JR Smith Explains How ABSURD Kyrie Was On The Cavs đ€Ż
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 12. 04. 2023
- In this clip, J.R. Smith talks about that 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Finals teams and just how good LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were.
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We loved having JR on the pod. Here's the whole thing if you haven't watched already: czcams.com/video/wp5oyO9auQ0/video.html
Thank you for clearing up that Steph's Warriors quote đ
Put me on the podcast
Yes they do
Kyrie shot 60% the series against Golden State in 2016 thanks to Kobe that motivate him. đŻđŁđ€
Everyone talks about Kyrie stop the cap đ§ą
That 57 point game vs the Spurs was one of the greatest all time performances Iâve ever witnessed. I could not fathom what I was watching. The degree of difficulty of his shots down the stretch was off the charts. And he made every single one.
Yes
Still watch that game when I want to see a masterclass performance against elite defence
That was the game that showed Kyrie and Bron together could pick apart any defense in the history of the game
Mannnn I remember watching that game live in grade 7, thatâs when I started playing basketball đ„
Man kyrie was going CRAZY! đ€©đđ„
Those crazy shots Kyrie made, reminded me of Kobe đ„
I was watching that game live and Iâm lucky to have witnessed it
The most important shots of JR's life were the 3's he buried out of half time, in game 7. I will NEVER forget that.
Yup that kept them in the game
Faxual
If he doesn't get them right back in the game like that, I don't think they win. That was NUTS!
He hit mad shots in the finals they lost when KY and love were out. It's just bron couldn't finish.
@@russellgeorge433 wtf are you smoking JR averaged 11 ppg that series and bron was averaging 35 A GAME. the saying bron couldn't finish is just plain hating, there was serious arguments made for lebron winning finals MVP that series lmao
We gonna play hard fellas had me Cryinđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
right đ€Ł
It reminded me of Pat Bev and Lou Will âI promise you we triedâ
đđ đ đ
We gonna play hard is over crazyđ
â@@bigpot7878 its like he said you can't Double steph or kd and for damn sure can't leave Klay open đđđđ
People don't talk about Kyrie in that 2016 finals enough. All we hear is how great Bron was. Kyrie was insane from game 5 - 7.
Kyrie was insane
I thought he was better than Bron eye test wise, offense was so crazy.
@@22chad7 itâs always gon be that way because of the different ways heâs scoring at his height . Heâs a savant
That goes for everyone. Jordan is praised, Kobe is praised, Luka is praised, Bron is going to be praised. It's always been that way for stars.
Facts. But then again, what would you expect from bronsexuals lol. They would do anything to raise Lestatpad, even if they have to disrespect and discredit all his teammates throughout his career. Ohhh maneee, if you hear the things they say about DWade, you would believe heâs just a role player too if you didnât get to watch him play đ.
JR seems so genuine
He is YT I know yâall think we killers and thugs donât be scared we not gonna hurt u
@@phillybul215 đŻđ
@@addisonfrance they always leaving them type comments lol
Definitely one of the realest
hes from jerz
Thatâs absolutely crazy because when Kyrie dropped 55 on the spurs I still have zero memory of Lebron being on the court. Thought he was out
Ya he had the Most quiet 30 you can get
No cap I actually thought bron sat out that game had to look it up to check đ
he actually scored 57, yâallâs shorting my dawg two pointsâŠđ
Crazy I still remember that game
@@mauricedavis1740 Yeah he dropped 55 on Dame head.
Thank you JR Smith for helping Cleveland win the NBA Finals, you will always be a legend in my mind.
Faxâs he gave our cuty something to talk about I was in Cleveland he bron and kyrie made Cleveland have sum real history
Tbh guys the fact that JR was dope of enough to still ride thru the hood say wassup to the common folk and to still do it after the chip shows me how much he loved us and the city. You canât fake that type of love.
JR and really all of those guys on that team no matter what they do or go will always be considered Cavs legends to the city. I was at a regular season game this year and he was at the game and they showed him on the big screen and it was legit the loudest the building was all night and the cavs won that game
He was good to the community but he played like fuckin trash throughout both finals.
