What Went Wrong With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn

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  • @adriandaliva1341
    @adriandaliva1341 Před rokem +533

    I am very happy Atkinson got a job with the Warriors in their coaching staff, and got a ring in the process, versus the team that SWEPT Kyrie and KD.

    • @ALIBIGPP69
      @ALIBIGPP69 Před rokem +13

      For a sec I thought you meant Rowan Atkinson as in the actor of Mr. Bean.

    • @theprophet9656
      @theprophet9656 Před rokem +14

      Well to be fair I dont think they get swept with him. Like Nash < Atkinson

    • @tj5180
      @tj5180 Před rokem +4

      @Josh Gross exactly.

    • @Downbubbles2
      @Downbubbles2 Před rokem

      I thought you were talking about Former 2 week head coach for the Charlotte Hornets Kenny Atkinson sorry my bad.

    • @JuiceTelevision
      @JuiceTelevision Před rokem

      Lllllllllllllllllllllll

  • @sydguitar99
    @sydguitar99 Před rokem +140

    James Harden was playing 35+mpg coming off multiple hamstring injuries and a offseason where he couldn't train due to the rehab process and he could have easily sat out and missed games but he still played not being close to 100%, he deserves a lot of credit

    • @erwinhouser7704
      @erwinhouser7704 Před rokem +5

      He did say his plan was to play for Philly no matter what happened in Brooklyn.

    • @Steven-fy9yu
      @Steven-fy9yu Před rokem +5

      THANK YOU

    • @sydguitar99
      @sydguitar99 Před rokem +7

      @@erwinhouser7704 well if his goal was to just play in Philadelphia that he would have sat out for the Brooklyn season but he's still played with a bad hamstring for most of the season

    • @jamaalsjourney
      @jamaalsjourney Před rokem +4

      I am not giving anyone credit for two shot attempts in the 4th qtr of a game 7

    • @tj5180
      @tj5180 Před rokem +8

      @@jamaalsjourney at least he still played through that. Most guys can`t play with that injury

  • @abw1317
    @abw1317 Před rokem +51

    Kyrie being the guy at work who no calls no shows for a week and tries to come back like nothing happened was hilarious.

  • @edppoopsock168
    @edppoopsock168 Před rokem +120

    Kyries stubbornness ruined what could’ve been an amazing showcase of talent

    • @donnyg9993
      @donnyg9993 Před rokem

      Forcing experimental vaccines is unconstitutional. Good for him for sticking to his guns and not backing down

    • @TimDaGoof
      @TimDaGoof Před rokem

      Facts

    • @tj5180
      @tj5180 Před rokem +8

      Kyrie isn`t a scapegoat. KD also deserves blame

    • @earlthepearl6414
      @earlthepearl6414 Před rokem

      Nobody should be forced to put that toxic experimental injection into their bodies.

    • @hawks19_65
      @hawks19_65 Před rokem +1

      @@tj5180 tbh not really most of the blame should be kyrie bc of his refusal to get vaccinated which affected the nets for the most part of the season and even when he played, there wasn’t great chemistry shown and he even admitted he was a distraction to this team. It wasn’t just him tho like kd done his mcl which he missed quite a lot of time and the nets struggled with him out. the problem is they rely heavily on their stars they haven’t got depth like other contending teams which we saw how it played out in the first round when they got swept

  • @kaiseramadeus233
    @kaiseramadeus233 Před rokem +41

    2 clowns joined a team and turned it into a circus

    • @darrengordon-hill
      @darrengordon-hill Před rokem

      3 second video!!!
      Edit: HISTORICALLY TRASH TEAM (might as well be Sacramento)

    • @3030hp
      @3030hp Před rokem

      lol.

  • @PezOnTheBoards
    @PezOnTheBoards Před rokem +289

    Honestly they should just try and play through it this year. There’s nothing that’s keeping Kyrie from missing games (as of right now). Simmons/KD/Kyrie are presumably healthy. You got a mid level scorer in Warren, 3 & D with O’Neal, Curry & what’s left of Joe Harris is there, whatever you can get from Claxton… still not perfect but they don’t have a bad team

    • @enthusiastofcute
      @enthusiastofcute Před rokem +34

      Kyrie will miss games anyway because he’s Kyrie, KD getting an injury is (sadly) almost a certainty because of his age plus prior injuries. Never mind how whack their chemistry is

    • @rddoom1566
      @rddoom1566 Před rokem +30

      except KD really can't stand Kyrie anymore and doesn't want to play with Irving for personal reason. I heard Kyrie told KD that the anime One Piece sucks and he hated him for it

    • @ThePrufessa
      @ThePrufessa Před rokem +14

      the only thing that will keep kyrie away from games is.... Kyrie. didn't you just hear in this video about how he disappeared for TWO whole weeks?!

    • @musicandmagic909
      @musicandmagic909 Před rokem +7

      @@rddoom1566 the One Piece anime is atrocious, though. Best manga, worst anime. I definitely need a source on this, though.

