Kyrie Irving is probably the most underrated player in the league right now

[Columbo]

He steps up in big games when the Cavs need him, hes better in the playoffs then he is during the season

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

Most beautifully skilled player in the game.



That left hand lay up @ 8:09

 

[Malta]

Curry does everything you listed better than him

CP3 as well

They also make plays for others something that Kyrie doesn't do

Curry is not better in isolation and doesn't have a better handle.

Kyrie is the best 1 on 1 player in the league, no screen for the switch, he's just going at whoever is on him. Only 30% of Kyrie's shots are assisted regular season or playoffs, for Curry that number was 52% during the season and 41% for the playoffs.

 

[director_of_bands]

I was sold on him last years finals you wont hear a peep of criticism coming from me its like people tototly forgot what he did last year

 

[Roman Brady]

All I know is Kobe haters have tried to make it a point to mention that Kobe won 2 rings with Pau & went to 3 Finals with him............and Kyrie Irving is a better #2 than Pau Gasol ever was and same for Kevin Love > Lamar Odom



And yes, Kyrie is underrated

It's funny in all that Kobe and pau talk Kobe cum jugglers always fail to mention Phil. I am sure he had pau before Phil came back and the team couldn't get out of the 2nd round and that is when they could make the playoffs at all..

 

[Remote]

Great player.
I'd argue that Kemba Walker is his equal.
And if he's not, he's very very close.

 

[Roman Brady]

I was sold on him last years finals you wont hear a peep of criticism coming from me its like people tototly forgot what he did last year

They forgot what he did last year because it didn't carry over into the regular season. Think a wrestler that has toiled for a while finally pulling a 5* match on the biggest stage and then wins the title. You kind of assume from here on out dude is going to be putting on clinics now he's a maineventer. But he reverts back to how he wrestled as a midcarder until his next big match. That's kyrie

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Kyrie is a very good isolation scorer. And his career high until this season was still only 22.5ppg.

It's just tough to rate a point guard highly when they don't distribute the ball very well and are below-average on defense.

Until the last game, Kyrie was shooting 39% for the playoffs and 27% from three. We're a bit too in the moment with this shyt.


I think he's correctly rated. In six seasons, he barely made 3rd-team All-NBA once. He's about the 16th-best player in the league or so.

 

[director_of_bands]

They forgot what he did last year because it didn't carry over into the regular season. Think a wrestler that has toiled for a while finally pulling a 5* match on the biggest stage and then wins the title. You kind of assume from here on out dude is going to be putting on clinics now he's a maineventer. But he reverts back to how he wrestled as a midcarder until his next big match. That's kyrie

probably trying to avoid injury... he's very injury proned when going 100% like we saw last night with the ankle

 

[010101]

Great player.
I'd argue that Kemba Walker is his equal.
And if he's not, he's very very close.

cardiac kemba lowkey got the crazy handle as well
i put him over curry too as far as breakdowns with no pick or screen to assist him
just shakes em off that's that nyc playground flair beautiful

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[Professor Emeritus]

All I know is Kobe haters have tried to make it a point to mention that Kobe won 2 rings with Pau & went to 3 Finals with him............and Kyrie Irving is a better #2 than Pau Gasol ever was and same for Kevin Love > Lamar Odom

Kevin Love has only finished ONE playoff run with Lebron, and he was absolute shyt in those Finals. So what point are you trying to make?

Not to mention it's apples to oranges, because their competition was at a completely different quality level. And you should compare coaches and the rest of the roster too.


As far as Kyrie being a better #2 than Pau, I disagree. Pau was giving the Lakers nearly 20ppg on 55% shooting in those championship years. Kyrie is a better scorer than Pau, but the gap isn't huge. But Pau is also giving you double-digit rebounding, is running the offense and setting guys up from the high post, and was a very good big man defender and rim protector in his prime.

During those Kobe years, Pau was a top-3 big man who was contributing to every facet of the game, making the All-NBA team three straight years. No one ever calling Kyrie a top-3 guard, he ain't even a top-5 guard, and he doesn't contribute in as many ways as Pau did.

 

[feelosofer]

Kyrie is a top 15 player, imo. Even though he's not as effecient nor is he as good of a passer as I like in my PGs, he's an excellent scorer that can slash inside, shoot mid-range or from 3 and pour on the points. Moreso than Lebron, I think he is the X-Factor in going up against Golden State.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Curry does everything you listed better than him

CP3 as well

They also make plays for others something that Kyrie doesn't do

Curry is a better ball handler than Kyrie Irving? lol Next you'll tell me John Travolta was a better dancer than James Brown

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Did I say something

u dapped this thread

 

[Premeditated]

All I know is Kobe haters have tried to make it a point to mention that Kobe won 2 rings with Pau & went to 3 Finals with him............and Kyrie Irving is a better #2 than Pau Gasol ever was and same for Kevin Love > Lamar Odom



And yes, Kyrie is underrated

facts

Lebron has had a far better supporting cast in his career.

Ranking them
1 Wade
2 Kyrie
3 Bosh
4 Gasol
5 Love
6 Odom
7.Chalmer
8 Bynum
9 Allen
10Haslem