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And if he'd a signed for your Clippers, or, your Spurs you'd be head-over-heels in love with him.
Imagine how this insecure got would react if he faced even a fraction of the hate that LeBron receives every day. The media is so far up Durbeta's ass, they're actually making excuses and praising him for signing with Golden State. And it's still not enough for this .
Letting Skip ing Bayless get under your skin as a pro athlete
And if he'd a signed for your Clippers, or, your Spurs you'd be head-over-heels in love with him.
Royce Young cuck
In a way, it shows he's not. If he reads tweets and pays attention to the media, he knows the type of criticism he's getting for going to Golden State. He knows it, said what they think, chose Golden State anyway.
If he does pay attention to the media and twitter, and did it anyway, it was a boss move tbh.
^^ if true we will see how bandwagon boi responds to Golden State being eliminated.
Whether or not he knew what was coming, it wasn't a "boss move." He's scared of being the villain, and the Warriors thought he'd ultimately chicken out of the PR hit and go back to OKC.
It's right there in what you posted.
Didn't want to be a villain. Didn't want to take the PR hit. But ultimately said it and did it anyway. Facing your fears head on even when you're not sure if you can do it, actually scared to do it, knowing there are risks and negative consequences, but doing it anyway. Boss move.
Once he wins a few les his image will be fine just like LeBron's was after the Heat repeated..especially if he's the Finals MVP during one of the les
move would be wanting to go to Golden State but staying in OKC because he didn't want people to think and say bad things about him. Staying because of what other people think instead of doing what he wants. That would have been more beta imo.
Boss move-- got you all riled up!
It's funny how you guys keep bringing up-- very emotionally-- all of these emotional terms like beta, alpha, pussy, , cuck, got... you're the ones being overly emotional and exaggeratedly dramatic about the situation. Durant looked at two teams, saw one that had much better ball movement, better fundamentals, less drama, better contract situations, and a better chance to win... he spoke with level headed intelligent guys like Steve Kerr and Jerry West, and made the decision to join them. Looks like a pure common sense no drama move to me.
Delusional move. He wants to have his cake and eat it too: make the most cowardly uncompe ive move in sports history and then not be seen as the he is. He doesn't even have the balls to embrace the villain role. Notice how he's gone into hiding since making his decision.
Andat the idea of Durbeta "facing his fears head-on," like it's at all tough or scary to go sign with a 73-win team and be a role player.
Going to a team with a great chance to win doesn't mean his image concerns aren't legit. The fears aren't basketball related. The fears are image related. He's a guy concerned with that obviously. The choice is still facing "those" fears. Criticize all you want. It would have been way easier for him to just stay in OKC, at all levels.
Better ball movement and fundamentals? Less drama? Do you even watch the Warriors? They chuck up terrible shots, play heroball, try to force flashy behind-the-back passes in clutch moments, etc. It works great in the regular season because of the Splash Sisters' shooting ability, but it doesn't work against playoff defenses. And they're always creating drama, whether it's their trash talk off the court or their temper tantrums on it.
If Durbeta didn't like OKC's style of play, he had a funny way of showing it. Early last season, he defended their iso-heavy system:
People always loved to give Westbrook a hard time for isolating so much, but forgot that Durbeta was always taking turns iso-ing with Russ. So KD was always 50% to blame for the style he supposedly hates. Seems to me that the "style of play" talking point is just another excuse to blame Westbrook for him leaving.
By the way, where was all this cool-headed perspective when LeBron changed teams in 2010? Seems to me that the real emotional responses are coming from people who, for whatever reason, are emotionally attached to the idea of LeBron as the villain and Durbeta as the good guy, and don't want to let it go. So you guys make excuse after excuse for Durant and lash out at anyone who rightfully calls him out for being a coward.
I supported LeBron's move to Miami 100%... Cleveland had 7 years to put a team around him and failed while Boston, L.A., and the Spurs had multiple stars on their teams... Once again, I thought it was a smart move by LeBron. Also, he was willing to take a small paycut to play with guys he respected as basketball players and friends... that was really cool. Too many guys get hung up with trivial matters in their contracts, and LeBron saw in the long run a few million either way wasn't going to affect his life, but could be the difference between winning and not winning.
