A LEGEND IS BORN II

I HATE the CELTICS. And I HATE Pierce. But... I do love you sig.

Question: Have you read my whole thread?

You're a LA Lakers fan right? I guess it would make sense! Thank you!

Haven't had the time to yet mate, it's exams week for me, I've been hitting the textbooks mostly. Why do you ask, have I clumsily looked over something?

My favorite player ever is Kobe. My favorite team is the Lakers.

Nah, was just curious. When you do read it, tell me what you think. If it gets boring in some parts!

Anywho, good luck with your exams. I finished mines last Saturday. You in high school/uni?

Paul Pierce is my favourite player of all time, with Celtics being my favourite team too. I'd have to say though, Nash has to be on equal terms with Pierce when it comes to my favourite player at the moment, he's brilliant.

Absolutely.

Thank you, I'm going to need it haha. I'm in high school, year 10 student.

I HATE the CELTICS. And I HATE Pierce. But... I do love you sig.

Question: Have you read my whole thread?

You're a LA Lakers fan right? I guess it would make sense! Thank you!

Haven't had the time to yet mate, it's exams week for me, I've been hitting the textbooks mostly. Why do you ask, have I clumsily looked over something?

My favorite player ever is Kobe. My favorite team is the Lakers.

Nah, was just curious. When you do read it, tell me what you think. If it gets boring in some parts!

Anywho, good luck with your exams. I finished mines last Saturday. You in high school/uni?

Paul Pierce is my favourite player of all time, with Celtics being my favourite team too. I'd have to say though, Nash has to be on equal terms with Pierce when it comes to my favourite player at the moment, he's brilliant.

Absolutely.

Thank you, I'm going to need it haha. I'm in high school, year 10 student.

True. I don't think I will ever have another favorite player. One is enough. But if I had to choose another player I like, it would be Fisher. After that, its Tyronn Lue.

Year 10 man, those were the days

The "European John Stockton" is rolling Nice to see an article bout my alter ego. The stats aint too bad, still I am shooting at a very low percentage. I hope I can have more impact next season, just like Martti Must Really nice two posts, quite entertaining. Keep it up (do I really have to say this after 38 pages ^^)

The "European John Stockton" is rolling Nice to see an article bout my alter ego. The stats aint too bad, still I am shooting at a very low percentage. I hope I can have more impact next season, just like Martti Must Really nice two posts, quite entertaining. Keep it up (do I really have to say this after 38 pages ^^)

I'm glad you liked it man! Very happy you did!

[The X]

I might help the Nuggets more if I come off the bench & Earl Smith starts. I'll be to the Nuggets what Manu is to the Spurs

Are you drunk?

No, wasn't drunk. Why would you say that? I don't mind coming off the bench if it helps us win the title

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Your typing was incoherent. That is all.

Chapter 28

“What were you two thinking?” Sit quizzed Durant and Ty.
The two of them sat in Sit’s office. After the trip from Miami, the rest of the team was allowed to go home but Durant and Ty were whisked back to Seattle headquarters for a meeting with the boss.
“You two are going to be the death of me!” Sit stated.
Durant and Ty did not look at one another; both of them were dead silent.
“What the hell were you thinking Durant?” Sits asked, “You ever heard of respect around here? George is your coach and you’re trying to speak over him?”
Durant argued, “This is my team. I get my say!”
Sit mocked him, “My team? My team? If you were a true leader, you wouldn’t be acting like a teenage girl and trying to show all the others who has authority!”
Durant hit the table with both hands hard, “Don’t call me a girl!”
Sit jumped out of his seat and pointed at Durant, viciously yelling back, “Don’t tell me what to do!”
Durant pulled his arms back and sank a bit lower into his seat.
“You’re lucky I’m not going to suspend both of you. I would learn to shut it for once!”
Ty spoke up, “I’m to blame for fighting. I’m sorry.”
Durant cast a glare sideways at Ty but kept quiet.
Sit said, “I expect both of you to make an apology to your teammates and coaches tomorrow. I will make sure that it’s been done. Get out of my office.”
The two players got up and left. As the door closed behind them, Sit sat back and poured himself some rum. He took a sip and placed the glass down on the table. He sat back and sighed, then said something to himself.
“This is impossible.”

