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Kyrie Irving Is DOMINATING Without Luka



Kyrie Irving Is DOMINATING Without Luka

Kyrie’s last three games right as fans you you should you should really understand basketball now and look at it from a different standpoint when when players say these guys are good and then you say cap because you’re looking at Stats look how much he sacrificed for

Luca Luca’s gone look who he really is right and I don’t think yeah like as players this is what we know right so when we say this person’s this this person’s this it’s because we are there real time so we know how dangerous somebody is and we know when someone’s

Delegating responsibility right to fit in so when someone says oh this guy is the because we know who he is but he can’t be that if Luca is already there this is his team so he has to play Robin when he’s really a Batman too I mean and

That’s going back to the second option third option conversation it’s because you the second option like Kyrie would be considered the second option on this Dallas team but when you know know certain moments arise your first option is out or off that second option has to

Become the curse yeah and Kenya got a lot of criticism I think earlier on in the season for saying that Kyrie was his guy over Luca Mass fans gotten their feelings but Gil to your point two things first we’ll just say uh Kyrie in these last five games 37.4 points per

Game 6.4 rebounds 6.4 assist he also made a little history uh with him and Tim Hardway Jr both going for 40 pieces first play in the league to score 40 plus points with three different teammates he did it him and LeBron did it back in 2016 uh he did it with Luca

Last year and he did it with Tim Hardway Jr obviously on MLK day but just to your point now being able to take that back seat being a willing Robin and this is no knock or discredit to Luca Luca amazing player will be in the MVP discussion this season I think it’s more

Of a praise for Kyrie what he’s been able to do with this team and be like look this is your show I’m just coming in to try and help keep this thing going but when your ass is on vacay I’m I’m here to go ahead and do but but that’s

What said that’s that be the problems when we’re talking about who’s great who’s a top 10 player who’s who’s really that guy and then you hear players say their list and it don’t look like the analyst because the analyst are just looking at Stats and oh you know he’s

Only averaging this yeah he’s only averaging this because he’s giv the ball to this player because this is his team this is his system and he’s fitting in when this guy is injured Watch What Happens here because now he gets to be who he really is and people don’t

Understand that and and I think that’s why Co when the whole Kobe and Shaq thing happened Kobe wanted to show everyone who he was because it’s like hold on wait wait I know y’all y’all think that I’m riding his coattail and in my mind he’s riding my coil because

In the last five minutes he needs me because he can’t make free throws remove him and watch what a God looks like and no one understood that until you removed Shaq and then this motherfucker’s out there giving people 81 61 like there we go you know well let’s go back to what

You said yesterday so when the super teams right and you talk about these guys alleviating pressure off of themselves because they’re on the super teams and when you have a super team or a collection of great players you have to wait for one to get hurt for us to

Really see that you’re steal yourself you’re still Kyrie right and I’ve always said when you put them on the floor together it’s the Luca show with Kyrie there playing introducing Luca but I wanted to see Kyrie show up to the show as the main event next to Luca how can

You do that Luca has to now decrease his whole bado his game so that Luca can be there so if Kyrie had his own team right what would it look like would it look like Boston the Boston team that was losing would it looked like Brooklyn

When when KD and James was down and they were still losing we already seen the show so it it’s best being watched now with Luca but I don’t like the fact that we got to see Kyrie at his best when Luca’s down that’s where it’s like ah

We’ll wait to Luka get back and let’s see how full this clip is because if it’s still the clip is still full between those three guys we got a chance Dallas got a chance with no big cuz you got three guys really shooting that thing it’s like they they turn into

Golden State Dereck Lively’s been H but it won’t be the same clip because the ball is in his hands now that’s what I’m saying and then when Luca goes it’s back in his hands so so say Luca got to decrease his [ __ ] for Kyrie and Tim Hardway to collectively get their [ __ ]

Off the way they just did maybe he had to and maybe Luca had to see it yes instead of us just or people just being like if you do this this is what’s going to happen but now it’s happening so maybe now he’s like okay maybe let me

See the problem is Luca’s 23 right now right M and this is the beginning of his career 24 he’ll be 25 uh in so trying to understand that the delegate that’s he’s not there yet yeah when Dwayne Wade was bringing in Lebron and Bosch he’s delegating himself and saying I’m a I’m

A you get it right and LeBron be LeBron and I’ll will in right it’s easier for Dwayne because Dwayne already won a championship he’s he wants this to work more than anybody else right with Luca he’s not just getting started he’s just getting started so that’s harder but he