    • @Christopher._M
      @Christopher._M Před rokem +2

      They are a good team. The issue really is chemistry and health.
      I would say a better center would make a huge difference and a guy like D rose coming of the bench to play PG would be nice

  • @ewgrosslmao
    @ewgrosslmao Před rokem +42

    I've tried to stay on the fence with Kyrie but I cannot stand him, he thinks since he's so talented he's immune to the actions he takes. It's such a childish move

    • @slangtang6671
      @slangtang6671 Před rokem +1

      Lol ppl did not want to admit this since he left cleveland because their hate for lebron is blinding. But now the evidence just continues to pile on regarding Kyrie’s character.

  • @kartikeybest
    @kartikeybest Před rokem +38

    For someone who went to college only for a year, Kyrie acts like a person who has 2 PhD's

    • @brobdown230
      @brobdown230 Před rokem +1

      He wasn't there long enough. Kobe was like man you were there for 2 weeks
      Such a idiot.
      That was the problem.right there. Drafted #1 overall after proving...... he couldn't stay healthy through a college basketball season...
      Kyrie has yet to play a full 82 games. In over a decade. Never has in his life.

  • @pimpnamedslickback7780
    @pimpnamedslickback7780 Před rokem +68

    Literally everything thays gone wrong in Brooklyn can be linked back to decisions that kd and Kyrie themselves have made

    • @henryviiifake8244
      @henryviiifake8244 Před rokem +14

      I'm putting a bigger share of the blame on Kyrie. Nets fans can at least respect that KD was literally a toe away from carrying them to the 2021 ECF.
      Meanwhile, Kyrie's personal choices have resulted in him missing a *lot* of games last season that he did not need to (on top of being _already_ one of the more injury-prone players).
      With Harden barely being a shadow of himself from the Rockets days and leaving, plus all the recent changes to their roster, I can have a small amount of sympathy for KD no longer wanting to play there. _However,_ the current roster is probably the best they've had in a while (esp with the addition of Ben Simmons (on paper) and Seth Curry (who continues to be a good, reliable shooter). It makes sense to me to at least play this season out.

    • @pimpnamedslickback7780
      @pimpnamedslickback7780 Před rokem +10

      @@henryviiifake8244 I blame kd and Kyrie equally. Why bc kd enables kyries insanity. The nets could’ve traded Kyrie last yr and kept harden

    • @Ygtrecey
      @Ygtrecey Před rokem +5

      Media is a huge factor

    • @cammartin7009
      @cammartin7009 Před rokem +1

      @@henryviiifake8244 My thing is it’s crazy how kyrie and KD had a lot of influence on roster changes but Kyrie had his problems, with the vaccine and KD is not safe either, KD want a Championship team but he has to realize, the nets are not going to give KD for One or two role players and picks…. Nets are def getting a superstar or best player from the opposing team 4 role players and picks… and that point, it’s no championship team left. My opinion is that u can blame who u want but both has connection to the downfall.

    • @cammartin7009
      @cammartin7009 Před rokem +1

      @@Ygtrecey This is what I don’t get…. People know that New York and LA media do not hold back on any sport.

  • @ZaWrldo
    @ZaWrldo Před rokem +11

    Kd just tryna avoid ending his career only having rings from gsw in possibly the easiest championship run ever

  • @jamesbeachem2003
    @jamesbeachem2003 Před rokem +22

    I knew it wasn't going to work when these two joined a young playoff nucleus and Kyrie says they needed more players to be a contender. Usually one all pro changes a team for the better and two should put them near the top but Kyrie made it seem like they weren't enough.

    • @brobdown230
      @brobdown230 Před rokem +3

      Everyone forgets that comment. Kudos to you.
      He played about 5 games.with the team and made that we need more pieces comment. Few days later Harden trade. Few months later Atkinson fired. All while Kyrie was healthy and didn't wanna play because kd said he would sit for 18 months(a year and a half) thats a 9-12 month energy.

  • @bocalex23
    @bocalex23 Před rokem +22

    The Nets actually thought they could do something with an unreliable player and another one who's leaving the moment it gets a little tough. Harden did the right thing by requesting a trade.

  • @Ben_XK
    @Ben_XK Před rokem +22

    And some justify KD wanting out when he's one of the perpetrators that started this mess. The day kyrie said that it's glaring how many pieces they don't have even though the nets have him and KD, it's already a mess. They fired a stable coach and hired a little to no experience in coaching to do the job. But they still said that they don't even need a coach since they can coach themselves. Some say there's no leadership or culture in the nets, yeah since those two broke it down when they arrived there. And now KD wants out since he can't establish his own winning team. And now the warriors won another without him, he has none after leaving, that's basically he can't win without joining an already established team since he doesn't know how to make one for himself but likes to brag that he can and wants to. 🤷‍♂️

  • @joesanthosh5315
    @joesanthosh5315 Před rokem +45

    As a Nets fan, I didn't understand why Nash was the head coach all this time like idk why he wasn't fired halfway into the season

  • @samuelg1172
    @samuelg1172 Před rokem +9

    So what Kyrie basically said about Atkinson is that they didn’t want a coach that actually coaches. They want a passive coach that lets them run the team- sorta like every coach that Lebron has played with since he left Miami. Hence why Nash got hired

    • @darkinferno1219
      @darkinferno1219 Před rokem

      Not true. Ty Lue was made the Cavs head coach because he actually challenged LeBron and held him accountable. This is also why Blatt was fired because he didn’t and it made the rest of the team lose respect in him.

