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.

[Colbafone]

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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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!

[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?

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Sancho]

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?

Its on you for believing that plans never change and letting this have an emotional impact on you. Move on, and next time dont forget that regardless of what people say, sometimes plans get changed.

[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.

[Bill Robertson]

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.

Even older adults. I'm pushing 60 and I'm on my third wife, all of which were "forever". I'm on my third "I'm going to retire from here" job. I'm on my fourth or fifth "I'll die here" house. I could go on and on. "Forever" plans change. OKC needs to just get over KD. He isn't a liar any more than I am every time I do something "forever ".

[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.

[OKCRT]

If he were to get a high ankle sprain and miss a couple months of the season it wouldn't bother me one bit. I don't wish death on him or anything like that but I hope he fails with GS.

[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.

[Richard at Remax]

So since he was friends with Draymond he didn't want to play well enough so his friend would win? I guess I don't follow that logic.

[bradh]

You don't have to agree, maybe effort was the wrong word, but the whole thing looking back smells like a rat.