KD had beef with Warriors reporters + their obsession with Steph Curry / Klay according to new book

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Damn man.

KD is pretty much a human version of Daffy Duck.

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G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman said:
"Steph sacrificed Billions of dollars for Under Armour by recruiting KD"

Never thought about it but he's right...it's only significant because Steph has ownership in the company


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it's insignificant. it wasn't an altruistic gesture. steph weighed his options and DECIDED the financial sacrifice was less important than the pursuit of his own goal: more chips.

he doesn't deserve special consideration for it after the fact. he made a choice. the same way KD invited all this scrutiny -- unfair or not -- when he chose to play for GState.

also, strauss acknowledges there are other factors that likely impacted under armour's bottom line that have nothing to do with KD joining the team. factors he flirts with going into detail about (bad decision-making in the product realm, coupled with advancements by nike... which was already feeling pressure from adidas to up its game at the time), but then quickly pivots back to his broader point that "there's a clear before and after" regarding UA profitability and KD's arrival. i hope he has a better justification in the book, cause based on the interview that shyt is flim-flam.
 
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Woodrow said:
it's insignificant. it wasn't an altruistic gesture. steph weighed his options and DECIDED the financial sacrifice was less important than the pursuit of his own goal: more chips.

he doesn't deserve special consideration for it after the fact. he made a choice. the same way KD invited all this scrutiny -- unfair or not -- when he chose to play for GState.

also, strauss acknowledges there are other factors that likely impacted under armour's bottom line that have nothing to do with KD joining the team. factors he flirts with going into detail about (bad decision-making in the product realm, coupled with advancements by nike... which was already feeling pressure from adidas to up its game at the time), but then quickly pivots back to his broader point that "there's a clear before and after" regarding UA profitability and KD's arrival. i hope he has a better justification in the book, cause based on the interview that shyt is flim-flam.
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You make good points...but so does ESS. Both points can be true.
 
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murksiderock said:
@Kinguno

By the way, the seminal players of the 10s were Bron, KD, Steph, I agree with you. Kawhi is a distant fourth, winning that backdoor chip last year has elevated him overnight into discussions he wasn't in a year ago, meaning, people thought he could be the best player alive if he was healthy, but legacy wise?

People weren't having legacy conversations about Kawhi a year ago, his resume ain't on the level of the other three guys. And I don't think he has a strong argument that he's better than any of them; at no point in Kawhi's career has he been a greater player than KD when KD is healthy; at no point in Kawhi's career until LeBron went down in Year 16 was he better than LeBron, yet people throw parties like a guy 8 years younger shouldn't be better than anybody playing in their 16th year if that guy is truly an elite player...

And Kawhi struggled acclimating with Aldridge the first year Aldridge came to SA, Kawhi dealt with injuries that postseason but he hardly left a mark in 2016, which we all know was the Year of Steph. His impact and legacy on the sport pales in comparison to Steph's, and he's only two years younger in basketball years. He may be better than Steph now but he ain't anywhere near Steph on a legacy scale yet...

The difference is while we know all athletes have egos, and they all think about being the greatest player and beating their top competition, Durant is the only one with a seemingly unhealthy obsession over it. They all think about it, they all want to be the last man standing, but only KD pouts if some random 34-year old white woman from Kansas posts on her Twitter that somebody is better than him...
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Kwai is better then lebron tho
 
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KD wasnt prepared for the backlash his move would cause. He needed the support of the full organization to help him bear the brunt. But he didnt get that. Klay and Steph did the best they could. But between the GS media, the little jabs the GM and announcer made at the parade, and draymond, he didnt recieve that support. People within the org added fuel to the divisive narratives.

That's like if when Bron went to miami, Pat riley started making slick jokes about how the team would always be Wade's team. Or if his teammates started talking spicy about him choking whenever things got hot in the locker rooms.

KD is definitely sensitive, but I dont think the full warrior organization did enough to fix the cracks when they started to appear. I think Steph and Klay did the best they could. But the warrior media members and FO dropped the ball.
 
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I will say this...if kyrie is the fan favorite in brooklyn then watch this shyt happen AGAIN
 
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