02-28-2021, 03:29 PM
(02-28-2021, 03:08 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: It addresses the concern about any tiff he and Luka might possibly have and the kicking of the chair in game.
Explains it sure, at least partially. I'm sure KP hears the criticisms as well. "I'm bad on defense, what about wonderboy?" "I'm not living up to my contract? That's hard to do when Luka dribbles the air out of the rock and my opportunities are limited." Sprinkle in some personal frustrations with the coach on what he's being asked to do and his mounting injuries, I'm sure he's struggling with a lot of demons.
It's also why I'd be careful thinking that trading him away is the easy answer. I'd think just about any other star is going to end up with some of those same thoughts to varying degrees. Let's say you could swap KP for Beal. We know Beal and John Wall clashed at times. I wonder how Luka's usage rate compares to Wall during that pairing.
We've also talked about the ideal pairings with Luka. Maybe it's better to have a bunch of Jarrett Allen, Joe Harris and RoCo types than another up-and-coming or prime alpha type players. If you want a second star, it probably needs to be the post or late prime guys like CP3.