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  • #36107
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    For_Never_Ever
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    Both players have a flashy but poise game. Which one would you want to be the franchise point guard of your team ?

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  • #630605
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    Hale
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     Give me Rubio on a team that has good scoring already. If the team lacks a #1 guy or needs more scoring then playmaking, give me Kyrie.

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  • #630606
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    F_DA_PO
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    Irving. I think both players are about equal talent wise right now, but Rubio’s been playing professional basketball for like 5 years now. I think Irving’s early success is more impressive considering he only played about a dozen college games.

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  • #630609
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    I would probably have Rubio, purely because he has that ability to make his team mates better and always gets them so involved in the game. Irving is just as good, but Rubio is the mold of a PG i would prefer on my team.

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  • #630617
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    river09
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     Rubio.. I like pass first point guards a lot more than "score first" "point guards"… He makes his team so much better, plays a high level of defense, really gets out on the break, extremely competitive, plays with a very high IQ… I will admit I haven’t seen Kyrie play as much as I would like, but I’ve seen so many good things from Rubio that I couldn’t pass on him.. 

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  • #630618
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    first reaction to me was rubio but to early to tell. if kyrie has some guys to shoot he can have alot more assists and it seems he can score better but again too early.

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  • #630626
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     Rubio rarely gets his assists from spot up shooters or anything like that though. He gets the bulk of his assists on lobs or passes into the paint. He plays like the kind of PG you want: pass first, look to make his team better, competitive, and willing to get better. I’ll take Rubio anyday because he is the one that is leading his team to victories. Even though Irving just beat the Celtics on his last second shot.. The difference is that Rubio CREATES offenses where Irving only RUNS offense. Rubio completely controls the flow of the game for his team when he’s in the game. And I don’t think Irving is quite at that point yet.

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    • #631805
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       "Rubio rarely gets his assists from spot up shooters or anything like that though. He gets the bulk of his assists on lobs or passes into the paint. He plays like the kind of PG you want: pass first, look to make his team better, competitive, and willing to get better. I’ll take Rubio anyday because he is the one that is leading his team to victories. Even though Irving just beat the Celtics on his last second shot.. The difference is that Rubio CREATES offenses where Irving only RUNS offense. Rubio completely controls the flow of the game for his team when he’s in the game. And I don’t think Irving is quite at that point yet."

      You are basically proving that Irving is a better player. Rubio will never be a go-to guy to win a game. Irving can be the go to guy every game or he can be a great passer with excellent court vision and a high basketball IQ. Rubio gets most of his assists on lobs and dunks because he has guys that can dunk. Plain and simple. Yes he is only playing with one all-star in Love, but that is more than Irving has – with next to 0 guys who can dunk on his team. 

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  • #630653
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     Irving is like a chris paul Deron Williams type, and hes two years younger, and he can still average about 9 assists and 22 points one day while rubio i cant imagine averaging more than 14 ppg but having 11 assists.

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  • #630654
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    Johnny Chill

    He is a pass first, second, third point guard. Have you seen his shooting %

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  • #630659
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    Mr. 19134
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     I love Irving but in their primes would you of taken Jason Kidd or Stephon Marbury?  

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    • #631808
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      BA30
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      Irving is a complete player, Rubio is not. Nothing more needs to be said. 

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  • #630660
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    river09
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     You don’t think his shot will get any better? Seriously.. he is 21… Anyone remember back when a guy named jason kidd was a rookie.. shot um around 38% from the field… anndd 27% from 3 point land… annd he’s 3rd on the all time list for 3’s made….. a jumpshot is actually one of those things a player can improve. Rubio strikes me as a player who will do whatever possible to improve.. 

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  • #630661
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    GottaBeTheShoes
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    There is no going wrong with either.  Their both gonna help your team tremendously.

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  • #630662
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    IndianaBasketball
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    @Mr. 19134

    So you’re saying Irving is Marbury???

    To be honest, it’s too early right now to decide. Rubio has all of the  hype right now (some is deserved), but Irving can play his ass off. He hasn’t been playing professionally as long as Rubio either. He only played a handfull of games during college. Yet, he’s holding his own easily in the NBA. You have to love his upside.

