Kevin Durant...

IMO, Durant will be fine... Westbrook was the biggest issue for OKC last playoffs... he was a turnover machine and his disappearance only put more pressure on KD.

You would think Westbrook will grow out of it though.

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Originally Posted by endrity

I said it during the playoffs last year. He's what the Phoenix Suns were at their peak with Nash, a great offensive machine which can be slowed down by a methodic preparation during the playoffs.

Him not knowing what to do with the ball in the last 5 minutes of the games or taking contested 30ft jumpers is IMO a bigger weakness than Wesbrook's desire to win games.

Durant and Rose have a lot to prove in the coming playoffs.

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They are both young and very skilled and have plenty of room for mental growth. I agree with you... let's see how they perform this post season.

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Originally Posted by cobbler

Really? You cannot comprehend the concept? Wow. I knew you were an ass, but I always have given you credit for having some intelligence. I might have to rething that... :lmao

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The "Those Who Live In Glass Houses Shouldn't Throw Stones" saying implies that I criticized somebody for something I do myself. I don't recall criticizing Culburn for his lack of basketball takes. I simply made an observation. You took it upon yourself to infer something from that. I'm telling you your inference is wrong and that your double standard accusation has no merit.

Now apologize to me.

Nobody wants to work the paint. It's a dieing art and protocol. The mental part of the game is being lost slowly. It takes a lot of focus to go down there and operate. And frankly the league doesn't want that lengthy process anymore. They want a plethora of bombs away, helter skelter game play. Hell, one look at the paint from the Lazy Boy and it's a withering challenge to "live" there.

The path to least resistance is so seductive whether it be in life, or sport.

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Originally Posted by midnightpulp

The "Those Who Live In Glass Houses Shouldn't Throw Stones" saying implies that I criticized somebody for something I do myself. I don't recall criticizing Culburn for his lack of basketball takes. I simply made an observation. You took it upon yourself to infer something from that. I'm telling you your inference is wrong and that your double standard accusation has no merit.

Now apologize to me.

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Sure,

I'm sorry I showed you up multiple times today to be the self professed morbid and classless person you are.

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Originally Posted by midnightpulp

The "Those Who Live In Glass Houses Shouldn't Throw Stones" saying implies that I criticized somebody for something I do myself. I don't recall criticizing Culburn for his lack of basketball takes. I simply made an observation. You took it upon yourself to infer something from that. I'm telling you your inference is wrong and that your double standard accusation has no merit.

Now apologize to me.

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I don't mind if you throwin' stones, Midget, just don't peek in the windows of my room anymore. When I'm in there with my Luva conducting film sessions and strategerizin' our next moves you're not welcome, uh, asshole.

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Originally Posted by cobbler

Sure,

I'm sorry I showed you up multiple times today to be the self professed morbid and classless person you are.

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You did no such thing. I showed everyone the hypocrite you are.

Now please apologize to me.

Sing it Midget!!! Sing away!!!!

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Originally Posted by cobbler

Sing it Midget!!! Sing away!!!!

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You're not under my skin.

Please apologize for your false assertion that I was throwing stones at Culburn (which I wasn't).

ohh why don't you go get your "regulator" friend and make me! :lmao


Sing it Midget!!! From the mountain tops!!!! :toast

8-25:lmao

Westbrook will preclude any team he is on from ultimately winning... He is just the current version of Steve Francis/Stefan Marburry/Allen Iverson...

Worthless, overvalued, and either exciting or aggravating to watch...

^Durant does his part in the losing too. He ain't without his bounty of guilt. 6'10" man loitering an arc 23 feet from the hoop is low down shame.

Regardless, Durant runs the show there.

Kevin Durant's game is based on 2 things... jumpshooting, and drawing fouls. He is very good at those two things, but unless he learns how to consistently create offense in a half court set, he probably won't be able to lead his team to a championship.

Seeing OKC try to execute half court sets on offense is absolutely excruciating, because there are basically 3 possible results for them.

1. Half the time it's a storm of bad execution resulting in a bad shot or turnover.

2. An occasional easy layup/dunk due to an opponents miscommunication or missed rotation.

3. Or its KD/Westbrook/Harden dribbling around for the entire shotclock, waiting for their defender to make a small footwork mistake so they can just barrel into them while throwing up a shot and draw a garbage shooting foul.


They pretty much rely on the opponent to make a mistake, rather than enforcing their will on the game.

Damn I missed the battle of the Kevin Martins.

33pts Durant
32pts K.Mart

durant a shorter version of KG tbh, and yeah he ain't winning shit as the only Superstar of his team. dude needs at least another TWO superstars to have a legit chance @ the title tbh

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Originally Posted by Nathan89

is just a tall version of Kevin Martin. OKC ain't winning shit.

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Wow. I've been thinking about this for a long time and I totally agree with you.

OKC should have acquired Rondo along with Perkins in the trade.

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Originally Posted by Nathan89

Damn I missed the battle of the Kevin Martins.

33pts Durant
32pts K.Mart

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It took 26 shots for Durant to get that 33, that is two games in a row Parsons did a solid job on Durant. Players like Durant will get theirs, Parsons made him work for it though.

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Originally Posted by cobbler

Sing it Midget!!!

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Using a derogatory term for short people? What an asshole!!! How immature!:toast

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Originally Posted by stretch

Kevin Durant's game is based on 2 things... jumpshooting, and drawing fouls. He is very good at those two things, but unless he learns how to consistently create offense in a half court set, he probably won't be able to lead his team to a championship.

Seeing OKC try to execute half court sets on offense is absolutely excruciating, because there are basically 3 possible results for them.

1. Half the time it's a storm of bad execution resulting in a bad shot or turnover.

2. An occasional easy layup/dunk due to an opponents miscommunication or missed rotation.

3. Or its KD/Westbrook/Harden dribbling around for the entire shotclock, waiting for their defender to make a small footwork mistake so they can just barrel into them while throwing up a shot and draw a garbage shooting foul.

They pretty much rely on the opponent to make a mistake, rather than enforcing their will on the game.

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stretch

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Originally Posted by Nathan89

is just a tall version of Kevin Martin. OKC ain't winning shit.

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Yeah, this thread isn't right tbh.

stretch with the goods