MACS wrote:I've been waiting for Brad Stevens to get these guys on the right track. You get 2 of your best players back from injury and you should be winning more games, not struggling, but I guess in basketball the team needs to play together and find their rhythm.
He had them ballin' with Kyrie and Heyward on the bench. How do you add that talent and get worse?
Kyrie has had less trouble meshing, but don't forget Heyward only played 5 MINUTES last year...it's like he's brand new again and has to not just figure out his role but he is still overcoming the mental aspect of such a horrendous injury. Similar to Paul George, only George was like 24 when it happened and Heyward is like 30. He's showing signs of coming around though.
The other adjustments are the roles of the guys who stepped up last year. Terry Rozier went from starting point guard in the pressure of the playoffs to a back up rotation role, and the two young and gifted wing guys, Tatum and Brown, are having to give up minutes to Heyward and figure out how to play with him, something they did not have to learn last year.
Takes a little time, it's nice to have your problem be too much talent and how to manage it though. I expect a big second half and playoff run, assuming health.