Kyrie is one of the top ISO players in the league. Other than that he really doesn't do much else for a team. It's not a bad thing to be really good at but when his drives and shots aren't falling at a good rate he's damn near useless out there.
Kyrie irving 21ppg 2rpg 4 apg 40% shooting 46% ts :garbage:
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Gil Scott-Heroin
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I'm not trying to slight LeBron. But that's the reality of playing next to a player like him. If your shot is off, you can't bump up your shooting percentages by getting points in transition and/or easy scoring opportunities because he dominates the ball and takes them for himself. You have to make do with secondary touches and create in the halfcourt. The team is better off with the ball in LeBron's hands, but that doesn't mean that doesn't have an impact on Kyrie's efficiency when his shot is off. LeBron scored most of his points in transition or in the first third of the shot clock before the Warriors defense got set, which is why he ended up being having a high FG%. There's a reason why he only took 4-5 jumpshots during the entire game.
Yes he's exerting a ton of energy on defense. You try running around and through picks for 40 mins as a PG against a team like GS.exerting so much on defense ?he's literally been the worst on defense on the team by minutes
Been watching vids of him and JR fukking up switches this morning
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But the shyt IS god tier ball handling though.
It's easy to fall in love with that shyt.
They gotta get Klay Thompson off of him.
That iso-half court stuff can work on the other guards but Klay's too locked in; Kyrie expends way too much energy trying to break him down.
They gotta use baseline screens and curl screens to force the switch and get a better matchup.
That iso-half court stuff can work on the other guards but Klay's too locked in; Kyrie expends way too much energy trying to break him down.
They gotta use baseline screens and curl screens to force the switch and get a better matchup.
Gil Scott-Heroin
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What are you talking about here?
This is a simple question. Are the Warriors as presently constructed, the same team they were two years ago? The question requires a simple yes or no.
Been watching vids of him and JR fukking up switches this morning
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I cant blame Kyrie. Of course hes pressing and playing iso ball. Thats literally half the reason they were able to comeback last year. If he catches fire, doing the same shyt, and drops 40+, no one will say a thing
He's getting locked up
He easily scored when Clark was on him
This is not some tired on defense, shooting bad stuff you typed out
This is a well executed gameplan on a great ISO player that's not making adjustments to help his team
Gil Scott-Heroin
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He only scored two buckets on him, and Clark's defense on those possessions most certainly wasn't bad - both shots Kyrie hit were tough. Kyrie's missed a # of shots he usually makes against other defenders during both games. Even open looks. Kyrie shot well in G1, and didn't in G2. I don't see how this is a black mark against his performance in this series all of a sudden because of one bad game.
He most definitely is tired from exhausting himself on defense - navigating around screens trying to chase the Warriors guards everywhere, and his shot has been off for a large part of the playoffs. When he was shooting poorly against the Pacers was it because he was getting locked up, or because his shot was off?
Yea, Klay has been incredible on Kyrie. He's not giving him space and he's not letting Kyrie get a step on him. You can see the difference when he gets Steph or Ian Clark on him. He can go where he wants in those matchups.