The Dellavedova Hype...

[HOoopCityJones]

Was nice while it lasted, how do you feel about him as a player in retrospect?

[Mr. Jabbar]

if not for him cavs get swept by a choking warriors team.

[Rose'sACL]

Lakers should give him a max deal.

[navy]

He's always been a terrible player who tries hard. You got to give him that. He cant dribble or shoot, im wondering how he made it to the nba at the point guard position.

[2swift4u]

he is what he is. He's no superstar. never will be! But he's a guy who works his tale off and hustles. But he's not fast enough to defend great point guards and he's not a good enough shooter to do damage from the outside. End of story.

[SouBeachTalents]

Probably the worst player in decades to have a 20 point game in the Finals

[GIF REACTION]

Ran out of gas by game 4

Imagine if he could have afforded himself way more rest

He could have came in and played with much more intensity against curry

And if Irving was healthy, he would have affected curry too

[joe]

I thought the cramp injury really affected him. His defense was not as tight after and his minutes dropped dramatically. Not coincidentally the Cavaliers failed to win another game.

I think he needs to become a sharper 3 point shooter. Everything else about his game is great, qualities you would want in any player. Tenacious, hustler, does everything he can to win.

[MEB2kDeez]

A troll on the court with a spark or two every blue moon.

[Young X]

He's a tenacious defender but he's a terrible offensive player. He could never keep up what he did in game 3 offensively...anybody with sense knew that. It was fun while it lasted though. Going forward he needs to improve his shooting.

[bluechox2]

overrated

[Done_And_Done]

He's the Rudy of the NBA. You can teach that type of hustle and heart. He makes up for his talent and athletic deficiencies with his heart.

With that said.... lol @ all those dipshits who splurged on biying his jersey after game 3

[navy]

I thought the cramp injury really affected him. His defense was not as tight after and his minutes dropped dramatically. Not coincidentally the Cavaliers failed to win another game.

I think he needs to become a sharper 3 point shooter. Everything else about his game is great, qualities you would want in any player. Tenacious, hustler, does everything he can to win.
He cant dribble :lol

[DMV2]

Thank God Livingston killed that hype.

[plowking]

I'm an Aussie, and I feel as if my assessment of his game is pretty fair even though cheering for him to succeed. The Aussie media over here tried to spin it as if he was the 2nd best player on the Cavs... lol.

Dude is limited offensively. Terribly limited. Can't dribble the ball up the court, makes bad decisions in tight spaces, is a terribly inconsistent shooter, etc.
The only things he does well, is the occasional lob pass on the pick and roll and play great defense on other PG's. He really is a terrific defender, and the first time I noticed it was in a game against OKC since it was on TV over here in Australia. Dude did a good job on Westbrook too, and stayed in front of him.

This off season he needs to hit the gym and just focus on being able to hit open 3's. You can't be that small, and not be at least able to knock down open 3's. With the looks he gets, he needs to focus on hitting at least 40% from there to be valuable.

[LBJMVP]

i was wrong about him... thought he was legitimately gonna be a curry stopper while being able to score atleast 10 a game for the series.

he is still a very good defender but its just tough to watch him try and bring the ball up the court and try and score. i honestly feel like golden state did not respect his offense at all in games 1-3 and then he dropped 20 points. so golden state starts playing defense on him and he literally cannot do anything on offense.

if we had kyrie playing then he could have been great coming off the bench and guarding curry for a good 20 minutes to give kyrie a break while he guarded livingston or somthing. but besides that he just cant do to much else.


P.S. I'm still salty as shit that cleveland lost, but I love this website cause atleast here i can great basketball conversations (mostly) unlike with my dumbass friends who i can't talk to because all they do is talk shit about cleveland. (live in georgia but my parents are from cleveland so im a cavs fan and everyone i know is a hawks fan)

[SwishSquared]

Harasses guys on the perimeter, but can struggle defending bigger players, especially off-ball. He makes up for what he lacks with drive/hustle. I think he's a good defender, but he can only go for so long since he expends so much energy out-working players.

He instinctively dives after every ball and goes all-out, which is great. Consummate bench sparkplug/energy guy, but I wouldn't want to play him more than 15mpg in the playoffs against a contending team.

Depending on what CLE does in the offseason, I see him as a guy who gets used similarly to the way CoJo has been utilized in SAS. Though Delly is a better shooter than Joseph.

[Prime_Shaq]

Terrible player with alot of heart.

[Funktion]

remind me of

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/429269/raja-bell-clotheslines-kobe-o.gif

[Kvnzhangyay]

To be honest I would rather have him be better at offense than defense, because then he would tire the defenders down, which makes slashing MUCH harder.

Accordingly, a double team would be much more fool-proof

[TheBigVeto]

Need to work on his offensive skills and stamina.
Otherwise, his defensive skills is on par with Michael Jordan.