  • @YER3721
    @YER3721 Před rokem +46

    Kyrie preLebron: 0 playoff games
    Kyrie after leaving Lebron:
    17-18: Injured before playoffs, team go to ECF game 7 without him.
    18-19: Historically bad series vs Bucks, shoots 30% FG and 18% 3PT, loses round 2, leaves team. (Giannis made more 3’s than Kyrie in series)
    19-20: Plays 20 games with losing record, doesn’t play in playoffs for Nets who made it despite him missing the whole year
    20-21: Injured in playoffs, loses round 2. Losing record without Harden all year.
    21-22: Plays 20 games with losing record, gets swept first round and averages 15.3 PPG on 37% FG in the last 3/4 games.
    He would be a Kemba Walker clone without Lebron, Harden, and Durant. FREE KD

    • @omarthescriblomale8279
      @omarthescriblomale8279 Před rokem +12

      Bro kd is in a blessed situation, yall just making excuses for him choking in the playoffs.

    • @DragonoftheDarknessFlame
      @DragonoftheDarknessFlame Před rokem +18

      Dude said free KD like he didn't play terribly against the Celtics. He wanted to team up with Kyrie too

    • @chiknosis
      @chiknosis Před rokem +1

      @@omarthescriblomale8279 Sorry but that too much of a bone headed answer u just gave to be taken serious. He had a good situation but u can’t win championships when everyone is either out or injured. 2021 would’ve been the nets championship year but injures ended. Kd is particularly to blame for the distinction due to the personnel on the roster but at the end of the day he is a player not a GM. Even a guy like curry couldn’t win if he went out to try and build on his own, the warriors organization are good at selecting talent for him to just focus on playing games. LeBron is the only player that is successful at being both a player and GM for his teams

    • @omarthescriblomale8279
      @omarthescriblomale8279 Před rokem +3

      @@chiknosis in terms of talent he always had good to great players around him, its not like russ was a scrub. They were up 3-1 on the warriors, now hes got kyrie and he had steph.

    • @tj5180
      @tj5180 Před rokem +1

      stop using Kyrie as a scape goat. KD played horrible vs boston

  • @Dogdude446
    @Dogdude446 Před rokem

    Love the quality of the videos, keep it up LofW

  • @cheerioss-9121
    @cheerioss-9121 Před rokem +5

    Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving is what went wrong in Brooklyn.

  • @francisschuessler
    @francisschuessler Před rokem +5

    You know the funny thing about skip talking about the toenail on the 3 point line, KDs toes are literally hanging over the line 😂 like you don’t even need a second angle to see that it’s a two…

  • @vernonreed7875
    @vernonreed7875 Před rokem

    This is some solid journalism my dude 💯

  • @robertrobinson1454
    @robertrobinson1454 Před rokem

    You're reporting is really good. It's classy and respectful

  • @HoldTheCubes_
    @HoldTheCubes_ Před rokem +3

    Aye this Sly from Twitter spaces. Great video. Keep grinding, keep making great content. I’m noti gang so I been supporting for a long while 😂😎👌🏽

  • @TriStar44
    @TriStar44 Před rokem

    Solid breakdown. Good shit, Low!

  • @hope2974
    @hope2974 Před rokem

    Yes the video took a long time but it was superbly done. Great job and thanks, I enjoyed it

  • @thomassankara1391
    @thomassankara1391 Před rokem +22

    It's not just about hoops. What separates the Lebron's, Curry's, and Giannis' from the rest isn't just their supreme talent and work ethic, but their leadership. KD simply isn't a leader, he said so himself. That's why KD and AD are simply sidekicks, and cannot be compared to the alphas, of players like Lebron, Steph, and Giannis.

    • @KillaMusiktv1BlACKEYEDCORN
      @KillaMusiktv1BlACKEYEDCORN Před rokem +5

      🧢 🧢 . KD averaged 35 points and 10 reb vs Bucks, outplayed Giannis and was a toe nail away from beating Bucks by himself while playing 48 minutes per game after an Achilles injury that most players never recover from. His role players like Joe Harris simply missed wide open crucial 3 pointers that cost the Nets the game. You can’t blame Kd for that, he put it all on the line in 2021. Nets just have bud luck with injuries with Max players like Kyrie, Harden, and Simmons being injured during playoffs. Not KD’s fault.

    • @wwefanman1000
      @wwefanman1000 Před rokem +11

      @@KillaMusiktv1BlACKEYEDCORN I think he was talking about attitude more than ability no was is ever doubting his ability but it is his leadership that he is pointing out which KD even stated that he wasn't.

    • @thomassankara1391
      @thomassankara1391 Před rokem +2

      @@KillaMusiktv1BlACKEYEDCORN I'll give KD that, my bucks faced the exact same situation this year vs Boston, Giannis couldn't deliver, nobody except Bron can deliver series after series after being undermanned. However requesting a trade simply because they had a bad season after countless injuries is pathetic and proves he runs from a challenge. They were 29-16 before KD got hurt. mandate, Ben Simmons. He wouldn't even consider running it back after hand picking the entire roster and coaching staff, he wants to run away. He simply isn't a leader. Just like How AD had Jrue Holiday in New Orleans and only made the playoffs 2x in 7 Years, until he pouted his way out. Giannis got Jrue Holiday and won a championship in year 1.

