Bonn1997 wrote:What excuses are people talking about anyway?
They gotta find a reason to vent...If we lose to the Pacers, a second round exit by OKC... who have absolutely nothing to do with us, would make it easier for them to lay their head down on the pillow at night.
3G4G wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:What excuses are people talking about anyway?
They gotta find a reason to vent...If we lose to the Pacers, a second round exit by OKC... who have absolutely nothing to do with us, would make it easier for them to lay their head down on the pillow at night.
I don't think that is what it is. I think the point was that even LeBron gets criticized when his team struggles but reporters excuse Durant or find excuses for Durant when his team struggles.
CrushAlot wrote:3G4G wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:What excuses are people talking about anyway?
They gotta find a reason to vent...If we lose to the Pacers, a second round exit by OKC... who have absolutely nothing to do with us, would make it easier for them to lay their head down on the pillow at night.
I don't think that is what it is. I think the point was that even LeBron gets criticized when his team struggles but reporters excuse Durant or find excuses for Durant when his team struggles.
I keep asking for examples and no one's providing them. Is this like 1 or 2 reporters or is the whole nation doing it?
Regardless, Durant is playing great and his team simply is over-matched.
It was the ESPN crew yesterday of Jalen Rose, Magic, Wilbon, and Simmons. Making excuses like Durant is playing too many minutes. Durant had to guard Marc Gasol. Yada yada yada.
Also the NY Daily News with titles like "Kevin Durant leads depleted Thunder against Zach Randolph and Grizzlies in West semifinals".
Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basket...
Well he did lead the depleted Thunder against the Grizzlies. I'm not sure what the complaint is.
Bonn1997 wrote:Well he did lead the depleted Thunder against the Grizzlies. I'm not sure what the complaint is.
The complaint may be that Melo isn't afforded the same consideration...Case and point, many of your discussions about Melo's failure against the Heat last year while not noting Chandler's illness, Amare being Amare(MIA), Shumpert's ACL, Lin's Knee, Baron Davis knee, etc...The year prior against Boston, etc..
holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Well he did lead the depleted Thunder against the Grizzlies. I'm not sure what the complaint is.
The complaint may be that Melo isn't afforded the same consideration...Case and point, many of your discussions about Melo's failure against the Heat last year while not noting Chandler's illness, Amare being Amare(MIA), Shumpert's ACL, Lin's Knee, Baron Davis knee, etc...The year prior against Boston, etc..
You got me confused with someone else. I evaluate players based on their performance and give very little wait to the overall team's success because it's confounded with too many other factors.
Bonn1997 wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Well he did lead the depleted Thunder against the Grizzlies. I'm not sure what the complaint is.
The complaint may be that Melo isn't afforded the same consideration...Case and point, many of your discussions about Melo's failure against the Heat last year while not noting Chandler's illness, Amare being Amare(MIA), Shumpert's ACL, Lin's Knee, Baron Davis knee, etc...The year prior against Boston, etc..
You got me confused with someone else. I evaluate players based on their performance and give very little wait to the overall team's success because it's confounded with too many other factors.
Oh no...I got the right guy..since u like to correct my grammar, most people use weight instead of wait in that context...
holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Well he did lead the depleted Thunder against the Grizzlies. I'm not sure what the complaint is.
The complaint may be that Melo isn't afforded the same consideration...Case and point, many of your discussions about Melo's failure against the Heat last year while not noting Chandler's illness, Amare being Amare(MIA), Shumpert's ACL, Lin's Knee, Baron Davis knee, etc...The year prior against Boston, etc..
You got me confused with someone else. I evaluate players based on their performance and give very little wait to the overall team's success because it's confounded with too many other factors.
Oh no...I got the right guy..since u like to correct my grammar, most people use weight instead of wait in that context...
LOL. Oops. At most, I pointed out inconsistencies in others arguments' or if I did criticize Melo for the teams performance, I was just a frustrated fan making a bad argument.
holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Well he did lead the depleted Thunder against the Grizzlies. I'm not sure what the complaint is.
