06-17-2025, 12:16 PM
(06-17-2025, 11:29 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Yes injuries are a concern and both Kyrie (when he returns) and AD needs to be watched closely in the regular season. No more playing Luka for a full half type of things. I think they need to be around 30 minutes when healthy. That is why I think a deep team will be important. We will see if this is transferable to the playoffs when stars play bigger minutes.
I also agree that Kyrie is more of a scoring guard than a point guard. Although, I think Nico/Kidd don't want one guy to lead an offense. I think they envision having mulitple guys do this. The Mavs aren't really set up for this now because Klay isn't great at it and Max is still developing. I am not sure, but I believe Nico wants a deep team. A tall, long and physical team (besides Kyrie). And one who doesn't rely on one player creating offense. I think we will be able to get a good glimpse if Cooper can eventually be a number 2 creator. If he can, it opens up a ton of options.
Kyrie doesn't want this either. It's been one of my favorite things about watching him play on a regular basis. He tries to get his other wings involved in small things like bring the ball up the court or being the first to initiate the offense. It's something I'd hoped Luka would learn from him as it reduces work load of any given player and puts a ton of confidence in the supporting cast. That's just experience and confidence that you can get yours any time you want it.