    • @KillaMusiktv1BlACKEYEDCORN
      @KillaMusiktv1BlACKEYEDCORN Před rokem

       The reason KD requested a trade was because the Nets don’t wanna sign Kyrie to a Max, so he asked the Owner for a trade. He actually wants to stay with Nets and play with his buddy Kyrie, but Nets don’t want nothing to do with Kyrie, so he wants out. It has nothing to do with a bad season.

    • @cdeleon3494
      @cdeleon3494 Před rokem +3

      @@KillaMusiktv1BlACKEYEDCORN the point is his leadership skills, not his basketball skills

  • @jjcastilllo
    @jjcastilllo Před rokem +25

    The Nets I haven't seen this much of a collapse. When they sign KD and Kyrie, they were predicted as championship favour. Three seasons and only one playoff series win and the other two were first-round sweeps. They could have won the championship in 2021 if KD toe was on a three-point line. I feel that shouldn't have traded for Harden because they lost Levert and Allen which was a good defender for this team. Harden, Kyrie and KD trio was great on paper but some of them couldn't stay healthy or had other reasons. I still have questions about the Nets this upcoming season. Are KD and Kyrie going to make this work and how will Simmons work well with KD and Kyrie? I know they have Seth, Harris and adding Warren and O'Neale but I don't know if this is enough to get deep in the playoffs. KD might still be a Net cause no one seem to want to trade him so I guess we will see if the Nets can play good enough.

    • @xavierb9061
      @xavierb9061 Před rokem +3

      Harden smart pickup..kyrie vaccine made harden leave. Ben simmons makes them best team in league anyway

    • @tj5180
      @tj5180 Před rokem

      @@xavierb9061 Harden already said many times that him leaving wasn`t because of Kyrie

  • @T.H.E.O.R.Y.
    @T.H.E.O.R.Y. Před rokem +56

    I mean, they just didn't want it enough. I truly don't like using trite sayings for various reasons but to me it applies.
    There's no way KD with Kyrie *and* eventually Harden shouldn't have won a title. Conditioning, improper priorities and a shared blase mentality are the reasons to blame. Marks and Nash's shortcomings are (moreso) just red herrings throwing off the scent of the real aforementioned culprits.

    • @darrengordon-hill
      @darrengordon-hill Před rokem +2

      There's no reason they SHOULD win.
      Can't just play one side of the ball.
      And there's only one ball (which is why Harden came off the bench in OKC)

    • @zlPaRaDoXx
      @zlPaRaDoXx Před rokem +3

      @@darrengordon-hill Your not wrong but there offense with all three stars was too potent. Heck the first year harden arrived to the Nets there defense was average by the playoffs. The issue is that the stars got hurt and Kyrie didn't want to get vaccinated. If Kyrie got the shot I believed harden would of stayed

    • @darrengordon-hill
      @darrengordon-hill Před rokem +1

      @@zlPaRaDoXx
      All I keep hearing is "If only KD had smaller feet"..
      Well how about IF HE PLAYED DEFENCE?!?
      Giannis, LeBron, Jokic - they can get you "game sealing blocks" - Joker did it THRICE this past season!!
      LeBron on Iggy - ICONIC.
      Giannis on Ayton too.
      "Average" don't cut it in the Playoffs!!
      Scoring 500 in one game and 10 the next will AVERAGE 30pts.
      But they're CLEARLY too different performances!!

    • @astashasta1
      @astashasta1 Před rokem +2

      @@darrengordon-hill That means he averages 255 😂

    • @tj5180
      @tj5180 Před rokem

      @@zlPaRaDoXx average ? that had to do with playing against bad offensive teams and personell they had no one other then Claxton and bruce brown that`s it. They had no one guarding Giannis or Embild or permieter scorers at the wing

  • @carlkash3587
    @carlkash3587 Před rokem +11

    It was just Poor decision making From the beginning Nets lost their identity And basically threw away everything they’ve built From that Disaster of a trade a decade ago With poor coaching poor roster Building And compounded into that by going all in for harden 2021 they got unlucky and were locks for the nba title But after the whole vaccination problem I’ve always thought Let kyrie play part time and find a way to trade him For weaknesses the team lacked Nets Are just An incompetent franchise that lacks leadership direction and stability and are now In a similar position From where they were a decade ago with only ben Simmons being the glimmer of hope

  • @BloodSasuke101
    @BloodSasuke101 Před rokem +1

    LOW, great video but its Udokaaa not Idokuuuu lmao 🤣

  • @chdimas
    @chdimas Před rokem

    Great video

  • @keenanvljohnson9516
    @keenanvljohnson9516 Před rokem +13

    Imagine building a winning young team then blowing it up for a trio of harden irving and Durant lmao and they play 20 games together

    • @TimDaGoof
      @TimDaGoof Před rokem +3

      Lol nets need to learn to just build young stars, this the second time they did this

    • @dreamcage1801
      @dreamcage1801 Před rokem

      @@TimDaGoof they’re too impatient

    • @dreamcage1801
      @dreamcage1801 Před rokem

      Enough of this player empowerment n shit

    • @bondsgoat25
      @bondsgoat25 Před rokem

      @@dreamcage1801 I mean
      By player empowerment, they mean there empowering themselves
      You can’t stop that, this isn’t entertainment on the front office and players end
      It’s business and any good business man/negotiator uses there leverage to get what they want
      If a franchise doesn’t want to deal with it, then they shouldn’t purse certain star players.