After getting back into playoff contention, the Stealth continued their spirited play but a looming five game road trip had Coach Karl worried. His team had been a terrible road team all season and Karl knew that his team could not afford to drop too many games. His fears ended up true as Seattle began their road trip with a 35 point loss to the cellar-dweller Toronto Raptors. Two nights later, they would fall by 9 to LeBron James and the Cavs and then the next night; a 13 point loss to the Detroit Pistons. It was midway through this road trip that team morale began to rapidly drop. Chemistry was so low that not even Rasheed ‘Mr Top 50’ Wallace could help lift spirits. The worst part was that the rift between Durant and Ty widened even more with all of the team’s lack of success.
“See what happens when we give him the ball?” Durant said to Andrew Bogut and Raja Bell, “We start losing.”
Durant said directly to Bell, “Tell me that we would be losing if you were starting. Karl don’t know what he’s doing.”
Some of the others tried to get a reaction out of Ty but he was mum on the topic as usual, “We just got to play better as a team if we want to win.”
Practices were brutal as Durant was always elbowing and ankle tapping any of the players who showed some sympathy towards Ty. The amount of times Durant did it, the better he was at it. DJ White began to compare Durant to Bruce Bowen.
“He’s one dirty bastard,” White stated in disgust one night.
Sheed decided to try and take things into his own hands. During the practice before the game against the Portland Trailblazers, Bogut had blatantly shoved Ty on his way to the hoop. Bogut stood defiantly over the swingman and Durant walked over to give Bogut a high five. Sheed, on the same practice team, walked over to try and be diplomatic.
“I think that was a bit over the top.”
Bogut glanced at Sheed, “If you came to lecture me, you should turn around.”
Sheed, always impatient, shot back, “Maybe you should go and high five yourself. You do it all the time anyways.”
Bogut shouted as Sheed helped Ty to his feet, “Shut up old man.”
Sheed swiftly turned around and slapped Bogut in the face, “You shut up or else I will slap you like a bitch again.”
Bogut was speechless as the rest of the Stealth players laughed in a bid to try and make it seem like a funny scene. They did not want it to escalate further. Durant was kneeling to the side and tying a shoelace. He did not want to get involved in any disagreement with Sheed. Inside, he was fuming that Sheed was defending Ty. Coach Karl, meanwhile, watched on from the sidelines. He didn’t say anything because he simply had no control of the situation. Kidd was not around to step in as he was excused from training due to a sore knee. After the players had stopped laughing, Karl decided to get them all to continue with training.
“That’s enough talking! Let’s get back into it!”
The next day, a 12 point loss to the Blazers dampened moods even more but there was light at the end
of the tunnel. The last game of the road trip was coming up and it was against a very average Chicago Bulls team. The Bulls were off to a great start. Chicago finished the first quarter 38-23 on top. Seattle was then led by the hot shooting of Raja Bell and Kevin Durant to come back. Seattle was able to narrowly come out with a 5 point win against the Bulls.
As the teams walked off the court, Cheryl Miller interviewed Durant at midcourt.
“Kevin, your team came out slow but you were able to come back,” Miller said, “What do you attribute to your come from behind win?”
Durant didn’t hesitate, “Coach took off our starting shooting guard and replaced him with a true pro. Raja got us back in the game. He should be starting.”
Miller, a bit taken back, asked her second question, “What happened in the locker room at halftime that really got you guys going? What did Coach Karl say?”
Durant laughed, “I wasn’t listening. This is my team and I tell the guys what to do. I told them we were going to win if they gave me the ball and that’s what happened. Coach is always supportive but I’m the real leader. This is my team.”
“28 points and 9 rebounds. Kevin Durant, thanks for talking to us,” Miller thanked the swingman.
Durant looked into the camera as if peering into everyone’s living room, “Thanks Cheryl.”
He then clenched his right fist and hit it twice onto the left side of his chest, “Seattle Stealth, my team baby!”
Durant turned to run towards the locker room and Miller said, “Back to you guys in the studio.”
Durant was fined by the Stealth the next day.

Ty was over at the Akonnors’ for dinner for the first time in a while.
“Mrs Akonnor, this is delicious,” Ty smiled as he dug into his dinner, “I’ve been missing this!”
Rocky and both his parents burst out laughing.
Mr Akonnor urged Ty to slow down, “Don’t eat so quick son, you’re going to choke!”
Mrs Akonnor said the same line that she had for him every time he visited, “You’re like a second son to me Ty. You’re welcome here any time!”
“So how’s the basketball going?” Mr Akonnor asked Ty.
Rocky laughed, “Dad, you’re always following the team. I’m sure Ty doesn’t need to answer.”
Ty drank the rest of his cup of water and put the empty cup down, “I’m not doing that good but Rocky sure is! Coach has been thinking of giving him a few more minutes.”
Rocky laughed even harder, “Don’t lie man.”
Ty argued, “I ain’t.”
Mr Akonnor said to Rocky, “Good work son. Keep working hard at it.”
Rocky nodded and continued to eat.
“Congratulations on starting,” Mrs Akonnor said to Ty, “We still need to celebrate with you!”
“Oh, don’t worry about it! It’s no big deal!” Ty gushed.
“It is man,” Rocky said, “You should have seen Durant’s face.”
“You and Kevin Durant not on good terms Ty?” Mr Akonnor was confused.
Ty paused then said, “We’re fine. He’s a good guy.”
Rocky was about to say something but Ty shot him an angry look across the table.
Mr Akonnor had started talking again, “Kevin Durant is a class act. He’s much better than those arrogant players like James and Chara. You boys are lucky to play with such a team guy like Durant.”
Rocky kept his head down and continued eating while Ty tried hard not to laugh as Mr Akonnor continued ranting about Durant’s leadership qualities and ‘good guy’ status.

