Showing Kyrie Irving’s unbelievable defensive performance so far in the Western Conference finals. #nba #basketball #dallasmavericks #kyrieirving #nbaplayoffs
Thank god someone finally has made a Kyrie video on his defense. For years he's been underratedly great defensively. He's one of the best, he's low-key an elite defender.
the reason he’s putting so much emphasis on this video is precisely because he has not been great defensively in the past. Don’t discredit how well he’s playing defensively in these playoffs; he is most definitely not usually showing this effort
@@uyiosaigiehon7174 Effort is irrelevant. Bron doesn't show effort either, does that mean he's not an elite defender? Obviously not. It's the same thing with Kyrie. But, with Bron everyone in their right mind already knows he's elite. With Kyrie, casuals try to fit him in there with like Lillard or Curry which is pure blasphemy. Kyrie is simply underratedly great defensively. Been the case for years.
Kyrie lowkey getting a ton of respect back this playoffs. No nonsense, hard work, hard D, smart decisions, clutch shots and his patented, amazing ball handling. Humble Kyrie is the best Kyrie
It's so cool to see how a defensive PG legend like Kidd can get this sort of buy in out of the offensive juggernaut that is Kyrie. The legend of Uncle Drew grows.
5:08 Kyrie defense is on another level the iQ and agility you have to have to make this play. Kyrie has been the best player on this Mavericks team all playoffs. He’s been doing his part on both sides of the ball his off ball defense has been insane. A lot of people don’t think Kyrie is not a good defender because they look at the stat sheets. They don’t watch games so if they don’t see a ton of steals or blocks. They say a player is not a good defender but help and off ball defense can’t be put in a stat sheet. That is the type of defense Kyrie excels at that will disrupt your entire offensive game plan.
@@KaseeSmithYeah I know that he gets blitzed in the Thunder series and took on a more facilitator role than a scorer. I’m not saying he has been bad offensively, I’m just saying that he has been consistent on playing good defense which is something many people don’t expect or believe from Kyrie and think that he is only a one way player
I dont understand why people say kyrie is not good at defense. if you can be that good offensively, you understand how defense works. Vice versa with Kawhi, he understood defense really well so it was only a matter of time before he was elite offensively as well.
Cause he wasnt good on defense till the end of this season and now the playoffs, same with Luka. I agree with you, the same clowns that claim this era would "dominate the previous ones" because "its so much more athletic" are the same ones claiming you NEED to be athletic for defense. They're probably pissed watching Joker and Luka dominate the league and Luka play fantastic defense with nothing but basketball IQ.
@@DebasedAnon just cause he wasn’t statistically good defensively means he was a pushover. It only means he started trying to play D. But yea, 98% of people, even hoopers, don’t understand that the game is inverse. If someone is really good offensively, it means they understand the defensive to a high level and can be effective defenders if they wanted to. It’s the reason why what seperates the NBA from other leagues isn’t just offense, but defense as well. It’s a nuanced game that others really don’t get
@@avidreader6534 Thats the same thing though... If you're DPOY material but never tried to play serious defense you're still being a bad defender at the time. In Lukas case he was always smart enough to be at least ok on defense but had to preserve his energy for the offense cause he was the only thing keeping the Mavs offense going for years, now that he has help his defense is skyrocketing in quality since the start of the season, same with Kyrie and its probably cause he finally found a place he wants to stay.
@@DebasedAnon I get why you’re saying. But I don’t get why people chalk it up to them not being good defenders when they clearly know what to do, it’s just that they had to preserve energy. Now that they can have some help, they can try some more on defense. And with their iq, it’s obviously paying off as Dallas is close to making the finals. Good talk tho
@@avidreader6534 People dont tend to analyze the game that deep, they'll watch a game here and there and highlights and make their opinion based off the eye test.
Kyrie's championship experience is coming to play. Good for him. I do hope he wins another ring and potentially a Finals MVP. He's definitely gonna be top 7 PG of all time if that happens.
The tone in voice between the praising videos of what the mavs are doing right in this series and the criticism of the wolves coaches videos is such a stark difference.
Just absurd levels of agility, flexibility, speed, quickness, hand-strength, hand-speed and stamina being shown here. It would be impressive for anyone, but a 32-year-old 13-year NBA vet still having this athleticism and focus is pretty insane. He's always shown flashes of this more than people think, as he's always been maybe the most mobile athlete in the NBA. But seeing him essentially become some kind of bigger, more athletic Kyle Lowry has been astounding to see.
I think this is the most motivated version of Kyrie we've ever seen. He's always been an incredible talent but he's playing with a sense of grit and tenacity that we haven't seen from him before. He's also become an incredible leader.
