Durant traded to Houston for Green, Brooks, #10 pick, and multiple 2nd rounders

To have problems with all three says something. At what point to we acknowledge that Durant was at least part of the problem?

 

If it was just with Draymond I could give it a pass. But how to we ignore the Nets coaching/FA fiasco that Durant clearly played a large role in? What about to OKC exit?

 

Not really when all 3 are total douchebags.

If he was having problems with people who don't have that reputation, it would be more relevant. No one likes Westbrook, Draymond, or Kyrie.

 

Ah homerism….lol

There’s a reason why Durant’s market was just two teams, despite his offensive talents.

 

Is this trolling? No one can be this dumb.

There was only 2 teams going for him because he publicly stated that he wouldn't sign an extension with all but 2 teams...plenty of teams expressed interest, but then KD shot down those proposals.

 

yup. Snaked wb and okc, got punked by draymond and couldnt stand up to kyrie while he actively sabotaged their team

Everything points to KD being a spineless coward with 0 leadership skills

 

golden state couldn’t have been bad because they won championships with KD and also tried very hard to get him back at the deadline.

brooklyn was 3 combustible personalities, but Kyrie was only playing half the games on account of his anti-vax crusade, Harden got frustrated and asked for a trade, then KD followed. Certainly can’t blame that on KD.

KD did not blow up the Suns. The Suns were not good enough because they didn’t build a good team. They realized they needed to retool around a younger Booker and tried to trade KD at the deadline without looping in KD’s people. Then it was clear a divorce was inevitable.

im not a fan of KD off the court. Seems like a curmudgeon. But trying to hang a poison pill rep on him is off base.

 

Hey hey.
That’s OUR spineless coward with 0 Leaderships skills now

 

I don’t think he needs to be a leader and I don’t think he needs to physically exert himself and put himself in danger to generate offense for himself or others.

he needs to shoot over people and make the right pass created by his gravity. he should be able to do that without physically, putting himself in a lot of scenarios where he can get injured.

Between Ime, Fred and the fact that the other players in our rotation are fairly mature, he doesn’t need to be the galvanizer.

 

More homerism lol.

Plenty of teams have called players bluff on extensions before. Nobody was willing to do that with Durant because of his age, injury history and drama history.

 

Finally someone says it.

 

Golden State: The issues with Draymond and the pouting afterwards are well documented. I give him credit for laying it on the line and rupturing his Achilles trying to win.

Brooklyn: Pushed out Kenny Atkinson for Nash. Pushed for the signing of a washed up Jordan. Attempted to have Nash fired until the front office told him and Kyrie to go fly a kite.

Phoenix: Pushed for the trade for a washed up Bradley Beal with a NTC, setting that franchise back for the next 5 years at least.


Certainly not a locker room cancer but there’s enough there to have some serious concern for off court drama.

 

Rockets will obviously be a better team

Even if they finish 3rd with only 50 wins, they will still be a better team than last season. If u don't understand what I mean then u don't know ball

KD is a diva, possible cancer, sensitive & nowhere close to a leader

But he's still KD. Efficient, will create gravity for others. Experienced. Superstar.

As a person I think he's an *******. But so is Draymond & Westbrick. Kyrie however is just a fake woke conspiracy theory idiot. I think KD has blame just as much as those guys.

He's in the twilight of his career and has just gone through the worst stretch of his career teamwise. I expect him to be focused and understanding that this is it. I think he'll get along with everyone and he'll have an MVP type season.

All the gripes of KD are valid, regardless to say the Rockets haven't improved is just delusion

 

Rockets during rebuild firing aimlessly, vs Rockets after getting Durant, with a purpose

 

Yeah - really good point. Basically we saw a delayed "leap" from Jabari because of the broken hand. I agree with you to some extent. I think he might be our second best shooters this year outside of Durant. That said - I'm still more conservative on his ability to turn the threat of his outside shot into a legit weapon to get himself good buckets elsewhere just knowing that his handle isn't the best when he tried to do that in the past and he has only recently improved his ability to relocate off ball...but if he can continue to improve here - he could start heading towards a "poor man's Khris Middleton" if he can hit open shots at a high rate and have a counter to shake a primary defender and force a 2nd defender to commit so we can see how he makes reads. It's a low percentage, but I do still see a path for him to turn into some version of the guy we hoped we had when we drafted him so high...which would be HUGE to solving some of the problems on the offensive side of the ball I see with this roster. I'm more confident in Jabari's ability to bring some version of that than I am in Amen or Alpi developing a consistent enough 3pt shot to spread defenses thin. At least we know Jabari has done some version of that at Auburn against lesser competition - Amen and Alpi have never been consistent shooters a day in their life against any competition level.

 

Did Harry Potter eventually beat Voldemort?

 

Harry Potter was standing there, but my recollection is that Dumbledore, operating in knowledge from Trelawney's prophecy, arranged events such that Voldemort could not kill Harry Potter with the Elder Wand, so that when he tried, Voldemort would kill himself. Harry Potter was essentially Craig Ackerman playing free-throw defense by casting Expelliarmus.

 

Deserves ALL the upvotes.

 

We were top 10 at free throw defense.

 

yeah, handle not the greatest but he is STILL so freaking young. He may never be a guy you hand the ball to for iso form the perimeter but those Dillon brooks post up mismatch looks should go to him now. I think he’s got the 2 dribble Jimmy just hasn’t had the confidence of the team.

I mean I’m a guard, I’m asking which shots he wants me to set up so I can pump up my assist numbers. This may be the Rockets basketball club but it still isn’t rocket science budummmpshhhhhh