     

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  • #630665
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    Call me crazy, but I want Irving. This isn’t a diss to Rubio, but how can you not pick a guy that’s averaging 18 points a game in just 28 minutes a game? And this is rookie season. This ridiculous scoring idea with the ability to pass is somthing I can’t pass up in a young player. I agree that there will be several scoring guards like Irbing before we see a passing guard like Rubio and Kidd again, but Irving is really somthing special, and he has also led the Cavs to a record close to .500. Both will be great players, but I would take Irving.

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  • #630664
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    I think it’s crazy that we found two potential superstars in this draft even though many said this rookie class would only have role players.

    Depends on the team to be honest just like Rondo is the perfect point guard for the Celtics.

    However I think everyone will see Irving’s assists go up as he has better players around him. Irving doesn’t have a consistent three point shooter, a consistent low post scorer, and no elite athletes where he can throw lobs to…and Rubio has all of that.

    I personally would rather have Irving because the kid is a winner and isn’t afraid of putting the team on his back and willing his team to a victory. Irving is already the best player on the Cavs and he is 19 years old and has only played 30 games since highschool…he has a much higher ceiling than Rubio.

    However, you can’t go wrong with either. I can definitely see Rubio challenge Stockton for the season assists record in a couple years.

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  • #630668
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    I really don’t think it is close. The one thing people somehow just feel like ignoring is how good of a defender and rebounder he is. Just under 5 boards a a game at the PG spot. He is in the top 5 in the entire NBA, not just rookies, but ENTIRE league in assists and steals. He is a great defender. He has taken a team that has made no real additions, other than Barea who hasn’t played, that had 17 wins all of last year and has them at 10 wins just one game below .500. Will Irving score more? If that is the question, yes. But do I want a player who is going to play in EVERY facet of the game and is going to make my team better every single night I’m taking Rubio.

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  • #630697
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    Sorry Heelsfan but it is actually a very close and hotly debated question and the fact that you think its otherwise is kind of ridiculous (maybe a UNC bias in here?). You’re really just picking and choosing your stats, because you failed to mention all of the amazing stats that Kyrie is so far getting this season.

    Kyrie is 6th in the LEAGUE in scoring per 48 minutes only behind the Kobes, Lebrons, and Durants of the NBA. He is also in the top 15 (top 3 point guards) in PER sitting at about 22.88 and only behind Rose and Paul for point guards. That is RIDICULOUS for a rookie let alone point guard of a team as horrible as the Cavs.

    Also I think the Timberwolve’s coaching change has a lot more to do with Minnesota’s record so far this season than Rubio.

    You also failed to mention that the Cavs had one of the worst season EVER by an NBA team last year and they are only a couple games from .500 as well with Irving being their best player and only playing 28mpg. Plus the Cavs have significantly less talent than the Timberwolves and are basically making a 19 year old lead them to every win.

    I understand completely if someone would rather have Rubio over Irving, but to say it’s not close is just hysterical.

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  • #630699
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    I’ve watched both of these guys torch Devin Harris & my Jazz this season.  These two are both going to be amazing.  Rubio or more John Stockton (not because he’s white) and Irving’s more DWill (not because he’s black).  Sorry for using former Jazz pgs, but these two really do remind me of those two at early stages in their careers.  I’d take Rubio, but both have impressed me big-time when I’ve watched them play this year.

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  • #630705
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    llperez

    not sure who i woud take yet. I can barely watch the cavs when the lakers play them, and even then i cant stay focused on the tv. Rubio looks great though. And to the guy who said this past draft was considered weak but produced both these guys, rubio was actually drafted a couple years ago.

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  • #630706
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    Please only answer Rubio is you have actually watched a few Cavs games and watched him play. i have watched many Rubbio games and every single Cavs games and from what i can see and think, I would take Kyrie. Kyrie is a game winner. The way he manages to get to the rim is unbelievable. He also has one of the better Jumpers of PG’s. i have followed Kyrie since duke and one thing people seem to understand about Kyrie is that he isn’t a "score first" point guard. One thing he was labelled coming into the draft was he is a "true" point guard. However in the Cavs enviroment they need him to score. Parker won’t have a big scoring night, Cassipi has dispointed, Andy will give you 10-14 a game then you Sessions, Gee who will combine for 20 a game if that and then jamision who chucks up a ton of shots a game. So you have to understand Kyrie needs to score first on this Cavs team. 

