Ochai's stock has taken a nosedive lately. If he can't hit his 3's, he's not giving you much of anything. The occasional chasedown blocks are nice and flashy, but he's not a great on-ball defender 1-on-1 and has an amazing amount of trouble playing a simple zone, considering he was a 4 year college player.
Then goes tell those people directly....
Not to rationalize it but there are some differences. I think a lot of fans don't glorify the mailman and would have a hard time watching him play with the stuff we know. Trump is a horrible person... so are like 90% of politicians. The two party system gives us a choice of 2 ****** people to be president (in most recent elections). Being a middling team and trading for a guy like Bridges who is not remorseful about his **** and has still been having some issues would be tough to stomach watching every night.
Here's a hot take... his stock was never that high... which is why you heard all the BS about him being untouchable and a starter etc. DA knew he was basic and wanted to flip him while he could get something good.
Personally... I don't forgive them per se. Not like they asking me. I hate that Mailman and Stock have both lost their shine in various ways. We are just stuck with it as those guys are woven into the fabric of the franchise history. With politics we are really given two ****** choices and there can be moral dilemmas.. its a Sofie's choice sometimes.
Ochai is a culture guy.
I wish Ochai was a really good at NBA basketball guy.
I mean, he is good. He's played the best individual defense against stars on this team.
He's a negative on offense. He's fine on defense. I want him to be really good, not barely adequate. He's not some fresh faced 20 you rookie... dude is almost 24. His developmental ceiling is not far off unless he's an outlier as a prospect.
As a 5th guy on the court he's fine offensively. You can want him to be whatever, but he is what he is. He's going to improve on the margins at his 3pt shot and defense. He's perfectly fine for what he is. He isnt going to make or break any trade. He's a high character dude who's probably great to have around and can give star guards fits.
Oh, great. Moral lessons from the guy banging random grannies.
Serving the elderly is now frowned upon?
Also, the thing Karl did was in the 80's. Not to excuse it, but he was from central Louisiana, which means he basically lived in the 1950's. He was on his Jerry Lee Lewis. The really ****ed up thing is how long he just acted like it didnt happen.