    • @dreamcage1801
      @dreamcage1801 Před rokem

      @@bondsgoat25 start drafting better too

  • @mosesdeleon2481
    @mosesdeleon2481 Před rokem +27

    They blew it trading for Harden I’m sorry if they kept their team with LaVert Allen and Spencer they probably have a championship 🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @isaacsaintlouis3045
      @isaacsaintlouis3045 Před rokem +6

      This is literally what I’ve always thought

    • @YER3721
      @YER3721 Před rokem +1

      Nope. Kyrie Nets record without Harden is 33-42. KD/Kyrie Nets record without Harden: 21-21

    • @Tcd358
      @Tcd358 Před rokem +3

      yo they have to play a full season together u can’t just put niggas on the team and expect them to win games instantly. It was literally the same thing when Lebron went to the heat but once they got used to each other, well u know the rest. I can’t speak for the other seasons but they might of won the championship when the bucks won it, keep in mind we didn’t have harden in that series against the bucks but we had ky and kd and we were blowing them out so imagine if it was the team before harden was traded there and the bucks would have gotten done worse. Honestly their downfall was not giving that pre harden team a chance and firing Kenny Atkinson.

    • @tj5180
      @tj5180 Před rokem

      @@YER3721 he means they traded Jarret Allen and their depth for him

    • @tj5180
      @tj5180 Před rokem

      @@Tcd358 that`s why most superteams failed like the celtics and warriors in 2019 also the lakers in the 70s, and the Miami heat big 3 with Bosh and wade

  • @red-baitingswine8816
    @red-baitingswine8816 Před rokem

    Thank you!

  • @RiddimMixDJX
    @RiddimMixDJX Před rokem

    Good job👍🏿

  • @tristancampbell4941
    @tristancampbell4941 Před rokem +28

    As a Knicks fan with lesser expectations that was sad we didn't get these 2 in the right NY, *everything I could've imagined*

    • @baseballfan126
      @baseballfan126 Před rokem +11

      Well look now, as a Knicks fan I’m so glad we didn’t get them, what a train wreck it has been for the nets

    • @tristancampbell4941
      @tristancampbell4941 Před rokem

      @@baseballfan126 True

    • @pimpnamedslickback7780
      @pimpnamedslickback7780 Před rokem +4

      If they ended up on the Knicks things probably would’ve been even worse

    • @adriandantedanosos4146
      @adriandantedanosos4146 Před rokem +3

      @@baseballfan126 I'm a lakers fan. I don't want kyrie. I'd rather keep russ amd give him one more chance. Or trade russ for floor spacers that play defense. Kyrie? Heck no.

    • @tristancampbell4941
      @tristancampbell4941 Před rokem

      A@@pimpnamedslickback7780 True

  • @theeggreat4
    @theeggreat4 Před rokem +5

    Jordan contract was so bad and it caused them to trade Jarrett Allen thanks from a Cavs fan

  • @ruddiato
    @ruddiato Před 5 měsíci

    I actually like your topics on your channel, even if I don't agree with your outtakes

  • @hectorrivera4005
    @hectorrivera4005 Před rokem +3

    😂😂 The Nets wait a whole year for KD to heal himself and after that he gave them a 1 1/2 year of his contract as productive employee

  • @sjj1044254
    @sjj1044254 Před rokem +9

    Part of me wonders if KD requested the trade knowing the trade wouldn't be able to happen, just to take the focus and heat off of his self proclaimed brother in Kyrie. I'm reaching, I know, but surely KD and his team were aware of how difficult a trade would be?

    • @cdeleon3494
      @cdeleon3494 Před rokem

      Well maybe you're right but maybe really KD wanted out. Who knows...

    • @dewel2630
      @dewel2630 Před rokem

      You’re 100% reaching here. When players ask out, theres no ifs or buts. They 100% want out

    • @albericponcedeleon2696
      @albericponcedeleon2696 Před rokem

      That seems a bit too convoluted. To me KD either isn't on the best of terms with Kyrie right now (basketball-wise) or he's unhappy that the Nets have been so hesitant to offer Kyrie a long-term extension.

    • @nineteenct
      @nineteenct Před rokem

      It deff wasn’t a move against Ky. Their relationship isn’t fractured, it’s the Nets not wanting Kyrie and KD not caring enough about the organization to carry them

  • @jayraider521614
    @jayraider521614 Před rokem +4

    Only detail missing is the officiating changes that were directly Targeted at James Harden at the same time he was coming off an injury.

  • @sydguitar99
    @sydguitar99 Před rokem +15

    KD isnt a leader and neither is Kyrie, they got Kenny Atkinson fired and got Nash in as a puppet head coach while they were the ones controlling the team, even Harden said Nash was a bad coach, and then you had Kyrie putting his own agenda ahead of the team while Wiggins took the vax and they ended winning the championship

    • @tj5180
      @tj5180 Před rokem

      They wanted DJ to start over Jarret Allen

  • @cizzle4948
    @cizzle4948 Před rokem +4

    Kyrie its too toxic of a person to ever get anything done with. Dude is literally a lost cause

    • @dreamcage1801
      @dreamcage1801 Před rokem

      Someone should have threw a elbow at Kyrie along time ago like Malone did to Isiah.

