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Brozay said:
KJ McDaniels is looking like the ultimate steal

how they hell did he slip to the 2nd round?
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Is team behind him are smart as fukk too. I think he becomes restricted this offseason and after that season. So he can elevate to a big contract much quicker by taking a risk and not having the last two years of his contract guaranteed.
 
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Gil Scott-Heroin said:
That's not why I highlighted that, we've seen both Love and Bron struggle to find their rhythm playing with each other, yet Kyrie has been the most consistent/effective one over the first 18 games.



Where did I say that Bron's presence hasn't had a positive impact on Kyrie's play - I simply said you were overvaluing the effect he had on Kyrie's game by stating "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)". And where the hell did I say that Bron is holding him back or even ALLUDE to the notion that they should get rid of him? This is what you typed out -

"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"

I provided those #s when Bron wasn't on the court to show you that Bron isn't making it easier for Kyrie to the extent you made it out to be.


Why are you constantly taking everything I said outta context, this is what I stated -

"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."



And that's what has happened overall in the first 18 games.



I think we all know this, but aside from the bench and Love not stepping up (you'll find this in part also due to Bron's struggles), you'll see that the bulk of games where they've lost - it's been because when Bron dominated the ball he was ineffective and killed whatever momentum they had or were going to build (or didn't involve himself enough). In 90% of those 18 games, Kyrie was the leading 4th quarter points scorer across the league - the kick they needed to push through that period of inertness, when everything was moving at a snail's pace - when they needed him he was there.



Nah, because it's past the box score stats (Bron is incredibly smart and knows still how to get #s even if he isn't in tune with what impact he has on the floor) and a take on how they've actually performed, plus as I said before his highs have been better than Kyrie's where his lows have been considerably worse. I'm not disputing that their previous standards of play aren't a factor in the situation, or that I'm blind to them 'influencing' my decision.

The fact is this, on an even playing field with no preconceived standards, Kyrie's level of play was more consistent through those course of games, and given the fact that their output (both tangible and intangible) was near equal - I believe he was their best performer.
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Suggesting that Kyrie has been the best player on the floor flies directly in the face of the actual best player on the floor being the defenses number 1 focus and still putting up better numbers. Saying he's playing "as well as he could be" suggests that there is something in place that would hinder his play. Playing with talent helps fare more than it hurts. He's being allowed to do what he does best (put his head down and score) with more freedom than he's had before due to the presence of those guys. Bron has been consistent, he just hasn't been consistently himself. His lower level play is on Kyrie's level, while his highs are beyond. The only output that is near equal is scoring and shooting. If you look at the games they lost, it was actually Bron playing :hamster: and not being aggressive and/or Kyrie being to aggressive and/or Love disappearing and/or the team defense just sucking. My point was that Bron would have to play even worse than he's played this year and Kyrie would have to play better for Kyrie to outplay him.
 
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He's playing better than he was coming back from that injury but I'll be damned if I've seen someone get pickpocketed more than Oladipo has all season. It's :snoop: worthy
 
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