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One month into the NBA season Stitched Austin Hooper Jersey , the Boston Celtics, who were widely considered an Eastern Conference favorite, have a 7-6 record, tied with the Charlotte Hornets. ter a 1-4 road trip ended with a 100-94 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, Kyrie Irving had a pair of cryptic quotes for the media. “We’re not as good as we think we are,” Irving said. “That’s what it comes down to.” That’s a tough statement from the team’s point guard, but not nearly as bizarre as what he followed up with. “Right now I think it would be nice if we had someone that was a 15-year vet” Irving said. “A 14-year vet that could kind of help us race along the regular season and understand it’s a long marathon rather than just a full-on sprint.”Oh?Does Irving mean to throw shade with this quote?Irving’s quote could mean everything or nothing — we remember the round-Earth quotes after all. But it’s extremely strange for him to request for a vet of that age for two reasons: He just left LeBron James’ team on his own will, and Al Horford, his co-star has played for 12 years. The two years off from his benchmark 14 or 15 can’t make that much of a difference.Irving referenced Aron Baynes and Al Horford being considered vets alongside himself in the sentence leading up to his request, as if to say they weren’t old enough to fill that role. So he didn’t completely ignore them Youth Austin Hooper Jersey , but what’s he getting at? In fact, there are a number of players in the Celtics’ rotation who have been in the league for a while:Aron Baynes is in Year 7Marcus Morris is in Year 8Gordon Hayward is in Year 9Al Horford is in Year 12What does a 14 or 15-year vet have that those guys don’t? What is Irving searching for? How will the locker room react?There’s more questions than answers in Irving’s postgame quote.Can the Celtics turn this ship around?Boston’s had a tough start to the season with a difficult schedule, Hayward returning from serious injury and Jayson Tatum suffering from a bit of a sophomore slump. Luckily, the schedule gets a bit easier towards the end of November. Out of 10 games, four of them are against some of the league’s worst teams: the Knicks, Hawks, Bulls, and Mavericks. Hopefully at that point, head coach Brad Stevens can make the right adjustments to get this contending roster back on track.Because the vibes surrounding this team are hinting that the wheels may come off sooner rather than later. The Browns are ready for Baker Mayfield to “cut it loose and play.” That’s the “next step” in the rookie quarterback’s development, interim coach Gregg Williams said Thursday.“We have his back; now Stitched Deion Jones Jersey , let’s go,” Williams said, via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “You’re a smart enough quarterback, instinctive enough quarterback. We understand that mistakes are going to be made. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Just cut it loose and play, and make faster and faster decisions.“That’s the No. 1 thing that I’ve tried to convey to him. It’s not just me; it’s everybody — his teammates having those conversations with him, the other coaches having those conversations with him. That’s the next step for a young quarterback in my mind.” Mayfield ranks 29th in the league with an 81.5 passer rating, throwing 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions in seven games. Williams has encouraged Mayfield to wear his “come get some” face.“He may have [been holding back],” Browns offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens said. “I don’t think you can play this position scared, and I don’t know that he’s ever played it scared. Sometimes you have to say ‘whatever happens, happens.’ I know the good ones who throw four picks or whatever Youth Deion Jones Jersey , and the next time they get an opportunity, they’re going to try to fit it into a window of the size of a window, I don’t know. They don’t care.”Mayfield, who lost only six games in three years as the starter at Oklahoma, has a 1-5 record. No matter, the Browns are certain they have found their franchise quarterback. Finally.