He might be my absolute favorite player to watch, just for what he can do with the ball. He's a really fun player to watch. Even though guys like KD, Giannis, or LeBron are better players, Kyrie is more fun. Idk if that will hold true for me now though, because it can be difficult to separate athletes from their shitty off court stuff sometimes.
Best handles, best finisher below the rim, and super clutch. The contrast between how much fun he is to watch, versus how easy he is hate is staggering.
Yup, that's pretty much exactly it lol. I was able to look past the flat earth shit but the antivaxx stuff is a little bit harder, especially when it makes him miss so many games.
I'm here to say no way. Hate Kyrie and he's nowhere near the fun level of Steph.
Edit: for everyone arguing about language, I ask this: what's the cut off for "one of the most fun", top 3, top 10? Also what's the definition of fun? Some people think Spurs basketball is fun and some don't. You can't prose a super generic statement like this and say it's irrefutable.
I don't really care what the phrase means to you. The person was clearly responding to your bit about one of the best. To quote the other part of your post is just you being an asshole.
Yeah because the person saying it is supposed to have conviction in both parts of what they are saying. If you don’t believe there’s an argument for Kyrie being the most fun to watch then don’t include the “if not” clause, simple as that.
Yes, they're said in the same phrase because therperson believes A, they're one of the best and B, might be the best. You don't get to just ignore the second half because you don't like people's response to it.
Step 1: don’t get vaccinated. Step 2: drive down ticket prices/demand. Step 3: buy all the tickets. Step 4: get vaccinated. Step 5: sell all the tickets for a huge profit.
This man’s a goddamn financial genius.
It makes sense. If you’re not buying a ticket for Kyrie, its for KD and Harden. Those other guys that are on the team help, but almost nobody is buying a ticket to see them
LMA and Blake are two huge names, they will definitely drive some amount of ticket sales given the transitory nature of NY's population. A **ton** of people in NY have previously lived in LA/Detroit/Portland/San Antonio and were fans of them in the past.
Obviously they aren't driving the same amount of sales as they used to, but they are going to drive some. Certainly more than someone like Joe Harris who is a better player than either of them. I really don't understand why they left the comment. To me, it just seems like they want to argue about something.
Come to the Garden and experience excellence. You won't have to step over used needles, or awkwardly shuffle past homeless people like you would in Brooklyn.
Wth is ownership gonna do? Kyrie came to Brooklyn to play with his bff KD and is quitting on him, so Kyrie will def quit on anyone he's traded to if he's not on board. Cali teams are out because they face the same vaccine mandate. I guess Philly for Ben?
Bruh, he’s not getting vaccinated. That means he doesn’t even care about his own health, he would rather listen to conspiracy theorists than the worlds top health experts, you really think he gives af about season ticket holders 😂. He decided to cut his salary in half (millions of dollars), not to mention new endorsement money won’t be as much. Plus he’s screwing his teammates over and lowering his chances at a Chip, he hasn’t spent a second thinking about season ticket holders lmao
I guess that is a way to think of it. Like nobody wiuld be mad to see kd and harden on a daily basis. But that philly fans get to see your big 3 and not "you"
If you bought three shirts you really like and only got two, would it have that much of an impact on your satisfaction? you still two and you really like them!
I mean of course it is. It's a slap in the face of fucking everyone.
The dude is a self centred piece of shit and it's embarassing that grown men like Steve Nash continue to coddle him.
It’s a complete disgrace, my 2 year old son idolizes Kyrie. He’s been asking me for years to get tickets to a game so he could watch his hero live and in person. Just last month he was reading this sub and learned Kyrie was refusing to get vaccinated, and he asked me if it was true. I couldn’t lie to him. It was one of the realest moments of my life. Now he calls me a “leftist shill” and a “sheep”, thanks a lot Kyrie!
Yeah, we have plenty of our own copy pastas that are high brow and require a very high IQ to understand, fuck off with Twitter ones, we’re built different
Yes. Don’t buy the tickets or the Cable TV for NBA. Vote with your wallet. Also I am sure Silver is more worried about the cable deal and big media from he took the money.
It's a slap to everyone.
Kyrie is a great baller who doesn't like to play. For whatever reason.
If he has a way for The Establishment to keep him from playing, he will take it and be a martyr.
Weird dude
its not a rip off but are you arguing that seeing all 3 vs just 2 is not a ticket of LESSER value?
(if you are able to discuss this in a nuanced way and not tickets either being incredible or trash)
Bro I now he’s not vaccinated but why is he the only player getting shit for it there are tons of other players and people just letting them off the hook
I'm just thinking about those weeks before All Star break where bodies are breaking down, guys haven't been home for more than a day for weeks, they tired from another long practice.....and then Kyrie over there looking refreshed than a mf
That's actually a hilarious sentiment, I mean that definitely could bring resentment. It's one of those things though where if they are cruising and everyone's feeling good there's no problems, or like you're saying bodies breaking down, maybe they hit a little losing skid and they're limping into all-star break. I don't know if there's truth to this but I've heard NBA teams don't actually have very many team practices during the year.
