Long Live The Kane
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I just want to people to acknowledge how pathetic bron stans are becoming
Congrats to KD
Congrats to KD
So It Took Durant Almost 400 Games....
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We're not Bron Stans, we're Basketball Stans
Bron=Basketball
Why do you hate basketball and America?
Long Live The Kane
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Negatory...the basketball stan would see KD's first career triple double as a sign of the the growth of his game predicated by necessity in lieu of the absence of Harden...and as the sign of his greatness of a player...not as an excuse to downplay him in effort to exalt Bron...it's in jest I'm sure, but it's happening all the time now...it's the behavior that has stigmatized kobe stans for a generation, but i think the mantle has been passed and want to see people that have dedicated their lives to fighting against that acknowledge itWe're not Bron Stans, we're Basketball Stans
Bron=Basketball
Why do you hate basketball and America?
WOAHMYGOODNESS
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.....To get his first career triple double
And this is supposed to be Bron's main rival?
Am I the only one that had theface when I heard that stat?
Since when did we start comparing Alex English to Magic?
has 40 of them thangs (8 in the playoffs)
Durant probably doesn't set out to go for a triple double. He comes off as the type that just wants to win and isn't concerned about putting up the prettiest numbers.
Rose is the same way.
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Being critical of KD taking almost 400 games to get a triple double is just as fair as being critical of Bron taking almost 7 years to develope a post game...Or being critical of Melo not being a good defender after 7 years...Demanding that elite players that are presented as "faces of the league" become well rounded has never been off limits.. No need to coddle KD and start making that a practice now...
So "going out of your way" to rebound and set up teammates for easy buckets is being concerned with "pretty numbers"?
And players that "just want to win" shouldn't concern themselves with that?
Bilz
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It doesn't mean nothing but it does tend to be an overrated stat in discussions.
Being critical of KD taking almost 400 games to get a triple double is just as fair as being critical of Bron taking almost 7 years to develope a post game...Or being critical of Melo not being a good defender after 7 years...Demanding that elite players that are presented as "faces of the league" become well rounded has never been off limits.. No need to coddle KD and start making that a practice now...
So "going out of your way" to rebound and set up teammates for easy buckets is being concerned with "pretty numbers"?
And players that "just want to win" shouldn't concern themselves with that?
It's hard to explain.
KD plays his game. If he gets a triple double it just happens. He isn't going to pass up a good shot to get an assist. He's going to do what he does and let the stats come to him.
Well, that's my observation of his game at least. He seems like the type that is just playing to win, and he'll contribute to the team where ever he sees fit.
Long Live The Kane
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Not really...Durant has never been figured as a point-forward type player at any point of his career...there has never been an outcry for him to randomly become defacto point guard and start putting up double digit assist games...it doesn't particularly fit his strengths nor necessarily the best use for him as a player on a team that up until this year had two playmaking guards in Russy and Harden who are better suited for the role...that he finally put up a triple double, and it's marks some watershed moment of him finally filling a gaping hole in his game is an imaginary and false narrative...created for no other reason than to dikkride lebron
People wanting to see him become more of a prolific rebounder and tenacious defender... given his length, mobility and height...have been the (actually legitimate) holes people have seen in his game and are equivalent to the bron developing a post game or melo being dedicated on defense narratives...
To the contrary, it's westbrook that has been constantly pressured to become more of a playmaker and put up more big assist games...ideally you want your point guard making plays for your most effective scorer, rather than your most effective scorer deferring looks to playmake for others...it's seen as a surprising development that Durant has improved in that regard, but him getting a triple double is more a novelty than the culmination of dreams from basketball experts that he out the blue become a triple double machine...it's actually being seen as a detriment to what's best for the team
NBA: Not going according to plan - ESPN
It's akin (though to a lesser extent) to bynum developing a jumper and hitting 5 threes in a game...great that your 7 foot center has worked on his game and shown skills that weren't expected from him, but not really the ideal use for him
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I see what both of yall are saying... Nobody should be criticizing KD for not having as many triple doubles as LeBron...That's not reasonable knowing their skill sets.. The criticism comes from the fact that until lastnight he had none...
Which is fascinating to me with how many minutes he's played and how many scorers he's been surrounded by.. You would think he would have just tripped over a couple at this point....
I see what both of yall are saying... Nobody should be criticizing KD for not having as many triple doubles as LeBron...That's not reasonable knowing their skill sets.. The criticism comes from the fact that until lastnight he had none...
Which is fascinating to me with how many minutes he's played and how many scorers he's been surrounded by.. You would think he would have just tripped over a couple at this point....
Bilz
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Why must writers continue this story that the Thunder have been fukked without Harden? They have a higher winning percentage than last year, Kevin Martin has equal or better numbers than Harden had last year. It looks to me like they're doing just fine 