Fans like you are the best bro! we need more honest real SPORTS TEAM fans
Listen! They painted this picture of JR in our minds all those years he hooped. Now we hear & see who JR truly is in his own words! Itâs beautiful to see.
True but it shouldnât matter what picture they paint. We should be able to analyze and conclude ourselves not believe what narrative is being pushed. Thatâs called âsheep mentalityâ a common problem in society today
Edit: Hereâs some other players yâall let the media do this too(Carmelo,Kyrie, A.I, Russ, Harden, Ja Morant)I know Iâm missing some
â@@cle3306 Exactly đ€Š
@@cle3306 when he was in the league all he showed us was heâs the henny god đ heâs finally changing the narrative lmfao.
@@hodge996 what you mean? Did you go to games and actually see him? Did you speak to him? Like he said, the media is the only source so whatever picture they want to paint is what the common person will see (and itâs up to them to decide if thatâs the truth or not)
â@@ruffprophetproductions bro that's what I always ask people. Did you see that or you heard that? They will never answer the question. The fact that people would play with someone's lively hood like that is beyond ridiculous
I love how JR remembers Mike Miller's impact during the 2016 Finals.
He wasn't even on the team.
Rly?
đBruh...I'm wracn my brain like, wait...Mike Miller? When the hood name a strain of w%%d after u, you a legend
He probably meant 2015 lmao
@@Sonsenju23definitely 2015
I was thinking the same thing! Even James Jones, I was thinking was he on Miami?I On the Cavs I thought he was thinking about Kyle Korver not Mike Miller
LeBron James will say it himself Kyrie Irving is one of his most reliable aggressive confident teammates that he ever had that can take over in a blink of a eye đ„
Kyrie is the perfect lebron teammate because lebron likes to control the pace of the game and get guys involved kyrie cant just focus on str8 buckets. While lebron is a bit of an oppurtunist scorer on the fastbreak or when he is hot, but then he can rely on kyrie to generate offense out of thinf air when games slow down in the half court. They cover each others weaknesses
â@@sambo416 I wouldn't call Brons way of scoring as "an opportunist scorer on the Fastbreak" đ€š you don't become the NBA points leader of all time that way. I'm also a Raps fan and watched a lot of Bron in the playoffs over the years and to be blunt...no not at all
@@Cbrunning849 i didnt mean any shade. But lebron is the greatest fastbreal scorer of all time and a great passer. He is average amoung allstars in mid range 3 point and mid range, and thats kyrie speciality. Older lebron is a different beast though offensively
@@sambo416 No shade just ball talk. Ya he's great on the Fastbreak but he's also really good at getting to the rim in general not just on the Fastbreak and the biggest part is the opportunist part, ya he's got one of the best IQs of all time so he takes advantage of those situations for sure, but he's s got the most points in the playoffs as well in NBA history, and the vast majority of playoff basketball is halfcourt. That's why Ben Simmons (up until the Atlanta series) has a really hard time scoring in the playoffs but did pretty well during the regular season
@@Cbrunning849 lebron shoots below league average from anywhere outside the paint for his career fyi.
Lebron alos has the highest fg% in the paint in playoff history.
Whatâs just insane to me is that Kyrie doesnât have a go to move. I donât think there is any player in history whoâs got the arsenal Kyrie is displaying every time he steps on the court. At this point his greatness is not talked about enough
đŻ%!
Iâve said for about the last 3 or 4 years heâs the most skilled basketball player below the rim in league history
I think thatâs what makes him great. Very much like an MJ in the sense that the creativity is there always and itâs matched with talent
He's one of my favorite player, I was mesmerize by that Portland trail blazers game, I watch it all the time he couldn't be stopped
Lol he has multiple go to moves.. He just doesnât have a blatantly obvious go to move like Austin Reaves behind the back size up or Steph double behind the back
You know what I just realized I love about JJ's interview style. His transitions are "Coffee Smooth" between questioning. Homie just slides to the next one real nice and ez! JJ a playa high key on the low!
