GT: Return of the Beard! Spurs @ Nets | 5.12.2021 @ 8PM on YES2

[Whiskey Slick]

BTW Nash just admitted he wanted Harden to sit one more game, just to be extra cautious, but Harden told Nash "NO, I'M READY TO PLAY, I CAN PLAY, AND I AM PLAYING IN THIS GAME ... PERIOD."

Old School.

[ecuhus1981]

Hey guys! Let's get back in the habit of And1'ing the original poster of these game threads! I always And1 ducler as well, his betting odds are always an interesting, objective and welcome addition.

Go Brooklyn!

[Whiskey Slick]

One more thing.

If anyone thinks Nash didn't try to sit KD tonight, in the tail end of back-to-backs, you haven't been paying attention all year. But KD understands the importance of this final home-stand and these last three games, he understands the importance of maintaining that #2 Seed, and I'll guarantee you he told Nash; "SAVE IT, I'M PLAYING TONIGHT, PERIOD."

Old School.

PS. Hopefully Kyrie's little boo-boo feels better on Saturday.

[MrDollarBills]

Of course Mr. Softee, Aka Kyrie, is sitting out as I knew he would.

If he has a broken bone in his face I apologize. If not, Bruce Brown is playing with a broken nose.

IOW's man the ---- up and PLAY.

1. We only have a precious few games left to get the BIG 3 on the floor together before the playoffs.

2. That #2 seed, especially with Boston hurting, is of vital importance. Blowing it now would be a BIG HIT.

Dude, he got elbowed in the eye. That was a seriously hard hit that luckily didn't cause structural damage or concuss him. I hope you're not serious.

[sashaturiaf]

Of course Mr. Softee, Aka Kyrie, is sitting out as I knew he would.

If he has a broken bone in his face I apologize. If not, Bruce Brown is playing with a broken nose.

IOW's man the ---- up and PLAY.

1. We only have a precious few games left to get the BIG 3 on the floor together before the playoffs.

2. That #2 seed, especially with Boston hurting, is of vital importance. Blowing it now would be a BIG HIT.

What an idiotic post.

Its not up to Kyrie whether he plays or not. The Nets training staff would rather be cautious with this type of injury.

What if he gets hit again and it gets worse?

Why not give him a few more days to heal and then play with a mask?

With is the rush to bring Kyrie back when we have Harden and were playing a bad team anyway. You make no sense.

We need to sweep this home-stand to close out the season and maintain the #2 seed, because one of Boston's two best players is hurt, REALLY HURT, not some BS black-eye or bloody nose or whatever, and we can't count on the Bucks losing another game, we need to take care of our own business and win these last three games because the Bucks have the tiebreaker.

That said, I suspect it's generational. I come from a generation when you couldn't keep players off the court or the field, especially in games that really mattered, unless their injuries made it impossible to play. I saw Jack Youngblood play in the NFC Championship Game with a broken leg. I saw Ronnie Lott cut off the tip of his broken pinky, wrap it up and get right back in a post season game. I saw Michael Jordan play in the finals with 104 fever, and the list is endless.

I'm sorry, but IMO this generation is soft. No way in hell they would have sat this game out tonight because they had a boo-boo on their faces. They would have been ASHAMED to sit this game out over some BS like that. They would have been marked by their peers as SOFT, and if the trainers or even HC told them not to play, they would fight (argue) about it.

There are exceptions, like Bruce Brown playing with a broken nose, but Kyrie isn't one of them.

Oh well, we just have to win without him ... AGAIN.

I don't like it either, but the root cause of the problem is still overemphasis on rings.

You know who suits up and plays hard every single night? Westbrook. Some good that did him with the media narrative.

I personally think they all should be like Kyrie and disregard what the media says and thinks. But players most of them don't think like that

[MrDollarBills]

Of course Mr. Softee, Aka Kyrie, is sitting out as I knew he would.

If he has a broken bone in his face I apologize. If not, Bruce Brown is playing with a broken nose.

IOW's man the ---- up and PLAY.

1. We only have a precious few games left to get the BIG 3 on the floor together before the playoffs.

2. That #2 seed, especially with Boston hurting, is of vital importance. Blowing it now would be a BIG HIT.

What an idiotic post.

Its not up to Kyrie whether he plays or not. The Nets training staff would rather be cautious with this type of injury.

What if he gets hit again and it gets worse?

Why not give him a few more days to heal and then play with a mask?

With is the rush to bring Kyrie back when we have Harden and were playing a bad team anyway. You make no sense.

We need to sweep this home-stand to close out the season and maintain the #2 seed, because one of Boston's two best players is hurt, REALLY HURT, not some BS black-eye or bloody nose or whatever, and we can't count on the Bucks losing another game, we need to take care of our own business and win these last three games because the Bucks have the tiebreaker.

That said, I suspect it's generational. I come from a generation when you couldn't keep players off the court or the field, especially in games that really mattered, unless their injuries made it impossible to play. I saw Jack Youngblood play in the NFC Championship Game with a broken leg. I saw Ronnie Lott cut off the tip of his broken pinky, wrap it up and get right back in a post season game. I saw Michael Jordan play in the finals with 104 fever, and the list is endless.

I'm sorry, but IMO this generation is soft. No way in hell they would have sat this game out tonight because they had a boo-boo on their faces. They would have been ASHAMED to sit this game out over some BS like that. They would have been marked by their peers as SOFT, and if the trainers or even HC told them not to play, they would fight (argue) about it.

There are exceptions, like Bruce Brown playing with a broken nose, but Kyrie isn't one of them.

Oh well, we just have to win without him ... AGAIN.

Or, maybe this generation is smart enough to not kill themselves or subject themselves to possibly lifelong bodily harm over a sport.

There is literally nothing admirable about any of the examples you mention. It's utterly stupid. Playing on a broken leg? Maiming yourself? Playing with 104 degree temperature, possibly risking medical complications?

If being "soft" means valuing your body and life more than destroying it over a sport, I'll gladly support these softies. They're human beings FFS.

[Paradise]

Still not even sure why TJ was out the rotation

[MrDollarBills]

Bruce Brown continues to play at a high level. He needs to start. Doesn't matter how much Joe Harris is being paid.

[MrDollarBills]

Mike James is working. Love the aggressiveness with Durant off the floor.

[MrDollarBills]

Still not even sure why TJ was out the rotation

Unfortunately we have a log jam. He's not going to play in the playoffs if Spencer comes back too

[DarkXaero]

Great start.

[Stone]

Mike James definitely belongs in the NBA. I hope we can retain him for next season...

I still can’t get used to seeing Pop without a suit on the sidelines

[DarkXaero]

Still not even sure why TJ was out the rotation

I don't see anything right now that shows me why he should be in the rotation...

But to answer your question, he was taken out of rotation because he was struggling to make shots.

[MGrand15]

TLC makes me sick man. I'd much rather play Alize at the 3.

[sashaturiaf]

Just realised we've been so spoiled with the TLC DNPs

[3pt_chucker]

Ugly offense all 2nd Quarter. Not surprised the lead dwindled.

Hoping when Harden enters, he jolts the offense alive.

[DarkXaero]

Spurs have stepped up their defense tbf, and they're doing great ball denial on KD. Let's see what happens with Harden back on the floor.

[MrDollarBills]

Harden looks well rested. That injury may have been a blessing in disguise.

[Paradise]

This is going to be so much fun at full strength and hitting on all cylinders

[3pt_chucker]

Shamet is cooking tonight!