23odA
Now, to play devil's advocate with myself: My entire view is based on the feeling that most of the problems KP is having on the defensive end are physical. He IS an intelligent person/player, so...IF they're really just the result of him not fully having regained his health, or not fully feeling confident in his knees, or not having had enough practice/off-season time to fully understand what Dallas' system requires of him, then I CAN imagine that he'll figure those things out over time. In other words, if a high percentage of his troubles are MENTAL, then I would bet on the combo of KP and Carlisle to work through that successfully. They're both too smart not to get that done.
https://youtu.be/VbGnvk23odA
Now, to play devil's advocate with myself: My entire view is based on the feeling that most of the problems KP is having on the defensive end are physical. He IS an intelligent person/player, so...IF they're really just the result of him not fully having regained his health, or not fully feeling confident in his knees, or not having had enough practice/off-season time to fully understand what Dallas' system requires of him, then I CAN imagine that he'll figure those things out over time. In other words, if a high percentage of his troubles are MENTAL, then I would bet on the combo of KP and Carlisle to work through that successfully. They're both too smart not to get that done.