08-23-2021, 10:44 PM
(08-23-2021, 10:10 PM)Tyler Wrote: As much as fans have talked about KP's fit in Dallas, both KP and the team have said nothing but glowing things about one another. Dallas even defended him for his playoff showing and KP talked about accepting his role. KP has been visibly working hard this summer, and Kidd went out of his way to visit him in Europe to get on the same page. Sure, both sides have some work to do to get him where he needs to be. But the relationship is there.
In contrast, after Simmons's abysmal playoff showing both Rivers and Embiid directly threw him under the bus. Simmons became a meme and nobody backed him up. Morey then very vocally set out to trade him even though he clearly wasn't making serious offers, to the point where teams started leaking just how stupid Philly's demands are. Morey now seems intent on holding Simmons hostage until Lillard is available, which may never even happen. To say the relationship is broken really doesn't do it justice.
GREAT post.
You really have to give DAL credit and appreciate that they aren't the clown show in PHI. I think Morey is a good GM in ways, but man, this has been handled as poorly as humanly possible.