KD to GS - Pt III

[F N 11]

Durant looks weird af and awkward eww this move was a mistake.

[NBAfan3024]

I hear Curry told Durant he doesn't care who wins MVP, he'll still cheer him on if Durant is up on that podium. How naive are these two? They still expect MVP awards after this?

Depends on their stats and team wins. You should know getting the best record plays a huge factor in the MVP award.

[Guzman_9]

Yall really need this many Parts to talk this subject? Wow..


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[Zack M]

“After the 2011 season, Durant wanted to sit down with Sam Presti, and wanted a meeting with him to talk about Westbrook. I didn’t put this in the piece but I’m willing to say it now. The person who told me this said that Durant was telling people that Westbrook was literally the worst teammate he’d ever had, and he didn’t want to play with him anymore.”

http://clutchpoints.com/report-durant-westbrook-relationship-extremely-tenuous-early-days-thunder-franchise/

Strange

And yet In his MVP he was in tears telling Westbrook he loved him like his own brother.

[Jordan45822]

I don't see Durant, Curry, Iggy (I am sure he will gladly take a big paycut) or Green leaving regardless how the cap is. But I have a feeling that Klay Thompson might bolt once he is a free agent.

[Veez]

“After the 2011 season, Durant wanted to sit down with Sam Presti, and wanted a meeting with him to talk about Westbrook. I didn’t put this in the piece but I’m willing to say it now. The person who told me this said that Durant was telling people that Westbrook was literally the worst teammate he’d ever had, and he didn’t want to play with him anymore.”

http://clutchpoints.com/report-durant-westbrook-relationship-extremely-tenuous-early-days-thunder-franchise/

Strange

And yet In his MVP he was in tears telling Westbrook he loved him like his own brother.

that meeting was in 2011, and he won his MVP in 2014...a lot can change in three years.

[sfhand]

Wow... just wow. 3 pages of mostly unhappy people who view KD as a basketball player before they view him as a human being (with some who apparently aren't even capable of that). People who think KD should do what they want him to do rather than what he wants to do.

Lots of silliness about legacies and rankings; look, if you didn't think he was one of the best you wouldn't care about what he was doing. Lots of people making comparisons by ignoring similarities and focusing on minor differences. These people were quiet as church mice last off season when All Star LA went from Portland to San Antonio. Same basic story - a teams best player leaves for vanquished defending champion; same press clippings - new team favored to win it all; and nary a peep about ring chasing and being soft, weak, or a douche bag.

And then there is the betrayal angle and the poor OKC fans. Ever hear of a city named Seattle? OKC are upset because an unrestricted free agent left BUT they still have a team.

Others are complaining of the lack of 'parity' that will result. These folks apparently are unaware of NBA history...

Bottom line, there is no big picture view in any of the criticisms I've seen so far, just a bunch of sour grapes and whining.

[dc]

http://clutchpoints.com/report-durant-westbrook-relationship-extremely-tenuous-early-days-thunder-franchise/

Strange

And yet In his MVP he was in tears telling Westbrook he loved him like his own brother.

that meeting was in 2011, and he won his MVP in 2014...a lot can change in three years.

Not only that, but the meeting never happened. He initially did arrange for the meeting and he was frustrated with Russ, but he chose instead to try to work through it and so the meeting with Presti ended up not happening.

[Hindenburg]

I don't see Durant, Curry, Iggy (I am sure he will gladly take a big paycut) or Green leaving regardless how the cap is. But I have a feeling that Kaly Thompson might bolt once he is a free agent.

Klay would be incredible coming off the bench. Livingston, Klay, Iggy, West, Jones would be one of the best benches in the league.

Warriors need someone like Roberson/Sefolosha to start with Curry, Durant and Green. Just play solid D and hit some open looks. Klay wouldn't get enough touches in that lineup in my opinion. He'd be wasted in there. If he could buy into the bench role like Iggy did, that would be great.

[JAY DASH]

I don't see Durant, Curry, Iggy (I am sure he will gladly take a big paycut) or Green leaving regardless how the cap is. But I have a feeling that Kaly Thompson might bolt once he is a free agent.

Klay would be incredible coming off the bench. Livingston, Klay, Iggy, West, Jones would be one of the best benches in the league.

Warriors need someone like Roberson/Sefolosha to start with Curry, Durant and Green. Just play solid D and hit some open looks. Klay wouldn't get enough touches in that lineup in my opinion. He'd be wasted in there. If he could buy into the bench role like Iggy did, that would be great.

You cannot be serious.

[JAY DASH]

Anyways...I'll say it again. A Top 5 player, joining a team with 3 All-Stars, that were already FAVORED TO WIN THE TITLE IN 2017, is a weak dude. I'm not mad about it at all. We all just know what KD's made of now. There were plenty of teams he could have joined if he wanted a little more help to win a title. He just became the help....for a team that didn't need THAT kind of help. It is what it is though.

[76ers]

I don't see Durant, Curry, Iggy (I am sure he will gladly take a big paycut) or Green leaving regardless how the cap is. But I have a feeling that Kaly Thompson might bolt once he is a free agent.

Klay would be incredible coming off the bench. Livingston, Klay, Iggy, West, Jones would be one of the best benches in the league.

Warriors need someone like Roberson/Sefolosha to start with Curry, Durant and Green. Just play solid D and hit some open looks. Klay wouldn't get enough touches in that lineup in my opinion. He'd be wasted in there. If he could buy into the bench role like Iggy did, that would be great.

