12-02-2021, 02:04 PM
(12-02-2021, 01:58 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: I also find it dispiriting if KP is now another defensive liability that we have to cover for.
When he was signed and then maxed, I thought the idea was that he was supposed to be an asset on the defensive end.
Reluctantly, I'm starting to buy into the idea that he can be a plus on defense again. He has certainly had several 5-6 minute stretches this season during which that was undeniably the case.
The true test will be: can he survive in a big game when the other team implements a plan to attack his slow feet in space? So far, we've seen that he can hang (and even win) on defense in the paint. I just need to see him win as a screen defender without resorting to drop coverage a few times. Once that ability is established I'll feel a ton better about where the team is.