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As I See It
We need this year's version of Rajon Rondo. Look, the Davis - Holiday years accomplished little to nothing until Rondo fell into the team's lap; AD and Jrue represented two elite ballplayers on one team leading the team virtually nowhere until Rondo showed up. If you will remember, Jrue was a beast in the Portland series because Rondo, not Jrue, was steering the ship.
Frankly, like Holiday before him, I firmly believe that the brainiacs who are running the organization is spreading BI way too thin (we need him to run the team because no one else can...we need him to rebound because our PF, MAX 197, won't....we need him to defend a top line opponent, because three fifths of the starting lineup can't...and, needless to say, we need him to score). But, I say, what we do need is for BI to be a scorer first and secondary playmaker afterwards. And please, don't tell me that 197 or CJ can run the point; they can't. The ball stops moving when it's in their hands and stays 25 feet from the basket until the final five seconds of the shot clock.
The team recognized the need for a PG two years ago when they went all in for both CP3 and Kyle Lowery and lost out, Then when they acquired CJ at mid-year, they foolishly checked the PG Box and called it a day. Never mind that 'Dame was the PG in Portland 80% of the time and CJ was his competent sidekick.
I read that most think the biggest need for the team is a replacement for Jonas. Except for his impending Free Agency, I fervently disagree.
WHAT THIS TEAM NEEDS IS SOMEONE TO PILOT THE SHIP SO WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL OUR OFFENSIVE WEAPONS.