12-05-2019, 10:02 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-05-2019, 10:06 AM by StepBackJay.)
VERY encouraged by last night's game. KP looked a lot more comfortable. He had a shot or two that bricked hard early I think. He is going too strong when he shoots sometimes. We have been asking why doesn't he do some face up stuff with a triple threat option and sure enough he did that multiple times. It lets him get a much better look at the basket. Sure Kawhi can spin around and make those shots with his back to the basket but it's a freaking hard shot. Dirk mastered the 1-legger of course. For KP, he is so tall he can protect the ball. I loved seeing him do a rip through move that got him to the the free throw line. There is no reason he can't do this several times a game + shoot 3s + get some nice put-backs. He had some big clutch points late in that game including a big dunk or two and a dagger 3.
The other thing about KP is man he is a presence near the rim. It is not fun driving to the basket when he is patrolling the paint. Even when he is not logging a lot of blocks he affects shots and generally deters guys from going into the paint.
The other thing about KP is man he is a presence near the rim. It is not fun driving to the basket when he is patrolling the paint. Even when he is not logging a lot of blocks he affects shots and generally deters guys from going into the paint.