Shams: Kyrie Irving opting in

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If people are reluctant to paying you a quarter of billion dollars on mental stability grounds, and you're upset about it, tweeting like this doesn't help.

[Jfh20]

LeBron has more titles without the Heat than the Heat have without LeBron.. lol

well ya... he did build another superteam in cle, than tampered and did a backdoor deal to steal AD from pelicans. easy to win titles building superteams, try doing what giannis did , and win a "legit" title for once. oh right he tried, and got humbled by the spurs.

So when he won with Miami with a super team, it was the Heat culture teaching him, but when he won in other places it was because his team was very good.

it was the culture and talent, miami is the only place lebron has had a back - to - back title. no where else. theres a reason for that.

[Lalouie]

no org will risk kyrie except the lakers and it's all lebron

no lebron no kyrie

[ReddoverKobe]

well ya... he did build another superteam in cle, than tampered and did a backdoor deal to steal AD from pelicans. easy to win titles building superteams, try doing what giannis did , and win a "legit" title for once. oh right he tried, and got humbled by the spurs.

So when he won with Miami with a super team, it was the Heat culture teaching him, but when he won in other places it was because his team was very good.

it was the culture and talent, miami is the only place lebron has had a back - to - back title. no where else. theres a reason for that.

Ya, KD went to the warriors.

[TheHartBreakKid]

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Is this clown bragging about the FA buzz he is receiving?

No offense to Lamarcus Aldridge, but if 2015 Lamarcus Aldridge did it, "it" can't be considered legendary.

[NyKnicks1714]

well ya... he did build another superteam in cle, than tampered and did a backdoor deal to steal AD from pelicans. easy to win titles building superteams, try doing what giannis did , and win a "legit" title for once. oh right he tried, and got humbled by the spurs.

So when he won with Miami with a super team, it was the Heat culture teaching him, but when he won in other places it was because his team was very good.

it was the culture and talent, miami is the only place lebron has had a back - to - back title. no where else. theres a reason for that.

Yes and that reason is the Durant Warriors

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[Lalouie]

well ya... he did build another superteam in cle, than tampered and did a backdoor deal to steal AD from pelicans. easy to win titles building superteams, try doing what giannis did , and win a "legit" title for once. oh right he tried, and got humbled by the spurs.

So when he won with Miami with a super team, it was the Heat culture teaching him, but when he won in other places it was because his team was very good.

it was the culture and talent, miami is the only place lebron has had a back - to - back title. no where else. theres a reason for that.

the heat were in the top5 in 2pt fg%
top10 in 3pt%
top5 in defense

the miami culture prevented lebron from running rough shod over that team. he wanted spolstra out, riley backed eric

regardless he was STILL lucky with both rings. one against the youngest team since blazers '77 and a lucky win over sas who wiped them off the face of the earth the next year

[Jfh20]

So when he won with Miami with a super team, it was the Heat culture teaching him, but when he won in other places it was because his team was very good.

it was the culture and talent, miami is the only place lebron has had a back - to - back title. no where else. theres a reason for that.

the heat were in the top5 in 2pt fg%
top10 in 3pt%
top5 in defense

the miami culture prevented lebron from running rough shod over that team. he wanted spolstra out, riley backed eric

regardless he was STILL lucky with both rings. one against the youngest team since blazers '77 and a lucky win over sas who wiped them off the face of the earth the next year

lol since when is a 7 game series considered luck? ya, miami lost the next year, but thats because Dwades kneed were shot to ****...wade didnt have much left at that point.. which is why lbj left for cle where they were stacked with assets and talent.

[Jfh20]

So when he won with Miami with a super team, it was the Heat culture teaching him, but when he won in other places it was because his team was very good.

it was the culture and talent, miami is the only place lebron has had a back - to - back title. no where else. theres a reason for that.

Yes and that reason is the Durant Warriors

lol blaming durant for everything. blame curry atleast, hes the real reason for the juggernaut that is known as the warriors dynasty.

[JRoy]

well ya... he did build another superteam in cle, than tampered and did a backdoor deal to steal AD from pelicans. easy to win titles building superteams, try doing what giannis did , and win a "legit" title for once. oh right he tried, and got humbled by the spurs.

