Durant: Being a douche is the real me

[calvin natt]

I'll take the douche who is All-NBA, first ballot HOF, perennial All Star who backs everything up vs our own resident douche who waves towels at the end of the bench and posts shirtless pics of himself across social media on a weekly basis any day

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I'll take the douche who is All-NBA, first ballot HOF, perennial All Star who backs everything up vs our own resident douche who waves towels at the end of the bench and posts shirtless pics of himself across social media on a weekly basis any day

Ok... Yeah so would all of us, but we don’t have to like either.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

And people give Lebron a pass only because he didn't go to the team that beat him? Lebron still went to super teams and made roster decisions, ran Kyrie out of Cleveland, etc. Yeah he went to the Lakers and they aren't the greatest but that was a business move. I am sure they will get Kawhi next season or something and then oh look, another team where Lebron has to have a star by him.

LeBron made super teams, he did not join already constructed ones.

 

[calvin natt]

Ok... Yeah so would all of us, but we don’t have to like either.

it just feels like a bunch of jilted lovers in here sometimes.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

it just feels like a bunch of jilted lovers in here sometimes.

I understand what you’re saying - I really do. There have been plenty of Blazers throughout the years I thought we’re real pieces of work though. I may cheer for them while they’re on the court because they don the right jersey’s.
Plenty of guys that have come through I didn’t like though. So it’s not like if he has chose the Blazers and then acted this way I’d by default just love him to pieces.
Heck I think it sucks for competitive balance what he did going to GS, but there has been ample opportunity for him to not act like a complete dunce towards anyone and everyone who didn’t like his decision, that would at least lessen the negative feelings I got for him, but he continues to double down on it, and then proclaim this is the real me. Well the real him seems like a pretty unpleasant piece of work, so Blazer or not I’d probably have the same reaction to him.

 

[BBert]

Wait, people are busting Durant's chops over coat tail riding to a championship because it makes it look like he lacks the guts to compete? And it's hurting his feelings and pissing him off? And it's unfair?

Tough. Shit.

 

[KingSpeed]

you and I both know you spelled it "douce" to start with.

No I didn't. I can't edit titles.

 

[Orion Bailey]

No I didn't. I can't edit titles.

LOL. Come on Eric. You are smarter than this....

 

[KingSpeed]

LOL. Come on Eric. You are smarter than this....

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[Orion Bailey]

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Julius is a mod. He fixed it.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I'll take the douche who is All-NBA, first ballot HOF, perennial All Star who backs everything up vs our own resident douche who waves towels at the end of the bench and posts shirtless pics of himself across social media on a weekly basis any day

Well, the reality is the only way we're getting Durant is if we go 74-8 during the regular season and them come back from 3-1 to beat GSW in the conference finals.

We have to prove to him we're the best regular season team ever without him and his current team can't beat us in the playoffs, even if we spot them a 3-1 lead.

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

Unpopular but I really like Durant. Second favorite player in the league. People just hate him because he went to GS. That’s it. If he went somewhere else, nobody would be calling him a douche.

Well yeah, that's exactly the point. This is how KD is perceived, and rightly so:

He took the easy way out. He didn't earn a championship, he joined a championship team. It would have been like Michael Jordan joining the Pistons in the summer of 1990 after the Pistons beat the Bulls in the Eastern Conference finals. But, Jordan would have never in a million years joined the Pistons. He use losing to them as motivation and came back the next year, beat them and won his first NBA title. That's the difference between a leader and a follower.

People would hate on Durant a lot less if he would stop being so defensive about his choice. It bothers him because he knows it was a weak ass move. He doesn't need to constantly snipe back at people on social media, but he does. That's a sign of insecurity. He should just shut the fuck up and let it die. He made a weak ass move. Stop acting like you didn't and let it die.

BNM

 

[BBert]

Well, the reality is the only way we're getting Durant is if we go 74-8 during the regular season and them come back from 3-1 to beat GSW in the conference finals.

We have to prove to him we're the best regular season team ever without him and his current team can't beat us in the playoffs, even if we spot them a 3-1 lead.

BNM

And we need cap room to pay him. CTC.

 

[Orion Bailey]

And we need cap room to pay him. CTC.

TPE! Duh!

 

[julius]

Julius is a mod. He fixed it.

No I didn't. But it was originally "douce"

 

[Orion Bailey]

No I didn't. But it was originally "douce"

Well then I made an ASSumption, but I thought it was a fairly good one.

 

[Cippy91]

Well yeah, that's exactly the point. This is how KD is perceived, and rightly so:

He took the easy way out. He didn't earn a championship, he joined a championship team. It would have been like Michael Jordan joining the Pistons in the summer of 1990 after the Pistons beat the Bulls in the Eastern Conference finals. But, Jordan would have never in a million years joined the Pistons. He use losing to them as motivation and came back the next year, beat them and won his first NBA title. That's the difference between a leader and a follower.

People would hate on Durant a lot less if he would stop being so defensive about his choice. It bothers him because he knows it was a weak ass move. He doesn't need to constantly snipe back at people on social media, but he does. That's a sign of insecurity. He should just shut the fuck up and let it die. He made a weak ass move. Stop acting like you didn't and let it die.

