I'll agree that for two-years in Miami Spolestra was able to get him in the post, and he elevated his game doing so. He also got him to play better off the ball as a slasher. But by his 4th year there he reverted back to pounding the ball on the perimeter as a play-maker. I know it's like splitting hairs, but he stops the ball too much in that role. He doesn't like to make the pass that initiates an offense, would rather make the pass that leads to the assist. And against elite defenses, if his teammates aren't making their shots then they become one-dimensional. It's as if they forget how to initiate offense on their own (unless of course they're elite iso players in their own right like Kyrie).
He takes bad players and hides their weaknesses with his brilliance. But he also takes good players and covers their strengths with his dominance. He’s so dominant and brilliant that everything runs through him, which is good if you're a scrub playing on his team - it allows you to chip in here and there and look like a model role player. But it's not so good if you're a good player in your own right and need the ball sometimes, too. Bron is personally responsible for: Mo Williams' All-Star berth, ppl knowing Daniel Gibson's name, and about 99 percent of JJ Hickson's points, but he's also responsible for the death of Larry Hughes, Antawn Jamison, Chris Bosh, and now Kevin Love.
