“Can’t you just take advantage of your unbelievable skills as a basketball player?” Ric Bucher ends all claims of winning an NBA Championship with Kyrie Irving

“Can’t you just take advantage of your unbelievable skills as a basketball player?” Ric Bucher ends all claims of winning an NBA Championship with Kyrie Irving

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Deemed as the strongest team in the Eastern Conference before the start of the 2021-22 season, Brooklyn Nets were slapped by a harsh reality check when Boston Celtics threw them out of the playoffs in the first round via a clean sweep. While the majority of the criticism fell upon the shoulders of ‘rigid’ Kyrie Irving, Ric Bucher has become the latest to join the list. 

Given that Kyrie Irving is one of the most gifted ball handlers to have ever embraced the NBA circuit, it does seem confusing upon how he hasn’t been able to make more championship runs. Is he just a viable supporting option? Or can he lead a team to the championship finale? Ric Bucher delivered his opinion in the most brutal way possible. 

Ric Bucher on Nets star Kyrie Irving 

Kyrie Irving in action against the Knicks
Kyrie Irving

On the latest episode of The Herd, Ric Bucher discussed the general behavior of Irving ever since he has joined Brooklyn Nets. The former thought that the image framed has been counter-productive and has only hurt the team, “I was astonished at two things: one, going back and listening to what he said before he even heard Steve Nash’s plan. It was we don’t need a coach. We don’t need somebody coming in and implementing their coaching philosophy.” 

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Talking more about Kyrie Irving’s most recent media outlash, Bucher stated, “And now we get two years later, we’ve had all of the disappointment for the Brooklyn Nets. And where is Kyrie Irving? Well, ‘I’m gonna go upstairs with Joe Tsai the owner and Sean marks the GM and KD. Kyrie and the four of us are going to figure this out and figure out which players we need’. 

“I’m thinking ‘Kyrie could just show up and do your job on the floor? Could you just be a basketball player and demonstrate that you can take advantage of your unbelievable skill?'” 

Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving

Given that Irving’s recent performance and abilities have been majorly questioned, all eyes will be on the Nets’ management and how they are able to stipulate their marquee player in order to strengthen their side for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Will the dynamic point guard be able to answer the huge list of critics? Remains to be seen.

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