A healthy Kyrie is one thing. A chronic inconsistent one is another.
These smallish wonders are physical greats but they break down. Baron Davis, DRose, Tiny, PHil Ford, Kenny Anderson, the list goes on and on. The HOF guys beat the odds. Iverson was amazing!
The prototype is more inline with the Steph Curry/Nash model. 6-4, athletic but other attributes to break down. Defense other than by the dribble. Don’t get me wrong, kyrie is special as was Damon Staudamire, Mugsy and Jameer Nelson, but lose a half a step and the advantage is gone.
Lakers are experimenting with Brandon Ingram at the Point. If you have Scotti pippin to defend that your in good shape. We don’t, but we have Frank.
Does that make Frank the PG? Nope, but what ever you want to call him good things happen when he is on the court.
As for Kyrie, He did tell Cav fans he was not leaving and I’m sure he meant it at the time. Kyrie knew Lebron was likely to leave and played his hand well. As for his future in Boston it makes sense for all.
Odds are small Durant comes east but to see him and a healthy KP on the floor is very compelling.
Perhaps this year we see THjr emerge as a “Good value” and that might be the path going forward. Non starphuch signings that add up over time. If Mario proves worthy he could command a 15mm 3 year deal. There are others in the league.
I’m Long on record that “Luck: When opportunity and preparation collide”. It’s not my quote, I’m just using it. IF this is true the frequency of opportunity we have on this young roster prepares us for this. Not all players will rise up but we are providing and receiving opporunity. We did not re-sign O’Quinn but instead are auditioning Mario. We moved McDermitt and a pick for the chance to look at Mudiay. Vonleh might still be able to be a good serviceable role player or better. We took a flyer on Mitchell Robinson. All opportunities.
I don’t know where we are going but I like the direction we are moving in.