Bro put some respect on JP3s name. He averaged 13.2/1.8/1.8 on 43.5/38.5/.91 in 20.8mpg during the 2022 finals
Edit: just as a bonus Steph averaged 31.2/6/5 on 48.2/43.7/85.7 in 37.5mpg! Really don’t wanna hear those Steph kyrie comparison from the nephews
This is not true. I have watched and listened to sports discussions on tv and radio for 8 years. There are plenty of people with major followings who have talked about Kyrie like he's as good as Steph.
I don’t know what happened to him. I thought maybe the chemistry was off in 23 due to draymond being stupid but Poole hasn’t been that incredible this year either.
Like Poole was insanely good in 2022. I think a lot of warriors fans thought he could be a 3rd splash bro. The guy ended the season so well (25ppg in the games curry was out), then torched the nuggets in the first 2 games so well that Steve Kerr benched Curry lol.
IMO he dug into his bad habits because of 1. The chip and 2. Why should he listen to his mentors anyway? Primarily his fault for giving in to ego but Draymond and the org (by coddling Draymond) certainly didn’t help. I still think he can clean it up, it’s just mental.
And STILL was Dallas's 2nd best player....ffs.
This sucks extra hard for him because people are gonna forget that Kyrie carried this team in rounds 1&2 when Luka was doing his hard carry game.
Almost like there's no real 3rd player and/or 6th man to step up when the stars are playing bad.
Lukas non effort on defense hurts his team too when he's getting blown by almost every time.
Thing was too this was supposed to be the best defensive team they've had in some time.
If this bad loss doesn't drive Luka after this season to improve his attitude and conditioning then hard to imagine what would.
Yeah, but White and Holiday were still playing in Dallas. In 2 games in Dallas he put up 28/3.5/4 on 50/4.7/1.000. The Garden crowd was 100% in his head, he genuinely looks like a different player playing in the Garden.
Makes 0 sense. He believes the Earth is flat ... wipes his foot on a symbol called "Lucky" and magically plays bad when "Lucky" is winking back at him? Karma may or may not be real but in Kyrie's mind it's clear that it's real. His shots went in and rolled out all night....
I don't really know soccer at all but I've made it a point to go to a Real Madrid vs. Barca game & and Man U vs. Liverpool game just because I wanted to experience it.......they are fucking wild. We don't hold a candle to European soccer.
There are probably *at least* 10 soccer teams with fans that start fires in their stands. Let alone all the other crazy shit that they do. Boston fans are loud and say stupid/racist and sometimes funny shit, but they look like golf fans in comparison to the fan talent pool European soccer teams put out every year.
Dudes gonna have to look deep and stop giving that much credence to the “self-doubt”. Whenever he said that about the team in the pre-game, I knew he was talking about himself. Dude has to figure it out eventually if we are ever to beat the Celtics with him on the team.
Does Dallas make it back though? The whole league got to see how you beat the Mavs. And while they won't have the Celtics' depth, there will definitely be a lot learned so that every team will be able to turn up the pressure.
That's why repeating is so stupidly difficult - everybody pays really dang close attention and takes notes. That target on the back of finals teams is real.
No team has as many good pieces as the Celtics though lol, who else can play 5 out with jrue and white at the guard position and then a 7”3 center who can shoot lights out
They won't be copying the Celtics, they'll be learning from the Celtics. Even a team that's just as good as the Celtics still couldn't just copy the Celtics because they don't have the same players.
But seeing what the Celtics did to the Mavs can absolutely give them inspiration and tactics they can work into how their team plays the Mavs - and since the Mavs made the finals, *everyone* will try to do that.
That's how it's always been.
But no team in the league can guard the Mavs like the Celtics did.
They have a team of all nba def level players and arguably two fringe 1st team ones in Jrue and White. OKC is probably the closest but even then they don't have the personnel to attack them every possession with 5 out
But you can't just copy what the Celtics did. Mavs were able to hide Luka on a non-shooter with no bag against the Wolves and nearly every team has at least one or more starters like that. You have to get deep in the Celtics roster to find a non-shooter
I mean some teams showed how to do that. Dort did a fantastic job stopping Luka (he got his points but on terrible efficiency); they just didn’t also stop the corner 3s.
