r/GoNets • u/mharri05 Edmond Sumner • May 08 '25
Rant Bridges
Let's be happy for our boy. Dude was nothing but a class act for us. I love that he is shining in these big moments. Dont get me wrong, knicks overpaid, we got a haul for him, and I'm glad we made the trade. He's the 3rd option on a championship level team. That's who he is. We didn't need that right now. No need to victory lap when he plays bad, and there is nothing wrong with appreciating him when he plays well.
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u/Brooklyn917 May 08 '25
"Our Boy"
you claiming someone who never wanted to be here...Yikes!!!
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u/mharri05 May 08 '25
You're right, he didn't ask to be traded for Kevin durant. We gave him a chance to be a #1 and he gave it his best shot. He just wasn't good enough. I don't fault him for wanting to play ball with his friends when he realized he wasnt a superstar. We made out plenty good because of that relationship he had with those villanova knicks.
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u/onlyequity May 08 '25
SMD if you’re a Nets fan rooting for any Knicks players or that team in general. FOH.
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u/MBN_Von May 08 '25
Bro I’m from NYC ima root for both of my team idgaf what u talking bout 🤡
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u/allegedtuna32 May 08 '25
Always root for NYC to win especially if it's to beat Boston or Philly
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u/mharri05 May 08 '25
Is it really that much worse than rooting for the Celtics in this series? Come on man.
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u/mb959595 May 08 '25
Unpopular opinion, but this is why I hated the trade. You don’t trade with a rival, even if they ARE paying a “tax” of sorts. Mikal DOES get some heat from me because he very much wanted to be a Knick, but I blame our team more for this.
Couple that with the Villanova angle (I detest Villanova), and this series makes me sick.
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u/mharri05 May 08 '25
Who detests Villanova? One of the most likeable college basketball programs. You a UNC guy?
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u/GuessTraining May 08 '25
We're not getting that many picks for him from other teams though
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u/UnitedStateOfDenmark May 08 '25
Rather have traded back for 2 of our picks using Mikal than 20 Knicks picks
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u/JayPunk27 May 08 '25
Dude played like shit at the end so he’d get traded to go across town to play with his friends. Fuck him, lol.
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u/mharri05 May 08 '25
You seriously think that he played poorly for us on purpose to get traded? Dude just wasn't a #1 option.
Dogging it to get traded is a harden move, not bridges.
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u/EightBlocked May 08 '25
selective memory is funny. he was deferring to cam thomas and dennis schroder still being ass playing no defense
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u/Appropriate_Tree_621 May 08 '25
Exactly.
Plus he broke his shot. He gets so many great looks from three and he can’t do all that much with them because he wrecked his form.
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u/FajitaTits May 08 '25
There is no way I'll ever celebrate a Knick when I catch shit from that fanbase at every turn. If they win a ring this year or next, and it's likely they will, then I want nothing short of a dynasty put together in Brooklyn. I never want the Knicks to win and I never want to pat their players on the back, even if that player is a class act.
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u/mharri05 May 08 '25
It's likely that they'll win a ring this year or next? They will be underdogs in every series.
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u/Renzel0311 May 08 '25
Thankfully you don’t have this pro Knicks mentality FUCK THE KNICKS they would never root for the nets
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u/AnimaniacAssMap May 08 '25
Holy overreaction Batman there’s still a lot of basketball to play they won 2 games in the second round
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u/FajitaTits May 08 '25
Someone show this guy how to type a period at the end of a sentence.
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u/kf3434 May 08 '25
I still don't think they're getting by Boston they've been more lucky than good and they're def not getting past Indy or Cleveland. Relax
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u/nouseforasn May 08 '25
I don’t hate him or anything but I won’t be happy for any Knick. Although really wish both teams could lose
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u/Brooklyn917 May 08 '25
The Celtics were heading for a breakup anyway. They're too expensive to keep together.
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u/Kwilly462 May 08 '25 edited May 08 '25
I don't hate Mikal. Nothing against him, I appreciated his time here. I don't even hate the Knicks tbh.
It's their fans I can't stand. That's who I wanna see lose.
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u/Visible_Week_43 May 08 '25
I hate Knicks but I fucking hate the Celtics
Time for the Sweep 🧹
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u/Kwilly462 May 08 '25
Well, you might get your wish, because the C's look unmotivated af. They're still high off their championship.
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u/gleeson630 May 08 '25
We’re not rivals with the Celtics. Bum KD and and kyrie got swept. It ended there when we rebuilt. We all live with Knicks fans though.
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u/kf3434 May 08 '25
That's my thing. I HATE THEIR FANS and their homer media too. I also am gonna die on the hill that Brunson doesn't do any of this on any other team for any other coach and is a total system player. I don't care if I'm a hater lol. I love mikal and OG tho I can't lie
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u/mylanguage May 08 '25
Thing is Brunson already showed serious signs in Dallas and is a two time Champ in college - His dad had him grinding every day growing up - he's just a very well prepared player with a ton of reps
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u/xxdoba1 May 08 '25
KNICKS IN 4
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u/geographic92 May 08 '25
Imagine taking your personal time to troll other teams subs. Nevermind teams that weren't even playing.
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u/TheMoorNextDoor May 08 '25
We get 5 picks and they likely break up that Celtics group if they beat them… win win for us 🤷🏾♂️
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u/addictivesign May 08 '25
Celtics probably break up anyway because of salaries and luxury tax being too high.
But they’ve shot worse that 25% from 3 point land for two games running and had commanding positions in both games.
Celtics won’t continue shooting this badly
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u/Bigbadbuck May 08 '25
It’s a win for us if he overperforms becuase the dude is super mediocre. He was on his way out of town before the series. Now the Knicks may legit extend him to bigger deal. That will make our picks more useful later
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u/UnitedStateOfDenmark May 08 '25
Our boy? The guy quit on us
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May 08 '25
All his friends are Manhattan, did not think he was always going to be destined as a Net long term. He did not like playing for the Nets.
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u/HuntComprehensive673 May 08 '25
Bro Mikal was a quitter😂 didn’t have a winning mentality w/ us & was doing everything he could to reunite w his boys. Blowout losses for us & he was always smiling with his nova boys.
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u/EightBlocked May 08 '25
he was not "nothing but a class act"
knicks arent winning shit anyways
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u/Infinite_Infernoz May 08 '25
win win trade. still mad, but honestly I didn't think that he would thrive that much on the knicks.
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u/SuckaFreeRIP May 08 '25
Mikal Bridges stats this year - 58% true shooting percentage 18/3/4 stat line. 50% from the field. 35% from 3. PER is 14..
Bradley Beal stats this year - 59% true shooting percentage 17/3/4 stat line. 49% from the field. 38% from 3. PER is 15.2
It’s funny comparing the most overrated player in the league to the most slandered player in the league
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u/Superb-Mistake-6503 May 08 '25
He is not our boy, c'mon. I'm fond for the fella as many of us are, he is a nice guy, but I'll not be happy for a Knicks win.
Hate the Celtics maybe more than I hate the Knicks, but I'll not be celebrating a Mikal win as a Knicks win.
Good for him, life goes on.
I want to know how the next season are goint to be for us...
(btw, greetings from Brazil, have no idea how I became a Nets fan, but hell yeah, let's go for the rebuild)
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u/jdanko13 May 08 '25
Yea man just wait until we hear “Knicks made it farther than the 2021 nets” as everyone casually forgets the injuries.