DreamTeam09 wrote:Chandan wrote:ForeverTFC wrote:
They're trying to teach a very specific offensive system to a group of young players and build good habits and a foundation. Kelly's skillset is hard to find in a big, yet is a seamless fit for the offense.
That's certainly an another way to say we want a stretch big that he's the only one we can get our hands on. KO isn't some special player (isn't and never was) and certainly not a seamless fit for anything in this league.
If it's as you said KO skill set is hard to find in a big, then why exactly would you want your players to form habits that comes from playing with this rare breed of player? What if they can't find another Kelly? It's like you train Bruce Brown to only play effectively alongside Jokic, then you take away Jokic, and you are left with a raptors Bruce Brown.
Yes we brought in Kelly to be a stretch big to pair with barnes to see how he would look with a stretch big, because in theory the lanes should be open up more.
So we found one in the midterm until we are able to find one long term.
Stretch bigs aren't really rare, but they're not available regularly either, and if one cost you OPJ & a late late first in return with a former lottery pick, then you take that time & time again...
If you think Kelly is supposed to be "Cherry on Top" well it's still okay or good to get all or some of your ingredients before your finish baking. It's hard to envision how the cake will look with a cherry without actually having the cherry sometimes...
i think at the end of the day Kelly is pretty inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. if he were maybe 5 years younger he could be a improved, steadier version of Boucher. But as it stand he's given too much expectations to be that type of unique player you are suggesting. Every time I watch him he looks like he wants to be some sort of hub and that's too much for him to handle (not only at this stage, but for any stage of his career) Maybe it's a canadian playing in his hometown thing.