By the way, the conversation for M V.

P agreed.

All right, no doubt about it.

Kevin Durant is in the conversation for M V P.

The Nets in general, uh, won't be a championship caliber team until they defend.

We all know that.

That's just factual, that that's in talent.

You're gonna be a championship team.

The Nets, in terms of consistency and whether they you can count on them, will be determined by, obviously carry Irving.

Now, here's my question.

All right, J Well, however, can you count on him for the next 60 games?

I think I think I honestly, I honestly think, Seth, you can.

And here's Here's why.

I say this can be passed past performance.

Give me a reason why No.

Here's why I say this is because sometimes when you on a mission to do something greater than the greater than basketball, which clearly he was when he took time away, and now you got hardened there.

You also got Katie.

You got a couple of veteran guys on the coaching staff along with some veteran players on the end of the bench that could calm the waters when a player starts to see the fruits of his labor.

You know that, Coach, You know that once it settles down Oh, man, you're I believe you guys e, I believe.

But look, I think he's supposed to one of the most unique talents in the n b A and the N B A.

In years, no doubt about it.

Just here's the guy.

Here's a guy Look at his history and I think I think history guys don't change.

Suffocate.

You've been How many locker rooms?

How many years you play in the NFL?

I've been in four different locker rooms, four different locker room.

All right, so that means you've been around hundreds and hundreds of guys.

How many guys change how many guys change How many guys change key?

I mean, like like like how Maney guys change like guys like Like you look at that dude.

That guy is who he is.

I gotta accept for who he is.

Alright.

How maney guys changed how many guys, like maybe like, got off the beaten path, got back on the beaten path.

Alright, got off the beaten path, got back on the beaten path that off the beaten path got out.

But in the past, how many guys say No, No guys, get back and get in line and become great teammates and her date teammates and consistent and guys you can count on him every single day.

How many guys that went back and forth become guys that you can count on every single day?

How many, I think in this unique case coach, I think in this unique case that's called deflection coach.

No, it's not.

I think in this unique case, if you look at him early on in Cleveland with LeBron, he wasn't all over the board.

He, for whatever reason, he got kind of different after to me, they won the championship.

Then it became something different because early on, Kyrie wasn't like that with LeBron.

And you know that J.

Then in Boston, whatever happened in Boston happened in Boston.

This is a different group, so I'm believable.

I'm believing that Kevin Durant, along with James and along with the coaching staff and veteran players coach, that they will calm the waters and he sees the greater good of this MBA title getting ready to happen, possibly for them.

That's all I'm saying is this?

Is this a switch you can flip?

I'm just wondering because since he's been with the net, all right.

I mean, come on.

And it's no different than what it is.

I'm gonna be in Boston forever.

I don't need We don't need a coaching staff.

I'm going to get rid of the evil spirit.

I'm going to just disappear, not communicate.

I'm working for the greater good.

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