PockyCandy wrote:Second time I've said about Durant, but after going over to the GB, I feel like saying some things about him:
1: It's extremely hypocritical of the media/casual fans to talk about how winning rings is the only thing that matters, but when Durant goes to GSW because he just wants rings, he's vilified for it. Makes absolutely no sense to me. I mean, the only thing that matters is RINGGZZZZ right? No one ever said how you win the rings matters until this year.
2: I also seem to hear a lot about how Durant would get broken in half if he played during the 80's. To which I say, Gervin and English did just fine in that era. And for what it's worth, Durant would actually weigh more than any of Boston's famed front line of McHale Parish Bird.
Let's just say people would have a lot more respect for Durant if he went to another team, like say the Wizards, than the Warriors who had just won a title a year previously and were considered by many the best team in the league.
He basicallly joined a powerhouse. Few people are going to give as much respect to a player who does that rather than joining a weaker team and trying to beat the league's most powerful team.
Moreover, he left a team that a few years before had played in a finals and looked poised to get there again.
The whole thing just seemed bizarre.
It's his career, and he had the right to do what he thinks is best for him. But fans of the league like to see up and coming teams challenge the super teams. Durant would have won a lot more respect staying in OKC and beating GS than joining GS. Or joining another team besides the Cavs in the east. He would get just as criticized if he had joined the Cavs.
Far from hatred my friend. I never said GOAT playoff run by a team. If you read closer I said GOAT individual run to a title by Olajuwon. 
