FA/Trade Rumors & Discussion - Durant, Kyrie, AD, etc

Context · Post #1761 » by **Context** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 7:23 am

HerSports85 wrote:
Context wrote:the best response of the trading deadline was "I dont know who traded porzingis" if you dont think that was a "tell" that he's coming to NY- then you dont have enough experience with liars...

I can’t put my finger on why that would even come out his mouth

thats because he's telling you the exact opposite of what it is... :lol:

I never trusted this KD to NY stuff until KD spoke today...

HarthorneWingo · Post #1762 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 7:29 am

HerSports85 wrote:
Context wrote:the best response of the trading deadline was "I dont know who traded porzingis" if you dont think that was a "tell" that he's coming to NY- then you dont have enough experience with liars...

I can’t put my finger on why that would even come out his mouth

Guilty conscience :lol:

Don't rob a bank with KD.

HarthorneWingo · Post #1763 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 7:35 am

Someone has got to make me a sig with KD's face and the quote "I DON'T KNOW WHO TRADED PORZINGIS" lmao

blanko · Post #1764 » by **blanko** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 7:37 am

HerSports85 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Oh the Mavs just pissed off Lebron. I think what they just did to Barnes will rub a lot of players the wrong way

Bron has got some nerve, since he is trying to trade away his teamates

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god shammgod · Post #1765 » by **god shammgod** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 7:42 am

Read on Twitter

Kevin Durant's desire to be mentioned with the GOATs might result in him leaving the comfort of the Warriors' super team and embark on a quest to win a title on his own.

According to The Athletic's Ethan Strauss, Durant "believed" beating the Cavaliers during the 2017 Finals would allow him to dethrone King James and become the new face of the NBA. Yet, although Warriors won the championship, KD was still in LeBron's shadow. This is because despite Durant gaining the Final's MVP, James averaged a triple-double and was still seen as the series best player. To add insult to ego, Durant's second place standing didn't change even after sweeping the Cavs in the finals the following year.

The reason for this is rooted in his teammates. While his controversial decision to join an already stacked Golden State Warriors team proved fruitful in terms of championships, it has been detrimental to Durant's legacy. Even though the 2014 NBA MVP has all the hardware needed to get into the Hall of Fame, to be mentioned in the GOAT conversation, Durant must answer the biggest question mark of his career: "Can he do it alone?"

According to those around him, KD's obsession with scratching that off his checklist will force him to leave the Bay and prove that he can build his own dynasty.

ethan strauss is the guy kd called out

BLACKFEET 2010 · Post #1766 » by **BLACKFEET 2010** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 9:25 am

I hope we don’t trade the whole team by the time I wake up.

NYKat · Post #1767 » by **NYKat** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 9:37 am

Watch on YouTube

LOL, so I think the elephant in the room is that this kid probably ain’t really built for NY. I don’t think any of his opinions are wrong per se but he’s way too sensitive about the media...

He’s gonna have meltdown when he goes to the corner store in Manhattan and sees a negative backpage picture of himself in Daily News, smh... could handle the media treatment/pressure Ewing got here? Charles Smith?

NY will eat this kid alive

Post #1768 » by **Thugger HBC** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 9:46 am

This was like an SNL skit. He should have known being quiet wasn't gonna smooth things over.

DaGawd · Post #1769 » by **DaGawd** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 9:46 am

BLACKFEET 2010 wrote:I hope we don’t trade the whole team by the time I wake up.

If it means AD is a Knick my body is ready

blueNorange · Post #1770 » by **blueNorange** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 9:49 am

he's not soft, he's just a total badass.

NYKat · Post #1771 » by **NYKat** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 9:56 am

I don’t mind him being annoyed by it and he’s human and even Kyrie was annoyed it IS a distraction tbh, but this dude is just EXTRA with everything smh

If it bothers him now it’ll only get worse when he comes here

Chanel Bomber · Post #1772 » by **Chanel Bomber** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 10:08 am

blueNorange wrote:he's not soft, he's just a total badass.

No, that was weak and unprofessional. "The world is mean, you people are mean people, I don't trust you".

He's angry because he's insecure but he's projecting his anger towards the media because he doesn't want to hold himself accountable for his own actions. Of course some members of the media will try to stir sh*t up to create headlines. He's just afraid they're going to make him crack under pressure but that's his problem. His whole attitude is despicable.

He's just not built for it.

*Edit: my bad if you were being sarcastic.

Fat Kat · Post #1773 » by **Fat Kat** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 10:12 am

Have someone answer his questions like Mark Cuban does for KP. Problem solved

Tron Carter · Post #1774 » by **Tron Carter** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 10:37 am

I love him

MaseInYourFace · Post #1775 » by **MaseInYourFace** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 10:42 am

Yeah my one concern with him and his age a little. But apparently he wants to come here.

F N 11 · Post #1776 » by **F N 11** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 10:45 am

KD we choose our media people now lol. U won’t get asked no dumb questions.

evevale · Post #1777 » by **evevale** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 10:52 am

Pretty decent poker face I'd say. I don't take KD to be the kind of guy who lashes out publicly at the media like this. This is more a LBJ/Kyrie on their period type of response. Who knows, maybe he is that upset and this is contradictory to how he's been the majority of his career or mayhaps he's trying to hide something?

Tron Carter · Post #1778 » by **Tron Carter** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 10:56 am

god shammgod wrote:

Read on Twitter

Kevin Durant's desire to be mentioned with the GOATs might result in him leaving the comfort of the Warriors' super team and embark on a quest to win a title on his own.

According to The Athletic's Ethan Strauss, Durant "believed" beating the Cavaliers during the 2017 Finals would allow him to dethrone King James and become the new face of the NBA. Yet, although Warriors won the championship, KD was still in LeBron's shadow. This is because despite Durant gaining the Final's MVP, James averaged a triple-double and was still seen as the series best player. To add insult to ego, Durant's second place standing didn't change even after sweeping the Cavs in the finals the following year.

The reason for this is rooted in his teammates. While his controversial decision to join an already stacked Golden State Warriors team proved fruitful in terms of championships, it has been detrimental to Durant's legacy. Even though the 2014 NBA MVP has all the hardware needed to get into the Hall of Fame, to be mentioned in the GOAT conversation, Durant must answer the biggest question mark of his career: "Can he do it alone?"

According to those around him, KD's obsession with scratching that off his checklist will force him to leave the Bay and prove that he can build his own dynasty.

ethan strauss is the guy kd called out

these are the exact type of pieces we need written to push KD further to NY. play on his emotions and sensitivity to being in lebron’s shadow. he prolly even more tight he still not considered the best player in the league despite lebron’s team not even being in the playoffs rn.

keep up the good work ethan.

F N 11 · Post #1779 » by **F N 11** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 10:58 am

Who tf wants to answer these free agency rumors over and over when the warriors are trying to win a chip. They annoying af. He ain’t soft. Was Marshawn Lynch soft for it ? Oh..

dreamer3kx · Post #1780 » by **dreamer3kx** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 11:03 am

Yea I cant get on this dude for this, I would take this dude in a heart beat, I think he would thrive here, one of the most competitive players in NBA imo.