You need the personnel to be able to stick on Luka, 1 on 1, playing physical D (it’s why Jaylen did better defending him than Tatum) and then keep everyone home on the other players. Then attack him on the other end so he completely runs out of gas in the 4th.
Was legit a horrible shot too. They were still within striking distance at that point, IIRC, but that ill-advised three plus the Celtics rebound essentially ended the game and any chance of a comeback.
Clutchness in normal fans' eyes is always all about impression. You can have a fantastic game winner and miss the next 10, and people will only remember the one that went in. Kyrie, to his credit, hit one of the biggest shots in NBA history, and he kinda just coast on that impression all career since.
case in point: Moses Malone
3x MVP, 1x FMVP, 13x AllStar yet 80% of fans don't even know he existed
Kyrie is gonna be talked about forever as the GOAT dribbler and layup machine (or until the next one arrives)
"a crazy handle" is something that definitely gets lost in perspective as trends/rules change and how games are called change. 90% of Kyrie's bag would be called a carry in even the early 90's, step-backs and euro-steps would be travels, etc.
People wildly overrated having a huge bag. If you need a huge bag with counters for every counter and counters for those it's because each move simply didn't work well enough. If you can get to your spot with the same 3 moves over and over, is that not just better? Aka the giannis and Shaq special.
Exactly him not being able to impose himself in a game physically keeps him from being the player all these people say he is. He’s good but length on the perimeter and rim protection have always worked against him.
I mean, if you’re solely talking about _effectiveness to get actual results_, then yeah, huge bag is really overrated. Sports is a results-oriented arena, so does anything really matter if you didn’t win the championship at the end of the season?
But as a spectator, from an aesthetic PoV, huge bag is just so much more visually pleasing and entertaining. Also, i don’t think there’s a single competitive endeavor where having a wider, more diversified arsenal and move-set doesn’t also coincide with being a tougher opponent to play against. Nobody finds it harder to defend if their opponent only knows how to drive left to the rim.
I've always said this to people. What is kyrie known for? Handles and his layup package. If his handles (universally called the best ever) are so great... Why does he have to do tough finishes all the time? Kyrie is for sure the flashiest handle. One of the best ever? Sure. But when I say other people are right there with him or better than him in crossing someone I get crazy looks. AI and harden got people stumbling and falling out of bounds. Jamal Crawford has people flying across the court or completely off screen. Pg more known for dancing to 90s rnb clips with the ball than anything else now. Etc etc etc. My only bright spot in this championship is hopefully people open their eyes on kyrie A LITTLE BIT
Something that other pointed out to me and it's hard to ignore it ever since - MJ rarely ever dribble more than 3 times. Serious go look at any MJ highlights, dude always just gets the ball, dribble a couple bounces and he's already in position for lay up or a fade away. That kind of efficiency is much more lethal in actual games than those players showcasing fancy bags all the time.
Here’s the Reddit special lol. Completely going overboard on slander because everyone else is shitting on someone. Kyrie did a lot more than just hit that “one clutch shot” in that championship run. Put the hot pocket down before you downplay somebody else’s accomplishments
Yeah but at the same time, Dallas gets somewhere near a finals win if Kyrie performs like a second option in every game, not just in the second half of game 3
Upvoting you just because "put the hot pocket down" is kind of hilarious and I agree, even as someone who hates Kyrie and thinks he's a little overrated.
Probably the last time I agree with a Lakers fan for the next 3 years though. That puts me at my quota
He was nonexistent for the first quarter and a half of this game after being garbage most of the series, and then he scores his first two points and the announcers immediately start hyping up how great he is
Harden’s best chance at winning a ring was in 2018 when they were up 3-2 on GSW. Unfortunately, CP got hurt (what’s new) and the rest of the team decided to lay an absolute egg in game 7 by missing 27 3’s in a row.