Yikes... you're kidding yourself if you think Klay Thompson would willingly come off the bench. He's the 2nd best shooter in the whole league, and plays great defense. He's a proponent 2-way player in this league that every team would covet.

Like others said, I wouldn't be surprised to see him gone when his contract is up.

[Hindenburg]

I don't see Durant, Curry, Iggy (I am sure he will gladly take a big paycut) or Green leaving regardless how the cap is. But I have a feeling that Kaly Thompson might bolt once he is a free agent.

Klay would be incredible coming off the bench. Livingston, Klay, Iggy, West, Jones would be one of the best benches in the league.

Warriors need someone like Roberson/Sefolosha to start with Curry, Durant and Green. Just play solid D and hit some open looks. Klay wouldn't get enough touches in that lineup in my opinion. He'd be wasted in there. If he could buy into the bench role like Iggy did, that would be great.

Yikes... you're kidding yourself if you think Klay Thompson would willingly come off the bench. He's the 2nd best shooter in the whole league, and plays great defense. He's a proponent 2-way player in this league that every team would covet.

Like others said, I wouldn't be surprised to see him gone when his contract is up.

What's so yikes about it?

The starting lineup is too crowded with Klay then. He won't get any touches. He can lead the second unit and feast on other teams bench units.

I don't think it's so far fetched. They're all very unselfish bunch. Kerr has guts to experiment. He did the same thing to Iggy and it worked really well.

[76ers]

Klay would be incredible coming off the bench. Livingston, Klay, Iggy, West, Jones would be one of the best benches in the league.

Warriors need someone like Roberson/Sefolosha to start with Curry, Durant and Green. Just play solid D and hit some open looks. Klay wouldn't get enough touches in that lineup in my opinion. He'd be wasted in there. If he could buy into the bench role like Iggy did, that would be great.

Yikes... you're kidding yourself if you think Klay Thompson would willingly come off the bench. He's the 2nd best shooter in the whole league, and plays great defense. He's a proponent 2-way player in this league that every team would covet.

Like others said, I wouldn't be surprised to see him gone when his contract is up.

What's so yikes about it?

The starting lineup is too crowded with Klay then. He won't get any touches. He can lead the second unit and feast on other teams bench units.

I don't think it's so far fetched. They're all very unselfish bunch. Kerr has guts to experiment. He did the same thing to Iggy and it worked really well.

Thompson is a much better player than Iggy ever was. Their situations are different. Kerr can do whatever the hell he wants, I'm merely suggesting I cannot see Klay Thompson being happy coming off the bench. Players have egos.

[JAY DASH]

The entire point of having KD on the team is to increase their shooting ability on offense. If you take Klay out and plug in a non-shooting SG, the offense is worse than it was last year when they Barnes as the 3rd wing. Please stop.

[NeoWarriors]

Klay would be incredible coming off the bench. Livingston, Klay, Iggy, West, Jones would be one of the best benches in the league.

Warriors need someone like Roberson/Sefolosha to start with Curry, Durant and Green. Just play solid D and hit some open looks. Klay wouldn't get enough touches in that lineup in my opinion. He'd be wasted in there. If he could buy into the bench role like Iggy did, that would be great.

Yikes... you're kidding yourself if you think Klay Thompson would willingly come off the bench. He's the 2nd best shooter in the whole league, and plays great defense. He's a proponent 2-way player in this league that every team would covet.

Like others said, I wouldn't be surprised to see him gone when his contract is up.

What's so yikes about it?

The starting lineup is too crowded with Klay then. He won't get any touches. He can lead the second unit and feast on other teams bench units.

I don't think it's so far fetched. They're all very unselfish bunch. Kerr has guts to experiment. He did the same thing to Iggy and it worked really well.

That can be achieved without bringing Klay off the bench. Last year we sat Klay around the 6 to 7 minute mark of the 1st and then had him start the 2nd with the bench...

[dem warriors]

Klay would be incredible coming off the bench. Livingston, Klay, Iggy, West, Jones would be one of the best benches in the league.

Warriors need someone like Roberson/Sefolosha to start with Curry, Durant and Green. Just play solid D and hit some open looks. Klay wouldn't get enough touches in that lineup in my opinion. He'd be wasted in there. If he could buy into the bench role like Iggy did, that would be great.

Yikes... you're kidding yourself if you think Klay Thompson would willingly come off the bench. He's the 2nd best shooter in the whole league, and plays great defense. He's a proponent 2-way player in this league that every team would covet.

Like others said, I wouldn't be surprised to see him gone when his contract is up.

What's so yikes about it?

The starting lineup is too crowded with Klay then. He won't get any touches. He can lead the second unit and feast on other teams bench units.

I don't think it's so far fetched. They're all very unselfish bunch. Kerr has guts to experiment. He did the same thing to Iggy and it worked really well.

This actually makes a lot of sense. Klay wants to win and doesn't have a big ego. If Kerr pitches it properly it can work. I don't think coming off the bench did much to hurt the perception of ginobli. It's all about how accepting the player is of it.


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[Soca]

I don't see Durant, Curry, Iggy (I am sure he will gladly take a big paycut) or Green leaving regardless how the cap is. But I have a feeling that Klay Thompson might bolt once he is a free agent.

He's under contract another 3 years. That's an odd feeling.

[whocurrz]

Warriors already have Iguodala and Livingston coming off the bench and one of Curry, Klay or Durant can play along side them and get plenty of looks while the other guys are resting. I think Curry and Durant play less minutes than Klay anyways this year so I think Klay will get plenty of minutes.

[NBAfan3024]

No reason for klay off the bench at all