1st quarter - KP went 2-4 and 1-2 from 3 That's solid production and solid usage.
2nd quarter - 0-1 - When he came back in at 8:10, he got one shot at 5:36 and didn't get a shot the rest of the half. I saw several times that Brunson passed him up on a normal rotation or went to the basket when KP had a wide open shot.
3rd quarter - 1-1 - He got a shot at 11:16 left in the 3rd...didn't shoot again until 10 minutes left in the 4th.
4th quarter - 0-4 - He got one shot at 10 minutes left, one at 6 minutes left and then missed a 3 pointer at 5:30, missed at 3 at 2:18
Look, it's pretty obvious that if you want him to produce, he's got to touch the ball on offense and as much as it effects the geometry or whatever on the court, he can't just sit there in the corner drawing KL away from the basket and then just heat up in the 4th.
He didn't start bad, but then they just went away from him and never really got back until the 4th when they were down and trying to come back.
You can say that's his fault, but as I've said many times, it's not the big man's job to get himself the ball and get his own shot...guards can do that, but he can't...the big man depends on the offensive set and the guards to get him the ball similar to how a WR is valuable when the QB and Offensive Coordinator put him in a position to be utilized.
Yeah, KP is "weak-minded" because he can't just sit there in the corner doing nothing --- which is a hard place to come from, as a big man, to get offensive rebounds by the way -- and then just turn it on and score 12 in the 4th...which is what it would have taken for him to get to solid production. He went 2 quarters with 2 shots and KP isn't a guy that turns down shots very often...in fact, he's been accused of being a black hole, so if he's only getting 2 shots in 2 quarters of play, then I would suspect that it's not because he's just turning down shots.
If he's not getting shots, that's coach and PG, just like if a WR isn't getting the ball, it's QB and Offensive Coordinator (if the WR can get open)... If he has a lot of drops (missed shots), then I get it...absolutely. BUT, if he's going long stretches in the game not getting a shot...
The same people blame KP for not giving them more, seem to be the same people who say that Luka can't do it by himself and needs some help. To me, that's the same mentality as handing the ball off to a RB 50 times a game, not throwing a pass and blaming the WRs for not being helpful. Yeah, they can block, but they block better when the ball comes there way...you can fuss at that or deal with the reality...same thing here. That's my opinion.
I'm on record with being fine with trading KP, so I'm no KP fanboy, but I'm a realist that wants the Mavs to win, not just find a whipping boy to complain about so I can pretend to have some sort of control on the situation...I don't. If he's sitting there with all this skill, stop acting like he's one of the Pipps and run the offense through him when Luka isn't on the floor, rather than the Brunson driving school that happens when Luka isn't out there.
I'm just sayin....I want to win like everyone else. This is the better chance.
2nd quarter - 0-1 - When he came back in at 8:10, he got one shot at 5:36 and didn't get a shot the rest of the half. I saw several times that Brunson passed him up on a normal rotation or went to the basket when KP had a wide open shot.
3rd quarter - 1-1 - He got a shot at 11:16 left in the 3rd...didn't shoot again until 10 minutes left in the 4th.
4th quarter - 0-4 - He got one shot at 10 minutes left, one at 6 minutes left and then missed a 3 pointer at 5:30, missed at 3 at 2:18
Look, it's pretty obvious that if you want him to produce, he's got to touch the ball on offense and as much as it effects the geometry or whatever on the court, he can't just sit there in the corner drawing KL away from the basket and then just heat up in the 4th.
He didn't start bad, but then they just went away from him and never really got back until the 4th when they were down and trying to come back.
You can say that's his fault, but as I've said many times, it's not the big man's job to get himself the ball and get his own shot...guards can do that, but he can't...the big man depends on the offensive set and the guards to get him the ball similar to how a WR is valuable when the QB and Offensive Coordinator put him in a position to be utilized.
Yeah, KP is "weak-minded" because he can't just sit there in the corner doing nothing --- which is a hard place to come from, as a big man, to get offensive rebounds by the way -- and then just turn it on and score 12 in the 4th...which is what it would have taken for him to get to solid production. He went 2 quarters with 2 shots and KP isn't a guy that turns down shots very often...in fact, he's been accused of being a black hole, so if he's only getting 2 shots in 2 quarters of play, then I would suspect that it's not because he's just turning down shots.
If he's not getting shots, that's coach and PG, just like if a WR isn't getting the ball, it's QB and Offensive Coordinator (if the WR can get open)... If he has a lot of drops (missed shots), then I get it...absolutely. BUT, if he's going long stretches in the game not getting a shot...
The same people blame KP for not giving them more, seem to be the same people who say that Luka can't do it by himself and needs some help. To me, that's the same mentality as handing the ball off to a RB 50 times a game, not throwing a pass and blaming the WRs for not being helpful. Yeah, they can block, but they block better when the ball comes there way...you can fuss at that or deal with the reality...same thing here. That's my opinion.
I'm on record with being fine with trading KP, so I'm no KP fanboy, but I'm a realist that wants the Mavs to win, not just find a whipping boy to complain about so I can pretend to have some sort of control on the situation...I don't. If he's sitting there with all this skill, stop acting like he's one of the Pipps and run the offense through him when Luka isn't on the floor, rather than the Brunson driving school that happens when Luka isn't out there.
I'm just sayin....I want to win like everyone else. This is the better chance.
"There are no friends on the court." - Luka Doncic