I Have Never Seen A Star Fail Repeatedly Like This
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- Опубликовано: 8 янв 2024
- Kevin Durant has failed like no other star has. #nba
Westbrook, Harden, Curry, Klay, Kyrie, Harden, Booker.
Instead of moving the ball around, Durant takes it from Curry and takes a pull-up three to win the game. No ball movement, and no Warriors action.
Kevin Durant started his career winning 4 scoring titles in his first 6 seasons and after becoming the villain by joining the Warriors, *I have never seen a player that talented repeatedly fail like this.*
Durant got swept by the Celtics while shooting 39% and getting locked up… had on and several off games against the Nuggets.
Why am I mentioning these two series? Because Durant was supposed to be a leader and that’s what he wanted, but that’s also Piece #1. KD has failed to be a true leader.
And since that moment, he’s gotten pretty much everything he’s wanted. His own franchise in the Nets that listened to anything he wanted. A trade right after he signed a 4 year extension to the team he wanted. But let’s look at the Nets for just a second.
But more drama, Harden would be unhappy with the direction the Nets were going and having to play more minutes, KD was frustrated with Steve Nash who literally said the only way the Nets could win was have Durant play more and Kyrie was still out cause of the vaccine. They were still first in the conference, but started falling when KD got hurt.
KD couldn’t necessarily keep the team together, but honestly, I don’t know if any player would, Harden demands a trade, the Nets get Ben Simmons Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, Kyrie comes back and the Nets now built in a way that Durant and Kyrie wanted were now in the playoffs. Healthy, decent role players, ready to take on whatever challeng--
Oh so his team didn’t work. KD’s style of basketball wasn’t winning basketball?
Yet, still, KD still called out his critics last season, saying: “I’m not a leader? What the f-k does that mean? A lot of people say I’m not a leader because I didn’t tell Kyrie to get vaccinated... or I didn’t condemn Kyrie for leaving the team, going out, and living his life.”
No, KD...
Goran Dragic really had enough with the BS.
We aren’t questioning your leadership because of what you told or didn’t tell Kyrie -- we’re questioning your leadership because in 2022, KD would request a trade from the Nets for the first time.
But every really great player has to prove they can win a championship as the main guy. Kobe had to win without Shaq, LeBron had to be the main guy in Miami not Wade, but Durant left Curry to prove he could, but hasn’t. And that’s piece #2. Durant wanted to win AND be the top dog. For Durant, those two goals need to be fulfilled simultaneously, but which stars left championship situations to go off on their own and then failed? Maybe a young Tracy McGrady wanting to leave Vince Carter’s shadow? But even then they weren’t winning championships. Shaq left the Lakers but then won in Miami.
He might not really get that respect that Giannis or Kawhi would for leading a team to a championship.
His trade requests were to either the Suns or Heat, two teams who had recently made the finals and more importantly, had established cultures. Durant was done with trying to make his own.
But with both the Nets and the Suns and even the Warriors, we’ve seen problem. *Durant can be the man on the team, but only if he isn’t allowed to play his playstyle.*
And that’s piece #3, Durant needs to change what he thinks is winning basketball.
KD’s style works as a closer, works when the team is struggling and needs something, but can’t be the backbone of a great team.
Look at Kobe, who had to learn to trust his teammates, get them involved, and pick and choose his moments to take over. But if he never got those teammates involved, then they don’t give more effort defensively, they stagnate and are out of rhythm when you need them to hit big open shots.
Durant is unhappy with the supporting cast right? But that has been a theme everywhere he’s been that wasn’t the Warriors. He feels the need to do it himself and also gets upset at his teammates for not being as good as he wants. Part of that comes with being traded to an organization since they need to trade their assets to get you.
Which leads to hero ball, an offense that relies on KD to create and make several tough shots as the bare minimum to stay in games and not a layer of offense to turn to and then you get horrible shooting nights.
And the cycle repeats. 
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he should of stayed with curry. it was an incredible pairing
Stop faking videos like this he’s not unhappy ant wants out he was just frustrated they are losing games which he should be mad at y’all media people make it seem like he wants a trade he literally said those reports were fake
lebron did his entire career? no lol he didn't til he went to Miami. let's not bull shit
Where the hell did you find kd saying anything about how he was frustrated with the team and wanted to leave. That was stupid media narrative.
Jesus loves you and may God bless you
This is why I respect Dirk so much and his 1 redemption championship. People forget Dirk wasn’t viewed as clutch and was labeled a choker until that redemption run against to beat Wade and the Heat super team. It was the perfect story for a legend
I love Dirk..
But. Be real. LeBron *lost* that title... Dirk didn't *win* it.
@@thisguy8106 that’s a ridiculous statement. Dallas played him perfectly with that zone. They got out coached. Lebron seriously improved his 3 point shots after that series because of it. He became a much better perimeter player because that zone exposed him. And Wade was never a good perimeter player so it was the perfect defense Spols as a young coach didn’t know how to counter.
lmao what a stupid comment. Are you that same reporter who asked Westbrook that ridiculous question? @@thisguy8106
Lakers thunder heat. Mavs went in that year. I was in Iraq
All the props to Dirk or course. But there was a lot of talent on that Dallas team. Best defensive center that year. Very good, large, two way point guard. One of the best 3 point shooters in history. All around stud Shawn Marion. Couple little guys that were hard to guard.
Yall remember what curry said? His 1 ring (the last one) was more important to him than the past 2 rings with KD. Imagine how shitty that must've felt for KD. People kept on saying KD wasn't carried and was carrying the load on GSW, Load of crap that is. Look at KD now. Bounced from one team to another, trying to form the next super team that can win a chip.
