08-16-2024, 02:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-16-2024, 02:58 AM by Scott41theMavs.)
(08-15-2024, 09:44 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Boston was a better defensive team. It didn't matter if Luka was healthy or not, and if Kyrie didn't get the yips playing them.
We'll agree to (vehemently) disagree. Boston didn't have a superstar (in my strong opinion - Brown and Tatum are elite stars, not superstars), and Luka is a superstar. A healthy Luka could have (and in my opinion, notwithstanding the defensive stoutness of Brown, Tatum, Holiday, and White, would have) taken over that series. Kyrie shitting the bed absolutely didn't help - most of all, I think that in itself led to Luka giving up. If Kyrie had played to his usual standards, I strongly believe gimpy Luka and our defenders would have at least made it a far more competitive series rather than something of a gentleman's sweep.