Build around this #1 pick with his “limitations”including his personality injury history etc…how would you do it to guarantee a title in the NBA 🧐

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Asking any small guard to be a #1 option on a title team is goofy. The game is always going to be dominated by bigger players. This is what makes what Zeke and Steph did so special. Small guys aren’t supposed to do that

i personally cannot diss small guards who can’t do it bc it’s almost impossible.,.but those that do should be elevated to a high high level
Curry and Kyrie are listed at the same height :pachaha:

And Parker was clearly the number one option for the spurs in 2014.
 

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Curry and Kyrie are listed at the same height :pachaha:
Steph is an Alien . GOAT long range shooter

here are the small guards who won finals mvp/was the best player on the floor

Zeke in ‘88
Chauncey 04
TP ‘07
Steph ‘22

If you want to add Jerry West to that cool . Even with Chauncey and TP you gotta give it a side eye because both were a part of perfect situations. 04 pistons was team building maxed out and TP had Dunc,Pop,and Manu


Looking at Kyrie,Trae,Dame,or any other small guard and expecting them to the #1 on a title team is wild when you look at the leagues history . It just doesn’t happen often
 
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Give him freedom to play his natural game and surround him with players who complement his strengths and cover for his weaknesses.
Let him get his shyt off in the reg season but have someone who can be the guy when it’s playoff time .

A guy like Jimmy and the Heat organization would’ve worked (not taking into account the personality shyt )

Jimmy would be more than happy to be in cruise control during the reg season and let Kyrie get his shyt off but we know in the playoffs he’s more than capable enough to take shyt over and lead
 

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He simply doesn’t have the personality of a #1. Too much of a weirdo
 

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Personality matters too

The players on his team gonna have to want to let him lead

That's why I give him the freedom. Give him full support to get his trust and confidence. Let him make mistakes during the season but he does need to learn from those mistakes. Just because im givng him freedom doesnt mean their isnt accountability attached to that freedom. A maverick talent like Kyrie needs to be allowed to express themselves no point into trying to be controlling and put constraints on them to trying to fit into your system you tailor your system to maximise their skills.

Kyrie takes over and wins games regularly in the 4th qtr that's all the leadership teammates need to follow him. If you have the right sort of characters on your roster everyone can be a leader. Someone to give the tough love someone else to be sympathatic someone to be a brother uncle when need. But it all needs to be everyone pulling in the same direction.
 

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You can't. Too small and easy to scheme out. He needs a true #1 next to him.

But in his draft, you're only taking Kawhi over him in retrospect.
 

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I love kyrie game

And his play is brilliant


But is it possible for him to be the driving clear cut #1 option to win a title?

:patrice:

Of course not.

Kyrie is one of the most overrated players of all time in terms of impact relative to how people see him. He may have the most aesthetically pleasing game of all time and he gets the heavy boost from both Bron detractors and the Kobe stans, but you’d be a fool to think you’re building a legitimate contender around him.
 

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That's why I give him the freedom. Give him full support to get his trust and confidence. Let him make mistakes during the season but he does need to learn from those mistakes. Just because im givng him freedom doesnt mean their isnt accountability attached to that freedom. A maverick talent like Kyrie needs to be allowed to express themselves no point into trying to be controlling and put constraints on them to trying to fit into your system you tailor your system to maximise their skills.

Kyrie takes over and wins games regularly in the 4th qtr that's all the leadership teammates need to follow him. If you have the right sort of characters on your roster everyone can be a leader. Someone to give the tough love someone else to be sympathatic someone to be a brother uncle when need. But it all needs to be everyone pulling in the same direction.
All of this sounds cool, but he’s 33 and not 23. He is who he is at this point. He’s not gonna develop into a better leader.
 
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