NBA 2014 - 2015 Season Thread

Angelwatch

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If not having Kyrie Irving kills ball movement then the team really has a problem.
Kyrie's our second best player so him being out is going to have an effect on how good the team is. Especially with Dellavedova starting in his place. But make no mistake, Lebron's inability to shoot free throws cost us that game. You could see he was frustrated and he completely lost focus. But that's on him to shake it off and get his head back in the game. Which as we've all seen before, he has trouble doing.
 

popsicledeath

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My point was Kyrie is shit for ball movement. Lebron is the better passer/distributor. He just chose not to for the most part and tried to go 1v5 as he's prone to do and that's what killed ball movement, team play, etc. At least when ball movement is killed by Kyrie that means he's at least there to also go 1v5 sometimes too so Lebron doesn't get so tired, or stressed, or whatever it is that makes him crack when the team is on his shoulders?
 

Budos

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The Cavs have the best offense in the league when Kyrie Irving is on the floor. It's 2nd worst in the league when he's on the bench.
 

Alex

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They're good, but nowhere close to the best. Cavs aren't even in top 10 FG%. Barely in top 10 PPG. Clippers, Warriors, or Hawks would be at the top.
 

Lasch

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cavs: 6th in effg% 5th in ts% (no idea when kyrie is on the floor)

but using ppg for a team that has one of the slowest pace is awesome.
 

Budos

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Nba.com has line up stats, situational stats, etc. The Kyrie post was from a tweet by an NBA reporter yesterday.
 

Alex

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cavs: 6th in effg% 5th in ts% (no idea when kyrie is on the floor)
And the W's, Clips, and Hawks hold the top three in both of those. My point stands. Thank you.

And I know PPG is a bad metric. Just trying to point out the absurdity of "Cavs have the best offense in the league when Kyrie Irving is on the floor". It's just not correct.
 

Lasch

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And the W's, Clips, and Hawks hold the top three in both of those. My point stands. Thank you.

And I know PPG is a bad metric. Just trying to point out the absurdity of "Cavs have the best offense in the league when Kyrie Irving is on the floor". It's just not correct.
how have you discredit his point at all?
 

Ambiturner

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how have you discredit his point at all?
None of the Cavs players are named Swaggy P. His point is invalid

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Foggy

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Westbrook first player in 26 years to post 4 straight triple doubles. Dude is on a crazy level right now.
 

Alex

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how have you discredit his point at all?
Let's try this another way. Explain to me why/how the Cavs are the best offense in the NBA.

Westbrook is ridiculous right now. He's playing at Gronkjordan levels.
 

Lasch

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Let's try this another way. Explain to me why/how the Cavs are the best offense in the NBA.

Westbrook is ridiculous right now. He's playing at Gronkjordan levels.
Alright, cool. You haven't read what you even quoted from me. Thanks for confirming.
 

Alex

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I guess I have no idea what you've been trying to say.

I can't believe PG13 has a shot of returning this year at all. That injury was brutal. But if he does come back and gets back his old self come playoff time, I can definitely see them making some noise. They've beaten a lot of good teams lately.