I think a lot of us have been saying we want toughness. Not dirty, but toughness. These are the times where you need to see it. Sure, I would like to see Porzingis make more shots and play better defense. But it all starts with mental toughness and fight. If that is not there, then the rest doesn't really matter. Do they go down swinging?
Early in Dirk's career I remember a playoff series against the Spurs where he lost a tooth but came back and played well. At that point, Dirk wasn't ready to lead a team to a championship (as we saw a few years later), but we all saw his fight and toughness.
Sure your shots may not going down or you may not like how you are used on offense, but you got to show that fight. You can't disappear for long stretches. I think the rest of this series will give us a real good impression if KP is built for these high pressured playoff games. It doesn't need to be pretty, graceful or even efficient. But we need to see that fight!
Early in Dirk's career I remember a playoff series against the Spurs where he lost a tooth but came back and played well. At that point, Dirk wasn't ready to lead a team to a championship (as we saw a few years later), but we all saw his fight and toughness.
Sure your shots may not going down or you may not like how you are used on offense, but you got to show that fight. You can't disappear for long stretches. I think the rest of this series will give us a real good impression if KP is built for these high pressured playoff games. It doesn't need to be pretty, graceful or even efficient. But we need to see that fight!