The whole "Naz Reid" phenomenon last year got very tiring. That said, he was great off the bench, but overrating bench players is the oldest sand trap in the book.
I kind of thought he came off better than the words out of context during that interview. And I kind of like that he called out Rudy on the court after the deliberate 3 point violation, too. He doesn't seem to excuse himself and "shit seems crazy here right now" or whatever his exact words seems a) true and b) something worth calling out publicly. Plenty of good players have spats/squabbles with a teammate or two. But Rudy is one of those guys where he alienates teammates everywhere he goes, so at some point from the outside have to assume it's him. Not to mention the evidence we've seen on the court from fighting on the sidelines with teammates to that disgraceful play the other night (though I'd have been frustrated with Julius R, too -- but that goes to Edwards' point). Not sure it's so bad having Edwards calling out his teammates like Rudy in the way he did
KAT's an imperfect player, but he sacrifices for his teammates and does what coaches tell him. I don't really know what the definition of soft is, it might just be that he seems like a nice, sensitive person. But aside from great skills, he also plays shares the ball willingly, rebounds hard, goes hard to the hoop etc. -- it's not like he's some soft guy who stays on the exterior and avoids physicality under the hoop. He's not a rim protector due to his skill set, not because of attitude. The tussles with Embiid to me show KAT in good light, but I think that's in part where the pasttime of slagging on KAT comes from (Jimmy Butler, too).
If a healthy M. Robinson comes back strong for the Knicks (a big "if", I know), KAT won't be mis-cast defensively and that will be a scary team in the playoffs.