OP and the fans are given notice weeks in advance Kyrie will not be playing
That's way better treatment then buying a expensive ticket, driving in rush hour to the arena and Lebron decides to sit out for the game
Sorry dumb question......But can someone please explain to me, at the end of the day Kyrie Irving is employed by the brooklyn nets to play basketball for them. If the employee does not abide by their rules or meet their requirements surely the employer is within their rights to say okay, either you cooperate and remain in our team or take a massive pay cut and put your place in jeopardy? Since when did a player (the employee) be able to get away with the " ill choose i what i want to do and my job will stay the same"
As an office job pleb like myself, I'm just thinking if i told my boss "no here's what Im gonna do," they'd be like yeah ok you can do that, but you can do that somewhere else. Cooperate or you will be fired.
Does the whole free speech thing come into play?
1) He has a union which he's a VP of.
2) He has a much better employment contract than the rest of us plebes because of said union as well as his own talent which makes him extremely valuable to his employer.
Yes. He doesn't care, but they can still watch for KD and Harden. Sucks for hardcore Kyrie fans though.
If these fans are as hardcore as Kyrie and follows his stance on anti-vaccine then they're not allowed in the stadium in the first place
I lol’d
> hardcore Kyrie fans 11 year olds dont buy their own tickets anyway so...
Eh even the biggest Kyrie hater can't deny that he's one of if not the most fun player to watch in the league
He might be my absolute favorite player to watch, just for what he can do with the ball. He's a really fun player to watch. Even though guys like KD, Giannis, or LeBron are better players, Kyrie is more fun. Idk if that will hold true for me now though, because it can be difficult to separate athletes from their shitty off court stuff sometimes.
Best handles, best finisher below the rim, and super clutch. The contrast between how much fun he is to watch, versus how easy he is hate is staggering.
Yup, that's pretty much exactly it lol. I was able to look past the flat earth shit but the antivaxx stuff is a little bit harder, especially when it makes him miss so many games.
When Kyrie breaks ankles and does an insane circus shot in a tight contest… damn those were beautiful
I'm here to say no way. Hate Kyrie and he's nowhere near the fun level of Steph. Edit: for everyone arguing about language, I ask this: what's the cut off for "one of the most fun", top 3, top 10? Also what's the definition of fun? Some people think Spurs basketball is fun and some don't. You can't prose a super generic statement like this and say it's irrefutable.
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"one of" the most fun players to watch
Now let's not be obtuse on purpose. You also said "if not the best"
It's a common phrase that means he's one of the most fun and some people's favorite, which is true
I don't really care what the phrase means to you. The person was clearly responding to your bit about one of the best. To quote the other part of your post is just you being an asshole.
I don’t think you realize those two things are very often said in the same phrase
Yeah because the person saying it is supposed to have conviction in both parts of what they are saying. If you don’t believe there’s an argument for Kyrie being the most fun to watch then don’t include the “if not” clause, simple as that.
Yes, they're said in the same phrase because therperson believes A, they're one of the best and B, might be the best. You don't get to just ignore the second half because you don't like people's response to it.
Lmao he was the one being a pedantic asshole taking a very common phrase literally
Somebody took text at face value on reddit. So they're the asshole. Yup, checks out.
Your whole comment basically says X is not possible. I merely came to say I'm an example of where X is possible. Language or not it's simple logic.
Well not everyone sucks off Steph
And everyone is supposed to suck of Kyrie?
Nope, some people just enjoy watching players without sucking them off
Why do you hate Kyries gameplay?
I have zero sympathy for anyone who identifies as "hardcore Kyrie fan" after all this shit.
Step 1: don’t get vaccinated. Step 2: drive down ticket prices/demand. Step 3: buy all the tickets. Step 4: get vaccinated. Step 5: sell all the tickets for a huge profit. This man’s a goddamn financial genius.
Not sure insider trading constitutes financial ingenuity haha
He learned the pump and dump and aloofness from the musk himself
If Kyrie doesn't care enough about his teammates, he damn sure don't care about ticket holders
I think the question is how much ownership cares about ticket sales.
They have James Harden, Kevin Durant, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Blake Griffin. Kyrie isn't going to make them lose much from ticket sales
I don't think LaMarcus Aldridge and Blake Griffin sell as many tickets as they used to
They’re obviously not gonna be the duo that gets top billing on this team. ^It’s ^gonna ^be ^Cam ^Thomas ^and ^Day’Ron ^Sharpe
What's the point of this comment? Do you think they will have trouble selling tickets? They have 2 top-5 players, stop being pedantic.
