03-07-2022, 01:06 PM
(03-07-2022, 12:16 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: He looked good the few moments I saw him last night. I will be very interesting to see how he does there. I would love to get an honest look what the Mavs really thought of him. I was always in the boat that KP should be more involved in the offense and not be viewed as just another DFS, Maxi, etc (guys who get shots when they are open and ready).
Although I was starting to get the point if giving KP more touches was worth taking the ball out of Luka's hands. It always seemed like it was awkward fit when we tried to get KP his shots. Since KP has been traded the offense just feels much more fluid. Maybe it would have worked out if KP could have been more efficient on offense and stayed healthy. Or maybe it didn't matter. It was always going to be an awkward fit and Dallas came to the concussion healthy or not, it was going to be very hard to win big here with him as your second best player.
KP might wind up with some solid numbers down the stretch this season and probably a game or two where he really pops. He is playing with a collection of spare parts in Washington with Beal sidelined, much like he did in NY.
Didn't he average like 25 and 10 in games without Luka while in Dallas?
KP just doesn't fit when there is an elite talent on the floor with him. He can't punish switches, he isn't an elite PnR player, he just doesn't do the things that would allow him to fit. If Jokic or Embiid get a small switched on to them in a PnR with Murray or Harden...they are taking that mismatch into the post and abusing it. KP doesn't have that ability. That led to so many clunky possessions and awkward fall away shots against 6'3" guards.
He seems like a nice enough guy and is definitely a skilled player. I just don't think he is a winning piece because he will never fit with other elite talent and you can't consistently run your offense through KP.
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