03-22-2021, 01:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-22-2021, 02:56 PM by HanspardShowerVoice.)
(03-22-2021, 12:58 PM)michaeltex Wrote: I'm reminded of the stories of Dirk and Nash in their early times being gym rats and working together to improve. Each learning how to best defend the other and how to work together.
All the COVID stuff and compressed schedules and injuries+recovery has eliminated those bonding opportunities for Luka and KP, if was even a possibility.
To further the comparison, small defenders used to give Dirk fits the say way it gives KP fits. Bruce Bowen routintely gave Dirk fits in the playoffs, and the ultimate was when Nellie put Stephen Jackson on Dirk in the 2007 playoffs against Golden State and completely got in his head. Then Dirk went back to the lab with Holger in the offseason and they worked on Dirk's low post game. KP just needs to stay healthy enough to go to a lab in the offseason instead of a trainer's room and develop his version of the 1 legged fadeaway.
And KP and Luka together have been pretty good.
https://twitter.com/bobbykaralla/status/...1668934659