06-22-2021, 08:03 AM
(06-22-2021, 06:39 AM)OBX Maverick Wrote: No way I do it. KP was grossly mis-utilized by RC.
Isn't this the big question here. Was it coaching or is KP just a bad fit for one reason or another.
His entire career KP has been a net positive in On-Off. +5.7, +2.4, +7.5, +3.0 and then this year he was -4.9. But, this was by far his best performance in TS%. It was by far his best WS/48. He had his highest PER, his highest OBPM, his highest TRB%, his lowest TO%, his highest O-Rating. He had his highest ever FT%, 2%, FG% and his second highest 3% at .376%. Heck, he hit 62.5 of his corner 3's. It's not like he didn't shoot the ball. FG Attempts per 36 were the second highest of his career as were his points per 36. He looked lost and frustrated and under utilized offensively most of the season, but if we look at the numbers (instead of some idealized Unicorn that we think exists), Carlisle arguably got more out of KP than anyone has ever gotten so far in his career. He got plenty of shots and usage and actually put up his best offensive year ever.
When you say mis-utilized, I assume you mean offensively. My apologies if you meant defensively. But, defensively is where the problem was. We were 2.5 points better offensively with KP on the floor. But, we absolutely died defensively with KP on the floor. We were 6.8 points worse defensively with KP (which accounts for the -4.9 On-Off). Blocks and Steals...worst of his career. D-Rating...worst of his career. DWS and DBPM...worst of his career. Was that on Carlisle? Maybe, but that doesn't meet the eye-test to me. Was his decline injury related? If so, I would expect to see improvement as he got more and more into game shape. I don't see that in the monthly splits. Was it mental fatigue and frustration with the challenging locker room? Maybe, but KP was certainly a contributor to the toxicity.
I think you have to lay most of KP's problems on KP. When he shoots, it is one of the least efficient shots we can shoot since almost the entire team has a higher TS% than him. Yet, he gets the second most shot attempts per game. But, as I say, I don't think offense is the issue. If there is an argument for his pathetic D being a one-time aberration, then let's make that argument. If there isn't, then let's move on to someone else.