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Of course he misses Kyrie, but that has nothing to do with Kyrie himself..they just desperately need talent
Irving is a great talent, but has minimal impact, as Boston is proving..
And they don't miss him this year.
The main difference is the Celtics having Tatum this year, plus Scary Terry playing instead of no-defense chuckers like Isaiah or "Killa" Kyrie.the only difference is Kyrie's absence on Cleveland
trying to82 and 92 points in b2b playoff games as not needing an elite 2nd scorer
Of course he misses Kyrie, but that has nothing to do with Kyrie himself..they just desperately need talent
Irving is a great talent, but has minimal impact, as Boston is proving..
Averaging 30 PPG in the Finals and hitting clutch shots to close out arguably the best team of all time = Minimal impact.
Lebron stans have officially lost the plot
Averaging 30 PPG in the Finals and hitting clutch shots to close out arguably the best team of all time = Minimal impact.
Lebron stans have officially lost the plot
Leroids busted his load in the semis like he usually does
East and nba finals were always Killa Kylie time
While lebron would just jump on his back
No more kyrie so lebron looks like a busted doll
Cavs have no leader
Minimal...
Minimal...
HH and Cripple getting ed on
Just look at all that impact
CN you dont think Lebron cod have used Kyrie last night when Hill and JR scored a combined 3 total points?!
Whichever team Kyrie had played for these first 2 games would be up 2 tbqh
I would say almost any NBA guard duo would have been an improvement.
Except Paddy and Parker.
The entire premise that Boston doing fine without Kyrie thus saying Kyrie wasn't important to the Cavs is flawed.
1) Kyrie offers a very specific skill set, he creates shots, he scores at a relatively efficient rate for a chucker, and he is clutch. He offers something that compliments Lebron very well on offense. Yes, he is a sieve on defense but strong defense is not what the Cavs require at that position, that's not his role. However, strong defense at every position is what the Celtics need though. Additionally, the Celtics want to have a more free flowing offense. Kyrie dribbles the ball, a lot. To be honest, I am not sure if Kyrie getting hurt actually helps Boston.
2) While I am not sure if Kyrie getting hurt actually helps Boston, there is also the chance that Boston could have done even better with Kyrie. This is a strawman. Boston didn't win 82 and 16, so yes, they can improve. What is to say that Boston won't be dominating like the Warriors if Kyrie was there and fully integrated in Boston?
Exactly.
great points,
Celts not missing Kyrie and LeBron missing his shot making and
finishing are NOT mutually exclusive.
Wally Pipp argument. If Drew Bledsoe gets injured and Tom Brady is his back-up, the team is obviously not going to miss Bledsoe too much. Rozier putting up great performances allows the Celtics to not miss Kyrie’s production too much. And he didn’t even need to replace Kyrie’s production exactly. The Celtics have two top three picks that also helped pick up the slack, as well as quality depth from several other players. What Rozier has done simply makes things much easier for everyone else to not have to do too much.
it will be interesting how brad will balance that roster next year. id imagine kyrie would still feed first but do you really want him to considering how good the roster is.
tbh, im actually more interested in how hayward would fit. it seems like he’s that one guy that would flourish under stevens.
and rozier is probably a goner this off season
of course he would flourish and they wont trade the great white hype ...but he is the one i would deal.
Agree. Hayward’s skills are dime a dozen. Players with clutch DNA’s are harder to find. You need a “killa” like Kyrie in crunch time.
I’d stand pat though if I’m Ainge, see how far this unit does when healthy.
yes.. he is definitely missing a consistent scorer like kyrie who could create his own shot and put up 30 or more points and make clutch shots...
Boston is scary if they can keep this core together.. Someone will have to make sacrifices though.
Doesn't lead a team to the Finals for the 9th straight year.
What a failure.
Translation: Joel Embiid or Ben Simmons is recruiting LeGOAT hard.
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