KD to GS - Pt III

Frozzy · Post #701 » by **Frozzy** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 9:14 pm

gst8 wrote:
NeoWarriors wrote:Looks like Kevin Durant's brother got dicked in the gene pool.

Worse than Blake Griffin's?

Have you seen Westbrook's brother?

Frozzy · Post #702 » by **Frozzy** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 9:15 pm

zshawn10 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/751158553885286400[/tweet]

Think about the Roc Nation & Nike conspiracies!

CS707 · Post #703 » by **CS707** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 9:19 pm

Frozzy wrote:
gst8 wrote:
NeoWarriors wrote:Looks like Kevin Durant's brother got dicked in the gene pool.

Worse than Blake Griffin's?

Have you seen Westbrook's brother?

Kevin Hart?

NaturalThunder · Post #704 » by **NaturalThunder** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 9:30 pm

As an OKC fan who "stanned" Durant more/harder than Westbrook, today hurt more than Monday when he announced his decision. Actually seeing him sitting in front of the Warriors logo backdrop and sitting next to Kerr and Myers...that hurt. I know I'll sound like a bitter, jealous ex-girlfriend, and I am to an extent, but I will never respect Durant again. He's now a LeBron and Draymond Green in my eyes: a player whom I've vilified. I know he'll do great things in Golden State and he will get a ring; it's inevitable. Rooting against him or for him to fail would be like rooting for snow in July here in Arkansas. It's a fruitless endeavor, but sometimes you want it more than anything in the world.

Seeing the Durant Warriors Jersey, and Durant sitting in front of Warrior logos at a press conference, and Durant identified as "F Golden State Warriors" on the bottom of the TV screen...it was just so surreal and heartbreaking. I still want to like the guy, heck even love him, but I can't. He says going to Golden State isn't the "easy road" to a ring, but it is. It is when you already had a championship caliber roster that was one win away from the NBA Finals. It is when you spent nearly a decade becoming the adopted, beloved son of an entire city and state. It is when you said and did everything that made all the signs point towards staying with the team. It is when you preached loyalty and competitiveness and gave off the old-school vibe. I want to wish Durant the best with the Warriors, but I can't. I know he and the Warriors will do great things but I will never respect him again. He broke my heart and simultaneously ruined the thing outside of my family that I was most passionate about.

zshawn10 · Post #705 » by **zshawn10** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 9:34 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_PfDPXKFU4[/youtube]

Shot Clock · Post #706 » by **Shot Clock** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 9:35 pm

zshawn10 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/751156199165267968[/tweet]

Durant needs to stop talking about it and let it blow over. I'm not sure who is giving him image management counseling but it's failing.

so_bored · Post #707 » by **so_bored** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 9:42 pm

The greatest short cut ever

NBAfan3024 · Post #708 » by **NBAfan3024** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:10 pm

zshawn10 wrote:[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_PfDPXKFU4[/youtube]

Thanks for that

suntzuballin · Post #709 » by **suntzuballin** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:17 pm

Him saying okc plateau ed is utter bs with trade made to olamdipo was a brilliant move now okc has 2 lock down defenders(roberson)They actually would for sure beat gsw.Its obvious he didn't like playing with Westbrook,with the way Westbrook plays.I just don't see how it be better in gs there not enough ball to go around..And also all the 3pt shooting is a new style nba(smallball)it's suppose to be entertaining, it's ruining the game.gs just use as a bailout(crutch)every time there behind.Durant joining that team just ruined it even more.Him have great chemistry with green hahhaa one of those 2 will end up punching each other out.

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DreDay · Post #710 » by **DreDay** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:19 pm

Everyone focusing in on his hardest road comment when he said it all himself - it's a short career, and he wants to enjoy it the most. That's what the whole decision boils down to.

