Irving is controlling the ball way too much - as advertised.
This is destroying Stevens' ball movement offense. Remember the ball constantly moving with endless screens, hand-offs and passing
? Irving's domination of the ball takes the other guys, Brown & Tatum especially, out of the offense too much. They are reduced to standing around watching Irving dribble.
Yeah, I know Irving has often shot a decent percentage and that his 4th quarter runs have won some games, but that is missing the point. Eventually, his 30+ point games are going to backfire and choke off the winning formula of team offense.
Sure hope Coach Stevens is tough enough to tell Irving what he wants and demand that he execute what is best for the team.