So when he won with Miami with a super team, it was the Heat culture teaching him, but when he won in other places it was because his team was very good.

it was the culture and talent, miami is the only place lebron has had a back - to - back title. no where else. theres a reason for that.

Superfriends collusion?

[Lalouie]

it was the culture and talent, miami is the only place lebron has had a back - to - back title. no where else. theres a reason for that.

the heat were in the top5 in 2pt fg%
top10 in 3pt%
top5 in defense

the miami culture prevented lebron from running rough shod over that team. he wanted spolstra out, riley backed eric

regardless he was STILL lucky with both rings. one against the youngest team since blazers '77 and a lucky win over sas who wiped them off the face of the earth the next year

lol since when is a 7 game series considered luck? ya, miami lost the next year, but thats because Dwades kneed were shot to ****...wade didnt have much left at that point.. which is why lbj left for cle where they were stacked with assets and talent.

spurs were never going to be denied. they were fired up. and that faux win was enough to fixate pops on revenge - that's enough for me because pops has always been good with losing to another team. that blowout year, miami was #5 in defense, #1 in 2pt%, and #12 in 3pt%

lebron would NEVER spearhead a team with "stars" to greatness. you wanna know why - because he forces the stars to play away from their game so that HE can do his lebron thing. he never had a top5 team even in his own decade - lmao

[Homer38]

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He is right about this.The Nets gave him too much power even if Kyrie was a big problem with Cleveland and Boston.

[JujitsuFlip]

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He is right about this.The Nets gave him too much power even if Kyrie was a big problem with Cleveland and Boston.

I understand the sentiment, especially on the step back bigger picture. However, I feel like it relieves Kyrie of any accountability. Kyrie is not absolved of blame, just because the Nets tried something different than the Cavs and Celtics.

In CLE he was upset LeBron had all the power so he forced a trade. In BOS he was upset that J & J were starting to breakout, so he teamed up with KD. He gets to the Nets, they give him the decision making power he wants and rid the roster of young guys to steal his shine and he still acted the same way.

The guys talent on the floor is undeniable but everywhere he goes, he is the problem. It doesn't matter how ya deal with the guy. At some point we just have to point out and accept Kyrie is the issue.

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[zshawn10]

The belief among both league and player circles is that Irving is gone and the Seven-Eleven Era is over before it ever began. Irving only appeared in 103 regular-season games in Brooklyn, a three-year run ravaged in Year 1 by a nagging shoulder injury; in Year 2 due to absences for personal reasons; and in Year 3 due to Irving’s unwillingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a city that didn’t create a professional athlete exemption in its vaccine mandate until weeks before the NBA playoffs began.

The Nets, as the Daily News reported in late May, have been unwilling to give Irving a long-term contract extension with significant financial guarantees. They do not believe Irving is committed to doing what it takes to be on the floor every game for his teammates.

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/...0220627-cpm6fimesfez3a6sow2rkgbjdu-story.html

[John Murdoch]

Love that Indy/BKN/LAL 3 way

[Hello Brooklyn]

Looking like Kyrie is gone.

But which team exactly is going to offer him the full max?

I don't see the Nets accepting any kind of trade from the Lakers unless its for AD. Better to let Kyrie walk than take back Westbrook.

Would Miami really do it?

Riley would tire of Kyrie's antics after the first week.

The Knicks?

Possible. But then they can't go after Brunson who makes more sense.

Dallas?

Luka is a generational talent. Its not worth going through the Kyrie experiment.

My hope is that Kyrie gets laughed off the market and has to settle with the Nets. But maybe someone will offer him the max. Who knows.

[EricAnderson]

Anyone who takes a chance on him at this point deserves what they get he’s clearly mentally done with basketball.

Only places that makes even a little sense are desperate older teams trying to win in the next year or two like the Lakers and Heat

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He is right about this.The Nets gave him too much power even if Kyrie was a big problem with Cleveland and Boston.

TBF any team would have done the same if it meant getting Durant also.

Top of the league players like him are so important and hard to get that you bite the bullet with Kyrie

It just didn’t work out because Kyries nuts but also we didn’t know Harden is close to finished