06-07-2021, 04:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-07-2021, 04:44 PM by DallasBasketball.)
(06-07-2021, 04:33 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: This is the first year I had League Pass after a long time. What I realiz d is on a night in night out basis how many teams have nothing for the casual fan to be drawn to. KP has that draw presence. Plus the fact that he is signed might actually help in some trade talks as the team getting him knows they have him for a few years.
I know KP did not pan out here but I do disagree with the assertion that he got plenty of touches here. There was pretty much nothing that I saw that told me that certain sets were designed for KP’s strengths.
So what are his strengths? We all know his weaknesses wrt strength. He is still a very mobile big guy who has adequate handles and has a good stroke as long as he is not jacking up bad shots. Why not some triangle pinch post hand off sets with him? Why not a few PnR? Why not a few high post sers? Why not a few roaming on the baseline underneath the backboard sets? It seemed nothing was done. If some were done it was only to quickly blame him saying he could not do that instead of trying things over and over. Luka can get his points anytime . My pet peeve this season is that the whole system should have been devised to get others their shots than Luka. Dirk needed help to get his shots. Luka doesn’t. KP needed help. I didn’t feel the coaching staff gave him that help.
I am wondering about this strategy myself. Here are the two things I have considered.
1. Luka is still developing. Luka with the ball has ascended to the moon as they say and I think part of the strategy is to see how far that takes him and the team with him.
2. KP health insecurity. How can you give a guy special treatment in the scheme when he will sit 25% of the games because of scheduled rest and/or soreness.
That said I think the anus is now on Carlisle to do exactly what you have asked. If we can’t do it then it’s time to move on from one of the two. KP bc of performance issues or Carlisle bc you can’t put water on a player who has the potential to put you over the top.