Got Jason kid that’s where I’m confused at why Jason can’t get them all on one Accord where Luca doesn’t dominate the ball the way he does cuz Luca we got two other guys that can really play just like you you don’t have to dominate the ball this different it’s different just

Like with with joic right the the number one option was Murray people don’t real Murray was the number one option first remember him and Donovan Mitchell 5050 they were doing that in the playoffs right uh Murray gets hurt when Murray came back Luca was I mean uh uh yic was a whole different

Animal and he took the back seat like wait cuz they had to rely on Joker more yeah yeah yeah let’s let’s let’s move it through him I can’t come back being the number one option I’ll be the number two it’s better that he you have to be really self-aware to understand that the

Team runs better in someone’s else’s hand and you just have to play off of them so Jas Jason kid being a point guard LCA being the point guard I would expect that n two different people there’re two different humans and you dealing with another point guard which is Kyrie is this three-point guard

Should be having a power W every game like hey guys play three completely different ways but it’s still the game of basketball n it’s still the game of basketball you can have different styles we still got to win how how is it different that’s like me I can coach

Those two right Jason King and Coach Howen Burton and and L is a passer like that Luka is a passer just like them but first person like like pass pass pass then shoot last option that’s Jason kid’s mindset right like when he get in the post he’s thinking think L score I

Think LC take advantage of my opportunities and then relegate if I got a little [ __ ] on me I’m taking him down there I’m going to do my thing but if I got a guy who can guard me who’s open and his assist will go way down if he ends up delegating because he

Isn’t a pass first he’s gonna he’s going to focus more on scoring if he gets less touches which isn’t a bad thing but you do that to like a halberton he can coach a [ __ ] out of a hen Burton cuz that’s his style harenburg Lonzo ball um Melo ball like

Those are his that’s his style of play but if KY like pushing that just throwing that like damn halenur average [ __ ] 20 assist you had Jason kid with him cuz he he’ll show him he’ll show him things that he ain’t seeing naturally you know that throwing at like

J kid to throw that money you have somebody sealed he throw that off the the the edge of the backboard boom like but you got to have those other guys there to get that [ __ ] to get the assist Luca got those guys that could get them

Assist for him so it’s Jason kid put him in position where he can see that [ __ ] we going to go more fast break if we go fast break Luka look for this that’s going to be open he got that speed look for this he got that speed to get up the

Ball like l k Kyrie got that speed got that speed he’s not getting it back Kyrie got that speed though right but those are like when we when you’re talking about pass first or versus shooting first I have guys on my team that makes it easier for me to score see

If I’m a scoring guard I got the perfect team where you got to play me one-onone pick and roll throw it over here yeah and then I’m passing oh [ __ ] my guy open boom other than that that’s how it that’s how it looks versus versus me

Getting all the way into the lane I got a wide open layup I’mma pass it out like n right n no thank you I this this little cookie super yeah I well let’s keep this thing that piss me the [ __ ] off if I’m a coach you right here

Goddamn it you better go ahead make the easiest I got sometimes you really don’t realize but like some guys really get in there and they’re like nope because we know what we looking for Tim right there why Tim shoot that [ __ ] at 50% yeah I’m here but he there that’s three is more

Than two I know but what if he miss three is more he 50% he got a got a good chance

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43 Comments

  1. Gil doesn't ever look at mavs Games, and it's pretty obvious with this take he always trying to wedge teammates, Not 1 dallas mav fan I know has ever called Kai a #2 or a Robin they know Kai and luka are 1A and 1B . Funny, did he ever say these same things about lbj and Kai? No, why cause he is a lbj guy .Kai saved lbj on many nights hell he won a title for lbj, but he will never say that out loud . Just say yiu hate the white boy and keep it moving

  2. Kyrie is a better team player. Luka can't play off the ball or defend. Mavs won't win with Luka unless he learns to sacrifice for his team.

  3. As a season ticket holder for the Mavs I’ll say Tim jr will find a way not to hit those shots

  4. As long as Kyrie is in a good headspace then sky is the limit. Kyrie seems happy in Dallas and thats all he really needs in order to play like one of the best players in the league. Kyrie is EASILY one of the most talented players of all time.