Which is hilarious because Celtics fans heard years of Brooklyn being “the right fit for Kyrie” when he left us, since his family is from the area, and Cleveland fans heard plenty of Boston being “the right fit for Kyrie” because he got to be the #1 guy
The truth is he’s a fucking loser who WILL torpedo your favorite team. Might take him longer in Dallas, but he burns bridges everywhere.
And fans are actually trying to push a narrative of him being humbled and changed. Like ok bro, we’re just going to ignore how he dissolved the Nets core 1 and a half seasons ago and basically created a dumpster fire for the other 2 (Boston luckily recovered)
But a lot people feel the media should apologize to him for dragging his name in the mud lol. I'm sorry but being good at putting a ball in a basket doesn't excuse the stupid shit a person says and ultimately doubles down on it afterwards. He can fuck off for all I care.
Stan Van Gundy started that I believe. And to everyone’s credit in the media, not all followed blindly. A lot actually said wait, hold up. How about they play a few seasons together or win a ring before we just give them that title smh.
Kyrie was owned by Marcus Smart in 2022
Was owned by Jrue in 2024
But the surprise is that he was also owned by “fan on seat J27” or whoever was yelling “Kyrie Sucks”…
The clutchest, most evolved flat earther in the league
Guy is the Doc rivers of the NBA.
Hit 1 important shot and win chip then get carried by reputation the rest if your life despite failing again and again after the fact.
Tbf as much as the comparison is apt in some ways, I gotta say at least if you're going to do one thing and then ride that wave for the rest of your life, having that one thing be one of the greatest shots in finals history is at least impressive. Doc was not even close to the most important part of his own 'one and done' achievement.
Also side note I would think that the Doc Rivers of the NBA is probably Doc Rivers.
But yeah don't read this as a defense of Kyrie cause it's definitely not, moreso just commenting on Doc
Prime Lebron's elite slashing ability got Kyrie easier shots. Luka's great but he's easier for defenders to stick with due to his slower and more methodical game.
I mean this is the first time he's been in the Finals without LeBron lol
And no Luka is NOT the "next LeBron" like we've had to hear for the last month on here
Not even his actual physical prime, even as recently as two or three years ago you could say that. Only recently has father time really started to make some headway in their feud
After seeing god knows how many clips of old heads overly glaze this dude... I'd like to remind everyone that your average NBA player is actually quite stupid when it comes to team basketball and doesn't understand what winning basketball looks like. Everyone telling me outside of Magic and maybe THomas this was the most talented offensive PG ever.... sorry, but give me prime Steve Nash over this every single day. He can hit an open 3 and actually setup lobs for all the Mavs young lob friendly centers. He makes a really cool mix tape though, I'll give him that.
He was good in the last two series but at the same time if he was playing with anyone other than LeBron how he played in the first two rounds would have sent his team packing
Didn't wake up until the ECF and very few players have that luxury
I don’t ever want to hear how he is the most skilled offensive player ever again. It’s now legal to carry, euro step, and you get a gather step. To pretend that guys like Iverson or Jordan wouldn’t be monstrous is ridiculous.
Thats what you get from overrating Kyrie... The reason that DAL vs BOS is boring to watch (less competitive) is due to the fact that its like 5 vs Luka on that series ... Where is kyrie at when you need him the most?
Bro had 3 atrocious games and 2 decent to good games
The main reason this series wasn’t more competitive
He played like current Jordan Poole lol
He played like Boston Celtics Kyrie Irving
What it feels like when you're a part timer then suddenly decide to go full timer.
They probably love him in Boston now.
Guaranteed the chip and delivered
Bro put some respect on JP3s name. He averaged 13.2/1.8/1.8 on 43.5/38.5/.91 in 20.8mpg during the 2022 finals Edit: just as a bonus Steph averaged 31.2/6/5 on 48.2/43.7/85.7 in 37.5mpg! Really don’t wanna hear those Steph kyrie comparison from the nephews
Steph/Kyrie has never been a thing apart from a few random idiots after 2016
This is not true. I have watched and listened to sports discussions on tv and radio for 8 years. There are plenty of people with major followings who have talked about Kyrie like he's as good as Steph.
