The point of sitting Kyrie is to let the other guys feel like the man and not have the crutch of Kyrie saving them.
Pacers have a brutal schedule.
I wouldn't even play Kyrie or Horford tomorrow vs Philly. Do not give them any confidence and keeping those two out wouldnt give them anything on video to gameplan against.
We arent dropping past the 5th seed. Time to also start playing Williams.
These guys are professional athletes not 3rd graders.
Yeah, treating them like children has been part of the problem IMO
A seemingly common concensus among Kyrie haters is that our young guys are spoiled 5 year-old brats who need to be coddled and pampered.
Nothing to do with coddling or pampering. It has everything to do with playing in a stagnant offense with a ball-dominant point guard that hinders their ability to find an offensive rhythm. Was last season a mirage ? Did Brown and Tatum suddenly become inferior players, both during the same season ?
Don't understand the description of the Celtic offense as stagnant. The average nearly 300 passes a game. If you look at team passing stats and team assist stats the Celtics are in the top 5-7 in just about any stat you look at. There is simply little proof the Celtics have a stagnant offense.
You want stagnant offenses look at Houston(246 passes per game) or OKC(237 passes per game).
- As for your claim that Kyrie's ball dominance is somehow holding Brown and Tatum back and effecting their rhythym, well, Brown has gotten better and better as the season has progressed. Offensively he is currently playing better offensively than he has his whole career. Seems Brown's offensive rhythm just keeps getting better and better.
As for Tatum, his problem is simple. Take a look at his FG% from different distances. He is simply shooting much worse from beyond 10 feet than he did last year while taking around the same percentage of shots.
From 10'-16'
Last year 43.8%
This tear 41.7%
From 16'-23'
Last year 42%
This year 36.8%
From +23'
Last year 43.4%
This year 36%
Tatum is getting more shots this year and the team has been patient with his need to go iso and take bad shots. Tatum's problems aren't offensive rhythm or opportunities. His problem is simple. He isn't shooting nearly as well from distance. That is all on him.