Met JR on a plane going to the Bahamas a few years ago. Great dude. Very friendly.
I can't remember what game it was, but Kyrie fell on the ground after running into some tough defense, and he was still dribbling the basketball. He was ON THE FLOOR and still had full control of the ball. He ended up scoring too. I don't understand why there is still an ongoing debate about whether or not he's a better ballhandler than Allen Iverson. There isn't a better ballhandler than Unc Drew. Past, present, future.
đŻ%! There are quite a few who are really really good, Jamaal Crawford comes to mind, BUT I think đ€ Kyrie has separated himself even from the pack of players with very elite Handles!!!
Yeah Kyrie has always been the best handles ever since very early in his career. There's no other players highlights that make me feel the way his do, his highlight videos are really like art. Magical.
Vs spurs in playoffs
Check that series guys....One player said "we're not going out like that" when they were down 3-1. His name is Kyrie Irving.... F all that he hit one shot nonsense. Watch the games. Check basketball reference. Do whatever. Man was ballin '
Heâs hated for no reason. Dude was avg damn near 30 a game and hit the shot to end it
Kylie should have been finals mvp
@@phomjachana yeah Kyrie shouldâve been the FMVP over the guy who led every single statistical category for both teams as a small forward
â@@phomjachana đ€Ą
@@thingsofinterest603 you looking like a đ€Ą
JR seems like a great teammate
As a Mavs fan, I also forgot Luka was on the court sometimes, Kyrie sometimes is just the best player on the floor by far
"Steph stans are very sensitive" đ€Ł
sad but true
Steph curry fans are passionately obsessed with dude
It's nothing compared to LeBron stans. His fans worship that guy.
He's brought us a lot of joy!
Atleast curry will have a statue in Akron when he retires. The real kid from Akron đ€«
@@domagojhrgovic7419 LeBron fans are the worst đđ€Šđżââïž
JR with the no shirt was legendary đ
U got watch flights reaction to it
Kyrie and Bron, and that team were so good together! Glad and thankful we witnessed it!
As a cavs fan Kyrie has always been my favourite player to watch
JR went crazy in the 3rd of game 7 so whatever they said to him thank you!
This is why I believe that Bron really loved to play with Kyrie. He could just take some possessions off and watch Kyrie COOK
Facts Iâve Always Said Kyrie Was His Real Scottie Pippen Instead Of Wade
@@MXRVINBXNKZ everyone thinks that cus wade and bos was just too good at the time they were viewed as a big 3... while k-love didnt even came close to being an all-star form in cle.. it was more of a lebron-kyrie powerhouse
Rewatch that shot Kyrie hit vs DET from the corner in the playoffs but more specifically LeBronâs reaction to it. I donât think Iâve ever seen Bron more animated/ecstatic in his career. Youâd think it was to win the championship lol
Bron probably felt like Shaq. He even wanted kyrie to take that shot. Everybody was bricking every shot in those last 4min. Bron, Klay, curry and kyrie simply couldn't score. 50secs left you can see bron telling coach lue to let kyrie cook one last time and he delivered. Him and bron really looked like Shaq and Kobe out there during those last 3 games. Game 5 was extra special in my eyes. You simply ain't beating 2 players going for 41.
Iâve said it a thousand times, kyrie is the most skilled/craftiest guard to ever play, greatest handle ever as well. No discussion really.
Pete Maravich
@@brendanbloom3366 you gotta be trolling rn
@@KTB3E you gotta be 12. Kyrie himself has talked about how skilled Maravich was. Magic and bird stole from Maravich. Maravich shot making and handle is on par with kyrie and his passing is much better.
This nicca said Pete fukn Mara-whatevea
@@216standonit4 heâs lost his damn mind.
âIf we win we going to Vegasâ
âBro, this the biggest game of our life, what are you talking about??â đđ Love J.R.
