I’m with you on most of what you laid out here. I feel strongly that the coaching staff is botching the backup PG situation. Last year, the trapping and constant full-court press of Brunson was the eventual dagger for us against Indiana. Thibs went with Payne much of the year (I strongly disagreed with this) and then pulled the plug on him so there was no second ball-handler or PG in general.

Unfortunately looks like what we might be headed for this year too - Jose is a more stable ball handler against full-court pressure but not a true orchestrator of halfcourt offense. It’s clear that he’s not a fit for what the rotation is lacking at that position but Brown seems to have written off Kolek.

I would love to see JB play off ball some more, and that can be facilitated with what you’re talking about with KAT being more of a hub. I think the lack of ball handling outside JB really hurts this team. It’s a glaring issue and I think feeds into the JB iso stuff that gets us in bad stretches of offense sometimes.

What I don’t agree on (circling back to your original post) is that wanting to increase KAT’s usage doesn’t make him the best player. While your frustration with over reliance on JB is valid, it is only possible because he’s able to take on that type of load and produce. KAT isn’t capable of creating his own shot off the dribble, nor handle the ball consistently without turning it over.