Clyde_Style wrote:god shammgod wrote:kp was an elite help defender but as a one on one defender he wasn't very good at all. he would get bullied by big guys down low and he was always slow to contest shooters on the perimeter.
Exactly. You still need to compensate for him getting abused on the perimeter.
When you talk about blocks and help defense it does make sense to compare him to Mitch, because Mitch has range defensively while playing center so he's not getting beat very often. KP was sometimes a turnstile up top.
TBH, some of KP's help D blocks are recovery blocks after getting beaten which is not as impressive as Mitch's blocks which have crazy natural skill. KP is basically tall so he should get some of those blocks. Mitch gets blocks KP will never get. Ever.
Not sure why anyone really needs to compare Randle to KP, but I posted the stats already that shows Randle has ALWAYS been around a top 20 rebounder while giving up close to half a foot to KP whose peak was # 35.
and Randle has close to triple the assists of KP so he actually projects to be a more fluid piece in any offensive scheme whereas the ball stuck to KP once he got it. He rarely passes and as a result he takes more bad shots.
You can't compare Randle to KP. Randle is stronger and faster. He is exactly as you said: more fluid. Randle dominated KP in that video of the LA game and I believe many forwards could do that. If KP doesn't make a big leap this year, the Mavs didn't get the prize they were seeking.
Edited to add: Also, KP did stop the ball so much that some folks compared him to Melo. That was very troubling and made me think about possibly trading him before he was injured. Mitch holds the ball less than any big we've had.
