Incredibly proud of Kyrie's game at the moment. For years we've seen his ability to move his hands at a lightning pace on the offensive side of the floor - that's been proven time and time again. But it was becoming increasingly obvious that if Kyrie make a concerted effort to utilize his quick hands on the defensive side of the floor, he could really make an impact.
And as such, he's almost averaging 2 steals a game. But most importantly, you can see the impact his aggressive attack on the ball handler is having on the ball movement of every opposition team.
He's learning to stay in front of his defender, swat balls out of opposing players' hands and hasn't looked like taking a play off for a number of games now.
For me, his incredibly positive attitude in post-game interviews really shows how he's grown as a person and as a player and these positive affirmations have lead to a really impressive performance on the court.
The bottom line is, if LeBron James plays like the offensive powerhouse we know he can be to in order to rally the troops early on offense and if Kyrie Irving continues to grow on the defensive end, pressuring the ball handler and forcing turnovers, we can really be a lethal team.
And the last few games have gone a long way to catalyse this belief.