I keep hearing talking heads saying Kyrie is still a mediocre defender. I'm not sure what game they're watching. He has been nails, constantly in position and harassing his cover relentlessly. Just another example of the media talking about what a player USED to be like, instead of what he's doing now. I'm not surprised...
It’s all just effort and iq, in the regular season, most offensive stars would be just fine with lackluster effort, glad to see Kai thriving in an environment that pushes him to be the best version of him
I personally have never forgotten Kyrie looked like the best guard on the floor in the NBA finals against the Warriors due in large part to his defense on Steph....Of course, Kyrie had Lebron but Steph was supposed to be the best guard ok the planet and Kyrie looked to be better on both sides of the ball. Obviously, Steph is an all time great and his resume puts him as a borderline top 10 player all time. Im taking him in a draft over kyrie 10 times out 10 because even when steph is struggling to score and getting beat defensively, his gravity as a player is rivaled only by Shaqs which creates offense for the entire team without even needing to touch the ball once and thats incredible considering hes just a small guard who generates all that gravity with his constant offball movement, his super ballhandling abilities and, most importantly, his ability to shoot 3s off the dribble (hes the goat at it) or coming off screens and out of other off-ball actions. But Kyrie is legit, hes one of the more underrated players of all time. He's limited as a player, but what he is great at he is literally savant-level great at it. A title this year makes him a clear top 10 PG of all time, even without an elite playmaking ability and inconsistent defensive performance in his career. He's just that clutch and that great a scorer.
The 2016 Cavs also mysteriously were able to slow down opposing guards despite being 10th in defensive rating. Kyrie has always, *always* pulled his weight defensively, even if he's never been all-defense. A lot of those fastbreaks were from his steals.
This is the magic of Kyrie and Luka. They can split duties on offense which lets them have the energy to play great defense. Same reason why LeBron's defense was so great in Miami because he had Wade and Bosh. It isn't a coincidence that his defense fell off a cliff after leaving Miami.
Is Kyrie Irving ONE of the best off ball/ “team defenders” in the leauge? Some guys just fall asleep (every player does) but this year he’s been locked in especially the offs.
It goes both ways. The Boston Fans and the media went at him when he was injured. Claimed the team is better without him. The Mavericks and Cuban knows how to handle the media and protected him. The Mavs fandom didn’t blame him for missing the play in. They didn’t claim the team played better without him when he was injured. Some (or most) of his mess was his own doing but it does help that someone like Cuban advises him on what not to say bec it can be misinterpreted.
Don't want take anything away from Kyrie BUT: These things used to be the standard. It just stands out because we see so much less effort and iq on defense these days.
I’ll never forget Mike Ryan say “who even likes kyrie Irving? Does kyrie Irving have fans? No kids of kyrie Irving posters on their wall! He is no one’s favorite player” like 4 years ago lmao
KYRIE IRVING'S DEFENSE has me CONVINCED that the earth really is FLAT vs TIMBERWOLVES
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Look into it and do your own research there’s definitely something to it. Everything the government tells us is lies, and nasa is part of government.
KYRIE IRVING has me believing in MUHAMMAD THE ONE TRUE GOD with his defensive effort.
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Stop, stop... Stop it 😂 stop
KYRIE IRVING will UNIFY BOTH KOREAS
Sensational 😂😂😂
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You mean help South Korea takeover the North?
Recover ✅
1-5 Guarding✅
Rim Protector ✅
Engaged✅
Sliding hands✅
Moving feet✅
Fighting over the top✅
Relentlessness✅
No plays off✅
Weapon✅
Hounding ✅
Forcing turnovers✅
Denying✅
Effort ✅
Energy✅
Awesome✅
Force contested junk✅
Maybe we should hire mica Nori❌
South Korea ✅
You forgot "back to the baseline"✅
See ball see man ✅
@@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289micah anori and he is the timberwolves assistant coach
Thank god someone finally has made a Kyrie video on his defense. For years he's been underratedly great defensively. He's one of the best, he's low-key an elite defender.
the reason he’s putting so much emphasis on this video is precisely because he has not been great defensively in the past. Don’t discredit how well he’s playing defensively in these playoffs; he is most definitely not usually showing this effort
@@uyiosaigiehon7174
Effort is irrelevant. Bron doesn't show effort either, does that mean he's not an elite defender? Obviously not. It's the same thing with Kyrie. But, with Bron everyone in their right mind already knows he's elite. With Kyrie, casuals try to fit him in there with like Lillard or Curry which is pure blasphemy. Kyrie is simply underratedly great defensively. Been the case for years.
