Since I don't think I can go many more games without saying some stuff about Kadary - who is beginning to threaten RJ Luis as most-polarizing Johnnie - here it is.
No, he isn't a good shooter from range. Point conceded.
Yes, he has had some uncharacteristic turnovers and missed FTs early in the season. Past performance says those won't be long-term issues.
No, he isn't fast and athletic like (for example) RJ Luis or Deivon Smith
Now that we have that out of the way: he is a tremendous floor presence - we haven't had a player who sees the floor the way he does since Ron Artest. He's a tremendous passer, which is paired with a willingness to use that ability. He has the ability to get the rim almost at will - although he uses it in the flow of the game or when he believes its necessary for the team to win, as opposed to (for example) RJ Luis who thinks the time to shoot is pretty much any time he has the ball. He's a guard who will probably finish the season in the top-2 on the team in rebounds per game. And he's a plus defender against 4 and if needed 5 positions on the floor.
Now I understand that many of those qualities are underappreciated or unappreciated by folks who think the game is about dunks and 3 pointers. But if you appreciate the game of basketball in a form other than NBA-style dunk-and-3, then you also appreciate Kadary. If you don't, then you don't.
Last note: there's no argument that his on-court demeanor is ... different. What that has to do with his game or his production or his desire to win, I have no idea. And tbh I far prefer it to the surliness of (say) Omar Cook or Zendon Hamilton. My personal preference is for players who play with the joy of a Marcus Hatten or a Simeon Wilcher, but I have no problem with Kadary whatsoever.
So that's my interpretation of the Kadary Rorschach Test.
No, he isn't a good shooter from range. Point conceded.
Yes, he has had some uncharacteristic turnovers and missed FTs early in the season. Past performance says those won't be long-term issues.
No, he isn't fast and athletic like (for example) RJ Luis or Deivon Smith
Now that we have that out of the way: he is a tremendous floor presence - we haven't had a player who sees the floor the way he does since Ron Artest. He's a tremendous passer, which is paired with a willingness to use that ability. He has the ability to get the rim almost at will - although he uses it in the flow of the game or when he believes its necessary for the team to win, as opposed to (for example) RJ Luis who thinks the time to shoot is pretty much any time he has the ball. He's a guard who will probably finish the season in the top-2 on the team in rebounds per game. And he's a plus defender against 4 and if needed 5 positions on the floor.
Now I understand that many of those qualities are underappreciated or unappreciated by folks who think the game is about dunks and 3 pointers. But if you appreciate the game of basketball in a form other than NBA-style dunk-and-3, then you also appreciate Kadary. If you don't, then you don't.
Last note: there's no argument that his on-court demeanor is ... different. What that has to do with his game or his production or his desire to win, I have no idea. And tbh I far prefer it to the surliness of (say) Omar Cook or Zendon Hamilton. My personal preference is for players who play with the joy of a Marcus Hatten or a Simeon Wilcher, but I have no problem with Kadary whatsoever.
So that's my interpretation of the Kadary Rorschach Test.
