GoldenDome
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They involve Tristan Thompson more in the pick n roll than Love. IMO, Cavs transition defense was really bad. Poor communication, guys picking up the same opponent, Kyrie not running back, etc...is what GSW do best. When Kyrie does run back, it often makes the team defense look bad or out of position. What JR Smith doesn't communicate and takes the same defender as his teammate, it makes other players look bad. Love having to close out on Barbosa for help defense should not happen, but in fast break and players don't communicate, it leads to breakdowns.
Curry is by far the worst defender on the floor. But they play team defense, just like every team in the association does. If K Love is involved on the pick n roll, which player exactly torched him? Also, GSW is not that much of a pick n roll team, more of a triangle, back screen/floppy action type of team with Draymond running the show on the top of the key or mid post.
But Cavs got torched on the fast break and from the GSW second team. If Kevin Love truly was playing terrible defense, they (GSW) would involve him on every play until Lue is forced to sub him out.
And Channing Frye is so atrocious at defense that they can't even play the guy unless he is hitting three's. Richard Jefferson not playing with fundamentals of having your hands up in a defense posture is basketball 101. If you let an opponent make a pass by not taking away passing lanes, of course it will make your teammates bad.
My point is, their team played terrible defense, not just Love. And I would argue that Curry and Frye are the worst defenders on either team. At one point, Kerr benched Curry and asked him if he was okay in the second quarter of game 3. When he checks Irving, he is like a lost child at Disneyland. How convenient that it goes unnoticed.
