07-09-2021, 04:54 PM
(07-09-2021, 04:10 PM)TXBamanut Wrote: Which is why I go back to one thing...what changed for Season 1 to Season 2?
Pure wild-ass speculation on my part, but I would guess KP never really liked how ball dominate Luka was. Remember he went from being Robin to Batman in New York with Melo and then back to Robin by coming to Dallas. Signing the contract he got with Dallas was a no brainer because of his injury history. Maybe he didn't like how he was being used the first season and wrote it off as being new to the team, new to the coaching staff and new to Luka, and then hoped things would get better. In season 2 he's dealing with an injury, isn't so new to those factors and sees things are getting better with how he's being used and with how he and Luka mesh. The relationship and his usage deteriorated over the course of that season leading to the playoffs.
Maybe a new coaching staff can help get this sorted out, but I'd move him in any reasonable deal. The damage seems to have already been done and his injury history makes wanting to repair the relationships seem like a fools errand. This all feels like a fresh start is needed for all parties involved.