[Cleverness]

about 500,000+ rec league guys better than him

[Done_And_Done]

I'm an Aussie, and I feel as if my assessment of his game is pretty fair even though cheering for him to succeed. The Aussie media over here tried to spin it as if he was the 2nd best player on the Cavs... lol.

Dude is limited offensively. Terribly limited. Can't dribble the ball up the court, makes bad decisions in tight spaces, is a terribly inconsistent shooter, etc.
The only things he does well, is the occasional lob pass on the pick and roll and play great defense on other PG's. He really is a terrific defender, and the first time I noticed it was in a game against OKC since it was on TV over here in Australia. Dude did a good job on Westbrook too, and stayed in front of him.

This off season he needs to hit the gym and just focus on being able to hit open 3's. You can't be that small, and not be at least able to knock down open 3's. With the looks he gets, he needs to focus on hitting at least 40% from there to be valuable.

For an extremely brief moment in time he actually was lol. Good post buddy...

[LiLharvard]

He's always been a terrible player who tries hard. You got to give him that. He cant dribble or shoot, im wondering how he made it to the nba at the point guard position.


hmmm your opening sentence might hold some clues.

[JohnnySic]

He's a nice backup. Energy guy. Just not a starter.

[HomieWeMajor]

I thought he was the savior of the white boys. Looks like its up to Kaminsky to be the prophet.

[DukeDelonte13]

he's fine in small doses off the bench. Heavy minutes tasked to guard Curry for a 7 game series? ehhh...

[imdaman99]

He is the Aussie version of Patrick Beverley, a goon that blames dirty play on hustle. But I guess most every team needs someone like that.

He wore out. I knew he would eventually get exposed after that game 3. Small doses of him would work.

[BlazerRed]

I'm an Aussie, and I feel as if my assessment of his game is pretty fair even though cheering for him to succeed. The Aussie media over here tried to spin it as if he was the 2nd best player on the Cavs... lol.

Dude is limited offensively. Terribly limited. Can't dribble the ball up the court, makes bad decisions in tight spaces, is a terribly inconsistent shooter, etc.
The only things he does well, is the occasional lob pass on the pick and roll and play great defense on other PG's. He really is a terrific defender, and the first time I noticed it was in a game against OKC since it was on TV over here in Australia. Dude did a good job on Westbrook too, and stayed in front of him.

This off season he needs to hit the gym and just focus on being able to hit open 3's. You can't be that small, and not be at least able to knock down open 3's. With the looks he gets, he needs to focus on hitting at least 40% from there to be valuable.

Everyone back home was telling me the media was making him out to be some incredible NBA star back home for like 2 games, did they just not say a word the last three? Typical Australia.. on the bandwagon when their stars are good, don't hear a word when they aren't :lol

[KelticForce1349]

I feel that he played elite level defense, at least until fatigue set in. It's also important to note that the Warriors made sure to run him into screens the last few games because of the impact he initially had defensively.

I think Dellavedova belongs in the back-up PG role and has a lot of value for that exactly. I assume that he will be fantastic coming off the bench for Irving next season. 15 to 20 minutes a night is plenty for him and will do the Cav's well.

He played very well in the absence of kyrie and he gave Cleveland a shot in the arm that the team needed. Without his effort and presence on the court Cleveland was going to lose in four. (Credit to Mosgov and TT too of course)

I would go so far as to say Delly was the most exciting and least likely feel-good story in the NBA since Jeremy Lin. Albeit on a much smaller scale.

[plowking]

Everyone back home was telling me the media was making him out to be some incredible NBA star back home for like 2 games, did they just not say a word the last three? Typical Australia.. on the bandwagon when their stars are good, don't hear a word when they aren't :lol

Yeah... lol.

The hype was real after the 20 point game haha.
Nah, they still acknowledged him, and more so went along the storyline of how great it was that 2 Aussies were in the finals this year, and how we had Patty Mills there last year.
They actually ran a story on Ben Simmons, the Aussie dude who plays like Bron in high school now, saying how good it is to have all these guys in the NBA, and a prodigy like him coming through and Exum making a name too.

Aussie basketball is actually looking very good for the future. Simmons and Exum could really do some damage all on a team together if they live up to the hype. Add in Patty and Bogut, and Baines at PF, and that is a nice team.

[BlazerRed]

Yeah... lol.

The hype was real after the 20 point game haha.
Nah, they still acknowledged him, and more so went along the storyline of how great it was that 2 Aussies were in the finals this year, and how we had Patty Mills there last year.
They actually ran a story on Ben Simmons, the Aussie dude who plays like Bron in high school now, saying how good it is to have all these guys in the NBA, and a prodigy like him coming through and Exum making a name too.

