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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
Again, he didn’t play much. If he had hit just 5 more 3s and 5 more 2s, his numbers for that season would have been right in line with what he’d done the year before. His minutes were extremely erratic - he’d be entirely out of the rotation for 2 games and then suddenly have to play in 25 minutes. And finally, the guy they actually used instead of him was a 2nd round pick who shot just as poorly and who didn’t start more than 10 games a season again until he was 30.
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"If I'd only had more minutes, I'd've played better." That's the excuse your're suggesting? Never heard that one before
At any rate, don't dismiss that he played just fine the year
after the suspension and the year
before the one we're discussing above. Assuming we can agree on that, then how you do explain that within the context of your apparent blackball suggestion?
I'm simply suggesting that the most-obvious explanation - the one that the statistics bear out - is the more-likely one. Did he possibly get less of a chance - maybe fewer tryouts - due to his unpopular political stances? Possibly. That's certainly a potential consequence of the combination of 1) being a mediocre player, and 2) deciding to take an unpopular & controversial stance. But that would - most-likely - be secondary to the
facts that the season after his suspension he performed well, and then after that solid season, he pretty much started sucking. It's a path with which the NBA Register is
littered.
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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
As for Kaep, saying the Jets “wanted to avoid controversy” is probably the funniest thing I’ve read all day, thanks for that.
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I suspect that you are confusing the
willful choice to avoid controversy with the
unintentional decisions that reveal blatant ineptitude 
(That said, of the few places where Kaep would've been mostly accepted, NY is one of 'em.)
At any rate, I appreciate the fun and respectful debate. Kind of rare both with this particular subject, and these days in general. Cheers
