KCP Discussion: Kentavious Can Produce!

I'd rather call up Norvell from SB at this point and have him replace KCP.

 

Why do they put him on star wings? At least Kuzmas defense has been solid.

Butler went to town on KCP just like Leonard in game 1. He is not a stopper and barely a speed bump against these caliber of giys

 

As bad as KCP is playing, Troy Daniels is shooting 27% from three (lower than KCP) and doesn't really do anything else offensively and is terrible defensively. Gun to the head, I'd rather have KCP right now than Daniels. Only upside to Daniels is you hope he breaks out of his slump but the guy takes over 4 threes per game. Outside of that Utah game, Troy Daniels is 3-17 from threes since then. The dude has been terrible.

 

The answer is simple: Quinn Cook and Troy Daniels aren't better at KCP other than shooting the ball. It's tough to realize that but Quinn Cook and Troy aren't much use out there either and KCP is still a better defender than those two. It's why Rondo coming back is key for us at this point because if Caruso is struggling, we literally have no backup playmaker to create for anyone. KCP is awful, no doubt about it. But we have a lot of awful performers on this team right now that were expected to be valuable contributors and it just hasn't happened, yet. If Quinn Cook and Daniels knocked down their wide open shots, they would be on the court instead of KCP. I mean, Caruso has been God awful as well but he's earned his playing time by being able to defend 2-3 positions while also making some decent plays. Take a look at KCP, Cook, Daniels, and Caruso. It's not like we've got a lot of options out there that can perform consistently. Until those others step up and Rondo comes back, we need to just accept that he's playing those big minutes because those other guys aren't providing any good minutes, either.

 

KCP for MVP.

 

Caruso has not been God awful. WTF? @BangBoomPow We play well with him in there. He's just not scoring a lot right now.

 

If I trained for 2 weeks, I could get the minutes babe.

 

I've said his defense and intensity is why he's been getting the minutes but let's not pretend like a few plays is enough to consider him as someone who can run our offense when LeBron is on the bench. I mean, you guys are acting like the guy is running an elite offense or something. Look, our defense is what is winning us games. Our offense has been poop. I'm afraid if we play against teams where their offense can make us pay, we won't be able to rely on our defense enough. Caruso isn't playing well, either. He's just playing better than the rest. When you have KCP, Cook, and Daniels all shooting 25% from three and their role literally being only to shoot, of course Caruso will stand out when he's playing solid defense and puts in some power dunks.

 

Then stop it and sweating his shooting right now. He's making good passes, gets in the lane occasionally, takes care of the ball most of the time, moves off the ball, can finish around the rim and is playing good smart defense. Vogel had him in to close the game. But he's been God awful and you're pining for freaking IT?

Oh and Harden over AD. LMAO!

 

That guy is a buffoon. He was trying to say AD is only good for put backs and lobs. Then he started calling people names and then it was time to end his existence.

 

This makes no sense. Cook and Daniels at least have gravity: as a defense you have to account for them and has been noted they don't do dumb things. When you have AD and Lebron that's basically all you need.

KCP I don't know what he brings: he's not that great of a shooter, he can't finish, he makes dumb plays, and his defense has been awful. In other words, it ok to be neutral but not be a negative which he has been. Kuzma at least on defense has stepped up (he's the only Laker who's been as equivalent to KCP in terms of awful on offense)

 

Somehow .... an "octagon" and images like these don't seem to go together.

Images Temecula CA

 

Raw sewage

I'd pay him to go away at this point.

 

You should put that in the Official Zach Norvell Thread I created.

I think he will get a shot around Jan.

 

What in Troy or Cook's game has been neutral? They're not good defenders and aren't shooting the ball well. Seriously, none of you have answered the obvious: Who gets KCP's minutes? Troy or Cook haven't been better than him and there is nothing you say that voids that. "As a defense, you have to account for them." Yes, I'm sure teams are leaving KCP wide open... It's the easy thing to hate KCP because he's becoming a meme but he's not the only one playing terrible. I'm all up for sitting KCP if we have better options. Point is, we don't. Not until Rondo gets back and hopefully the shooters find their stroke.