2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[ItsGoTime]

Not I sure I follow, sorry. 

A) I disagree that he has played very much 4 here on defense, to this point (maybe in NY, not sure, but that was a while ago). 

B) I certainly disagree that "he's always played better (defense) as a PF"...I think the exact opposite is true.

C) I don't believe what you have habitually claimed, that the slow 7'4" guy should be taken off of the center position on defense, where he should have a chance to contribute in theory at least, and instead played at the 4, where it's pretty easy to get matched up with guys like Lebron James, Kawhi Leonard, (literally, list any other long forward you can imagine, and I'd bet they'd routinely torch KP 1-on-1), and that this tactic will somehow help KP. 

D) It doesn't matter what position you write next to his name on the lineup card. He's a big, stiff, slow guy who doesn't play hard. If he's on the floor (and playing how he played this past season) his team's defense is going to be pretty bad.

I'm not gonna recap the conversation that started between me and mvossman, then to Omahan, then to you. You can reread if you want to get on the same page.

A) So we disagree, not new.

B) The crux of this conversation, in NY he played and said he likes playing PF, here he did play PF next to Powell (on defense) and during those times he was called the unicorn.

C) You just claimed it doesn't matter what position he plays going forward doesn't matter cause offenses will target him regardless, so why does this matter. Also, he was slow and 7'4" for 1 season. You're betting he'll remain that way, I'm betting the opposite and am tired of the argument of the 25 yo "is what he is" after 1 down year.

D) It doesn't matter, if his team isn't playing well enough and the scheme doesn't fit what the players can do, the TEAM will fail on defense if they aren't on the same page. Regardless of how well 1 guy can or can't play. Putting the whole defense on 1 guy is never gonna get us anywhere. I know the guys making the decisions aren't going to do that, not sure why you would.