Wingy wrote:G R E Y wrote:All that said, we can't just be wearing rose coloured glasses. We know what we are getting with KD and I think Pop's familiarity (and Keldon's) with KD gives us some insight to it. That there's mutual interest hints that both sides are willing, knowing more what each is getting into.
I just see KD as a complete front runner. His career team success has been hopping on to the loaded 73 win Warriors squad, and as you highlighted - the Olympics where the US obviously has a massive pure talent advantage. When it gets hard, he has always run to ‘greener’ pastures, and even then I think he did that in large part because he got the social ‘ok’ of seeing Lebron do it first.
Just seems like a thin-skinned, get out when it’s tough kind of guy that I wouldn’t want as a leader in my young locker room.
I think the traditionally strong Spurs FO can put its assets and cap to much better use than going for a 37 year old name, whose name now significantly outweighs his game and impact on winning.
Not all great players are great leaders, or want that mantle. I get that KD is ornery, and active on SM with randoms when he doesn't like something said. It's reactive.
That and the coming to GSW (as UFA) made the cupcake moniker. No argument on these.
Nets were a collection of players with a new coach and Irving going full Kyrie. They were still a KD too big a shoe toe on the line from better success.
The impact on winning is not accurate. We're not just going after a name whose impact has long since passed him by. Even at 37 KD is a high quality hooper whose gravity, distributed among several players, makes it harder to game plan against and easier to score on opponents.
I think PATFO understand the totality of pros and cons and that they still want KD - at the right price, mind - means the cost is counted and willing to pay it.
Now it may be the case that we end up being yet another team that regrets it. But as Irving on Mavs and CP on Spurs have showed, it can work.
I just think that despite KD's disposition, you're not presenting the fullness of his game/minimizing it. KD may not have won the championship before GSW but it doesn't mean he's just a name whose game has passed him by.