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Tristan averaged 5.6 points and 5.8 rebounds with below average defense in the Finals. He's the one you guys should be placing the blame on if that's what you're trying to do.
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He had 23 and 5 in the one game they actually won.Those numbers were skewed by the blowout games. He played well, can't take that away from him but blowouts.
But the point remains is he played better this year. Took advantage on postups with KD. Hit more open shots. Just played better period.
Problem is GS got alot better with KD.
Love and Cousins even with the lack of defense could be akin to Kanter and Adams circa 2016 against GS. They killed them on the boards. The real reason they were up 3-1.....................
Games 1 and 2, did Love's production come in garbage time? I don't recall exactly, but at the end of the series it just felt like he was expendable of course for the right return
He played terrible in 3 and 5
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I thought he played well in game 5. Dude just didn't hit shots....and GSW executed down the stretch...and KD hit the game winner.
Love had 13rbds and 6 steals....and a TON of deflections. Sure he couldn't hit a shot.....but he did what you do when your shot isn't falling in basketball.
Impact the game in other areas. It's weird how people distinctly remembers Kevin Love's "bad games"....but completely gloss over Kyrie's or TT for some reason. Especially Kyrie. Love became the scapegoat a while back....and that's what people will do when the Cavs lose. Regardless on if he actually played well or not.
I don't think anybody is saying Love is THE reason they lost but it's a fact that he's inconsistent as hell in the playoffs. Dude was bricking open shots all finals. The finals they won he did close to nothing. He be having way too many 5, 6 point games to be that good.
Where's love going?I'm just interested to see what you guys think swapping Love for someone not named Paul George or Jimmy Butler is really going to do to realistically make the team better.
Shump couldnt get through a damn pick to save his life.Deron Williams and Iman Shumpert was the biggest reason while they lost.
Williams had a -82 net rating, you coulda got someone from this thread to give you that kind of production.
Game 5, Love had zero steals.
Can't score 6 points and have a good game, third option or not. He may have done other things well, that's fair to say, but a good game... stretch
Game 3 is where he had 6 steals.. and made 1 FG
Warriors Big 3 in Finals- 78.4 PPG
Cavs Big 3 in Finals- 79 PPG
Yeah I know, I'm just saying you didn't have the correct stats for game 5 which it seemed like you were referring to since you specifically said he played well in game 5 and mentioned those specific stats. If you meant game 3 that's coolYou said game 3 & 5.
I just gave you game 3 stats which he had 6 steals and 13 rebounds . I didn't feel like looking up game 5 to prove my point. Series was over with at that point anyway. Point is....dude did his party to put his team in position to win. He shouldn't be "called out" or scapegoated.
The better team just won.
Warriors Big 3 in Finals- 78.4 PPG
Cavs Big 3 in Finals- 79 PPG
The 3some of DWill/Shump/Tristan killed them. That Big 3 PPG just shows that you likely aren't going to get someone significantly better than KLove in the 3rd spot. Only so many points that 3 dudes are going to be able to account for in a game.Deron Williams and the bench lost that series