Apparent video of maskless Kyrie at Sister's Birthday Party recently (while away from team)

[Bologna Smasher]

That's a nice way to disrespect your coach and teammates.

[mpoo_sin]

None of you guys are going to wear a mask at your sister's birthday party. And Kyrie gets tested regularly and will surely get tested before returning to the team so this is a non issue

I tend to think that my sister would be sensitive enough to not have a birthday party during the pandemic.

[FlatearthZorro]

Kings raise Kings.... Ughhh...
Why are all these guys so narcissistic?

So until 2018 it was Lebron's fault that Kyrie wanted out (and we can see why) but now it's Lebron's fault that a 28 year old man who's not his teammate, because he is "raised" by him? Some af you are just as weirdos as Kyrie and actually even more.Go get some help

I was wrong on that one as I thought the same thing. That LBJ was probably the reason Irving wanted out. Turns out, LBJ was the only one who was actually able to handle Irving's personality and keep it behind closed doors.

[God Squad]

Kyrie and KD couldn't give two **** about winning.

Winning what, regular season? I think pretty much the entire league has shown that nobody cares about the regular season anymore. Aside from getting a spot to the real games, and they even changed that to 10 spots per conference.
(plus of course, in the West you will want to avoid the Lakers.)

This is true. The new blueprint to win a championship has become “Make star players play just enough to make playoffs. Maybe worry about seeding, but not that much.”

The sad thing is that it’s probably correct. No point being a 1st seed if your best player is cooked by the playoffs due to regular season load. Ask D Rose and Bulls fans (just to name one example).

Ask the Clippers how that worked out. Nets need to build chemistry and cohesion. Clips thought they could coast until the playoffs, which they did. But once the playoffs hit and schemes change they struggled. Now this year the Clipps are trying to take the regular season a little more seriously hence Kawai playing B2Bs. They need to build chemistry and cohesion and IMO so do the Nets.

[Gatorade Sax]

Winning what, regular season? I think pretty much the entire league has shown that nobody cares about the regular season anymore. Aside from getting a spot to the real games, and they even changed that to 10 spots per conference.
(plus of course, in the West you will want to avoid the Lakers.)

This is true. The new blueprint to win a championship has become “Make star players play just enough to make playoffs. Maybe worry about seeding, but not that much.”

The sad thing is that it’s probably correct. No point being a 1st seed if your best player is cooked by the playoffs due to regular season load. Ask D Rose and Bulls fans (just to name one example).

Ask the Clippers how that worked out. Nets need to build chemistry and cohesion. Clips thought they could coast until the playoffs, which they did. But once the playoffs hit and schemes change they struggled. Now this year the Clipps are trying to take the regular season a little more seriously hence Kawai playing B2Bs. They need to build chemistry and cohesion and IMO so do the Nets.

I fully agree man. Chemistry is everything, and Kawhi has been taking the piss with regard to rest for years now (and I like the guy). But at the same time, every fan/owner/gm in the world would rather be the 4th seed and fully loaded for the playoffs, than the 1 seed with a star whose busted up from scrapping every night.

[WHITE_HOT_HEAT]

Kings raise Kings.... Ughhh...
Why are all these guys so narcissistic?

So until 2018 it was Lebron's fault that Kyrie wanted out (and we can see why) but now it's Lebron's fault that a 28 year old man who's not his teammate, because he is "raised" by him? Some af you are just as weirdos as Kyrie and actually even more.Go get some help

What are you even talking about?
Who said anything about LeBron? Learn to read and understand the context.

My comment is on his insta quote "Kings raise Kings" - and the narcissism in play when these guys call themselves Kings and whatever else.

I didn't bring Kyrie leaving Cleveland/Lebron into the discussion nor did I blame LeBron for it. I have always maintained that handling Kyrie and his baggage was akin to playing with a disability for those Cavs. LeBron stans man....

[DaddyCool19]

So what kind of mental gymnastics can be used by Nets/Kyrie fan to defend his behavior? Is there even anything left?

And why does he still get paid? If his personal reasons includes a birthday party the league should fine him

[God Squad]

This is true. The new blueprint to win a championship has become “Make star players play just enough to make playoffs. Maybe worry about seeding, but not that much.”

The sad thing is that it’s probably correct. No point being a 1st seed if your best player is cooked by the playoffs due to regular season load. Ask D Rose and Bulls fans (just to name one example).

