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Post by Headhunter on Jul 15, 2016 22:00:56 GMT -5
It's all in the game. The way these things tend to shake out over time, I'd almost expect it.
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Post by Reign in Blood on Jul 17, 2016 11:40:49 GMT -5
I think it's clear Bird is saying even if he had the opportunity he wouldn't, be cause he thrived against competing against him. It's a dumb thing to say though because he played on a super team his entire career. So did Magic. Of course those guys never wanted to leave, they never had to. The league's talent pool is so much more spread out now, those kinds of teams can only be formed through guys wanting to buddy up. And tbh, why is it that sports are the only profession where people are criticized for wanting to take the most efficient route to success possible? That doesn't really make sense. Because it is sports, it's about competition and people like an underdog. Everybody gets Durant's reasoning, but it will always be the easy way out and his ring will seem a bit hollow. Just like James' rings with Miami aren't the same as the one he just won. In any profession are you more likely to get criticized for taking an obvious cake walk or taking on a challenge?
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Post by Headhunter on Jul 17, 2016 16:16:26 GMT -5
It's a dumb thing to say though because he played on a super team his entire career. So did Magic. Of course those guys never wanted to leave, they never had to. The league's talent pool is so much more spread out now, those kinds of teams can only be formed through guys wanting to buddy up. And tbh, why is it that sports are the only profession where people are criticized for wanting to take the most efficient route to success possible? That doesn't really make sense. Because it is sports, it's about competition and people like an underdog. Everybody gets Durant's reasoning, but it will always be the easy way out and his ring will seem a bit hollow. Just like James' rings with Miami aren't the same as the one he just won. In any profession are you more likely to get criticized for taking an obvious cake walk or taking on a challenge? I mean, that's kinda leading the question a bit, but the obvious answer, to me, is that that's totally results-dependent. The process doesn't mean nearly as much in the "real world". In the vast majority of professions we value practicality. How can we streamline this or that? I constantly take the "cake walk" in my daily work because not doing so would drive me insane. I would never leave my office and never be happy. So to be consistent with that argument, I would say we should wait for the end results to make judgments. KD may end up having to carry the team when it's all said and done. Who knows?
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Post by Monster on Aug 3, 2016 22:32:29 GMT -5
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Post by Jason on Aug 4, 2016 0:21:47 GMT -5
7th/8th seed, or no playoffs for OKC.
Durant fucked them for the next few years unless front office goes to work.
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