No different than lbj. At least KD can say he played on teams with multiple injured players.
@@melvinhhcp3615 Lebron carried a terrible cavs team to the playoffs plenty of times. KD aint carryin no team by himself.
@@user-ed9nn1dw2c OKC went to The Finals in 2012 & the WCF in 2016... I'm guessing you meant the Cavs before he ditched them to go to Miami.
@@user-ed9nn1dw2c kd will give you his avg.... he wont go up much. lbj giannis kawhi proved they could do all when needed. kd hasnt hit many game winners. hes actually missed alot
@@melvinhhcp3615The 2012 and 2016 OKC team were great teams.
This is why Charles Barkley was right when he said that KD is not a "bus driver" but a "passenger" when he was in Golden State. True leaders, being the best player on the team should not complain and whine so much when his team is not winning. This is why Steph deserves more credit and respect in my book. When the Warriors are down, have you ever heard him complain about his teammates and throw them under the bus? Yeah, you might here him complain about some calls and referee decisions here and there but that is normal. Name a player who doesn't complain about that? But dissing your teammates when your losing? KD has that in his default settings I guess.
When curry's team is down he says "you dont want to see us next year" and gets a ring, my guy build different.
Lebron is a passenger too.. he dieron Win unless he has a prime star ( or 2 ) or a shooter to bail him out
How many rings does Barkley have?
Well i guess Charles would know because he was a bus rider ever since he was drafted. Chuck drove the bus in PHX, failed and then decided to be the "passenger" again by joining a team that went through him twice in a row (Hakeem's Rockets) to back to back championships after he blew a 3-1 lead to them the 2nd time. It was extremely funny coming from Chuck when he never touched a title despite being on teams that had champions present.
So tell me who was driving when he took cleveland to the final? (Pre miami) 07... id change my view too. @beachavebaby
Durant is classic example of all talent and no dawg in him. I don’t understand how he can complain again after seeing so many of his contemporaries do what he can’t.
For real.
Kawhi example is bs though. Context matters and that dude sat out all season and the Raptors still cake walked the league. Then they battled a broken Warrior team that would have absolutely crushed them with Durant. You can bet your ass if Kawhi got an achilles injury he would retire, because that dude can't figure out which leg or knee is injured or if it's worth going out there with a hang nail. Kawhi literally has zero dawg in him.
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour but the raptors were up 3-1 even with all there star players
@@user-vp6zo9mj8j Um no? KD played for a few minutes and in those few minutes was draining them like nothing. You mention 3-1 it was also game 6 the series was closed out. With a bunch of weak bench players and curry being left. Why the bench was weak? Because of the payroll of their all stars. It's not even a debate, they would be flat lined.
Only time he didn’t fail was when he had Curry, and that shows how great Curry is because he elevated a choker so much it turned him into a WINNER for a BRIEF moment in time 😂
Yet Curry & 5 other Warriors went flew 5hrs across the u.s. to go to the Hamptons to recruit KD... Aight. Lol
@@melvinhhcp3615 and? it's still not dismiss the fact that kevin durant success with them and fail without them and they still won championship with or without durant.
@@Darkrezta Nah, holmes. Iggy & Draymond already publicly stated that they needed KD. That's why they went to get him.
@@melvinhhcp3615 well. they already win without him before he is there and they win after he left. that's the fact, no matter what you think.
@@Darkrezta Facts, Warriors won multiple titles without KD and KD hasn't won any since he left the warriors
So basically KD is just Carmelo Anthony that got lucky for a couple of years cos he went to a winning team instead of his home.
You all quite literally never watched the games and it shows
@@seesee5363 Facts
@@seesee5363I'm glad you said it bro. Watching this video and reading the comments I'm like these m*kas clearly don't know basketball smh.
KD way better then Melo
@@emmanuelo9743 oh KD is definitely better than Melo. I'm just saying that if you take away KD's two rings with the Warriors, his and Melo's careers have a lot of similarities. Both ultra talented scorers but for some reason are unable to lead their team to a championship. Again, if you take away KD's 2 rings
"It's not my fault." - KD maybe
Kd 100% lets not lie to ourselves
As a Knick fan I remember having a Okc Kd jersey (I never get other teams) he was so much more likable then, now he’s genuinely one of my least favorite players now😢
i think people underestimate curry ability to play/co-exist with another star player. people has criticized his defense but curry has never stopped trying to play his best defense.
people also overrated the ideal that you can just put all star player and expect everything to work.
I feel like the problem with KD is he isn't a good enough distributor to be a heliocentric star, and he doesn't want to let a system help him. He keeps wanting people to compare him to LeBron and that makes him look terrible. The particular factor in this case is that a team that can win with KD has to be functional without him, but the most effective way to build around LeBron is to have a team that doesn't work when he sits.
Fair comment
Well said!
Durant played his best ball with the Dubs, I think, because he could let the game come to him instead of trying to force it. He doesn’t create gravity the way Bron does, but he’s still arguably the most unstoppable shooting big man in the game one-on-one. KD also played his best defense with Golden State. He was never really a lockdown one-on-one defender he was superb help defender with the Dubs.
Nail on head … kd is great no doubt but he needs a system to keep him in check which he’s stubborn to buy into
We all know KD sold his soul for those 2 rings.. the rest of his career is meant to look like this, him hopping from one super team to the next but is always gonna be injuries and disfunction that follow the guy
How is he too stubborn when he bought into the warriors system
KD was cursed by the basketball gods for joining the 73-9 warriors. Simple as that.