Aussie basketball is actually looking very good for the future. Simmons and Exum could really do some damage all on a team together if they live up to the hype. Add in Patty and Bogut, and Baines at PF, and that is a nice team.

Did they mention Bogut barely put a floor on the court haha? Sorry to come across as brash, I'm genuinely interested.. My ladie's Dad asked how Bogut was playing like they actually thought he was doing anything :oldlol:

That is a decent team, but then you compare them all to the opposition starter in that same spot and it doesn't look so good anymore against teams like Spain or the US. I guess it depends how they mesh together. Still, more good Aussies doing things in the NBA now then there has been in a long time.

[plowking]

Did they mention Bogut barely put a floor on the court haha? Sorry to come across as brash, I'm genuinely interested.. My ladie's Dad asked how Bogut was playing like they actually thought he was doing anything :oldlol:

That is a decent team, but then you compare them all to the opposition starter in that same spot and it doesn't look so good anymore against teams like Spain or the US. I guess it depends how they mesh together. Still, more good Aussies doing things in the NBA now then there has been in a long time.

Nah, very little talk about Bogut in general throughout. Still he is a key player for them that just didn't fit in due to match ups.

Yeah, it is more about meshing than actual talent. We'll never match the US talent wise, but neither did Spain, although they are better than us, we could learn from them, and hope to get a similar result through good team synergy and sharing the ball.

[Choke94]

Delly had his moment due to the circumstances and he made the most of it. The Media of course blew this moment completely out of proportion, in a frantic effort to create a controversial and gritty character in the Finals and play him against the MVP. To be realistic, as a hustle player he can have sthing like 10-15 min in a play-off team and that's that...

[NattyPButter]

He's scrub and should be playing 3rd string. I hated that hype he was getting because I know how he really plays and he stinks. Cavs can't be having him as a back up PG when he can't dribble or shoot. His defense is overrated also only works on stopping guards that shoots a lot of 3's like Rose was doing in the playoffs. During the season fast attacking guards made him look silly. Need someone who can handle the ball if Kyrie goes down.

[BlazerRed]

Nah, very little talk about Bogut in general throughout. Still he is a key player for them that just didn't fit in due to match ups.

Yeah, it is more about meshing than actual talent. We'll never match the US talent wise, but neither did Spain, although they are better than us, we could learn from them, and hope to get a similar result through good team synergy and sharing the ball.

:cheers:

[ALBballer]

I'm an Aussie, and I feel as if my assessment of his game is pretty fair even though cheering for him to succeed. The Aussie media over here tried to spin it as if he was the 2nd best player on the Cavs... lol.

Dude is limited offensively. Terribly limited. Can't dribble the ball up the court, makes bad decisions in tight spaces, is a terribly inconsistent shooter, etc.
The only things he does well, is the occasional lob pass on the pick and roll and play great defense on other PG's. He really is a terrific defender, and the first time I noticed it was in a game against OKC since it was on TV over here in Australia. Dude did a good job on Westbrook too, and stayed in front of him.

This off season he needs to hit the gym and just focus on being able to hit open 3's. You can't be that small, and not be at least able to knock down open 3's. With the looks he gets, he needs to focus on hitting at least 40% from there to be valuable.

I think this is a fair assessment. If Dellevadova works on his handles and jump shooting he will be a good 8-10 bench player. Not a starter by any means but a high energy guy that most teams can use.

[Euroleague]

His hype came from the typical NBA gimmick marketing crap. He's from Australia so they were playing up a rough scruffie Aussie character for him and clowns were buying it. And of course they have to make people in Australia think they actually have a reason to care about the NBA or whatever and watch the finals, etc.

Nothing more than that.

As far him as a player, he gives 100% every game, so I give him full kudos and respect on that. But he's a 3rd string point guard at best.

[TheBigVeto]

To give him fair credit though: because of him the league MVP did not become the FVMP. This is quite an accomplishment for someone like him.

[SCdac]

in terms of 'hype' kinda reminded me of linsanity except with defense instead of offense. dude out of nowhere (to casual fans) stepping it up. in the nba, everybody is capable of greatness more or less.

[KembaWalker]

I'm an Aussie, and I feel as if my assessment of his game is pretty fair even though cheering for him to succeed. The Aussie media over here tried to spin it as if he was the 2nd best player on the Cavs... lol.


LMAO this is too true, even with Bogut they say sh*t like Bogut carries Warriors to a win with 9 points and 10 boards, like nikka....

[BBallZen83]

His hype came from the typical NBA gimmick marketing crap. He's from Australia so they were playing up a rough scruffie Aussie character for him and clowns were buying it. And of course they have to make people in Australia think they actually have a reason to care about the NBA or whatever and watch the finals, etc.

Nothing more than that.

As far him as a player, he gives 100% every game, so I give him full kudos and respect on that. But he's a 3rd string point guard at best.

You come across as cynical and negative in most posts.