The complaint may be that Melo isn't afforded the same consideration...Case and point, many of your discussions about Melo's failure against the Heat last year while not noting Chandler's illness, Amare being Amare(MIA), Shumpert's ACL, Lin's Knee, Baron Davis knee, etc...The year prior against Boston, etc..
with westbrook out durant is being asked to be a point forward, scoring and to a certain extent orchestrating, which entails facilitating. something similar happened with pierce.
no such requirement was made of melo. instead you and people like you think it's okay for melo to be melo, ie be a volume scorer without having the burden of making others around him better.
and sorry but "creating opportunities for other because he draws so much attention" is not the same thing.
dk7th wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Well he did lead the depleted Thunder against the Grizzlies. I'm not sure what the complaint is.
The complaint may be that Melo isn't afforded the same consideration...Case and point, many of your discussions about Melo's failure against the Heat last year while not noting Chandler's illness, Amare being Amare(MIA), Shumpert's ACL, Lin's Knee, Baron Davis knee, etc...The year prior against Boston, etc..
with westbrook out durant is being asked to be a point forward, scoring and to a certain extent orchestrating, which entails facilitating. something similar happened with pierce.
no such requirement was made of melo. instead you and people like you think it's okay for melo to be melo, ie be a volume scorer without having the burden of making others around him better.
and sorry but "creating opportunities for other because he draws so much attention" is not the same thing.
And Reggie Jackson is doing what exactly??
Bonn1997 wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Well he did lead the depleted Thunder against the Grizzlies. I'm not sure what the complaint is.
The complaint may be that Melo isn't afforded the same consideration...Case and point, many of your discussions about Melo's failure against the Heat last year while not noting Chandler's illness, Amare being Amare(MIA), Shumpert's ACL, Lin's Knee, Baron Davis knee, etc...The year prior against Boston, etc..
You got me confused with someone else. I evaluate players based on their performance and give very little wait to the overall team's success because it's confounded with too many other factors.
Oh no...I got the right guy..since u like to correct my grammar, most people use weight instead of wait in that context...
LOL. Oops. At most, I pointed out inconsistencies in others arguments' or if I did criticize Melo for the teams performance, I was just a frustrated fan making a bad argument.
That's why I respect you...U are a man...U man up...
holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Well he did lead the depleted Thunder against the Grizzlies. I'm not sure what the complaint is.
The complaint may be that Melo isn't afforded the same consideration...Case and point, many of your discussions about Melo's failure against the Heat last year while not noting Chandler's illness, Amare being Amare(MIA), Shumpert's ACL, Lin's Knee, Baron Davis knee, etc...The year prior against Boston, etc..
You got me confused with someone else. I evaluate players based on their performance and give very little wait to the overall team's success because it's confounded with too many other factors.
Oh no...I got the right guy..since u like to correct my grammar, most people use weight instead of wait in that context...
LOL. Oops. At most, I pointed out inconsistencies in others arguments' or if I did criticize Melo for the teams performance, I was just a frustrated fan making a bad argument.
That's why I respect you...U are a man...U man up...
Thanks. I respect you too
holfresh wrote:dk7th wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Well he did lead the depleted Thunder against the Grizzlies. I'm not sure what the complaint is.
The complaint may be that Melo isn't afforded the same consideration...Case and point, many of your discussions about Melo's failure against the Heat last year while not noting Chandler's illness, Amare being Amare(MIA), Shumpert's ACL, Lin's Knee, Baron Davis knee, etc...The year prior against Boston, etc..
with westbrook out durant is being asked to be a point forward, scoring and to a certain extent orchestrating, which entails facilitating. something similar happened with pierce.
no such requirement was made of melo. instead you and people like you think it's okay for melo to be melo, ie be a volume scorer without having the burden of making others around him better.
and sorry but "creating opportunities for other because he draws so much attention" is not the same thing.
And Reggie Jackson is doing what exactly??
not much really. two assists per game and two turnovers a game is not going to get it done.
Its too bad Andrew Bogut can never stay healthy because he is a total beast defensively and on the glass.
How could the Warriors best play in the situation be to isolate Jarrett Jack for a long contested jumper?
Teams have to stop the BS play where they run 12 seconds off the clock and leave themselves with no options.
VDesai wrote:How could the Warriors best play in the situation be to isolate Jarrett Jack for a long contested jumper? Teams have to stop the BS play where they run 12 seconds off the clock and leave themselves with no options.
I guess it's good to know that the Knicks aren't the only team running stupid/nonexistent plays at the end of a game
VDesai wrote:Its too bad Andrew Bogut can never stay healthy because he is a total beast defensively and on the glass.
it's a shame, he's Croatia's greatest export since Drazen Petrovic