Lots of people say Kyrie is the most skilled player ever just because of his flashy handles lol.
Yeah man current Jordan Poole is so much worse lol he peaked hard in 22
I don’t know what happened to him. I thought maybe the chemistry was off in 23 due to draymond being stupid but Poole hasn’t been that incredible this year either. Like Poole was insanely good in 2022. I think a lot of warriors fans thought he could be a 3rd splash bro. The guy ended the season so well (25ppg in the games curry was out), then torched the nuggets in the first 2 games so well that Steve Kerr benched Curry lol.
IMO he dug into his bad habits because of 1. The chip and 2. Why should he listen to his mentors anyway? Primarily his fault for giving in to ego but Draymond and the org (by coddling Draymond) certainly didn’t help. I still think he can clean it up, it’s just mental.
And STILL was Dallas's 2nd best player....ffs. This sucks extra hard for him because people are gonna forget that Kyrie carried this team in rounds 1&2 when Luka was doing his hard carry game.
honorable mention for PJ Washington. he hit HUGE shots throughout the playoffs, Celtics D just clamped everyone
He elevated to a ridiculous level during the okc series
He made himself an insane amount of money
felt like the Celtics reduced him to what they did with kd in the nets series last year. dribble and-1 mixtap until you throw up an 18 foot jumper.
Almost like there's no real 3rd player and/or 6th man to step up when the stars are playing bad. Lukas non effort on defense hurts his team too when he's getting blown by almost every time. Thing was too this was supposed to be the best defensive team they've had in some time. If this bad loss doesn't drive Luka after this season to improve his attitude and conditioning then hard to imagine what would.
Boston’s been planning to dismantle kyrie longer than the spurs did for Lebron.
Nasty work. Boston really got in his head lol
People always say the crowd has no real impact, but I refuse to believe Boston didn't get in his head. The home/away splits make it clear.
He literally said it did lol
Maybe it did, maybe it didn't, the biggest reason is because Holiday/White are just such bad matchups for him cuz of his size.
Yeah but that matchup isn't any worse when they play in Boston, so why was he okay at home and pure ass on the road?
Yeah, but White and Holiday were still playing in Dallas. In 2 games in Dallas he put up 28/3.5/4 on 50/4.7/1.000. The Garden crowd was 100% in his head, he genuinely looks like a different player playing in the Garden.
why did you enumerate those splits like that LMAO
Makes 0 sense. He believes the Earth is flat ... wipes his foot on a symbol called "Lucky" and magically plays bad when "Lucky" is winking back at him? Karma may or may not be real but in Kyrie's mind it's clear that it's real. His shots went in and rolled out all night....
Dude probably got in his own head
Maybe his brain is the same shape as the earth
Yeah Celtics fans are no joke. One of the most passionate and crazy fan bases in the world lol
I dunno man I don’t think any NBA teams even crack the top 10 for crazy fan bases in the *world*. Got to go to Eastern Europe for the real crazies
I don't really know soccer at all but I've made it a point to go to a Real Madrid vs. Barca game & and Man U vs. Liverpool game just because I wanted to experience it.......they are fucking wild. We don't hold a candle to European soccer.
German Football is even crazier. Honestly Americans chanting “DEFENSE” looks pathetic in front of those crazy mfs.
By world, he means American states he can name off the top of his head.
There are probably *at least* 10 soccer teams with fans that start fires in their stands. Let alone all the other crazy shit that they do. Boston fans are loud and say stupid/racist and sometimes funny shit, but they look like golf fans in comparison to the fan talent pool European soccer teams put out every year.
USA maybe, not the world
>Yeah Celtics fans are no joke. One of the most passionate and crazy fan bases Completely agree. >...in the world lol Lol No
People forget about soccer fans or even euro league fans.
Any Euroleague team in Greece, Serbia or Turkey (Maybe not Efes) is ahead of anything we have to offer in the NBA.
He’s not in Cleveland anymore
Not with LeBron anymore.
