06-22-2021, 11:09 AM
(06-22-2021, 09:42 AM)TXBamanut Wrote: I disagree. You would never consider a playing shooting 30% from the FT line and afraid to take a shot making for 30 mill a year a good investment. That's a ridiculous one-sided statement that buries the point (on both sides, yours and mine)...there is no team in the league who can have a max player on the floor that can't even touch the ball because he's afraid to shoot or take a free throw. If he's making 20 million or 15 million, it's not a big deal...and truthfully, no one is fussing about KP if he's making 15 mill, but neither him nor Ben Simmons are.
For example, if you were just told, you have a center who can score from the logo or the rim, handle the ball and space the floor averaging 2 blocks a game for his career...everyone would jump on that. but that's not telling the whole thing either (re: injuries, last season's dip).
You are focusing on offense. I can make the case that there are players who make 30mill plus and are a total negative on defense and it is difficult winning a title with those folks too.
Not disagreeing that there are huge red flags but he also is a 6’10 athlete who, if his head is on right, can impact games without scoring much. Plus again, if he didn’t have this glaring flaw he would be an untouchable.