You are the one making stupid statements not me. How stupid is it to say that being the number 1 overall pick has nothing to do with how good you were in college? That is what you are saying. Re-read that. And you are calling me stupid?
Kyrie's demonstrated in eleven games why he was the best player and why deserved first pick. What part of this don't you grasp? Derrick Williams and Kemba had great seasons, but their accomplishments weren't enough to convince scouts they were the best in the NCAA that year.
Diebler set records with his three point shooting last season. He was money the whole year. Diebler, by your retarded ass logic, is a better college player than Kyrie because he had a better season. Where is Diebler? Oh yeah, not drafted. Why is that? because he wasn't good enough by the NBA's standards.
So why did the NBA scouts unanimously anoint Kyrie as number one? BECAUSE HE WAS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE NCAA LAST SEASON, PERIOD.
How old are you kid? Did you reach puberty yet? How the hell does setting records in 3 pt shooting have anything to do with this discussion?
Who won the college player of the year award?
Pause, define what winning the college player of the year award means.
Who were the college player of the year finalists?
Who were the first and second team All Americans?
What awards did Kyrie Irving win last season showing he was better than the rest of the nation/his peers? Any conference, tournament awards?
Answer these for me please. I even said please.
*waits*
Kyrie Irving probably doesnt go #1 overall in 2012 NBA Draft. Why? Because Andre Drummond, Anthony Davis are 2 prospects projected to be the #1 pick. Why is that? Drummond avg 9.5ppg 7.5rpg 2.6bpg and yet he has a change to be the #1 pick in the 2012 draft. He's not even the best player on his TEAM. So why is that? If you cant comprehend why the draft works this way where the best player in college that particular season doesnt automatically get drafted #1? Then yes you are STUPID.
Kemba Walker played 41gms last season. Jimmer Fredette played 37. Irving played 11. Somehow only playing 11 games is enough to be the best player in the country. Awesome.
The most amazing thing about young Lebron was the massive improvement he made from his rookie to sophomore season, not what he did his rookie year. As a 19/20 year old sophomore, he averaged 27+/7+/7+ on 47% FG, one of the biggest year to year improvements in history - amazing that he was a legit superstar at that young of an age. Lets see if Kyrie can do that (and as talented as Kyrie is, I doubt he'll ever approach those kind of numbers).
Lebron's rookie year is very impressive if you look at in in context, but in a vacuum, his rookie season wasn't really that great.
Che, lebron came fresh out of high school with tons of pressure and hype to do what only a handful of players in the history of the nba have done by avg 20-5-5. Not that impressive? Alrighty then
lol Anyone who thinks Kyrie is going to surpass LeBron (which is the implication) is ****ing crazy. And if you don't think that, what's the point of this?
Cavs fans, be glad your number 1 pick is playing well. That's all I can say.
-Smak
as a cavs fan... i completely agree. there is no reason to compare lebron to kyrie. as great as kyrie is there is no chance this kid is going to put up the same kind of numbers lebron put up at his statistical peak. kyrie has been very very good so far and it would be safe to say he has met and exceeded everyones expectations (except maybe coach scott).
i know this is hard fellow cavs fans but we need to start distancing ourselves from lebron. all the talk about maybe lebron will come back when he can opt out needs to stop. sure we can cheer when he fails to win a title again this year but F lebrons punk ass. hes a loser chump and the franchise is (thankfully) no longer tied to the hip of this whiny losing biatch. sure hes a great player but the man has the mental capacity of my 13 year old brother. hes a man child.
in two or three years when the cavs knock the old tired heat out of the playoffs and we finally get our revenge it will all be worth it
Che, lebron came fresh out of high school with tons of pressure and hype to do what only a handful of players in the history of the nba have done by avg 20-5-5. Not that impressive? Alrighty then
Never heard of the phrase the "rookie wall". As in the wall that rookies often encounter?
LOL
Of course, I have It was a joke that went over your head. Next time read the text in white before you jump on my posts, or better yet, just don't bother messing with me.
P.S. Editing your post two minutes later to add "LOL", doesn't save your ass.
And James didn't get to play in college or under a legend like Coach K. All this is, is Cavs fans trying to feel better about LeBron leaving. Kyrie will never reach LeBron's level, so quit hoping.
Who won the college player of the year award?
Pause, define what winning the college player of the year award means.
Who were the college player of the year finalists?
Who were the first and second team All Americans?
What awards did Kyrie Irving win last season showing he was better than the rest of the nation/his peers? Any conference, tournament awards?
Of course, I have It was a joke that went over your head. Next time read the text in white before you jump on my posts, or better yet, just don't bother messing with me.
P.S. Editing your post two minutes later to add "LOL", doesn't save your ass.
I understood the joke; but seriously believed you were dumb enough to make such a comment based on your history on insidehoops.
Save my ass? Haha. Oh no, my e-reputation is in danger!
Re: Kyrie v. Lebron's rookie years after 22 games
Where did I say it wasn't that impressive?
