Many fans are saying KD did not have much effect on winning in Phoenix, which is stupid beyond description. Since he's already stepping into a winning situation with the Rockets, they won't give him credit at all. The media will probably be more generous.
The media has been very generous towards KD and his impact on the Rockets, in my opinion. As for fans looking for reasons to "talk down" KD due to his age? Some of that is driven by jealousy. We just got stronger by trading for a future resident of the Hall of Fame for a surprisingly low price, who still has game enough to transform a weakness the Rockets had into a strength, assuming the "Gods of Basketball" allow Durant to stay healthy, especially during the playoffs. In other words, I think you make a good point. It's up to our Rockets, and Durant, to prove them wrong. We have a good chance of doing that, in my opinion. We really improved our depth, and we were already a deep team.
100%! If team health holds up, this is gonna be a very fun season with lots of blowouts and plenty of playing time for the vaunted 10-man rotation some here have wanted for a while.
Yet Udoka would still play tons of Okogie, Dorian Finney, Holiday and Adams/CC. Tate, Uncle, Davison and Crawford stuck in no man's land.
