02-16-2021, 12:22 PM
(02-16-2021, 12:20 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Shouldn't this thought extend to KP then? He had a 6 block night recently.
KP's issues on defense I feel stem more on foundational stuff rather than lack of effort.
He's shown he can be a top rim protector, and I have no fears of him returning to that level once he gets back into shape. But he does have a certain limitation in guarding PnR's as a big man. He either drops too low and gives a shot, or goes to high and gets blown by. He needs to be more fluid as Killer likes to say.
But I agree with you. KP can be a great defender, and a lot of people's leashes on him are too short.
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