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

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I can't understate how bad TT has been getting the ball fed to him in the lane tonight
 
FrontPageNews said:
He's an ok 1 on 1 defender. It's when he gets hit with a screen that he becomes a liability.
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Kyrie just has tunnel vision on both defense on offense. He reacts to picks very very late because he is so focused on the ball handler. I just don't understand why he never recovers.
 
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There we go. Everyone starting to play better.
 
Sir'Dom Pointer said:
Kyrie just has tunnel vision on both defense on offense. He reacts to picks very very late because he so focused on the ball handler. I just don't understand why he never recovers.
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Its effort. Or lack thereof.
 
jking948 said:
I just don't understand the insistence on switching Kyrie on every pick-and-roll. He's awful at defending them and that strategy makes it even worse. Go over, under, hell even into the pick, just stop with the fucking switching. It hasn't worked his whole career, it's not going to miraculously start now.
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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.
 
Then like that's it's a two-point lead...
 
Paul George is a ridiculous shot maker. I'm looking forward to when our 2nd unit comes in though, not going to lie.
 
Who the fuck is coordinating this defense?
TT hedges way to high, Kyrie has no idea when to go over or under screens. Come the fuck on, Lue.
 
Where in the world is the defensive intensity? Good lord. LeBron and Kyrie loafing back. Kevin just watching Turner shoot that.
 
ACisKING said:
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.
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Kyrie should just go under given Teague's speed. Every time we switch it screws up everything.
 
If I was the opposing team's coach, I'll put Kyrie in the pick and roll every time down the court. It's easy offense because he's just that bad at defending it.
 
Everybody but LeBron and TT is worthless right now. I don't know what Kyrie is doing, he looks terrible at every facet of the game. No point in him being out there if he's going to slow the offense down and not look for his shot.
 
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