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Matthew Dellavedova

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I didnt watch cosely enough..

What was the reason for the drastic change from g one to g two?
 
Our defense off the ball has really been the key. Guys expect that they'll have to beat the defender in front of them when they have the ball. But having to exert effort constantly just to get a routine pass during a game just wears on you. And when you challenge those routine passes, it makes it difficult for a sophisticated passing offense to develop a flow.
 
Writers keep referring to delly as dirty. In that peabody and sherman movie the word dog was turned from a negative to a positive by everybody embracing it. Delly will do the dirty work that others dont wont too.
Delly is dirty.
I am dirty too.
 
Per ESPN

http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/106361/dellavedova-dominant-on-defense-in-game-2

The highlights:

Curry was 0-for-8 when guarded by Dellavedova on Sunday, including 0-for-5 from 3-point range, his worst shooting performance against a defender in any game this postseason.

Overall, Dellavedova held the Warriors to 3-for-15 shooting, including 0-for-6 from 3-point range, and forced six turnovers as a primary defender in Game 2. That's the most turnovers forced by a Cavaliers player in a game this postseason, and only Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler and Khris Middleton have forced more turnovers as the primary defender in any game this postseason.

Although this number is expected to be high since he was guarding Curry, it’s worth pointing out that Dellavedova contested 11 shots in Game 2, more than any other Cavaliers player.

Interestingly, it's the third time Dellavedova has held an opposing team's star guard to his worst shooting performance of the playoffs:

• Derrick Rose on May 10 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Dellavedova held Rose to 1-for-6 shooting as the primary defender, including 0-for-3 in the fourth quarter. Of the 18 instances when a player guarded Rose at least five plays in a single game during this postseason, that 1-for-6 performance against Dellavedova was his worst.

• Jeff Teague on May 22 in Game 2 of the conference finals. Teague was harassed by Dellavedova to the tune of 1-for-11 from the field. In that same game, Teague was 4-for-5 when guarded by anybody else. Of defenders whom Teague has taken at least five shots against in a game, nobody did a better job guarding Jeff Teague in any game this postseason than Dellavedova.

The point is that this isn't some sort of fluke event or luck. Sure, Curry will get hot again soon enough, but Delly has replicated defensive results in a very short period of time against tricky opposition and that suggests that it would not be a surprise if he does so again. His toughness and competitive spirit has almost certainly rubbed off on his teammates and you can see it in the way they react to him.

I shudder to think that we might have dealt him as Windhorst has suggested we were thinking of (doesn't seem plausible to me since this team SEES in practice what Delly brings to the table defensively--they aren't going to give that up for some washed up point guard) doing. We have a guy that can harass point guards, two guards, and even some SFs defensively while getting better as a shooter, rebounder, and passer. This team gets copious amounts of shit for its drafting, but finding a diamond in the rough like Delly should be given credit.
 
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You really can't praise this guy enough. I love how he takes contact in the chest with his hands sky high. This dude can absorb major punishment and stay in the play. As @PIP pointed out; he switched onto Draymond Green in the post and played incredible defense. He absorbed some big blows there and was still able to contest the shot; infuckingcredible. Is there any other guard in the NBA that can switch onto a big and it not be a mismatch? His defensive versatility is so valuable. Teams will continually go at Delly in some kind of ISO situation as if they have a huge mismatch on their hands. This is a guy where stats cannot quantify the impact he has on the game.

LeBron James was right. You can live with whatever mistakes he makes on the offensive end because of how hard he plays and how intelligent he is on the defensive end. It's not like you can't pay attention to him on offense either. This dude can burn you from three if you leave him open, and if you let him get in the lane he can toss that floater up that has been working well for him. Shit, apparently you can also post him up on smaller guys and he can give you a hook shot.

He's out their diving for loose balls and pissing off the opposition with his never give up, never surrender basketball. I really can't get enough of him, and i'm so glad he is on our team.
 
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Walter White said:
I'm not sure how much potential he has offensively, but someone should get with him this summer and help develop his ball handling and also become a more consistent shooter from three. If he does that, he will be as good as he possibly can be.
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His form is pretty dang good on his shot. Maybe he can turn his body a little more when shooting, but you can't really mess with the results. He has a very nice quick ball dip, never hesitates, and is a fluid one motion shooter.

I agree about the ball handling however. It is really his only weakness, and teams do try to exploit it. The cavs have done a good job of helping him out though. Luckily he has the very best in the business to work with in Kyrie Irving.
 
Walter White said:
I'm not sure how much potential he has offensively, but someone should get with him this summer and help develop his ball handling and also become a more consistent shooter from three. If he does that, he will be as good as he possibly can be.
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You can guarantee that he will be working on some part of his game. He has improved constantly since he entered the league and improved each year in college. He was written off by most pundits because of his defence two years ago - they said he wouldn't be able to defend. Perhaps some credit goes to Kyrie on that score. But you can bet that he continue to improve.
 
Snarly said:
So let me get this right now that I calmed down and can think again. Delly was the Key to our first Finals win in Cavs history... Let that sink in.
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View from afar said:
You can guarantee that he will be working on some part of his game. He has improved constantly since he entered the league and improved each year in college. He was written off by most pundits because of his defence two years ago - they said he wouldn't be able to defend. Perhaps some credit goes to Kyrie on that score. But you can bet that he continue to improve.
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I think you are correct on both scores...he has certainly improved every year (and people forget he is only a second year NBA player) and if you read what everyone says, he never stops working. Also, I think having to guard Kyrie in practice the last two years has improved his defense incredibly...imagine having to guard a guy with those handles...plus he took it so seriously that the two almost came to blows...he has seen what one of the potentially great PG's in Kyire has got and worked out how to beat pace and smarts...he is now applying that to some great PGs in the playoffs...
 
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Sorry, it's a foreign tweet...pretty much throughout the Playoffs Delly has shut down everyone he's had to guard is the long and short of it

Rose, Teague and Curry have shot 18 of 64 (something like 28%) and have only scored 42 COMBINED POINTS when Delly was playing D on them.
 
Reading Facebook and Warriors fans are all like "Curry was just off, Dellavadova isn't that good, Curry just had a cold night."

Umm maybe he was off because 6' 4" Delly was literally right in front of him locking his ass up on every shot...........

Naw fuck giving anyone but Curry credit. Currys shoe was untied the whole game
 
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