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He's 100% right tho
Stephen A says "Weakest move by a superstar"
Troof bomb our sour grapes cuz Durant shuts out his sources?!
He's 100% right tho
Why though?todays NBA is different. Thank Lebron.
Can't believe I'm saying this... but I agree with Screamin A Smith. It's obvious that Durant wants all the success with none of the pressure as the go-to guy. I knew he wasn't coming to the Spurs, but thought his best move was going to Boston or staying in OKC. Both of those situations he is still "the guy" and he is a guaranteed contender each year. Boston is in a great situation with a lot of youth and defense. OKC proved they could take out the Warriors going up 3-1 on them last year and the moves they made brought in extra defense that could've put them over the top against Curry & Co.
Beta move, IMO.
What's the difference between KD's decision and Curry/Thompson/Green wanting him? They join forces either way.
Lebron has his work cut out now. Needs to get another big hitter in Cleveland.
Boston wouldnt be bad but why would he leave one young college coach to play with horfotd and a bunch of unprovens? Might as well stay. If he left, State made the most sense ...
It was a pretty weak move and not comparable to Lebron. Kevin left a team that was loaded with talent while Lebron walked away from a team filled with a bunch of scrubs.
I don't understand why people are surprised, though
Dominos just spent his entire career in a small-market where Westbrook received virtually all the blame for their failures..he would never opt to join a team where he's the only or even primary star, he's one of the most sensitive athletes we have ever seen..
Steven A. Smith is the polar opposite of Jerry West. Smith is emotional, petty, and macho-- West is calm, intelligent, and serious. Jerry West most likely sold KD on joining the Warriors with a very carefully focused sales pitch: best team, best teamwork, best contract situation, great staff, & great continuity... when Durant is 50 and looking back on his career, he'll be counting championship trophies-- that's what he wants more than anything at this point. He just did the same thing LeBron did when he left Cleveland: made a smart basketball decision.
I'm going to quote what I said in another thread:
Signing with an already champion team that you were so close of beating in the playoffs is beyond beta, imho.
As much as i hate on Lebeta. Him going to Miami is what made the Heat go from great team to championship contender.
Warriors already rang and are a contender with or without Durant. It's different.
Last edited by Bynumite; 07-04-2016 at 02:48 PM.
Signing with the team that just defeated you is pretty weak
Imagine if Lebron had joined the Pierce/KG/Allen Celtics..
How is this different from pedo and Payton joining the Lakers? Or Lebron and the Heatles? Or Dwight and Nash to the Lakers? Or even Aldridge to the Spurs.
They all want to win a ring, and they realized the super teams or good teams they join give them the best chances. They are right sometimes, wrong others. let's wait another 10 or 11 months to see what comes out of this.
Why would anyone want to be on a team as the only star? That's pretty much a guarantee that you don't win a championship. I just don't get how using free agency as an opportunity to surround yourself with the best possible teammates is a shortcoming. It just seems like intelligence to me.
Jason Kidd refusing to join the Spurs as a free agent is the dumbest thing he did in his career...
He'd easily have 3 or 4 rings instead of one.
This. KD clowned him too now he butthurt.
Wade and Bosh disagree ...
I think it's 100% the correct move on Durant's part, just like I argued when Lebron joined the Heat..if you want to win as much as possible, you ignore all the "legacy" talk and go to the best destination..
I'm speaking from the media and old heads' POV of "Jordan or Magic would have never joined X team", though..it looks pretty bad in the eyes of the majority of the media and fans' eyes that a player is joining a championship/73-win team that just defeated him..
Westbrook told him he was outta there. KD just beat him to the door.
Pretty sure he's talking about when LeBron left scrubs like M
Neither move is comparable to what Durbeta just did.
Kobe, Air Jaundice, and Jim never left their teams. LeHype is not cut from the same cloth.Pretty sure he's talking about when LeBron left scrubs like M
Neither move is comparable to what Durbeta just did.
I think it's the 100% best move too. I think people have got to stick to an opinion when it comes to mainstream fans & media-- if we're saying all the time that the majority of fans are simply uninformed homers, it's kind of silly to then say , "oh no, most people are critical of this move!"
That's why I admire the move by Durant so much. He made the best decision with regard to basketball, knowing there'd be a throng of Steven A. Smith types & casual fans responding by calling him names... as is happening right now all over Spurstalk. Every Celtics, Heat, Spurs, and Warrior fan wanted Durant to choose their team in free agency, but then the vast majority of those same people call him a pussy for not staying in OKC. Looks like pure homerism to me. I picture KD having a really serious discussion with Jerry West & Steve Kerr and making a smart decision based on those discussions... seems like the intelligent, grown up thing to do, as opposed to the internet name calling that prevails around here.
DK never had to leave MVPippen's team. It was already stacked.
Kobe threatened to leave until the Lakers traded Shaq, then he demanded a trade himself until the Lakers got MVPau to carry him.
Duncan had one foot out the door to Orlando, and D-Rob had to beg him back at the last minute.
If Cleveland's front office built a real team instead of just taking LeBron for granted his first time around, he wouldn't have left either.
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