The Excuses, Flapping of Capes and Sympathizing for Kevin Durant Need to Stop

[WaveMolecules]

imagine choosing kyrie over steph in anything

 

[VegasCAC]

Unfortunately this site coddles KD like Wanda for the most part. Any other good player who does remotely what he's done would get absolutely slaughtered.

 

[#1 pick]

Facts and he had a squad with Brooklyn and blew it because he wanted Harden

 

[duncanthetall]

Stop being obtuse. That’s like losing Welker and Moss in 07 in the first round and then saying the Patriots and Brady failed to even make it to the super bowl. KD went to Golden State (which he should have) and half the NBA world has hated this dude since and tries to come at his character. This entire thread itself is insane. Think about the once in a lifetime confluence events that led to the current Nets.

Nobody is being obtuse. Losing in the 2nd round isn’t “almost making the finals.” You’re the homie, but your KD defense force schtick is weird

 

[Killer Instinct]

The 2nd round isn't "almost" making the Finals when there are two teams in the semifinals that you weren't on.

 

[Mindfield333]

The coach was is the worst part of the OKC run… And they still made it to the finals. primarily off talent and youth. GSW just has a great offensive/defensive scheme

 

[KidJSoul]

The only thing that is true is that he wanted Kyrie. Everything else you said is bullshyt Durant hater drivel. I don’t know what this man did to you guys but it’s strange. Like you’re overlooking the biggest shyt show in the NBA just to blame him. What good situations was he in in OKC? The team he led to the finals at 23 and then they traded away Harden? Like why can’t you just call it what it is? Why are you all so obsessed with hating this guy? Like I’d get it if he was a villain or something but this nikka doesn’t do shyt but hoop and smoke weed.

"Hater drivel"

" I don’t know what this man did to you guys but it’s strange"

"Why are you all so obsessed with hating this guy?"

get this bullshyt out of here

You like KD but can't dispute what I'm saying so you start flinging wild, inflammatory insults at me

 

[The God Poster]

Lmao at KD “almost sabotaging a title run” can’t rewrite history like that wasn’t 3 years ago. Draymond begged this man crying to him in the rain and then cussed him out and said they don’t need him. This wasn’t all of his doing. Draymond played a big role if not the biggest as to why KD Isn’t a warrior

I think this is a cop out & KD was the biggest beneficiary of it.

I don’t think he had any intention of resigning. His injury & them not winning made it easier to reason his leaving

 

[Doctor Doom]

You’re making a case for his greatness

????

He is a great player lol.

Don't think the thread is saying he isn't great, it's shytting on people who are feeling sorry for KD when he created the situation he is in now.

 

[Easy-E]

He's had first-hand experience of what it's like to exist on a stage that is based entirely on the material of ISO, with no winning-culture and a lack of accountability. He went through it with Westbrook and OKC. It's the reason why he went to GS; he then experienced what it was like playing for a winning organization and enjoyed all the spoils that came with it. He experienced both ends of the spectrum, of what it takes to win and what doesn't.

Lowkey, I think KD thought things would fall apart after he left and they kinda did (for a hot sec) with Klay and Steph injured and all the losing.

 

[Easy-E]

Where now he finds himself in the same situation in BK, that he was in OKC: alongside a sidekick who's answerable to only himself, living and dying by ISO, feeling what it's like to seemingly have control over your surroundings, and only realizing after it's late that you don't have any control, at all; with your fate left up to the Basketball Gods who made you the protagonist in your own cautionary tale (that you lived and barely survived the first time around).

Also, I know remember that article that came out that KD and Kryie basically do what they want and the Nets kiss their ass to the tune of getting their jumpoffs apartments.

Some of us got called "co*ns" for thinking this was dumb, because this was "the Black man's power" and shyt.

 

[Derek Lee]

Nobody likes playing the victim role more than the KD stans.

 

[Redguard]

The situation he finds himself now in, is all his own doing.

He wanted this.

He's had first-hand experience of what it's like to exist on a stage that is based entirely on the material of ISO, with no winning-culture and a lack of accountability. He went through it with Westbrook and OKC. It's the reason why he went to GS; he then experienced what it was like playing for a winning organization and enjoyed all the spoils that came with it. He experienced both ends of the spectrum, of what it takes to win and what doesn't.

Yet he grew tired of playing in that [winning] system, almost sabotaging a title run in the process because he wanted to do things his own way. It's why he left and wanted to create something for himself.

Where now he finds himself in the same situation in BK, that he was in OKC: alongside a sidekick who's answerable to only himself, living and dying by ISO, feeling what it's like to seemingly have control over your surroundings, and only realizing after it's late that you don't have any control, at all; with your fate left up to the Basketball Gods who made you the protagonist in your own cautionary tale (that you lived and barely survived the first time around).

He wanted this.

His career path has taken the course of being stuck in a burning building, only to be rescued and resuscitated after being on death's door, only to willingly run into another burning building.

Unfortunately for him, it doesn't look like anyone's coming to his rescue this time.

 

[Trapperman Dave]

After what he and kyrie pulled this summer this is their karma

 

[KidJSoul]

How can it possibly be a perfect situation that turned bad? It was obviously never perfect to begin with. It was obviously never sustainable if Harden wanted to leave after only one year. How come almost every other team managed to how come out the side of this pandemic without being comprised and the Nets didn't?

Wiggins got vaccinated against his beliefs, but he bought into the culture of the team. KD willingly partnered up with someone who he knew wouldn't sacrifice his beliefs for basketball.

Regardless of the Nets almost going to the Finals, do you think the set-up they had was sustainable for long-term success?

KD did a bad job leadership wise as well. Didn't try to push or influence Kyrie.

Then he decided he'd rather play with Kyrie than Harden... which is retarded. He prioritized playing fun iso-ball rather than playing with a playmaker that would help him run the offense and take pressure off of him in the playoffs even if he doesn't shoot well. Harden could go 2-11, but still facilitate and draw coverage and make it easier for KD