Scott is hard on his players, motivates them and improves his teams. But his coaching philosophy has caused players to grow tired of him after a few years, and eventually getting him fired.
But it so weird how he seems bored out there... I hope he has that fire of wanting to be great, because he definitely has all the tools.
It's pretty clear that Kyrie's biggest issue is conditioning. The whole offense moves through him right now so he takes a breather on the defensive end. As he gets in better shape and becomes acclimated to the NBA schedule you'll see him improve. It's pretty clear he wants to be great and one thing all time greats like Kobe and MJ have in common is the ability to defend the ball.
Let's give the rookie some love: the Cavs look much better than last year's version (which had decent players at point guard in Mo Williams, Baron Davis and Ramon Sessions), and much of that is due to Irving's excellent offensive contributions. The last rookie to score at least 17 points with a True Shooting percentage of .575 or better was Tim Duncan. The last rookie guard to do it? Michael Jordan.
He reminds me of (Chris Paul) early in his days, as well,” said James…. “They definitely remind me of each other. Just how in control, and how they think the game. They show that you’re not in like a rookie mindset. You’re trying to put guys in a position to succeed. I’ve been looking forward to going against him. . . . He’s definitely beyond his years as a rookie point guard.
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....s-paul/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Tom Ziller of SB Nation has KI at #9 NBA MVP Power rankings (MVP that is, not ROY) .
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/1/25/2732023/nba-mvp-power-rankings-kyle-lowry-kyrie-irving
Let's give the rookie some love: the Cavs look much better than last year's version (which had decent players at point guard in Mo Williams, Baron Davis and Ramon Sessions), and much of that is due to Irving's excellent offensive contributions. The last rookie to score at least 17 points with a True Shooting percentage of .575 or better was Tim Duncan. The last rookie guard to do it? Michael Jordan.
You gotta like that.
Ricky Rubio
*runs*