Home
Register
Log inOne NBA Insider says Celtics should have moved on from Kyrie Irving earlier
3 posters
Page 1 of 1
One NBA Insider says Celtics should have moved on from Kyrie Irving earlier
by 112288 Sun Jun 23, 2019 10:29 pm
One NBA Insider says Celtics should have moved on from Kyrie Irving earlier
NBC SPORTS BOSTON By Patrick Dunne June 22, 2019 3:41 PM
How bad did it get between Kyrie Irving and his teammates this season?
On NBC NBA Insider Tom Haberstroh's podcast, Ryen Russillo, ESPN podcaster and host, was asked for his take on how, as Haberstroh put it, "the whole soul of the team was ripped out in like two weeks" with reports of the impending free-agent departures of Irving and Al Horford.
Rusillo said Irving's Celtics teammates told him during the season it got pretty bad.
"I think they should've moved on from Kyrie. Because it was THAT bad," Russillo told Haberstroh. "People around the team, some guys who had never said anything to me, guys are like, 'It's just time.' But you know, you don't want to lose that asset for nothing. So, I think the Celtics were still trying to figure out a way to salvage it. It's not a trade demand, but it's mimicking the same things from like two years ago [when Irving wanted out of Cleveland] where once Kyrie shuts it down, he shuts it down."
The Celtics discussion starts at about the 24-minute mark:
Russillo echoed what some other longtime Celtics observers have said. Maybe the problem isn't with Kyrie's teammates.
"Do you think you're operating on this level of understanding no one can catch up to you? I'm not knocking you. If you're just seeing the world differently than the rest of us, then who am I to tell you you're wrong? If it's that abrasive with all your teammates all the time, then that's a problem," Russillo said.
"As outdated as it seems in 2019, being part of a team is giving up some things about yourself to make this thing work. I think Kyrie is years from saying, 'Hey what if it's it's me and not everybody else?'
As for Horford's exit, Rusillo said it seems to simply be a matter of money.
"Whatever he thinks he's getting is more than the Celtics are comfortable paying him.
112288
NBC SPORTS BOSTON By Patrick Dunne June 22, 2019 3:41 PM
How bad did it get between Kyrie Irving and his teammates this season?
On NBC NBA Insider Tom Haberstroh's podcast, Ryen Russillo, ESPN podcaster and host, was asked for his take on how, as Haberstroh put it, "the whole soul of the team was ripped out in like two weeks" with reports of the impending free-agent departures of Irving and Al Horford.
Rusillo said Irving's Celtics teammates told him during the season it got pretty bad.
"I think they should've moved on from Kyrie. Because it was THAT bad," Russillo told Haberstroh. "People around the team, some guys who had never said anything to me, guys are like, 'It's just time.' But you know, you don't want to lose that asset for nothing. So, I think the Celtics were still trying to figure out a way to salvage it. It's not a trade demand, but it's mimicking the same things from like two years ago [when Irving wanted out of Cleveland] where once Kyrie shuts it down, he shuts it down."
The Celtics discussion starts at about the 24-minute mark:
Russillo echoed what some other longtime Celtics observers have said. Maybe the problem isn't with Kyrie's teammates.
"Do you think you're operating on this level of understanding no one can catch up to you? I'm not knocking you. If you're just seeing the world differently than the rest of us, then who am I to tell you you're wrong? If it's that abrasive with all your teammates all the time, then that's a problem," Russillo said.
"As outdated as it seems in 2019, being part of a team is giving up some things about yourself to make this thing work. I think Kyrie is years from saying, 'Hey what if it's it's me and not everybody else?'
As for Horford's exit, Rusillo said it seems to simply be a matter of money.
"Whatever he thinks he's getting is more than the Celtics are comfortable paying him.
112288
112288- Posts : 7855
Join date : 2009-10-16
Re: One NBA Insider says Celtics should have moved on from Kyrie Irving earlier
by wideclyde Sun Jun 23, 2019 10:36 pm
This point about Irving was made many times on this forum before the trade deadline. Are these writers reading Sam's Celtics Forum and then trying to make these points?
wideclyde- Posts : 2390
Join date : 2015-12-14
Re: One NBA Insider says Celtics should have moved on from Kyrie Irving earlier
by mrkleen09 Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:15 am
Another Monday Morning Quarterback article.
Every pundit is the smartest guy in the room after the fact.
Every pundit is the smartest guy in the room after the fact.
mrkleen09- Posts : 3873
Join date : 2009-10-16
Age : 55
Re: One NBA Insider says Celtics should have moved on from Kyrie Irving earlier
by Sponsored content
Sponsored content
Similar topics» Kyrie Irving on free agency: Ask me July 1st: Kyrie Irving's Number Is Next Up In Disgruntled Superstar Bingo
» Kyrie Irving, the Celtics and a New Beginning
» How Kyrie Irving brought the Celtics together at 35,000 feet
» Kyrie Irving: Slumping Celtics will be fine
» Celtics' Kyrie Irving, three others ruled out vs. Hawks
» Kyrie Irving, the Celtics and a New Beginning
» How Kyrie Irving brought the Celtics together at 35,000 feet
» Kyrie Irving: Slumping Celtics will be fine
» Celtics' Kyrie Irving, three others ruled out vs. Hawks
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum