06-06-2021, 09:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-06-2021, 09:46 PM by KillerLeft.)
(06-06-2021, 09:39 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: Turner can shoot 3s but it's such a massive drop off on offense. The offensive difference between the 2 is almost as wide as the defensive difference between the 2. And that's with KP struggling to fit here. If you improve the roster, I think KP does better here. Turner has zero upside offensively.
See, I'll pushback on the above, since we've learned that KP pouts and doesn't play well when a certain percentage of his scoring comes off-ball. Mix in the fact that his on-ball game this season was TERRIBLE, and I think you have a powder keg of horror.
By contrast, Turner can set picks, is a roller, has a catch and shoot game AND will be grateful to play off of someone like Luka.
Now, would you need to replace the IDEA of KP as your second best offensive player on the roster? ABSOLUTELY, but maybe don't do it with a unicorn (which we now know really means he doesn't have a position)? And, for sure maybe don't mess with the center position for that. If I thought KP had any shot of playing the 4 in the modern NBA I might feel differently, but I've bought a house on "KP is 100% center, and 100% bad defensive center" island. He's just not the type of player I think you can win with, especially paying him and treating him like a star.
(06-06-2021, 09:39 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: The list I have is Turner, Robinson, Holmes as main targets. I have concerns ab almost any center getting exposed by small ball lineups in the playoffs though.
Turner is absolutely playoff ready, and will be for a while, imo.
If Robinson or Holmes aren't, it's not because they're the old-school, plodding type, it's because they're still too green. I'm ok with that. Build them.
That's how I see it, anyway.