I kind of disagree. If Korver can shoot like he usually does, that is good enough to overcompensate for whatever D PJ Tucker was going to do on Durant.
He had zero points. It's one game, but if he's not going to put the ball in the basket, he's literally useless to us against GS.
Zero points. ZERO. He needs to be a factor.
Alright, fine.
I'll be the one to get crucified for it.
I would much rather have PJ Tucker right now to throw at Durant. Korver is a great shooter and the trade itself was good. But the opportunity cost was having a second person who can at least get in Durant's way besides LeBron. LeBron having to guard Durant an entire game was always a terrible strategy.
Exactly. This is why I never loved the Korver trade. And I got crucified a bit.
I get it, the value was fine. I like Korver, I think he's a very good player. And I never disliked having him here.
I just felt, if you're going to beat GS; you can't build your team like them to do it. No one is beating them at their game.
And I felt, we lost track of what beat them in the first place. That was defense. Not offense. Sure, Kyrie and LeBron had great offensive performances, but we were able to defend them, slow them down, and make the game our style.
The Cavs should have been countering ways to amplify that, instead, we tried to be more like them, and I am not sure it's going to be a great recipe.
Our perimeter defense is probably our biggest weakness and that's not a weakness you want against Golden State.