Ask the Clippers how that worked out. Nets need to build chemistry and cohesion. Clips thought they could coast until the playoffs, which they did. But once the playoffs hit and schemes change they struggled. Now this year the Clipps are trying to take the regular season a little more seriously hence Kawai playing B2Bs. They need to build chemistry and cohesion and IMO so do the Nets.

I fully agree man. Chemistry is everything, and Kawhi has been taking the piss with regard to rest for years now (and I like the guy). But at the same time, every fan/owner/gm in the world would rather be the 4th seed and fully loaded for the playoffs, than the 1 seed with a star whose busted up from scrapping every night.

The nets have TWO stars, a decent bench and Kyrie is missing games while being healthy. No comparison. If KD missed a B2B, no one would bat an eye. Because he's coming off a nasty achilles injury. He should be the one resting if anything.

[Marty_Budda]

This is true. The new blueprint to win a championship has become “Make star players play just enough to make playoffs. Maybe worry about seeding, but not that much.”

The sad thing is that it’s probably correct. No point being a 1st seed if your best player is cooked by the playoffs due to regular season load. Ask D Rose and Bulls fans (just to name one example).

Ask the Clippers how that worked out. Nets need to build chemistry and cohesion. Clips thought they could coast until the playoffs, which they did. But once the playoffs hit and schemes change they struggled. Now this year the Clipps are trying to take the regular season a little more seriously hence Kawai playing B2Bs. They need to build chemistry and cohesion and IMO so do the Nets.

I fully agree man. Chemistry is everything, and Kawhi has been taking the piss with regard to rest for years now (and I like the guy). But at the same time, every fan/owner/gm in the world would rather be the 4th seed and fully loaded for the playoffs, than the 1 seed with a star whose busted up from scrapping every night.

When was the last time a 4th seed won a title? And how often has it actually happened?

Seeding matters. Home court matters. It’s been proven time and time again.

[God Squad]

Read on Twitter

Kyrie - And I Might not play Wednesday too. Cool?! Good.

Nets - OK

[Gatorade Sax]

Ask the Clippers how that worked out. Nets need to build chemistry and cohesion. Clips thought they could coast until the playoffs, which they did. But once the playoffs hit and schemes change they struggled. Now this year the Clipps are trying to take the regular season a little more seriously hence Kawai playing B2Bs. They need to build chemistry and cohesion and IMO so do the Nets.

I fully agree man. Chemistry is everything, and Kawhi has been taking the piss with regard to rest for years now (and I like the guy). But at the same time, every fan/owner/gm in the world would rather be the 4th seed and fully loaded for the playoffs, than the 1 seed with a star whose busted up from scrapping every night.

The nets have TWO stars, a decent bench and Kyrie is missing games while being healthy. No comparison. If KD missed a B2B, no one would bat an eye. Because he's coming off a nasty achilles injury. He should be the one resting if anything.

I 100% agree.

[CelticSooner]

I thought Kyrie would at least be on his best behavior this season. One day out of the blue he is just going to retire like Barry Sanders.

[gavran]

So what kind of mental gymnastics can be used by Nets/Kyrie fan to defend his behavior? Is there even anything left?

And why does he still get paid? If his personal reasons includes a birthday party the league should fine him

Well, the usual suspects are nowhere to be found, so I guess you have your answer.

[Gatorade Sax]

Ask the Clippers how that worked out. Nets need to build chemistry and cohesion. Clips thought they could coast until the playoffs, which they did. But once the playoffs hit and schemes change they struggled. Now this year the Clipps are trying to take the regular season a little more seriously hence Kawai playing B2Bs. They need to build chemistry and cohesion and IMO so do the Nets.

I fully agree man. Chemistry is everything, and Kawhi has been taking the piss with regard to rest for years now (and I like the guy). But at the same time, every fan/owner/gm in the world would rather be the 4th seed and fully loaded for the playoffs, than the 1 seed with a star whose busted up from scrapping every night.

When was the last time a 4th seed won a title? And how often has it actually happened?

Seeding matters. Home court matters. It’s been proven time and time again.

The fact is that cream generally rises to the top and ends the season with a good seed, health permitting. But I wouldn’t be surprised if a “4th seed” that was better than its ladder position wins a title within the next 5 yrs. Now is actually the time, where home court advantage is simply not having to actually travel at all..crowds are a non factor.

[Marty_Budda]

I fully agree man. Chemistry is everything, and Kawhi has been taking the piss with regard to rest for years now (and I like the guy). But at the same time, every fan/owner/gm in the world would rather be the 4th seed and fully loaded for the playoffs, than the 1 seed with a star whose busted up from scrapping every night.

