06-18-2021, 04:39 PM
(06-18-2021, 04:35 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Probably not the right topic for this thread and it´s not like we haven´t discussed the topic to death so I will keep it short. I just don´t see a reason to feature the current version of KP on offense. He simply wasn´t good enough. Just really bad when he had to do more than just catch and shoot/finish. Coaches did him and the team a favor when they reduced his iso/post volume and turned him into a catch and shoot only guy. 12.5 percentile for isos, 58.8 percentile for post ups, 50 percentile as the roll man, 81.3 percentile as a spot up shooter. We already mentioned the importance of analytics. The Mavs probably have even more numbers to justify the decision.
I just see that as a self fulfilling prophecy at that point. If he wasn't good enough, why play him at all? Why did you trade for him? Why did you give him a max contract? I guess my greater point, is that there is more than enough blame to go around in the KP debacle. But we are here now.