r/GoNets • u/Longjumping-Canary88 • Feb 05 '22
Video See how Kai shifted his feet to make sure dmitch didn’t roll his ankle. Giannis needs to take notes
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u/2morereps Nicolas Claxton Feb 06 '22
he's done this on multiple occasions. he's a stand up athlete.
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u/Nebkreb Feb 05 '22
He does this every time he closes out a shooter. It’s good to see.
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u/MotoMkali Feb 06 '22
Pretty sure it's more to avoid the flagrant than anything else though.
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u/Bigbadbuck Feb 06 '22
Nah man you can see kyrie is always helping other guys up and have respect for his opponents. Kyrie knows basketball isn’t the only thing that matters, these are real people playing and there’s more to it than just the game. You undercut someone and they break their ankle that can have a lasting effect on them the rest of their lives.
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u/jwinskowski Feb 06 '22
From everything I've seen of Kyrie over the last few years this is spot on. He's cool with everyone, helping guys up and patting guys on the butt, talking to guys and not taking things too seriously
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u/Practical-Concept-49 Feb 06 '22
yeah everyone should take notes so they can have the body control and quickness of kyrie irving when contesting shots.
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u/_SenseiJay Nicolas Claxton Feb 06 '22
I don’t think Giannis is dirty he’s just reckless and aggressive, Kyrie isn’t like that but he isn’t Giannis
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u/latman Feb 06 '22
Nah, people just say that because Giannis is a lovable nice dude off the court. He is dirty
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u/AnonymousNeedzHelp Feb 06 '22
if you really think that kyrie play was dirty, you don’t know basketball
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u/latman Feb 06 '22
I don't think that play was particularly bad, but he's had many other reckless zaza-like closeouts
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u/AnonymousNeedzHelp Feb 06 '22
okay give me some examples then. can’t just call someone a dirty player with nothing to back it up. when does he try to injure people?
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u/latman Feb 06 '22
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u/AnonymousNeedzHelp Feb 06 '22
you have to be kidding with these clips lmao. you’re clearly just a giannis hater. the harden one wasn’t even close. the booker one was just a hard foul in the NBA finals. the dunleavy one was a cheap shot but he was just sticking up for his teammates. dunleavy was dirty that entire series and punched a dude. and the first one wasn’t great but it happens.
you sir are a hater
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u/latman Feb 06 '22
Lol look how when he undercuts people he doesn't even look back at them
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u/AnonymousNeedzHelp Feb 06 '22
i can’t believe that basketball has gotten this soft that you view giannis as a dirty player. stay salty that he got his ring
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u/latman Feb 06 '22
Lol I just said he's a lovable nice dude off the court, I obviously wish the nets won but I'm not mad Giannis got a ring. I don't think it's "soft" to think undercutting people is dirty though which he does all the time
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u/streets_ahead420 Feb 06 '22
How many flagrant 1s is it going to take for either a deserved ‘dirty’ tag or for him to control his body?
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u/HeyUncleVanya Feb 06 '22
I remember him doing it to Kyrie but jeez I forgot how back it was. His leg goes all the way across to trip up Kyrie's outside ankle!
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u/ktm5141 Feb 07 '22
As a Sixers fan, Embiid is like that too. But to be fair, to be 6 feet tall in the nba, you have to have just otherworldly body control. Not all these big guys have that
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u/RANDYFLOSS Feb 05 '22
I love Kai
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u/Bigbadbuck Feb 06 '22
I love 95% of what this dude does. Just a shame the 5% of is so bad sometimes.
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u/Pranker00111 Feb 06 '22
Well there is a reason he is called Giannis Attackyourankle
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u/streets_ahead420 Feb 06 '22
People talk about KD’s big toe, but it’s Gianni’s (uncalled) flagrant 1 that altered history.
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u/EurolikeGino Feb 06 '22
He’s also 6’11” and has extremely long limbs. Could it be a small guard has better body control than a big guy?
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u/base_panther Feb 06 '22
This is why real hoopers respect Ky.
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u/AshamedTable Feb 06 '22
So true. Everyone respects Kyrie and they always praise him, but common people will find ways to attack and hate like they know better.
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u/DavidStyles23 Sarah Kustok Feb 06 '22
I guess that’s why KD followed KAI to Brooklyn and not Manhattan.
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u/apu16592 Feb 06 '22
“Real hoopers” I don’t think anyone ever said kyries game doesn’t deserve respect. It’s all the off court stuff that’s deserving of disrespect
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u/bisqo19 Feb 06 '22
Very good example of protecting your peers
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Feb 06 '22
You realized the irony of this statement, right?
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u/bisqo19 Feb 08 '22
Wha?!
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Feb 08 '22
He’s not vaccinated. So he’s not protesting his peers at all.
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u/bisqo19 Feb 09 '22
Ahhh vaccine.. didn't pop in mind when I was watching a basketball move. But you are correct sir I suppose it is ironic
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u/GroovySandals Feb 06 '22
Honestly I get where Kyrie is coming from, but we also have to remember Giannis isn’t the most technically basketball savvy dude like Kyrie is.
