Durant really SLAMS Oklahoma City basketball

[sgt. pepper]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nbav...cid=spartanntp

[Bellaboo]

He said it was fun playing basketball in OKC also. Not sure how he Slams OKC Basketball ?

[SoonerDave]

You know, we all just have to get past the KD thing. He's gone, he was a fake, we bought it. It's done. He shafted us, yup, but there's nothing to be done about it. There's no point in letting him continue to "live in our heads rent-free" as someone once told me. Time to just move on and enjoy what we've got. Durant is just a town in southern OK.

[dcsooner]

You know, we all just have to get past the KD thing. He's gone, he was a fake, we bought it. It's done. He shafted us, yup, but there's nothing to be done about it. There's no point in letting him continue to "live in our heads rent-free" as someone once told me. Time to just move on and enjoy what we've got. Durant is just a town in southern OK.

He did not slam OKC at all, but man, do I agree with this! Move on

[stile99]

You know, we all just have to get past the KD thing. He's gone, he was a fake, we bought it. It's done. He shafted us, yup, but there's nothing to be done about it. There's no point in letting him continue to "live in our heads rent-free" as someone once told me. Time to just move on and enjoy what we've got. Durant is just a town in southern OK.

Sgt Pepper would have gotten the beating a dead horse emoji if we had one. But we don't, and the like button is gone, so SoonerDave gets applause.

[Bunty]

You know, we all just have to get past the KD thing. He's gone, he was a fake, we bought it. It's done. He shafted us, yup, but there's nothing to be done about it. There's no point in letting him continue to "live in our heads rent-free" as someone once told me. Time to just move on and enjoy what we've got. Durant is just a town in southern OK.

Why must Durant be considered a fake? Was he supposed to remain at OKC until he got too old and had to retire?

[Bellaboo]

Why must Durant be considered a fake? Was he supposed to remain at OKC until he got too old and had to retire?

Just for the fact for years he led everyone to believe he was going to stay, play and retire from OKC.

[stile99]

Just for the fact for years he led everyone to believe he was going to stay, play and retire from OKC.

Once upon a time, I got married. I believed it was the whole "til death do us part" thing. Didn't really turn out that way.

Waaaaaay back in High School, I took an interest in Psychology, and pondered making it my career. Didn't really turn out that way.

I could go on and on with so many examples, but the point is something you really should have learned on your own by now...**** happens. The best laid plans of mice and men, and all that. And really, if you believed KD was going to stay in OKC until the heat death of the universe, that's on you, pal. Not him. And this constant need to belittle him? That's also on you.

[warreng88]

Once upon a time, I got married. I believed it was the whole "til death do us part" thing. Didn't really turn out that way.

Waaaaaay back in High School, I took an interest in Psychology, and pondered making it my career. Didn't really turn out that way.

I could go on and on with so many examples, but the point is something you really should have learned on your own by now...**** happens. The best laid plans of mice and men, and all that. And really, if you believed KD was going to stay in OKC until the heat death of the universe, that's on you, pal. Not him. And this constant need to belittle him? That's also on you.

Not really, he is the one that said it, not us. That is one of the reasons so many people are pissed. If he would have said from the very beginning, "Things change, we will see what happens" and then he leaves, I get it. But when he says multiple times "I want to play my whole career here, I want to retire here" and constantly makes comparisons to Duncan, Nowitzki and Kobe for playing their entire career for one team, why is it on us when he made those claims?

[chris4105]

Once upon a time, I got married. I believed it was the whole "til death do us part" thing. Didn't really turn out that way.

Waaaaaay back in High School, I took an interest in Psychology, and pondered making it my career. Didn't really turn out that way.

I could go on and on with so many examples, but the point is something you really should have learned on your own by now...**** happens. The best laid plans of mice and men, and all that. And really, if you believed KD was going to stay in OKC until the heat death of the universe, that's on you, pal. Not him. And this constant need to belittle him? That's also on you.