    He is like D-will. He is a mixture of both point guards. If Kyrie wants to he can just explode on offence and dominate (E.g 17 points in 3 mintues Vs Nets), or he can go into pass first mode. His assist numbers are understated on how good of a playmaker or passer he really is.

    If you take rubio out of Minny and put him into a weak with talent team he wouldn’t be able to score first when his teams needs it. He is not a go to player. Kyrie is.

    Kyrie is fearless. How many 19 year old guards go into the Rim as he does? How many 19 year old guards demand and take it open themselves to win their team the game?

    Kyrie is doing this with only 13 college games, only 8 of which he was fully fit. Rubio has been playing in spain since a early age. Take that into fact.  

    Rubio will be veryy veryy good but Kyrie will be that much better. 

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  • #630712
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    akhan786
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    @llperez I meant to say two superstars in this rookie class as evidenced by my statement directly after it.

    "I think it’s crazy that we found two potential superstars in this draft even though many said this rookie class would only have role players."

    Just had a brain fart in the beginning of the sentence.

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  • #630723
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    bloodshy
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    I’ve watched 2-3 of each of their games this year, including one game watching Kyrie in person.

    First, Kyrie is amazing.  He blew by Devin Harris repeatedly and was clearly the best guard on the floor for either team @ 19 years old.

    Second, Kyrie IS a score-first pg.  I watched him in several of his games @ Duke and in a couple as a pro.  "True PG" does not mean he’s not shoot first–it generally just means he’s not a combo guard being forced into the 1 because he’s too small for the 2.  And if they meant "true pg" to suggest he was "pass first," they were morons.  Kyrie is definitely a score-first player.  He is very natural as the #1 option on his team.  That doesn’t mean he lacks great passing skills.  There is a broad spectrum of players in the score-first category and he’s good at everything, including passing.  He’s on the pass-capable side of the spectrum (think DWill), not the must-score-to-ever-become-a-passing-threat end of the spectrum (think BJennings).

    Third, you are absolutely right that Kyrie is much better on a team w/o stars than Rubio could be.  Rubio does not have the capacity to be a strong #1 option–Kyrie has that capability in spades.  Kyrie will probably become an elite scorer in the NBA in addition to being an elite pg.  Obviously, that makes him the better player in many playing environments.

    Still, Rubio’s floor vision is freakish.  His capacity reminds me of the great passers in NBA history.  Also, Rubio’s D has really surprised me.  He’s crafty and better at everything than anyone thought 2 months ago.  On a team that has capable scorers I’d take Rubio, but it’s clearly a very close call between great prospects.

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  • #630730
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    Okay.. Akhan.. then don’t forget to mention that Irving only has ONE more assist than turnover per game. Also, Kyrie averages LESS than one steal per game. IFFFFF the topic stated who would you take if you needed someone to score a basket, OBVIOUSLY it’s kyrie. He looks to score. he doesn’t look to assist. But the question is who would you take as your PG. And like i stated earlier, it is NOT close, Rubio is the better all around PG. over his last 10 games.. 13 ppg 10 apg 5rpg 3spg. those are ridiculous numbers. Did you happen to catch the Clippers Twolves game? 0-10 till the end of the 4th and still had more impact on the game than any player. Hits a game tying 3 from the wing with under a minute to play after going 0-10. But that wasn’t it, a rookie PG, Rubio, mans up and shuts down Chauncey Billups with GREAT defense(his defense is extremely underrated). He is the COMPLETE PG.

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  • #630741
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    nick5354
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    @heelsfan1307

    How many Cleveland games have you watched in full? 

     

     

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  • #630747
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    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher
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    Irving will never see the court the way Rubio does…  if you are looking for a SG give me Irving all day.

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  • #630751
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    Charlie Sheen
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    Rubio- needs scorers, similar Nash needs certain types of players, shooters and athletes. Not a guy I would build around because the type of team he needs wont win titles, great player though and will make your team competitive.

    Irving- can play with anybody, similar to Paul can score, pass and defend. Pure PG just like Rubio just doesn’t need certain players. Irving is a kid you build around

    switch them and see how things work. Irving makes Minnesota a top 8 team in the West, Rubio doesn’t make Cleveland much better.

    Give me Kyrie 

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  • #630755
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    i’d say somewhere around 5-6 full games.

