i never understood this line of thinking. both brad miller and kenny thomas add to the kings problems more than they detract from the kings problems.
No question. But the difference with KT compared to Brad Miller is that the offense needs to be redesigned for Brad Miller when he's in. He cannot play traditional basketball. So, we're forced to play inverted. Our PFs sit out at the top and play as slashers ... which is typically not a strength of a PF.
We don't have to do this with KT. In fact, what's wonderful about KT is that he doesn't really need the ball that often. We've got so many selfish players out there that having one less guy that needs the ball is a good thing.
the ENTIRE kings front court is a problem. so, scapegoat them all, i say. i don't understand the constant bandwagoning of such mediocre friggin' players. why bother coming to the defense of KT or SAR or brad miller? none of these guys is playing worth a damn.
The entire King's front court is the problem? Come on. At least I can say that the majority of them try on both ends of the court (even if they don't come back with great results). There isn't a single backcourt player on our roster that even tries on defense. Salmons USED to try, but that's gone along with his passing.
I'm not bandwagonning any of the players - I'm just saying that to scapegoat KT is silly.
KT is what KT is. He's not a superhuman, but he's going to rebound and he's going to hustle. He's not an offensive player, but with Bibby, SAR, Martin, Artest ... do you need another scorer?
SAR is what SAR is. He's a scorer. When he's used, he produces on both ends (and typically rebounds well). When he's ignored, he loafs around and becomes a non-factor. I've never thought of him as a selfish player, but it's obvious that he's taking himself out of games. I've seen him post up over and over and over only to watch our selfish backcourt drive or put up a contested jumper ... never even passing the ball once. I've seen entire halves go by without going into the post.
Miller is what Miller is. He's not the player he once was. He has no mobility and is basically a seven-foot statue for all intents and purposes. He's a good passer (but can't "create" for anyone) and has a nice jumper when open (of course, it's not what we need). He'd be fine if we didn't have Mike Bibby and Kevin Martin acting like virtual open lanes to the basket.
None of those guys is great. But, scapegoating them as our "big problem" is tired. Our big problem is that we don't use them enough and we've got this massive lack of minutes to go around now that Corliss and JW are part of the squad.
i think brad miller has the most value of the three
Yeah, keep thinking that. If you mean value as in size of the contract ... then yeah, I agree.
