If Durant name was Lebron James.......

[starbigd]

It's intellectually dishonest to NOT criticize Durant here.

I said this in the who needs a ring thread - in the last 3 games, he's missed 18 of 22 shots in the 4th quarter, ALL LOSSES.

That's failing to show up when your team needs it the most. Lebron, Melo, nearly every other star for a team gets KILLED for putting up those numbers "in the clutch" - and Durant will too.

You can't criticize those other players and NOT give Durant the same business. He FAILED, plain and simple.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

What also needs to be considered for both players in the frustration It is much easier to be successful when the other players on the court with you are being successful/contributing.

Both James (even though his numbers don't indicate it) and Durant basically saw the writing on the wall.
It changes your mindset. It changes you effectiveness.

They are still the 1-2 players in the league but that doesn't change the fact that 1 person cannot win a series vs a good team by themselves.

 

[starbigd]

What also needs to be considered for both players in the frustration It is much easier to be successful when the other players on the court with you are being successful/contributing.

Both James (even though his numbers don't indicate it) and Durant basically saw the writing on the wall.
It changes your mindset. It changes you effectiveness.

They are still the 1-2 players in the league but that doesn't change the fact that 1 person cannot win a series vs a good team by themselves.

Ah, but see you're being rational. You can't do that here. Fact is, Durant choked, he failed, he's a fraud......isn't that right Lebron haters???

 

[RedRum]

Hey you punchline, weren't you the one complaining about all these LeBron threads just earlier this week here? Why create another controversial one if you know he will get bashed? You are as phony as most heat fans.

Douchebag

 

[starbigd]

Hey you punchline, weren't you the one complaining about all these LeBron threads just earlier this week here? Why create another controversial one if you know he will get bashed? You are as phony as most heat fans.

Douchebag

If you're talking to me I didn't create this thread......and it's about Durant.

 

[wlk3]

If you're talking to me I didn't create this thread......and it's about Durant.

Punchline is BK...

 

[Black Adam]

Lakers+USC is right, though. there's a REASON LeClown would get bashed more if the shoe was on the other foot. the guys who believe he can do no wrong simply don't wanna see it...

 

[RobToxin]

*looks for The Chosen 1 tattooed across Durant's back*

Nope. Not there.

Moving on.

 

[bksballer89]

Hey you punchline, weren't you the one complaining about all these LeBron threads just earlier this week here? Why create another controversial one if you know he will get bashed? You are as phony as most heat fans.

Douchebag

As star said this thread is about Durant.

 

[Black Adam]

As star said this thread is about Durant.

Translation:"we want you LeClown haters to bash KD as much as you do our favorite player". yes, yes, we get it, punchline...

 

[RedRum]

If you're talking to me I didn't create this thread......and it's about Durant.

So if it's about Durant why the need to bring up LeBum and not just state
Durant's shortfalls? Because he is looking for this type of attention . So he can't complaint like a beatch and then do the same thing . Him and LeBum are nothing but attention whores.

 

[bksballer89]

*looks for The Chosen 1 tattooed across Durant's back*

Nope. Not there.

Moving on.

I just don't get why you guys care about what a man has tattooed on his body?

 

[starbigd]

Lakers+USC is right, though. there's a REASON LeClown would get bashed more if the shoe was on the other foot. the guys who believe he can do no wrong simply don't wanna see it...

It's not just about Lebron. Lebron got bashed in Cleveland well before people started hating on him like they do now.

I'm saying that EVERY star player we don't like in this situation would get the business, ALL of them - Melo, Lebron, Wade, Dirk, even Kobe - if ANY of them had missed 18-22 shots in the 4th quarter of 4 straight losses, missed all 7 3pt attempts, and went 1-4 from the FT line. That's a CHOKE job, there's no way around it.

Durant, and I LUV ME SOME DURANT - failed. He choked. And I'm saying if you're going to criticize anybody else, don't be a hypocrite and not criticize him.

