Onus wrote:whatisacenter wrote:Onus wrote:Where were you guys when JK was getting benched in the playoffs? Where were you when Franz put up 34 13 4 and won a game in the playoffs when Paulo put up 9 4 and 5? I'd love for JK to win us a meaningful game in the playoffs in his 3 years but he keeps getting benched. Hell this years rookies have passed him on the depth charts, so don't go blaming Steve.
I was right here wishing JK would get some more PT.
If he was deserving of PT he'd get it. Kerr has no problem going to his bench and giving players minutes. He's given rookies, two way players minutes. Hell he even was giving Wiseman minutes. The only players he seems to not give minutes to are JK and Moody. Which is odd because we have a gaping hole at the position (big wing) JK is supposed to fulfill.
JK does 2 things well. Takes advantage of size mismatches (smaller players) and he finishes well when there's no rim protection. Other than that he's probably average to below average at every other single skill in basketball. His biggest problem is that he's a bad defender. He's a terrible on ball defender, though he has flashes. But on a possession by possession basis he's getting blown by more frequently than he gets stops. He's a terrible rebounder. He's a terrible help defender. He's terrible in rotations. If he could even be neutral on defense he'd get more playing time. But he continually makes bad decisions on defense or is lost.
I really think he needs his role simplified on defense and we need to have him take on Klay's role defensively. Just be a solid poa defender. That way he can get out in transition and he doesn't have to rebound or rotate as much. But that means we need a big that can shoot.
Your bias is showing. JK is a better rebounder than Franz - per 36, per 100 possession or by reb %. He looks like he is a better shooter, too but I'm not so willing to bet on it, yet.
P.S. Franz is like 5 inches taller and plays the 4 more often the JK does.