Kyrie to Durant ...

[Prokorov]

God/spirituality, Self, Family, Work in that order, always.

As far as the absence i dont know what it was for, but so far, once we get details, it seems legit. Id guess its related to his fiancee/kid again. Speculation is ramadan is tommorow and he is doing some ceremony and beggining his fast. i dont really know much about muslim culture or if other muslims would take off or not but im not here to bash anyone for missing time the team has excused for religious reasons.

So you're cool with it if every Christian player on the team takes off for every Christian holiday, right?

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and that's only the big ones ... there's more.

But if every Christian player took those games off ... everyone one of them ... every player ... we'll probably have to forfeit those games because it's doubtful we'll be able to field a team, but you'd be cool with that, right?

It looks like its not religious anyhow. Kyrie and Karl-Anthony Towns were both going to sit out for "personal reasons" because they didnt think it was right to play after the police murder of a black man in minny the other day. NBA cancelled the game because of the shooting anyhow, so its moot

[Whiskey Slick]

Seeding has never mattered less then it does now or last year with no/limited fans. Health is whats important. There also is not much legit competition in the east. if we are healthy, we should handle anyone in 5-6 or less games. getting to 7 games would surprise me, so the home court there is even less relevant.

So I am to understand that the #1 seed is no big deal in your view?

That of course means you don't think it matters if we would likely have to play BOTH the 76ers and Bucks, one in the semi finals and the other in the EC finals. Instead of only needing to play ONE in the finals, while they likely battle each other in the EC semi finals before playing us in the EC finals?

So instead of us playing ONE (not both) as the #1 seed, there's no difference the way you see it if we play both instead of one of them them playing both, each other in the EC semi finals and US in the EC finals, and us playing ONLY ONE in the EC finals?

Do I have that right?

You just saw what Drummond did to us, a buyout, and you want to play both the Bucks and 76ers BIGS?

After seeing what you just saw, you still wanna play Giannis & Embiid back-to-back to get to the NBA Finals?

IF SO, am I to believe you know anything at all about basketball?

[Papi_swav]

yea u pretty much summed it up good. kyrie is selfish and doesn't care about his teammates or his team. He takes days off because it's his sisters birthday, big whoop. Let every player in the league take a game off because it's there sisters, brother, father, mothers, grandmom, grandpops, son, daughter, best friend, side piece, brother in law, uncle , niece, 3rd cousins, ancestors birthday. So pathetic.

Like I said before, dude is a baby and we're just babying him and enabling him for whatever reason. No other player in league HISTORY or in ANY other sport gets away with crap like this. You are PAID to do a JOB, and get paid damnn good. It's not a hobby where you are able to just show up when u want. Even when KD is hurt, he's still on the sidelines and he still SHOWS UP, he doesn't just stay home while his team is in a different time zone fending for themselves. Even Lebron is still by his teams side, Lebron doesn't even pull girly sissy stuff like this. Nets need to start taking away his game checks everytime he doesn't "feel like" playing.

[Whiskey Slick]

yea u pretty much summed it up good. kyrie is selfish and doesn't care about his teammates or his team. He takes days off because it's his sisters birthday, big whoop. Let every player in the league take a game off because it's there sisters, brother, father, mothers, grandmom, grandpops, son, daughter, best friend, side piece, brother in law, uncle , niece, 3rd cousins, ancestors birthday. So pathetic.

Like I said before, dude is a baby and we're just babying him and enabling him for whatever reason. No other player in league HISTORY or in ANY other sport gets away with crap like this. You are PAID to do a JOB, and get paid damnn good. It's not a hobby where you are able to just show up when u want. Even when KD is hurt, he's still on the sidelines and he still SHOWS UP, he doesn't just stay home while his team is in a different time zone fending for themselves. Even Lebron is still by his teams side, Lebron doesn't even pull girly sissy stuff like this. Nets need to start taking away his game checks everytime he doesn't "feel like" playing.

Well said, perfectly succinct and to the point.

It's unbelievable the extent to which his "enablers" will go to defend his antics ... and how often.

I'm convinced he could decide tomorrow that henceforth he's only playing home games, and his biggest enablers would rationalize and defend that too, and be aghast that I would dare to question his audacity.

[Openheimer]

Kyrie decided to sit this one out before the police shooting happened so it’s not connected.

[Whiskey Slick]

Like I said before, dude is a baby and we're just babying him and enabling him for whatever reason.

