(07-09-2021, 02:40 PM)cow Wrote: This feels more like an analysis of stats without watching games. Luka and KP on the floor should not be described as "works well" because even if their percentages are higher playing together, they don't work well with one another and the frustration between the two is obvious.
Which is why I go back to one thing...what changed for Season 1 to Season 2? It seems to be simply the reluctance to pass it to an open KP....why is that? Are we tired of the lame screens or fussing about his shots or whatever....that is PERSONAL CHEMISTRY. Somebody got their panties in a wad and they are having a spat that is showing up on the court by people allowing personal feelings to get in the way.
Whatever reason that came about, it's got to change...or the next guy we bring in when we ship KP out had better not tick Luka off or get on his bad side, or it's gonna keep happening. We are NOT trading Luka, so whoever comes in has gotta stay on his good side....which might be very easy to do and KP's biggest accomplishment might be finding a way to impossibly get on Luka's bad side, but I know one thing...when someone tries to run beside Luka in a near equal position eventually has problems so far. Small sample size and I think KP is pretty full of himself, so that might be the problem, but either way, we have to either trade for someone who Luka can respect and get along with or we need to trade with someone so much less than KP that they don't expect to produce like someone who is coming alongside Luka.
Need to think more Eric Gordon to James Harden than AD to LeBron (or vice versa).
My opinion is we keep KP, bank on him getting better, and try to get a real 2way #2-#3 guy, and push everyone else in the rotation down a slot....preferably someone who can run the offense a bit. Looks like I'm advocating for a Leonard, Lowry or Conley....pipe dreams.
"There are no friends on the court." - Luka Doncic