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Kevin Do Not | 2 comments (2 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Sonics move not an issue? (#1)
by Flemish American on Sun Nov 18 2007 at 9:05 AM EST

To leave out the planned move of the Sonics to Oklahoma City might be a serious oversight. I wouldn't go so far as to suggest they are losing on purpose, but to consider that management might consider a bad team that nobody wants anymore easier to move than a winning franchise is not a huge stretch.

I think you are failing to consider the number of current and past stars in the NBA that went through similar roads. It is true that we sometimes expect too much from young talent, but considering how much money is paid for this talent, it is perfectly normal to expect some immediate return for the investment. As for the number of shots he's taking, this is certainly a coaching problem. The young kid doesn't deserve your blame if the coaches are not setting up a better-spread offence. Someone out there is telling him to go for broke, team-be-damned.

The link to Kevin Garnett was good. Despite being a great and entertaining player, he never had the supporting cast in Minnesota to even make the play-offs in recent years. With the exception of the 2003-04 season, they never got past the first round when they did qualify.

Durant could suffer a similar fate unless more is done to justify this investment.

: planned move (#2)
by kroberts on Mon Nov 19 2007 at 10:11 PM EST

yeah, I didn't leave out the planned move by accident, and I definately wasn't overlooking it. I briefly referred to it, assuming people who read a sports article about durant/seattle already know about that. and for the most part, that is a justified assumption.
and you're right, putting all the blame on durant isn't fair, but that's not completely what I'm doing. I did address poor coaching/management decisions (ridnour, wally), which adds to my point that this team isn't trying it's hardest to put a winning team on the floor. Luke Ridnour can play, and he isn't and hasn't been given a fair shake. playing earl watson ahead of him is a joke, as well as delonte west.
and whether or not the coaches are giving durant the green light is besides the point. he just isn't shooting well, nor taking great shots, to justifiy shooting that much. but like I said, this team isn't doing what needs to be done to win. they have several low-post options that they could use every game that they ignore, and that hurts them.
thanks for the constructive criticism, though. in future articles I will be sure to address all the core issues. I was simply making a case for another "lebron hype" situation. the media is putting a lot of weight on this kid's shoulders, and he isn't even 20 yet.

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