04-19-2021, 10:56 AM
(04-19-2021, 10:29 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Here is an idea: If you want the ball even more, make your shots.
I agree with this, especially in the the elbow, post areas. He has just been terribly inefficient all year, imo, and I see no reason to continue forcing the ball to him in those situations.
I do agree with @"TXBamanut" to a certain point on this, however, when he says the team can't carry ANYONE. I mean, when DFS's defender leaves, the ball has to go to him and he has to put the shot up without hesitation. Otherwise, the offensive system just doesn't work. Regardless of how we, Luka or anyone else feels about KP, the same is true of him. I do think there's something to the notion that the ball doesn't always find KP in a timely, rhythmic fashion when he pops open. I'll stop short of claiming this is an intentional overlooking of him by Luka, because there's no way we could even know that, but I do think the pairing has shown VERY little on court chemistry at the very least.