re: 2016 NBA Offseason Thread
What stinks about the Durant move is it takes away the signature rivalry for 2016-17.
What stinks about the Durant move is it takes away the signature rivalry for 2016-17.
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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re: 2016 NBA Offseason Thread
Harden was a great playmaker and they should've given him a chance to start before just throwing him away before even trying
They had other pieces too that complimented that team but it doesnt matter because when its time to get paid youre gone
unless your name is enes kanter... how does that make any sense
Oladipo can't even shoot, no waiters and a non shooting roberson wasn't going to take them over the top eitherComment
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re: 2016 NBA Offseason Thread
I think the only way they get "a lot" is if the team they trade him to get's an extension from him, which isn't going to happen because signing an extension now would lock him into this current max money and not the dumpster truck of cash he could get signing next year.
As long as the Lakers are sitting there looming as a place everyone sees him bolting to as a free agent next year, I can't see OKC getting the return I'm certain they want for him.Comment
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re: 2016 NBA Offseason Thread
In fairness, Durant was on that team. And he was their best player. Most of the blame should've (rightfully) fell on him...not the OKC front office. I think that's why it's not sitting well with certain people. It sends the signal of a defeatist attitude.
That being said, I don't blame him. He honestly doesn't owe anything to anybody but himself and his family. But that doesn't mean we can't be critical. I personally found this disappointing because I like Durant and would've liked to see him bounce back from last year with a title in OKC by finally beating Lebron.-Rocky Balboa"Maybe I can't win. But to beat me, he's going to have to kill me. And to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me. And to do that, he's got to be willing to die himself. I don't know if he's ready to do that."Comment
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No way those three are still together to this point. They were one win away from reaching the finals. And they got away from everything good they were doing.
No, Oladipo has nothing on Harden. But he could have been a great addition to a team that was right there.
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Guys, I think Wade is about to bolt from Miami.Comment
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For the record, I don't blame Durant for leaving. But for GSW? yea, he definitely cheapened himself, and put more pressure on himself then ever before.
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Durant said it himself. He was tired of losing. Maybe he realized he couldn't get it done in OKC with Westbrook and that management.
The smart move isn't staying there out of loyalty for a team that wasn't loyal to anyone else that helped make that team a Finals contender.
People can be disappointed. It doesn't mean their disappointment isn't misguided. It's strange to be mad at a player doing what's best for him and not be mad at the team that made it more difficult for that player.
OKC gave him a bad coach. They traded away Harden. They just traded away Ibaka. They brought in Waiters as the help.
They did get him Adams and Kanter, but Durant got them 30 PPG and an MVP. There was a failure in the franchise to help him win a title."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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The decision he made was pure basketball related
This is the thing, I keep seeing people talk about this like its really a video game
Bruh, nobody is guranteed to keep making the finals every year unless you are in the east and get to hand pick super teams
Other than that, NO, especially not in the West.
Dude just wants a ring.. if it takes him wanting to go to GS to learn how to win then so be it, cause it fa sho aint happening in OKC
How many years does the dude need to lose before these "peoples" opinions to change? When he gets too old to do much?Comment
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Can't really see him going anywhere besides Cleveland.
Heat have offered him $20 million tax-free for next season.
Rumors of him joining the Bucks or Nuggets make no sense in terms of fit. Bucks need shooters and Nuggets have a logjam in the guard position. Plus neither of those teams are going to the Conference Finals any time soon.Comment
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I don't think that's fair. Presti made some shrewd moves, including this recent trade of Ibaka. The Harden deal ultimately was a good one because it brought in helpful pieces. The Thunder have been a well-run franchise since they drafted Durant in Seattle. The move from Brooks to Donovan worked this year, too. I don't think a player can ask for more.After more than eight years on here, I finally figured out how to edit my time zone!Comment
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