Kyrie Irving on boos in Dallas....

VFX · Post #61 » by **VFX** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 2:45 pm

Memories wrote:
HanzGruber wrote:I hope kyrie likes Orlando

Kyrie would be the perfect player to play for the now screwed up state of Florida. They deserve each other.

Than again, Florida was always screwed up, but I can’t imagine a fate more fitting for both parties being together.

It’s so screwed up that we have record numbers of people coming here in droves.

California on the other hand…

(someone from Orlando living in Los Angeles)

Goomba3666 · Post #62 » by **Goomba3666** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 2:49 pm

Bigger issue is that, like Harden, Luka has a game that's predicated on the refs blowing their whistle.

And because of that, they can dictate his productivity/impact on a nightly basis.

Add the fact that he plays very little defense in order to conserve energy for those high IQ stepback threes after dribbling for 15 secs, he needs a lot of help on defense.

LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #63 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 2:52 pm

Well saw this coming from a mile away.

OkcSinceSGA · Post #64 » by **OkcSinceSGA** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 2:56 pm

HanzGruber wrote:
OkcSinceSGA wrote:

Read on Twitter

Why do you keep posting that fake account lol

Because Twitter’s algo keeps posting that guy on my wall and I think it’s NBAcentral which is legit usually.

LightTheBeam · Post #65 » by **LightTheBeam** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:08 pm

Lmao this guy said nothing special. But at least a few of you criticizing him went mask off and showed it has nothing to do with this comment, and everything to do with his vax status lol.

Scalabrine · Post #66 » by **Scalabrine** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:10 pm

monopoman wrote:You figure Kyrie would be doing anything he can trying to earn that next contract, because if he underwhelms in Dallas I have a feeling no team will offer him the deal he thinks he is worth.

He will have a wakeup call like Caremlo did a while back, when he is not being courted by major teams with max deals. Carmelo also never had the off-court issues that Kyrie has on a regular basis.

I could just be mis-remembering I guess, but the two situations don't seem all that similar. Kyrie still has talent of a max player, he just has some serious off-court problems that make him not worth the risk for the majority of teams. I don't think ANY team out there that should give him more than a 2 year deal.

I dont really remember him having issues getting max deals in his prime. He was with the Knicks and Nuggets for that entire portion of his career. By the time he was WAIVED by the Knicks, he was past his prime and I dont think even his big head thought he was a max player.

UcanUwill · Post #67 » by **UcanUwill** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:33 pm

Well, if fans came there and played, the end result would have been the same. It would just cost the team a little bit less.

RHODEY · Post #68 » by **RHODEY** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:36 pm

Karate Diop wrote:Dallas fans are dumb if they're actually booing Kyrie... Mans gonna bounce if you don't put RESPEK on his name... And to be fair to Kyrie he hasn't been the problem, the Mavericks just don't have a good roster outside of Luka and himself.

and if he bounces Luka could be right behind him. Cuban has no choice but to bend to Kyrie's will.

druggas · Post #69 » by **druggas** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:37 pm

I have no dog in this fight so my opinion is the least biased.
The media today gets under the skin of players today with their asinine questions and rightfully so.
The players need to ignore those kind of questions, and maintain their calm.

ItsDanger · Post #70 » by **ItsDanger** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:39 pm

People suspected this experiment wasn't working a week or so ago. Don't ignore the red flags. Is Dallas committed to signing Kyrie given the failure? Can they improve the team without him? Luka's career is stuck in neutral due to poor management.

RHODEY · Post #71 » by **RHODEY** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:43 pm

Goomba3666 wrote:Kyrie definitely isn't the problem. He's having one of his best seasons. Problem with Dallas is defense.

Ding, Ding, Ding. Dallas fans are in denial.

MrGoat · Post #72 » by **MrGoat** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:43 pm

The Mavs are going to need to choose their next coach carefully if Kyrie stays in town. Kidd had pretty much already lost this team even before the trade

RHODEY · Post #73 » by **RHODEY** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:46 pm

maxpower8888 wrote:Kyrie hasn't been bad at all on the Mavs and does not deserve to be singled out but this was a bad take. The team has been struggling and couldn't even beat the Hornets at home. They've fallen from 4th to 11th, of course the fans are going to boo.