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  • #630758
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    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher
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    Not even close… Rubio is the player of the 2 that makes teammates better.   Irving is the player that finds his own shot and has not yet been able to find s use for his teammates.  

    If Irving is in Minnesota, Love does not sign an extension… Adelman is not coaching them and attendance is worse than ever.

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  • #630769
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    nick5354
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     I agree. There is no way Rubio would be able to swap teams with Irving this year and help the cavs like Irving has. No way. 

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  • #630770
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    BigD
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    ^^^ There is also no way that Irving will be able to help the T-Wolves like Rubio has. They’re completely different PG’s, both are very good but are best suited to completely different teams and are better off with varying types of personel around them.

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  • #630781
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    Meditated States
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    I respect Rubio’s game but I am taking Irving. Cleveland would suck with Rubio. Minnesota would be more deadly with Irving.

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  • #630787
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    omphalos
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    I’ll take Rubio. He’s more than numbers, he competes hard and brings a winning attitude. Irving is better than I gave him credit for, but I always prefer PGs who can impact the game without scoring like Rondo, Kidd etc.

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  • #630853
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     Wow, I like Rubio, but you guys are sleeping on Irving. The kid is scoring 22.6 points per game on a per 36 minute basis and shooting 51%. That makes him arguably one of the top ten scorers in the league right now!  To put that in perspective, that is similar to what Derrick Rose did last year during his MVP season (Rose scored 24 points per game on a per 36 minute basis, but did it on 45% shooting). That is elite scoring. And this is with a guy who everyone knows can pass and run an offense, he isn’t just looking for his shot unless it is a good strategy. No question Rubio brings some great stuff to the table, but Irving has no weaknesses and elite scoring ability. And the Wolves would be winning with Irving instead of Rubio (though they wouldn’t be as fun to watch!)

    Also, comparing the Cavs talent level to the Wolves talent level is ridiculous. Of course Irving isn’t going to average that many assists. Do you think there is someone on that team to pass to who is shooting better than Irving’s 51%? Not a chance. He has to score and so far 20 games in the LEAGUE really can’t stop him. 

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  • #630887
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    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher
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    If you are comparing Rose to Kyrie Irving the comparison needs to start with wins/losses.  Somebody on Cleveland needs to score.

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  • #630894
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     Yes, somebody needs to score. And when the other team’s defense knows it has to be Kyrie Irving and yet he is still scoring at a 51% field goal rate, that means Irving is an elite scorer. It would presumably be easier to score surrounded by the Bulls talent than it is to do it in Cleveland. By the way, I’m not saying Irving is as good as Rose, but I am saying that if he keeps up scoring like this with this type of shooting percentage then we have to think of him as a star and one of the elite PGs in the game. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t dunk hard or throw flashy passes, which is why I think people are sleeping on him. And Cleveland is 8 and 12, better record than the Knicks, better record than Golden State (how do you compare Irving to Steph Curry and Monta Ellis? I say it is looking like he has to be put on the same level). 

    This all assumes he can keep it up at this pace. He might not be able to, this might just be a hot streak. 

     

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  • #630900
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    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher
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    Your contention is the same one that has been used for Monta Ellis and as good of a scorer as Ellis he plays losing basketball.   Don’t get wrong…  I think Irving has the potential be a big time player, but he first has to learn how to make his teammates better not score the basketball.  Marbury could’ve become a legend had he continued to pass the ball as he did when he was with the Wolves.  Instead he wanted to be/play like Iverson.

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  • #630901
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     Does anybody remenber Steph Marbury before he started eating vasaline?  Steph Marbury and Kidd were actually traded for each other during their primes.  

    Yes Irving does remind me of Marbury.  This is not a diss by any means.  Starbury came out as a freshman and averaged 16 and 8 as a rookie.  The same numbers Wall averaged last year.  Only Marbury was in the same draft as A.I. so he got overshadowed like how Wall was in the same rookie class as Griffin.  

    But Marbury was one of the greatest PG’s of his era.  He would give you over 20 points and 10 assists a night.  He’d hit the pull up J to win the game.  He made All Star games.  He sold sneakers.  He was a phenom.  To say Irving either doesn’t have the same ability or is going to be better then that at this point is just ridiculous.

    So if Irving turns out to be Stephon Marbury in his prime are you saying that’s going to be a disapointment?

