06-21-2023, 07:44 PM
(06-21-2023, 07:26 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: And I’ll go you one further: Luka put up great numbers again this past season, but I vehemently disagree that he played at an MVP level. I think it was maybe his worst season, so far, except for his rookie year when they finding his role. The crap where he doesn’t get back on defense was at an all-time high, his passion for the game seemed to be at an all time low (he even said as much in the media) and I absolutely believe his uninspired play was one of the primary reasons for the team’s slippage. Maybe it was because of the crappy off-season where Brunson was allowed to walk without so much as a competitive offer… Maybe it was because he is already completely over Cuban hanging around like a useless jock sniffer… I don’t know. Just saying, that was not his best.
Well-said.
If he was miffed about Brunson and what it said about the front office, then that's actually easier to swallow than what I'm concerned his quote was about. I presumed it was being upset that Kyrie consistently wouldn't give him the ball in the fourth quarter.
I get that Kyrie is more clutch in the fourth. But you have a generational talent who thrives on being the hero. He'd better get 60% of the shots in the last four minutes of the game at least.
Weren't Dodo and Jalen his best friends on the team as well? That would sure contribute to it "not being fun anymore."