"basketball gods" in context = the LeMedia
Let me EDUCATE you and many. KD did not join a 73-9 team. This NARRATIVE was created by the media. The Warriors 73-9 team was beaten by Clevand. KD was not then a member. After the season going towards the New Seasons, every-tean STARTS at ZERO. KD Championship years would staticscally REFERED to the WINS and LOSES of those seasons he PLAYED with them and not the 73-9. Challenge me in court and see who wins?
@RioCobre Thank you, smart ass. I am so well educated now.
He has a #2 personality with all-time great #1 ratings/attributes.
That’s why Russ (and Harden) could takeover in OKC when you’d expect.
He went to GSW so he can be an over-qualified role player (Also said he was thankful that he didn’t have to be a leader)
Teamed up with Kyrie and got swept up in his vision for a team. I think they would’ve been so much better off staying pact with that initial team at least through the 1st half of The next year. See what they had with everyone healthy. KD, Kyrie, Taurean Prince for defense, Joe Harris could really shoot back then, Jarrett Allen rim protection with a young Nic Claxton coming up behind him, and Spencer Dinwiddie who is a versatile pg that can come in and play 1-3, and i think they had their draft pick that year for trade value if they needed it. They probably could’ve come out the East with some patience, but they wanted an easier route with Harden.
Offense wins championships! That personality is a weird one.
he has the least self awareness of any superstar in NBA history. and it is starting to heavily impact his legacy sadly
you might say he's too aware of just himself. the ultimate self awareness
says he's not about the drama, but is actually all about it... 😂😂😂
If KD took responsibility for the Suns poor performance this year, he would be stepping into the right direction with his mentality. Stop looking if his neighbor's grass is greener, and work on his own lawn. You are exactly right about moving the ball and getting his teammates going early on. We all know he CAN hit clutch shots, but his selfish play style won't win championships. I keep thinking about Robert Horry in some of those Lakers runs...
He’s been passing the ball A LOT since being with the Suns. The issue is that he’s just simply passing it, he’s not creating plays. The Suns offense revolves around KD, Book, and now Beal running iso. If the iso don’t work, they pass to the next iso man to rinse and repeat. There’s no plays happening really. Clippers are playing similar with Harden, PG and Kawhi, but it’s working for them. Suns need rugged defenders. KD wants to play with other scorers, that’s shown by who he keeps teaming up with. In reality he needs solid defenders around him. He can handle the offensive load with a couple role players. Poor decisions led him to this point
He’s halfway to 40. I don’t think his mentality will be evolving anymore.
@@TomDelayBeatsDamn, KD 20 again?
@@Loganbub haha yeah dunno why i said halfway
Curry, Thompson and Draymond saved that man's legacy.
By going to the Hamptons to recruit him?
@@melvinhhcp3615Yeah they made their own legacy too by getting KD. But definitely helped KD make his legacy. KD wouldn't have had a ring if he didn't join Warriors. Warriors would've at least has 2.
@@anirudhranjan2934nice engrish
@@melvinhhcp3615he was a free agent, problem?
Draymond didn't make anyone's legacy 😂
people can hate lebron for moving teams but don't forget he brought a ring to every franchise he was with
Remember he needed wade and Bosch in Miami. Remember he was gifted the 2016 chip by silver. Remember he was the only player in the nba who wanted to play the 2020 bubble. Yeah we remember his “rings”.
@@lbjr777 Why decide to live life as a troll?
@@lbjr777 gifted a 2016 chip???? You really think the warriors are purposely gonna lose a 3-1 lead after having the best record in the nba EVER?? Bro that right there proves you will pull anything out of your ass to hate on lebron. That’s sad shit right there. Don’t watch basketball ever again
@@lbjr777 and if he was the only one who wanted to play in the bubble then no one else would have played. Absolute casual
@@lbjr777what a casual take lmao
Simply put: just because you're a good player doesn't mean you'll make a good teammate
Explain why Steph to this day wants him back on the Warriors then. Steph has openly admitted to it to the press.
@smoothsavage2870 look at the warriors. They know they're at the end of an era but KD and can delay that
I would say it this way "just because you're talented doesn't make you a great player." There's more to greatness than just being able to hoop, and Durant has scoring ability with nothing else to back it up. No heart, no leadership, no loyalty, no selflessness, I think Dirk for example is "greater" than KD despite being clearly not as talented or skilled. He dug deep when it mattered, he overcame the obstacles and beat the best teams in the league. That counts a lot more than just getting a bunch of scoring titles and being essentially a role player on an already championship winning team.
@@smoothsavage2870steph is the number 1 on a championship squad, kd isn't steph can keep him in check
@@chugughchctr He only has one FMVP to show for it for some reason....
KD is a great player but he lacks that winner mentality needed in order to be one of the all time greats.....
This comments makes no sense ,his already an all time great,his top 10-15 all time,with that being said tho he ain’t a leader
@@emmanuelo9743lmao that’s what I was thinking.. people just talk to talk. Like covid didn’t affect kyries availability and harden pulled his hamstring so he was out of the line up… even lebron when he has no help he isn’t winning what is he doing right now?? And he has Anthony Davis playing great and available… Devin booker and Beal have been in and out of the line up for him on the suns as well. I remember when the nets got healthy the won like 18 out of 20 games or something like that and then kyrie asked for a trade. If this was lebron y’all would be saying get this man help and everything else. Y’all are so biased towards y’all favorite player it’s not even funny
@@xapestylex7219 facts ,Bron one of the most protected superstars ever,they making excuses for Bron when he missed the playoffs wht a “super team” in 2022 wit Russ and AD but bash KD for being a play in team 💀 I’m so tired of bron fans man ,they delusional,I respect both Bron and kd but let not be bias here
He had it in OKC & in GS before his achilles tear.