  5. Love this podcast but bro jus throws out numbers😭sayin Ben Simmons averaged 21 in 2020-21 couple episodes ago, Luka now 23, not a few months from 25🤣

  6. Rashad is misinformed kyrie was the only all nba player on that 2021 roster they were the second seed . Before kyrie missed the rest of the season for Boston they was 49-15 before the injury .. & made it to the second round full season as the man and lost to the MVP that season 😂 the bias be crazy man … shit sad .. but then want to bring up 2020 when he only played 20 games but don’t talk about how he kept the nets 4th seed last year prior to being traded because Kd was out for a month 😂😂😂😂😂 people are delusional

  7. Nobody questions. Kyrie, talent with a question is his leadership. Everybody knows the guy got handles. He got a bag but he lacks leadership

  8. Bro, if you think Kyrie and Luka still don't mash good together you either didn't watch the games or just read the game wrong completely. Luka's been passing the ball to Kai (and others) A LOT this year, but neither of them are there to play 1A and 1B style when they both play. One is playing the main guy, while the other one is playing Robin and it works, because their playstyle is similar and they try to get OTHERS active (proof: everybody's been shooting the ball more than anywhere else they've played and have a higher ppg). Kyrie came there to be Luka's sub anyway and everybody is forgetting that. The times you're gonna see those two going for 40 and playing 40mins is when everything else fails and that has been their whole philosophy since the season began. Luka's role is mostly to draw attention to double teams, so they can play 3 v 4, while Kai is the main guy to delegate the fast pace and fluent ball circulation. This whole two-star playstyle is an outdated American approach for basketball to make games more entertaining, but it doesn't generate team success and it's too predictable and risky to rely on. Not to mention, you're asking a 31yo guy to redbar his engine everytime he plays so he can prove you he can still get 40? cmon Gil, you know better than that. Ask yourself why that trio was injured all the time at Brooklyn…

  9. Bruh, he's had games like that in tandem with Luka, too, The issue is, this Mavs team has no identity, and Kyrie can't play off another superstar who isn't named LeBron James.

  10. No bs but we got to find better women to talk sports lol cause shawty kilt me with her first take 😭 can we see Candice or sum no disrespect to shawty🖤

  11. This is my top 10, my criteria is impact on winning. tell me what yall think.
    1. Bill Russel
    2. Sam jones
    3. John Havlicek
    4. KC jones
    5. Tom Heinsohn
    6. Satch Sanders
    7. Robert Horry
    8. Jim Loscatoff
    9. Frank Ramsey
    10. Michael jordan

  12. Kyrie was dealing with an injury since the beginning of the season and was playing like it. Once he came back and was healthy he has outscored Luka in 2 of the 3 most recent games. Yall have to watch the games

  13. Rashad made less than 8 mill in the NBA…. but somehow got like 20 different RMs, them shits fake like his jordans for sure

  14. Here’s the thing. When a team has 2 star players. The 2 stars have to run pick and roll in order for them to see equal action. While the other 3 on the floor dive, cut set screen and crash the boards. Point blank period and it should be 50/50 point guard bringer the ball 🏀 down court

  15. Has everyone forgotten that WCF run without nobody but Luka. There is no better than Playoff Luka. Short memories yall got. For 5 years its been Luka and nobody

  16. Skill wise kyrie maybe a Batman but leader wise he's not. Lets not forget his tenured in Brooklyn lol. I like kyrie but his inconsistency is his real issue. Like we haven't seen this man play a full good playoff since his run with Lebron. And please leave kObe and shaq out of this because he removed Lebron and didn't show us shit. Let's keep a buck Luka don't have the correct coach to put him in his place to move the ball around. So kyrie either keep play robin or he keep jumping around the league.

  17. Do you guys not watch Mavs games? Luka gets dobled everytime. Who gets doubled more. The wide open looks these guys get is unreal. Luka should avg 15 assist a game easily

  18. Why dont we just have Luka be 3rd option so THJ can get more shots thats a winning formula. Take Luka off this team and they in lottery every year just like Cavs were. Ky is awesome but please stop saying Luka doing to much. Lika gets ppl so many wide open looks its crazy

  19. Lmao Kenyon Martin was still totally bias for what he said because that was a delusional statement

  20. Just like Wemby light yesrs ahead of Chet. Magic milloion times better than Bird. Emblid way better than Joker. Now Ky so much better than Luka. See a common theme Mr. Perkins,Gil,Shaq and list goes on. The disrespect nobody

  21. The game is different now . These days walking , palming are non existent . Flopping is the norm . defense is frowned upon . Scripts , manipulated champs . NBA is dying . #falsekingjames the plant , James the Lier , james the injury faker . unwatchable

  22. These guys are acting like Kyrie and Luka weren't both getting 30 pts in the same game multiple times this season…

  23. 😂😂😂how did I not notice that hat til 3 something minutes when it hit the close up?😂

    Yeah it'd be cool to see kyrie have his own team even if they didn't have a chance to win it all. I think every real nba fan would like to see kyrie go all out on high usage every night.

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