Thunder: Kevin Durant thinks players should vote for the awards

[spursparker9]

NEW YORK—Last season, Kevin Durant won his first NBA MVP award. This year, he was selected as a Western Conference All-Star despite missing more than half of the Thunder’s games. He’s clearly one of the most widely respected players around the league, and deservedly so. He’s arguably the second-best player in the world.

Now, Durant wants to change the way the end-of-season awards are given out. He wants to take it out of the hands of the media and put it into the hands of players.

“They have too much power,” Durant said at All-Star Media Day in Manhattan on Friday. “The players know each other inside and out. The media isn’t in the film room and goes for sexy names.”


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[lefty]

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[daslicer]

Disagree with him on this considering if that was the case Duncan doesn't win any of his league mvp awards since KG and Jason Kidd were socially more popular in league circles. For the most part the media gets it right when it comes to these awards. They are some screw ups like Malone getting the MVP in '99 or Kobe getting defensive first team when he was clearly a defender but other then that the media usually gets it right.

[JamStone]

Blame coaches for Kobe's all defensive honors. Until last season it was voted by the coaches, not the media.

Coaches and players have biases and can get it wrong too.

[Cloud786]

When Kobe (9x) has more All-Defensive First Team Honors than Bruce Bowen (5x), you know this award is rigged and everyone who votes on this should be stripped of their ability to vote.

[Venti Quattro]

When Kobe (9x) has more All-Defensive First Team Honors than Bruce Bowen (5x), you know this award is rigged and everyone who votes on this should be stripped of their ability to vote.

In fairness to Bruce Bowen, his jersey was retired even though it shouldn't have been. Wonder if the people who voted on that should also be stripped of their ability to vote.

[Arcadian]

Yeah, that makes sense. Nobody knows the players as well as other players.

[Russo21]

I understand what Durant is saying and why but I have to disagree. For starters the players only play against MVP candidates up to 4 times per season, there are 78 other games to play in. Secondly with players being so busy playing an 82 game season, practice, traveling, attending public events, as well as having families to be around. Would fellow NBA players have the time to take that much note of who is having MVP calibre seasons? They have more things to worry about then taking notes about how other players competed for 82 games.

[daslicer]

I understand what Durant is saying and why but I have to disagree. For starters the players only play against MVP candidates up to 4 times per season, there are 78 other games to play in. Secondly with players being so busy playing an 82 game season, practice, traveling, attending public events, as well as having families to be around. Would fellow NBA players have the time to take that much note of who is having MVP calibre seasons? They have more things to worry about then taking notes about how other players competed for 82 games.

Agreed I will never forget during Splitter's rookie season they asked Ron Artest about him and his response was "Who is this guy" and people laughed but Artest replied and said "Seriously I have heard of this guy." When they told him who Splitter was Artest response was something like this "Really the spurs got another 7fter I gotta look that up." Granted Splitter wasn't a star but it goes to show you these guys don't really pay attention to opposing teams as much as people like to believe.

[UZER]

Hes just mad at "Mr unreliable" and piggy backing off of lynchs hate the media right now which is cool to do right now.

[DMC]

In fairness to Bruce Bowen, his jersey was retired even though it shouldn't have been. Wonder if the people who voted on that should also be stripped of their ability to vote.

Why should his number not have been retired? Isn't that up to the team? Or do you just want people to accept it at face value because you said so?

[FkLA]

This would make sense if the league wasn't made up of uneducated, tatted up young men who would be parasites without basketball. Or if there wasn't any bias involved. In other words it's a terrible idea.

[Kool Bob Love]

In fairness to Bruce Bowen, his jersey was retired even though it shouldn't have been. Wonder if the people who voted on that should also be stripped of their ability to vote.

Says the fan who's team has chick hearn hangin in the rafters. Not one point scored by him. Pathetic.

[apalisoc_9]

This would make sense if the league wasn't made up of uneducated, tatted up young men who would be parasites without basketball. Or if there wasn't any bias involved. In other words it's a terrible idea.

[Venti Quattro]

Says the fan who's team has chick hearn hangin in the rafters. Not one point scored by him. Pathetic.

Ya I agree but Chick Hearn a legendary commentator, what can can we do. They had to honor him for his legendary commentator job. The voice behind the Lakers games on TV for more than 35 years...

Still,

Retiring Bruce Bowen's jersey

Hey he was widely known for trying to injure his opponents, so he has some kind of a legacy...

[jeebus]

Durbeta's been on the warpath with the media, trying to appear more like a man after being such a sissy cuck on the court his whole career.


http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/701281



you're not my friends anymore!

[djohn2oo8]

Durbeta's been on the warpath with the media, trying to appear more like a man after being such a sissy cuck on the court his whole career.


http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/701281



you're not my friends anymore!

Dude gets to get make 20 mill on the court for playing ball, probably around 50-60 mill a year considering endorsements, and can't handle answering questions in the media.

[jeebus]

Dude gets to get make 20 mill on the court for playing ball, probably around 50-60 mill a year considering endorsements, and can't handle answering questions in the media.

shut up! shut up shut up shut up!

[DMC]

Duh-rant

[RD2191]

What a got

[DMC]

Actually I agree with KD on his take on the media, I just don't think he's genuine else he doesn't tell them.

[DMC]

Ya I agree but Chick Hearn a legendary commentator, what can can we do. They had to honor him for his legendary commentator job. The voice behind the Lakers games on TV for more than 35 years...

Still,

Retiring Bruce Bowen's jersey

Hey he was widely known for trying to injure his opponents, so he has some kind of a legacy...

You still haven't explained your reasoning. Bruce has been retired for years, and people are still trying to live up to his standards in SA. Avery Johnson, that one I don't get, but Bruce's jersey should be up there.