BNM

Was it a weak move? Yes. Does he deserve all this hate? No. Criticism? Yes. I guess I don’t understand how it makes him a douche. He’s one of the best scorers and talents we have ever seen. Can’t take that one away from him

 

[Cippy91]

LeBron made super teams, he did not join already constructed ones.

I think Lebron is the 2nd greatest of all time. I’m just saying, he still joined super teams, teams he knew would have multiple all stars.

 

[KingSpeed]

No I didn't. But it was originally "douce"

Nope.

 

[KingSpeed]

I think Lebron is the 2nd greatest of all time. I’m just saying, he still joined super teams, teams he knew would have multiple all stars.

Because he had to play against teams with multiple all stars.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Was it a weak move? Yes. Does he deserve all this hate? No. Criticism? Yes. I guess I don’t understand how it makes him a douche. He’s one of the best scorers and talents we have ever seen. Can’t take that one away from him

Being a douche has nothing to do with how good of a player he is and i dont think anyone is taking his skills away from him.
He is a douche for how he responds to the criticism you yourself say he deserves.
He is getting the critque and being a Douche about it.

 

[Propagandist]

I think Lebron is the 2nd greatest of all time. I’m just saying, he still joined super teams, teams he knew would have multiple all stars.

It trips me out a bit you keep comparing the two "decisions." There was no certainty when LeBron joined Miami. With LeBron, "The Decision" was what ruffled peoples' feathers. It was a tone deaf and just dumb and embarrassing. I HATED myself for watching it. But in the end LeBron and Co. had to work for those titles; they got a lot of lucky breaks. And then the prodigal son returned and delivered for Cleveland=savior.

As for Durant. (How do you not see this?!?) He's an MVP that joined perhaps the best team in HISTORY and without grace; that move is for 38 year old ring chasers. He talks shit; he's petty. It's like the dudes that shove one another then wait for someone to hold them back to act badass. I mean, the whole fake account on twitter, even the tweet after CJ interview. How his personality has changed. And this is all just off the top of my head! You aren't seeing any of this? It's not normal fuckdouchery, it's next level=the proverbial Judas Iscariot.

 

[julius]

Nope.

Actually, yes you did. You originally wrote it "douce". Your title was edited to spell it correctly.

 

[calvin natt]

.... He doesn't need to constantly snipe back at people on social media, but he does. That's a sign of insecurity. He should just shut the fuck up and let it die. He made a weak ass move. Stop acting like you didn't and let it die....

BNM

This is how I feel about fans talking about KD

 

[SlyPokerDog]

According to the moderation log the thread title was edited. I do not know what was edited, just that it was.

 

[calvin natt]

It trips me out a bit you keep comparing the two "decisions." There was no certainty when LeBron joined Miami. With LeBron, "The Decision" was what ruffled peoples' feathers. It was a tone deaf and just dumb and embarrassing. I HATED myself for watching it. But in the end LeBron and Co. had to work for those titles; they got a lot of lucky breaks. And then the prodigal son returned and delivered for Cleveland=savior.

As for Durant. (How do you not see this?!?) He's an MVP that joined perhaps the best team in HISTORY and without grace; that move is for 38 year old ring chasers. He talks shit; he's petty. It's like the dudes that shove one another then wait for someone to hold them back to act badass. I mean, the whole fake account on twitter, even the tweet after CJ interview. How his personality has changed. And this is all just off the top of my head! You aren't seeing any of this? It's not normal fuckdouchery, it's next level=the proverbial Judas Iscariot.

Disagree. He joined prime Wade and prime Bosh and himself in Prime and they got on a stage and said they would win “not five not six “ championships. They knew they were a super team. This is all recency bias.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Disagree. He joined prime Wade and prime Bosh and himself in Prime and they got on a stage and said they would win “not five not six “ championships. They knew they were a super team. This is all recency bias.

Super teams still need role players around them to help maximize thier efficiencies.
Miami was an unknown when they put the puzzle pieces together. They didnt know if they would fit or not. Guys like haslem played key roles.

Gsw was already proven. And thier role players were already proven to help them.

To me the difference is quite obvious

 

[calvin natt]

Super teams still need role players around them to help maximize thier efficiencies.
Miami was an unknown when they put the puzzle pieces together. They didnt know if they would fit or not. Guys like haslem played key roles.

Gsw was already proven. And thier role players were already proven to help them.

To me the difference is quite obvious

Recency. Bias.
Role players?
Haslem
Chalmers
Ray freaking Allen
Chris Anderson
Shane Battier

 

[julius]

According to the moderation log the thread title was edited. I do not know what was edited, just that it was.

Obviously Julius paid you to say that. FAKE NEWS

 

[Orion Bailey]

Recency. Bias.
Role players?
Haslem
Chalmers
Ray freaking Allen
Chris Anderson
Shane Battier

Not sure what you mean about recency bias.

And yes. Those role players came up big when they needed to. Maybe other roles players dont. Happens all the time.