Thugger HBC wrote:mpharris36 wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:of course. KP deserves some of the blame though. he let olynyk and james johnson bully him all night. unacceptable
KP def deserves some blame...his energy level is much lower than the start of the year.
But if you don't think playing alongside jack is hurting him people are nuts. Jack gets KP ZERO and i mean ZERO open looks. Frank finds KP a lot in the very small amount of time they play together....that on Jeff
KP is 7'3 he's not a guard or a wing that can create his own shot. So having a guard that can get him looks is vital. The fact we are forcing jack down his throat is beyond belief.
If KP truly cannot create his own shot then the team may need to go in another direction sooner rather than later. In this NBA, your teams best players aren't spoon fed. Role players and secondary options yes, but not your primary guy.
True, the pg should be giving him better scoring chances and in the start of the season that was happening and there's really no debate against it. Of course Jack shouldn't be playing this much at this point, his age and bad defense has caught up.
Which is why I’ve always laughed at the team vs player arguments over the years on this board.
If you’ve ever played ball whether it’s the Park, organized basketball, high school basketball, college basketball (I’ve done all 4), you’d know there is only so much the team aspect of basketball will carry you. It’s amazing to have players that flow within the offense & hits open shots, but you still need that “dog” in you that decides what a main scorer is and what a complimentary scorer is.
Creating a shot is not KP’s strength.....at all.
He can go in the post and hit a fade or a hook, he can awkwardly dribble & awkwardly put up a shot that goes in but giving him the ball telling him to make a decision whether it’s creating a shot or setting up shots for others is not his strength.
And to be honest we don’t have 5 years to figure it out, we’re on a timetable & we have to decide if he’s the 1st option or the 2nd option. We made that mistake twice already with Amare & Melo, which is why once again this season is infuriating me to no end because this is the last season before the draft reform & the perfect rebuilding year to be terrible out the gate.
But I digress, KP so far doesn’t have the attitude where he can say I don’t need to be spoon fed I got this. And there is nothing wrong with that, he just can’t be our franchise player if that’s the case. It’s not fair of the position he’s in because of the surrounding players he has but life isn’t fair.
