Irving will be better than CP3 ... soon

No way he'll be the assist man that

LTCF is going to love this... :) I dont blame him though, as aparently Irving is the real deal.

and he should have started over Bosh with his sorry performance!

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Originally posted 08:35 AM ET  02.18 by FAMU RATTLER

No way he'll be the assist man that

No way he'll be the assist man that Paul but sure he'll be a better scorer. Kyrie will have to keep it up for some years to be better than Paul.

Come To LA, Bro.

I would not take Irving over Paul. Irving is a crappy defender.

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Originally posted 08:45 AM ET  02.18 by jgb

"But this weekend is a perfect example who monta Irving is....He lost the kids game, lost the AS game......But won the individual event."

Perfectly stated. Kyrie just has a long way to go in learning how to make his teammates better. Granted he plays with some pretty terrible guys, but no matter the situation, you have to make the other guys better.

Also, CP3 went to WORK on Kyrie in the fourth quarter last night.

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Originally posted 09:06 AM ET  02.18 by Docmadinejad

Duke! Duke! Duke! Of course he's good! And he'll reach his prime just in time to get the hell out of Cleveland.

Because he went to Duke means nothing. Coach K and the coach before him have produced ZERO Hall of Famers for that school. The closest they ever came to that was Grant Hill. Hopefully Kyrie doesn't turn into him with all the injuries.

Irving is almost equivalent to CP3 in handles and shooting but defensively he is not even close to CP3. Irving's passing well he can pass but is almost forced to be a scoring PG with the talent they have in Cleveland. They ranked defenders in the NBA and I believe Kyrie was ranked the worse.

I will say this offensively Kyrie's game has almost no holes. He is clutch, can get off almost any shot and his handle makes him almost impossible to guard. He can finish we either hand with ease in the paint. Once he becomes good if ever defensively and be a leader then he will be on CP3's level. Right now he is a step below CP3 and that is a huge compliment for a second year PG

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Originally posted 11:08 AM ET  02.18 by Gatorade or Haterade

Irving is almost equivalent to CP3 in handles and shooting but defensively he is not even close to CP3. Irving's passing well he can pass but is almost forced to be a scoring PG with the talent they have in Cleveland. They ranked defenders in the NBA and I believe Kyrie was ranked the worse.

Last year, Kyrie had poor rankings -- what I've seen this year is quite a bit better. (e.g., % steals, pick & roll, ...) Reasons were just more experience for him -- and better defensive players around him. (mostly Jameson being gone)

But he still has a ways to go to be call a good defender.

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Originally posted 11:08 AM ET  02.18 by Gatorade or Haterade

Irving is almost equivalent to CP3 in handles and shooting but defensively he is not even close to CP3. Irving's passing well he can pass but is almost forced to be a scoring PG with the talent they have in Cleveland. They ranked defenders in the NBA and I believe Kyrie was ranked the worse.

Cp3 isn't exactly known for his D either is he??

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Originally posted 10:22 AM ET  02.18 by BrownQJ: Bulls Gone Fishing

Because he went to Duke means nothing. Coach K and the coach before him have produced ZERO Hall of Famers for that school. The closest they ever came to that was Grant Hill. Hopefully Kyrie doesn't turn into him with all the injuries.

Battier screwed it up last year. Up to that point, no Duke player had been starter for an NBA Champion.

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Originally posted 11:43 AM ET  02.18 by satomtx

Cp3 isn't exactly known for his D either is he??

Uhh, Yeah he is known for his defense as well at least to me. He actually leads the league in steals. I know steals isn't the only way to define defense but he is known for that too. He was all first team defense last year and 2nd team the year before that. This is from a PG that is probably 5-9 or 5-10 give or take. I am not saying he is Gary Payton or Avery Bradley but he is one the better defenders. He has lead the league in steals multiple times dating back to his second year in the league.

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Originally posted 01:26 PM ET  02.18 by Gatorade or Haterade

Uhh, Yeah he is known for his defense as well at least to me. He actually leads the league in steals. I know steals isn't the only way to define defense but he is known for that too. He was all first team defense last year and 2nd team the year before that. This is from a PG that is probably 5-9 or 5-10 give or take. I am not saying he is Gary Payton or Avery Bradley but he is one the better defenders. He has lead the league in steals multiple times dating back to his second year in the league.

Ok I've never been that impressed w his D but ill take your word for it!