MGrand15 wrote:Kyrie is playing way beyond what I could even dream of expecting. It doesn't even feel like he's been on fire or forcing anything. Doesn't make sense how good he is. Finishing in traffic, floaters, deep 3s, isolations, pinpoint passes. All of it is effortless. Dinwiddie and LeVert need to start playing better so we can get his minutes down.
Really impressed by how he battles on defense. For a small guy, he's really physical and really gets in there when he senses that he can grab a rebound in traffic or get a steal.
I've loved our culture and positivity throughout the years but it's nice to see someone play with his type of competitive fire. He's yelled at guys a couple of times. I'm positive that our guys will thrive with someone pushing them like that. It can't just come from Kenny.
Irving leads by example, the dude is out there hustling on loose balls, gang rebounding, and fighting around screens. When he does this, on top of putting up the production he has on the offensive end, when he yells at guys they can't take it personally they have to do their jobs because he has been doing his every game so far.
Kyrie barked at Joe the other night for messing up and inbounds pass. I have no issue with it. We're positioning ourselves for a championship run, guys have to be on point and execute. Do better. Joe was out there last night dropping bombs, when he missed one three that was wide open he went to Irving and said he won't miss that again. Dude comes down and nails a clutch three.
I think he's been showing real leadership here tbh because at the same time he's also pushing and encouraging guys so it's not just him going mamba mentality on the team. I think it's a welcome change tbh. KD is going to be pushing everyone the same when he comes back as well. we need this push especially for guys like Jarrett Allen.
Also, I'm pretty sure Kenny doesn't mind it either.