Really glad I defended the trade at the time. Some people on this board were straight roasting the trade because of J.R.
He's been nothing short of amazing as a Cavalier. Aside from the Crowder bitchslap, where he was provoked(Dwight didn't even get a Flagrant two for a similar play just because Bogut didn't fall...thanks NBA), J.R. has been the same J.R. that won sixth man of the year, except he's been even more consistent, he's been very good defensively, and he's been showing a lot of things he stopped doing completely in New York (driving to the hoop and making big plays for himself and others on a consistent basis because he's got good handles/hops that get no respect and people sell out on contesting him from 3)
J.R. and Iman's ability to get to the hoop especially against tilted defenses off of ball swings from LBJ and Kyrie has been crucial to our success and will be a big deal against Golden State. Our Ky/JR/Iman/LBJ/Thompson line-up has 5 dudes who can get to the rim with the ball in their hands one way or another and finish at the rim. Golden State has good defenders but they've had a lot of hiding abilities thus far in the playoffs. The only guys they can really hide on on the Cavs are Dellavedova, Marion, and James Jones to a certain extent. If Jones/Delly are making shots it will create huge problems for G.S.