We both know the reason, Papi, because he's one of the most talented players in the world.

I said it earlier and I'll say it again; talent wise he's Isaiah Thomas 2.0, minus Isaiah's passion for basketball.

It's too bad we can't transplant Isaiah's heart into Kyrie's chest, like in those sci-fi movies.

If we could do that, barring injuries the NBA Championship would be a MORTAL LOCK this year.

Anyway, that's why Nets management (and some fans) tolerate this BS he's been pulling all year.

[Papi_swav]

yea u pretty much summed it up good. kyrie is selfish and doesn't care about his teammates or his team. He takes days off because it's his sisters birthday, big whoop. Let every player in the league take a game off because it's there sisters, brother, father, mothers, grandmom, grandpops, son, daughter, best friend, side piece, brother in law, uncle , niece, 3rd cousins, ancestors birthday. So pathetic.

Like I said before, dude is a baby and we're just babying him and enabling him for whatever reason. No other player in league HISTORY or in ANY other sport gets away with crap like this. You are PAID to do a JOB, and get paid damnn good. It's not a hobby where you are able to just show up when u want. Even when KD is hurt, he's still on the sidelines and he still SHOWS UP, he doesn't just stay home while his team is in a different time zone fending for themselves. Even Lebron is still by his teams side, Lebron doesn't even pull girly sissy stuff like this. Nets need to start taking away his game checks everytime he doesn't "feel like" playing.

Well said, perfectly succinct and to the point.

It's unbelievable the extent to which his "enablers" will go to defend his antics ... and how often.

I'm convinced he could decide tomorrow that henceforth he's only playing home games, and his biggest enablers would rationalize and defend that too, and be aghast that I would dare to question his audacity.

lol facts. Watch when he sits in a playoff game. They will still put their capes on for him.

[Whiskey Slick]

lol facts. Watch when he sits in a playoff game. They will still put their capes on for him.

LOL No doubt. They never run out of excuses.

Me, I'm a NETS FAN, been one since Julius, but I'm a NETS FAN, not a KYRIE FAN.

So I don't make excuses for guys who put themselves ahead of the team, over and over and over and over again.

[Papi_swav]

lol facts. Watch when he sits in a playoff game. They will still put their capes on for him.

LOL No doubt. They never run out of excuses.

Me, I'm a NETS FAN, been one since Julius, but I'm a NETS FAN, not a KYRIE FAN.

So I don't make excuses for guys who put themselves ahead of the team, over and over and over and over again.

yea I'm a Nets fan first. I'm also a big Kyrie fan but when I see BS i call it out. not like these guys here who defends anything these guys do just cuz he's on their favorite team.

[Whiskey Slick]

yea I'm a Nets fan first. I'm also a big Kyrie fan but when I see BS i call it out. not like these guys here who defends anything these guys do just cuz he's on their favorite team.

Same here. I worded it wrong and I like your definition much better.

He's a GREAT PLAYER on my FAVORITE TEAM, so I wanna love the guy the way I loved Julius when I was a kid and all of the greatest Nets since, even the over-achievers who may not have been great, but they were 100% committed to the Nets and easy to root for, guys like Uncle Jeff, Joe Harris et al., but Kyrie makes it impossible to love him with his antics, so you root for him because his fate and the teams fate are intertwined.

[Prokorov]

So I am to understand that the #1 seed is no big deal in your view?

No. Not this season. not with 90% empty arenas and not in an east where i have no fear of Milwaukee or Philly or anyone taking us to 7 games where home court would even remotely matter.

That of course means you don't think it matters if we would likely have to play BOTH the 76ers and Bucks, one in the semi finals and the other in the EC finals. Instead of only needing to play ONE in the finals, while they likely battle each other in the EC semi finals before playing us in the EC finals?

Correct. i dont fear those teams. i rather play them then miami. And again, home court only really matters if there are fans and/or it goes 7 games. we know there wont be many fans. and i cant see anyone in the east taking us 7 other then a healthy clicking miami team

So instead of us playing ONE (not both) as the #1 seed, there's no difference the way you see it if we play both instead of one of them them playing both, each other in the EC semi finals and US in the EC finals, and us playing ONLY ONE in the EC finals?

I've said for some time there is no team i fear less then philly in the playoffs. and i dont really have much fear of giannis in half court playoff games

You just saw what Drummond did to us, a buyout, and you want to play both the Bucks and 76ers BIGS?

