A guy not being ready mentally scares me much more than physically. The mental component is the great unknown and it makes you wonder if the guy will ever be ‘right’ in the head? It’s almost impossible to count on a guy like that.
Nobody was saying this about Kevin Love. I can't help but but see the disconnect between his accolades and then people ready to abandon KPJ. I mean Kevin Love comes out and wins awards talking about anxiety and the whole NBA is behind him. Kevin Loves dad was an NBA player and his uncle is freaking Mike Love from the Beach Boys. Few people are so privileged.
KPJ on the other hand had his dad murdered when he was 4, grew up poor, and got caught up in gang stuff. He was doing really well last year, and then had some rough times during unprecedented times where nobody I know is really themselves and we are all just trying to make it through this thing. Is anyone as happy as can be right now? Do you think anybody is having their PTSD triggered right now? Sam The Bullshit Whisperer said he is the most genuinely nice guy on the team. I just think it is easy to support Love's mental health when he is milquetoast and has already gotten a handle on it. Its riskier to support KPJ.
I mean is this mental health deal just lip service or what? KPJ is super talented and I would take him over half the roster. Is he threatening Cavs employees or starting fights during practice? He seems to like his teammates and vice versa and I was shocked at how unselfish he was on the court. I honestly thought he would be a black hole with his game as so many with iso skills are.
Whatever that was with the security guards, I hope it was an isolated incident. Still, I am not holding anybody's mental stability under a microscope this year, especially a guy who has been through what he did.
This team has a lot of great guys on it, a good leader in JB, and some really good young prospects. I pretty firmly believe KPJ is one of the best ones, and just cutting him loose while paying crying crocodile tears over the stigma of mental illness is not something I want my favorite team to do.
We have Damyean Dotson on the team right now who had credible rape allegations levied against him, but we can't handle KPJ struggling mentally during a pandemic and acting out?
It might be more serious than I know? Maybe his safety or the safety of others is at stake. I don't know. I just think talk of cutting him is premature. He was by all accounts well behaved last year, so I think he deserves some credit for that and should be given a chance to work on himself and make good.
