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The Kyrie and Dion chemistry conundrum

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I think Dion has better physique for defending. if he and irving are going to play together, he has to embrace this aspect of his game.. which is why i see it as a premature discussion. I think all rookies suck at defense in the NBA. you need a lot more discipline to guard athletes at this level.
 
If it's all right with you Rchfld, I'm going to use your high school team photo as my new avatar. I know ballers when I see them..

Hahahah! That team right there was ONE WIN away from Columbus and the state final four for Division 2. We knew we had aspecial team when we welcomed Dru Joyce into his first year asba head coach by beating St V in his first game coaching during the summer league. Im not going to mention that Bron did not play in that game. :)
 
The cavs need to quit babying Irving and have him defend his own position. The chemistry problem is defensively as much as offensively. The cavs don't have the personnel to cross match defensively. Gee ain't the bees knees of defensive ability. Scott's use of gee as a crutch is hurting the team in the long run. If you have deficits, let them be revealed. covering them up is a form of masterbation. The cavs defense feels better than it is with scott's gimmicks. they aren't really helping. It's time to get rid of gee, and see the cavs for what they are.

The cavs will make greater strides pushing their offense than trying to put lip stick on this defensive pig.
 
The cavs need to quit babying Irving and have him defend his own position. The chemistry problem is defensively as much as offensively. The cavs don't have the personnel to cross match defensively. Gee ain't the bees knees of defensive ability. Scott's use of gee as a crutch is hurting the team in the long run. If you have deficits, let them be revealed. covering them up is a form of masterbation. The cavs defense feels better than it is with scott's gimmicks. they aren't really helping. It's time to get rid of gee, and see the cavs for what they are.

The cavs will make greater strides pushing their offense than trying to put lip stick on this defensive pig.

I believe cross-positional defending is an acceptable part of a defensive strategy. When a coaching staff stops at that and calls it a scheme, there is a problem.

I am operating under the belief that Scott and the coaching staff is so overwhelmed with teaching fundamentals that they don't have enough time to implement the Princeton offense or a help defense. I tell myself that daily. Daily.
 
Like most coaches who go to bad teams, scott is keeping his job because the team couldn't get any worse. There has been no improvement to the system being ran. If the cavs fail to make the play offs next year scott will be fired.
 
I believe cross-positional defending is an acceptable part of a defensive strategy. When a coaching staff stops at that and calls it a scheme, there is a problem.

I am operating under the belief that Scott and the coaching staff is so overwhelmed with teaching fundamentals that they don't have enough time to implement the Princeton offense or a help defense. I tell myself that daily. Daily.

I tell myself Scott has orders to tank.

Because, honestly, as much as I like Byron Scott and think he's a good coach, our team has been terribly coached since he got here.
 
Like most coaches who go to bad teams, scott is keeping his job because the team couldn't get any worse. There has been no improvement to the system being ran. If the cavs fail to make the play offs next year scott will be fired.

I think the main reason he's keeping his job is because the front office isn't expecting a lot of wins right now and didn't give Scott a team that could succeed immediately. I agree that next year will probably be Scott's audition to be the coach of this team going forward.
 
Today waiters is defending Westbrook. Gee is on Durante. Irving is on sefolosha. That's much better. Far too often Scott ends up putting waiters on the small forward. Gotta put guys in a position to succeed.
 
Thabo only tries to score five to eight times a game, and only in transition or when left alone. It should keep Irving out of foul trouble. No problem at all with the call.
 
Scott is clearly focused more at a development standpoint, than at an X's and O's. And when it comes to developing young talent, I'm not sure there's a better coach out there. He's the perfect coach for where we are now, but when w're ready to be a team of contention. I think we'll probably end up going a different direction.
 
If anything I hope Dion and Irving have lefty only one on one games. While Waiters actually has learned to use his left this season, this will still definitely help Dion with his scoring as Kyrie is ridiculously good with his off hand
 
Scott is clearly focused more at a development standpoint, than at an X's and O's. And when it comes to developing young talent, I'm not sure there's a better coach out there. He's the perfect coach for where we are now, but when w're ready to be a team of contention. I think we'll probably end up going a different direction.

That's why he's on the same page as this organization. We are taking our time (within reason) and doing things that will put us in a position to succeed. This works out perfectly because while we are stacking picks Byron can really concentrate on developing these young guys without the extra burden of winning now.
 
This thread feels about 18 months premature. Chemistry issues have been around since James Naismith had to drag a ladder on the court to pull the ball out of the basket. Finding an equilibrium is what basketball is all about.

Someone get that guy a second ladder!
 
Thabo only tries to score five to eight times a game, and only in transition or when left alone. It should keep Irving out of foul trouble. No problem at all with the call.

Plus it will keep his legs fresh so hopefully he can go off with 3 minutes left or something
 

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