Friday, March 13, 2015

Kyrie "Uncle Drew" Irving Clutch

Uncle Drew Aka Kyrie Irving is stepping up his game and abilities more this year. This guy is amazing to watch. Think watching him on TV is incredible, imagine watching the cross overs, ankle breaking, dribbling between the legs, confusing his defenders in person. Watching him do his thing court side. Now that would be amazing. Last night against the Spurs Irving had a career high 57 points. The Cavaliers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 128- 125 featuring overtime thanks to Irving hitting a last second three pointer. Irving was 7 for 7 from behind the arc. Irving was on fire shooting and making 20 of his 32 attempts while being guarded against a team that usually has great defense. After the game Irving credited Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. This is what Irving said after the game, " As long as my elbow is pointed at the rim, I feel like it has a great chance to go in. I learned that from Kobe Bryant. If you get a good look at it and your elbow is pointed at the rim, it has a chance of going in." Irving is crediting Bryant with his performance shooting wise, but I do not think he could credit Bryant for his dribbling skills against the Spurs or his finishing by the rim. Who does Kyrie remind you of dribbling past defenders and finishing with any hand. I do not think he reminds me of anyone besides his own self. Irving is his own unique player and he always surprises people and get's a lot of "ohh's" and ahh's."

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