Benny The Jet;1854796 wrote:Stank face Kyrie is my favorite Kyrie.
Uncle Drew being a grumpy old man. I swear, I saw him bleeding antifreeze tonight.
Flashes of Kobe.
ironman02;1854818 wrote:Apparently the league has a rule that unless LeBron dies when going to the rim, it's not a foul.
I remember hearing Shaq talking about this a few years ago. There was a conversation about how many calls LeBron gets, and Shaq actually pointed out that his size and athleticism causes fouls against LeBron to go uncalled, not unlike he himself experienced when he was in the league.
For as many people as will whine about when James gripes about not getting a call (and he does, just as all superstars do), he does tend to get fouled a lot when it goes uncalled.
I have to confess something, too. When the Cavs traded Wiggins for Love, I was not a fan of the trade. Kyrie was not a good defender, and I didn't like the idea of two starters being such defensive liabilities.
However, Love put on a defensive rebounding clinic tonight. Combine that with his going Gary Payton on Curry in the closing minutes of last year's Finals Game 7 and putting on the size this last offseason, I am officially glad that we made the trade.
One thing nobody is talking about regarding these last two games has been the lack of production from the bench. Late in this game, I looked it up, and the bench had given the Cavs a total of 16 points over the two games combined, and 11 of them were from Shump. Essentially, six players have gotten all but five of the points. Doesn't it seem like that could certainly have played a role in the struggles? That the last two games have shown the Cavs getting almost no help from the bench, sans Shump's 6 and 5 points, respectively?
