MrDollarBills wrote:Hello Brooklyn wrote:Some of you guys are just out of pocket when it comes to KD.
We have one of the best players in the history of basketball wearing a Nets uniform and youre complaining.
Enjoy it while it lasts. We may never have another guy this good playing for the Brooklyn Nets in our lifetime.
My one thing with KD has been the turnovers and initiating offense. He needs to move the ball and position himself in the midrange for easy scores. I feel like he's making things harder than it should be.
Otherwise, you're right. 100%. This is the first time since he's been here where I'm truly enjoying the moment.
In my opinion, no near seven footer will ever be able to handle the ball like Marques Haynes. Even Magic averaged 3.9 career turnovers per game. But KD has averaged 3.2 for his career, 2.7 with GS, and 3.5 with us, and it is mentioned so often that it seems to imply a major flaw instead of an occupational hazard of superstars. This year similar bigs: Giannis at 4.1, Embid at 3.9, Doncic at 3.6 are higher. Paul George is the same, and Jokic and Williamson are at 3.4. Historically, James is at 3.5, KD at 3.2, Barkley, Bird, Big Dog, Dr J, and Malone are at 3.1.
But anyone who has watched KD, this year or even since his time here, should least complain about anything in his play. And no coach would ever take the ball out of his hands, and make him a glorified journeyman. (Heck, Marks could have kept Rodions Kurucs.) Had Kerr done that I would never have seen the drive from the back court to three feet from James waiting beyond the three point line for the championship clinching 3 pointer. Even Nash knew better. How about the infamous toe on the line three? It seems to me that he's infinitely more dangerous with the ball in his hands, and more fun to watch.
Having "said" all that, everyone hates turnovers. At one time I would have checked every game played this year. But those days are gone, so I apologize for limiting my research to the last five games. KD has had 16 turnovers. 12 were bad passes. Four were ball handling, but two of those were charges. So it seems the problem is not a ball handling one but passing. I weighed his play here with that on GS and wonder if a point guard like Curry, a veteran team of exceptional talent, and a great coach and offense was the big difference. I have seen some lazy or careless passes but do not believe they are the norm. I suspect the absences of Kyrie and Ben and a new coach and offensive system could take time
So, in effect, I'm not criticizing your frustrations. I merely believe that ball handling is not the problem. I just believe he and the coaches will determine how much is individual and how much is design and execution. They might have already determined that more dangerous passes are worth the costs of the turnovers.
