05-09-2021, 01:32 PM
I really the defense thing is him sort of saving himself or not being 100% condition. I honestly would like to give it 1 more year unless he is a cancer behind the scenes. KP needs a full off-season of conditioning and a normal season without a condensed schedule. I am fine with him sitting out every 2nd night of a B2B.
We just have to see playoff KP. I really think we are going to be happy with playoff KP bc we are going to get semi-rested, fully engaged KP. This is especially important on defense and boards. KP's offense comes and goes but his defense should be as good as it's going to get come playoff time.
On offense I also expect him to be much more aggressive in the high PnR game with Luka. We know he has been mostly passive in these situations, setting *light* screens just to get the switch and then staying at the 3 point line. That being said in a handful of big games we have seen what I think is a preview of playoff KP where he is rolling hard to the rim and setting actual good screens. I really think it all goes back to load management honestly.
We just have to see playoff KP. I really think we are going to be happy with playoff KP bc we are going to get semi-rested, fully engaged KP. This is especially important on defense and boards. KP's offense comes and goes but his defense should be as good as it's going to get come playoff time.
On offense I also expect him to be much more aggressive in the high PnR game with Luka. We know he has been mostly passive in these situations, setting *light* screens just to get the switch and then staying at the 3 point line. That being said in a handful of big games we have seen what I think is a preview of playoff KP where he is rolling hard to the rim and setting actual good screens. I really think it all goes back to load management honestly.