When was the last time a 4th seed won a title? And how often has it actually happened?

Seeding matters. Home court matters. It’s been proven time and time again.

The fact is that cream generally rises to the top and ends the season with a good seed, health permitting. But I wouldn’t be surprised if a “4th seed” that was better than its ladder position wins a title within the next 5 yrs. Now is actually the time, where home court advantage is simply not having to actually travel at all..crowds are a non factor.

That’s only for this year...unless COVID is going to affect 2022 playoffs as well. Either way, last year in the bubble the number 1 seed Lakers won.

The nets have too many distractions, no defense, no chemistry, no leadership....I could go on.

Seedlings don’t really matter 10 games in but by the end of the season it’s a big enough sample size to know who the best teams are. If you’re not a top 3 seed or higher you’re 99% not winning anything.

[C3H6N6O6]

Silver should really be worried how meaningless regular season has become for fans.

This started with the Spurs and when fans praised Spurs for load managing then every star player thought it was the right thing to do.

Stern should should have come down harder on the Spurs and Silver should hand out Huge fans to players like Harden and Kyrie. This should not be left to the teams to decide. My brother who used to watch pretty much every game of top 5-6 contenders has watched very few games this season.

[FlatearthZorro]

I thought Kyrie would at least be on his best behavior this season. One day out of the blue he is just going to retire like Barry Sanders.

Thought the same. He did behave pretty well his first season in Boston, the 2nd season was where the issues started.

[Gatorade Sax]

When was the last time a 4th seed won a title? And how often has it actually happened?

Seeding matters. Home court matters. It’s been proven time and time again.

The fact is that cream generally rises to the top and ends the season with a good seed, health permitting. But I wouldn’t be surprised if a “4th seed” that was better than its ladder position wins a title within the next 5 yrs. Now is actually the time, where home court advantage is simply not having to actually travel at all..crowds are a non factor.

That’s only for this year...unless COVID is going to affect 2022 playoffs as well. Either way, last year in the bubble the number 1 seed Lakers won.

The nets have too many distractions, no defense, no chemistry, no leadership....I could go on.

Seedlings don’t really matter 10 games in but by the end of the season it’s a big enough sample size to know who the best teams are. If you’re not a top 3 seed or higher you’re 99% not winning anything.

You’re right, but the way things are trending recently is that teams seem to care a little less about their ladder position, and more about adequate rest for players that are important. It’s one of the better arguments for shortening the season, so that each game is just that bit more significant. I guess this year is sort of a trial run.

And I sincerely hope COVID doesn’t impact next year..though it’s already causing a few issues in this young season.

[Marty_Budda]

The fact is that cream generally rises to the top and ends the season with a good seed, health permitting. But I wouldn’t be surprised if a “4th seed” that was better than its ladder position wins a title within the next 5 yrs. Now is actually the time, where home court advantage is simply not having to actually travel at all..crowds are a non factor.

That’s only for this year...unless COVID is going to affect 2022 playoffs as well. Either way, last year in the bubble the number 1 seed Lakers won.

The nets have too many distractions, no defense, no chemistry, no leadership....I could go on.

Seedlings don’t really matter 10 games in but by the end of the season it’s a big enough sample size to know who the best teams are. If you’re not a top 3 seed or higher you’re 99% not winning anything.

You’re right, but the way things are trending recently is that teams seem to care a little less about their ladder position, and more about adequate rest for players that are important. It’s one of the better arguments for shortening the season, so that each game is just that bit more significant. I guess this year is sort of a trial run.

And I sincerely hope COVID doesn’t impact next year..though it’s already causing a few issues in this young season.

We’ll see how it plays out I guess. This would be the only season I could see it not having as much of an impact due to no fans. But even still, if you’re a 6 seed let’s say, you probably haven’t developed enough on court chemistry in the regular season to be able to win a title.

When fans come back and you’re a 6 seed you’re screwed. Every series you play in you’re giving up home court advantage and playing 4 games in the opposition building.

You can afford to sit out guys for rest like the Spurs used to do but only if you’ve locked up the top seeds already. Otherwise you’re playing with fire imo.

[jirrit]

So what kind of mental gymnastics can be used by Nets/Kyrie fan to defend his behavior? Is there even anything left?

And why does he still get paid? If his personal reasons includes a birthday party the league should fine him

All they need is another 30-5-5 game from him and he’ll be forgiven cause he’s ballin’ out there.