(04-08-2021, 03:31 PM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: KP is rapidly becoming the new Wes Matthews/Harrison Barnes. Luka plays incredibly sloppy all night, 3 of our 5 starters go a combined 12 points in 89 minutes .. and the first finger gets pointed at KP.
I kind of disagree. I think most everyone likes KP. He's had stretches where he is what we thought we were getting with the trade. He's certainly playing better during this stretch than we all those trade rumors hit. He also carries himself well and is very thoughtful with the media. Sure we can all get frustrated when he chucks threes but he isn't the only superstar on this team doing that. And during this stretch of good play we had the Boston game were we sat him in the 4th quarter because we let a team down 20 dictate our matchups and the game last night were we might as well have sat him for the 4th quarter. I need my max contract guy to get shots every period of time he is on the floor. I don't want to pretend to understand the dynamics of the Carlisle-KP-Luka relationship but something's not working but if I had to guess, I'm putting a lot of blame on Carlisle and Luka. When DFS is missing shots and passing up shots, the head of the snake is telling him to keep shooting. When KP calls for the ball at the top of the arc, he gets ignored. Even if you think you have a better chance at scoring the ball (he didn't), sometimes you need to defer. Hell, Luka passed up a wide open Luka during Melli's first game to get him an easy look. I'd be pissed if I were KP right now and as evidenced by my insanity here, I certainly wouldn't be handling at well as he is.
(04-08-2021, 05:05 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: We better not or he shouldn't get traded. I don't care if Luka and KP hate each other. I believe there are good trades to be had out there.
I'm not saying pennies on the dollar but you could be look at 75 cents on the dollar pretty easily.