04-08-2021, 01:28 PM
(04-08-2021, 01:18 PM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: I imagine if KP has any real differences/beefs with anyone with the Mavs, it is with Carlisle and not Luka. It's one thing to be Chris Bosch and have to take a backseat to a couple of first ballot Hall of Famers like Dwayne Wade and LeBron, but KP is having to sit on the bench or take a backseat in the offense for replacement level players at the end of games even when KP is playing well (in last night's case, the only one on the team playing well). I doubt that was the sales pitch that Cubes made to him when he sold him on resigning here for the max.
Mavs made big runs with KP on the bench. The comeback in the 4th happened with KP on the bench. That´s obviously not all on KP but it´s not like the team is performing any worse without him.
I get that he is frustrated and thinks of himself as a "star" player but I don´t think RC cares. The coach is trying to win games. With or without KP. This is not a 1a/1b kind of situation. Luka is the undisputed best player on the team and KP is having a mediocre season (especially on defense, main reason why RC benches him).