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Kyrie Irving shows maturity in acceptance of Tyronn Lue's rest plan despite criticism
Interesting article from ESPN.com- how Irving was not exactly happy with sitting out- but how- for the last calendar year- he had been playing basketball for practically a year straight including being the starting point guard on the NBA Champions and the Gold Medal winning Olympic team.
It seems ot have worked out when he goes for a career high in assists (tying it actually) yesterday.
Kyrie Irving -- you know, the guy with the NBA championship, Olympic gold medal, three All-Star Game appearances, an All-Star MVP, Rookie of the Year award and two 55-plus-point performances to his name, all at the tender age of 24 -- was back on the court Saturday night.
The significance of Irving’s 21-point, six-rebound, 12-assist, three-steal game in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, other than the fact that the assists tied a career high, was the seven days that preceded it. That’s because Irving -- healthy and smack-dab in the opening act of his prime -- took a week off, at Cavs coach Tyronn Lue’s behest, to rest.
Was he 100 percent OK with that decision?
“Yep,” Irving said, flatly, after the Lakers game.
That’s not how Lue tells it.
“Our biggest thing is trying to keep Kyrie healthy,” said Lue, not needing to remind reporters of the fractured kneecap Irving suffered during the 2015 NBA Finals or the ligament injury to his right big toe he suffered in college. “There’s going to be times where he’s going to be mad at me or mad at the training staff; that’s part of it. The biggest thing is we’re trying to prepare ourselves for the playoffs.”
Interesting article from ESPN.com- how Irving was not exactly happy with sitting out- but how- for the last calendar year- he had been playing basketball for practically a year straight including being the starting point guard on the NBA Champions and the Gold Medal winning Olympic team.
It seems ot have worked out when he goes for a career high in assists (tying it actually) yesterday.
Kyrie Irving -- you know, the guy with the NBA championship, Olympic gold medal, three All-Star Game appearances, an All-Star MVP, Rookie of the Year award and two 55-plus-point performances to his name, all at the tender age of 24 -- was back on the court Saturday night.
The significance of Irving’s 21-point, six-rebound, 12-assist, three-steal game in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, other than the fact that the assists tied a career high, was the seven days that preceded it. That’s because Irving -- healthy and smack-dab in the opening act of his prime -- took a week off, at Cavs coach Tyronn Lue’s behest, to rest.
Was he 100 percent OK with that decision?
“Yep,” Irving said, flatly, after the Lakers game.
That’s not how Lue tells it.
“Our biggest thing is trying to keep Kyrie healthy,” said Lue, not needing to remind reporters of the fractured kneecap Irving suffered during the 2015 NBA Finals or the ligament injury to his right big toe he suffered in college. “There’s going to be times where he’s going to be mad at me or mad at the training staff; that’s part of it. The biggest thing is we’re trying to prepare ourselves for the playoffs.”
