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Old 01-11-2021, 12:11 PM
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Another game that Kyrie Irving missed for "personal reasons." Well, he's only making $33 million this year.
The league has been pretty transparent that stars can rest for pretty much any reason this year. It would be nice if someone on a max could play every game, but I feel like this is priced in to the Kyrie experience at this point. The same way you know you're only getting 75% of a season out of Embiid or Kawhi. I would consider it part of the fee of also having KD and DJ and be grateful for the extra rest in this compressed season since only the playoffs really matter to the Nets.
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Old 01-11-2021, 12:17 PM
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The league has been pretty transparent that stars can rest for pretty much any reason this year. It would be nice if someone on a max could play every game, but I feel like this is priced in to the Kyrie experience at this point. The same way you know you're only getting 75% of a season out of Embiid or Kawhi. I would consider it part of the fee of also having KD and DJ and be grateful for the extra rest in this compressed season since only the playoffs really matter to the Nets.
Kyrie and KD need to be there in April and May. A couple games in December won't matter all that much.

For the guy making $33 million a year, as a fan I want him at his peak come playoff time for the best playoff basketball. A dog days game in an arena with no fans in a compressed season doesn't matter that much I think.
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Curry has braces on both ankles our we doomed
On TV Monday nite Curry has braces on both ankles our we doomed (Assuming your a warrior fan)
And he had a very poor shooting nite
We our doomed
How can he hold up thru a full season and playoffs
Anyone also noticed those braces on both ankles when they panned his new shoes? SF Chronicle has a big photo sunday 1/10/2020
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Old 01-11-2021, 12:49 PM
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LaMelo just became the youngest player to go for a TD https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.esp...3fplatform=amp

Any thoughts on him? Potential for a Jason Kidd like career? He’s real lanky at 6’8. So, a good four inches on Kidd.
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Old 01-12-2021, 11:22 AM
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The league has been pretty transparent that stars can rest for pretty much any reason this year. It would be nice if someone on a max could play every game, but I feel like this is priced in to the Kyrie experience at this point.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...askless-videos

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As the NBA is expected to review videos circulating on social media of a maskless Kyrie Irving at what appears to be a family birthday party, there is no belief the Brooklyn Nets guard will return to the team's lineup this week, sources told ESPN.

Irving was already ruled out of his fourth straight game Tuesday night against Denver, and sources say that, at a minimum, he is expected to miss Wednesday's game against New York and Saturday's against Orlando. His absence has been attributed to personal reasons...
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Old 01-12-2021, 11:26 AM
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On TV Monday nite Curry has braces on both ankles our we doomed (Assuming your a warrior fan)
And he had a very poor shooting nite
We our doomed
How can he hold up thru a full season and playoffs
Anyone also noticed those braces on both ankles when they panned his new shoes? SF Chronicle has a big photo sunday 1/10/2020
Charles
He always has braces on both ankles. Sometimes depending on the shoes/socks they are more noticeable. But they are always there. BUT, he did slightly roll it in a game last week. He was limping a bit after it. They mentioned it in the telecast
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Old 01-13-2021, 03:20 PM
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Conspiracy theorist in me believes that Harden was intentionally photographed maskless at a strip joint, so he would be ineligible to play for the Rockets.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...eo-sources-say
The truth is out there....
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Old 01-13-2021, 03:22 PM
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Harden is now a Net?
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Harden is now a Net?
The rich get richer. Not quite as egregious as dubs getting KD
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The rich get richer. Not quite as egregious as dubs getting KD
Haha. Harden, KD, and Irving (if he stays). No drama there. Love to see how that chemistry experiment pans out ...
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Haha. Harden, KD, and Irving (if he stays). No drama there. Love to see how that chemistry experiment pans out ...
Sources: Kyrie Irving accidentally burns Harden’s beard while burning sage causing fracture in nets chemistry.
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Old 01-13-2021, 03:56 PM
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Sources: Kyrie Irving accidentally burns Harden’s beard while burning sage causing fracture in nets chemistry.
Haha. That’s a good one. Almost as good as your NYT caption. 😉
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Old 01-13-2021, 04:06 PM
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https://twitter.com/ThomasCDee/statu...40834811400197

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Update on Kyrie situation.

I’m told he’s been “furious” at the organization for some time for not giving him more input on the head coach hiring.

He was not in favor of Steve Nash.

Also, his relationship with Kevin Durant has been described as “very distant” recently.
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Harden is now a Net?
Wow. Will be fun to watch the jockeying on inbounds passes.
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Old 01-13-2021, 05:56 PM
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There was a lot of rumbling league-wide about the hiring of Nash. Had never been a head coach at any level, viewed by a lot of folks as "skipping the line" on assistants who had been paying their dues to get an opportunity like that, with no small implication he was able to skip the line because he was a white dude.

So if Kyrie's unhappy about it, I wouldn't blame him. I was left scratching my head too.
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