The biggest controversy in Brooklyn right now is: Hey, maybe the Nets are better without Kyrie Irving.
It is not without legitimacy: the Nets are 9-4 without Irving as he nurses a lingering shoulder injury and 4-7 with him. The point guard’s Brooklyn arrival was preceded by a particularly turbulent end to his Celtics stint.
But it appears quite the first-world problem when you consider the New York alternative, the Knicks in disarray after firing head coach David Fizdale last week and owners of the worst record in the Eastern Conference.
“In my mind, it would be a lot better for local basketball if both teams were good at the same time,” YES Network Nets’ play-by-play Ian Eagle said.