After seeing what you just saw, you still wanna play Giannis & Embiid back-to-back to get to the NBA Finals?

IF SO, am I to believe you know anything at all about basketball?

Yes. i'd play philly 3 times if i could.

[Prokorov]

yea u pretty much summed it up good. kyrie is selfish and doesn't care about his teammates or his team. He takes days off because it's his sisters birthday, big whoop. Let every player in the league take a game off because it's there sisters, brother, father, mothers, grandmom, grandpops, son, daughter, best friend, side piece, brother in law, uncle , niece, 3rd cousins, ancestors birthday. So pathetic.

Like I said before, dude is a baby and we're just babying him and enabling him for whatever reason. No other player in league HISTORY or in ANY other sport gets away with crap like this. You are PAID to do a JOB, and get paid damnn good. It's not a hobby where you are able to just show up when u want. Even when KD is hurt, he's still on the sidelines and he still SHOWS UP, he doesn't just stay home while his team is in a different time zone fending for themselves. Even Lebron is still by his teams side, Lebron doesn't even pull girly sissy stuff like this. Nets need to start taking away his game checks everytime he doesn't "feel like" playing.

Well said, perfectly succinct and to the point.

It's unbelievable the extent to which his "enablers" will go to defend his antics ... and how often.

I'm convinced he could decide tomorrow that henceforth he's only playing home games, and his biggest enablers would rationalize and defend that too, and be aghast that I would dare to question his audacity.

he has every right to the time he took off. under the NBAPA and US workplace laws and the FMLA act. the nets excused it and his teammates are great with it.

but i guess because your job doesnt allow you time off or you dont understand the laws that would benefit you then your mad at him or something. or in papi swavs case, he just hates black people

[Prokorov]

lol facts. Watch when he sits in a playoff game. They will still put their capes on for him.

LOL No doubt. They never run out of excuses.

Me, I'm a NETS FAN, been one since Julius, but I'm a NETS FAN, not a KYRIE FAN.

So I don't make excuses for guys who put themselves ahead of the team, over and over and over and over again.

yea I'm a Nets fan first. I'm also a big Kyrie fan but when I see BS i call it out. not like these guys here who defends anything these guys do just cuz he's on their favorite team.

lol you've hated kyrie since day 1

[Whiskey Slick]

lol you've hated kyrie since day 1

I don't know if you mean me, but you can check my archives, it won't be hard because I'm still relatively new here, and you won't find anything even resembling a criticism of Kyrie from me until the first time he went MIA, then every time since. Not a single unkind word. I was as excited about him signing with the Nets as you or anyone else. I'd just like to see him PLAY FOR THE NETS as well, barring injuries or something severe like a death in the family etc. What, you think Kyrie is the only player on the team with a family and personal issues? EVERYONE HAS THEM, cause that's life. Pain, suffering and personal issues are always right around the corner no matter how rich and famous you are. But barring injuries the only one who takes time off and away from the team as long as Kyrie is Kyrie. Not only on the Nets, but in the entire league.

[Papi_swav]

LOL No doubt. They never run out of excuses.

Me, I'm a NETS FAN, been one since Julius, but I'm a NETS FAN, not a KYRIE FAN.

So I don't make excuses for guys who put themselves ahead of the team, over and over and over and over again.

yea I'm a Nets fan first. I'm also a big Kyrie fan but when I see BS i call it out. not like these guys here who defends anything these guys do just cuz he's on their favorite team.

lol you've hated kyrie since day 1

are u high? i was on board with signing kyrie since he was in boston. I still am a fan of him but I don't waive my pom poms for my favorite player like u which is why we would never relate. i hold ppl accountable and i don't swallow them up like you do because I have something called a backbone, you wouldn't know what that means.

[Prokorov]

lol you've hated kyrie since day 1

I don't know if you mean me, but you can check my archives, it won't be hard because I'm still relatively new here, and you won't find anything even resembling a criticism of Kyrie from me until the first time he went AWOL, then every time since. Not a single unkind word. I was as excited about him signing with the Nets as you or anyone else. I'd just like to see him PLAY FOR THE NETS as well, barring injuries or something severe like a death in the family etc. What, you think Kyrie is the only player on the team with a family and personal issues? EVERYONE HAS THEM, cause that's life. Pain, suffering and personal issues are always right around the corner no matter how rich and famous you are. But barring injuries the only one who takes time off and away from the team as long as Kyrie is Kyrie. Not only on the Nets, but in the entire league.

i was referring to papi swav

i dont care if its just kyrie or if its 90% of the league. if he has family or personal issues and its team excuse then he gets the time off. WTF is anyone to say his kid being born is less important then a game? or his fiance having complications mid pregnancy is less important? or that his mental health is less important

CBA says he can take the time
NY state law says he can take the time
US federal law says he can take the time
Team excused
teammate supported

i dont see why anyone would have an issue.

