His lack of attention and effectiveness on the defensive end is hard to believe for an all-star caliber player. It's the NBA finals, and it seems like all this dude knows hows to do is hog the ball and go one-on-one. Dude needs to take more pride in his defensive match-ups, no matter who he ends up on.
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06-05-2016, 08:04 PM #1I rule the local playground
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Is Kyrie Irving the worst defender in the league?
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06-05-2016, 08:05 PM #2Embiid > Jokic
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06-05-2016, 08:07 PM #3Jordan Stopper
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Re: Is Kyrie Irving the worst defender in the league?
Easily
Kevin Love is a close second
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06-05-2016, 08:07 PM #4NBA Legend
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Re: Is Kyrie Irving the worst defender in the league?
He's not an allstar caliber player. People only think he is bc he plays flashy and "wowz he can cr0ss u up, break ur anklesz!!"
He's low IQ, selfish, lacks heart.
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06-05-2016, 08:08 PM #5Atkinson Fam Head
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Re: Is Kyrie Irving the worst defender in the league?
Yep. But to be fair at least he's a top 5 player on the court tonight.
Originally Posted by Akrazotile
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06-05-2016, 08:09 PM #6Titles are overrated
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Re: Is Kyrie Irving the worst defender in the league?
Damn Harden....
I know a gif can make anyone look like whatever you like...but he is brutal at times.
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06-05-2016, 08:09 PM #7I rule the local playground
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Re: Is Kyrie Irving the worst defender in the league?
Originally Posted by SouBeachTalents
It's close, but I think Harden is a better defender than Kyrie when he puts the effort in... He's just lazy. Kyrie is just terrible.
In terms of defensive real plus minus, Kyrie ranked 451 out of 462 NBA players. Dude was worth -3.31 points per 100 possessions on the defensive end. Just ahead of 38 year old Kobe... Harden was at -0.78 for reference.
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