Durant Signing With Warriors

[NCChiFan]

He'll be fine, he's not a selfish player ... He's gonna find his role and battle for a ring...

If he just picks up the Barnes role, someone wish to argue who the better scorer is between Barnes and Durant?

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I did not hate LeBron then and I don't hate Durant now.

Forget about the teams involved, Durant has handled his business with professionalism and class, which is precisely why it does not make sense to hate him. LeBron vilified himself with the way he announced the decision and how he handled himself after. Huge difference there.

I don't think that's the foremost reason the decision is hated- it's hated because he went somewhere other than Cleveland to win rings. It undermines the "count the rings" cache, invoking Jordan as some kind of saint for staying in Chicago instead. It's exactly the same thing with Durant- leaving OKC for a stacked Warriors team. It's really not particularly deeper than that. The vanity of Lebron's decision is somewhat annoying, but the profits made off it did go to charity iirc. That element of the decision to me, is semantics when comparing the Lebron and Durant departures, respectively. I don't think the vanity of it all is the differencemaker you're making it out to be.

 

[GNG]

He'll be fine, he's not a selfish player ... He's gonna find his role and battle for a ring...

That's an optimistic view but great players want the ball in their hands.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

If he just picks up the Barnes role, someone wish to argue who the better scorer is between Barnes and Durant?

Also Durant finishes strong at the rim...

 

[GNG]

I don't think that's the foremost reason the decision is hated- it's hated because he went somewhere other than Cleveland to win rings. It undermines the "count the rings" cache, invoking Jordan as some kind of saint for staying in Chicago instead.

Jordan finished his career with Washington.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Jordan finished his career with Washington.

Never said the narrative was coherent. Just that it's there.

 

[GNG]

Also Durant finishes strong at the rim...

Not strong enough versus Golden State in the playoffs.

 

[bksballer89]

Probably the most accurate tweet of the day.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Not strong enough versus Golden State in the playoffs.

Golden State is a good team, they won 73 games for a reason... And it's not like OKC didn't compete...

 

[GNG]

Golden State is a good team, they won 73 games for a reason... And it's not like OKC didn't compete...

Lets be honest... OKC choked that series away.

 

[tlance]

You don't need to defend much inside 20 feet against them. Bogut is athletic for a big and DG picks up the scraps, but neither are a post presence.

I see no improvement to a soft team.

Westbrook to GS I would feel differently, but not Durant. RW can start getting the credit he's due now though. Been overlooked too long.

Durant gives them scoring inside 20 feet. He is great from midrange and slashing to the hoop.

You don't need post scoring in today's NBA. That has been proven. When you have great shooters like GS does though, it is much easier for your guards to get to the rim.

You see soft player to a soft team, I see elite player to arguably the most talented team in the league. This deal makes them completely unguardable.

 

[msgkings322]

Teams can't stop Curry and Klay without Durant so your analogy is flawed.

Cleveland did exactly that

 

[msgkings322]

Lets be honest... OKC choked that series away.

Curry is the main reason, whether he was still hurting (no excuses) or just well defended, he did not play like an MVP except in 1 game out of 7.

 

[GNG]

Cleveland did exactly that

Golden State choked...

 

[HammerDown]

He wanted to go to California.

Just not sure why he picked that team.

 

[tlance]

Durant will be more like a Kevin Garnett type guy for them, he doesn't have to shoot outside nearly as much as he did at OKC... Durant has a great 3 ball also but with all the shooters the Warriors already have Durant's role can be more mid range inside... This is effin exciting...

But not like you think.

You can never have too many shooters. Durant may start in the mid post some, but he will also be used to stretch the floor even more. Many of his midrange and paint scoring chances will come on drives when teams are forced to guard him with minimal help.

 

[RobToxin]

I am wondering if anyone has heard from Ayesha Curry about whether or not she still thinks the NBA is rigged.

 

[msgkings322]

Durant can do anything he'd like but to say that money and being on a winning team didn't enter into his decision is baloney.

What the hell other reasons should any player consider?

 

[GNG]

No team should ever blow a 3-1 lead in the playoffs.

 

[GNG]

What the hell other reasons should any player consider?

I said that is the reason most players change teams. Other folks posted that it didn't enter into Durant's decision.