younggunsmn wrote:KAT had 32 points on 12 (yes 12) FGA, 20 rebounds and 6 assists.
Gobert had 3 points and 4 rebounds on 1 (yes 1) FGA and was 1/4 from the line.
We've seen games like this from KAT before. We all like to forget that and just remember the bad playoff games.
Julius Randle spent the whole game going 1 on 5 per usual.
TC brought Gobert in here to put his mark on the franchise, with IMHO the idea of trading away KAT from the beginning.
Skill and offensive talent matter way more in this league than anything else and TC bet his entire legacy on a guy who can't shoot an 8 foot jump shot. After building that legacy on lucking into maybe the most skilled big man to ever play the game when his european scouts found Jokic in the 2nd round. It boggles the mind.
The talent downgrade in that trade is just ridiculously massive.
We are going to be fighting just to get into the playoffs for the rest of Ant's time here now.
It's time for TC to go.
On the other hand I'm really happy for KAT.
He's got a coach who understands what he does well (score and rebound) and has fully unleashed him after 2 years of being asked to sacrifice his game and move out of the paint to accomodate a guy with ZERO offensive skill.
Thibs was a terrible GM but always a great coach. And he adapts his system to his players. Unlike FInch.
But in Finch's defense he had his GM make a massive trade that forced a guy on him that permanently screws up everything he wants to do on the offensive end of the floor.
TWICE.
Tc is fine. If you want to be a paper champion, great.
Finch needs to go asap though.