Irving's return from a fractured kneecap is still up in the air four months later, with the 2015-16 season weeks away. Now that he's had a sniff of the big stage, though, Irving is doing all he can to ensure his injuries are a thing of the past [url=http://www.teamcardinalsjerseys.com/Christian-Kirk-Jersey/]Christian Kirk Jersey[/url] , even if it means tweaking what he does best — a significant change of tone since his injury-plagued sophomore season.
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During media day last week, Irving explained how he's altering the way he attacks the basket to avoid the types of freak injuries that have forced him to miss 79 games over the last four seasons. It won't necessarily change the way he plays, he says. It's simply a more calculated approach to put less pressure on his body throughout the season.
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Only three players scored more points on drives than Irving last season and he converted shots within 5-feet of the basket at an impressive 56.7 percent clip. Scaling back the amount of times he attacks the paint would be detrimental to his own game (something he is well aware of), but his new approach opens the door for him to be more of a facilitator.
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The point of emphasis for Irving is to stay off the floor so that his body takes less of a beating during the season. Based on a sample of 332 shot attempts from 2014-15, Irving was roughly 8.4 percent more likely to fall when he missed a layup than when he made one. With Irving falling one in every five missed layups [url=http://www.teamcardinalsjerseys.com/Carson-Palmer-Jersey/]Carson Palmer Jersey[/url] , there's clearly room for improvement when it comes to shot selection.
While he's an efficient scorer once he steps foot in the paint, Irving — like many young players — has a tendency to force shots. That's not always a bad situation for the Cavaliers, though. With Irving drawing the opposing center or power forward out of the play, Tristan Thompson or Kevin Love often swoop in for an offensive rebound and uncontested putback. But the downside is Irving becomes more likely to put his body at risk by barreling into the lane among the trees when there's no need.
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Few players score as well out of the pick-and-roll as Irving. Last season, it made up 40.3 percent of his offense and he scored at a rate of 0.91 points per possession, putting him in the 86.4th percentile. His ability to juke a defender on the switch and convert acrobatic layups makes him a nightmare for opposing bigs to contain.
Just watch Irving do what he does best by freezing Ed Davis in a pick-and-roll and using the rim to prevent his layup from getting blocked. With Carlos Boozer focusing his attention on Thompson and Iman Shumpert drawing his defender out of the play [url=http://www.teamcardinalsjerseys.com/Larry-Fitzgerald-Jersey/]Larry Fitzgerald Jersey[/url] , there's no help to stop Irving from getting where he wants to be.
With Irving scoring so efficiently in pick-and-rolls, teams wisely collapse the paint knowing he's more likely to look for his own shot than set up his teammates. It's in these situations, when he unnecessarily drives into multiple defenders in the half court, that puts him in harm's way.
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