Durant just rubbing salt in the wound

[Wheels]

Don't confuse fans wanting to see Oden a part the team while rehabbing as "hate." The local media called Oden out on being MIA in the playoffs and rightly so. It would be a nice gesture if he showed up for summer league to root the team on and help coach the young guys like some other NBA players do. If he's healthy enough to hang at a Vegas cabana party, he can show up for a day or two in Summer League.

just out of curiousity... do you go to your after hours work functions? like retirement dinners etc?

 

[XXPrimusXX]

The last couple of years, there have been a few posters here who bend over backwards to find reasons to rip on Durant.

Well personally, I don't think Kevin Durant is as good as advertised. But I wouldn't go so far as to say I hate him.

 

[andalusian]

The last couple of years, there have been a few posters here who bend over backwards to find reasons to rip on Durant.

Before last year I most certainly noticed that his team was way better with him off the court than on - but it is clear that he worked hard last summer on his defense - and this is no longer the case. Dude is a stud.

 

[noknobs]

just out of curiousity... do you go to your after hours work functions? like retirement dinners etc?

A better comparison is asking if he goes to after hour work functions for other companies who he doesn't work for.

 

[craigehlo]

just out of curiousity... do you go to your after hours work functions? like retirement dinners etc?

Yep. It's IMHO part of the job to go golf, attend birthday/retirement parties and join company sponsored teams like softball and the Hood To Coast relay.

If you hate your job, then I suppose you do the very minimum and could care less about how you are perceived by coworkers and those who cut the checks (CTC!). I suppose it's the difference between a guy like Rasheed and Durant.

 

[Wheels]

A better comparison is asking if he goes to after hour work functions for other companies who he doesn't work for.

hahah!

 

[Wheels]

Yep. It's IMHO part of the job to go golf, attend birthday/retirement parties and join company sponsored teams like softball and the Hood To Coast relay.

If you hate your job, then I suppose you do the very minimum and could care less about how you are perceived by those who cut the checks (CTC!). I suppose it's the difference between a guy like Rasheed and Durant.

gotcha.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Nice to see a superstar that's a true hoops junkie ... cause you'd have to be to watch a ton of summer league.

 

[Masbee]

Oh my God. The stupidity in this forum knows no bounds.

Yes, fuck Greg Oden for rehabbing instead of hanging out at summer league.

How do you KNOW he is rehabbing - right now?

We KNOW Durant is currently supporting his team.

 

[RoyToy]

If he's got time to party in Vegas, he can certainly plan a trip down there to support the team in Summer League and hit his usual spots. He was there just last month "rehabbing":

I bet Larry Miller took the picture.

 

[Erroneous Subterfuge]

How do you KNOW he is rehabbing - right now?

We KNOW Durant is currently supporting his team.

I have no idea what he's doing this second, why would you assume I knew that? I do know he's rehabbing all summer in both Portland and Indianapolis with Jay Jensen, Bobby Medina, and Bill Bayno and he's scheduled to start running soon. The plan is to have him 100 percent for training camp. So I don't really see where he can take a few weeks off and go watch summer league. I really don't understand your question. Was that suppose to be zinger? Are you attempting to own me?

 

[The Professional Fan]

This simply says a lot about Durant. He's awesome. He's a hoop junkie. You want that from your players if at all possible (see Kobe/Jordan). I think the OP's point is that it would be nice if Oden was as much of a hoop die hard. However, not many players in the league love hoops so much that they desire to sit through summer league games. Can't fault Oden for not attending (assuming he isn't there when the Blazers kick off summer league).

I do wish Oden came across more passionate about the game. I can't necessarily say he isn't passionate about it, but my gut tells me he just doesn't like hoops that much. Again, I think that's the OP's point. I think some of you are taking this thread topic to literally.

 

[Erroneous Subterfuge]

This simply says a lot about Durant. He's awesome. He's a hoop junkie. You want that from your players if at all possible (see Kobe/Jordan). I think the OP's point is that it would be nice if Oden was as much of a hoop die hard. However, not many players in the league love hoops so much that they desire to sit through summer league games. Can't fault Oden for not attending (assuming he isn't there when the Blazers kick off summer league).

I do wish Oden came across more passionate about the game. I can't necessarily say he isn't passionate about it, but my gut tells me he just doesn't like hoops that much. Again, I think that's the OP's point. I think some of you are taking this thread topic to literally.

That's fair. But I'd say it takes more passion and effort to rehab from major knee surgery (again) than it does to go to orlando and watch basketball.

 

[The Professional Fan]

That's fair. But I'd say it takes more passion and effort to rehab from major knee surgery (again) than it does to go to orlando and watch basketball.

Completely agree with that.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

There's no use fretting about it--OKC's just better than us in nearly every aspect:

Durant>Roy (obviously)
Westbrook>Miller (better shooter, scorer, passer, and rebounder, and 12 years younger)
Sefalosha>Batum (unless Batum works really hard to reach Thabo's level)
Green>Aldridge (since LMA is soft and overpaid)
Ibaka>Oden (only one can actually stay on the court)
Brooks>McMillan (check the hardware)
Presti>_________ (goes without saying)
Bennett>Allen (because PA has become Dan Snyder/Al Davis)

You know, I don't even know why our guys are even planning on taking the court next year. It's not even worth the effort.