@@budstopseasyroadspence bron effect stared to fall off snd he age with the NBA, Lebron defense wasn't that bad for at least 15yrs in the NBA
Getting ahead of yourself now , all of a sudden he’s lowkey jrue holiday foh 😂
@@curtiszyrtbf his size you’d think he’s trae young or something - he’s not a liability or traffic come at his size which is already good enough
KYRIE IRVING has obtained SOUTH KOREAN CITIZENSHIP | GAME 2 vs. TIMBERWOLVES
these comments under every video are hilarious 😂
keep em coming
Kyrie is leading the mavs outta the DMZ
Im dead bro hahahaha
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Kyrie lowkey getting a ton of respect back this playoffs. No nonsense, hard work, hard D, smart decisions, clutch shots and his patented, amazing ball handling. Humble Kyrie is the best Kyrie
Mans completely rebuilt his image
Hard D he says
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Thank you for highlighting Kyrie's defense. Most casuals just look at the box scores only.
Iverson is cool!
Fax
Iverson is a fan of Luka's game@@beantown4life
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It's so cool to see how a defensive PG legend like Kidd can get this sort of buy in out of the offensive juggernaut that is Kyrie. The legend of Uncle Drew grows.
Kidd is definitely helping both he and Luka. Awesome to see.
He’s defense in the OKC series was phenomenal as well. Kudos to the Mavs organisation for believing in him.
Hey Coach, can you do a Derrick Lively defense breakdown video? I feel like he’s been a pivotal player for this Dallas championship run so far 🙏
20 and playing incredibly. Looking better than the DPOY and 6/6 on FG? Thats wild.
@@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289 Yeah shot 100% in game 2 and 75% in game 1, Kid is amazing.
5:08 Kyrie defense is on another level the iQ and agility you have to have to make this play. Kyrie has been the best player on this Mavericks team all playoffs. He’s been doing his part on both sides of the ball his off ball defense has been insane.
A lot of people don’t think Kyrie is not a good defender because they look at the stat sheets. They don’t watch games so if they don’t see a ton of steals or blocks. They say a player is not a good defender but help and off ball defense can’t be put in a stat sheet. That is the type of defense Kyrie excels at that will disrupt your entire offensive game plan.
Kyrie is the most skilled player ever he is unbelievable
Most refreshing thing about this channel is he'll equally shit on everyone but also give praise to anyone too
Kyrie has been consistent on defense this playoffs even if he isn’t doing good offensively
When Kyrie's score is low it's because he's playing a facilitating role, not a scoring role. This is why Luka and Kyrie are becoming a dominant duo
@@KaseeSmithYeah I know that he gets blitzed in the Thunder series and took on a more facilitator role than a scorer. I’m not saying he has been bad offensively, I’m just saying that he has been consistent on playing good defense which is something many people don’t expect or believe from Kyrie and think that he is only a one way player
good to see coach get a vacation to south korea
Always here for the Kyrie praise. Coach knows ball
I dont understand why people say kyrie is not good at defense. if you can be that good offensively, you understand how defense works. Vice versa with Kawhi, he understood defense really well so it was only a matter of time before he was elite offensively as well.
Cause he wasnt good on defense till the end of this season and now the playoffs, same with Luka.
I agree with you, the same clowns that claim this era would "dominate the previous ones" because "its so much more athletic" are the same ones claiming you NEED to be athletic for defense.
They're probably pissed watching Joker and Luka dominate the league and Luka play fantastic defense with nothing but basketball IQ.
@@DebasedAnon just cause he wasn’t statistically good defensively means he was a pushover. It only means he started trying to play D. But yea, 98% of people, even hoopers, don’t understand that the game is inverse. If someone is really good offensively, it means they understand the defensive to a high level and can be effective defenders if they wanted to. It’s the reason why what seperates the NBA from other leagues isn’t just offense, but defense as well. It’s a nuanced game that others really don’t get
@@avidreader6534
Thats the same thing though...
If you're DPOY material but never tried to play serious defense you're still being a bad defender at the time.
In Lukas case he was always smart enough to be at least ok on defense but had to preserve his energy for the offense cause he was the only thing keeping the Mavs offense going for years, now that he has help his defense is skyrocketing in quality since the start of the season, same with Kyrie and its probably cause he finally found a place he wants to stay.
@@DebasedAnon I get why you’re saying. But I don’t get why people chalk it up to them not being good defenders when they clearly know what to do, it’s just that they had to preserve energy. Now that they can have some help, they can try some more on defense. And with their iq, it’s obviously paying off as Dallas is close to making the finals. Good talk tho
@@avidreader6534
People dont tend to analyze the game that deep, they'll watch a game here and there and highlights and make their opinion based off the eye test.