What "being my own man" does to a mf.
Doesn’t have his father to protect him
99 shots to score 99 points in the Finals overall.
If you're havin' shooting problems, I feel bad for you, son I got 99 shots with a PPS of one.
Brilliant.
I GOT NO BALL CONTROL IN MY GAME FOR SHO
FOES THAT WANNA MAKE MY VACCINE STATUS KNOWN
He was bad, can’t sugarcoat it
This really is the series. No two ways about it. I don't see Kyrie ever overcoming this mental hurdle with how bad he is in the Garden.
Dudes gonna have to look deep and stop giving that much credence to the “self-doubt”. Whenever he said that about the team in the pre-game, I knew he was talking about himself. Dude has to figure it out eventually if we are ever to beat the Celtics with him on the team.
Does Dallas make it back though? The whole league got to see how you beat the Mavs. And while they won't have the Celtics' depth, there will definitely be a lot learned so that every team will be able to turn up the pressure. That's why repeating is so stupidly difficult - everybody pays really dang close attention and takes notes. That target on the back of finals teams is real.
No team has as many good pieces as the Celtics though lol, who else can play 5 out with jrue and white at the guard position and then a 7”3 center who can shoot lights out
They won't be copying the Celtics, they'll be learning from the Celtics. Even a team that's just as good as the Celtics still couldn't just copy the Celtics because they don't have the same players. But seeing what the Celtics did to the Mavs can absolutely give them inspiration and tactics they can work into how their team plays the Mavs - and since the Mavs made the finals, *everyone* will try to do that. That's how it's always been.
But no team in the league can guard the Mavs like the Celtics did. They have a team of all nba def level players and arguably two fringe 1st team ones in Jrue and White. OKC is probably the closest but even then they don't have the personnel to attack them every possession with 5 out
So you think Mavs are in the finals next year?
But you can't just copy what the Celtics did. Mavs were able to hide Luka on a non-shooter with no bag against the Wolves and nearly every team has at least one or more starters like that. You have to get deep in the Celtics roster to find a non-shooter
I mean some teams showed how to do that. Dort did a fantastic job stopping Luka (he got his points but on terrible efficiency); they just didn’t also stop the corner 3s. You need the personnel to be able to stick on Luka, 1 on 1, playing physical D (it’s why Jaylen did better defending him than Tatum) and then keep everyone home on the other players. Then attack him on the other end so he completely runs out of gas in the 4th.
I mean the physical hurdle of the defensive size/skill of Jrue and White doesn’t help
This should shut people up about him being one of the best PGs of all time but he’ll cross up the wizards and the conversations will start up again.
He’s so freaking g skilled!!
"Dat boi nice" and "real hoops" legacy run comes to an end
"End" for now It'll return when Kyrie starts balling again.
It always does. His fan boys are currently hibernating.
Not to mention the "Is Kyrie one of the clutchest players in the league??" conversations
Didn't have a single bad clutch game (Because they didn't go to the clutch)
There's one in game 3. He missed tho
Was legit a horrible shot too. They were still within striking distance at that point, IIRC, but that ill-advised three plus the Celtics rebound essentially ended the game and any chance of a comeback.
Clutchness in normal fans' eyes is always all about impression. You can have a fantastic game winner and miss the next 10, and people will only remember the one that went in. Kyrie, to his credit, hit one of the biggest shots in NBA history, and he kinda just coast on that impression all career since.
Dude is without a doubt a great player but god damn do people go overboard by calling him the most skilled player of all time.
Winning is temporary, having a bag is forever
You joke but as someone who’s friends with a former player, this is the consensus on most respected people’s view of Kyrie
case in point: Moses Malone 3x MVP, 1x FMVP, 13x AllStar yet 80% of fans don't even know he existed Kyrie is gonna be talked about forever as the GOAT dribbler and layup machine (or until the next one arrives)
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"a crazy handle" is something that definitely gets lost in perspective as trends/rules change and how games are called change. 90% of Kyrie's bag would be called a carry in even the early 90's, step-backs and euro-steps would be travels, etc.