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  • #630902
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    Rubio does need scorers.  He creates scores by giving players open looks alomost ever time down the floor.  Every player can hit an open shot.  Look at the plus/minus ratings of the 2 players and the difference becomes obvious.

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  • #630911
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    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher
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    Every team Marbury was traded to other than the Wolves did worse with Marbury than they did before he arrived… NETS worse.. Suns worse.. Knicks…worse.  So in that sense yes,  more was expected from Marbury than just statistics.  He provided a cancerous environment in lockerroom,  and became a unmovable maxxed out contract all the while providing fewer wins than before he arrived.

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  • #630918
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    TallmanNYC
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     Hmm, Rubio does have a shockingly high +/-. While Irving is a little more what you would expect (he out performs his counterpart, but since he is on a bad team and basically playing with overmatched starter teamates, the team doesn’t do great while he is on the floor). But +/- is a particularly inconsistent stat over short periods of time. (Irving’s teammate Christian Eyenga is currently +175 which might be an all time record. But is based on 1 minute of play.) And +/- is dependent on your teammates, especially over short periods of time. 

    The thing that I’m fixated on with Irving is that 51% FG%. That is really quite high for a point guard. Marbury shot 41% his first season and 42% his second season. It wasn’t until much later in his career that he had a few seasons shooting 44% to 46%.  B. Knight is shooting 41% and K. Walker is shooting 38%. That is more normal rooking guard shooting. If Irving improves his shooting from 51%, then that has to be winning basketball. Even Montal Ellis had a postive +/- in the one year that he shot over 50% (2007-08 shot 53%). 

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  • #630926
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    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher
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    +/- is inconsistant when you are basing it on 1 minute of play.  How is inconsistant when based on the season?

    It’s simple really… either you are outcoring your opponent or you are not when you are on the floor.

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  • #630947
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     We are only 20 games into the season, +/- can result in some weird things, especially so under relatively small sample sizes.  Once we have a full season, then it becomes more meaningful, but for Rubio and Irving we just have 20 games. And during those 20 games the rotations weren’t really set. I suspect Rubio played a lot more against second units at the start of the season, for example, then he does now. That might help his +/- because the Wolves’s second unit is relatively speaking pretty good and Rubio was playing against bench guards. Now Rubio starts and the Wolves are thinking playoffs. Irving has always started, but now he is getting more minutes. Now it is starting to get real. 

    But yes, if Rubio remains a +11 between when he is on the court and when he is off the court at the end of the season, well then that is going to be pretty impressive. That is the kind of difference that Nash in his prime made. And a lot better than a lot of "great" players have ever done (see Melo as a good example, I’m sure he never finished a season with + in the double digits). 

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  • #630971
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    aamir543
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    @BigD, I beg to differ, I feel that Irving would give the T-Wolves a go to guy and make teams focus their attention on someone other than Love. Irving isn’t the fancy passer Rubio is,, but he would give the T-Wolves a whole nother dimension, that I believe he would vault the T-Wolves to the next level.

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  • #631123
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    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher
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    Wolves offense is predicated on ball movement and Rubio creating open looks for the rest of the team.  Irving is a fine player just can’t imagine the Wolves improving with with just half of the assists that Rubio provides.

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    It really depends on who is on my roster and what type of style I am trying to run. If I have players that can score and just need someone to distribute them the ball or if i want to run an up-tempo style, then I would take Rubio. But if I need someone that can score, penetrate, play good man to man defense, is good in transition and half-court offense, then I would take Irving.

    I think both guys are talented, but I would choose Rubio over Irving because I believe that he has the ability to flourish on a team that runs up and down the court. I always loved Steve Nash’s game since his early days on the Mavericks and I can see Rubio doing the same thing. I always compared Rubio to Steve Nash without a great jump shot. Rubio has great height for a point guard (6’4), long arms to defect passes, can run like a deer up and down the court, and isn’t a selfish player. He is not the type of scorer that Irving is, but he doesn’t have to score to be affective. I heard on one of his interviews where he actually states that assists are like scoring baskets to him and he prefers doing that and getting all his teammates involved.

    Irving reminds me a lot of a younger Chris Paul and is playing tremendously well this year.

    Both players with be allstars in the league for many years.

