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KD is one of those superstars who got their legacy severely inflated by managing their careers and public perception well.
He can score at any way possible, he can defend if he wanted to, he can certainly handle and pass the ball, but he cannot take over games and will his team to titles like the greats can do it, even factoring in supporting casts. He's an alpha talent trapped in a beta mindset.
His performance in the 16 series vs. the Warriors was an embarrassment. Up 3-1 he managed to choke the next two games away, shooting 10-31 (1-8 from 3), then 10-19 (3-7 from 3) int he next game. Game 7 he was hesitant in his shots, and then proceeded to let Westbrook take the blame for the loss (though warranted) without stepping up and be the leader in the situation. Worse yet, he jumped shipped to GSW.
People will point to the 2 finals mvp as if those meant anything. He joined a 73-9 team that is already better than almost every team in the league. Any high level player joining that GSW would have made it a juggernaut. In both finals series, he was mostly single teamed because the Cavs were petrified of Curry who drew almost the entire defensive attention. Despite that, Curry only scored 8.4 pts less per game (but 4 more assists), with almost hte same number of rebounds despite being half a foot shorter in the first finals, and pretty much matched his stats the following finals in 4 largely noncompetitive snoozers. I can see Durant being the MVP in either series, but the reality is that Curry was the offence, and Durant was just benefiting off of it.
So off to Nets he went, and ironically, that is the place where he showed some promise as an alpha, but unfortunately didn't play much due to injuries. Burned his bridges on his way out, went to Phoenix, repeat the same crap, and is now in Houston, where is his openly mocking Sengun in games (again, warranted) without taking on a leader role. He continuously throws hissy fits and refuses to take accountability for this decisions.
Him and Harden are one and the same in terms of mindset, blaming everyone and everything around them. The difference is Harden is a ballhog, plays even less defence, and chases money and women, while at least Durant wants to win someone. If it wasn't for Curry, Durant will be remembered as another T-Mac or Nique.
He can score at any way possible, he can defend if he wanted to, he can certainly handle and pass the ball, but he cannot take over games and will his team to titles like the greats can do it, even factoring in supporting casts. He's an alpha talent trapped in a beta mindset.
His performance in the 16 series vs. the Warriors was an embarrassment. Up 3-1 he managed to choke the next two games away, shooting 10-31 (1-8 from 3), then 10-19 (3-7 from 3) int he next game. Game 7 he was hesitant in his shots, and then proceeded to let Westbrook take the blame for the loss (though warranted) without stepping up and be the leader in the situation. Worse yet, he jumped shipped to GSW.
People will point to the 2 finals mvp as if those meant anything. He joined a 73-9 team that is already better than almost every team in the league. Any high level player joining that GSW would have made it a juggernaut. In both finals series, he was mostly single teamed because the Cavs were petrified of Curry who drew almost the entire defensive attention. Despite that, Curry only scored 8.4 pts less per game (but 4 more assists), with almost hte same number of rebounds despite being half a foot shorter in the first finals, and pretty much matched his stats the following finals in 4 largely noncompetitive snoozers. I can see Durant being the MVP in either series, but the reality is that Curry was the offence, and Durant was just benefiting off of it.
So off to Nets he went, and ironically, that is the place where he showed some promise as an alpha, but unfortunately didn't play much due to injuries. Burned his bridges on his way out, went to Phoenix, repeat the same crap, and is now in Houston, where is his openly mocking Sengun in games (again, warranted) without taking on a leader role. He continuously throws hissy fits and refuses to take accountability for this decisions.
Him and Harden are one and the same in terms of mindset, blaming everyone and everything around them. The difference is Harden is a ballhog, plays even less defence, and chases money and women, while at least Durant wants to win someone. If it wasn't for Curry, Durant will be remembered as another T-Mac or Nique.
