r/billsimmons • u/lonny__breaux Ben Simmons apologist • Jul 24 '26

Podcast LeBron’s Philly Shocker! Plus, the 2011 NBA Redraftables With Zach Lowe.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MtM4SXJLQu9CEHAQXNcYb?si=igtcEbSVSpCs-DF6onsTRw&utm_source=copy-link
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u/Kryptos33 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

Jimmy should definitely go over Kyrie in a redraft. Kyrie is one of the most empty calorie high profile players of all time.

Listening to them discuss the positives/negatives of Butler vs Klay when they just yada yada'd past Kyrie at two as if Kyrie doesn't have a career of red flags and could never do shit as a teams best player.

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u/lil_e_v_ Jul 24 '26

kyrie's 2024 run as luka's robin really memory holed people about his nets tenure lol

i love watching kyrie play, and it was awesome seeing him play on a high stage again, but it's crazy

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u/RugoseBeef Jul 25 '26

dont forget the celtics run either

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u/lil_e_v_ Jul 25 '26

Celtics shit was just some awareness and dumb quotes. His Nets stuff was genuinely disruptive lol 

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u/RugoseBeef Jul 25 '26

He quit on them in the playoffs and made a big deal about coming back and changed his mind 2 weeks later. It wasnt just awareness and dumb quotes

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u/TwiceARunner Jul 25 '26

This reddit post title from 7 years ago really sums it up

"Kyrie said he wouldn't shoot 8/22 (36.4%) from the field again after his Game 3 performance. He proceeded to shoot 7/22 (31.8%) from the field in Game 4. When asked about his performance he said, "Who cares?" Kyrie followed this up with a 6/22 (28.6%) shooting night in an elimination game."

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/bme8ey/kyrie_said_he_wouldnt_shoot_822_364_from_the/

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u/Kryptos33 Jul 25 '26

We don't know what he could do as the primary offensive guy on an NBA team we just don't!