Most toxic personality

DAWill1128 · Post #21 » by **DAWill1128** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 3:28 am

Kyrie, guys massively unpredictable. Would hate to have my team held hostage with that guy. Kyrie is like the Antonio Brown of the NBA.

Durant has obviously had mixed emotions over the course of three teams. But the guy will play and as long as he plays you can win games or trade him. Kyrie might decide to miss 20 games or retire tomorrow.

Ben Simmons is the other guy, the 76ers shattered a really great players soul in that playoff press conference. I think he has the yips at this point like Mark Wohlers the Atlanta Braves old closer, amazing pitcher but then mentally just broke one day. Simmons may never come back, even if he wants to the yips are a huge mental block.

jlokine · Post #22 » by **jlokine** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 3:30 am

right now, ben simmons... not sure i can count on the guy..

and just thought i'd point out, kyrie and KD are also mentioned.. haha and they're on the same team haha what a beautiful train wreck to watch.

MagicFan12345 · Post #23 » by **MagicFan12345** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 3:47 am

Patrick Beverly, Kyrie Irving, and Benjamin Simmons

Optms · Post #24 » by **Optms** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 3:57 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:
JordansBulls wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:Without being in the actual locker room it's hard to say. I always found it easy to root against Michael Jordan due to his personality

What?? So a guy who helps his teammates be great and sticks with the organization that drafted him that never won and turns them into a dynasty is toxic?

Your response to my post was a strawman. Going back to my actual post, yes, I thought Jordan had an easy personality to root against. To this day I enjoy watching him fail as an NBA owner.

Jordan's 'toxic' personality led the Bulls to 6 championships. His personality also resonated to all parts of the globe. Something very few American athletes have ever achieved. And it wasn't because he was hated. So how toxic was it really? Because I don't see it.

Kingdibs19 · Post #25 » by **Kingdibs19** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 4:13 am

Durant.

formula 400 · Post #26 » by **formula 400** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 4:21 am

Magic is hella annoying these days

John Murdoch · Post #27 » by **John Murdoch** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 4:33 am

Jalen Rose

Hoop Heavy · Post #28 » by **Hoop Heavy** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 4:44 am

Right this moment ...

It goes in a three-way tie to three guys all on the same team

Russ, Lebron, and PatBev

Ruma85 · Post #29 » by **Ruma85** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:17 am

Tim Kempton wrote:Currently it's Durant. But that's low hanging fruit.

Derek Fisher and Nate Robinson are up there but Mark Jackson would probably be my #1. He has a history of purposely dividing locker rooms and organizations as a player and a coach. Not to mention his awful phony personality and off-court nonsense.

Why Nate and Fisher?

Ruma85 · Post #30 » by **Ruma85** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:19 am

DAWill1128 wrote:Kyrie, guys massively unpredictable. Would hate to have my team held hostage with that guy. Kyrie is like the Antonio Brown of the NBA.

Durant has obviously had mixed emotions over the course of three teams. But the guy will play and as long as he plays you can win games or trade him. Kyrie might decide to miss 20 games or retire tomorrow.

Ben Simmons is the other guy, the 76ers shattered a really great players soul in that playoff press conference. I think he has the yips at this point like Mark Wohlers the Atlanta Braves old closer, amazing pitcher but then mentally just broke one day. Simmons may never come back, even if he wants to the yips are a huge mental block.

Then his just not mentality is not for basketball if he ends up like that. ( Simmons )

WillyJakkz · Post #31 » by **WillyJakkz** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:27 am

taikibansei wrote:
WillyJakkz wrote:I honestly don't think Kyrie is toxic, he is just weird. So it comes down to can you coexist with a weirdo on the team. Some can some can't.

We're going to have to agree to disagree. Kyrie has now wreaked absolute havoc on three straight teams. If he just did his **** job, the Nets would be in title contention this year. He can't, so they won't.

Please tell me the 3 straight teams he wreaked havoc on?

CLE you may have a point as he wanted his own team so the locker room probably was disturbed.

BOS, I mean those same guys had big issues at the start of just this season before finally clearing the air and coming together to make a Finals run w/ Udoka so was Kyrie actually the problem? One could clearly argue not.

And your BK point of do your job, not seeing the merit as he was anti vax and lo and behold come to find out those NY restrictions ended up being pretty ridiculous as even stated by the NBA Commish.

Sounds like you have a personal problem with his decisions although you don't personally know him.

Nets won't be in Title contention not because of Kyrie, but because of Slim Reaper. There is no Alpha, it's a collective of Betas with Kyrie being the most outspoken Beta.

If anything KD is arguably more toxic than Kyrie.

WillyJakkz · Post #32 » by **WillyJakkz** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:34 am

Optms wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:
JordansBulls wrote:What?? So a guy who helps his teammates be great and sticks with the organization that drafted him that never won and turns them into a dynasty is toxic?

Your response to my post was a strawman. Going back to my actual post, yes, I thought Jordan had an easy personality to root against. To this day I enjoy watching him fail as an NBA owner.

