LeShaq
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The thing is though that Love virtually never plays without LeBron also on the floor.
I see only 2 of the top 20 units, per 82games, includes Love but not James (total of 19 minutes), and those are probably mostly due to the fact LeBron missed a game.
That's a good point. I think Blatt has them on the floor at the same time so that LeBron will ensure Love gets his touches. Also, this allows Kyrie to get his own shots when LeBron and Love are off the floor.
LeBron is the #1 option on the team and he should be. LeBron has and is sacrificing a lot in order to make everything work on the offense. It's a big burden, being both the best scorer and the best distributor and having to lead guys who have never won championships. I think he's doing great with it.
This is why I don't get worried about the "LeBron decline" talk. Once everyone and everything gets up to speed, I think LeBron will look like himself, if a slightly less athletic version. We can already see this starting to happen now.