Playing on a string. Playing on a string.
Lebron got Two all stars on his squad, kill the MVP noise.
Nothing tops this,
They combined for 70points, 27rebounds, 15assists
Bron almost had a 40/20/10 game![]()

After the trade yeah, they definitely have more talent than the Heat their first year.
Kyrie & Bron fit together much better than Wade and Bron though, so while Wade was better than Kyrie, Kyrie is much better playing off LeBron because he can hit the 3.
Kyrie is a horrible catch and shoot player
They are better because JR can actually catch and shoot the ball.

http://www.fearthesword.com/2014/7/26/5939649/kyrie-irving-catch-and-shoot-jumper-cavaliers
we'll beat them in Miami" to "they ain't going back to Miami
"I'm still curious why Blatt didn't finish with Love out there. Did he just want to keep dude's minutes down after the food poisoning?
GOAT Lebron/Wade game
They went from "we'll beat them in Miami" to "they ain't going back to Miami
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Kyrie is a horrible catch and shoot player
They are better because JR can actually catch and shoot the ball.
http://www.fearthesword.com/2014/7/26/5939649/kyrie-irving-catch-and-shoot-jumper-cavaliers
JR Smith's Shooting percentage increase 12.8% on a catch and shoot vs a pull jumper
Kyrie Shooting % decreases 5.0% on a catch and shoot vs pull up (Second worse in the NBA)
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Kyrie shoots 43% on catch and shoot 3s, Jr Smith shoots 38% on the same shot.
For reference, Klay Thompson shoots 45% on catch and shoot 3s, Kyrie is well above average on that shot and nowhere near "horrible" at it.
Sample size. He's not good at it and Jr is