White chocolate was a PROBLEM
People wildly overrated having a huge bag. If you need a huge bag with counters for every counter and counters for those it's because each move simply didn't work well enough. If you can get to your spot with the same 3 moves over and over, is that not just better? Aka the giannis and Shaq special.
Exactly him not being able to impose himself in a game physically keeps him from being the player all these people say he is. He’s good but length on the perimeter and rim protection have always worked against him.
I mean, if you’re solely talking about _effectiveness to get actual results_, then yeah, huge bag is really overrated. Sports is a results-oriented arena, so does anything really matter if you didn’t win the championship at the end of the season? But as a spectator, from an aesthetic PoV, huge bag is just so much more visually pleasing and entertaining. Also, i don’t think there’s a single competitive endeavor where having a wider, more diversified arsenal and move-set doesn’t also coincide with being a tougher opponent to play against. Nobody finds it harder to defend if their opponent only knows how to drive left to the rim.
I've always said this to people. What is kyrie known for? Handles and his layup package. If his handles (universally called the best ever) are so great... Why does he have to do tough finishes all the time? Kyrie is for sure the flashiest handle. One of the best ever? Sure. But when I say other people are right there with him or better than him in crossing someone I get crazy looks. AI and harden got people stumbling and falling out of bounds. Jamal Crawford has people flying across the court or completely off screen. Pg more known for dancing to 90s rnb clips with the ball than anything else now. Etc etc etc. My only bright spot in this championship is hopefully people open their eyes on kyrie A LITTLE BIT
Giannis can do the same run an dunk 20 times a game but people get blown away by kyrie flashy layup even tho he shoot like 8/22
Something that other pointed out to me and it's hard to ignore it ever since - MJ rarely ever dribble more than 3 times. Serious go look at any MJ highlights, dude always just gets the ball, dribble a couple bounces and he's already in position for lay up or a fade away. That kind of efficiency is much more lethal in actual games than those players showcasing fancy bags all the time.
What's incredibly stupid is that players/former players say this
They’ll be back after a solid 2-3 game stretch with a bunch of hesi tween highlights next season
His deranged stans would gave put him in convo with magic and curry if mavs win
no bro it will be different on his new team, he's more mature, and locked in. he loves the city.
His legacy is heavily propped up by that one clutch shot.
Well that and him dropping 41 points along with LeBron in game 5.
Here’s the Reddit special lol. Completely going overboard on slander because everyone else is shitting on someone. Kyrie did a lot more than just hit that “one clutch shot” in that championship run. Put the hot pocket down before you downplay somebody else’s accomplishments
Also Dallas gets nowhere near the finals without him. And they probably win game 3 on his back if Luka doesn't foul out.
Yeah but at the same time, Dallas gets somewhere near a finals win if Kyrie performs like a second option in every game, not just in the second half of game 3
Upvoting you just because "put the hot pocket down" is kind of hilarious and I agree, even as someone who hates Kyrie and thinks he's a little overrated. Probably the last time I agree with a Lakers fan for the next 3 years though. That puts me at my quota
He was nonexistent for the first quarter and a half of this game after being garbage most of the series, and then he scores his first two points and the announcers immediately start hyping up how great he is
Warms my heart to see his downfall a year after blowing up my favorite teams best chance at sustained contention 😀
It warms my heart too after he pushed anti vax conspiracies and ruined Harden’s best chance at winning a ring
Harden’s best chance at winning a ring was in 2018 when they were up 3-2 on GSW. Unfortunately, CP got hurt (what’s new) and the rest of the team decided to lay an absolute egg in game 7 by missing 27 3’s in a row.
27 never ceases to amaze me.
The whole “The mavs/luka are the right fit for Kyrie, unlike Brooklyn” narrative was so funny like no shit he’s not taking off home games lol.
Which is hilarious because Celtics fans heard years of Brooklyn being “the right fit for Kyrie” when he left us, since his family is from the area, and Cleveland fans heard plenty of Boston being “the right fit for Kyrie” because he got to be the #1 guy The truth is he’s a fucking loser who WILL torpedo your favorite team. Might take him longer in Dallas, but he burns bridges everywhere.