Jordan's 'toxic' personality led the Bulls to 6 championships. His personality also resonated to all parts of the globe. Something very few American athletes have ever achieved. And it wasn't because he was hated. So how toxic was it really? Because I don't see it.

So you don't equate the going to Vegas to clear my mind in the PO's vs the Knicks, the gambling, the infidelity, the threatening to retire if you guys trade my crutch Scottie or my Coach Phil Jackson, the ridiculing Krumbs Krause in front of everyone as toxic because they won.... Gotcha

Winning does cure all.

I ain't mad at the fighting cause that happens in sports so I give him a pass on that.

And that was his image not personality that resonated all over the globe. The media machine controlled image. That **** MJ did wouldn't fly with all the cell phones etc there are now.

taikibansei · Post #33 » by **taikibansei** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:43 am

WillyJakkz wrote:
taikibansei wrote:
WillyJakkz wrote:I honestly don't think Kyrie is toxic, he is just weird. So it comes down to can you coexist with a weirdo on the team. Some can some can't.

We're going to have to agree to disagree. Kyrie has now wreaked absolute havoc on three straight teams. If he just did his **** job, the Nets would be in title contention this year. He can't, so they won't.

Please tell me the 3 straight teams he wreaked havoc on?

CLE you may have a point as he wanted his own team so the locker room probably was disturbed.

BOS, I mean those same guys had big issues at the start of just this season before finally clearing the air and coming together to make a Finals run w/ Udoka so was Kyrie actually the problem? One could clearly argue not.

And your BK point of do your job, not seeing the merit as he was anti vax and lo and behold come to find out those NY restrictions ended up being pretty ridiculous as even stated by the NBA Commish.

Sounds like you have a personal problem with his decisions although you don't personally know him.

Nets won't be in Title contention not because of Kyrie, but because of Slim Reaper. There is no Alpha, it's a collective of Betas with Kyrie being the most outspoken Beta.

If anything KD is arguably more toxic than Kyrie.

Do you even read the posts you respond to? No, huh? :crazy:

In addition to the three tweets--each of which highlighted Kyrie doing/saying absolutely insane ****--this is what I posted:

taikibansei wrote:...Not to mention missing long swaths of time on the Cavs, going days at a time not speaking to teammates even when the Cavs were in the midst of playoff runs, threatening the Cavs with getting elective surgery to force a trade (right after their making the finals), telling the Boston media on Oct. 20, 2018 (i.e., right after joining them) that he'd actually wanted to play on the Knicks, throwing his young Celtics teammates under the bus multiple times during his short time together with them (ostensibly for passing to the wrong people--i.e., not him--or not trying hard enough), missing long swaths of the regular season/playoffs (when "his" Celtics played better without him), telling the Boston fans/media that he's "coming back" but didn't, claiming to be "coach" of the Nets, continuing to miss large swaths of time while on the Nets (and not just over the vaccine mandate but for vague "personal reasons"), claiming to be the **** GM of the Nets, etc., etc. (I won't even go into the flat earth stuff and other quotes.)

Pretty thorough summary filled with specific (non personal) details, yes?

JTG_92940618 · Post #34 » by **JTG_92940618** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:49 am

DeMarcus Cousins. I always think about the story of him and Nik Stauskas.

MrGoat · Post #35 » by **MrGoat** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:50 am

UcanUwill wrote:Arenas thread made me think of Javaris Crittenton for this.

Yeah, the OP said NBA players past or present so it would be pretty hard to top Crittenton. Kind of like how the NFL equivalent would be Aaron Hernandez. The active player toxic king would be Kyrie

geminiz · Post #36 » by **geminiz** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:55 am

OP if u wanna make a thread to bash Kyrie, rather than posing it as a question, just say it straight.... cuz I will join ya!

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Stan · Post #37 » by **Stan** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:57 am

Kyrie, no doubt. For football, Terrell Owens.

djsunyc · Post #38 » by **djsunyc** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:58 am

jasonxxx102 wrote:Kyrie

WillyJakkz · Post #39 » by **WillyJakkz** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 6:06 am

Ruma85 wrote:
Tim Kempton wrote:Currently it's Durant. But that's low hanging fruit.

Derek Fisher and Nate Robinson are up there but Mark Jackson would probably be my #1. He has a history of purposely dividing locker rooms and organizations as a player and a coach. Not to mention his awful phony personality and off-court nonsense.

Why Nate and Fisher?

Derek "I'll **** your wife' Fisher doing his Will Ferrell in The Campaign impression

Nate "I'll fight you naked in the shower Malik Rose cause you owe me money" Robinson

Ill News · Post #40 » by **Ill News** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 7:52 am

taikibansei wrote:
WillyJakkz wrote:I honestly don't think Kyrie is toxic, he is just weird. So it comes down to can you coexist with a weirdo on the team. Some can some can't.

We're going to have to agree to disagree. Kyrie has now wreaked absolute havoc on three straight teams. If he just did his **** job, the Nets would be in title contention this year. He can't, so they won't.

Yeah, there's different kinds of toxicity. Kyrie's erratic behavior, even if he isn't fighting teammates openly, is incredibly toxic for a whole organization.