GustavBahler wrote:Someone said in the gamethread that KP wasnt being fiery enough after he got knocked down by Chriss. KP got up, knocked Chriss back. and then spent the rest of the game quietly destroying the Suns. Porzingis let his game do the talking. Getting angry helped KP focus, get the job done. Thats a great quality for a potential superstar to have.
Some players lose focus when they're angry, takes them out of their game. I will take a quiet assassin, over a talker (who mostly talks) any day of the week.

Hitting that game winner would have been epic. He's young. It will come.

Nalod wrote:But we lost the war.

Credit to PHX as they beat a more talented team. Rose was hurting a they shut down Melo.
KP answered the call and carried the team.
PHX was wise to try to rile the man an see if they could get him ejected or out of sorts. Knocked him down!
I don't mind the young man standing up and pushing back. I did not see the play live, (highlight) and I assume he got called for a personal foul.
In the end, KP fouled out! Won the battle, lost the war. What is he to do otherwise? Not sure. He got had a monster game. But he fouled out. If he stayed in do knicks win game? Can't say.
Part of his maturation will be to not take the bait and wait for Noah, or another to come in and be the enforcer and take the foul. KP game spoke volumes without having to take the foul.
Like I said, can't fault the kid for pushing back. But in a playoff game, he'll have to be cool. Ask Draymond. His ball slapping cost them a championship. Not the same, but one foul can turn a game.

as much as i kinda agree with you, who is this teams enforcer? noah? them hit him to the ground and he got up and defended himself. other teams that have that strategy of being physical with him might, i say might, see it differently now they see not a skinny lil euro but a big 7ft3 man who wont back down. i dont blame him for that, taking on the bully and i kinda blame everyone else for losing a game he basically handed to them

GustavBahler wrote:

fishmike wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Someone said in the gamethread that KP wasnt being fiery enough after he got knocked down by Chriss. KP got up, knocked Chriss back. and then spent the rest of the game quietly destroying the Suns. Porzingis let his game do the talking. Getting angry helped KP focus, get the job done. Thats a great quality for a potential superstar to have.
Some players lose focus when they're angry, takes them out of their game. I will take a quiet assassin, over a talker (who mostly talks) any day of the week.

Agree... He hit a 3 in Chriss's face and flashed a nice "put that in your pipe and smoke it punk"

Hitting that game winner would have been epic. He's young. It will come.

Have to correct myself, KP didnt get the job done, but that was due to a bad call more than anything else. Agree, that look he gave Chriss was priceless. Probably thought he could intimidate KP.

One of the Suns commentators said that he had his doubts about KP, but no longer. Was great to hear from another team's crew.

KP is perfect. He really is. There just isnt anything not to like. Plays hard, with passion, doesnt take crap, doesnt give it... just does his thing, loves the game and plays his tail off.

Shame on Noah for not immediately protecting KP though. It's not enough to jaw back and forth with guys. It's also not enough to stand behind KP and pull him back. Noah has got to jump in front of KP and shut it down just like Oakley did back in the day.

Knixkik wrote:

EnySpree wrote:KP is the real deal fellas. I thought the kid held his own beautifully. They took Melo out of his game which is not easy to do, but KP was UNFAZED by the overly physical play of Phoenix. The refs did not have control of the game and he was UNFAZED. KP continues to impress the entire **** out of me.

Shame on Noah for not immediately protecting KP though. It's not enough to jaw back and forth with guys. It's also not enough to stand behind KP and pull him back. Noah has got to jump in front of KP and shut it down just like Oakley did back in the day.

I saw this differently. I was impressed with Noah. When KP committed the foul on Chriss earlier, and Chriss said something to KP, Noah immediately shut it down and told Chriss off. Then when this situation happened, Noah pulled KP away. I am not sure what else he could have done, but that is from my perspective.

I agree with this about Noah. A little dissappointed though that only Jennings went and tried to protect KP. I was waiting on Melo to try to intimidate Chriss but it didn't happen.

chriss got a flagrant so we had two shots and the ball.

EnySpree wrote:KP is the real deal fellas. I thought the kid held his own beautifully. They took Melo out of his game which is not easy to do, but KP was UNFAZED by the overly physical play of Phoenix. The refs did not have control of the game and he was UNFAZED. KP continues to impress the entire **** out of me.

Shame on Noah for not immediately protecting KP though. It's not enough to jaw back and forth with guys. It's also not enough to stand behind KP and pull him back. Noah has got to jump in front of KP and shut it down just like Oakley did back in the day.

Totally agree, need Noah to be an enforcer. He has disappointed on all counts so far, and I was so happy when we got him. He does make some damn good passes though.

Knixkik wrote:

EnySpree wrote:KP is the real deal fellas. I thought the kid held his own beautifully. They took Melo out of his game which is not easy to do, but KP was UNFAZED by the overly physical play of Phoenix. The refs did not have control of the game and he was UNFAZED. KP continues to impress the entire **** out of me.

Shame on Noah for not immediately protecting KP though. It's not enough to jaw back and forth with guys. It's also not enough to stand behind KP and pull him back. Noah has got to jump in front of KP and shut it down just like Oakley did back in the day.

I saw this differently. I was impressed with Noah. When KP committed the foul on Chriss earlier, and Chriss said something to KP, Noah immediately shut it down and told Chriss off. Then when this situation happened, Noah pulled KP away. I am not sure what else he could have done, but that is from my perspective.

Its not enough to tell sometime off or pull your teammate away. Noah should have did what Oakley did and that's jump in front of KP and physically protect him. That's what Oakley did. It's not about fighting, but if this happens again I expect Noah to do that. The only guy that jumped in front was Brandon Jennings. That's no good. Brandon Jennings was left to face off against Tyson who was doing what Noah should have done. It was embarrassing. Melo didn't have much to say either. It's not enough to jaw back and forth in a situation like that. We looked weak.