The rub is... can he be that efficient again if he's driven off the block by Gobert?Carlos Danger wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 1:26 pmI think the concern for me is that I'm seeing more and more links/stories from a national lens that showcase KAT as a good, but flawed player. We know that to be true as well. But I think KAT has something better to give us. He was throwing up over 5 VORP at age 21, 22 and 23. The last four years have been a mixed bag partially due to him missing games. He's really in his prime years right now. So while you say (and I don't disagree) that we need Edwards to continue his ascent. KAT should still be the guy. And I think he can...assuming he gets healthy and humble. I want to see him go "Rocky III" and get back the eye of the tiger. We a couple stars to go anywhere in the playoffs.Q-is-here wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 10:51 amWell, I guess the good news is that the Wolves don't necessarily need KAT to be an A-tier star if Anthony Edwards continues his ascent.Carlos Danger wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 10:43 am The article linked below pulled into my feed. According to the author's final conclusion..."Ultimately, the Knicks should probably pass on a Towns trade. They’ve been stocking up assets for years for an A-tier star and Towns simply hasn’t proven himself that, even if he might be an interesting fit." Ouch.
Link: https://www.yahoo.com/sports/knicks-try ... 58364.html
What made Towns so great is that he had a very good post game... AND... three point stroke. You take one of those away and you have a much lower ceiling and basically group Towns with other good perimeter players without the same typical attributes.
I've mentioned many times that I never wanted Towns to move to the 4 offensively. If he wasn't good enough defensively to hold up as a starting 5 on a great team... so be it. Trade him for top value.
But don't take away what made him so good without offsetting it with something else. You're only hurting his value by declaring "we don't think he's good enough as a 5... but the stats don't show that he's elite as a 4."
Ooops.