How much of Kyrie Irving will we see? Very little, if nothing changes

Beyond Kyrie the controversy —- the Kyrie “thing,” there is Kyrie the hooper.

That became quite evident the last two games when Irving, able to play two straight on the road, racked up 72 points in impressive wins over the Hornets and, of course, the 76ers. More than that, the Nets superstar showed he can be a defensive asset.

As Mark W. Sanchez wrote Saturday...

Irving was a different kind of spectacular in Thursday’s 129-100 destruction of the 76ers, in which he scored 22 points but was more impressive on the other side of the court. For much of the game, he shadowed James Harden, and the practice time the two have shared showed. Seemingly every move Harden made Irving was ready for,…