     

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  • #631257
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    It really depends on who is on my roster and what type of style I am trying to run. If I have players that can score and just need someone to distribute them the ball or if i want to run an up-tempo style, then I would take Rubio. But if I need someone that can score, penetrate, play good man to man defense, is good in transition and half-court offense, then I would take Irving.

    I think both guys are talented, but I would choose Rubio over Irving because I believe that he has the ability to flourish on a team that runs up and down the court. I always loved Steve Nash’s game since his early days on the Mavericks and I can see Rubio doing the same thing. I always compared Rubio to Steve Nash without a great jump shot. Rubio has great height for a point guard (6’4), long arms to defect passes, can run like a deer up and down the court, and isn’t a selfish player. He is not the type of scorer that Irving is, but he doesn’t have to score to be affective. I heard on one of his interviews where he actually states that assists are like scoring baskets to him and he prefers doing that and getting all his teammates involved.

    Irving reminds me a lot of a younger Chris Paul and is playing tremendously well this year.

    Both players with be allstars in the league for many years.

     

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  • #631289
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    JNixon
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     I think Kyrie is a better player simply because he seems to have the talent and intangibles to win more AND produce at the same level. The Cavs are not supposed to be as competitive as they are this year. They do not have very talented players on their roster honestly. I’ve watched them play 3 times this year and Irving is a special player. He’s more of a scoring PG than the pure distributor Rubio is, and he doesn’t have the size Rubio does, but he’s more than decent in both areas (wait until Cleveland gets better offensive pieces) and he’s a better scorer and shooter than Rubio is. I am in agreement with all the people who have said if Rubio was to switch with Irving the Cavs would be worse and the Wolves would be better. That’s no slight to Rubio, as he’s a 1st year NBA player at the end of the day, and Rubio has been a bit better than I thought he’d be on record (a while back I thought he’d be a flop), but I think both have bright futures. 

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  • #631364
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    Johnny Chill

    Rubio is a glorified Jose Calderon or the Spanish Chocolate.

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  • #631367
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    Ghost01
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     Kyrie Irving is much better in terms of being a complete player and a franchise leader.

     

    Rubio is an excellent passer, and has alot of rare skills that make his game unique. With K Love, he has an opportunity to do great things, However, Irving is the superior player. Irving is already leading a team and looks like a stud from day one. They are both gems, but Irving is the greater of the two. 

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  • #631379
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    Mr. 19134
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     They are both supremely special no doubt about it.

    What they both have in common is poise and a unique understanding of the game.  Irving is shooting lights out right now because he’s so far advanced at being able to understand where to pick his spots on the floor.  He knows exactly where he needs to be and get’s there easily. Irving is shooting an incredible % right now for a rookie PG I honestly can’t remenber off the top of my head the last rookie PG that came in an scored overed 15ppg off the bat while shooting over 50%.

    Rubio’s court vision is unreal.  What people who don’t watch him play commonly mistake his high assist numbers for is spot up shooting.  I been watching the Wolves when I can since they acquired Beasley.  Rubio’s assists come from his generating it.  Rubio’s greatest gift is that he knows how to manipulate a defense to get his teamates open looks.  It’s just like Nash.  He knows what spots on the court that he can get too that will open up offensive spots in other areas of the court.

    And speaking of Nash did anybody see that game last night against the Hornets where he dribbles around the world twice and hit a pull up J in Jack’s face?  That should of been on a top 10, I’ve never saw something like that before.  It looked like something from 2K when you overdribble tryna to get a certain player points, and don’t get the look but shoot anyway and make it.

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    And actually how CP3 should play now…  I shouldn’t see Chris Paul shooting 10 shots hitting 7 of them and the Clippers lost…  You have the ball in your hands shoot nlGGA!!!  I think CP and Steve Nash don’t score enough sometimes…  But anyway back to Kyrie…  He is a true PG…  I personally don’t want a PG that only passes the rock…  If you the PG and you always have the ball in your hands you should be able to score at will or at least get to the hole, IMO… Jason Kidd didn’t win a ring till he was a role player, John Stockton or Steve Nash haven’t won one either…  If your PG is your best player I truly feel like he has to score ain’t no way around… I’ll take Kyrie at this point because he doesn’t have one of the Top 10 players in the league or a flat out scorer in B-Easy on his team, BUT he’s winning games…  D. Rose showed you one thing, you ALWAYS take the winner ALWAYS…  That’s why I will take Ant Davis over Andre… Not to say Rubio suck or he doesn’t have the will to win just Kyrie proved to be a winner taking the leadership role as a rookie…  Thats huge…  

