02-23-2021, 06:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-23-2021, 06:39 PM by Omega_Supreme.)
(02-23-2021, 06:18 PM)TXBamanut Wrote: Not to be Captain Obvious, but you can't win with ANYONE as your #2 that's in and out of the lineup all the time. I do get what you are saying...we need a #2 that's in the lineup way more than he's out.
I think the #1 and #2 guys have to be in the lineup for 80% of the regular season (65-70ish games in a regular 82 game season - 57-60ish games this year) and 100% of the playoffs to be serious about a championship.
He's played 17 of 29 games so far, but to be fair, KP was sitting 9 because of the mixup on the start of the season that which messed up his surgery that was scheduled. If you take out the first 9 games that were off-season surgery related...he's played 17 out of 20 games (85% of the games). He sits last night and tonight and that's 17 our of the last 22 (77%) --- and several back to backs.
If we are fair, Jaren Jackson Jr had the same surgery as KP, 15 days BEFORE KP did, and he's not back yet. We can cut him some slack, I think.
Hard to argue with any of that but my point should have included that you can win assuming that you have other pieces after the Number 2 guy to carry the load. Take Brooklyn for example. I know they have 3 stars which is a rarity in the league. The point was the Mavericks are not good enough to win consistently without their number 2 guy and as you said most team aren't built to win under those odds either...