I can almost feel sorry for Kevin Durant, save that he went out of his way to diss the Knicks on his way cross the Brooklyn Bridge.
I mean, he is such a competitor and skilled player.
Still, he coulda stayed with the Warriors. Did he actually factually feel uncomfortable sharing the stage with Steph Curry? And Thompson and Green? Seriously. That my friends is a character flaw. Seem like some A+ running buddies to me.
So from Curry & Green to Irving & Simmons?
What's not to like? High character guys, right?
Winners versus two narcissists. Simmons in his own private Idaho, while Kyrie, as talented a hoopster as you will find in this solar system, and has detonated every team he's been on in. Like Durant, apparently he found the role of second banana to LeBron James [LEBRON JAMES] simply unbearable.
Well, fuck me. Dwayne Wade welcomed LeBron with open arms, and readily subsumed his ego in the NAME OF TEAM. And in terms of talent, well...kind of wash with Kyrie. In terms of TALENT + CHARACTER?
dWade...
Good luck to Durant and Irving co-managing the Nyets franchise...
Look at Miami, and what Pat Riley has assembled. Undrafted Role Players who abound and prosper. Well thought out #1 picks such as Bam and Herro. And tough, Tough, TOUGH veterans who embody Padre Riles' Winning Mantra: Butler, Lowry, Tucker.
Not sure how Miami V Philly or Boston V Milwaukee play out...
But I would surely relish Heat V Celtics.