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  • #631556
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    Purple Monkey, there is reason Irving has only half hte assists Rubio does, it’s because Irving has to do it himself and he has to score to keep his teams competitive. If Irving had Love and Beasley on his team, he would distribute a lot more, and although he may not be quite the passer Rubio is, Irving isn’t any slouch in that catagory either, plus he gives you so much more scoring and attacking wise

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  • #631570
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    Yes I agree that Irving in his situation needs to score… but point guards that become scorers never become huge assist guys.    Rubio and Irving are different animals but they are the same beasts.

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  • #631622
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     What I love about Irving, is that he was an absolute stud at Duke- even if he only played in 8 games or whatever, if you watched them in the tourney or early in the year, that was a team with TWO SENIOR ALL AMERICANS, and it obvious Irving was the leader and best player. 

    Yet everyone said he only had "decent" potential, because he wasnt as athletic as D Rose or John Wall. Well, comparing any PG to Rose is absurd, and he is pretty much way better than Wall at everything except athleticism. He is playing on a crap team, and its obvious he’s leading them and making them give a crap. Wall is showing no leadership and watching that team fall apart. Not to mention he hasnt done anything to improve his game this past offseason, which the Roses of the world always do. 

    Im not trying to shyt on John Wall. He still has great potential, and his team is atrocious. However, despite what all the evaluators and television know-it-alls believed, I would take Irving over him long term in a heartbeat. 

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  • #631767
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    Why do you guys make it sound like Rubio is playing with Kobe, Lebron and Carmello on his team? While you make it sound like Irving has Mark Madsen, Jeff Foster and Lou Amundson.  Ricky Rubio is winning games with Wes johnson, Anthony Tolliver, Wayne Ellington, Nikola Pekovic, Anthony Randolph and Darko. Yeah he has Love but Love is not a "Scorer" he scores when he is set up for wide open dunks from Rubio, or rebounds. Tell me which one of those guys i mentioned is this big "scorer" that rubio HAS to have to succeed??? Christ, i can’t tell you how many times he sets these guys up for wide open shots/layups and they are missed. He could have 3-4 more assists a game. However you guys want to say he has the best "scorers" in the league and thats the only way he can succeed. HELLO! the twolves sucked just as bad as cleveland last year!! Casspi, Jamison, Thompson, Vareajao and Sessions are just as good if not BETTER than what rubio works with, so that argument is just stupid. and since you guys are big on the per 48 stat, which is stupid. he would average 18, 12, 7 and 5… pretty damn good. They are both GREAT Pg’s and will be very goo din the future, but your arguments just straight up disrespect how good rubio really is.

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    • #631800
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      BA30
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      You obviously don’t watch many Cavs games either. Irving sets guys up for easy baskets all the time and they miss consistently. Jamison is having the worst year of his career and Andy scores off pick and rolls only. The Cavs are towards the bottom of the league in dunks. I don’t think the numbers are even close in Minnessota. The Cavs leading dunker (Thompson) comes off the bench and rarely plays with Kyrie.

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  • #631770
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     Not one point you made conflicted with anything I said. Rubio is very good at what he does. Irving is a more complete player, thats all. No one said Rubio was playing with stars, however, arguing Irving has a better supporting cast is a joke. 

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    Not referring to your post, just everyone that makes it seem like Rubio NEEDS to be with scorers… he has NONE. and how is that a joke???? Twolves cast is bad.

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  • #631775
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     T Wolves have Kevin Love, who alone makes then better than the Cavs. The Cavs have no one. 

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  • #631797
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    Kyrie Irving is a combination of Rose (attacking the rim) and CP3 (outside shooting).  Irving doesn’t have a Kevin Love (or hardly anyone to knock down shots on a regular basis) to dish the ball to and is playing less than 29 minutes a game which lowers his assist numbers. Rubio is a very good NBA player and may certainly lead the league in assists in 1-2 years. With that being said, I will take a player that can shoot over one that can’t almost any day. This isn’t Irving vs. Steve Nash though, it is Irving vs. Rubio, and Irving wins hands down.

