Round 1 Game 4 Cleveland Cavaliers (3-0) @ Indiana Pacers (0-3) SUNDAY, APRIL 23 1:00 PM ET

[The Oi]

JR's behind the back pass was Lance-like. Lance's 5th foul was JR- like. Two really fucking dumb plays.

Really glad that series is over. Tough 7th seed to play.

 

[col63onel]

Years from now, people will ask about the Block, or the Three, or the Curse.

And I'll say, "Let me tell you about JR Smith"

 

[Zeus69]

Lebron is literally the entire team

Yup. Pretty much been that way wherever he's landed. Wade and Bosh win shit without LBJ.

 

[Sticker114]

The only team in the East I'd put them ahead of is the Hawks.

Agreed. Also had Wizards ahead of them.
Luckily they're playing each other

 

[czvo]

Not sure what to do about JR. His head was up his own ass all game and he's been poor since returning

Though the played pretty well outside of the massive brain fart at the end

 

[Tornicade]

This series could have been 3-1 to Indiana.. that's how bad the Cavs have been.. fake sweep. Let's hope they improve.

PHEW................................ too close.

Fake sweep? nothing fake about 1 week before their next game

Look at all the other series that aren't sweeps.

 

[Jscc]

This series could have been 3-1 to Indiana.. that's how bad the Cavs have been.. fake sweep. Let's hope they improve.

PHEW................................ too close.

This year's sweep ended similarly to last year's Detroit sweep and posters were saying similar things.

I am majorly concerned with our back-court and coaching though. Kyrie, JR, and Lue don't appear to be sure things right now.

 

[Jscc]

lol @ the media. Last year's Detroit sweep was a 'competitive sweep' and this season's sweep Yahoo has already titled 'historically tight series'.

 

[Crosby_Cavs]

So how many days of rest guys will get at minimum?

 

[NorthCoastBias]

So how many days of rest guys will get at minimum?

At minimum, six days.

 

[Jordan]

I don't get what you mean by this. Literally the only success the Cavs have had defensively this year and in this series has been when switching. Hedging hard doesn't work because Kyrie takes so long to get around the pick setter. Trapping has been a travesty all season long with the Cavs slow team foot speed.

AC, you know I respect you man, but this is completely wrong. Stats per Synergy:

Regular Season:
-Kyrie on switches off a pick-and-roll = 1.12 points per possession, bottom 19% of NBA and fourth worst in NBA for players who have defended at least 50 possessions.
-Kyrie goes away from pick = .815 points per possession, top 20% in NBA.
-Kyrie goes into pick w/out switch = 1.009 points per possession, bottom 44% in NBA.

As you can see, during the regular season, switching was by far Kyrie's worst defense on the pick-and-roll. Now let's look at the playoffs:
-Kyrie on switches = 1.66 points per possession
-Kyrie going away from pick = Not done
-Kyrie goes into pick w/out switch = 1 point per possession

There are other strategies outside of going away (such as going under or over) that Lue has not used. During the regular season going over resulted in 1.009 points per possession and going under resulted in 1.094. Both better than Kyrie on switches. Switching is statistically Kyrie's worst defensive strategy and it has been that way for a long time.

 

[FritzLn]

lol @ the media. Last year's Detroit sweep was a 'competitive sweep' and this season's sweep Yahoo has already titled 'historically tight series'.

not everyone can sit their best player, lose their head coach and still embarrass professional NBA teams. i thought this was the playoffs

 

[TheBigAristotle]

I'm sorry, did you just say he was terrible in ALL aspects of the game?

You can not be serious. There are things to critique but you just ruined your post with that type of no merit hyperbole

To his standards? Yes.
Low 3PT %, tunnel vision and low assists, bad defense. The team looked so much more fluent with Deron instead of Kyrie

 

[Sticker114]

View: https://twitter.com/MikeGoldFool/status/856237942532169728

 

[ACisKING]

AC, you know I respect you man, but this is completely wrong. Stats per Synergy:

Regular Season:
-Kyrie on switches off a pick-and-roll = 1.12 points per possession, bottom 19% of NBA and fourth worst in NBA for players who have defended at least 50 possessions.
-Kyrie goes away from pick = .815 points per possession, top 20% in NBA.
-Kyrie goes into pick w/out switch = 1.009 points per possession, bottom 44% in NBA.

As you can see, during the regular season, switching was by far Kyrie's worst defense on the pick-and-roll. Now let's look at the playoffs:
-Kyrie on switches = 1.66 points per possession
-Kyrie going away from pick = Not done
-Kyrie goes into pick w/out switch = 1 point per possession

There are other strategies outside of going away (such as going under or over) that Lue has not used. During the regular season going over resulted in 1.009 points per possession and going under resulted in 1.094. Both better than Kyrie on switches. Switching is statistically Kyrie's worst defensive strategy and it has been that way for a long time.

Good stuff. Can you clarify what you mean by going away from the pick? Like when the offensive player goes away from the pick?