  • @Anthony01538
    @Anthony01538 Před rokem

    You should do a is James Harden a playoff choker like you did for CP3. I’m just intrigued

  • @lucrussell9363
    @lucrussell9363 Před rokem +4

    I’m pretty sure nepotism just refers to getting people with familial relations hired not friends.

    • @EzeeLivin58
      @EzeeLivin58 Před rokem

      nep·o·tism
      /ˈnepəˌtizəm/
      Learn to pronounce
      noun
      the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

  • @bdrip1k
    @bdrip1k Před rokem +6

    tbh there is no one singular person to blame for why this didn’t work out everyone from management to steve nash and kd and kyrie played a part on why it failed

  • @ThePrufessa
    @ThePrufessa Před rokem +57

    I'm SO tired of the "KD's toe was too long" narrative. he's had that exact same toe his entire career. now all of a sudden it was too long?! it's such an absurd thing to say. when what really happened was KD didn't step back far enough. had nothing to do with the length of his toe.

    • @demarkusondatrack5646
      @demarkusondatrack5646 Před rokem +20

      well i mean scientifically speaking if his toes were shorter, it would've been a 3

    • @abhoundzo4938
      @abhoundzo4938 Před rokem +1

      @@demarkusondatrack5646 literally 😂

    • @K-Dot94
      @K-Dot94 Před rokem +2

      @@demarkusondatrack5646 yeah but if his toe was shorter, he would be shorter. If he was shorter, he loses some of the advantage he has as someone with guard like skills as someone with incredible height. So it’s ridiculous to say that

    • @demarkusondatrack5646
      @demarkusondatrack5646 Před rokem +3

      @@K-Dot94 yes and no. Donavan Mitchell is only 6'2 or 6'3 and his shoe size is 17. it true that usually taller players have longer feet but it is genetic and can vary

    • @K-Dot94
      @K-Dot94 Před rokem +4

      @@demarkusondatrack5646 i suppose, but it is still pretty redundant to say “oh well if this was the case” considering kd has many advantages physically in the league

  • @youngsatch
    @youngsatch Před rokem

    Damn I hate how long the wait is in between vids…shoutout Playback

  • @ilyasbashir2312
    @ilyasbashir2312 Před rokem

    🐐 vid low

  • @braidenb3973
    @braidenb3973 Před rokem +3

    Low the top basketball commentary channel, it’ll be a sad day went he quits

  • @ThePrufessa
    @ThePrufessa Před rokem +6

    Brooklyn has been a mess ever since they left Jersey. they traded for 3 OLD players that didn't give them anything and put them in bad shape for years.

    • @darrengordon-hill
      @darrengordon-hill Před rokem

      And they're STILL doing it!!!!
      Drafted (or at least "there in the lean years") guys like Allen/Dimwidee.
      Allen was just an All Stsr and a 24yo version of old man DJ!!
      Blake Griffin and LaMarcus getting minutes???
      They're STILL trying to win the "roster on paper"!!!
      Just like the Lakers flopped with LeBron/AD/D12/Melo
      Like Jimmy leaving Miami to join Sacramento!!
      But seemingly EVERYONE had the "most skilled duo ever" winning it all... and fat James Harden
      IT JUST GETS WORSE!!!!!

    • @darrengordon-hill
      @darrengordon-hill Před rokem

      Remember when Nets got Devin Harris from Dallas and HE made an All Star team??!!
      Then DRUSS made an All Star team for the Nets?!?!

    • @MykelStevens
      @MykelStevens Před rokem

      @@darrengordon-hill I think he means as a franchise not individual players

    • @darrengordon-hill
      @darrengordon-hill Před rokem

      @@MykelStevens
      WHAT DID I MEAN BY "And they're STILL at it"?!?
      Please don't interrupt my day off with stupidity - it's 7am and I'm taking my first shit of the day, don't ruin it.

    • @dreamcage1801
      @dreamcage1801 Před rokem

      Big mistake on leaving New Jersey

  • @youtubehatestruthtellers8065

    Crazy how the media dropped all info about the wearable. I never even heard about that

  • @fyoutube9410
    @fyoutube9410 Před rokem +2

    What happens when you put 3 drama queens on the same team...

  • @clanwaddell5628
    @clanwaddell5628 Před rokem

    Every single video you put up is so well thought out. These are not hot takes these are facts

  • @timraschke2915
    @timraschke2915 Před rokem

    Incredible recounting of events. Thx.
    KD is a great player but has had some issues that makes teams back off from trading for him.
    1. Team bouncing. From OKC to shockingly going to GSW to surprisingly going to Brooklyn.
    2. Injury history
    3. His Either/Or trade demand considering that Durant saw Atkinson depart and he wanted Steve Nash.

  • @nevenpatrk9661
    @nevenpatrk9661 Před rokem +2

    Time to drop everything cuz your boy LOW posted.