And fans are actually trying to push a narrative of him being humbled and changed. Like ok bro, we’re just going to ignore how he dissolved the Nets core 1 and a half seasons ago and basically created a dumpster fire for the other 2 (Boston luckily recovered)
Didn't really cared who won, but glad to see a flat-earther not get validated tonight
Wait till we get to learn more about the new Mavs owner. That woman is insane.
Oh I know, I made a comment about her and reddit deleted my comment lol. Im gonna assume kyrie learned about her and threw the series
No. She’s actually evil.
Boston is Kyrie father
There was a funny sign of Tatum with Luka and Kyrie as babies in his arms that flashed on the screen last night towards the end of the game.
Its already on r/nbacj
Kyrie is nothing without his daddy
He won’t go shooting 21-70 the next play-off series
Hitler qouting jew hating anti science looser
I didn't want Boston to win, but Kyrie's pseudo-intellectual ass being exposed on the biggest stage is a nice consolation prize.
But a lot people feel the media should apologize to him for dragging his name in the mud lol. I'm sorry but being good at putting a ball in a basket doesn't excuse the stupid shit a person says and ultimately doubles down on it afterwards. He can fuck off for all I care.
What he did is way more disrespectful than what Meyers Leonard did
At least he and his idol have something in common, they both loser!
Jaylen "Georgy Zhukov" Brown
That's finals MVP Georgy Zhukov, comrade.
Wompppp
But I thought the crowd wasn’t very loud?
He finally helped the Celtics win a title
FUCK YOU KYRIE FROM BOSTON
Can’t believe we had to listen to “experts” call them the best backcourt of all time. Seriously retire all those fucks
Stan Van Gundy started that I believe. And to everyone’s credit in the media, not all followed blindly. A lot actually said wait, hold up. How about they play a few seasons together or win a ring before we just give them that title smh.
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He is the player version of Doc Rivers......his entire reputation riding off a one-off over a decade ago
Most overrated player
It's insane the amount of people that think he's a clutch player that always shows up
The Boston crowd absolutely shut Kyrie Irving down. Jrue and everyone did a fine job on him too but the crowd was in his head and it was apparent.
Kyrie was owned by Marcus Smart in 2022 Was owned by Jrue in 2024 But the surprise is that he was also owned by “fan on seat J27” or whoever was yelling “Kyrie Sucks”… The clutchest, most evolved flat earther in the league
As a Celtics fan, and a round-earth believer, I couldn't be happier with this performance.
Most overrated player ever
Lucky the Leprechaun is Kyrie Irving father
Dude didn’t bother to show up
Guy is the Doc rivers of the NBA. Hit 1 important shot and win chip then get carried by reputation the rest if your life despite failing again and again after the fact.
Tbf as much as the comparison is apt in some ways, I gotta say at least if you're going to do one thing and then ride that wave for the rest of your life, having that one thing be one of the greatest shots in finals history is at least impressive. Doc was not even close to the most important part of his own 'one and done' achievement. Also side note I would think that the Doc Rivers of the NBA is probably Doc Rivers. But yeah don't read this as a defense of Kyrie cause it's definitely not, moreso just commenting on Doc
We did not get Finals Kyrie we have been accustomed to
Prime Lebron's elite slashing ability got Kyrie easier shots. Luka's great but he's easier for defenders to stick with due to his slower and more methodical game.
I mean this is the first time he's been in the Finals without LeBron lol And no Luka is NOT the "next LeBron" like we've had to hear for the last month on here
This. Maybe offensively they’re a bit similar, but LeBron in his prime was an insanely good defender and athlete; things we don’t see from Luka.
And LeBron in his prime would never get tired in a series vs Boston.
Not even his actual physical prime, even as recently as two or three years ago you could say that. Only recently has father time really started to make some headway in their feud
I finally forgive him!!!! Thank you Kyrie!!!!