@@emmanuelo9743Westbrook makes it a super team?.. sure the clippers is some sort of broken team with 4 super stars then I guess.. stop yapping
Use to love kd but once I really leaned ab his mentality on and off the court I realized this guy will never truly win a chip. And any real dedicated athlete can see that. I feel bad for him honestly bc I think he knows it deep down too
He truly won 2 and 2fmvp
He's an interesting case. He always gives you 30, scores efficiently, plays defense, didn't get injured for most of his career, doesn't cause trouble. Hard to say exactly why he's never been able to do it as the driver. A few ideas:
- Just bad luck. Lots of all time greats never got a ring even though they had all the assets and were good leaders.
- He commands a huge bag which will weaken the rest of the team. He may also be like Lebron where he demands who plays around him.
- He will give you 30 every night, but if the win requires he carry and go beyond that, he often doesn't. Supposedly one of the greatest most effortless scorers of all time, but he's never had a 60-piece.
- The leadership thing others have said, but I think that's a smaller factor. Pushing guys who are not playing well to do better, getting the team going, etc.
- His iso-heavy style may inhibit the offensive options for the rest of the team.
Its just bad luck even the best has bad games his team bad games just happen to always come in crucial times..😢😢😢
This SPORTS is a TEAM SPORTS. Why all these HATERS BLAMING one person. Please make it some SENSE.
iso heavy? my guy does the right thing and chooses not to demand and iso everything. it’s clearly the team that fails him not the other way round. get ur facts right bruh
Stop this badluck nonsense. Apparently KD is the unluckiest player in the world. You just need to face the facts that KD's style of play isn't meant for winning. He can never win as the guy.
@@TurKishsoulja If Miami wasn't a superteam in 2012, he probably would have.
Hard to have a better supporting cast than the 2017 Warriors if that’s what KD keeps comparing his teams to!
Also KDs defense was on another level on the GSW which a lot of people don't bring up. The GSW was the best team for KD honestly. His scoring was always there, but on the GSW he played defense and actually moved the ball that got others involved. His game was complete there but he reverted back to his Hero Ball mentality which clashed with the System. The Dray situation didn't happen over night...it was already brewing. KD checked out even during practice he wasn't vocal like he was and he started holding on to the ball more and more. That last possession where KD got mad at Dray for not giving him the ball was KDs fault for not running up the floor while the defense was scrambling to get back on D. Transition points is the GSW nail in the coffin for teams. Because its the one moment where the defense isn't set. Because they have to worry about the Splash Brothers being open and the Slim Reaper. Dray pushes the ball up and makes the pass to the open shooter. KD wanted to bring the ball up instead. Argument broke out, and the rest was history. Dray isn't innocent either. But the fall out was eventually going to happen.
KD learned the wrong lessons on the Warriors. He left there thinking hero ball was why they won because when plays broke down or when defenses ate up the passing lanes, they would rely on KD to hit a quick middie with a few seconds left on the clock. He said “Kerr’s system only works up to a certain point” meaning it only works in the first few rounds. This is not true at all either.
KD was perfect for GSW and GSW was perfect for him. GSW could count on him to bail them out on broken plays and KD could rely on GSW to just let him play without much pressure at all. This video only showed one play where KD was given a wide open bucket because they’d rather give KD 2 pts than Curry 3, but that kind of thing happened on a nightly basis. KD and the Suns might be great most nights, but in a seven game series it’s going to be tough to play the same style and think you’re gona beat 4 teams like that.
@@HypocritesExposd Hero ball IS why they won. Hero ball is also why the Warriors won without KD in 2022. Like do yall actually pay attention??? lmao. Steph and Klay were choking against the Cavs, no different than the 2016 finals series, so KD took over and it worked out for them.
@@smoothsavage2870 lololol ok casual. I watched every single game and just looking at the stats alone will tell you you’re wrong
@@HypocritesExposd Hero ball worked, that's how KD has 2 back to back finals game 3 masterpieces on the Warriors earning him back to back finals MVPs.
And the hero ball in the 2018 finals was very necessary because Steph and Klay were garbage that game. Also Steph's hero ball is what got him his last title, but go off lol.
KD’s mistake in Brooklyn wasn’t Kyrie, it was Harden. In Phoenix, it’s Beal. 3 superstar teams don’t work because it kills your depth. It worked with the warriors because they had amazing depth even with KD. They didn’t have to give up a ton to get him, nor sell their soul (I.e offensive and defensive philosophies, team culture, etc.). I respect KD for leaving GS to be the man, but he didn’t seem to learn the lessons he should have learned there about culture and leadership. Also, the GM and coaches make the roster and schemes, so I wouldn’t blame him entirely for the Nets and Suns rosters.
Clippers: Hold my beer😂
How the fuck can you even blame Nets on Harden? They were balling out when he was playing, even while injured.
@@21Anacondapeople lack common sense and think with emotions when it comes to kd
KD and LeBron are the same. Neither of them have proven sh_t as a solo superstar 😂
LeBron went to the finals twice as the only star on his team.
The problem is that Kevin Durant thinks he's a genius but just tall and physically gifted. If he were REALLY the student of the game, he'd know the type of scorer he is, he was supposed to be a high-volume scorer like Kobe instead of correcting others on the team. That's winning basketball, like Steph. He underachieved tremendously with his natural gifts.
Bus rider with a 7"6 wingspan. He got game but he's only shown us that he can only ever be a bus rider.
Love this video dead ass! Glad it crossed my timeline 💯
One of the best video on KD. Couldn't said it better myself
At least he still didn't lose on twitter😂
Bro is on a streak lmao
He ain' a Golden State Warrior. He is a Keyboard Warrior.
