03-20-2021, 04:40 PM
(03-20-2021, 04:26 PM)TXBamanut Wrote: I dont think KP thinks the team should be only around him, but it should be built more around him than everyone else except Luka. AND he absolutely right IF he's thinks that when the gamw is on the line, he shouldn't be sitting in the corner trying to create space for Maxi and Jrich to operate for the last 8 minutes of the game.
I think you are way overexaggerating. KP had a bad game. It happens to everyone, no big deal. Those three shots in the third were literally the only ok thing he did on offense whole night and there is really not anyone to blame for that but himself. He followed that by 2 failed attempts (offensive fouls) and another 2 missed shots in the fourth.
But, he is clearly 2nd man on the team, taking second most shots on vast majority of nights and they are involving him nicely. Luka averages 21 shots per game with 55 % EFG. KP has 15 shots with same EFG. Tim has 13 shots with 56 % EFG, than JRich with less than 11 shots and 51 % EFG. Rest are below ten shots per game. So imho there is absolutely no need to draw conclusions from that one bad game. Not even to mention how non KP/JRich players were extremely on fire as defense was focusing on KP. The way we like Luka when he adapts when defense is focusing on him and distribute even more while scoring less points (happened couple of times this season), there will be games where KP will be in shadow of other players who will have a hot night. Nothing wrong with that.
Game against Portland was lost on defense, not offense.