  • @michaelcady1337
    @michaelcady1337 Před rokem +1

    3 superstars who have more ego than talent.

  • @kevinzelaya9005
    @kevinzelaya9005 Před rokem

    Babe wake up legend of winning posted a new video

  • @eking5715
    @eking5715 Před rokem +3

    I would love for them to run it back with a new head coach.

  • @erv.7663
    @erv.7663 Před rokem

    I thought I was trippin at the beginning lol

  • @MeannMugginn
    @MeannMugginn Před rokem

    good video

  • @chiknosis
    @chiknosis Před rokem

    To summarize everything the nets true championship year was cut short due to harden and Kyrie being injured versus the bucks in that 2021 year.

  • @averya9802
    @averya9802 Před rokem +1

    Summary: All of them thought they would coast and didn’t want to put in the actual work.

  • @heze2819
    @heze2819 Před rokem +5

    It’s been a month and KD still hasn’t been traded. I need more NBA news 😩.

    • @tj5180
      @tj5180 Před rokem

      ya I was waiting so bad early july for KD trade upcoming lol

  • @dcals6288
    @dcals6288 Před rokem

    Great vid, Kyrie and Durant def ignored the little things needed for a championship

  • @danielt6689
    @danielt6689 Před rokem +1

    NBA should change to the NDA… National Diva Association.

  • @j-rey-
    @j-rey- Před rokem +1

    Short answer: Kyrie
    Long answer: Kyrie Irving

  • @hubertsumlin9697
    @hubertsumlin9697 Před rokem

    Inherently...

  • @aznpikachu215
    @aznpikachu215 Před rokem +1

    They weren't as hungry enough.

  • @thecellulontriptometer4166

    The team has imploded because of the personal expectations of the players.
    When Durant, Irving and Harden came together, the media set an expectation that they would be champions. All 3 are top 20, arguably top 10 league talents. Collectively they bought into this.
    It is REALLY hard to accept then move on from this failure to meet expectations without internally playing a blame game for who was at fault.
    So now what?
    Brooklyn still has a top tier group of talent. What they really need is a mental reset so that all of them can refocus on the work it takes to win.
    Should Brooklyn trade away this core group because they want out? Maybe not. Maybe they just need to get out of their heads a little and realize the expectations were always dependent on the health of aging players, and were never a foregone conclusion.

  • @cozyluis
    @cozyluis Před rokem +1

    Who's your money on Shams Nuclear or Woj Bomb

  • @thesaurusakasickakatheomc7688

    We should really be calling them "Sham Wows" when Shams drops stories on us.

  • @TakinDubsShaq
    @TakinDubsShaq Před rokem

    The nets loss Jeff green too can’t believe you missed that.

  • @yc99official95
    @yc99official95 Před rokem

    after we've seen the lakers and nets attempted superteams fail, i could say that since 2019 the NBA has been in this so-called "dynamic duo" era where duos like tatum-brown, giannis-middleton, lebron-AD (before injuries and russ came), embiid-simmons (before the trade), and kawhi-PG (before injuries) have overall achieved greater success than the attempted superteams

  • @GreenBoy424
    @GreenBoy424 Před rokem +2

    So far the farthest these guys went was going 7 games in the 2nd round against the Bucks ..

  • @Anonymous-mg8bu
    @Anonymous-mg8bu Před rokem +1

    This aged well

  • @undyingfire_3684
    @undyingfire_3684 Před rokem +2

    It seems to me like Kyrie wants to play basketball less and less every season.

  • @umberto488
    @umberto488 Před rokem +1

    His name is Kyrie Irving.....you named the problem.

  • @soloistdeve
    @soloistdeve Před rokem

    This proves that creating real teams is more significant than superstar divas moving around teams. Player empowerment is bs. They messed up the league and competition.

  • @ordinary_deepfake
    @ordinary_deepfake Před rokem

    Why did this video take a long time it's recent history

  • @Brody_Austin
    @Brody_Austin Před rokem

    I think the nets have a better chance of winning it all in the 22-23 season since the east isn't as strong as it was 2 years ago

  • @chadcas
    @chadcas Před rokem +1

    Never understood why they started moving pieces when they had everything they needed to win from the beginning with LeVert, Dinwiddle and Allen.

    • @cycleoflife565
      @cycleoflife565 Před rokem

      Kyrie wasn’t content with the roster as it was when he arrived. If the rumors are true, the Nets agreed to give KD and Kyrie input in personnel decisions, an agreement that the Nets regret. Now KD is using that and the Nets handling of Kyrie’s vax situation where they took a supposedly principled stand announcing they won’t have part time players and then did an about face when Harden bailed. KD likely felt that they could’ve had Kyrie playing all along.

  • @gelato187
    @gelato187 Před rokem

    HE RUNNIN FROM THE GRIND AS USUAL

  • @urbaindelva7869
    @urbaindelva7869 Před 11 měsíci

    I can only imagine what KD and Kyrie with a supporting cast of Dinwiddie, LeVert, Harris, Allen, and Prince would've been with Atkinson as the head coach.

  • @HighWoody
    @HighWoody Před rokem

    The original nets team before the trade for harden would have been top contender

  • @MrBarborosa
    @MrBarborosa Před rokem

    Forget the hype, neither are winning pieces.

