Amare Stoudemire on Kyrie Irving: 'He should be a NBA All-Time Top 75 player'
On Kyrie Irving and what does he see and like about the Dallas Mavericks this year… Stoudemire: Kyrie hit an amazing game winning shot with his left hand… Incredible! I saw my guy Ky in the beginning when he was at Duke all the way through; he’s an AMAZING talent. He should be a NBA All-Time Top 75 player. No questions about it, understand? And to see him now too with Luka [Doncic] and now he was brought out on this stage playing with American players when he was overseas playing and now for him to be drafted in the NBA playing against these guys; his peers that he was playing against when he was a youngster. To see him prosper in Dallas; the organization that I played for is an AMAZING organization and to see that combination is working prosperously, it’s beautiful to see, right? And so my thing is for those guys to continue to grow is good for basketball so I’m looking forward to that prosperity even more.
Source: YouTube
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What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Brad Townsend @townbrad
Irving: “I don’t feel like we’re ever out of a game, especially with how powerful we are on offense . . .” pic.twitter.com/taBHbh0mfU – 1:19 AM
Irving: “I don’t feel like we’re ever out of a game, especially with how powerful we are on offense . . .” pic.twitter.com/taBHbh0mfU – 1:19 AM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
The Mavs finally lost a game with their new starting lineup. Dallas drops to 11-1 when Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are joined by Derrick Jones Jr., PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford. – 12:27 AM
The Mavs finally lost a game with their new starting lineup. Dallas drops to 11-1 when Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are joined by Derrick Jones Jr., PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford. – 12:27 AM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Fantastic defensive performance by Golden State, with Wiggins and Draymond throwing it back to 2022. Steph also held up ok vs Kyrie. Meanwhile for Dallas, PJ Washington really struggled to convert his many opportunities against a scrambling defense. – 12:20 AM
Fantastic defensive performance by Golden State, with Wiggins and Draymond throwing it back to 2022. Steph also held up ok vs Kyrie. Meanwhile for Dallas, PJ Washington really struggled to convert his many opportunities against a scrambling defense. – 12:20 AM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Don’t love the decision to leave Steph and Draymond on the bench here with 7 mins left up 11. Kyrie hits an and one jumper, then split cut action to nowhere with neither Steph or Klay on the floor. Lead down to 6 in 2 possessions, now the timeout to get them back in. (Started… – 12:01 AM
Don’t love the decision to leave Steph and Draymond on the bench here with 7 mins left up 11. Kyrie hits an and one jumper, then split cut action to nowhere with neither Steph or Klay on the floor. Lead down to 6 in 2 possessions, now the timeout to get them back in. (Started… – 12:01 AM
Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Mavericks have yet to top 27 in a quarter. Expect a push from Luka/Kyrie in the fourth quarter.
I’d keep forcing other Mavericks to make plays – 11:49 PM
Mavericks have yet to top 27 in a quarter. Expect a push from Luka/Kyrie in the fourth quarter.
I’d keep forcing other Mavericks to make plays – 11:49 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Kyrie Irving just doesn’t miss when he’s in rhythm and gets to his sweet spots. Mavericks are up 61-58. Should be a gripping finish at Chase Center. – 11:33 PM
Kyrie Irving just doesn’t miss when he’s in rhythm and gets to his sweet spots. Mavericks are up 61-58. Should be a gripping finish at Chase Center. – 11:33 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Intense in SF. Tied at 49 after Mavs go on a13-0 run in last 3:13 of the half. This after GS had a 14-0 run. Lots of contact allowed, especially around the rim. Who fights through it best determines this. Luka 17-5-3. Kyrie w/12. Curry 11 for GS. 2nd half soon @971TheFreak – 11:12 PM
Intense in SF. Tied at 49 after Mavs go on a13-0 run in last 3:13 of the half. This after GS had a 14-0 run. Lots of contact allowed, especially around the rim. Who fights through it best determines this. Luka 17-5-3. Kyrie w/12. Curry 11 for GS. 2nd half soon @971TheFreak – 11:12 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs starters: Jones, Washington, Gafford, Irving, Doncic
GS starters: Wiggins, Green, Jackson-Davis Thompson, Curry
9:05 tip @971TheFreak – 9:33 PM
Mavs starters: Jones, Washington, Gafford, Irving, Doncic
GS starters: Wiggins, Green, Jackson-Davis Thompson, Curry
9:05 tip @971TheFreak – 9:33 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Are Luka and Kyrie the best duo in the NBA? 🤔
@ZachLowe_NBA, @ramonashelburne and @DGreen_14 discuss if the Mavs can win the West 🍿 pic.twitter.com/BBMRhgC8QS – 4:42 PM
Are Luka and Kyrie the best duo in the NBA? 🤔
@ZachLowe_NBA, @ramonashelburne and @DGreen_14 discuss if the Mavs can win the West 🍿 pic.twitter.com/BBMRhgC8QS – 4:42 PM
Kyrie Irving @KyrieIrving
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Know Thyself. Keep God and Family First.