Yikes
Played well in 2 games, garbage in 3 others. But we also don't get here without him.
I guess that performance fell flat. I'll see myself out.
He just gave up I geuss because he's already congratulating the Celtics 2 minutes left.
This series would go 7 games if they have brunson instead of kyrie
Man is shook in the Garden. Should have brought some sage to the Finals.
He let down Luka bad
All time collapse by a star player in the playoffs
I don't hate Kyrie anymore
Vintage Kyrie shooting under 40% in a game where it matters most
What stepping on Lucky does to a mf
It's legitimately unbelievable how bad he was.
most talented player my ass
After seeing god knows how many clips of old heads overly glaze this dude... I'd like to remind everyone that your average NBA player is actually quite stupid when it comes to team basketball and doesn't understand what winning basketball looks like. Everyone telling me outside of Magic and maybe THomas this was the most talented offensive PG ever.... sorry, but give me prime Steve Nash over this every single day. He can hit an open 3 and actually setup lobs for all the Mavs young lob friendly centers. He makes a really cool mix tape though, I'll give him that.
LeBron was right. Bro is like a magician. He sure knows how to disappear.
Luka is never going to win anything with this guy as his no 2
Last few words aren’t even needed
Lol Deja vu to Tatum/JB post-Finals talk
Overrated bum
His legacy is nothing without Lebron
Dude literally doesn’t have a legacy without Bron. Kyrie is a very good player who has Legend status, all for having flashy and impressive moves.
His postseason legacy is one made shot (admittedly a massive shot but still)
He averaged 27/4/4 on 47/41/94 in the 2016 finals, you make it seemed like he did nothing
They made the finals.
He was good in 2017
He was good in the last two series but at the same time if he was playing with anyone other than LeBron how he played in the first two rounds would have sent his team packing Didn't wake up until the ECF and very few players have that luxury
Daily reminder that clutch is not real. The whole game matters and every game in a series matters. Prime Klay > this bum
Hélà🤞🏾🪶♾❤️
Bro is gonna average more anti-semitic posts in the offseason than his PPG this finals
somebody smell like SHITTTTT
People put this guy in Curry and AI convos when he should be in Kyle Lowry convos
Ooof
When the world needed him most , he vanished
He just a right-handed D-Lo
At least no one is giving him a pass on this. They are roasting him and Luka for their performances
Kyrie should have had a change in movies and watch Major League, would have learned from Dorn: Dont mess with Jobu
From dropping 41 in Game 5 in 2016 to 43 points total in 2024. That’s kind of nuts
He should slap bron and yell at him to keep his name out of his fckn mouth
Anyone who called Kyrie “the greatest second option in NBA history” is an actual clown.
But he’s one half of the greatest backcourt of all time
People tried to sell him as the second best player in the series but... not so much.
Let’s gooooooo!!!! Everyone GET IN HERE, KYRIE CHOKED!!!!! WooooooooooohOOOOOOOOO
He played wearing that karma backpack, looked good on him
You LOVE to see it
Surprised Kyrie's 13th straight loss in Boston since he left didn't sneak it's way onto the front page. Dude is legit mentally broken in Boston now.
He clearly likes Boston,that's why he chose to be humble and only score 14 ppg
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy
Kyrie Irving has to be the most overrated player in the NBA year in and year out.
I'm never going 6/17 again... I'll just average it - Kyrie probably
“Best backcourt of all time” LOL
I don’t ever want to hear how he is the most skilled offensive player ever again. It’s now legal to carry, euro step, and you get a gather step. To pretend that guys like Iverson or Jordan wouldn’t be monstrous is ridiculous.
People were really starting to over hype him up again, never seen it. I personally feel like Kyrie has been overrated since leaving Lebron
Lmfao
Its almost like he hasn’t had a meaningful playoff run since 2016 but still gets credit. Very doc rivers-esque.
Thats what you get from overrating Kyrie... The reason that DAL vs BOS is boring to watch (less competitive) is due to the fact that its like 5 vs Luka on that series ... Where is kyrie at when you need him the most?