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...and if we do win it, a lifetime ban for any peckerhead who makes some crappy argument about how our title is "tainted".
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I'm on board, Lets all make some Voodoo dolls of Curry and stab that doll right in the ankles!
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Kyrie Irving a full participant in practice: 'This past week has been the biggest steps that I've taken mentally and physically'
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving took another step toward a return to the regular season, participating in his first full practice on Thursday.
"I think the biggest thing for me is getting over the mental hump of being able to go out there and still compete," Irving said Thursday afternoon. "I've kind of been itching for the last few weeks, but finally getting my trainers' clearance as well as our organization to go out there and practice with the guys, have 5-on-5, going up and down, finally being able to hit guys a little bit and have guys hit me, as a competitor, I've been itching for that. There's no better place to be than escaping here with guys that I call my brothers. We're part of a big family. We definitely have a little ways to go before I get back on the court with the guys, but this week has been great."
Irving first returned on Monday, going through a moderated session, and will continue to be monitored closely.
Despite the positive steps in his comeback, Irving won't reveal a return date.
"Just taking it as it goes," Irving responded. "You're not getting anything out of me. No percentages, no target dates, nothing. I'm feeling good. Personally I'm in a great place just being able to be out here and practice with the guys, being able to go up and down and continuously, as well. The first time I went up and down it was more controlled. Today, there was a lot more up and down, being able to test my wind, being able to test my knee, going from offense to defense and translating and being able to get out in the fast break and being able to try my moves that I've been practicing. Kind of knock off most of the rust I've had. This is what this week has been about."
Irving, five months removed from surgery, admits that he has set little goals during the grueling recovery, one that has included early morning workouts and post-practice shooting sessions like the one he had alongside LeBron James Thursday.
"I think I tweeted it the other day but to climb Mount Everest, man, it's a frickin mountain when you're injured," he said. "Different base camps like they have on Mount Everest and you go to different base camps and you try to just get to them. Sometimes you're going to fall down the mountain and sometimes you're going to get even further on the day. This past week has been the biggest steps that I've taken mentally and physically to being out there and being ready to be out there with my guys."
Iman Shumpert, who has been injured at the same time with Irving, something that has made a lengthy journey go by a little quicker, was also on the court. Having both players back at practice created a noticeable boost.
"Definitely added a little competitiveness and the activity level and energy was good and was high," Cavs head coach David Blatt said. "Both of those guys practiced pretty well."
During a portion of the session, Irving and James were on opposite sides, which usually leads to some of the Cavaliers' best practices, according to Irving.
"The energy was great, Irving said. "Having Shump back there as well as going against Swish (J.R. Smith) and guys, different matchups that we've had, that has allowed our practices to be elevated is back to where it needs to be. Hopefully that can continue over the next few weeks."
Just like Irving, there's no return date set for Shumpert. A timetable for his recovery originally was supposed to keep him out until either late December or mid-January. But Blatt admitted recently that Shumpert is ahead of schedule, attacking his rehab with the same vigor that he uses to stifle opposing perimeter players.
"When we get back we call ourselves the Hardy Brothers," Irving said about his friend and backcourt mate, Shumpert. "We're coming full attack like the Hardy Brothers back in WWF."
The Cavaliers will head on the road for a quick two-game trip that starts in New Orleans on Friday night and wraps in Miami Saturday.
According to a Cavaliers spokesman, Irving will not travel. Instead, he will stay back, focusing on continued rehab, conditioning and more on-court work, which is best accomplished at Cleveland Clinic Courts.
Despite missing its starting backcourt, Cleveland owns a record of 13-5, best in the Eastern Conference. The organization has repeatedly spoken about taking a big-picture approach to the season, which means not rushing any player back from injury. Even without a specific date in mind, Irving believes he will know when it's time to come back, when he's finally reached the top of his own Everest.
"If I'm putting myself in a position to be out there and I'm 100 percent, than I'm going to go out there and I'm not going to take any extra days off or take a week off just because erring on the side of being cautious," he said. "I don't believe in that. Anything can happen at any given moment and I still have no regrets from what I did last year, going out there and even playing injured. I'm leaving it on the line for my guys and I'm going to continue to have that mindset and as a competitor. I'm never going to change.
"Obviously, having a significant injury, it's a little different, but I still have that competitive fire inside and when I'm cleared to play, I'm going out and playing. There's no looking back after that. I'm a Ferrari without a rearview mirror."
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving took another step toward a return to the regular season, participating in his first full practice on Thursday.
"I think the biggest thing for me is getting over the mental hump of being able to go out there and still compete," Irving said Thursday afternoon. "I've kind of been itching for the last few weeks, but finally getting my trainers' clearance as well as our organization to go out there and practice with the guys, have 5-on-5, going up and down, finally being able to hit guys a little bit and have guys hit me, as a competitor, I've been itching for that. There's no better place to be than escaping here with guys that I call my brothers. We're part of a big family. We definitely have a little ways to go before I get back on the court with the guys, but this week has been great."
Irving first returned on Monday, going through a moderated session, and will continue to be monitored closely.
Despite the positive steps in his comeback, Irving won't reveal a return date.
