Random NBA Observations 2014 - 2015

[Steezy]

And the teams fortunes have gone according to those ups and downs. The games that they won early on, were the games that he was most aggressive offensively and scoring a lot. As of late his all around play, especially his facilitating has been key. He allows Kyrie to play off the ball and focus on attacking while demanding the opposing defenses attention.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

 

[Ritzy Sharon]

If Denver decides to blow it up...Waiters, Haywood and a 1st for Mozgov & Foye?

I'd rather developed Gary Harris in that scenario

but @ the thought of that delusional Waiters stan @Eye Cue 182 starting a propaganda campaign against Lawson, calling him a glorified Earl Boykins and shyt.

 

[The War Report]

LeBron's jumper.

 

[Kaypain]

Anderson a dirty ass player. And he thinks he's tough. I hope someone knocks his ass out

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Has he played well? Yes. Has the nikka been perfect? Hell no.
nikkas are really hyping this dudes season up huh? . He's played well but come on..

With the amount of touches he has, and the fact he doesn't have as much time to build a rhythm (touches for Bron and Love) as he normally would - he's playing about as well as he could be.

Dude gets some talent around him and doesn't have to be the top focus of the opposing D or the media or have to worry about setting others up and now he's outperforming Leborn ..

You're undervaluing his role/load on the offense. Plus in the 127 minutes he's played without Bron, his FG%/TS% (63%) is considerably much higher than playing with Bron on the court, on a higher usage rate - with a higher assist rate and higher hockey assist rate.

Once again this is all about perspective. Having Bron demanding the attention he demands is gonna make it easier to break down a defense. No matter how well Kyrie is playing, Bron is gonna be the focus of the opposing teams defense. nikkas only focus on his scoring outbursts and completely ignore every other facet of the game and instances where he didnt' step up and Bron did or where they both balled out.

Well as evidence from the minutes he doesn't play with Bron, that isn't entirely true. Kyrie is arguably the best one-on-one player in the league, there isn't any player that can make the game easier for him, that he can't already do for himself (it's the distribution of offensive workloads more than anything else). Yes, granted Bron is the better passer out of the two, but the mechanics as to why they have more success with Kyrie playing more off the ball in half-court sets, is because Bron in his current state isn't able to (broke jumper and unable to move around the court as well as he once did).

If you are the best player, you are the best player. It's not like Kyrie has been THAT good ala D. Wade at points in that first season in MIA..

Well the problem with that comparison is, Kyrie isn't playing as well as Wade did in 10/11 (although the margin is minimal), however Bron isn't playing close to where he was in 10/11. There's a bigger gap between Bron's play now and 10/11, than there is in Wade's 10/11 play and Kyrie's this season.

He's shot well and had some hot stretches, that's about it. He shooting a career high and Bron is shooting a decade low and their scoring and shooting are pretty comparable.

Which is half the reason why Kyrie has been performing better - as I said Bron's highs have been much better but they've been brought down by his lows and just overall general passiveness, clumsiness and inability to break down defenses.

Like I said, switch their performances and ya'll would be saying the same shyt. It's about the players and expectations more so than the performances. Bron hasn't been himself but he's still clearly the best guy on that team and the leader and the most valuable piece.

Him being the most valuable piece doesn't even need to be said, the argument over who's been the best performer so far does.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

Paul Pierce just passed Reggie Miller for 16th place on the all time scoring list in.
He did it in 193 less games too.

 

[The War Report]

All Waiters is doing in shooting long 2's.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Paul Pierce just passed Reggie Miller for 16th place on the all time scoring list in.
He did it in 193 less games too.

Good. Another player that surpassed that overrated nikka.

 

[DoubleJ13]

Lets go Raptors, Jazz, & Clippers

 

[stepbackj34spud]

Good. Another player that surpassed that overrated nikka.

One of the most overrated players ever.

 

[MJ Freedom]

LOL @ LeBron getting called for a five second violation, I think that might be the first time I've seen that in the NBA in at least eight years.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

LOL @ LeBron getting called for a five second violation, I think that might be the first time I've seen that in the NBA in at least eight years.

haha true. i was kinda waiting for it though. he was just standin there like someone was tying their shoe

 

[jaguar paw]

Waiters is a completely different player when he runs with Dellavedova.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

piru is goin off