I'm just browsing in Facebook minutes ago and I saw this report that Kyrie doesn't want to play more than 60 games per season and can sit back-to-back games. I don't know if this is true but here is the link and you'll be the one to decide. LINK
I absolutely want to avoid this discussion about those two Nets stars but they can really get to your nerve sometimes that you need to release you emotions. Quote
Kyrie Irving reportedly sought contractual guarantees that he wouldn't have to make more than 60 appearances per season and could skip back-to-back games as part of his extension talks with the Brooklyn Nets.
Fox Sports' Ric Bucher reported details about the negotiations Wednesday on his On The Ball podcast (via HoopsHype).
"[Nets governor] Joe Tsai has already shown he's willing to play hardball with Kyrie by taking a max extension off the table almost immediately," Bucher said. "Now, part of that may be Kyrie's doing. I'm told he wanted his new contract to guarantee he wouldn't have to play more than 60 games in a season and would not have to play any back-to-backs, which he apparently referred to as inhumane."
What are your thoughts about this one? When I saw this, I was like "WTF?" Looks like the Nets got 2 all-star players which has more authority than the management themselves. Fox Sports' Ric Bucher reported details about the negotiations Wednesday on his On The Ball podcast (via HoopsHype).
"[Nets governor] Joe Tsai has already shown he's willing to play hardball with Kyrie by taking a max extension off the table almost immediately," Bucher said. "Now, part of that may be Kyrie's doing. I'm told he wanted his new contract to guarantee he wouldn't have to play more than 60 games in a season and would not have to play any back-to-backs, which he apparently referred to as inhumane."
If they will let this happen then it's not just soft NBA anymore but team management became soft too.
Players now are demanding too much like their salaries are too cheap. They are being paid multi-millions of dollars and yet they can still make dramatic demands like this one.
No back-to-back games? Wow. I want to find out what kind of drug they are taking and why it is not being traced by the health department of the NBA.
. I, myself don't want to say anything to these 2 all-stars but they really are getting into my nerves and in my timeline in Facebook. Whenever I browse anything related to NBA, they are the ones who will pop up as long as there are news that is related to the Nets. They are being paid and yet they are the ones who are very demanding. I just hope that the NBA will not allow players to just do things like this. They demand too much that they are the ones who are benefitting but the team aren't at all or maybe that is how much they don't want to play with the team to the point that they will demand everything just to push the Nets to trade both of them. With the behavior these 2 players are, I think it would be beneficial for the team if they will just trade these 2 and just rebuild again.These two have started to think that they are everything in this team. Thus, they are trying to do whatever they want. But that should not be the case. Right now I think it’s going to be better if the team just gives up any hope about them and tries to rebuild as you said. The players also know what they are doing is forcing the team to trade them, and that is probably what they want.
Anyway, the relationship between the players and the team is quite toxic at the moment. Even if they end up staying on the team, I do not think this is going to be helpful for both parties in the long run.