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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1783066, member: 40"] I'm not. Most teams are forced to double Lebron to prevent him from carving his matchup up in the post. When that happens, James is such an exceptional passer that he always makes the right pass out of the double team. Being open at the three point line is where JR Smith thrives. When teams don't double Lebron [like the Spurs, who have really given him trouble in the past, or Boston when they were better than Cleveland a couple of years ago], JR Smith is no longer open, and he takes contested shots instead of open ones -- or doesn't get looks at all. Irving is just being exposed. Great scorer, ok shooter, subpar playmaker, lousy defender. If he's scoring, he's fun to watch. When he isn't, then he isn't helping your team much. And GS deserves a lot of credit--everybody talks about their offense, which obviously is elite. But they don't relax on the other end--they are quite solid defensively, too. [/QUOTE]