I think basketball fans really be forgetting how great Kyrie isâŠ
Im happy to see JR giving KAI the credit he deserves
2 MVPs, 4 future Hall of famers & a descent bench.. those Warriors were probably one of the 3 or 4 best teams of all time.
shaun livingston is probably a top ten mid rangers.
Kyrie 2016 is one of the best players Iâve ever seen
So was Bron and same with Bron against the warriors without CRYIE and same Bron still competing
â@@lacosa24x no ,he didn't say Bron. Stop it.
@@russellgeorge433 he meant cryrie ?
Have you been watching basketball since 2016?
@@superdopehiphop why would ask that silly question? Kyrie special.
Met JR Smith when he was skinny dipping in North Dokata, great guy
Love that y'all had JR on, one of my faves đ„
Thatâs Mark Jacksonâs team
JJ. The video was great, as usual. You have an obvious solid grasp of the game, and your player experience will continuously provide current and former NBA players, guests, and members of the media with a high basketball IQ a solid chance to address a good following of basketball fans. The real ones see it. All I ask is that you change the ending of the videos with a solid note from the guest, yourself, or Tommy. That way it ends on a strong note
I will never forget watching Kyrie go insane against my Spurs. I live in SA but I was a Kyrie fan so I wanted us to win, but I was ok with that loss because of the Heart Kyrie showed. He deserved every bit of that win. #KingMode
Love this podcast man
Dope interview
âThat was my mood, anywayâ I believe Hennything you say JR
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JR: "JJ and Mike Miller pulled me aside at halftime of G7"
JR came out of halftime and saved the whole Cavs season with his scoring burst.
mike miller wasn't even on the team
@@jujubucks12 are you deaf?
these are the stories worth the weight in gold!
2017 Finals Game 3 (Cavs ended up losing), Kyrie had like 5 unbelievable finishes at the rim
lol I hear JJ with the Stanâs đđđ but it is truly his team at this point
Kyrie game vs the spurs is my all-time favorite highlight. I watch it at least twice a year
JR was raw on every squad he played on. I was upset when the Knicks let him & Shump go.
There was a game where he played against the spurs when he was on the cavs. He dropped about 50 I believe. And hit buzzabeaters. It was one the most impressive handles, shooting, driving Iâve probably ever watched in my life
That 2016 Championship was the biggest win in sports history.
Steph Stans are on some next level ish.
Def one of my fav guests
Contributor to the greatest title known to man.
That damn 2016 ring holds the power of the sun
No cap
My boy be higher than mf ! đđđ
I wish Kyrie and bron played more years together. Damn they were one helluva duo
That intro/segway was hilarious đ
"Steph's team"đđđđthat part
The 2017 Cavs were the best version of themselves. Lebron hasnât been on a better team since 2012 Heat. I think they couldâve done better than losing 4-1 IMO
They definitely couldâve , but they never played intense defense , nor did they really have good defenders on the court. That second stint in Cleveland was probably the worst defense Iâve seen Lebron play because he wasnât really playing it , picked it up in LA with defenders around him though
@@zod548 Go watch that finals series in 2016 in again. The Cavs turned up the defense in those final 3 games. The Warriors were scared to attack the paint by game 7 because they was getting their shots sent.
Jr Smith will be a great mentor for Kevin Porter Jr đŻ
thank you JR for your efforts & contributions to the cavs championship team. we will NEVER forget the quick 8 you scored out of the half in game 7. that was the spark. without it, the block, the shot, the stop, the RING... none of it would have even happened.
Lebronâs and Kyrieâs game complemented each other so well. Their time together was short but i think if they played 1-3 more years together you could make an argument of top 3 Duo ever
JR is right about making u forget about Bron. and i love Bron. i remember being in my college bar watching that San Antonio game. that about describes how i remember that game. the Jameson shots may also have had some affect
Jameson isn't good
We're gonna play hard fellas haha
JJ is the best interviewer bar non
That Sheed story was awesome!