Basically the way Kyrie is acting is like, if I were to go to a reataurant and order a steak medium rare and it comes very well done, then after complaining the chef comes out and says "Well you're not the professional so what do you know?"

A Hornets, team without Lamelo, Bridges, Oubre, and Terry Rozier...they were even down by 21 points in the 3rd.

RHODEY · Post #74 » by **RHODEY** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:48 pm

Quattro wrote:Kyrie goes to a team and they instantly start underachieving…. I feel like this has happened before

Dallas was underachieving before Kyrie came.

neo515 · Post #75 » by **neo515** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:50 pm

RHODEY wrote:
maxpower8888 wrote:Kyrie hasn't been bad at all on the Mavs and does not deserve to be singled out but this was a bad take. The team has been struggling and couldn't even beat the Hornets at home. They've fallen from 4th to 11th, of course the fans are going to boo.

Basically the way Kyrie is acting is like, if I were to go to a reataurant and order a steak medium rare and it comes very well done, then after complaining the chef comes out and says "Well you're not the professional so what do you know?"
A Hornets, team without Lamelo, Bridges, Oubre, and Terry Rozier...they were even down by 21 points in the 3rd.

Didn't the Knicks just lose to this same tanking Hornets team at home?

Homer38 · Post #76 » by **Homer38** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:53 pm

neo515 wrote:
RHODEY wrote:
maxpower8888 wrote:Kyrie hasn't been bad at all on the Mavs and does not deserve to be singled out but this was a bad take. The team has been struggling and couldn't even beat the Hornets at home. They've fallen from 4th to 11th, of course the fans are going to boo.

Basically the way Kyrie is acting is like, if I were to go to a reataurant and order a steak medium rare and it comes very well done, then after complaining the chef comes out and says "Well you're not the professional so what do you know?"
A Hornets, team without Lamelo, Bridges, Oubre, and Terry Rozier...they were even down by 21 points in the 3rd.

Didn't the Knicks just lose to this same tanking Hornets team at home?

The difference,the knicks are almost a lock to be in the playoffs at this point.Not the case for the Mavs.Every game is crucial for the mavs and losing vs hornets is such a killer

RHODEY · Post #77 » by **RHODEY** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:55 pm

neo515 wrote:
RHODEY wrote:
maxpower8888 wrote:Kyrie hasn't been bad at all on the Mavs and does not deserve to be singled out but this was a bad take. The team has been struggling and couldn't even beat the Hornets at home. They've fallen from 4th to 11th, of course the fans are going to boo.

Basically the way Kyrie is acting is like, if I were to go to a reataurant and order a steak medium rare and it comes very well done, then after complaining the chef comes out and says "Well you're not the professional so what do you know?"
A Hornets, team without Lamelo, Bridges, Oubre, and Terry Rozier...they were even down by 21 points in the 3rd.

Didn't the Knicks just lose to this same tanking Hornets team at home?

Nope, Oubre and Terry Rozier both played.

neo515 · Post #78 » by **neo515** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:55 pm

Homer38 wrote:
neo515 wrote:
RHODEY wrote: A Hornets, team without Lamelo, Bridges, Oubre, and Terry Rozier...they were even down by 21 points in the 3rd.

Didn't the Knicks just lose to this same tanking Hornets team at home?

The difference,the knicks are almost a lock to be in the playoffs at this point.Not the case for the Mavs.Every game is crucial for the mavs and losing vs hornets is such a killer

That's just flat out not true. The Knicks are one loss away from being in the play-in.

celticfan42487 · Post #79 » by **celticfan42487** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:56 pm

Irving really should make the Hall of Fame as the most toxic player to ever play the game.

And the stupid franchises that indulge him should have their logos with paper bags on their head underneath his mantle in shame.

neo515 · Post #80 » by **neo515** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:57 pm

RHODEY wrote:
neo515 wrote:
RHODEY wrote: A Hornets, team without Lamelo, Bridges, Oubre, and Terry Rozier...they were even down by 21 points in the 3rd.

Didn't the Knicks just lose to this same tanking Hornets team at home?

Nope, Oubre and Terry Rozier both played.

Oubre and Rozier playing should count as a negative for the Knicks because they make the team worse.