What does the arsenal matter if the end result is less effective ? I agree Kyrie can score in more ways Lillard is mostly 3 s and drives with a spotty midrange game but the end result is all that really matters isn ' t it ? The passing is pretty decidedly different . This is the only year it ' s even close in that regard , and frankly , that ' s just because people are bricking shots also why we ' re losing . Lillard has 11 . 3 potential assists per game whereas Kyrie has 10 . 1 most people with 11 . 3 potential assists have closer to 6 assists per game , though that ' s still way down from last year because , with everyone else sucking , he ' s looking to score more and Lillard also has the third most secondary assists per game in the league , wheras Kyrie isn ' t top 50 motion offenses tend to make your apg lower see Curry post Kerr arriving . Also , their series against the Warriors were pretty comparable man . I might even take Dame ' s series over Kyrie , especially since Lillard was the sole focus of the defense and went against a much better defensive Warriors team healthy Bogut and Iggy , Livingston defending on switches off of Klay instead of Steph , no Draymond suspension , which also was Kyrie ' s best gameFinals stats if you ' re curiousLillard 3248 on 54 % TS % Kyrie 2744 on 56 TS % The stats really are much closer than people made . The only edge Kyrie had was that 2 % TS %. Is that worth 5 points and 4 assists again , also against a better defense ? Also , the 1 st option 2 nd option thing is weird . Hell , Kyrie has more FGA than Lillard though less FTs . Lillard ' s usage is 30 . 5 vs Kyrie ' s 29 . 4 . Kyrie is a first option too .