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You know I'm sort of tired of the people that keep saying he is not a Dukie because he only played in 11 games which he had no control over and sure he could have stayed at Duke. But he was the # 1 draft pick. Is there any doubt if John Wall, Marcus Paige, Jamal Murray or any talented freshman star if they had a chance to be the #1 draft pick and only play 11 games in their college in the freshman they would be all in and their fan base would have been talking junk. " Starting at guard from Duke University, Kyrieee Irviiinnng. " Yep that's it . Duke University. OFC
We ought to have Lebron, JR Smith, and Ennis Kantor take a Summer School class each, then troll all the haters by getting them introduced as "from Duke Iniversity" everywhere they go.
I'm not just glad for him that he won a title, but really, what was great for him is how he played. He played better in that finals series than he has at any point his entire career - including at Duke. That says something about a player - that you can perform great, genuinely raise the level of your game, at the highest level and at the most crucial time. The 3 pointer that basically won the 7th game and the 41 point game were extraordinary. And, his defense was amped up - compared to how he played D at times against Toronto's guards, it was night and day.
Win or lose, he raised his game and played the way he needed to for the team. He has to be proud of that.
Win or lose, he raised his game and played the way he needed to for the team. He has to be proud of that.
A loss in this series would have hurt LeBron's legacy but really could have hurt KI as well. Then you would have started hearing all the "he's not a true point guard" talk. Hell, when things looked bleak, I even said he needs a willing distributor with him to win. Luckily he has one of the best playmakers in the game in LeBron Janes and they showed they can work together very well.