06-17-2024, 03:10 PM
(06-17-2024, 01:16 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I agree with you, but just to play Devil's Advocate...
Kyire and Kleber are literally the only two real players on the roster not totally locked into Luka's timeline. Part of the reason I was so disappointed in ending up with Kyrie as Brunson's replacement (at a fairly high asset cost, no less) was his age. Now, in the short term, that has worked out really well for the Mavs, obviously, but how sure are we that Kyrie can have this sort of impact even one more time in the playoffs? Will he ever be healthy at playoff time again? This is the first time he has had a healthy, normal season in like 6-7 years. Are we feeling great about him repeating it?
To some degree you have to roll the dice. I'm not sure there has been a champion that didn't have at least one player in their 30s that would have derailed their run if injured. As I just mentioned above, I think we do need a backup point guard to hopefully relieve some of the minutes off Luka and Kyrie during the regular season, but I don't think we have the assets to make this team a contender while missing Kyrie due to injury.