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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
I agree on all your points.
I'm also aware when things go wrong, people want to pinpoint one thing as the culprit. When most of the time, there are a number of factors at work. So I'm wary of laying the C's disappointing season squarely @ Kyrie's feet. Brad was largely teflon this year and given a pass. But I think it is part of a coach's job requirements to mesh sometimes difficult personalities & varied skills. We just assumed he would right the ship. However, the dysfunction of November was still there in May. He took responsibility for some of that postgame. He has to prove he can handle the big egos.
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Right/agree. If I'm making the blame pie, it'd look something like this:
50% Kyrie
25% Stevens, for not being able to "make it all work"
15% Ainge, (who I personally feel might be the best GM of modern times) for not anticipating the effect that Kyrie would have on the team*
10% the rest of the rotation players, for not being able to play up to potential, regardless of other distractions
* In hindsight, Ainge either shouldn't have made the deal, or should have put a couple of strong veteran presences on the bench to where Kyrie wouldn't have been placed in a leadership role that he was clearly either unprepared for, or unwilling to adequately fill.
So, given those (albeit, my) numbers on the pie, I know which one would be my first choice to change.