Kyrie is unstoppable offensively but it's not fair to compare him to Dirk from his championship run. Kyrie was great offensively next to the best player in the league. Dirk was the best player in the league for that run on a team where the next best guy was Jason Terry.
Bingo.
no he's busy winning coach of the month awards out west ha.
Drummond hasn't taken a step forward this year, arguably a small step back. Not a good defender, needs to shoot better and add to his offensive arsenal
Normal day at the office, nice Rudy.
They don't have the offense to keep up with Golden State. Kemba is carrying the team scoring wise, and when he's off the court or has an off night they don't have a very good shot to win.
I think they are more vulnerable than last year, even with KD, due to the lack of depth they have, especially in the frontcourt. Also, as good of a shooter he is, Klay can disappear for games at a time, which is another problem. Also you always have the Spurs that have proven they can beat them, the Rockets are very impressive this year, and the Cavs when they get JR back will get back on track a bit.
It's weird. That said, I like the Plumlee trade – he's Zeller-esque finishing the pick and roll, but is a better rebounder and shot-blocker. Given the way their offense has cratered when Zeller's out, it makes sense to get a proven-ish backup at that spot.
Jordan played with a bunch of white stiffs (Perdue, Haley, Longley, Wennington) and he is continuing the tradition.