How Much Do You Appreciate KD Now on the Warriors

heatwillbeback · Post #181 » by **heatwillbeback** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 5:36 am

Titles are titles. Other people will try to discredit them, but it doesn't work.

GS and their fans are thrilled. As they should be. They are one of the best teams of all time, play immaculately together and are having fun doing it.

euroleague · Post #182 » by **euroleague** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 5:36 am

He needs to join a team that’s is expected to win because of him, not his team.

He needs to go to the lakers

Marcus_Shart · Post #183 » by **Marcus_Shart** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 5:37 am

Join a team with a 9-73 record and come back from 3-1 deficit in the conference finals.

Rainwater · Post #184 » by **Rainwater** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 5:37 am

woosah wrote:
Kabookalu wrote:
Steven1562 wrote:lol "legacy" it's only the fans who care about it. I think Durant will sleep fine with his rings and money.

If he slept fine with just his rings and money he wouldn't need to create burner accounts defending himself.

LOL you know there are people who actually like banter and talking ish to people online. Look at the people on realgm. He could just like trolling.

I know or he may want to interact like a normal individual. Many celebrities have a second account for their own personal use.

Vae Victus · Post #185 » by **Vae Victus** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 5:40 am

Join the Lakers along with PG13.

Win a coupla chips.

Gonna be ALOT of peeps who are gonna rate KD > LBJ and Steph if he manages to pull that off, cuz that means he'll be beating Curry Dubs and whatever squad LBJ is on for a coupla years.

I mean yea, take a 35-47 squad and go into title contention, people will LOVE that narrative, cuz its hard as **** to pull off and to do it for the LAKERS of all teams. The accolades and glory will be ever lasting.

I mean Lebron did the same thing with CLE, but its CLE, so honestly not that many people cared.

nurseryc · Post #186 » by **nurseryc** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 5:41 am

Durant should go to Philly and bring them a title. He is the perfect addition and fits much better with Simmons as he can play off the ball much better than Lebron.

youngthegiant · Post #187 » by **youngthegiant** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 5:43 am

jigga_man wrote:Outside of nerds on the realgm general board? lol.

The media will talk about his game 3 finals performance for God knows how long. B2B finals MVP and still under 30? I think his legacy will be fine.

I don't agree, I talk to many casual fans and they also don't respect Durant. Decreasing shoe sales and nowhere near as marketable as he used to be. He killed his legacy.

313 Professor · Post #188 » by **313 Professor** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 5:45 am

Nothing. He needs to be blackballed like Kaepernick. Everybody should just refuse to sign him.

Warriorfan · Post #189 » by **Warriorfan** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 5:49 am

Legacy never in danger RealGMers whose. feelings got hurt and jealous KD didnt pick their team may never be repaired

Heatle · Post #190 » by **Heatle** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 5:54 am

He doesn't need to save his legacy. He's one of the best to lace them up.

ninjamilk23 · Post #191 » by **ninjamilk23** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:25 am

If Durant wins 4 rings with 4 FMVP is he rank ahead of LeBron?

ninjamilk23 · Post #192 » by **ninjamilk23** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:27 am

Warriorfan wrote:Legacy never in danger RealGMers whose. feelings got hurt and jealous KD didnt pick their team may never be repaired

I think people would've been okay if Durant went to a different team. I can't even imagine playing basketball at the park with my friends then leave them next game to play with the team that beat us. Lol.

GreatWhiteStiff · Post #193 » by **GreatWhiteStiff** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:28 am

Steven1562 wrote:lol "legacy" it's only the fans who care about it. I think Durant will sleep fine with his rings and money.

Yeah because ultra secure NBA superstar KEVIN DURANT surely cares not of how us plebians perceive him...

Post #194 » by **bwgood77** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:29 am

GobertReport wrote:Didn’t watch the finals and I hope a lot of people didn’t, it would be the best thing for the league to have the finals with low viewership. Steph Curry has no legacy, it went away when KD signed.

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He's only concerned about rings though.

wco81 · Post #195 » by **wco81** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:31 am

R-DAWG wrote:
IG2 wrote:Obviously, the other 29 teams lost because they had 0 shot at winning a championship, but I don't think GS won themselves.

