05-29-2021, 11:31 PM
(05-29-2021, 11:17 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I couldn't care less about that, at this point. It's beyond obvious he'll never be an all-star again. I made my piece with that over the summer. These days, I just don't want my favorite team to carry a max contract player who might be the worst defensive starter in the league at the game's most important defensive position.
I root for him every time they play - hard. I don't despise him or anything. He's just not a max contract player, ESPECIALLY at his position, where few players ARE max-worthy.
That's all fair. I know for you it comes down to the $$$ whereas I don't think it is truly about that for the guys with pitchforks.
I don't think KP is the worst defensive starter in the league by a long shot. He is fully capable defender when engaged with rim protection. Heck in game 2 he had 3 blocks and 2 steals and probably about 5 more altered shots. He had a few really bad moments like falling down too. But he had at least 10 really good defense plays which far outweighed the negative ones. Bad defenders aren't capable of that.
I think a few he's got to definitely be more consistent defensively because his bad moments are really bad.
He also was a really good defender less than a year ago and I don't think the knee injury is the problem here. I've started to wonder how much of an impact losing Silas has had on him. Silas is known as a coach the players love and Rick is kind of an ahole who doesn't always get thru to players. The coaching might not be getting thru which compounds into the frustration and everything.
Bottomline tho I think KP is a diva and he's exhausting. Despite all the defending and pointing out what he does do well, I'll gladly move on from him in the right deal.