Prez wrote:Said this before but Horst made it pretty clear, as much as he can based on public GM speak I guess, that his vision revolves around getting the younger guards (KPJ, GTJ, Green, Rollins, Anthony) next to Giannis, and playing Prince/Kuzma more as a 3-4 and 4 respectively. If Doc still starts the Prince/Kuzma lineups or even just Kuzma at the 3 (with say GTJ or Green at the 2), it would signal to me a disconnect between front office and coach. I would hope given that Horst got an extension, he has more freedom to end the Doc show before he lights yet another season on fire.
Once again, the problem with Kuzma is not whether he plays the theoretical 3 or 4. It's how much time he plays?
My theory is that Doc was the driving force behind getting Kuzma (besides the cost savings). He obviously really likes him.
To me, Doc's ego is the only possible explanation for continuing to play Kuzma until it was too late. Will he continue to try and justify the trade, perhaps not to the extent he did, but to the detriment of the team?
If I'm right, the real issue is not just Kuzma, but Doc's talent evaluation. Was he the driving force behind getting Anthony (I think he was) and will that cloud his judgment on playing time?