It has been my experience to question highly anyone still a young adult when they say they are certain what they will (or won't) do for the rest of their life.

[Bellaboo]

Once upon a time, I got married. I believed it was the whole "til death do us part" thing. Didn't really turn out that way.

Waaaaaay back in High School, I took an interest in Psychology, and pondered making it my career. Didn't really turn out that way.

I could go on and on with so many examples, but the point is something you really should have learned on your own by now...**** happens. The best laid plans of mice and men, and all that. And really, if you believed KD was going to stay in OKC until the heat death of the universe, that's on you, pal. Not him. And this constant need to belittle him? That's also on you.

Do you like the way how he stiffed his teammates for years after his decision ? Lebron had class when he left Miami by taking Wade and Bosh out to dinner and telling them of his decision. Durant ? He left his friends for years high and dry. Still hasn't spoke to them.

[Colbafone]

At no point in this video is he slamming OKC, the Thunder or the fans. This is a non story. Aaaaaaaaand moving on.

[kevinpate]

nm, thought I edited this one, but wrote another instead.

[kevinpate]

Plans change.
It ain't the end of the world just because it happens.

He slammed himself if he slammed anyone, and I don't think he actually slammed himself.

[Roger S]

Man what really gets to me is that Durant stole the CASI State Championship Chili Cook-off from us a few years back..... I'll never forgive Durant for that!

[dankrutka]

First, I'm not sure what the OP was thinking with that thread title, but KD definitely did not slam OKC basketball at all.

I wouldn't go as far as calling KD a fake or liar. I think he's somewhat easily influenced and I think a lot of people around him wanted him at Golden State. From a basketball perspective, the move is just super weak, but there's no need to rehash that dead horse. On a personal level, KD spoke glowingly about OKC for 8 years and provided the city with incredible press... but I just think he left town poorly. He didn't communicate with Russ or Collison, he didn't buy an ad in the newspaper to thank OKC fans (as many players often do), and he hasn't said much in the press about OKC beyond his hollow announcement. After speaking about how much OKC meant to him, he didn't really show it. I think leaving was hard for him and maybe that's why he hasn't addressed it. KD knows he let a lot of people down and I don't think he wants to deal with that.

Anyway, time to move on. We still have a team in OKC.

[Urbanized]

First, I'm not sure what the OP was thinking with that thread title, but KD definitely did not slam OKC basketball at all.

I wouldn't go as far as calling KD a fake or liar. I think he's somewhat easily influenced and I think a lot of people around him wanted him at Golden State. From a basketball perspective, the move is just super weak, but there's no need to rehash that dead horse. On a personal level, KD spoke glowingly about OKC for 8 years and provided the city with incredible press... but I just think he left town poorly. He didn't communicate with Russ or Collison, he didn't buy an ad in the newspaper to thank OKC fans (as many players often do), and he hasn't said much in the press about OKC beyond his hollow announcement. After speaking about how much OKC meant to him, he didn't really show it. I think leaving was hard for him and maybe that's why he hasn't addressed it. KD knows he let a lot of people down and I don't think he wants to deal with that.

Anyway, time to move on. We still have a team in OKC.

Agree with all of this, and would add that my own feeling is that Nike and RocNation are the primary motivators behind his move. Heck, I think to some extent KD is a straight-up pawn for a lot of people. He's not his own man. One of the reasons I've always liked Russ better, LONG before the past few months played out. For many years in fact.

Regarding the interview, I think if anything KD was admitting that his own game is far from complete, which is another thing I have said for years. I guess by extension he is also indicting the Thunder's system, but whatever.

The Thunder was so keyed on his game that it absolutely depended upon full effort and performance from him for everything to go smoothly. It constrained opportunities for many other players, it caused Russ to be criticized (mostly unfairly, in retrospect) for feeling like he had to put the team on his own shoulders when KD disappeared.

