He not lying. Bron's moves around the rim got a lot more flavor these days and his handle is more playful and less Dominique 2.0.
The age difference is why Irving doesn't like comparisons between Cleveland's Big Three and what James had in Miami. But Irving also thought he could help James get over the gap by proving he had an old soul.
Irving thought James would come to view him as someone he could learn from, too, despite James' relative wealth of experience. Irving said he proved his point, which is why he said age is no longer a factor between them.
"It doesn't matter that he's older. I've been playing against older guys my whole entire life," Irving said. "I mean, I played with my dad in New York City against older guys all the time. I feel like I have an old-school game, I do things people probably think a 23 year old shouldn't know or do.
"And I'm just like, I have that in my game from my dad and from working hard. And LeBron has a lot of things that he has developed, and I want to learn, too."
1. "that article was such a waste." In response to Reply # 0
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
7. "don't feel like i learned anything..i had my hopes up like they were rea..." In response to Reply # 2
gone be saying something.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
10. "yeah that was in there. if you read the whole article it didnt stand out..." In response to Reply # 8
bad. just like he has friends and he has teammates. MArio Chalmers or whoever else he f'd with in miami(except Dwade) were his teammates. Brothers cause they wore the same jerseys but that's about it.
I mean its silly that he has to say that but that's not on him and its understandable why he's saying that bc people want that relationship with him and Love.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
14. "yeah the tweeting stuff is overboard." In response to Reply # 12
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
19. "At least this agenda" In response to Reply # 4 Tue Mar-31-15 03:14 PM by Numba_33
and the Melo/Paul George agenda battles these two have had effectively ending the belief that Basa and Orbit were the same individuals that was popular back in the days on this board.
23. "Nah, PG/Melo was never a thing...+ it's over. " In response to Reply # 20 Tue Mar-31-15 08:08 PM by Orbit_Established
1) Melo won a scoring title in the greatest era of wing scorers in league history
2) Paul George got hurt, haven't mentioned 'Nyquil' since...but the 'Nyquil' shit was originally part of my NBA cladistics thing, which predates any of that
I'm pro-NYC basketball, which is where Lance came in, because he was the best NYC player since Artest...and look up the archives, I used to flame throw over Ron Artest on here (still do...he's HALL OF FAME, PERIOD)
That's all
Oh, Kyrie bit Strickland too
Hi Basa
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9. "i wonder what 'two' was." In response to Reply # 0
"He came up to me and was like, 'One, you can never have another game with no assists,' " Irving said, describing James' words. " 'You can damn near have just one, two, three, but you can't have zero.' And I was like, 'All right, cool, it won't happen again.' And it hasn't happened since that game."
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11. "two: how ya barber get your lineup looking so tight?" In response to Reply # 9
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
"On Nov. 3, the Cavs lost by 19 to Portland. James, so disgusted with Irving and with Dion Waiters (who's since been traded) for jacking up shots without trying to build a rhythm offensively, stood idly in the corner in the second half and let his team flounder."
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15. "getting his Kobe on, lol..." In response to Reply # 13
>"On Nov. 3, the Cavs lost by 19 to Portland. James, so >disgusted with >Irving and with Dion Waiters (who's since been traded) for >jacking up >shots without trying to build a rhythm offensively, stood idly >in the >corner in the second half and let his team flounder."
"when I was growin' up if we wanted a jacuzzi we had to fart in the tub!"
21. "Kyrie will prove to be a superior Robbin than Wade was in MIA" In response to Reply # 0 Tue Mar-31-15 07:31 PM by Vex_id
and the age difference/timing has something to do with it. When Bron came to Miami, everyone (including Wade) held on to the false narrative that Wade was going to be The Man in Miami - and that mentality never really changed for Wade despite the media reports to the contrary. Wade's injuries and pre-mature decline is the reason he had to take a back seat. Kyrie's attitude has been fantastic and he's warmly accepted the role of learning from the OG, knowing that one day he will be the OG and learning from a top 3 ATG will only launch him to levels he would never reach if he wasn't in this situation.
I also think Kyrie's game complements Lebron better than Wade's did, and in stretches, they have been unstoppable as a tag-team duo where they can dominate respectively at various times throughout the game without ever having to carry a disproportionate load like Lebron had to in Miami and like Kyrie had to pre-Lebron in Cleveland. (see: Spurs game a few weeks ago).
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