I think it's clear that the optimal number of minutes for Kyrie to have played against Arizona would have been 28 minutes and 14 seconds. To suggest otherwise discredits Coach K and means you aren't a true Duke fan.
Of course, my simulations suggest that even at this perfect balance point of 28:14, Duke still loses by 2 in OT.
The premise is wrong. No one is giving Irving “crap”. I think many are just pointing out (as most did in the moment way back when) that he wasn’t fully ready to return from injury and four months of not playing basketball, the team needed more time to slowly integrate him back into the lineup, and he needed more time to get in basketball shape. That time wasn’t available, and we all saw the results. That’s all. There is no blame on Irving. He did his best.
This horse is skeletal...
-jk