Porzingis Postup Debate - Rick Carlisle vs TNT

[Dahlsim]

The best part about all this is that we have the pieces for the fix. Luka is an excellent low post player and also an excellent PnR guard.  It is just a matter of the team having more deliberate set plays during clutch time to use those things and KP’s mid range game primarily, than looking for 3 pt shots.

Could it justly be said that if the Mavs don't coach KP into being a good (eventually great?) pick and roll player that they should never have traded for him?

KP with just  his defense, rebounding, and shooting from the outside makes it a no brainer to trade for him.  However he is capable of much more  That’s the beauty of this. There is so much more left to be tapped there.

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That is a great video, and great points by you Dahl. I've been opposing you throughout this thread so I better get by butt down here in the post (like the video said) and give you props when you make great points.

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All good my friend.  It's just what we do.    

BTW, So much of what they talk about in that video was on display last night against the Nets during Boban's 12 minutes on the floor.  
Highly efficient offense that actually kept the interior defenders totally preoccupied generating good looks outside as well as offense at the rim.

I took a Swimming 101 class in college. I never learned to breathe correctly. To pass the finals I had to swim 1 lap back and forth an Olympic size pool. I took exactly 1 breath in the middle of each half lap and swam the length. My teacher said I don’t know whether to congratulate you or strangle you. 

When I watch games like yesterday, I am reminded of that line. While wins are always good, I am not a fan of those 3s that Luka took. Those are heroball shots that look awesome when they go in. That’s now how I want him to progress as a player. I would still like him to probe inside for a better shot first. I am starting to wonder though if it is already too late. Something in his brain is itching to take those shots.

Back on the old DB.com forum I recall debates about what NBA player Luka would compare and this was before he was drafted.  You might recall I cited Harden and Larry Bird.   

Luka has since reminded many more people of Harden even though he's not the same athlete has Harden.  He has the BBIQ and gets where he wants on the floor to score or pass.  

That said, this element of letting your star take shots even when they are for everyone else bad shots is also a similarity I see between Luka and Harden.  Its basically because the guys IS a real star you have to take the good with bad to some degree.   You have to trust their BBIQ that they get a sense of when they have it going outside or don't have it soon enough to change the pace, get to the rim or get other people shots and ultimately help your team more than they hurt you. 

I like Luka even better than Harden in that respect because he's such a willing and talented passer that he's less likely to shoot you out of the gym vs shoot you into the gym than even Harden is and James definitely gives more than he takes.   

These guys have to accurately decide when they got it and when they don't like a Steph Curry during those bad-shots-for-anyone-else sequences. 
So yeah, I'm with you on that HK, with a hero we're going have to accept some heroball but as Luka's game matures we hope to see his bbiq lead to more herotime and less heroball time.