Thinking logically, I want the guy back. He's a top 20 player and if he leaves that's a big asset just walking out the door with nothing in return. Also, if he left the Celtics would be in limbo where they are good enough to make the playoffs but not good enough to actually do anything...and there would be very little avenues for improvement.
However, just going by what we've watched this year and as a fan, the guy is absolutely miserable to root for. Since none of Brad Stevens previous teams were like this (and Hayward is a Stevens acolyte) you can't help but feel that he is the main reason for the team's front runner attitude and tendency to fold at the first sign of adversity. He also never seems to take responsibility for anything but loves to point the finger at his teammates and their "inexperience". It's truly exhausting.
Him walking up the tunnel alone with the game still going, and while he was still supposed to be on the floor according to Scott Souza on Twitter, is just completely par for the course for Kyrie. The game was over and in a vacuum by itself, it really doesn't matter but when you combine it with all of the other shit he has done this year...it really paints a picture of a guy who desperately wants to be a leader but doesn't want any of the responsibility or work that comes with being an actual leader.
All of that summed up, combined with his almost comical lack of self awareness, makes me think he's going to leave and go somewhere else. And it will be incredibly annoying for Celtics fans who followed him throughout this year because he won't own up to any of what happened and will spin it as a "new leadership opportunity"
However, just going by what we've watched this year and as a fan, the guy is absolutely miserable to root for. Since none of Brad Stevens previous teams were like this (and Hayward is a Stevens acolyte) you can't help but feel that he is the main reason for the team's front runner attitude and tendency to fold at the first sign of adversity. He also never seems to take responsibility for anything but loves to point the finger at his teammates and their "inexperience". It's truly exhausting.
Him walking up the tunnel alone with the game still going, and while he was still supposed to be on the floor according to Scott Souza on Twitter, is just completely par for the course for Kyrie. The game was over and in a vacuum by itself, it really doesn't matter but when you combine it with all of the other shit he has done this year...it really paints a picture of a guy who desperately wants to be a leader but doesn't want any of the responsibility or work that comes with being an actual leader.
All of that summed up, combined with his almost comical lack of self awareness, makes me think he's going to leave and go somewhere else. And it will be incredibly annoying for Celtics fans who followed him throughout this year because he won't own up to any of what happened and will spin it as a "new leadership opportunity"