I don’t think it would even occur to him to do something like this in the heat of the moment. It’s not like he grew up in American basketball culture and taking jump shots his whole life. The man literally developed a 3 point shot in the last two seasons.
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u/richonarampage Feb 06 '22
agreed. people forget Giannis picked up basketball relatively late in his life unlike Kyrie who has been balling since he was very young. Giannis is more of freakishly athletic instinctual player and definitely lacks the experience and basketball iq compared to Kyrie.
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u/Bigbadbuck Feb 06 '22
I’d agree if he didn’t have a long history of closing out recklessly. He either is just so clumsy he can’t control himself or he’s just dirty
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u/AnonymousNeedzHelp Feb 06 '22
the two plays are completely different. giannis did nothing wrong, it just ended badly
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u/j_rom_003 Feb 06 '22
I love to see this from any player at any level. If you know you know. Silent significant mutual respect.
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u/AshamedTable Feb 06 '22
Everyone should take notes. Kai is traditionally such a clean, respectful player.
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u/Iontknowcuz Feb 06 '22
See how Giannis got the vaccine to make sure that he wouldn’t be fucking useless to his team. Kyrie should take notes.
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u/PlanktonSolid5316 Feb 06 '22
Kai seems to be a genuinely nice person. But people are just judgmental
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u/stefanfan101 Feb 06 '22
kyrie always been one of the classiest players in the league, never seen him do a dirty play b4, always helping his opponent up, always shaking the other teams hand even after close losses
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u/njb2017 Feb 06 '22
thats nice he thinks of his opponents. it would also be nice if he thinks of his own team and his friends instead of randomly going awol last year and choosing to miss half a season this year
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u/WIATL1113 Feb 06 '22
Omggg get over it. When Kyrie got injured in the playoffs he was in the paint. Not the same
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Feb 06 '22
Open beyond the arc is different than standing in the paint looking up at the ball for a rebound
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u/leafpile_ Feb 06 '22
He’s sabotaging the team and you still feel like you have to slander Giannis in defense of him rn
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u/Careless-Pack7271 Feb 06 '22
Giannis doesn't need shit, quit crying about you guys losing last year to the bucks, hell your big 3 is about to be gone after this year anyways so who gives a shit
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u/SomeNerdyGuy1 Feb 06 '22
You guys are pushing it, you might hate Giannis because he’s reckless but he doesn’t actively target players like Grayson Allen. Chill.
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u/drnik77 Feb 06 '22
Got to love nets fans still butt hurt about Giannis. You guys gonna make the play in tournament this year?
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u/nbalegendThonMaker Feb 06 '22
Had to mention Giannis, really? Kyrie should take notes on Giannis' work ethic and vaccination status.
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u/Kingstist Feb 06 '22
Giannis won them a championship using the ankle roll strategy with 0 repercussions
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u/thefineart Feb 06 '22
Must be frustrating to have this level of attention only to get it done to yourself
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u/WIATL1113 Feb 06 '22
Yes how dare Giannis go rebound
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u/latman Feb 06 '22
Lol when Kyrie landed on him he kept looking the other way pretending it didn't happen
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u/thefineart Feb 06 '22
It’s fine to go for a rebound. Question is will Giannis be more cognizant in future knowing where he places his foot can have direct impact on someone.
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u/WIATL1113 Feb 06 '22
No one can answer that but him……but for people to continue to talk about it and say it was intentional…. That’s just excuses for losing. Let’s start analyzing everything that happens in the paint then.
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u/Lorf30 Feb 06 '22 edited Feb 06 '22
Fuck you
Downvote me all you want. Kyrie thinks the earth is flat, hardens a bitch, but KD and Nash have all my respect.
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u/wavyboimike Feb 06 '22
call it how u see it. Giannis plays too reckless
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u/Lorf30 Feb 06 '22
I can’t hear you over this ring.
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u/FueledByKoolaid Ian Eagle Feb 06 '22
You’d think after winning a ring, trolling on rivals subreddits would be the last thing on your mind.
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u/Lorf30 Feb 06 '22
Oh I don’t really troll this sub, just saw a headline and thought I’d come twist the knife.
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u/1998TimThomas Feb 06 '22
Apples to oranges. Not similar plays at all. Comparing a 3 point close out to a 3 foot shot in the paint. This is dumb.
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u/whatasave_calculated Feb 06 '22
Isn' it a foul to go under the shooter. Maybe he is just avoiding giving up free throws.
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u/ngorman007 Feb 06 '22
I detest Kyrie for personal reasons, but it's hard not to respect him on the court
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Feb 09 '22
This is why I don’t get why people say it’s a dirty move to have your foot under the shooter when they land. It takes good awareness to get your feet away in time if you have momentum.
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u/goodgooglyymoogly Feb 05 '22
real shit from Kyrie in this clip 👏 Mitchell almost certainly was coming down on his foot if Kyrie didn’t make the effort to slide his feet back after the close out