With this much hate from Celtics fans to Kyrie, i don 't think he will re-sign with Celtics.
I think the feeling fans get with him is he's got no loyalty and is out only for himself - which you can say about a lot of the current generation who want to 'team up' with their pals. Symptomatic of where the NBA is at right now because the players have more power than in other sports.
I honestly could care less whether he stays or goes. If he does leave Boston I hope he's miserable. If he re-signs I want him to be all in trying the help the team succeed.
Nice player to watch. Seems like a real a-- as a person. I understand that if he leaves its very likely the team won't be able to contend for a title. It is what it is.
I buy tickets. I'll still buy them if the team competes and I enjoy watching them. One more season like this one and I'm probably done spending money on them.
If I remember correctly - so was Larry. Michael and Kobe were known as pricks at times, too.....
Even KG made Big Baby cry...
Not saying that Kyrie IS as good as those greats but he was our best player this season AND will be our best player going forward - unless we bring in KD or AD...
We seemingly - in this day and age - WANT our players to be lovable, likable, quotable....kissing babies...saying the right things.
It isn't like that anymore and probably was NEVER like that, at least back in the day.
Blame unscrupulous reporters, biased analysts, hot take artists, whatever.
I'll GLADLY take Little Mountain back - even with all his quirkiness.
Prick and diva is not the same thing. You just compared Kyrie to several players with the exact opposite personality of Irving. Give me a team full of pricks. I would prefer to avoid needy divas if given the choice.
Exactly. Pricks are someone you like to go war with. Even with a bad personality, they play with pride and tenacity. Divas are guys who wanted everything on a silver platter.
You can be a diva and a prick at the same time, but I'd take buttholes who will fight through pain than crybabies who proclaims they are leaders then drop the team under the bus when adversity comes.
Kyrie needs to grow. He needs to continue the path to being a better team mate and leader. I feel he has started the journey towards doing this this season.
He took some steps back...took some steps forward. I believe he is a better team mate AND player NOW than he was before the season started.
With THAT being said I hope Coach Stevens is a better coach next season. I also hope Gordon Hayward is completely healthy and ready to be more consistent.
It is an AWESOME sight to see an All-Star surrounded by OTHER equally talented players....and those players knowing their ROLES.....and COMMITTING to those roles....
We didn't have that this season. We had a coach who - even though I LOVE CBS - struggled to manage those roles and egos.
I don't believe we'll have these problems next season. The team will look different....more help will be here - in one form or other.
If Kyrie comes back next season it will be better for him and easier.