Loneshot · Post #711 » by **Loneshot** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:24 pm

This is exciting. This will help take basketball to its most competitive era ever. When the average team consist of at least four starters who are all-star caliber players, and away from the era where owners and GMs expect one player to carry the entire team every year with second fiddle players.

drone3 · Post #712 » by **drone3** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:35 pm

NaturalThunder wrote:As an OKC fan who "stanned" Durant more/harder than Westbrook, today hurt more than Monday when he announced his decision. Actually seeing him sitting in front of the Warriors logo backdrop and sitting next to Kerr and Myers...that hurt. I know I'll sound like a bitter, jealous ex-girlfriend, and I am to an extent, but I will never respect Durant again. He's now a LeBron and Draymond Green in my eyes: a player whom I've vilified. I know he'll do great things in Golden State and he will get a ring; it's inevitable. Rooting against him or for him to fail would be like rooting for snow in July here in Arkansas. It's a fruitless endeavor, but sometimes you want it more than anything in the world.

Seeing the Durant Warriors Jersey, and Durant sitting in front of Warrior logos at a press conference, and Durant identified as "F Golden State Warriors" on the bottom of the TV screen...it was just so surreal and heartbreaking. I still want to like the guy, heck even love him, but I can't. He says going to Golden State isn't the "easy road" to a ring, but it is. It is when you already had a championship caliber roster that was one win away from the NBA Finals. It is when you spent nearly a decade becoming the adopted, beloved son of an entire city and state. It is when you said and did everything that made all the signs point towards staying with the team. It is when you preached loyalty and competitiveness and gave off the old-school vibe. I want to wish Durant the best with the Warriors, but I can't. I know he and the Warriors will do great things but I will never respect him again. He broke my heart and simultaneously ruined the thing outside of my family that I was most passionate about.

Really moving heartfelt! If OKC could somehow beat GSW in the playoffs that would be so gratifying.

10DayContract · Post #713 » by **10DayContract** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:40 pm

Lol at people saying it's too easy, etc. You don't know how Durant's body feels. What if his knees are a few years from done? What if he knows his body is breaking down? He's doing what he wants.

dc · Post #714 » by dc » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:43 pm

Loneshot wrote:This is exciting. This will help take basketball to its most competitive era ever.

Yeah, hopefully it'll be like the "Golden Age" of the NBA in the 80s. The era everybody loved when the Lakers and Celtics combined for 13 of 20 Finals appearances.

baller16 · Post #715 » by **baller16** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:47 pm

KD has that "I f***** up real bad" vibe during the press conference.

nbafan38 · Post #716 » by **nbafan38** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:55 pm

BigTrade92 wrote:Durant's excuse when asked if he's taking a short-cut to a ring was: No, since he's never lived in the Bay Area and doesn't know the community very well, adding that there's "no short cuts" in this league and that coming to the Warriors was the "hardest road" to a ring.......

LOL bro, so soft...

lol none of what he said has anything to do with winning a ring.

BigTrade92 · Post #717 » by **BigTrade92** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 11:02 pm

nbafan38 wrote:
BigTrade92 wrote:Durant's excuse when asked if he's taking a short-cut to a ring was: No, since he's never lived in the Bay Area and doesn't know the community very well, adding that there's "no short cuts" in this league and that coming to the Warriors was the "hardest road" to a ring.......

LOL bro, so soft...

lol none of what he said has anything to do with winning a ring.

Pretty much.

Apparently in the big softie's mind, moving to a new city as a millionaire athlete makes it hard for one to win a ring, especially when selling out to go to an already historic stacked team....what a fraud.... :lol:

BlaugranaCule07 · Post #718 » by **BlaugranaCule07** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 11:42 pm

I will never understand how people can be so salty at someone who doesn't even know they exist. I really really hope they win it all this next season just to see how much the haters and naysayers will cry their eyes out.

Pennebaker · Post #719 » by **Pennebaker** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 11:43 pm

The Warriors picked up the Thunder's 2nd best player and people act like they just got LeBron James. :lol:

BigTrade92 · Post #720 » by **BigTrade92** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 11:46 pm

BlaugranaCule07 wrote:I will never understand how people can be so salty at someone who doesn't even know they exist. I really really hope they win it all this next season just to see how much the haters and naysayers will cry their eyes out.

Uh, you're missing the point completely.

We're paying fans, well most of us anyway, who want to see a competitive product on the court.

Being mad that Durant is watering down the product is a good reason to be upset, especially when he did not have to make that choice.

And what haters and naysayers? EVERYONE expects them to not only win, but destroy the competition for a few years to come. But that's exactly the problem...