Him embarassing himself on twitter that's a certified L my guy
Its undoubtable that the Warriors became even more successful the moment they signed KD, but now it shows that KD needed the Warriors more than the Warriors needed him.
Yup. He was a great addition to the Warriors system, but he was not a cornerstone. World's greatest role player.
So why did the Warriors initiate the recruiting process & go to the Hamptons to convince to play for their team?
@@MarchuxProductions Role players don't get 2 FMVPs, when the original franchise player has none.
@@melvinhhcp3615 im talking about now, Warriors won a chip after he left and proved that they can do it without him, while KD never had any success as he did when he was in GSW.
@@melvinhhcp3615 curry has an fmvp my guy
Thank you… too many NBA fans think KD was why the Warriors won, and it’s a total BS narrative, because they’ve won without him, too, and he’s hopped from Super team to Super team, and hasn’t won… He slowed the Warriors offense down, with his iso crap, and he got tired of Kerr, because Kerr didn’t let him iso too much, so they played team basketball and moved the ball enough, facilitating through Draymond, which caused frustration for KD, because he wanted the other stars to share touches with him, but he wanted more touches and plays called for him. That was a very frustrating time watching as a Warriors fan, even though we were winning… because there were times it was not Warriors basketball. Sadly, with CP3, it’s sort of the same, they haven’t been playing Warriors basketball…
Did they WON those RINGS because he was in the LINE-UP are not. Your ANSWER cannot be subjective. Why! because being SUBJECTIVE has no FACTS. Subjective inclusions, is only for conversational purposes. It is all BASED upon speculations and assumptions.
This is wrong. In the 2019 playoffs, the 1st round against the Clippers, the media criticized KD because he wasn't shooting enough. That's what his practice interview about Pat Beverly was about. Kerr had to tell KD to shoot the ball & NOT be passive just because he was playing in a system. Factz
It's yes and no. If 2 teams stay healthy gsw without kd, they could win and lose, but when kd joined its pretty much guaranteed a ring.
On the Nets Harden, Durant, and Kyrie couldn’t stay healthy. On the Suns, it’s really just Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. Bradley Beal hasn’t been healthy. Suns have a bad bench. Suns have no point guard. Outside of the big three, Grayson Allen and Eric Gordon are the leading scorers. Those two won’t start for a lot of teams.
At this point in Durant’s career, teams give up too much in order to land him in a trade. He needs to stick with a team and let them accrue assets, and he’s not willing to do that. Now he’s old, and while he’s still putting up 30 points a game, his defense is just going to get worse.
I don’t agree with your take on there being no excuse for Kyrie, Simmons, and Durant not winning. At that point, the writing was on the wall. Harden asking out tainted the organization. Kyrie was a nutcase. Simmons wasn’t healthy. The organization was in disarray. That much noise around a team matters.
Do I think Durant jumps teams too much? Sure. But do I think he’s just this incapable player that’ll blow your teams’ chances of winning a ring and he’s incapable of being a #1 option? Absolutely not, that’s nonsense. Teams have to have bench depth and a stable atmosphere. The Suns don’t have that and the Nets didn’t have that either.
Fair comment
I don’t think he ever really understood what works. He thinks if he can stack talent the games win themselves
Lbj does the exact same shit, and a large majority of nba "fans" think he's 2-3 DOA. It's fckn pathetic.
@@melvinhhcp3615 Sure but the difference is that Lebron is so transcendent that it actually works.
@@melvinhhcp3615skill issue, say what you say about lebron but he brings trophies home
@@spaze739 Stop that
@@soooslaaal8204 Yeah, with superteams, adam silver, and co vid doing the heavy lifting...
OKC: 2013, 2014 (maybe), and 2015 - injuries to Westbrook, Ibaka, and himself
GSW: 2019 - torn Achilles
BKN: 2021 - Kyrie and Harden injured, 2022 - Nets were #1 in the east before KD got hurt and lost 11 straight, 2023 - KD gets hurt, Kyrie requests trade, then he leaves
PHX: 2023 playoffs - CP3 hurt, Current season - everyone pretty much in and out of the lineup
He definitely isn't blameless, but the fact of the matter is, injuries to him or his teammates have been the #1 detriment to him not winning outside of GSW. More importantly, he hasn't had a fully healthy team for a single season since leaving the Warriors.
KD has gotten more bad breaks than any other star especially in the last 4 years.
I’m thankful for this, not because I want to see players fail, but because I was fed up with the Lebron comparisons. The only time Durant could beat Lebron when it matter was when he was playing with 4 other all-stars.
Magic never had to prove we was a champion without Kareem
This idea that the all time greats have to prove they can win by themselves is dumb and ignores the long history of super teams in the NBA
What lmaoooooooooooo kd cant win at all, no matter what he asks for. Without curry hes a 7f seth curry
What? He absolutely did, did you not know about the narratives on magic (especially after his beef with Norm Nixon) during the beginning of the 80s? It was a big deal when the Lakers won with Magic as the number 1 option
Magic won his first as Kareem was injured. WTF you talking about lol.
Probably bc magic won as a rookie that's completely different from KD in year 16 who been on the most stacked teams in NBA history with no rings without 1 man...KD fans stay making excuses for kd shortcomings
@@MikeBeltMikeBeltKareem was injured for 1 game and he also should’ve been fmvp that series WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
MJ you're the only thing consistent in my life everything changed but your videos feel the same. Love ❤
That fact he only wanted to be traded to Miami or the Suns, tells you he can't win on his own. If KD thought he could not trust Curry, or Klay, two of the best shooters in NBA history, he's a bigger fool then I thought.
