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00:00 Last but not least, Kyrie Irving is back in the lineup for the Dallas Mavericks after
00:04 suffering that foot injury early in December.
00:08 What do you expect out of Kyrie?
00:09 First of all, I'm glad he's back because Kyrie, we know he's a little flaky, right?
00:13 He has been.
00:14 And I just thought it might be one of those, "Oh, my foot hurts, wink, wink," and he's
00:18 done for the year.
00:20 That's up beyond the realm of Kyrie, especially with his history.
00:23 So I'm glad he's back.
00:24 And Luca's really glad he's back because without him, Luca is, he's already ball dominant,
00:29 the most ball dominant player in the NBA.
00:31 But without Kyrie, he's like, "Everything runs through me 99% of the time."
00:35 And that's just going to wear him down.
00:37 Even 24-year-old Luca, he needs the help and Kyrie will give him that.
00:41 At least, you know, even five to six possessions a game of Kyrie bringing the ball to court,
00:47 orchestrating the offense, we'll let Luca, that'll accumulate.
00:50 Come playoff time, he'll be a little bit fresher because otherwise the Mavs will make the playoffs,
00:54 but Luca will be like, he'll be 24 going on 42.
00:57 I also think it's good that he's coming back earlier in the season rather than, you know,
01:01 he joined the season or the team so late last year that when it came down to crunch time
01:05 and him and Luca were caught passing each other the ball back and forth because they
01:09 weren't accustomed to each other or had that chemistry yet, hopefully a January return
01:13 means the Mavs can play late into the season and the postseason.
01:18 Because if you look at the Mavs, those two together, they still probably haven't played,
01:21 I don't know, 50 games together.
01:22 So they need to get that chemistry where when they go into the playoffs, they know that
01:27 they know who's passing and who's shooting.
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