Cavs: Dellavedova Will Take Out Curry's Ankles

[unleashbaynes]

Delladova is a great player and a particularly good defender. It is unfortunate that the us press makes heroes out of high scorers but virtually ignores good defenders. Look at Delly's efforts to frustrate an opponent . He pushes thru illegal moving screens. He guards with his hands up like we were taught in school , now virtually ignored by nba players and yes he scrambles for loose ball. Many nba players shoot hero balls chasing high scores but are lazy on defence. The press ignore this except that stats speak for the self. When Delly's was on the floor Teague was ineffective. That's precisely why Blatt puts Delly's on opponents that are scoring. If you look at the genius player Curry in the last game you will see that he was unbelievably left unguarded even though he was MVP. Yes Delly will be assigned to him for good reason. As for playing dirty that is sour grapes from a player that clearly deliberately put an elbow on Delly's after both players tripped over a player already on the floor. The earlier incident with Horver was unfortunate but clearly Delly's was en led to scramble for loose ball.

This guy

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This guy

...should be commended...

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[Koolaid_Man]

white nigg3r is a one man wrecking crew.

But no one did it better than Kobe....lol like when he broke Manu's nose..lol

[Buddy Mignon]

I was just thinking the other day that every team should have a player like this. Dallas had a goon a few years back that would hack the out of you.

[TampaDude]

I was just thinking the other day that every team should have a player like this. Dallas had a goon a few years back that would hack the out of you.

I remember Barea during the Mavs' 2011 le run. He drove the Lakers insane. It was awesome!

[TampaDude]

One of basketball's ancient truths: the most hated player on the court will always be the scrappy white guy.

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[Stabula]

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not bad

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[Thunder Dan]

I gotta say, this is so lame. The only semi dirty play was the ankle lock on Gibson last round which honestly wasn't a huge deal as it was just being annoying and not malicious.

The Korver play he was diving for a 50/50 loose ball in theEastern Conference Finals. Anyone that thinks that is dirty is ing re ed. Back when I learned basketball and played it for pride we were rewarded for plays like that. Those kind of plays win games. Kids are taught to make sure you look around and make sure you don't hurt anyone before diving for a ball. The fact that people frown on this is like people having a problem for guys sprinting out ground balls in baseball. It's part of the game.

I feel the same way about the Horford play. He was pulled backwards and fell to the ground by Horford. These complaints only highlight the fact that the NBA is full of soft ass primadonna millionares that don't really give a about winning only cashing checks, except of course for Delly who is being ostracized now for hustle

[Mitch]

I gotta say, this is so lame. The only semi dirty play was the ankle lock on Gibson last round which honestly wasn't a huge deal as it was just being annoying and not malicious.

The Korver play he was diving for a 50/50 loose ball in theEastern Conference Finals. Anyone that thinks that is dirty is ing re ed. Back when I learned basketball and played it for pride we were rewarded for plays like that. Those kind of plays win games. Kids are taught to make sure you look around and make sure you don't hurt anyone before diving for a ball. The fact that people frown on this is like people having a problem for guys sprinting out ground balls in baseball. It's part of the game.

I feel the same way about the Horford play. He was pulled backwards and fell to the ground by Horford. These complaints only highlight the fact that the NBA is full of soft ass primadonna millionares that don't really give a about winning only cashing checks, except of course for Delly who is being ostracized now for hustle

Do you think the last foul on Love was dirty?

[Thunder Dan]

I don't think pulling on someone's arm is a basketball play like diving for a loose ball is. That said, I don't feel Kelly did it on purpose. Al Horford and the Hawks are just soft. Korver wouldn't have a broken ankle if he was diving for the ball as well, but we know how tough of a guy he is based on his o-lay defense on Lebron the game before with 30 sec left to go.

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I don't think pulling on someone's arm is a basketball play like diving for a loose ball is. That said, I don't feel Kelly did it on purpose. Al Horford and the Hawks are just soft. Korver wouldn't have a broken ankle if he was diving for the ball as well, but we know how tough of a guy he is based on his o-lay defense on Lebron the game before with 30 sec left to go.

What about grabbing someone's leg with your legs?

[spursparker9]

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This guy had cause many techs and suspensions too.

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Curry hurt tonight

[AlexJones]

is aiming for that head

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Delladovariza

[Stabula]

Curry will come back in Game 5 if Warriors lose tonight and Delly will be ready to swan dive at his ankles the moment the ball is within a mile radius so he can call it "a hustle play"

[KaiRMD1]

This guy had cause many techs and suspensions too.

He makes up for it with his hilarious interviews

[DMC]

I just can't get interested in the East playoffs.

[sammy]

The only way they can win is by dirty plays and refs playing right into this and throwing Horford out! He tried to take his knee out, WTF! Dellavedova needs to suspended! There is no reason for that kind of dirty tactics!

[Thunder Dan]

What about grabbing someone's leg with your legs?

I don't see how that could possibly hurt someone. In my opinion it's just being annoying, but not dirty. Harden kicked Lebron in the nuts this year but you don't see people calling him dirty. Delly is being ostracized for playing hard in today's NBA, everything you need to know about the state of the league right there

[Thunder Dan]

If there is a fumble in football in the AFC championship and your team doesn't dive after the ball because as they say "they might hurt someone" would you be upset with your team or not?

Same question, if your guy dives after the loose ball and happens to roll up the other teams star QB, is that player diving the the loose ball dirty in your opinion?

Same question, if a WR in being drug down and falls into an opponent who is behind him is he trying to take someone's knees out?

[DMC]

If there is a fumble in football in the AFC championship and your team doesn't dive after the ball because as they say "they might hurt someone" would you be upset with your team or not?

Same question, if your guy dives after the loose ball and happens to roll up the other teams star QB, is that player diving the the loose ball dirty in your opinion?

Same question, if a WR in being drug down and falls into an opponent who is behind him is he trying to take someone's knees out?

Lebron makes his teammates worse. He is a ball hog, holds onto the ball too long and guys just stand around and watch. It works against ty teams, but not good ones. Thats why he can't win a ring, and the 2007 ECF was a fluke

[RsxPiimp]

Can't hate on Delly tho. He's a nice complimentary piece on a championship team.

Some of the most hated white players are probably
Laettner, Billy Hoyle and Danny Ainge