Yet this man just causally skates by media criticism
You would think Durant would try to stop blaming others by now and reflect on himself but I guess not...🤷♂
Love the vids man! Keep it up I love watching your content!!
KD is part of the AAU generation who wants to take turns crowning each other rather than direct competition
Thanx 4 pointing out his diss of dubs
hot take: He was amazing when he was on the GSW, but after that injury, he wasn't the same.
wrong because in 2021 playoffs before losing he was cooking some chickens until rooster the giannis come but was still frying like crazy but he touched big rooster the line
Terrible hot take he’s absolutely proven he can play at a high level after his injury
a player with top 10 skill with benchwarmer mentality
Completely agree!! I can’t believe more people don’t talk about this.
I think the entire conversation around KD and GS is ridiculous. He was born to be in *that* system. His type of play makes him and Curry a match made in heaven. Even before Curry became what he became.. When he still had Ellis in the backcourt, I wanted GS to trade Curry to OKC for Westbrook..but when Kerr came and implemented the right system, and gave Curry the green light AND the confidence to fully become what he was capable of, it was obvious right from the jump, to me, that KD needed to get to GS.
I wish KD had become a Free Agent 3 years earlier, and signed in GS. Maybe the world wouldn't have lit him up for going, and they'd be known as the greatest dynasty to ever grace the court. And they would be known as a best duo, ever. I truly believe that.
Because had he gotten to GS the same offseason that Kerr was hired, he would still be in GS. And they would *still* be competing for rings. And, barring injuries, they could've possibly become the 1st team to win 4 in a row..possibly more.
LeBron leading a team solo is crazy😂😂😂
Ok casual. Ignore the 2007, 2014 , 2015 and 2018 finals
I'd like to see KD take that 2018 cavs team to the finals
@@dominicmackey9381 He damn sure wasn't solo in 2014, 2015, or 2018. He probably would have got better results if he didn't force his teammates to play in that b.s LeSystem, which is nothing more than Gilbert Arenas 1-4 flat, that same b.s. Harden used to run in Houston.
@@gotworc vs Oladipo, Derozan and young JT?
@@dominicmackey9381The old “casual” schtick 😂 that’s supposed to be some kind of insult. Save it, genius, because you sound childish.
He makes VERY UNWISE DECISIONS….HE IS NOT A LEADER BUT A GREAT GREAT ROLE PLAYER
"Hey KD...don't you wish you came to the KNICKKKSSSSSS!" 😂
8:59 I just wanted to point out that this is what Scottie has been saying only after the release of the Last Dance documentary. Before that documentary, Scottie was always saying positive things about MJ. The two of them had some beef about some content in the documentary, so ever since then Scottie has been singing a different tune. I only mention this to point out that Scottie's opinions on MJ as a teammate seem to be based more on how he feels about him as a friend at any given time, so I don't think we should take is word as gold.
00:13 notice how far out Kyrie is standing when Curry has the ball from there compared to him standing within the 3 point line for KD. Curry was the difference on the KD warriors teams. Forgetting that though, honestly KD hasn't proven himself outside of the warriors yet. He has played in 4 super teams and only won with the 73-9 already champions experienced warriors team that would of won without him. Harden has failed, but he was very good on the nets and kinda had a point as he was doing everything by himself when Kyrie and KD failed, he failed on the Sixers but he wasnt bad. KD failed on the nets and suns, Westbrook failed but he has always been good WHEN IT MATTERED so I wouldn't really say so. Same for Steph. Klay only once after he was a big reason the warriors even made the playoffs hitting 300 threes in a season and well after his two devastating possibly career ending injuries. KD made a full recovery, and has just even before he got injured tried to do to much. He's a great player but honestly he's at best top 20 all time, Curry is top 10.
Hollup, didn't Durant take OKC to Thr Finals in 2012 & win MVP in 2014?
Kd also had the worst injury in spots that you could get. They almost won in 2021 against the bucks with Kd dropping insane stat lines without harden or kyrie due to injury. You will not win missing two max contract players (yes harden came back but to do literally nothing with 5 points because he was still hurt) . Harden wants out they get simmons another max contract player who doesnt play. On the suns he literally barely played before that playoff series and cp got hurt
@@goobered4493 All facts
Dude said kd failed on the nets , what r u on ? Dt was d only dude available on the nets among the big 3 . Yall jst come on here to chat shit . Did u watch KD okc days or youre one of dose kids dat started watching when he went to the warriors ?All u curry fanboys will always cht sht . Since he left warriors dude bn injured or team mate injured dts it . Yall stop wit all d bullshit
He still really really good he should be able to secure 6th man of the year.. In all seriousness he needs to keep his efficiency up without all the reps.. Just look at the big 4 in LA they on fire..#freegreen
His efficiency this year is pretty crazy. He’s shooting 53% from the field & 47% from three with a FT% in the high 80s. Crazy thing is one thing I’ve always thought KD should do MORE is shoot threes. He’s an elite deep threat but he’s never averaged more than 6.7 attempts from deep in a season & averages less than 5 a game for his career.
1:25 Jokic looking like Ishbia when Jokic took the ball from him lol
Chuck had the best comment on Durant…”What the hell? Is that a cadaver?”
KD did not fail with Curry
Remember... his MVP year, He also played with 2x other Future MVP'S.. Harden and Westbrook. ~ of course he will have the 2nd or 3rd best defender on him, NOT the top guy. AND Again.... He could only win, with Another MVP on the team. In this case, obviously, the Warriors.
