Monta Ellis MVP
07-06-2016, 02:19 AM
Hello. As many of you have already come to have learn I am a Die Hard Pacers fan but I am also a fan of the Cavaliers as well as well as an ex-fan of the OKC Thunder. Kevin Durant joining Golden State had me upset but I understand why it happened and what it means. I was upset because it seemed to be a collusion type move that was similar when LeBron left our team back in 2010. Then I realized that LeBron took a lot of heat for his original collusion but it ended up getting him two rings. Regardless if you want to put astrisks next to these rings due to lockout seasons or miracle bail out shots from Ray Allen is besides the point; LeBron got rings out of it and set a new prescient of what is acceptable to do in exchange for a ring. Kevin Durant was just following in the footsteps of LeBron. The top teams in the league has been forced to increasingly collude in response to LeBron's "Decision".
And also as an ex-OKC fan I have to say that Kevin Durant is a great player but he is without a doubt overrated. Kevin Durant's first years were very tough as OKC struggled desperately. Originally he was considered to be a team cancer even though he did improve to round out his game over the years. Even still there was a constant feeling of him underachieving, especially considering the talent he was working with when he was playing with Russell Westbrook and James Harden. Kevin Durant was a great scorer but he lacked in other areas especially in leadership and "being an Alpha". When the going would get tough, Durant would get going.
All in all Durant joining Golden State seems worse than it really is. Mainly because LeBron set the precedent of collusion being acceptable through The Decision, and Durant's value and impact being generally overrated.
And also as an ex-OKC fan I have to say that Kevin Durant is a great player but he is without a doubt overrated. Kevin Durant's first years were very tough as OKC struggled desperately. Originally he was considered to be a team cancer even though he did improve to round out his game over the years. Even still there was a constant feeling of him underachieving, especially considering the talent he was working with when he was playing with Russell Westbrook and James Harden. Kevin Durant was a great scorer but he lacked in other areas especially in leadership and "being an Alpha". When the going would get tough, Durant would get going.
All in all Durant joining Golden State seems worse than it really is. Mainly because LeBron set the precedent of collusion being acceptable through The Decision, and Durant's value and impact being generally overrated.