Kyrie forced his way out of that city for reasons that appear to becoming clearer by the day. Imagine being a player on a team with a few more years left on your contract and the superstar, Lebron, that got you here or that you came here to play with, is in the last year of his deal and is not committing to staying. Plus, his super ego cannot be the easiest to deal with. That truly must inspire you to want to play as hard as possible with him night in and night out.
Yes, I know they are professionals but they are also human beings. I know if I would leave my current company and go work with an another all-star CEO(my CEO is amazing by the way) and then I signed on for a few year commitment and then found out the CEO that brought me to them, is leaving before I leave, it would not exactly make me feel more motivated. Human nature would make you feel misled or deceived and dejected.
IT loved Boston, most of us, loved him. He then got dumped on them for an amazing player, Kyrie...Now he is 2nd fiddle or maybe even 3rd, to Lebron, King of wherever he goes. He landed on a team with major defensive deficiencies that magnify his even more on that side of the ball. He is not allowed to shoot the ball a zillion times per game anymore and he is on his way to being a free agent. Sounds like fun. Plus, it is Lebron's team(as it should be) and not a "Celtics" team where he can shine like the star he became in our city. Plus, he had a coach who crafted perfect game plans to magnify his strengths and hide his weaknesses.
Crowder, a tough, grind it out kind of player lands on a new team with no consistent defense. He grew into his own in Boston and now he is on Lebron's team, not a Celtics "team"- Plus, his skills seem to be off the past year or so.
Love has never been comfortable on that team. He too, went from first fiddle to third fiddle since he has been there and every time something goes wrong, he seems to get the wrath of other players or the King himself. Stay out of the lane Love, it is Lebron's property...
Unfortunately though, they do still have the King of everything and when the playoffs roll around, his inner fire will take over most games. Only a true team of grit and schemes will be able to take them out and that team will need a 4th quarter silencer who rises up in big times (cough...Kyrie...cough....). The difference though as of now, is that Lebron's team defense has gotten noticeably worse as of now...they are a great coach and team away from ending his streak of a zillion finals in a row. One can hope