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Post by DERRENMATTS on May 9, 2019 14:33:14 GMT -5
Observing Kyrie this entire season, what did you learn about him? Has your opinion about him changed in any way -- good or bad?
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Post by jmost on May 9, 2019 15:33:15 GMT -5
1) He's not a natural leader, and may not have leadership qualities at all.
2) His instinct is always score first, pass second.
3) He's very thin-skinned.
4) He's a good shooter, but he's not Curry, in spite of his propensity for 30 footers.
5) When the game gets tight he doesn't trust anybody to shoot but himself.
6) Coming into the season I thought he was clutch, based mostly on his Finals appearances with the Cavs. Now I'm not so sure.
7) As I've heard it said, he's more of a Robin than a Batman.
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Post by Roadrunner on May 9, 2019 21:31:16 GMT -5
1.) Needs media training ASAP (-).
2.) His handles are one of the best in the game (+).
3.) Shot selection is average to poor (-).
4.) His defense was much better than advertised (+).
5.) Not a Brad Steven's type of player (-).
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Post by FLCeltsFan on May 11, 2019 16:56:15 GMT -5
Kyrie is a me first player. He isn't a leader. He is very quick to throw his teammates under the bus when things go wrong. He doesn't like to be criticized. He doesn't play with a lot of heart and when his shots didn't fall he just put his head down and sulked as he did in the Bucks series. He is moody. He is a divisive player rather than a team player. I don't think he fits Brad Stevens' system all that well. He's a very good player. But he's a diva and not a dog. I'd much rather have a team full of dogs.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on May 13, 2019 2:11:50 GMT -5
What I learned about Kyrie this season is he is not a bonafide leader as he claims to be. Neither by words or action. The bad part of how he went about it is he basically nominated (proclaimed) himself as the leader of this team. He’s too moody in the lockerroom and on the court. In contrast, you hear about Smart being the heart and soul of the team — why? Because he’s consistently giving his all and laying it all out on the court, no matter if he’s playing poorly, no matter if his name is swirling around the trade rumor mill, no matter if his mother is dying of cancer.
Also, Kyrie isn’t a true number 1 scoring option on a championship team. Being 6’2”, he’s too undersized to go up against the type of defenders championship caliber teams will throw at him. He’s a tremendous number 2.
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Post by afceltic on May 13, 2019 2:49:02 GMT -5
What I learned about Kyrie this season is he is not a bonafide leader as he claims to be. Neither by words or action. The bad part of how he went about it is he basically nominated (proclaimed) himself as the leader of this team. He’s too moody in the lockerroom and on the court. In contrast, you hear about Smart being the heart and soul of the team — why? Because he’s consistently giving his all and laying it all out on the court, no matter if he’s playing poorly, no matter if his name is swirling around the trade rumor mill, no matter if his mother is dying of cancer. Also, Kyrie isn’t a true number 1 scoring option on a championship team. Being 6’2”, he’s too undersized to go up against the type of defenders championship caliber teams will throw at him. He’s a tremendous number 2. You pretty much nailed it, what we need now is a better player overall player to be our leader. I am disappointed in Morris, Gordon and especially Horford for not filling that role.
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Post by jmost on May 13, 2019 6:42:44 GMT -5
I remember the first time I heard Kyrie proclaim himself the leader, and thinking it was tone deaf of him.
It would be interesting to see who emerged as a leader should Kyrie not be here next season.
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