JR is surprisingly funny and really good at telling stories.
Mike Miller would be a great interview.
Especially with his career post playing days.. might have to be a two parter lol
Mike Miller wasnât on the 16 Cavs
LMAO BRUH RASHEED WALLACE IN THE CLUB WITH HIS FULL UNIFORM ON IS NUT đđđđ THATS A GEM
Insightful exchange as usual. But did anybody peep Tommy's bomber jacket?!?! JEEZ Tommy! Hurt'em and to echo JJ, "KING $#!T!!!" Salute!!!
Bron and kyrie were a perfect combination. One of the best in nba history
That is crazy how ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE talks about how great lebrons on court vision is, how smart he is he da goat
I rmb watching those last couple games at my childhood home in oakland and every other day kyrie couldnt miss for that half week
âYou need vetsâ -J.J
Donât sleep on that, he isnât wrong!
Kyrie and Lebron reunion this summer. They can definitely win 3 more ships. Kyrie just turned 30 lol
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Kyrie is a wizard on the court đ„đ„đ„
I love that JR gave James Jones and Mike Miller their props for the huge rolls they played on this team!
4:34 if you getting advice from sheed, you know the shirt coming off
JR scoring those 7 straight points in game 7 is not talked about enough imo
Facts
Yes him n Kyrie saved Cleveland
JR is a legend
Thanks JJ as a Warriors Fan I Appreciate you For the Apology âStephâs Teamâ đ„đ„đ„
I could listen to a whole episode of JR just talking about the championship afterparties
Really feel like the common demoninator of every great team is the Udonis Haslem/Mike Miller/David West types. If you don't have someone who's able to speak to you like a person (because they've been there), sees you as a human that makes mistakes, showing empathy while being direct or assertive - I don't think the team is going far. This really goes beyond the NBA, tbh.
true story. for some reason there is a societal wide belief that excess humiliation, criticism, scathing anger, power misbalance, etc... is "leadership".
â@@anthony-kr9bmThank mj and his stans.
Redick doesn't like Kyrie so I know he hated hearing that.
Not tryna reach but he did change the subject quick and try to discredit a lil bit
Facts
@@MartijnJordan He was scared that LeBron stans were gonna get offended.
Crazy to say he was distracted when hes had some of the best numbers of his career these last few "distracted" years..
Hes barely been on the court the last few years. đ€Šââïžđ€Ł
Great content!
Nobodyâs going to the mention the X on buddy jacket for Malcolm đ
Kyrie needs to get his respect, he hit the game winning shot in game 7 against Golden State in 2016 and to me thats the greatest shot in basketball history
One more solid star would have been enough to put the Cavs over the top. It didnât need to be a super star, but an all star would have made that match up even again
Idk man, maybe if they had kawhi Leonard but that warriors team wasnât only stacked it was also the perfect team comp they all complimented each other very well even an all star team might not have been able to beat them
The 3 best 3 level scorers in the league on the same team with a dmvp playing point and the best defense in the league they wouldâve needed a kd level player on the cavs to win but an all star maybe couldâve made it a competitive series atleast
All they needed was Kevin Love to be Kevin Love. The Timberwolves Kevin love. I know not everyone can eat but he never lived up to his name on that team
Damn how much help did they need?!
â@@Bootysnorkler707 bro ,bron didn't need more help . Just change his play style . Play bully ball. Then score or kick. He trying to shoot lol. When he is the worst shooter on the floor
As a pg having the confidence when your team says donât look for me just get buckets đ„đ„
Fav player bac thenâ€
JJ quick topic change Lebron is so good dont talk about how good Kyrie is without talking about lebron. He's acting like a programmed robot "On Espn we dont mention Kyrie greatness on Lebron".
Mike Miller wasn't even on that team in 2016! He was in Denver....
That's how good a vet he was. Didn't even have to be a part of the organization to get dudes lit.
I was gonna say!!
Yeah he was probably just mixing up the years but Mike was there the year before when they lost to gs
JR SWISH!!!!! I will NEVER forget that 2016 Cavs team.
