Fan Blog: Player Profile - Kyrie Irving

This week's blog focus is on the Cleveland Cavaliers rookie point guard Kyrie Irving. I thought this would be a fitting topic since Irving recorded his first career game-winning basket on Sunday against the Boston Celtics. The most impressive thing about that play wasn't the shot at all but rather his ball handling ability to keep the play alive. We haven't seen that kind of ball handling skills under pressure from a Cavalier since Mark Price in the 90's. Kyrie Irvings last second bucket the other night capped an incredible road comeback and hopefully was the first of many game winning shots in Irvings career.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Kyrie Irving   #2

Position: Point Guard

College: Duke University

Height: 6'3''

Weight: 191 lb

Age: 19

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Kyrie Irving has definitely made his impact so far on the Cavs season, averaging 17.9 points per game, 4.8 assists per game, and 3.4 rebounds per game. It is obvious that he is continuing to learn the game at this level but he couldn't be doing so under a better coach. Byron Scott has had great success grooming point guards such as Jason Kidd, Baron Davis, and Chris Paul. If Irving ends up having a career like one of them I think it's safe to say he will be a household name in Cleveland before long.