buzzdog
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On the erratic occasions when we did commit to running ball movement offense we looked unstoppable. For whatever reason we never sustained any cohesive or consistent offensive system, especially when defenses challenged us and the going got a little rough. For this I blame Lue and Lebron and Kyrie, between them our tendency was to be over reliant on the simpler ISOs and P&R schemes. I think a lot of it boiled down to a lack of trust in everyone not named Lebron or Kyrie.I agree. I think our coaching turned us down more than our roster to be honest. I just cant understand how we are so reliant on Lebron and how we can have an offense that turns the ball over so much considering some of the great ball handlers we had on our roster last year.
Lue and Lebron need to be the drivers behind committing to more team oriented concepts with a little less reliance solely on Lebron and Kyrie creating with the ball in their hands. That doesn't mean we abandon that, it just means we develop ways to play when they sit.
Both Lebron and Kyrie were at times extremely careless with the ball when it mattered most. Most of our egregious losses were the result of boneheaded turnovers by our key players. Lebron basically apologized on way too many occasions for his sloppy turnovers. Lebron and Kyrie are so good they sometimes get complacent in their passing and ball handling especially when defenses stiffen and game plan to have active hands.
When Lebron is properly focused he is the most efficient player in the league. This needs to become the primary focus and Lebron needs to promote it and lead it. Offensive efficiency and ball security would have made us a much tougher out against the Warriors.