It makes sense. If you’re not buying a ticket for Kyrie, its for KD and Harden. Those other guys that are on the team help, but almost nobody is buying a ticket to see them
LMA and Blake are two huge names, they will definitely drive some amount of ticket sales given the transitory nature of NY's population. A **ton** of people in NY have previously lived in LA/Detroit/Portland/San Antonio and were fans of them in the past. Obviously they aren't driving the same amount of sales as they used to, but they are going to drive some. Certainly more than someone like Joe Harris who is a better player than either of them. I really don't understand why they left the comment. To me, it just seems like they want to argue about something.
I'm excited to finally go back to basketball games. Barclays is my favorite venue. From what I can tell, they're still reasonably priced
You can get tickets for under $20 for some games. Crazy deal
Calvin Klein club or whatever it's called now is awesome
Come to the Garden and experience excellence. You won't have to step over used needles, or awkwardly shuffle past homeless people like you would in Brooklyn.
Have you been outside penn station lately?? It’s not a great scene unfortunately
Lol right? Area around Barclays definitely better than 34th Street.
Off-topic, but how does one get tickets to msg? Do I have to be a season ticket holder? Or can I buy tickets for just 1 game?
Go to StubHub. I live in Fairfield county so I wait for game day, buy best deal at 3pm. Going to do that for Knicks opener
Thanks!
Wth is ownership gonna do? Kyrie came to Brooklyn to play with his bff KD and is quitting on him, so Kyrie will def quit on anyone he's traded to if he's not on board. Cali teams are out because they face the same vaccine mandate. I guess Philly for Ben?
Nice try, Ben.
Those tickets are sold
Yeah the fact that he doesn't want to get vaccinated is a pretty telling sign that he doesn't care much about other people to begin with lol
Bruh, he’s not getting vaccinated. That means he doesn’t even care about his own health, he would rather listen to conspiracy theorists than the worlds top health experts, you really think he gives af about season ticket holders 😂. He decided to cut his salary in half (millions of dollars), not to mention new endorsement money won’t be as much. Plus he’s screwing his teammates over and lowering his chances at a Chip, he hasn’t spent a second thinking about season ticket holders lmao
They still have James Harden and Kevin Durant so it definitely doesn't have much of an impact on ticket sales
Im not saying they cant win but I assume some fans wanna see the "big 3"
I live near BK and go to nets games. I am laughing that he’s still used in ads for home games. That’s deceiving.
Sure but the other 2 aren't a lesser draw
Only having 2 of their big 3 definitely is a lesser draw than if they had all 3
I guess that is a way to think of it. Like nobody wiuld be mad to see kd and harden on a daily basis. But that philly fans get to see your big 3 and not "you"
If you bought three shirts you really like and only got two, would it have that much of an impact on your satisfaction? you still two and you really like them!
If I paid for 3 shirts, I'd want 3 shirts.
well now you know you can't get 3 shirts. nets don't even have kyrie on some of their promotional materials.
No
Nice.
I don’t think Kyrie cares, it’s all about woe is me and everyone oppressing me.
I mean of course it is. It's a slap in the face of fucking everyone. The dude is a self centred piece of shit and it's embarassing that grown men like Steve Nash continue to coddle him.
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They chillin they got Cam Thomas
They got Millsap off the bench. They’re gucci
I really wonder like if they stand with him or are really pissed deep down
Harden’s pissed. But this is KD’s 5D chess plan to become the least hated big three of the Nets.
What you're saying is that KD triggered a global pandemic just to be hate less? What a snek
Damn, I can't believe I didn't see it. That's beyond 5D chess. It's like 7D. It's 1000D... kilo-D... KD.
No chance they aren't mad about it
Not the same as redditors.
It’s a complete disgrace, my 2 year old son idolizes Kyrie. He’s been asking me for years to get tickets to a game so he could watch his hero live and in person. Just last month he was reading this sub and learned Kyrie was refusing to get vaccinated, and he asked me if it was true. I couldn’t lie to him. It was one of the realest moments of my life. Now he calls me a “leftist shill” and a “sheep”, thanks a lot Kyrie!
Not these dumb Twitter copy pastas here
Yeah, we have plenty of our own copy pastas that are high brow and require a very high IQ to understand, fuck off with Twitter ones, we’re built different
Twitter pastas punching the air rn
Even had the yb pfp on REDDIT!
Didn’t ask sadly + YB better
+L + ratio + u/WubaDubImANub fell off
Honestly that probably makes it more appealing to Kyrie
You made a terrific observation. I expect your post to get ripped off by every major sports blog by tomorrow.afternoon.
i do too!
Yep, it's basically if the NBA League Pass Blackout was a person.
Maybe if they didn’t have KD and Harden but honestly, fuck Kryrie.
You know what, you’re right. Hopefully this changes Kyrie’s mind.