 

[Mediocre Man]

There's no use fretting about it--OKC's just better than us in nearly every aspect:

Durant>Roy (obviously)
Westbrook>Miller (better shooter, scorer, passer, and rebounder, and 12 years younger)
Sefalosha>Batum (unless Batum works really hard to reach Thabo's level)
Green>Aldridge (since LMA is soft and overpaid)
Ibaka>Oden (only one can actually stay on the court)
Brooks>McMillan (check the hardware)
Presti>_________ (goes without saying)
Bennett>Allen (because PA has become Dan Snyder/Al Davis)

You know, I don't even know why our guys are even planning on taking the court next year. It's not even worth the effort.

Sadly only a couple of those were not accurate

 

[mgb]

Don't confuse fans wanting to see Oden a part the team while rehabbing as "hate." The local media called Oden out on being MIA in the playoffs and rightly so. It would be a nice gesture if he showed up for summer league to root the team on and help coach the young guys like some other NBA players do. If he's healthy enough to hang at a Vegas cabana party, he can show up for a day or two in Summer League.

If I remember right he was at the playoffs, at least home ones, he just stayed in the locker room because it hurt to keep his knee bent sitting with the team.

 

[XXPrimusXX]

Sadly only a couple of those were not accurate

Well, considering basketball is a team game, what really matters is which team is better. Not these position by position comparisons.

Both teams had the same record (50-32), however; take into account that the Blazers missed 311 regular season games to injury.

The Blazers also won the season series 3-1.

So, as it stands the Portland Trailblazers > the Oklahoma City Thunder.

And I'm sure our record would be EVEN better despite the injuries if Brandon Roy was given 10+ Free Throws a game.

 

[Masbee]

I have no idea what he's doing this second, why would you assume I knew that? I do know he's rehabbing all summer in both Portland and Indianapolis with Jay Jensen, Bobby Medina, and Bill Bayno and he's scheduled to start running soon. The plan is to have him 100 percent for training camp. So I don't really see where he can take a few weeks off and go watch summer league. I really don't understand your question. Was that suppose to be zinger? Are you attempting to own me?

My post was a joke. Didn't you get the funny part?

 

[RoyToy]

Well, considering basketball is a team game, what really matters is which team is better. Not these position by position comparisons.

Both teams had the same record (50-32), however; take into account that the Blazers missed 311 regular season games to injury.

The Blazers also won the season series 3-1.

So, as it stands the Portland Trailblazers > the Oklahoma City Thunder.

And I'm sure our record would be EVEN better despite the injuries if Brandon Roy was given 10+ Free Throws a game.

Stop using facts and statistics to your advantage. It's not fair.

 

[XXPrimusXX]

Stop using facts and statistics to your advantage. It's not fair.

Oh shi-! My bad.

 

[Erroneous Subterfuge]

My post was a joke. Didn't you get the funny part?

Woah, my bad. it struck me as serious.




edit: Damn, two posts in a row with the phrase "my bad"

 

[XXPrimusXX]

Woah, my bad. it struck me as serious.




edit: Damn, two posts in a row with the phrase "my bad"

So, whose bad was it?

 

[TripTango]

So, whose bad was it?

Manute Bol's.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I have a completely different take on the issue.

Durant attending summer league means he thinks summer league is relevant, which means he thinks his team sucks and he wants to watch how his team is progressing.

 

[Idog1976]

I bet Larry Miller took the picture.

Larry Miller? FUCKING LARRY MILLER?!

I did NOT watch my buddies die face down in the mud in Viet fucking nam in order to watch you take two consecutive three day weekends before you sign a fucking GM for this god damn team I love so much!

Walter, man...this thread has nothing to do with Vietnam man or Larry Miller!

 

[Nikolokolus]

Larry Miller? FUCKING LARRY MILLER?!

I did NOT watch my buddies die face down in the mud in Viet fucking nam in order to watch you take two consecutive three day weekends before you sign a fucking GM for this god damn team I love so much!

Walter, man...this thread has nothing to do with Vietnam man or Larry Miller!

Thanks dick! Now I have beer all over my keyboard and monitor

 

[XXPrimusXX]

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE RULES!?!?



PS: Maybe Kevin Pritchard peed on Paul Allen's rug?

 

[jlprk]

The local media called Oden out on being MIA in the playoffs and rightly so.

Actually, I was the one who called out Oden, on this board, for staying at his mother's house and paying no attention to basketball or Blazer scores, even during the fight to make the playoffs. A few days later, Quick wrote an article about what Oden was doing. The guy stalks me like a hawk.

 

[jlprk]

If I remember right he was at the playoffs, at least home ones, he just stayed in the locker room because it hurt to keep his knee bent sitting with the team.

His agent read Quick's article and did damage control. For the first time since his injury he showed up. This, after saying on the radio that his only contact was if a friend happened to tell him a score.