Well, at least you're consistent. Most of the excuses for Durant have been coming from fans and reporters who eviscerated LeBron six years ago for making a smart move (not a cowardly move like KD).
IIRC much of the criticism of LeBron in 2010 was focused on how he made the decision. Attention whoring on ESPN, "doing it for the kids," and "taking his talents to South Beach." Durant didn't call attention to himself and his decision in the same diva way. Didn't ask for a TV special. Didn't drag out the process. Didn't make a spectacle out of his free agency. Just went through it quickly and made a decision. And I doubt there will be a concert for his introduction on a rising stage platform where he promises not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4... les to Golden State fans. If there is, he should get major criticism. But if not there's less "dramatics" to criticize.
And if anything, LeBron's championships in Miami and subsequent triumphant return to Cleveland and how he rebuilt his reputation allows for the possibility for Durant to rebuild his reputation.
Not sure if I agree. I don't think LeBron was being booed at every stadium, being called LeRobin (even though he was the undisputed best player in the NBA and back-2-back MVP) only because his move to Miami was theatrical. There were actually basketball reasons being given to why LeBron's move was legacy crushing, with countless articles actually trying to sell he's going to 'Wade's team' and wanted the 'easy way out'. Well, these arguments make much more sense for what Durant just did than LeBron, unless we expect Durant to lead the Warriors in nearly every major statistically category while winning consecutive MVPs (like LeBron did). Even so, Durant is going to a team where he's not needed for success, based on the fact they're 140-24 in the last 2 years and a choke job away from back-2-back les.
Besides Screamin' A, who people think is hating right now, Durant will escape with the layer of Teflon that's seemingly protected him his entire career.
Great post. The LeBron sycophants won't get it
This. Durant absolutely could not stand having criticism of not having a ring. He wanted a ring even if it meant not having that expectation to deliver one as THE GUY.
Also, LeBron was hated long before The Decision and is still hated long after he returned to Cleveland. It was all because of Jordan and Kobe stans feeling threatened by a high-school prodigy coming into the league with the possibility of making their favorite players irrelevant. The Decision was just another in a long line of excuses made to hate LeBron. Nobody complained when Riley talked about championship parades down Biscayne Boulevard in his introductory press conference - and he had just quit the Knicks via fax! Nobody complained when Shaq guaranteed a championship at his introductory rally in Miami in 2004. But suddenly LeBron was the worst human being ever for doing the same thing Riley and Shaq did.
Durbeta has never had to put up with that kind of criticism. This week, one of sportswriters' favorite hot takes has been pointing to the "only rings matter" culture to explain why Durant left OKC. But when did he ever face any pressure to win a ring? The same media that is self-flagellating for "making Durbeta leave" has always preferred to nitpick the guy with three rings than to criticize the so-called second best player for having zero. Again, it's just another deflection from Durbeta being a pussy who wants the easy road.
With Jordan it's the media like Skip, comparing him to jordan ...
With Kobe it's the fans that grew up with him as the best or at least marquee player.
Some of them actually get mad when I say I would take Magic over Kobe and they sure as despise LeBron.
Didnt even give Fredo a whiff
I just think there will always be people ready to start name calling in any situation. I remember laughing when people said Wade was better than LeBron, that LeBron was a fool for sacrificing money, that Lebron was chicken for teaming up with other stars... none of the criticism made sense to me. The Celtics had KG, Pierce, Ray Allen, and role players like Rondo, Posey, Tony Allen, and Leon Powe-- that teamed was stacked but LeBron still forced them to a game 7 with 4 other starters who would not have started on most playoff teams. LeBron also saw the Lakers with Kobe, Pau, Odom, Bynum, & Fisher.... Sure, the drama of The Decision was a mistake, but if you take all the emotion/allegiance/macho stuff out of the equation, he simply made the smartest basketball move he could possibly make.
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