OT: Kyrie Irving as 'Uncle Drew'

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  1. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think some of it was real. Obviously there were people there who knew what was going on, and I'm sure people started to wonder what was going on after he did an off-the-backboard jam, but some of the reactions seemed pretty real.
     
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    I started to catch on when his teammate dribbled it off his foot and he yelled, "Jarrett!"
     
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    ...chapter 2, featuring Kevin Love as "Wes"!

    [video=youtube;MLyvkBifQ3w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLyvkBifQ3w[/video]
     
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    These are pretty damn funny, I kinda hope they add a few more with different NBA players.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    That seems to be the plan.
     
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    Man, the 'Uncle Drew' one was bad enough. Why do more?

    It's an idea that, as played out as it is, will always be somewhat entertaining, but they should really make it real. The completely staged environment negates Irving's "Uncle Drew" facade and makes it hard to watch.

    Not to mention, if you're trying to set up a shock value reaction based pick-up game, why throw Kevin Love into the mix?

    "Wow, look at that old man's fundamentals!" --- Pepsi intern posing as a 'random spectator' in a crowd that's a little too perfectly diverse.

    Who wouldn't rather watch someone like Gerald Green pulling the same stunt on a real crowd?
     
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    The first one, we didn't know about. It looked suspicious to me that the old player was so energetic and coordinated, so halfway through I was thinking he must actually be young. But I didn't know it was the youngest star in the NBA.

    In the second video, we see the name "Kyle Irving" at the start, several times at the end, come on. Keep it a secret, try to fool people, make it a funny surprise when someone finally tells them.
     
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