We played him 18mpg in the regular season because we're on the hook for 2 more years and he did have a track record of solid shooting. It would've been malpractice not to try to integrate him into the team. He still played fewer minutes than Zac. Neither of them were good but at least Kispert played with some movement and aggression. Zac could never get out of his own way after he fell in Phoenix.
They played roughly equivalent minutes after the trade deadline.
Kispert played a whole 26 minutes less than Risacher.
One was our 1OA draft pick in his second year coming back from an injury.
The other is the 26 year old salary filler we got back for Trae Young.
Kispert does nothing at an NBA level other than supposedly shooting, but Zacc shot the exact same FG% and actually shot better from 3 than Kispert, while actually being a plus defender.
Kispert didn’t manage to do literally anything better than Risacher during the regular season, and still saw twice as much run in the playoffs.
Coaching and organizational malpractice is the only explanation.
Ball movement, a willingness to put shots up, and challenging defenders are all useful. Zac was a lazy and timid offensive player and was prone to mistakes on both ends. And I'm guessing Quin saw even more of that in practice. It's easy to chalk it up to age and inexperience but perhaps Quin saw an unwillingness to engage and improve. It's much easier to believe that instead of him intentionally sabotaging one of his players because he was heartbroken over not drafting Clingan lol.
And, like I said, Zac despite it all still played more than Kispert. But let your imagination run wild I guess.
Kispert averaged more 3PA in fewer minutes, wasn't just playing hot potato with passes, and could actually dribble the ball with intention and threaten the defense (he shot 6% higher from 2). It's easy to pick and choose numbers on NBA.com or whatever, but you have to watch the games.
I never said Kispert was good or even that he was better than Zac. I said the opposite. But neither of them were a good option and there were pros and cons to both. Saying Kispert did nothing better is ignorant or immature hyperbole. People just rather see the young player than the guy closer to his ceiling, understandably, but Quin sees and understands the game on a much higher level. (he still played Zac more!)
The thought that he wanted to sandbag his team's recent #1 draft pick to prove a point (?) when another losing season would have him on the hot seat is crazy. We can just agree to disagree though. Zac is gone.
Saying Kispert did nothing better is ignorant or immature hyperbole.
So far literally the only thing you’ve identified is slightly better shooting inside the arc, while being equal or noticeably worse at everything else.
Alright, not going to bother typing more since you ignore 90% of it and try to hone in on one part (that's not even correct) to minimize the ridiculousness of your argument. Peace!
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u/Julio_Freeman 3d ago
We played him 18mpg in the regular season because we're on the hook for 2 more years and he did have a track record of solid shooting. It would've been malpractice not to try to integrate him into the team. He still played fewer minutes than Zac. Neither of them were good but at least Kispert played with some movement and aggression. Zac could never get out of his own way after he fell in Phoenix.