That is their tragedy to me. They are undoubtedly the GOAT team, but there's an artificiality to how they achieved that status - adding top 3 player to a 73-9 roster - that will always preclude them for ever being a 'celebrated' team or even a team that will get properly placed in history. They are so much better than everybody else that their accomplishments simply feel hollow. GS' celebrations itself the last 2 seasons says it all. No genuine emotion or authenticity to it. It's all so meh. Because it's all so easy. There's zero doubt in my mind they would gladly trade these last 2 rings for one in 2016. Now that would've actually meant something. And nothing will change next season when they cruise to 3 in a row. The world will still react to it with a 'meh'.

Which is why I've always said nobody won with KD's move. GS didn't. KD most certainly didn't - 0 legacy boost, 0 respect gained and he remains the poster child for anti-competitiveness. Did anybody else on GS get any boost from the last 2 seasons? I certainly can't see one. And it's so sad. A team and it's stars' legacy is so tied to them winning it all. We can't wait to discuss how winning a championship impacts their place in history. With this team, there's nothing to discuss. Nothing to talk about. It's ho-hum, the most talented 2-way team ever won it all again, now let's all go to sleep.

And they still needed the refs to bail them out.
Usually after 2-3 championships you start to respect the teams you dislike. There is no respect here. They get more hatable.
Refs ruined this series in a 2006 level. In 2007 a ref went to jail. Stay tuned.

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Pennebaker · Post #196 » by **Pennebaker** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:37 am

I appreciate KD less.

He's still freeloading. He plays on a team that can win 70 games without him. What is there to appreciate? He has no pressure on him because he knows if he sucks or if he misses shots then Curry or Thompson can make up for it. If he sucks on defense he knows Draymond will be great on defense so no worries.

Durant essentially is a coward.

TrebleNotDouble · Post #197 » by **TrebleNotDouble** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:42 am

Since Durant left OKC, Westbrook has over shadowed him

shawngoat23 · Post #198 » by **shawngoat23** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:46 am

As a basketball fan, I really appreciate the chance to see arguably the best pure scorer of this generation--one with a rare gift of unselfishness for someone so talented--play in a free flowing offensive system that emphasizes ball movement and team concepts, rather than being shackled with clueless coaches in Oklahoma City that run isolation-heavy offenses in part to cater to a headstrong co-star. While I have nothing against Russell Westbrook as a person, I really dislike watching his style of out-of-control basketball and felt that really detracted from what we could see with Durant.

This is in addition to the fact that the Oklahoma City leadership group is arguably the most despicable one in the league. It never felt right rooting for him there, and I think anyone who wants to call Durant a snake needs to take a look at the likes of Clay Bennett and Aubrey McClendon. Why the hell would he feel any loyalty to play for such contemptible owners, especially when they already showed no loyalty to one of his best friends and teammates in James Harden?

DusterBuster · Post #199 » by **DusterBuster** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:49 am

My thread about this tweet will probably fall like a rock, so this is probably next best place to put this....

Read on Twitter

Pennebaker · Post #200 » by **Pennebaker** » Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:52 am

shawngoat23 wrote:As a basketball fan, I really appreciate the chance to see arguably the best pure scorer of this generation--one with a rare gift of unselfishness for someone so talented--play in a free flowing offensive system that emphasizes ball movement and team concepts, rather than being shackled with clueless coaches in Oklahoma City that run isolation-heavy offenses in part to cater to a headstrong co-star. While I have nothing against Russell Westbrook as a person, I really dislike watching his style of out-of-control basketball and felt that really detracted from what we could see with Durant.

This is in addition to the fact that the Oklahoma City leadership group is arguably the most despicable one in the league. It never felt right rooting for him there, and I think anyone who wants to call Durant a snake needs to take a look at the likes of Clay Bennett and Aubrey McClendon. Why the hell would he feel any loyalty to play for such contemptible owners, especially when they already showed no loyalty to one of his best friends and teammates in James Harden?

"arguably the best pure scorer of this generation"

KD's playoff scoring high was set in this series. 43 points.

LeBron's playoff scoring high was also set in this series. 51 points.

In just the 2018 playoffs alone LeBron scored 42, 43, 44, 44, 45, 46, 46, 51.

James outdid Durant's best playoff effort 6 times just within the last few weeks. That puts KD to shame.

It's time we recognize the REAL best pure scorer of this generation and his name is LeBron Raymone James.