Leadership, requires a radically different mentality. Leader of a TEAM! Just saying, that being a leader, requires a person, to Demand that SMOKE. IE, everything on him. Good, bad, ugly. A good leader, wants ALL the SMOKE. As a good leader, won't get the Smoke.
@@seeqayThank you!
OKC traded away Harden before he entered his prime, because they gave his money to Ibaka. Russ was not playing on a MVP level in OKC. He took a lot of ill advised shots. Even when he was in 2017-2019, OKC was repeatedly getting eliminated out of the 1st round. Facts. This was with Oladipo, Sabonis, PG-13, and Melo.
@@seeqay Leadership?? USMC 0352/8152 E4.. MEANING.. I lead from the MF Front. Wether its Combat, DESERT STORM, Putting Foot to A, for my BROS!!!! My TEAM..~~ All the way up to now. Leading from the front. As an IT engineer.. No excuses for BS play, for not pulling my own weight. I go down, BUSINESS is at risk.. MY TEAM.
So when you talk of leadership. Do you follow, the loud mouth?? OR do you follow the MF, who BTDT. Been There Done That?? Kevin Durrant.. Doing the Lebron. Joining teams, already established, or.. building super teams..... OR.. Demanding trades for better, blah blah blah.. VERSUS!!!!! Being the BEAST!! Taking charge, winning the games.... Going HARD IN THE PAINT.
YOU are young.. See.. We grew up on the GREATS.. that WANT!!!!!! the ball. We WINNING!!!! (Magic.. Bird... Jordan... King.... Moses...). Not MVP's.. who are dodging, taht leadership role. NOT everyone can lead. NOT everyone is built that way. Seriously.
@@rippleyaliens8275no one cares about you rambling like a crackhead. You said a WHOLE LOTTA NUTHIN bozo.
@@seeqay AND YET!!!! KD, still cannot, play today. Leadership, means... YOU take the hits. You take the talk. You take the blame. And deal with it. NOT complaing on "X", not biatching about the coach. Not demanding trades.. to playoff contenders.. AND NOT PRODUCE!!!
Wow to hear a mj Phil story in the middle of action n he mentions paxxson that gave me chills no 🧢
imma play the devils advocate and say that kd thought he was joining devin booker and bradley beal when he joined tall jalen brunson with an extra assist and short bojan bogdanovic with even more mid
KD is one of the most OVERRATED players of all time and a deva
I feel like Russ, KD, & Harden all thought the other was the problem when they were in OKC and felt like they all could lead their own team to a ship. Well i guess we got an answer to that now lol
I’m so glad people are finally realizing this.
Damn bro everything you’re saying about Kevin in the league about the nets was facts! This is one of the main reasons I don’t even watch the NBA anymore. I miss the MJ days where people would stay on one team and really work at it. Where you would route for the underdog.
MJ I’ve told this many times. The player movement and empowerment era is bad for basketball on so many levels. These guys never want the grind. Just want it easy. It’s that simple. Owners need to tell players to STFU and play. And if they refuse, don’t pay them. It’s simple. Players only request trades because they can and they get rewarded for it. Take away the rewards. They’ll stop.
It just shows who the real team players are
Durant needs learn a thing or two from Westbrook. Westbrook knew that in order for the Clips to win and be one the right page, he made the sacrifice to give up his starting spot and PT. Hope he figures things out soon cuz it's such a waste for him to just keep bouncing around from one superteam to the next.
It was more Clips run pre-dominantly ISO, below average shooting PG spotting up doesn’t work. He had to get benched… love Russ though 😅.
lol
westbrook fucin sucks these days stop chatting 😂😂😂😂😂
Ryan Davis (comedian) called him out on this a while back. Ryan roasted Kevin 😂😂 100% worth a watch after this video....but he was speaking pure facts. His style of play doesn't win games
Durant hasn't been the same since Tatum ripped the torch out of his hands when the Celtics swept the Durant Kyrie harden nets in the playoffs in 2022...
Not only did Tatum drop like 35 pts a game that series but he absolutely CLAMPED Durant
Durant dead seriously has never been the same since
The KD hate with NBA fans literally makes 0 sense. and y'all keep writing video essays like this to drive the narrative forward.
Just bc y'all avoid accountability to praise KD don't mean ppl hating he's been choking his whole career while having a top 5 team talent wise every year playing with MVPs and multiple all stars etc and tried to join only the teams that was #1 or was just in the finals the year before when he left Brooklyn the same with gsw in 2016 KD picked his teammates just like Legm since 2016 when LeBron pick his teammates and fail nobody has no sympathy for him bc he picked his teammate and the same should go for the snake and any other players playing GM that's what comes with players playing GM.. ACCOUNTABILITY and BLAME y'al want KD to play gm with no consequences for failing every year
You got it all wrong. People don't like cowards. Of course, they'll call him out. You can't join your biggest competition and expect people to respect you. You better learn that too cause I'm guessing you don't have the fu money like KD. Life is unforgiving and whining about it won't make any difference.
Hot Take: Kevin Durant Is Not A #1.
Should be obvious but this has always been an issue people don't understand in every sport. He has Superstar talent but not Superstar mentality. I saw it clearly after the 2016 WCF against the Golden State Warriors. He just wants to "Hoop" he doesn't want to hold teammates accountable or do the things necessary to LEAD. He just wants to PLAY, that's not enough to be a number #1 on a championship winning team.......well unless you join the team that beat you.
There are so many players who couldn't do it, you gotta give respect to the ONES that did. Dirk has my respect, Curry has my respect, Jordan has my respect, LeBron has my respect, Duncan & Shaq have my respect, Yokic & Giannis did it with so many people against them. Durant took the easy way out and wants OUR respect.