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  • #631820
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    Heelsfan, Rubio is not leading the T-Wolves nor has he led the T-Wolves to where they are right now. He has played great, and is coming on as a guy that can not only pass, but can score pretty well also. But Love is the reason the T-Wolves are where they are. If you replace Rubio with say Johnny Flyn, the T-Wolves don’t lose more than one or two additional games. If you replace Kevin Love with Chris Bosh, than you lose a good 3-4 wins(I love Bosh, I think he’s underated, but I have no doubt in my mind that Love is a better all around player, but both aren’t the greatest defenders, lol.

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  • #631829
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    You guys are only talking about one side of the court tho because Rubio is the best defending rookie PG outside of Jrue Holiday that the league has saw in awhile.  ESPN was just talking the other day how Rubio as a rookie is probably already a better defender then Rose and Wall are right now and is better as a rookie then Westbrook was as a rookie.

    I have no clear preference I am just giving you objective facts.  They are both perfect for the systems they are in and neither team would trade one for the other because of that.  It’s like arguing if a slashing wing player is better then an outside shooting wing man.  Like the MKG vs Barnes debate.  They both impact the game to the same extent but in different areas.  

    The interesting thing is even tho Irving is miles ahead of Rubio as a shooter I wouldn’t neccesarily stencil him in as the guy I’d want taking the last shot because Rubio has prooved already he will knock down shots in the clutch even if he hasn’t made a jumper all game which interestingly enough he has done a few times.

    But you can’t say Irving is complete and Rubio is incomplete because Irving has a far way to go on defense.  With that said I do think Irving has the potential to be an MVP before Rubio.

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    to the guy who says johnny flynn would be just as good. you can tell them that yourself, he is unemployed and not in the league. you guys are honestly just blind to the fact of how good rubio is.

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  • #631876
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    Being a better defender then Rose isn’t much of a compliment. He also isn’t the defender Westbrook was or is. He has great timing and uses his hands well, that’s for sure, but he got absolutely destroyed when Rose attempted to drive on him and Westbrook’s athleticism has always allowed him to stay with anyone. Rubio is a good defender no doubt, but he’s not all world or anything. 

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    I did not say Flynn would be just as good, all I said was that the T-Wolves would only be affected by one or two wins, instead of a ton of wins like you were suggesting. All I’m trying to say is that Rubio isn’t the sole reson Minny is where they are.

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  • #631947
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     It’s hard to tell who is better, because each player is in the right situation.

    Irving has to score and distribute for the Cavs to win games which he is doing.

    Rubio only has to pass for the Wolves, which he is doing.

    But I see Kyrie ceiling as a CP3 type

    Rubio Nash type

    Who would you pick? CP3

    I take Irving 

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     They are both really good PGs but i would definately take Irving at this point. There are players who come into the league with a lot of talent and Irving is one of them seeing as the guy came into the Cavs after playing 11 games at Duke and INSTANTLY took over the team….The guy is a great scorer getting 18 points on over 50% FG (which is extremely good for a wing player). 

    And for the ppl saying he isn’t a pure PG…he is actually a really good play maker just there aren’t a lot of other decent scorers on Cleveland (Tawn is pretty inconsistant……and everyone else is mediocre at best)

    I think its amazing what Rubio’s been able to do as a rookie in terms of passing….but no doubt Irving is a more complete player and has serious D-Will/CP3 potential if the Cavs start adding the players

    Rubio has a lot of potential as well….but he has to work on his scoring…i can see him being a Rondo type player if he developes well tho (Rubio is not gonna get a Nash type of shot…..)

    (also keep in mind Irving is sharing a lot of minutes with Sessions….)

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    "Heelsfan, Rubio is not leading the T-Wolves nor has he led the T-Wolves to where they are right now. He has played great, and is coming on as a guy that can not only pass, but can score pretty well also. But Love is the reason the T-Wolves are where they are. If you replace Rubio with say Johnny Flyn, the T-Wolves don’t lose more than one or two additional games. If you replace Kevin Love with Chris Bosh, than you lose a good 3-4 wins(I love Bosh, I think he’s underated, but I have no doubt in my mind that Love is a better all around player, but both aren’t the greatest defenders, lol."

    This is one of the dumbest things i have ever read and aamir543 just lost all credibility with me. You obviously have not watched a twolves game this year.

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