"Just taking it as it goes," Irving responded. "You're not getting anything out of me. No percentages, no target dates, nothing. I'm feeling good. Personally I'm in a great place just being able to be out here and practice with the guys, being able to go up and down and continuously, as well. The first time I went up and down it was more controlled. Today, there was a lot more up and down, being able to test my wind, being able to test my knee, going from offense to defense and translating and being able to get out in the fast break and being able to try my moves that I've been practicing. Kind of knock off most of the rust I've had. This is what this week has been about."
Irving, five months removed from surgery, admits that he has set little goals during the grueling recovery, one that has included early morning workouts and post-practice shooting sessions like the one he had alongside LeBron James Thursday.
"I think I tweeted it the other day but to climb Mount Everest, man, it's a frickin mountain when you're injured," he said. "Different base camps like they have on Mount Everest and you go to different base camps and you try to just get to them. Sometimes you're going to fall down the mountain and sometimes you're going to get even further on the day. This past week has been the biggest steps that I've taken mentally and physically to being out there and being ready to be out there with my guys."
Iman Shumpert, who has been injured at the same time with Irving, something that has made a lengthy journey go by a little quicker, was also on the court. Having both players back at practice created a noticeable boost.
"Definitely added a little competitiveness and the activity level and energy was good and was high," Cavs head coach David Blatt said. "Both of those guys practiced pretty well."
During a portion of the session, Irving and James were on opposite sides, which usually leads to some of the Cavaliers' best practices, according to Irving.
"The energy was great, Irving said. "Having Shump back there as well as going against Swish (J.R. Smith) and guys, different matchups that we've had, that has allowed our practices to be elevated is back to where it needs to be. Hopefully that can continue over the next few weeks."
Just like Irving, there's no return date set for Shumpert. A timetable for his recovery originally was supposed to keep him out until either late December or mid-January. But Blatt admitted recently that Shumpert is ahead of schedule, attacking his rehab with the same vigor that he uses to stifle opposing perimeter players.
"When we get back we call ourselves the Hardy Brothers," Irving said about his friend and backcourt mate, Shumpert. "We're coming full attack like the Hardy Brothers back in WWF."
The Cavaliers will head on the road for a quick two-game trip that starts in New Orleans on Friday night and wraps in Miami Saturday.
According to a Cavaliers spokesman, Irving will not travel. Instead, he will stay back, focusing on continued rehab, conditioning and more on-court work, which is best accomplished at Cleveland Clinic Courts.
Despite missing its starting backcourt, Cleveland owns a record of 13-5, best in the Eastern Conference. The organization has repeatedly spoken about taking a big-picture approach to the season, which means not rushing any player back from injury. Even without a specific date in mind, Irving believes he will know when it's time to come back, when he's finally reached the top of his own Everest.
"If I'm putting myself in a position to be out there and I'm 100 percent, than I'm going to go out there and I'm not going to take any extra days off or take a week off just because erring on the side of being cautious," he said. "I don't believe in that. Anything can happen at any given moment and I still have no regrets from what I did last year, going out there and even playing injured. I'm leaving it on the line for my guys and I'm going to continue to have that mindset and as a competitor. I'm never going to change.
"Obviously, having a significant injury, it's a little different, but I still have that competitive fire inside and when I'm cleared to play, I'm going out and playing. There's no looking back after that. I'm a Ferrari without a rearview mirror."
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I am waiting like an eager boy waiting for Christmas, to see him out on the court again.
Watching the Cavs thus far, and we are still pretty good, but has made me appreciate how important he is when he's in the lineup.
He's been missing badly. That's been quite obvious.
*Please Stay Healthy*
Watching the Cavs thus far, and we are still pretty good, but has made me appreciate how important he is when he's in the lineup.
He's been missing badly. That's been quite obvious.
*Please Stay Healthy*
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Fuck Steph Curry. I am happy with Kyrie Irving.
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Watching that video, obviously LeBron makes EVERYONE better. That's clear as day, but Kyrie also makes LeBron better too. Look how much shit opens up, and just look how much more confident LB looks overall with him on the floor.
Kyrie is his wet blanket on the court,
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I think ALOT that's been wrong with our offense is Delly. He's seen the most meaningful minutes at PG and when he's in you as a defense to a certain point don't have to guard him. So whenever you see poor spacing and plays designed for LeBron that just look bad it's because there isn't any space ANYWHERE. To compound it JR Smith out of nowhere decides he wants to round out his game and not shoot those 3s that made him legend last year. And he simply hasn't played as good as he did last year. Then to make it even WORSE TT has regressed offensively and whenever he's in he's not guarded.
Kyrie comes in and his presence won't fix everything but it will be immeadiatly visible that he was missed. He comes in and opposing PGs finally have to work on defense so well get a lot more dribble penetration with the intent to score. This takes a man off LeBron because now defenders have to stop Kyrie too so it's spreads the floor and we'll see all that interior passing we loved last year
Kyrie comes in and his presence won't fix everything but it will be immeadiatly visible that he was missed. He comes in and opposing PGs finally have to work on defense so well get a lot more dribble penetration with the intent to score. This takes a man off LeBron because now defenders have to stop Kyrie too so it's spreads the floor and we'll see all that interior passing we loved last year
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