Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Thought Experiment

[KillerLeft]

This is why I mentioned Kyrie as the new "front line" of disagreement the other day.

There are people who seem to be assuming he's "the difference" without even realizing they think that.

I'm skeptical. I don't think he has EVER been the catalyst of a great offense. I think his best role is what he did here next to Luka and what he did next to LeBron: Off-ball scorer and secondary creator. He's 34, coming off of significant injury...do we really think he can play full time PG on a contender with a 19-20 year old sidekick learning on the job? I don't, sorry. I don't mean that to be a criticism of Kyrie, who I was not in favor of bringing here, but has been a great Maverick during his time here. I was wrong then, and maybe I'll be wrong now.