KD to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports on the Lakers: “People outside, fans, media, of course they are going to say [the Lakers are the favorites] because on paper they have the best lineup in the league. But you still got to play the games. We respect everybody. We are going to go through the league respecting everybody as well. We already view ourselves as an elite team, but we have to prove it again. Last year is over with.”
Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel with some reckless speculation: “Are the Magic looking to hook perhaps the NBA’s biggest fish four years from now? Yes, it’s difficult for fans to even digest how long a wait that might be. But wouldn’t the wait for Kevin Durant be worth it? Now the knee-jerk reaction might be this: Durant? Durant isn’t the kind of kid who would ever abandon Oklahoma City as a free agent (after the 2015-16 season.) He’s the leader of a great, young team now. And surely, the Thunder aren’t about to let him get away.”
KD talking about his faith: “It comes from my family. I went to a Christian school. I was always intrigued simply about how we got here. Why do we do the things we do? Who made us like this? My mom always sat me down and talked to me and I have spiritual teachers that help me out. I’m not perfect at all by any means. I’ve got a long way to go to become closer to the Lord but hopefully I can continue to stay on the path. I might take a few steps forward and take a couple steps back and take some steps forward, but I want to get better.”
Oh boy, James Harden at a strip club (careful, pictures NSFW). On you mark, Jenni.
Mark Cuban was pumped to see “Thunderstruck.”
“Thunderstruck” has moved up to 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.
George Lang of NewsOK reviews KD’s movie: “This is a love letter to the Thunder and especially Durant, and young viewers will enjoy seeing the NBA superstar interacting with relatable teen characters. Nothing about “Thunderstruck” is especially original, but Durant’s appeal as a good-natured role model at the top of his game comes through even when the comedy elements are strictly junior varsity.”
John Rohde: “If the Thunder can offer the max, presumably it will do so before the deadline to avoid any unnecessary distractions during the season. This leads to the following conclusion: If Harden goes to market, he won’t return in 2013-14. The pressure for Harden stems from whether he will remain in OKC or be drawn back to the desert.”
Matt Moore of PBT: “Durant will be great no matter what, barring injury, knock on wood. He’s going to get better in every phase of the game. But the kind of youthful “golly, we’re just excited to be here” enthusiasm in the Thunder locker room is already shifting to a more focused, determined desperation to win the title, to get over the hump. Most stars don’t win a title before 27. Experience wins, traditionally, in this league. The Thunder are trying to buck that, and they have a great chance. But they have to get past that final hurdle. They needed to make the playoffs, then they needed to advance in the playoffs, then they needed to make the Finals. They’ve done that, but the last step is hardest to climb, especially with how the Heat have built themselves and the Lakers’ standing in the West ready to cause mayhem.”
One Hundred First!
http://www.dailythunder.com/2012/08/james-harden-i-want-to-keep-playing-with-the-thunder/#comments
y no 1 post te link?
Why do I get the impression Hasheem's motor runs at idle most of the time?
Sorry, let's try that again -
WHY DO I GET THE IMPRESSION HASHEEM'S MOTOR RUNS AT IDLE MOST OF THE TIME?
http://instagram.com/p/O1X7V0rGf9/
@OBoyzOld Man Why do I get the impression that Hasheem is completely and utterly clueless ALL of the time?!
Has ANYBODY seen a SINGLE reference to Hasheem working out/practicing ANYWHERE on the planet since the Thunder signed him, not counting the epic 3-4 days he spent in Orlando without ever stepping on the court? Dude has to be on his last chance in the league, but acts like a first team all-star. 7'3" only gets you so far. Hope I'm really wrong and he's doing some super-stealth training.
And then there's Cole,.....Jeez louise.
@OBoyzOld Man he worked out while he was in orlando with Maynor and Cook
@OBoyzOld Man @Tricia_Status @OBoymuzik Because he is getting paid a lot of money for nothing really. Wouldn't you be happy
@Tricia_Status @OBoymuzik
Agreed. But, in the event of any prolonged injury to one of the other bigs, he's going to become more important - whether that's rebounding, scoring some (unlikley), or just playing minutes. Dude's acting like a guy who's satisfied sitting the bench full time.
@OBoyzOld Man @OBoymuzik IN CAPITAL LETTERS.
ALL THE TIME
@OBoymuzik
...and other than those 3 days he'd done nothing, OTHER THAN TWEET
@OBoymuzik @OBoyzOld Man I think it really doesnt matter. He has a purpose on the Thunder and its not really for Scoring. He knows that -- we know that...
Does anyone else think Moore's comparisons of the Thunder to the '07 Wizards and '07 Bulls are a bit of a stretch? Neither team was that great. Playoff teams with young rosters, sure, but no one was playing at the level of Durant and Westbrook on either team. Also, those Wizards teams were barely above .500. Pffffffffffffft to that article.
@duhsweetness Thunder = one of a kind
@cleandoe I just think using teams that got booted from the first round multiple years in a row doesn't really offer much in the way of a cautionary tale for a team that went from first round to the conference finals to the Finals in consecutive years. If we didn't make it to the Finals this year (or the conference finals last year), it'd be more plausible. But that's not the case.
