05-26-2021, 07:26 PM
(05-26-2021, 07:13 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: That's fair and a good point. Though I will say that defending in the NBA is getting harder and harder. Especially for bigs.
I mean there are maybe what, 2 centers in the league that can hang with guards on the perimeter and even they get stuck in no mans land often. Sure there are combo forwards that are better suited to deal with PnR attacks but they come with their own deficiencies.
KP HAS to get better guarding in space I agree with you. He seems a step slow compared to last year for sure (which could be due to a condensed season with no training camp coming off an injury). But (and there's always a but with me with KP), KP has incredible length and it has come in handy more often than not.
Hopefully he just keeps it up and builds on it in game 3.
Just feels like he has no position on defense. He is a good rim protector but not a great post defender and rebounder. Cannot really bang with guys like Zubac or Adams. He obviously is not quick enough to play in a switch heavy role. Basically the anti unicorn. One big strength. A lot of flaws. Certainly possible to build a good defense around his rim protection but probably not with the Mavs current perimeter players (Luka, Brunson, THJ).