Kevin Durant revisited

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BlazersBlood said:
And we shoulda dropped a nuke on Russia to make them give us Sabonis in his prime so Drexler, Porter, Kersey, Sabonis, & Buck could have dominated from '89-'95.

Nobody could have predicted what has happened to Oden.
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Actually some GMs expressed concern about Oden's knee before the "exploratory surgery" results.
 
This injury sucks, and I will freak if it's a bad one, but his injury history is overrated. From what I know, he tore a ligament in his finger towards the end of HS, resulting in surgery and impeded production at OSU. He got his tonsels out after becoming a Blazer.....not basketball-related and can happen to anyone. The microfracture happened, which was obviously the big one. Since then, he sprained his ancle, which happens to anyone. Now he sprained his foot (hopefully). I am not yet under the impression that his career will be full of injuries. But if he gets another big knee injury......
 
oldmangrouch said:
Is that a graveyard over there, and is that desperate whistling I hear?

Yes, hindsight is always 20/20....but when you have the #1 pick in the draft, you should exercise due diligence. You don't draft a gimp, regardless of his hypothetical upside.

You can badmouth Durant (or Horford) all you like - but at this point neither of their respective teams would trade them for Greg Penknife (ie wimpier than a Bowie).

KP screwed up. Get over it and move on. You can't let the team, or the fanbase, be held hostage by one guy. Just hope KP has a "plan B"!
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Is this satire? I'm not being snide, I honestly can't tell.

Obviously, another injury to Oden is worrying, but writing him off as a bust already is a bit insane. I'm not saying that Oden will certainly fulfill expectations, but it seems reactive in the extreme to have already decided Oden's NBA career is finished (at least as a possible impact player).
 
For those who visited Durant in Seattle, I invite you to revisit him...in Oklahoma City. As for me, I'm sticking with GO.
 
Minstrel said:
Is this satire? I'm not being snide, I honestly can't tell.

Obviously, another injury to Oden is worrying, but writing him off as a bust already is a bit insane. I'm not saying that Oden will certainly fulfill expectations, but it seems reactive in the extreme to have already decided Oden's NBA career is finished (at least as a possible impact player).
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Satire, with an unpleasant core of truth.

On "that other board" I got flamed for saying that the Blazers would go as far this season as Roy and LMA could carry them. Some fans just can't face the reality that Penknife may not be a super-duper-star from day one....or maybe ever.

The part about not letting one player hold the team hostage was meant seriously.
 
For my fantasy team? Durant.

For my Blazers? Oden.

I still have no doubts that Pritchard made the right move when he selected Greg over Kevin.

Ed O.
 
oldmangrouch said:
Satire, with an unpleasant core of truth.

On "that other board" I got flamed for saying that the Blazers would go as far this season as Roy and LMA could carry them. Some fans just can't face the reality that Penknife may not be a super-duper-star from day one....or maybe ever.

The part about not letting one player hold the team hostage was meant seriously.
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I got flamed last year for suggesting Oden could be injury prone
 
Kotah said:
Chances are Durant wont stay in OKC longterm...
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Huh? Based on what?

They're building the team around him. The city will give great support and presumably the ownership will be willing to pay him the max. He's not from Texas, but he was willing to go there for college and so he must not find that part of the country too unpalatable.

While there is a chance he will leave, I would put it markedly under 50% in the next five years.

Ed O.
 
No disrespect to KD, he is amazingly good and is only get better...

but fuck this shit. GO is OUR guy... yes he sprained his ankle, oh well. Players like KD come around much more than players like Greg.... I'm not even sure how KD would fit in our lineup...

I'm 100% happy with how our team is RIGHT NOW. I wouldn't change any draft the past 4 years (including the Chris Paul draft because how it would change everything).
 
gotta love the loyalty some of us have....
It's Oden for the Blazers! Once a Blazer, Always a Blazer. He is our guy! Stick with him!
 
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Gimme a break.
 
Because he doesn't keep hurting the same thing over and over...

Wrist... Tonsils (didn't hurt his tonsils though, lol)... Knee.... Ankle... Foot are the 5 major injuries he has had in a little over 2 years.... I think the knee was the only really major one...
 
Ed O said:
They're building the team around him. The city will give great support and presumably the ownership will be willing to pay him the max. He's not from Texas, but he was willing to go there for college and so he must not find that part of the country too unpalatable.
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i've never been to oklahoma city that i can remember, but going to college in austin, tx really is not similar to at least most parts of oklahoma in any way.
 
rocketeer said:
i've never been to oklahoma city that i can remember, but going to college in austin, tx really is not similar to at least most parts of oklahoma in any way.
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Huh? But them 'er all red states!!!

Them 'er the same!
 
One of the main problems with Durant is that they are playing him at SG. He's a natural 3 and its ridiculous they have him at the 2 for Jeff Green.
 
PapaG said:
Huh? But them 'er all red states!!!

Them 'er the same!
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The person who said that Oklahoma was similar to Texas (Ed O) is a Republican. I doubt his claim was politically motivated.
 
I remember saying on the other board that I figured it would take one month for fans to turn on Oden and call him a bust. I was off by 28 days.
 
LittleAlex said:
I remember saying on the other board that I figured it would take one month for fans to turn on Oden and call him a bust. I was off by 28 days.
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I understand your point, but think it is misguided. Pounding the kid because he was rusty and not yet in 100% game shape would have been silly. Being frustrated by his inability to make it through half a game without injury is a whole different ballgame.
 
Durant will leave OKC as soon as possible! OKC is a horribly boring town. It's like Salt Lake City with alcohol instead of Mormons!
 
Nikolokolus said:
You took the words right out of my mouth (er fingers).

Fuck Kevin Durant and fuck this thread.
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I wouldn't necessarily rip on KD. I don't think he's done anything to deserve it.

But yes, these kinds of threads need to stop.
 
oldmangrouch said:
I understand your point, but think it is misguided. Pounding the kid because he was rusty and not yet in 100% game shape would have been silly. Being frustrated by his inability to make it through half a game without injury is a whole different ballgame.
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He got through pre-season games. This wasn't literally his first game action. It's just bad timing, symbolically, that it was the regular season opener.
 
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