GAME 57: DAL (31-26) vs. SAC (31-24) | 122-114 WIN

[Dundalis]

I guess that’s a theory. I’d like to think these fellas are more professional than that.

My take is it lifts everybody’s game to have a point guard on the floor. I know I’m gonna draw ire with this. But Luka and Spence are scorers first. Brunson too. Kyrie is a complete floor general. Has a lot to do with McGee’s reappearance imho. It’s gonna help THJ second most.

Ask any Celtics fan, the reason Kyrie didn't work in Boston was because he was simply not good enough as the primary playmaker and playing that role frustrated both Kyrie and literally everyone else. He was always better as a two guard scorer, and ancillary ball handler. He's an elite scorer, but he's not an elite floor general. Of course you aren't gonna figure this out watching him play just two games. Although IMO it's obvious, his constant refusal to take the ball on every possession these two games is likely heavily to do with the fact he knows he's not been successful taking on heavy ball handling duties in the past. He's not close to Luka as an overall floor general, even if his refusal to constantly handle has resulted in more general ball movement. IMO that's just a side effect of him understanding his limitations better with experience, as opposed to some purposeful element of his floor general skillset ( I know he'll likely take more of the reigns as he gets more comfortable)