05-29-2021, 01:01 AM
I watched this game at a bar (sorry if that's why they lost, @"DrMav"), so I got the chance to hear @"mavsluvr" and Brian Dameris's postgame on the ticket for a change while I drove home. Dameris watched the game with Dirk, and apparently there was a lot of conversation about how KP just hasn't learned any moves that take advantage of his height when he has a mismatch. It was nothing we don't already know, but I felt a little satisfaction knowing that Dirk agrees with us. This is not about how he's being used - KP just has very little game outside of catch and shoot from the perimeter.
As always, I'm here to say that a long, slow burn of offensive development doesn't concern me. It took Dirk a while, too, and while I'm positive he'll never be Dirk, I can live with some stinkers on offense like we saw tonight along the developmental path, even if he is overpaid and a little long in the tooth to be as raw as he is.
However, his DEFENSIVE abilities are TRULY concerning. The game is ever-progressing towards mobility and skill, and his defensive mobility and IQ seem to be trending the wrong direction at a VERY young age (physical prime wise).
I think when you guys see what they end up getting for this guy in trade, you'll wish they'd have traded him sooner, rather than later. I hope I'm wrong.
As always, I'm here to say that a long, slow burn of offensive development doesn't concern me. It took Dirk a while, too, and while I'm positive he'll never be Dirk, I can live with some stinkers on offense like we saw tonight along the developmental path, even if he is overpaid and a little long in the tooth to be as raw as he is.
However, his DEFENSIVE abilities are TRULY concerning. The game is ever-progressing towards mobility and skill, and his defensive mobility and IQ seem to be trending the wrong direction at a VERY young age (physical prime wise).
I think when you guys see what they end up getting for this guy in trade, you'll wish they'd have traded him sooner, rather than later. I hope I'm wrong.