Kyrie Irving

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I really hope the Cavs can put a team around this guy.

Oh they'll put a team around him it just won't be their own. My guess is the Knicks.

[JimLeavy59]

Oh they'll put a team around him it just won't be their own. My guess is the Knicks.

Kyrie will take his talents to South Beach.

[Rudi]

We 'gun act like Kyrie didn't shit on those fools in the 3 pt contest?

:kyrie:

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Kyrie outchea EATING

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HOUSTON -- Kyrie Irving identified himself as the dark-horse candidate in the Three-Point Shootout, but he rode off with the trophy.

"I just want go out and prove a point that I was one of the premier shooters out there with all these guys," said Irving, who beat San Antonio's Matt Bonner in the final round, 23-20. "Steve Novak and Matt Bonner, I never thought I'd beat those guys."

In the first round, Irving had 18 points, while New York's Novak had 17 and Indiana's Paul George 10 among the entrants representing the Eastern Conference.

Irving's winning total was two points off the record of 25 set by Craig Hodges in 1986 and tied by ex-Cav Jason Kapono, who was with Toronto when he won in 2008. Mark Price is the only other Cavalier to win the contest, and he did it twice -- in 1993 and 1994.

Price, of course, was lauded for his shooting. Irving admits people don't give him enough credit for his 3-point accuracy.

"I feel like I'm a better off-the-dribble shooter than a spot-up shooter," he said. "I'm not sure how many threes I have on the year [82], but not as many as the guys I was shooting against out there. I try to be as efficient as possible."

Irving missed just five of 25 shots in the final round and hit three of five moneyballs. With LeBron James up and cheering from his front-row seat, Irving hit all five shots from the left corner and the top.

On Friday, Irving scored 32 points in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, and on Sunday he'll make his All-Star debut.

"This weekend was just basically about earning everybody's respect and people getting a chance to see me that don't usually see me," Irving said. "We're not nationally televised. This weekend is to show my face to the fans and get everybody acclimated to my face in the league.

"Every award and everything that I do, the All-Star Weekend is dedicated to the Cavaliers organization, trying to be a great representative for our team."

[JimLeavy59]

He had a great weekend, but some people who I would guess never watch him play are really riding his dick.

[Rudi]

Kyrie bout to SHOW OUT on Wednesday as the Cavs have a nationally televised game on ESPN against the Pelicans.

[Xixak]

Cleveland will extend Kyrie in 2014 (RFA) and from then they'll have 4 years left to put a competent team together or he'll jump ship.

[Rudi]

20 in the 4th against the Pelicans tonight. Absolutely took that game over scoring 18 of the Cavs 20 down the stretch.

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Kyrie Irving has a higher PER in his 2nd year (22.7) than Chris Paul (22.0) and Derrick Rose (18.6) did in theirs