So I guess it’s just coincidence he had his 4 worst shooting games of his career in a row on the final 4 games? Dude was checked out there is no question he quit. Plus the comment after the game of him looking forward to watching Toronto and Milwaukee play? I don’t understand the Kyrie apologists.
of course it isn't a coincidence it is called a great defensive team focusing on one player in a series when no one else was shooting way so they could really key on Kyrie. Tatum shot 36.4% for the series. Did he give up? Rozier was 28.6%, did he give up? Smart shot a team low 9.1%, did he give up? Morris shot very well, Horford and Brown were pretty solid, but everyone else was hot garbage. That sometimes happens when you play the best team in the conference.
And here's the thing, Irving has always been prone to terrible shooting nights. He has had plenty of games where he has been awful and followed them up with awful games. He has had strings of 3 in 4 or 4 in 5 where he shot worse than the Bucks series. His inconsistency shooting shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone. That is who he has always been.
So let me get this straight. The "superstar" guy has not 1, not 2, but 3 straight bad shooting nights. He CHOOSES to foolishly try and defend Giannis while going away from the overall defensive gameplan, and he also took some really, really dumb shots during the game, some of which were airballs. Like not just iso-shots, but fadeaway 3-point attempts with 16 seconds left on the shotclock. That doesn't entirely have to do with the Bucks' defensive gameplan.
And we're supposed to believe he didn't quit on the team??
Please. I know others in the series underperformed. But there were moments when I saw guys like Smart and Morris hustle and make plays even when struggling to try and fight back. Never saw that from Kyrie. His body language showed it, and once the series ended, his interviews clearly screamed, "thanks for everything Boston, but I'm out". Hell, a week ago he basically admitted, "it was always going to be Brooklyn", and Ainge himself said he had the feeling back in March last season that Kyrie was leaving for sure.
It's one thing to lose the series, but to basically get swept after Game 1 in that kind of fashion? Kyrie got exposed big time too
The title winning season in Cleveland Kyrie had 4 consecutive games where he shot the following: 27.3, 39.1, 28.6, 21.7. It was the regular season, but still shows he has those stretches. Even in the Finals winning series against GS he had consecutive games of 31.8 and 35.7 and for good measure threw in a 38.9 game. His last year in Cleveland he had 3 consecutive games of 33.3, 27.8, 33.3. He had 10 regular season games at 33.3 or below including a season low 17.6%. Again, even in the playoffs he had stretches of crappy shooting, for example he shot 37.5% in the Toronto playoff series with 2 games at or below 33.3.
Kyrie is incredible when he is on, but he is also off a lot. Sucks it was in the playoffs, but Boston was playing the best team in the conference, who just happened to be a superb defensive team that could focus on him because most of the rest of the team was also shooting like crap in the series. I was one of Kyrie's biggest detractors while he was on the team, often got called names for my takes on him, but it was because I knew who he was and who Kyrie is, is exactly the type that could go completely cold at inopportune times. That is Kyrie's m.o. He is unguardable when he is on in part because he hits these crazy shots, but he also has those stretches where his poor decision making isn't bailed out by his shooting.
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