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Message: [QUOTE="NielsisGood, post: 2014929, member: 7503"] This. Napier and Boat coexisted with Napier being the lead guy just fine. You can have 2 ball handlers on the floor and still be a successful team, but it'd be both an insult to the team hierarchy and not putting the team in the best chance to succeed by not allowing Jalen to be the lead guard. You can still stagger some minutes where Gilbert is running the show when Jalen is resting, but it'd be nonsense if Gilbert didn't take a back seat when both are in the game. The Houston Rockets let their best player handle the ball and run the offense, and it's resulted in a team playing above their talent level. As for an Ollie's weaknesses, I do like him as an in game coach (honestly thought the way he handled rotations and literally everything during the 2014 run was as good as anything I've ever seen from JC), but he clearly needs to be more of a presence during games, both with working refs and just being an animated figure for his team. Too often I see him sitting down and holding his face in his hands, which is something I NEVER see any of the greats do. He could also stand to call some disciplinary timeouts or make subs to prove a point once in awhile as well. I think KO could also improve his role defining or recruiting players with specific skill sets and allow players to grow like that, meaning tell players to "just mainly focus on shooting" or "I want you to crash the boards" while underclassmen are in the game. Give players a certain goal and then reward them for achieving it. [/QUOTE]

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