 

[RobToxin]

Missing the point clearly. This has nothing to do with Heat or Lebron fans not taking it. I just find it funny that even a player like Melo (who durant is better than btw) receives way more criticism than Durant when he fails his team in the playoffs.

And can we please stop acting like LBJ only got criticized when he came to Miami? That is a lie. Do you not remember the finals vs the spurs and also the conference finals against Orlando?

You guys are too obsessed with what he does in his personal live. Do you know how many ppl I know with the chosen one tattoo? Grow a pair if someone you never met in your life gets a tattoo saying the chosen one actually bothers you.

He did not call himself King James. 99.9% of the time players does not come up with a nickname on their own. Either a teammate or someone in the media comes up with something and if it is good it sticks.

who you think came up with the nick name Iso Joe for Joe Johnson?

Flash for D-Wade

Matrix for Shawn Marion?


It hurt your little feelings that LBJ got the nickname King James from the media and has a tat saying the chosen one?

Wrong!

If you get The Chosen 1 tattod across your back and then start crying when the expectations upon you are raised.....

then it is you who needs to STFU!

 

[Black Adam]

I just don't get why you guys care about what a man has tattooed on his body?

LOL, you and Turnip wanna believe it's just that. shall we bring up the long list of his arrogance charges again? thought you didn't want that...

 

[starbigd]

LOL, you and Turnip wanna believe it's just that. shall we bring up the long list of his arrogance charges again? thought you didn't want that...

I think we can call damn near every player in the league arrogant. ESPECIALLY Lakers players of a certain ilk......IJS......if that's what you believe that makes you possibly the biggest hypocrite on this board.

 

[Black Adam]

It's not just about Lebron. Lebron got bashed in Cleveland well before people started hating on him like they do now.

I'm saying that EVERY star player we don't like in this situation would get the business, ALL of them - Melo, Lebron, Wade, Dirk, even Kobe - if ANY of them had missed 18-22 shots in the 4th quarter of 4 straight losses, missed all 7 3pt attempts, and went 1-4 from the FT line. That's a CHOKE job, there's no way around it.

Durant, and I LUV ME SOME DURANT - failed. He choked. And I'm saying if you're going to criticize anybody else, don't be a hypocrite and not criticize him.

oh i DO see where you're coming from. don't get me wrong here. but here's the point in a nutshell...


LBJ is hyped to be a basketball God...

KD is not...

hence, he will get bashed more when he fails. this is the point, all things are NOT equal. sports, wealth, life, you name it...

 

[Black Adam]

I think we can call damn near every player in the league arrogant. ESPECIALLY Lakers players of a certain ilk......IJS......if that's what you believe that makes you possibly the biggest hypocrite on this board.

i have no clue where you get THAT idea...ESPECIALLY when one put LBJ's actions against the typical player in the NBA...

look, i get the ego thing. Kobe, MJ, and others CERTAINLY would qualify. but they carried themselves a HELLUVA lot different than this clown did...

 

[starbigd]

i have no clue where you get THAT idea...ESPECIALLY when one put LBJ's actions against the typical player in the NBA...

look, i get the ego thing. Kobe, MJ, and others CERTAINLY would qualify. but they carried themselves a HELLUVA lot different than this clown did...

Yeah, they were all OPENLY arrogant. They all cheated on their wives, their both NOTORIOUS for being assholes on and off the court.......while Lebron has NONE of those things going against him.

You are selective in who you hate, even though players you like have the same issues or worse.

Lebron isn't even in the same UNIVERSE of douchebaggery and arrogance as Kobe, that's not even debatable.

 

[starbigd]

oh i DO see where you're coming from. don't get me wrong here. but here's the point in a nutshell...


LBJ is hyped to be a basketball God...

KD is not...

hence, he will get bashed more when he fails. this is the point, all things are NOT equal. sports, wealth, life, you name it...

LBJ is overhyped......but failure is failure. And I'm not solely talking about LBJ.

Anyway, lets face it, if Durant does this again next year, this will be a moot point. He'll get the criticism sooner or later if he continues to perform poorly in the clutch during the playoffs.