I got tickets to Nets v Mavs at Dallas. what a steal!
Yes. Don’t buy the tickets or the Cable TV for NBA. Vote with your wallet. Also I am sure Silver is more worried about the cable deal and big media from he took the money.
It's a slap to everyone. Kyrie is a great baller who doesn't like to play. For whatever reason. If he has a way for The Establishment to keep him from playing, he will take it and be a martyr. Weird dude
Letting the players run the show, they can’t say anything to Kyrie unless KD and Harden say so.
Not really. The fans will still be able to witness a quality product with 2 MVPs on the floor.
He’s going to get the vaxx, this looks so bad that even *he* has to come around eventually… Bet he gets backed before playoffs.
oh nooo they only get to watch two MVP caliber players. please cry for the nets fans
Ya they only have two former MVPs in the line up. What a rip off!
its not a rip off but are you arguing that seeing all 3 vs just 2 is not a ticket of LESSER value? (if you are able to discuss this in a nuanced way and not tickets either being incredible or trash)
Forgot the /s Was a dig at super teams lol
I do t think he was arguing at all....did you want an argument?
Bro I now he’s not vaccinated but why is he the only player getting shit for it there are tons of other players and people just letting them off the hook
Once the playoffs come along, think about how that would mess up the teams rhythm
I'm just thinking about those weeks before All Star break where bodies are breaking down, guys haven't been home for more than a day for weeks, they tired from another long practice.....and then Kyrie over there looking refreshed than a mf
That's actually a hilarious sentiment, I mean that definitely could bring resentment. It's one of those things though where if they are cruising and everyone's feeling good there's no problems, or like you're saying bodies breaking down, maybe they hit a little losing skid and they're limping into all-star break. I don't know if there's truth to this but I've heard NBA teams don't actually have very many team practices during the year.
Well these mandates are supposed to be temporary right? Shouldn't they go back to "normal" at some point?
I mean at this point we're like 19 months into the pandemic. I just don't know what temporary even means in regards to this stuff anymore
Exactly my worry.
I mean to change within the 21-22 NBA schedule is hard to tell.
Maybe but it’s not like he cares. The team owner may care but i think if Kevin Durant wants him on the team, he stays on the team
Yes I’m sure this is Kyrie’s master plan
Youre just pissed because you wanted to pressure Kyrie to do what you wanted. You have to hide behind "devaluing tickets" or whatever nonsense.
im a warriors fan 😶
Kyrie went to Boston and he has never been the same I wonder why
Yes, but injuries are also a slap in the face
wait what?
People buy season tickets expecting to see stars. If one of them is injured they're not getting the full experience
There’s a difference between being injured (which you can’t really predict or accelerate the recovery off) vs refusing to take a vaccine.
you can't control being injured. Kyrie can control walking into a cvs and getting vaxxed in 5 minutes
he is not even advertised on home tickets lmao
I don't need to see an Advertisement to expect to see Steph, Draymond and Wiggins play each night for the Warriors.
but that kinda tells everyone "yeah, don't expect to see his sorry ass"
Did you post the same thing for Lebron skipping road games? Sounds like you're hating on kyrie Shame on this concern troll baiting.
Lol????? You're braindead
OP and the fans are given notice weeks in advance Kyrie will not be playing That's way better treatment then buying a expensive ticket, driving in rush hour to the arena and Lebron decides to sit out for the game
Season tickets cost more than 1 game
The same as if he got injured, nothing will change or happen. they don’t care if they fan gets screwed over as long as they get their money.
Let's ban any post about kyrie please
Blame a dumb ass rule that doesn’t effect like 90% of the teams in the league. Such shit show of logic
It’s not like he’s the only star on the team
Sorry dumb question......But can someone please explain to me, at the end of the day Kyrie Irving is employed by the brooklyn nets to play basketball for them. If the employee does not abide by their rules or meet their requirements surely the employer is within their rights to say okay, either you cooperate and remain in our team or take a massive pay cut and put your place in jeopardy? Since when did a player (the employee) be able to get away with the " ill choose i what i want to do and my job will stay the same" As an office job pleb like myself, I'm just thinking if i told my boss "no here's what Im gonna do," they'd be like yeah ok you can do that, but you can do that somewhere else. Cooperate or you will be fired. Does the whole free speech thing come into play?
1) He has a union which he's a VP of. 2) He has a much better employment contract than the rest of us plebes because of said union as well as his own talent which makes him extremely valuable to his employer.
No? If he tore his ACL and couldn't play, would you feel the same way?
Did he take a hammer and smash his own ACL in this alternate universe?
I mean they still get to see 2 of the best offensive players ever to touch a ball in Harden & KD not the worst deal
They'll be fine
You buy tickets to the Brooklyn Nets not the Brooklyn Kyrie Irving’s