KYRIE IRVING'S DEFENSE will break us out of NORTH KOREA vs. TIMBERWOLVES
Kai's defense has been INCREDIBLE thank you for highlighting it!! Love your Mavs videos #MFFL
Kyrie's championship experience is coming to play. Good for him. I do hope he wins another ring and potentially a Finals MVP. He's definitely gonna be top 7 PG of all time if that happens.
The tone in voice between the praising videos of what the mavs are doing right in this series and the criticism of the wolves coaches videos is such a stark difference.
Kyrie has been GREAT defensively but DJJ has been the best so far this playoffs.
Kyrie my goat
Just absurd levels of agility, flexibility, speed, quickness, hand-strength, hand-speed and stamina being shown here. It would be impressive for anyone, but a 32-year-old 13-year NBA vet still having this athleticism and focus is pretty insane. He's always shown flashes of this more than people think, as he's always been maybe the most mobile athlete in the NBA. But seeing him essentially become some kind of bigger, more athletic Kyle Lowry has been astounding to see.
I think this is the most motivated version of Kyrie we've ever seen. He's always been an incredible talent but he's playing with a sense of grit and tenacity that we haven't seen from him before. He's also become an incredible leader.
Kyrie is building a bridge over the DMZ to lead us to freedom
kyrie Irving CONVINCES ME that maybe WE SHOULDN'T HIRE MICAH NORI vs THE PYONGYANG TIMBERWOLVES |GAME 2
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as kyrie irvings biggest fan you just earned yourself a subscriber sir
Irving is the perfect player to put as the last line of defense in a 1-3-1 zone. If you understand zone coverages you know what I mean.
Bro I so enjoy your analysis! Keep up the great work!
kyrie playing like this, the whole thing is over.
Kyrie Irving has unlocked Gary Payton mode.
If Kyrie played this defense during a regular season hed be in the mvp conversation.
I keep hearing talking heads saying Kyrie is still a mediocre defender. I'm not sure what game they're watching. He has been nails, constantly in position and harassing his cover relentlessly. Just another example of the media talking about what a player USED to be like, instead of what he's doing now. I'm not surprised...
Kyrie is the true example of a man that plays for FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY and the FLATNESS of planet EARTH!
I too now am a believer that the earth round earth id flat earth and not round. Im convinved.
Ive said it around allstar break, im most impressed with kyries defensive effort, seems it stays true
It’s all just effort and iq, in the regular season, most offensive stars would be just fine with lackluster effort, glad to see Kai thriving in an environment that pushes him to be the best version of him
Kyrie Irving's defense will save us from our alien overlords.
good. cause wemby is coming hard
Kyrie irving has been amazing, this shows me he's hungry for another title. He's gone from a 3 level scorer, to a 2-way 3 level scorer
Dude needs these positive videos like a fish needs water. A sanity check after each visit to North Korea.
I personally have never forgotten Kyrie looked like the best guard on the floor in the NBA finals against the Warriors due in large part to his defense on Steph....Of course, Kyrie had Lebron but Steph was supposed to be the best guard ok the planet and Kyrie looked to be better on both sides of the ball. Obviously, Steph is an all time great and his resume puts him as a borderline top 10 player all time. Im taking him in a draft over kyrie 10 times out 10 because even when steph is struggling to score and getting beat defensively, his gravity as a player is rivaled only by Shaqs which creates offense for the entire team without even needing to touch the ball once and thats incredible considering hes just a small guard who generates all that gravity with his constant offball movement, his super ballhandling abilities and, most importantly, his ability to shoot 3s off the dribble (hes the goat at it) or coming off screens and out of other off-ball actions. But Kyrie is legit, hes one of the more underrated players of all time. He's limited as a player, but what he is great at he is literally savant-level great at it. A title this year makes him a clear top 10 PG of all time, even without an elite playmaking ability and inconsistent defensive performance in his career. He's just that clutch and that great a scorer.
You can tell Kyrie has put in work to improve his defense
He's been playing d for years but many act like he can't play d
KYRIE IRVING is bringing back DEMOCRACY to the NBA vs. TIMBERWOLVES | GAME 2
Kyrie irving lives in South Korea sources say
The 2016 Cavs also mysteriously were able to slow down opposing guards despite being 10th in defensive rating. Kyrie has always, *always* pulled his weight defensively, even if he's never been all-defense. A lot of those fastbreaks were from his steals.
This is the magic of Kyrie and Luka. They can split duties on offense which lets them have the energy to play great defense. Same reason why LeBron's defense was so great in Miami because he had Wade and Bosh. It isn't a coincidence that his defense fell off a cliff after leaving Miami.