The crazy thing is, I honestly think that with one or two moves this team could have very little drop-off from where they were before KD left, which was still a long way from where they could've/should've been. For eight seasons, we only saw FLASHES of how great KD could be; most notably when Russ had the knee injury and KD for the first time ever put the team on his own shoulders. If we would have had that effort and team play out of KD the whole time he was here, there would be championship banners in the rafters of the Chesapeake Arena. Instead we are left to wonder what might have been. And I lay that largely at his feet. His passivity, pouting, and lack of commitment to team basketball had an incredibly detrimental effect on this team. I can't wait to see them grow without that cloud hanging over them.

Now that he is in an environment that REQUIRES team play, it looks like he is discovering how he SHOULD play, which will be scary for the whole league. Too bad he had to go elsewhere to want to learn it and commit to it. All he had to do was pay attention in the film room or on the court while playing the Spurs and GSW.

[Laramie]

Durant is very careful that he doesn't slam OKC because there's nothing that benefits him. K. D. has enough pressure on himself to keep GSW in the playoffs & win a championship.

[Thomas Vu]

I thought he was non committal come contract time. Moving on.

[bradh]

The biggest thing that bugs me about Durant is that he's friends with Draymond Green, and I question his effort now looking back at the end of that series. Rubs me wrong.

[dankrutka]

The biggest thing that bugs me about Durant is that he's friends with Draymond Green, and I question his effort now looking back at the end of that series. Rubs me wrong.

Not sure how you can question KDs effort. He played the best defense of his career in that series. He was unbelievable.

[catcherinthewry]

Not sure how you can question KDs effort. He played the best defense of his career in that series. He was unbelievable.

Unfortunately for the Thunder, you have to play on both ends of the court. I don't think it is unreasonable to question the fact that he shot worse from 3 than Andre Roberson in the GS series.

[dankrutka]

Unfortunately for the Thunder, you have to play on both ends of the court. I don't think it is unreasonable to question the fact that he shot worse from 3 than Andre Roberson in the GS series.

So, you think he was trying really hard on defense, but missing threes on purpose? That doesn't really make sense. Is KD's offense a reason OKC didn't advance? Yes. Is it troublesome that he was friendly with Warriors players? Sure. But... Is there any evidence he tanked on purpose? Not at all.

Creating conspiracy theories by re-interpreting past events is easy to do, but that doesn't make any of it true. No one suggested that KD wasn't doing everything to win when we were actually playing the Warriors... and there's a reason. KD was working his butt off to win.

Now, please quit making me defend KD! I'm trying to make him the villain. lol

[jerrywall]

So, you think he was trying really hard on defense, but missing threes on purpose? That doesn't really make sense. Is KD's offense a reason OKC didn't advance? Yes. Is it troublesome that he was friendly with Warriors players? Sure. But... Is there any evidence he tanked on purpose? Not at all.

Creating conspiracy theories by re-interpreting past events is easy to do, but that doesn't make any of it true. No one suggested that KD wasn't doing everything to win when we were actually playing the Warriors... and there's a reason. KD was working his butt off to win.

Now, please quit making me defend KD! I'm trying to make him the villain. lol

And it honestly wouldn't make sense for him to tank the series. Fans take the interteam rivalries more seriously than the players do. At the end of the day, no matter what team they're playing for, they're working for the NBA. Tanking that series would cost him much more in the long term career wise. There's no upside. If the Thunder had won that series thanks to his playing, he wouldn't have been seen as a enemy going to LA. Just a bigger superstar.

[Laramie]

So, you think he was trying really hard on defense, but missing threes on purpose? That doesn't really make sense. Is KD's offense a reason OKC didn't advance? Yes. Is it troublesome that he was friendly with Warriors players? Sure. But... Is there any evidence he tanked on purpose? Not at all.

Creating conspiracy theories by re-interpreting past events is easy to do, but that doesn't make any of it true. No one suggested that KD wasn't doing everything to win when we were actually playing the Warriors... and there's a reason. KD was working his butt off to win.

Now, please quit making me defend KD! I'm trying to make him the villain. lol

. . . or getting his butt worked.