05-13-2021, 01:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-13-2021, 01:52 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
(05-13-2021, 01:10 PM)IamDougieFresh Wrote: 1. Get out of the first round.
2. Win 2+ games in the second round
3. KP plays every game and plays well.
Co-sign.
What I'm seeing in the conversation in this thread, if the majority are right, is that we're essentially stuck with KP for at least another year. The very best they could do this summer would be to trade him for even-more-broken-down expiring players (assuming you all are right). If that's the case, you have to rehabilitate his trade value over a longer term and with less time remaining on his deal.
If KP's defensive problems are injury-related, then perhaps an offseason of proper rehab and conditioning could fix that, at least somewhat? If the problems are permanent, can the coaching staff work out something to make him as effective as possible on that end?
I do expect (not as in, I hope with probability for it, but as in, he'd damn well better) KP to play hard in the playoffs and be efficient on offense. I think it's fair to say at this point that if he is relatively successful on defense in the playoffs, that's going to have much more to do with coaching staff adjustments than any personal improvements on his part. That would probably not increase KP's trade value, but it would be far more heartening for the possibilities of the team's success with another year with him on roster.