If you haven't watched the interviews you really should.
https://youtu.be/EBRYxN4MLPk
The quotes, taken out of context, were much worse than the actual message. It was a wide-ranging interview full of perspective and honesty (which is extremely rare in this day and age).
I can see why people like Ainge bought into Terry in the first place.
TP.
I have watched the interviews. Yes, there is more context. But I still feel Rozier came off bad. Even with context he admitted he was mentally compromised from the start because he didn't have Kyrie's spot, thought himself deserving of handing the ball more than Kyrie and Gordon, admitted he and others were out trying harder to get theirs in a contract year, kinda through his Coach under the bus and is so in love with himself and his abilities he referred to himself in the 3rd person.
Context or not, he did do and say all that. Given his play on the court this year, he should have kept his mouth shut. Let's review just how poor his year is so we can appreciate just how bad his game was compared to how good he thinks he is:
MPG: 22.7
PPG: 9.0
RPG: 3.9
APG: 2.9
FG%: 38.7%
3PT%: 35.3%
FT%: 78.5%
eFG%: 47.7%
TS%: 50.1%
WS: 3.2
WS/48: 0.086
OFFRAT: 103.9
DEFRAT: 105.2
NetRAT: -1.3
That's bad and matches with the eye test. Problem is those numbers are very close to what he does on a yearly average or are worse than those yearly numbers.
He simply isn't good enough and didn't play well enough to justify he should have had even the role he was given, nevermind something larger than he got.
Aaaah...so if he played Iverson type minutes...and doubled up to 44...that's 18 ppg, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, good foul and 3pt shooting.
Accomplishing that while another guy takes your spot that doesn't like to pass and you're either off-ball playing with that same guy and then used as a wing being 6'2...
To me that shows if the team had faith and let him comfortably run the point where he takes good care of the ball, plays better D against other tricky points than Kyrie does, while moving the ball much better, rebounding at that kind of pace for a point allowing the team to run much more...is a much better fit than a point that takes the air out of the ball every possesion, while forcing shots against multiple defenders giving you only 22 points for the trouble. Then add in the times they can run off his steals and you have an entirely different team than what we just watched.
And this in a year when the coaching staff could easily be graded an F, with EVERYONE taking bad shots with a poor defensive and rebounding scheme on top of it.
I just have no idea what you guys are watching, except waiting for the next play when Kyrie mesmerizes people and makes them feel good.
Or whatever that whole thing is about.
But I know one thing...yall didn't feel so good last week, or right now because of your dude.
That's reality