So if that's your STUPID Logic. How many more are in the League similar like KD?. I will bet you will FIND MANY. So why dont you and many speak on them like you all do KD. The HATE is so strong it is UNREAL. This only demonstrate what FAMILY background most of you're from.
Maybe stars should realize that $30 million a year is more than enough. $50 million or more a year when salary cap is only around 120 million isn’t conducive to winning
Never once have I associated his name with leader
Imo after his last run with OKC where they choked against GSW, it broke the mans mentality towards basketball. The man bounce around established teams forming a 'superteam' gutting the bench in progress then proceeds to blame everybody else but himself. Smh
Weren't his teammates injured in the playoffs? Wtf
MJ, what u said about KD being traded and the organisation having to give up such valuable assets for someone who takes up close to half your allowed spendings and complaining about the supporting cast is so true, it only really works unless u sign the player and not trade away home grown talent like the Warriors (Steph, Klay & Dray) or bargain deals like the nuggets (cheap signings of Bruce brown, Aron Gordon & kcp)
He's at that point in his career where, as the best guy, he's got to be the leader.
And KD is a follower by nature. He does not want to be the leader; quiet, loud, whatever, of a team. He wants to sit back, be the best player, hoop, go home and collect Finals MVP honors. He very likely will not win another chip as a main cast member of a team.
And y'all were calling him greater than 🐦 that's what got *me* fucked up🤣
Very good points and video; I agree pretty much every point.
Constructive criticism: I have a hard time understanding what you’re saying. Not sure if it’s the mastering or enunciation or tone cadence (or just me)
What you say is true, in NBA
In Team USA the story is on his side : he won a World Cup in 2010 and the last 3 Olympic Gold Medal
Each time being the leader
And he said once that his best experience ever was being part of the 2012 Team USA because he had the best teammates he ever has, and that's why he wants always to play with 3/4 All Stars.
I'm pretty sure that KD would prefer to play All Star Games (but seriously) 82 times rather than NBA.
So basically KD plays to much iso ball
This video is perfectly summed up by what Charles Barkley said about him last season, "He isn't a bus driver."
We all wondered if KD could have stayed with the Warriors … maybe another 2 or 3 championships was not out of the questions … Dubs would have got rid of Draymond to accommodate KD’s staying put … wondered also if Warriors could have won championships without Green … could have .. should have .. who knows
Why are the injuries to his teammates never mentioned?
Thats a fact when I use to play in the park (hell no I didn't go to nba😅)I knew I had to get the other guys shots regardless if they miss or not because I needed them on defense...its only right you feed them on offense
It’s crazy to me that as someone who lives in sheepshead bay Brooklyn literally a 20 minute train ride from the Barclays center has never claimed the nets. I liked them better in New Jersey the bland uniforms and branding need to go across the entire league. Go look up team uniforms from 2006. So much better than what we have now with minimalist designs
The Kd hate is still alive 💀
meanwhile curry has 2 without kd....
Yep and beat the same team that KD got swept and clamped by to seal number 4. Now it’s just a matter of time to see what type of excuses the KD fans are gonna come in here with
i was deffending kd in golden state but after the nets shenanigans i actually genuinly dislike him and now see him as what he really is as a player which is a great iso scorer and thats it. He needs a system to carry him him for wins he doesnt take initiative to lead or inspire people to win he is just selfish and has no spark in him@@CamUchiha
I've always said Steph ain't need that Man he just needed his Warriors and a 7foot CENTRE and i promise you HE FINE ANYWHERE
Curry also went with 5 others to Hamptons to recruit KD. So yeah...
aaaand? whats your point here/ he already tasted a ring and wanted plenty more and didnt care how ez it would be@@melvinhhcp3615
Kev tried to take that LeBron route to Goat level 😂
I have been saying for the longest that he’s a runner, he’s a track star. He better keep is ass right in Phoenix and ride it out.
Lebron has had help 75% of his career.
No cap
Like literally every nba legends lol
@@bachnguyenviet4289 False. Nobody has had help like lbj.
Sure, but don’t say in the video that Lebron did it by himself most of his career… But thanks for your irrelevant comment.
If we have to be fair, the collapse of the Nets and the Suns' struggles aren't on him, he did and he's doing his job. Dude's averaging 30 at 35 come on now.
Exactly
Winning requires more than just high scoring game of the star players
@@mariajoe8635 I agree, but KD is also averaging between 6-7 rebounds and 5-6 assists, while also shooting above 50% from the field. We can rightfully question his move to GS, but that's it. At his age, he's still playing at the level he used to years ago.
Honestly, its show just how great LBJ is... KD could NOT do, what Bron has done.
Also the winning formula for a "BIG 3" is, 1-Guard+2 Forwards...
KD team's keep doing 2 guards+1 forward (Being KD).
‘Everywhere you go, there you are’
Nah, I love that he does this, because he keeps breaking up unlikeable "superteams" and rewarding teams that build organically like milwaukee and golden state without him
I've always thought of KD as the ultimate complimentary piece, never a #1 option.
Kevin Durant: The living proof that you can have all the talent in the world and all the God given attribute and still be a loser
It’s crazy that when I was highschool people just casually brought him up in could be goat conversation and it wasn’t actually a bad take…. That was 7 years ago tho 😂😂😂😂
The saddest part was KD's sycophants blamed Russ for blowing the 3-1 lead to GSW when they were in OKC. Meanwhile Durant played poorly games 5-7 and was able to duck responsibility.
This is tough. I really like Durant so it’s hard seeing him fall off like this especially when he’s always putting his team down.
That help him signed a max contract?? 😂do you realize he was getting that anyway, that’s KD 😁
KD is an elite role player.