[Prokorov]

yea I'm a Nets fan first. I'm also a big Kyrie fan but when I see BS i call it out. not like these guys here who defends anything these guys do just cuz he's on their favorite team.

lol you've hated kyrie since day 1

are u high? i was on board with signing kyrie since he was in boston. I still am a fan of him but I don't waive my pom poms for my favorite player like u which is why we would never relate. i hold ppl accountable and i don't swallow them up like you do because I have something called a backbone, you wouldn't know what that means.

i hold everyone accountable. see durant., kevin.

I just dont hate on people because they need personal time, have family issues, mental health issues, etc. for a team excused absence

but in your mind throwing around homophobic slurs is ok, but somehow having a kid is not ok.

not surprising since you are pro murdering blacks

[Whiskey Slick]

i was referring to papi swav

i dont care if its just kyrie or if its 90% of the league. if he has family or personal issues and its team excuse then he gets the time off. WTF is anyone to say his kid being born is less important then a game? or his fiance having complications mid pregnancy is less important? or that his mental health is less important

CBA says he can take the time
NY state law says he can take the time
US federal law says he can take the time
Team excused
teammate supported

i dont see why anyone would have an issue.

I'll gladly and politely explain it to you, Pro. Because not everyone agrees with you that the #1 seed doesn't matter, nor do we agree the Bucks and 76ers will be pushovers, so we'd much rather play one of the two than both of them, and if there's a Game 7 we'd much rather it was played in Brooklyn.

It's that simple, Pro. You seem to think the 76ers and Bucks are a cakewalk for the Nets if we're healthy. I, OTOH, think Giannis and Embiid will be hell to deal with, and I'd much rather deal with one, not both.

[Papi_swav]

lol you've hated kyrie since day 1

are u high? i was on board with signing kyrie since he was in boston. I still am a fan of him but I don't waive my pom poms for my favorite player like u which is why we would never relate. i hold ppl accountable and i don't swallow them up like you do because I have something called a backbone, you wouldn't know what that means.

i hold everyone accountable. see durant., kevin.

I just dont hate on people because they need personal time, have family issues, mental health issues, etc. for a team excused absence

but in your mind throwing around homophobic slurs is ok, but somehow having a kid is not ok.

not surprising since you are pro murdering blacks

no i don't see "durant, Kevin". I never saw u hold KD accountable and i dont even know what u can hold him accountable for. Kyrie is the only one that should be accountable with his selfishness. He didn't come back from a crippling injury and he hasn't been playing crazy minutes like Harden. He just "needed a day off cuz he felt like it"

It's not hating. It's called doing your job that you are paid to do. Point blank period. No other player in nba history or in any other sport gets away with this crap, what do u have to say about that? I guess Kyrie is special.

bro i don't care about throwin homophobic slurs and having kids what the heck are u talking about?

and this excuse that "i'm racist and hate blacks" is lame and tiring which is why I'm not even defending it because you guys are corny and I couldn't careless what ya internet ppl think. I speak facts while ya fake woke ppl walking around programmed and fall into media propaganda. BTW i know you're type, u can't fool me.

[Prokorov]

I'll gladly and politely explain it to you, Pro. Because not everyone agrees with you that the #1 seed doesn't matter. nor do we agree the Bucks and 76ers will be pushovers, so we'd much rather play one of the two than both of them, and if there's a Game 7 we'd much rather it was played in Brooklyn.

That is kind of irrelevant. if you told me Kyrie (or any nets player) would miss game 7 of the finals for "personal reasons" id still 100% support it. God/self/family come first. you cant tell someone otherwise. like literally there are laws that protect those rights

It's that simple, Pro. You seem to think the 76ers and Bucks are a cakewalk for the Nets if we're healthy. I, OTOH, think Giannis and Embiid will be hell to deal with, and I'd much rather deal with one, not both.

If you told me we 100% lose if kyrie takes 1 more personal day id still want him to take that personal day. this has nothing to do with me thinking the #1 seed matters or not