  • @rodzilla5341
    @rodzilla5341 Před rokem +1

    Letting Jared Allen go was the biggest mistake and hiring Nash, the nets just didn't know what they was doing, hell they need a new GM

    • @drasconboy6349
      @drasconboy6349 Před rokem

      Considering the GM literally rebuilt the team after the Celtics trade, I’d place my bets on keeping him than 2 hard to please superstars

  • @colewrld901
    @colewrld901 Před rokem +13

    Kyrie hasn't been the same since he left his dad in 2017 and KD is the weakest athlete we've ever seen. 🤷

    • @sawyertuide7636
      @sawyertuide7636 Před rokem +2

      Nah Kyrie is the weak one, no excuses.
      The dude literally took time off in his second season, albeit first one was due to family matters, but he didn’t notify the organization.
      I think there were also quite a few instances where Kyrie sat out games just due to rest, which is just not wanting it enough.

    • @l9ikjam
      @l9ikjam Před rokem

      @@sawyertuide7636 he just don't like kd

    • @cdeleon3494
      @cdeleon3494 Před rokem

      All i can say both kyrie and kd are both divas lmao...
      Harden bolted out to save himself lmao....

    • @l9ikjam
      @l9ikjam Před rokem

      @@cdeleon3494 Every superstar in the league are divas. Thet\y are rich and used to getting their way.

    • @sawyertuide7636
      @sawyertuide7636 Před rokem

      @@cdeleon3494 I think Kyrie is most at fault but KD deserves to have some blame too, don’t get me wrong
      KD was responsible or down for most of these moves, like acquiring DJ, which caused them to lose key defender RHJ, and caused him to be a liability over Nic Claxton in 2019-20, and probably enabled the hiring of Nash opposed to D’Antoni (I do think Nash was there cuz Kyrie).
      Kyrie still cost them more IMO and KD balled tf out against MIL so it’s not like he ain’t try either

  • @chase9340
    @chase9340 Před rokem

    I think personally the nets CAN still be successful. With Kyrie and KD looking like they’re staying in place, I think with Ben simmons who when we last saw him play he was a top level defender and the him being such a good fit we can make a push. This would have to require claxton to step up as well as cam being a spark plug off the bench. Joe harris would also have to still be a sniper too

  • @louieb8530
    @louieb8530 Před 7 měsíci

    The real reason why they failed is because both players are toxic and the organization listen to their stupidity which led to their downfall

  • @theycallmedom4157
    @theycallmedom4157 Před rokem

    Kyrie was unhappy about running at basketball practice? 10:55

  • @urban-class9
    @urban-class9 Před rokem

    Yooooo

  • @takermajc5354
    @takermajc5354 Před rokem

    YES, it has arrived. wassup

  • @MaxPotentialGreatness
    @MaxPotentialGreatness Před rokem +1

    Regardless of KD being a leader or not if he’s a smart man he’s learned a thing or two from Golden State. Winning NBA championships back to back is tough and it teaches players the intangibles. KD knows the Nets aren’t a serious title contender thats why he wants out so fast. He sees the writing on the wall.
    I believe the roster is decent but KD has seen too many fallacies. Steve Nash isnt the coach for this team. Kyrie is a liability along with Ben Simmons. The Nets are devoid of strength and toughness. KD only looks at himself as a bright spot on this team. That’s exactly why he wants out. There aren’t any glue guy’s. No players that display passion and hunger like Draymond, Marcus Smart, Patrick Beverly, Jimmy Butler. The Nets need someone to lead them emotionally lol not just talent wise. KD isn’t a leader so he can’t see himself sticking with this squad because he cant be their emotional leader and the best player.
    I believe its deeper than just playing ball . KD knows what it takes to win but he doesn’t want to be the guy to rally the troops he needs someone else to do that for him so he can just “ hoop”.

  • @weaselwag
    @weaselwag Před rokem +1

    why did KD request a trade?
    snaaaaakkkkeeee snakkkkkeeee oooooo its a snaaaaakkkkeee!
    badger badger badger badger
    (dude wants to win and to be seen as the leader of a winnign team/get 'full' credit for at tile, but doesnt actually want to lead and doesnt understand the characteristics required to lead a winning team. clearly. or he'd never have picked kyrie has a running mate)

  • @LISA75_
    @LISA75_ Před rokem +1

    UPDATE -----IRVING is going to be playing with LUKA.

  • @averywashingtonjr3528

    First season was injuries 2nd season was injuries 3rd season was vaccine & injuries

  • @netspostgameshow2770
    @netspostgameshow2770 Před rokem

    Zaddy 👍🏿😩

  • @ShitTok
    @ShitTok Před rokem

    Wow, thank you so much for connecting the dots. BKN is so baaaaad!!!!

  • @nineteenct
    @nineteenct Před rokem

    Nets got Harden *mainly* so that they wouldn’t have to depend on Kyrie. Yes a 3 headed monster was ideal, but in case Kyrie was unavailable for whatever reason, the Nets thought they could still win with a Big 2. Harden knew that him and KD wasn’t enough with his decline in play and dipped

  • @clanwaddell5628
    @clanwaddell5628 Před rokem

    I love seeing Jarrett Allen block a LeBron dunk. Man is a beast