NORTH KOREA 🚫
DARVIN HAM🚫
NO CHILD BEING BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD🚫
GOOD DEFENSE ✅
his defense was his weakness. good to see him learning
Less shouting great analysis, we love you bro.
Kyrie said in an interview iirc that he doesn’t want to be known for his offense in this part of his career, he wants to be known for his defense
KYRIE IRVING helped me change my tire on the side of the road so I can make the big job interview | GAME 2 vs. TIMBERWOLVES
Playoff Kyrie is so different!
Like music to my ears
KYRIE IRVING’S ELITE DEFENSE has solved my IMPOTENCE vs TIMBERWOLVES
awesome video coach.
Btw, this man is 32. Anthony Edwards is 22 and ESPN cuts him a slack for being "too tired".
KYRIE IRVING’S DEFENSE stopped MOM AND DAD from fighting vs TIMBERWOLVES
can you plss give lively props
Kyrie is my boy but with all due respect Lively has been the best player defensively
refreshing
Facts
AC video this late?? Pyongyang resident here with the State Mandated salute
The most important thing here is that Kyrie got some of us OUT of North Korea.
KYRIE IRVING is currently SINGLEHANDEDLY reunifying the KOREAN PENINSULA
Obsession with 3’s is a problem at 1:55 the guy in the corner can easily back cut for an ally-oop dunk
Excellent 👌🏾
man i wish the whole mavs stays healthy and injury free for the next 5 years.
Is Kyrie Irving ONE of the best off ball/ “team defenders” in the leauge? Some guys just fall asleep (every player does) but this year he’s been locked in especially the offs.
Earth will flatten itself for Kyrie
Gotta correct u when u said this has been all series long NO it’s been all playoffs long soo proud of my guy man
Calmest AC in a few days
KYRIE IRVING CREATING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Kyrie earning his paycheck after Mavs gave him that max extension he wanted, well done.
Nice break down
See man, see ball
Kai is the GOAT
KYRIE has convinced me to STOP BUYING BACON vs TIMBERWOLVES game 2
Need Kyrie and the Mavs to beat Boston
Elite ball knowledge
big kudos to this man, really accepted his role and elevated his game. such maturity.
Kyrie keeping Minnesota north of the 38th parallel
Kyrie made me realize that escaping North Korea is still possible vs Wolves Game 2
Do you smell that air? That's free air because Kyrie Irving's got us out of North Korea into South Korea. Free air is to die for.
Please breakdown Caitlin Clark's games💯💯
Literally why?
.. hell nah
He gone be more miserable bro they’re like 1-5 rn 😭😭
No.
I said this when he was with boston, kyrie is a very good defender whe he wants to be.
Its disappoints me, he was never this happy and willing to just all out with us.
It goes both ways. The Boston Fans and the media went at him when he was injured. Claimed the team is better without him. The Mavericks and Cuban knows how to handle the media and protected him. The Mavs fandom didn’t blame him for missing the play in. They didn’t claim the team played better without him when he was injured.
Some (or most) of his mess was his own doing but it does help that someone like Cuban advises him on what not to say bec it can be misinterpreted.
@walkrwalkr3622 oh I'll be the first to admit how toxic this fan base can be. The local media is also absolutely terrible.
@walkrwalkr3622 In fact, we are doing the same to tatum and its annoying to see.
he wants Boston .. Quick.
TIMBERWOLVES NEPOTISM coaching is why we won’t COLONIZE MARS vs. MAVERICKS | GAME 3
For this guy, the same situation might be "open shot" or "perfect contest" depending on the context of the video
Gald to see people realizing all the little things kyrie does to win ball games
Kyrie already a wizard on offense. Then he locked in on D. It’s over
If I was the Wolves I’d trade Kat for Trae Young
Never used to like Kyrie, this playoffs flipped me. Guy is such a pleasure to watch hoop
Danm
We rock with awful coaching 1000
Where does Kyrie rank all time? Is he a top 5 point guard?
I feel like I'm following what's going on, but it might help me understand if this was in slow-motion with some meaningless analytics.
SO u wanna fancy graphics too?!
Kia strong
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Don't want take anything away from Kyrie BUT: These things used to be the standard. It just stands out because we see so much less effort and iq on defense these days.
Admit it: anybody could guard Gobert. He takes offense off.
I’ll never forget Mike Ryan say “who even likes kyrie Irving? Does kyrie Irving have fans? No kids of kyrie Irving posters on their wall! He is no one’s favorite player” like 4 years ago lmao