KD_Steph wrote:kayess wrote:My main disappointment with Durant going to GSW was that he might not be able to fully utilize his abilities on the roster; of course, this was before I thought they would keep Bogut, and now he's playing at an insanely high level, in a completely symbiotic team environment. That shot chart is ridiculous, though I wish the 0/1 wasn't there...
Still hate the fact that he kept saying it was the next step, and then saying he wouldn't have joined them if they won (as if that had any impact on what his level of play was going to be on this team). But these and many other things will fade into memory if he helps them be the GOAT team.
I really think he deserves a chance to be judged fairly when it comes to his performances this season. I mean if you watched him closely this season, you would clearly see the massive effort he puts in on both ends on regular basis. He is on a great team but that doesn't mean he is relaxing or something like that. Not at all. In GSW, yes he doesn't have to carry as much offense but his defensive responsibilities just became pretty big and essential for this team to succeed after losing Bogut. He is doing everything on the court and that's extremely valuable to the team. So in the end, he still has to play as hard and as good as possible to make this team look great and he is delivering atm. I think he deserves credit for that so far but obviously people who don't like him won't give him the credit he deserves atm. However, that might change over time as you implied.
Oh, I dont disagree - that's exactly what I'm saying. I'm implying that I didn't think he'd be able to fully max out his talent, because they would keep Bogut, thus not allowing KD to shine defensively as he did in the WCF last year.
But they didn't keep Bogut, and so KD gets to do his thing, and should get a ton of credit for it.
