Agree with this 100%, and maybe I don't understand all the nuances of the game or something but I would have made the trade that Boston made all day long. If I can have Kyrie on my team, I absolutely want that.
Kyrie going to the Celtics
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You know it may just be that Kyrie honestly believed that playing with Lebron greatly limited his ability to contribute to winning and that he could make a far greater contribution, and be far more useful, somewhere else. Kyrie is a great young man and has done nothing which can be even remotely characterized as selfish. You are way off point, my friend.
I am a Celtics fan, love that they got Kyrie but was a bit annoyed when I saw they gave up next year's Nets pick.
Hard to care about two guys that barely unpacked their bags at Duke but I do wish them the best...
So, you only care about Duke players that stay more than one year?
Not going to be a very popular post. Kind of ridiculous as well.
They played at Duke and as far as I'm concerned they are Dukie's One and done is the way it is now. Don't like it, never have liked it and never will like it but until things change we need to recruit them. I've been a Duke fan since 1961 and have seen just about everything from a roster that had no African-Americans to a roster to have a great majority of African-Americans which has bettered the game and bettered all things. I was a Duke fan before Coach K and will be one after Coach K. Even if things change and say high school players become eligible for the draft and there are so many that there has to be a minor league system close to baseball and the caliber of college basketball changes I will still be a Duke fan but the simple reason it's Duke basketball. OFC
For a couple guys that didn't unpack their bags they sure seemed to forget a lot of things while they were here, seeing as both come back quite a bit.
Gotta admit I feel more of a bond w/those guys even though they gave us just the one year. It seems like they bought into everything K was trying to do on both ends of the floor, and proved the notion no i in team. Brandon Ingram is another 1 and done I really follow, because he always kept his cool on the court and didnt try to get cool....
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Maybe I am off base, and maybe Lebron is hard to play with. A lot of the greats are. Having said that, why would you leave Lebron? He's the best, and it's not like he kept Kyrie from shooting. You do realize he took more shots than Lebron? He won a title with Lebron. Now time will tell if he can do it without. If not, then this to me is a selfish act. Its like playing and starting for K, but transferring to another team so you can be the man.
I'm sorry, but I think he's getting some of this soft treatment because he played for Duke.
KI got no "soft treatment" here......Rick Bonnell covers NBA for Charlotte Observer:
Hey, Kyrie Irving, be careful what you wish for
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article168786097.html
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Kyrie left Cleveland to try and make his own mark. Is that selfish? Maybe, but I am not sure how anyone can hold that against him in any way. Pro athletes have individual goals too. Every single one of them. I think it is wrong to come down on him for that. It also doesn't mean they are not team guys either.
Let's also remember Cleveland was built around LeBron; not Kyrie. With Bron leaving a team that was built around him after the 2018 season, it would be smart for Kyrie to leave and go to a better situation. I'm no Celtics fan, but their front office is ran a lot better than Cleveland's.
Q, anyone telling me a player should or should not do something is just totally wrong. They have thier career and lives to think about. Also obtaining certian goals they have had since they were children. Sure Kyrie had a chance to ride Lebrons coattails for at least one more season, but why not look out for yourself and get yourself in a good situation for yourself when there is nothing but uncertainty about the current franchises future. By Irving requesting a trade, he ensured that he would be moved to a winning place and he will not have to go through a rebuild after this year. Irving did what nobody else is going to do for him in the NBA....he looked out for his own best interests. It is not only a game that they love to play but it is a business and a job. I would love to see someone tell me in my professional life that I am wrong for moving to a job that I believe is better for me and my future. Is that selfish? You bet your bottom dollar it is and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.
I can't get mad at Kyrie for bolting. He just made a preemptive strike before James possibly bolted again...having did so twice already in his career. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
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He did it like a BAWSE!
We'd all love the luxury of going to a better job; one that we have the most control over when it comes to location/situation.
James already said he's gone. Kyrie did the right thing at the right time. Don't care to hear Kyrie did it for selfish reasons. He wants to win more rings and it wasn't going to happen with James jumping ship. OFC
Yeah Sky, but Lebron isn't leaving for another year. What if Lebron says he's leaving so Cleveland brings in some help. I don't know. I still think some are looking at Kyrie with this opinion because he played for Duke. I just think people would have said Pippen was stupid if he would have wanted to leave Jordan to be the man
Exactly. Which is why I find it a ridiculous take when someone calls an athlete selfish for wanting to what they feel is best for themselves. If you believe it is okay for yourself to do it, why would anyone criticize someone else for doing it? Seems totally unfair and hypocritical.
I just don't understand why he didn't wait until next summer when LeBron does leave. Could have made one more run at a championship with the Cavs.
I do think they could have made one more run KP. I think the other poster Mac was implying basically the same thing. Would loved to have seen 'em together one more time vs GSW for all marbles. I just think Kyrie wanted to run his own show, but think one more Cleveland run next yr was his best chance at another ring...OFC
Yeah, one more run with the Cavs and do his own thing a year from now. Even then he would only be 26.
Amen....Would have been a heckuva way for both of em to ride out together! OFC
1. The cavs will make 1 more big move before the season
2. Win win for both teams especially the cavs! This was huge!! And couldn't have been any better.
3. I think kyrie has proven he can be that guy to lead a team. Well worth the (picks) which are never a guarantee especially win the picks thereself arnt even a guarantee!! Lmao. Whoever said kyrie is selfish is delusional. nuff said. Go celtics , Goodluck kyrie, boo Lebron, warrriors win again,
2. Win win for both teams especially the cavs! This was huge!! And couldn't have been any better.
3. I think kyrie has proven he can be that guy to lead a team. Well worth the (picks) which are never a guarantee especially win the picks thereself arnt even a guarantee!! Lmao. Whoever said kyrie is selfish is delusional. nuff said. Go celtics , Goodluck kyrie, boo Lebron, warrriors win again,
I never have said Kyrie is not good, he's very good. It's my opinion that he should have played with Lebron. It's my opinion ok? Haha, LOL, LMAO...hehehehe....whatever, lol, lol
Boston will not beat Cleveland. LeBron won't let it happen. OFCEarly prediction...Boston in 7
It's possible he'll be watching from the sideline? Lots of miles on those tires and he'll be depending on IT to carry some of the load. If healthy, the Cavs should be fine.
Doing it now, Kyrie knows where he is going. If he waits a year, it's not quite as clear...we don't know how he was treated behind the scenes. We don't know what his relationship with Lebron is. In my opinion, Kyrie has done nothing selfish, he has not disrespected anyone, he is a Dukie joining a Dukie.....I support his decision and hope Boston wins it all....and I am not a Boston fan, I'm a Hawks fan. Kyrie and Tatum didn't get to cut a net at Duke. I hope they cut one in Boston. Go Duke...Go FORMER Dukies.....am I being biased to guys who chose Duke and gave all they had?.....bet your @ss I am.
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Good point Double D.....I simply think some intangibles James possesses will be too much for Boston to overcome if they meet in the Eastern finals. He'll want to show KI he can win w/o him, and hes still smarting from the way the season ended.Hes tired of the smack he's hearing-just a hunch....
https://www.google.com/amp/www.spor...ract-news-analysis/1v3ronql9f5bf100v2u07o8jo8
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