I've done the research, and this is what I've discovered:
Daequan Cook lives downtown (he used to, but I think he moved),
Russell Westbrook drives like Jimmy Johnson,
Nick Collison is a take charge kind of guy,
and KD is awesome.
KD>LBJ
Kobe+a ball hog= 2 ball hogs
The Thunder's bench>The Bobcats
@RandomThunderFan Nick Collison is a takes charges kind of guy, is what you meant.
@duhsweetness @RandomThunderFan So TC is around!
Answer the topic please :)
@cleandoe @duhsweetness
I think I did. Spotless, I say. :)
serge's trip to work with Hakeem is looking less and less likely, he was in congo last week and now he's in south africa
KD on dropping a verse on Stephen Jackson's new album: “He’s a nice rapper. It’s a privilege to be on a song with him.”
i'm telling you @ElPrez this deserves a TSN bump
@OBoymuzik El Prez would probably says that KD should have said that he Capt. Jack was nothing compared to him at rapping or something to that effect
I know alot of OKC fans really think Durant wouldn't leave the Thunder..but if they don't resign harden and don't win a ring in the next 3-4 years he will...He'll be welcomed to LA with open arms...that is if Lebron or Kyrie Irving dont go there first...It sounds crazy but not impossible....
@kennygee90 People have been saying that since the day he got here. He signed an extension with no opt out clause. You have a better chance of getting harden or westbrook than durant, if anything I think he would go east to be closer to DC.
@f5alcon Dude, I saw shaq leave the Lakers something that i thought would never happen even with his beef with Kobe..I've seen it all...Durant is a great player but his young right now in 3-4 years he might be singing a different tune..
@kennygee90 sure it is possible, but I would say wizards or miami are more likely than LA for durant.
@kennygee90 Shaq was forced out by kobe, nor was he drafted by them, he already showed that he was willing to dump on any team when he left the magic.
@kennygee90 we have this argument alot here, my opinion is that if the Thunder reach the finals one more time before KD is up for another contract he'll be here for most of his career.
@OBoymuzik IDK about the finals cause the pressure to win a title will probably be on Dwight Howard right now but in a couple of years it'll be on Durant... I think a title will make him stay in OKC for his whole career
@FF_pickups @OBoymuzik did they win titles with their respective teams though?? i said if he wins a title he stays if he doesnt he'll leave
@FF_pickups Can you imagine how much money Durant can make in endorsements if he played in LA when his in his prime 28-32...There's no loyalty in sports IMO..Everyone is out for his, Its nice seeing the brotherhood that some of these young OKC players have is nice but for money it could all change in heartbeat...
@OBoymuzik @kennygee90
I just looked this up, "Of the top 6 NBA players of all time who weren't centers, all of them played their entire career with only one team, except Jordan who was washed up when he changed teams" So history is on your side OBoymuzik.
@kennygee90 you never know what will happen when he's towards the end of his career past his prime, thats why i'm sticking to most of his career
@kennygee90 "I think a title will make him stay in OKC for his whole career"
See, that's where your problem is. Every time you start doing that, things are bound to go wrong.
@kennygee90 Dwight and Lebron reached the finals once and wanted out, Melo and Amare only reached the conference finals
@kennygee90
All you Laker fans can keep dreaming! KD is the Tim Duncan of our generation, not the Brett Favre!
@FF_pickups @kennygee90 Tim Duncan was close to leaving the spurs for the magic...KD is not no Tim Duncan cause Duncan won titles with the spurs....If OKC wins a ring then yes he will stay if he doesn't then he'll leave.
@kennygee90 "and you can see the future huh?"
I don't have to see the future. But it tells me one thing, that you wealthy college boys don't know enough to admit when you are wrong.
@FF_pickups and you can see the future huh?
@kennygee90
He's not going anywhere. I would call you a perfect fool but nobody's perfect!
@FF_pickups Favre played for the Packers for 15 years. And not all of them great (some of them very, very bad). Also, he would've come back to the Packers had Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy not made the correct decision to move on and let this dude named Aaron Rodgers finally play.
@FF_pickups But... why?
@duhsweetness
I was talking about texting his wang all over the ethersphere!
lmao get it Harden
I'm 100% positive I also went to a strip club on my 23rd birthday.
@duhsweetness
Me too.
(jk)
@ThunderChick2010 @duhsweetness
Weren't you working in one around that time?
@ThunderChick2010 @duhsweetness aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnddddddd . . .
20 minutes. Yep, she definitely did it
@duhsweetness that's the beauty of it :D
@cleandoe Yeah does that hashtag mean "the rules of DT" or "DT Rules!" as in "O'Doyle Rules!"
@ThunderChick2010 @duhsweetness double entendre btw
@ThunderChick2010 @duhsweetness Dodging the question automatically means you did it.
#DTrules
@cleandoe @duhsweetness
And this is why I should know better than to join conversations like this. :)
* leaving now*