Over from Grantland, exactly the kind of article that can make you smile and pretend like the Cavs aren’t 2-4. It’s a straightforward summary of what makes Kyrie Irving the youngest superstar in the NBA. Here’s the link.
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I met Kyrie in June at Cedar Point (Millennium Force platform) and the conversation went as follows:
CORY: I’m not going to bug you. Thank you. That’s it.
KYRIE: For what?
CORY: For making being a Cavs fan fun again.
Corey: that’s beautiful. Also, Byron Scott needs to stop freaking leaving Kyrie out of the game to start the 4th IT DOESN’T WORK
It honestly angers me an unbelievable amount that Byron Scott refuses to play Kyrie Irving more in the fourth quarter. He regularly is kept out until he has a nearly insurmountable deficit to overcome.
So, who’s worse, Omri “the garbage time warrior” Casspi or CJ “don’t call me Darius” Miles?
Is he supposed to play all 12 minutes in the 4th? He’s not a big guy, he’s gonna get beat up and worn down. Especially 40, 50, 60 games down the road. And if he is worn down, we wouldn’t witness the magic he often provides with 3-4 minutes to go.
When would you suggest he get his rest in the second half so you are not angered an unbelievable amount? Because whenever it is he rests, chances are good he has a nearly insurmountable deficit from that moment.
I would rather rest Kyrie a few extra minutes in the 2nd and bring him in with 9 or 10 left in the 4th, as opposed to bringing him in with 6. And I don’t think three extra minutes a game would ruin his career.
@ Thatguy don’t be that guy. As to when to rest Kyrie. You take him out with 2 minutes left in the 3rd preferably at the start of a commercial break. You then rest him for the rest of the quarter and but him back in with 10 minutes or so left. That way he gets almost 10 minutes sitting (ok maybe more like 7) because of all the foul shots at the end of the 3rd plus 2 commercial breaks at minimium. Its what Phil jackson always did with Jordan and Kobe. You get him a nice break while missig minimal game time. Then if there is a foul shortly before a TV timeout half way through the 4th you take him out again.
@Jon my vote is C Miles is worse at this point just because Omri rebounds