01-21-2025, 01:22 PM
(01-21-2025, 10:49 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: I could be a bit off on this, and I definitely agree with you about Kyrie to an extent, but to me, this issue has seemed more about Kidd's offense than about whether or not Kyrie has PG skills.
At the very least, he's not a pick-and-roll PG - that's clear. The problem is that the other guys on the roster were assembled to be a pick-and-roll team, with Luka's skills in mind.
EDIT: Hate to tear the bandage off of this old wound, but situations like this where they're missing Luka are exactly why letting Brunson get away was a terrible blunder. Regardless of whether we think he's better or worse than Kyrie, his STYLE of play is much more suitable to fill in for Luka. You could make a solid argument that Kyrie's is more suited to COMPLEMENT Luka, but with Luka out for an extended stretch, that's not very helpful right now.
I agree with both Brunson being a better replacement and Kyrie being a better complement. Given that Luka generally plays 80% of his games and 40 minutes a game in the playoffs you probably want a compliment more than a replacement. I don't really think Brunson made sense here long term because it was somewhat a waste of his talent. I'm not sure he would have been happy playing second fiddle to Luka most of his career. The killer was that Brunson on a max extension contract would have been extremely valuable asset.