Man he lost too much weight. He was a lot more impractical when he had more mass. He took up more space and was harder to push around.
But tbf a lot is being asked of him, when other cats aren't helping out on the block......
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But tbf a lot is being asked of him, when other cats aren't helping out on the block......
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You must not watch him play then. When he's motivated (like he was in the 4th quarter and OT tonight) he's the closest thing we've seen to Kobe.
Problem is he rarely plays with the assertiveness he showed in crunch time today. For most of the game against the Heat he was content to just standing in the corner as Butler, Towns, and Teague dominated possession. Then with the game on the line in a close game in the 4th quarter he turns into Kobe. Wolves were running every offensive possession through him in the 4th quarter and OT while Butler and Towns were reduced to spectators standing the corner providing spacing.
Motivated Andrew Wiggins = the next Kobe
I just wish someone would tell him to play every game with the assertiveness he does during the clutch.
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Kyrie is really dispelling a lot of the things many people thought about him going into this season (myself included) and it's pretty clear he made the right decision for his career. Boston hasn't played many high powered offenses but it speaks volumes that they have the 2nd best defensive rating in the league with him in the starting lineup (while Cleveland is 27th)
Looking back and seeing Isaiah Thomas, Kyle Lowry, Damian Lillard, Demar Derozan, & John Wall make All NBA teams over him the past 2 years really speaks volumes about how playing Bron Ball stunted his individual accolades and growth as a player. I had my gripes with his game for a while (even thinking things like the Cavs were better with Delly in 2016 before he proved me wrong in the playoffs and in the Finals) but I think you could make the case that he's better than all of them.......he just hasn't been blessed to be in a solid situation outside of LeBron until now. So much how you're viewed as a player in the NBA based on what situation you're placed in and I can definitely say I didn't view him correctly because for years I thought he was just a a chucker who didn't play defense.
Looking back and seeing Isaiah Thomas, Kyle Lowry, Damian Lillard, Demar Derozan, & John Wall make All NBA teams over him the past 2 years really speaks volumes about how playing Bron Ball stunted his individual accolades and growth as a player. I had my gripes with his game for a while (even thinking things like the Cavs were better with Delly in 2016 before he proved me wrong in the playoffs and in the Finals) but I think you could make the case that he's better than all of them.......he just hasn't been blessed to be in a solid situation outside of LeBron until now. So much how you're viewed as a player in the NBA based on what situation you're placed in and I can definitely say I didn't view him correctly because for years I thought he was just a a chucker who didn't play defense.
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James Harden's game is the embodiment of this disgusting era of basketball.
Can't stand watching the Rockets play. They are a disgrace to the game of basketball.
Co-sign. And this is only the start.
Kyrie about to make his doubters look silly this year when he leads the Celtics to the finals over the Cavs.
That would be the ultimate payback.
Omar Little
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Celtics got a squad. Too bad any team out East to contend with the Cavs have literally no bench 
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Deep_Black_Conscious
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Kyrie, like Carmelo and others, was viewed as a chucker who doesn't bring anything else to the game. Now he is showing is an underrated passer and very good defender when he puts his mind to it. I felt Kyrie never got the credit he deserved vs. Lebron for the 2016 NBA finals comeback.
What you "think" about a player isn't always what is "true" about a player. Sometimes the player is a product of system they are a part of. Kyrie wasn't expected to be a passer or bring anything else. He was told let Lebron handle the rock and just score.
Imagine if he went to the Knicks for example with KP. That would have been a nice combo.
What you "think" about a player isn't always what is "true" about a player. Sometimes the player is a product of system they are a part of. Kyrie wasn't expected to be a passer or bring anything else. He was told let Lebron handle the rock and just score.
Imagine if he went to the Knicks for example with KP. That would have been a nice combo.
Copy Ninja
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His pick and roll game with Horford is nice and they're just starting to play with each other. Him and KP would have been lethal.
Deep_Black_Conscious
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I think GS will eventually have a starting lineup of
Curry
Thompson
Durant
Green
Bell
with a maturer more experienced Bell.
That lineup would blitzkrieg the league.
Yeah, I said basically that last week...that a lineup of KD, Dray and Green could be a crazy front line defensively..
With the tutelage and support that Bell is getting already (and how it appears he's already jumped the other rookies/young players we've got), he could be a very special player for us.