itrsteve wrote:While I’m completely over the Kyrie thing and hold no ill-will towards him as I think both parties are much better off now.
Something I was thinking about tonight: remember those games where he’d be out and things just seemed to work?
You didn’t want to jump to conclusions and say Boston was better without Kyrie, but something seemed different. The games seemed to hold a different energy
He’d then come back, torch a few VC’s to completely invalidate your previous eye test.
While a win is a win and we’re stupid to write off raw talent, something still felt off but you came to grips that his talent was a necessary means to the end.
Welp, I’ve seen enough games to know Kemba is the happy mix and fit that works for this particular team. We all assumed it, but now we’re seeing it.
As the season goes on, it’s really going to hit. The synergy of guys eating and getting regular touches night after night while having that guy who can provide an all-star lifeline impact is going to be huge.
Milwaukee will be a great early season litmus test to grow from.
Either way, I’m thrilled.
It’s clear that Kemba is a major downgrade in talent from Kyrie. Kyrie is bigger, finishes at the rim through contact like no other at his size and is as good as there as at creating space for his own shot. Against Philly .... you could see how much harder it was without Kyrie on the offensive end.
And yet.....it’s just so much more fun to watch Kemba with these guys. They have to work a lot harder to get their shots .... and it requires a team effort to get those shots and the team seems happier to do it. Already this year our point leaders have been Hayward 25, Brown/Tatum 25 and Kemba 32. It’s going to be a fun season. Hopefully RW and GW make huge leaps by season end to overcome loss of Horford.
"I think the criticism's stupid," Stevens said. "So I don't care. I'm with Jaylen (Brown) on that. Those two had achieved more than most 25 and 26 year olds ever had. I'd rather be in the mix and have my guts ripped out than suck."