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– 2:11 PM
Tribe, Know Thy History
Know Thyself. Keep God and Family First.
Chief Hélà🤞🏾
🪶 – 2:11 PM
Mark Followill @MFollowill
Great to see Kyrie Irving is a qualifier again to be among NBA leaders in per game stats. Now played in 52 of 74 games, passing the 70% of games requirement to qualify. Kai is 14th in scoring (25.3 ppg) & 20th in steals (1.2 spg). Gotta play 6 of last 8 to maintain 70% for year. – 10:43 AM
Great to see Kyrie Irving is a qualifier again to be among NBA leaders in per game stats. Now played in 52 of 74 games, passing the 70% of games requirement to qualify. Kai is 14th in scoring (25.3 ppg) & 20th in steals (1.2 spg). Gotta play 6 of last 8 to maintain 70% for year. – 10:43 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
NBA Power Rankings: Clutch Kyrie Irving leads Mavericks into top five, Thunder take top spot from Nuggets
(By @ColinCBSSports)
cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-p… – 10:24 AM
NBA Power Rankings: Clutch Kyrie Irving leads Mavericks into top five, Thunder take top spot from Nuggets
(By @ColinCBSSports)
cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-p… – 10:24 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
NBA Power Rankings: Clutch Kyrie Irving leads Mavericks into top five, Thunder take top spot from Nuggets
cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-p… – 9:20 AM
NBA Power Rankings: Clutch Kyrie Irving leads Mavericks into top five, Thunder take top spot from Nuggets
cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-p… – 9:20 AM
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Amare Stoudemire: The number #32 was inspired by my brother (Rest in Peace) Hazell Stoudamire Jr., you feel me? And then Shaq also played for number #32 in Orlando so that was also another great moment for myself. So, it’s a little bit of both. On what he remembers about Shaq growing up in the Orlando days when he was growing up in Lake Wales… Amare Stoudemire: So Shaq came out of LSU ripping down backboards dominating, right? My brother was locked up doing an 8-year bid upstate New York so his energy and his persona — the way he played the game, the way his personality was reminded me of my brother, right? So, that energy that I took from him correlated with me. So that number #32 jersey and they both played that same number, that made me want to take that #32 jersey to the next level. -via YouTube / April 3, 2024
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Then Dallas kept him in a similar role, his shooting fell off after a strong start, and rumblings started that they could already be looking to move him. But even if it wasn’t the role he wanted, he understood why it didn’t change as much as he hoped. “I didn’t expect anything else. Luka (Dončić) does a phenomenal job and Kyrie (Irving) and all those guys get you open looks and you just gotta knock them down,” Williams said. “And no matter if it’s on time, off time, you have to be able to knock them down if you’re a good shooter. And I thought I did a decent job, shot like 36 percent when I was there. “But knowing the caliber of shooter I am, I’m still frustrated with myself this season. But I think that down there, I still talked, the same vocal guy. I think they were receptive, I just got to keep my performances high so I can do that.” -via The Athletic / April 2, 2024
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