Never forget that game where he dropped 57 on them spurs
At the end of the day Bron had more impact than anyone in the finals ever. Lead both finals teams in points, assist, steals, blocks, AND REBOUNDS. kyrie a great scorer but thatâs all he impacts meanwhile bulls in the 90s had 3 top 10 defensive players all time, best coach, and Rodman lead the 90s in rebounds by a TON.
Lmao,because they run the offense through him and surrounded him with players that are perfect for his play style lol. He is passing to kyrie ,love,Smith and shump in the wing . Like cmon.
@@russellgeorge433 you can't stand bron can you bkackey ? Let me teach you something....Kyrie couldn't even touch playoffs for 4 years before bron came .....while bron took worse team to finals in that period. Tells you a lot . You can even see Kyrie past cleveland days and realise Kyrie isn't that dude .
@@russellgeorge433 wuite literally the same for MJ . he had great shooters on his team mixed with a great 2nd option in Scottie pippen and the best defender / rebounder in the league when they was winning chips . MJ had to score and defend most of the time and thatâs his play style . just like cavaliers built around lebrons playstyle . Just like they did for magic , kobe , Steph etc
Kyrie vs Curry in the playoffs was a real conversation from 2015-2016
Why wouldnât it be? They are the same level player and kyrie usually outplays him.
â@@brendanbloom3366 agreed . Kyrie outplayed him.
â@@brendanbloom3366 same level of player? No
Did Kyrie outplay Steph in the 2016 Finals? Yes
@@neoblade8164 kyrie outplays him everytime. steph team is literally made up of 3 other allstars besides him at all times... steph is the king of shooters. but he isnt better than kyrie. kyrie on the warriors would bring multiple chips.... hell.... theres MULTIPLE interviews of curry saying kyrie is next level. 3 level scorer with historic handles.
@@neoblade8164 heâs outplayed him more than just 2016. Yes they are the same level. What separates them? Scoring? No. Passing? No. Defense? No. Rebounding? No. Steph does none of those thingâs significantly better than kyrie.
as a warriors fan, hearing the stories from cavs players after going down 3-1 is really Any Given Sunday but itâs basketball lol
Man I would really like to see Kyrie and Lebron back on the same team their such a hard team to beat together
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Can you interview david blatt next? the former cavs coach
I believe that the Vegas trip was made because one of the Cav's made a huge wager when they went down 3-1. When they came back from 3-1... the odds to do that had to be at least 12-1. LeBron prolly made the wager thru a "business associate" and went to Vegas to collect... after Game 7's victory.
If we win we going to Vegas đ
Man said this the biggest game of our life!!đđthinking about Vegas in a game 7 is wild
Steph Stans are by far the most sensitive people in the world! đ€Ł
Cavs Kyrie will always be my favorite
That was the craziest finals I ever seen đđđđ
Kyrie needed LeBron more than LeBron needed him. History has proven it over and over again.
But adding Kyrie to LeBron is definitely scary, they would have won 2015 too, no questions.
history did NOT show that. lebron went back to cleveland to play with him. lebron left cleveland to go play with wade and bosh. lebron demanded AD for trade and had lakers give up ingram 3 FRP, josh hart and more to get a chip .. then more FRP and kuzma KCP to get Russ to build more big three. stop acting like lebron wasnt out here going to where other superstars were at. or making franchises trade everything... like lakers now lol.
@@jj00100 yes but winning has followed bron . It hasnât followed Kyrie before or after , same with Chris bosh and ad
@@soulzy3596 I disagree. Winning didnât follow lebron. Lebron went to places that already had winning/chip opportunity.
How did winning not follow kyrie? The majority of teams heâs been on were 1st or 2nd before injuries. Including Boston⊠where he played with rookie Tatum and jaylen. Bron played with franchise established superstars.. cmon now.
@@jj00100 LeBron knew how to win which Kyrie despite having KD and a stack Boston squad couldn't do. What's your point?