* * *

The win against Chicago was a sign of things to come. Karl looked at the standings and saw that his side was anything but assured of a playoff spot. However, things change quickly in the NBA as Karl and the Stealth would soon find out. The team was on another wild winning run; this one would last eight games. The seventh game, a 115-93 win against the Clippers, would propel the team into sixth place in the West but the eighth win would be the one that had the greatest significance. Marv Albert was commentating on the matchup between 39-33 Seattle and 37-35 Orlando.
“Reggie, what a game from the Seattle Stealth,” Albert was impressed.
Reggie analyzed, “The Stealth have played great basketball to be on this seven game winning streak and it looks like that will go up to eight tonight against the Orlando Magic.”
“The balanced scoring from this team’s role players has really set this side apart,” Albert stated, “Kevin Durant is a terrific scorer and leader. He is showing everyone how great he is tonight. 34 points so far as he takes a seat on the bench with his team up by 36.”
Reggie added, “Marv, ever since those strange comments about this team being his team, I have been impressed with Durant’s dedication to backing his words. He truly is a class act.”
Marv suddenly changed the topic, “Looks like someone was hurt in that collision on Reshawn Tyson’s drive to the hoop…”

Ty caught the ball at the top of the key with Courtney Lee trying to stay in front of him. Ty was in triple threat position and jabbed his right foot right. Lee inched to his left a little bit. Ty took advantage of Lee’s jitters and rose up for a jumper. It was a swish, putting the Stealth up by 36. The Magic crowd booed as Ty backpedaled down the court. Jameer Nelson dribbled the ball up the floor and Sebastian Telfair met him at half court. Nelson slowed down, allowing Telfair to come up close. Telfair took a swipe at the ball. He missed but hit Nelson’s hand. No foul was called.
“Come on ref!” Nelson yelled at the match official.
Nelson was frustrated so he put his head down and dribbled hard towards Telfair. Telfair drew the charge and possession swapped. The ref blew his whistle and signaled for substitutions. Trevor Ariza was coming onto the court for Durant. The crowd booed as Durant started to walk off the floor as both team’s players began running down to the other end of the court. Dwight Howard, Durant’s Team USA team mate, was jogging past Durant. Durant turned and caught Howard’s eye. The big man stopped.
“Foul him hard,” Durant said to Howard.
“Who?” Howard asked.
“Him,” Durant nodded towards Ty, who was on the three point line.
Howard gave Durant a high five before running off. Durant turned, put his hands in the air, and clapped. The crowd continued to boo. Durant finally stepped off the court and returned to the bench. He sat down and pulled on his jacket. He then called over to one of the trainers and asked for ice. He would be calling it a day. Meanwhile, play resumed and Ty got the ball. Ty faked out Lee and dribbled hard towards the basketball hoop. He went up for a layup and was hit hard by the giant Howard. The crowd cheered as Ty fell and landed awkwardly. Ty grimaced in pain as Sheed and Ariza ran over to help him up. Ty tried to stand on both feet; he felt a searing pain in his right leg. Ty looked over to the Seattle bench and pointed to his right leg. He then called over to Ariza and asked him to help him stay upright. The Orlando fans continued to cheer as Ty limped off the court.

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wow Howard doing a bad thing, the Superman now is a Super Villain

Oh my, you make Dwight looking bad? Now that is fiction I hope it aint too severe for Ty but it's sounding like that at least.

woah...didn't expect Dwight to help Durant in his evil acts...great chapter man, totally worth the wait

Great chapter, but not Dwight too... Man Ty has 3 big guys onto him now, poor fella.

Man, don't badmouth Dwight. Do James or Chara or someone.

But damn Dwight, hurting my Tar Heel teammate, are you? Watch out then you play Memphis, gonna dunk in your face.

Martti will get revenge for Ty dunking on Dwight

wow Howard doing a bad thing, the Superman now is a Super Villain

Man of Steel. He proved it by flooring Ty.

Oh my, you make Dwight looking bad? Now that is fiction I hope it aint too severe for Ty but it's sounding like that at least.

It's not fiction. What are you talking about?

Note: Ty did get injured in the game... I had to change the storyline to accommodate. But it's a blessing in disguise!

woah...didn't expect Dwight to help Durant in his evil acts...great chapter man, totally worth the wait

Thanks man!

Great chapter, but not Dwight too... Man Ty has 3 big guys onto him now, poor fella.

He also has Wade. I cut out a part in the last chapter with Durant and Wade talking after the game... which set up the article about the fight at halftime.

Man, don't badmouth Dwight. Do James or Chara or someone.

But damn Dwight, hurting my Tar Heel teammate, are you? Watch out then you play Memphis, gonna dunk in your face.

You better dunk in his face

Martti will get revenge for Ty dunking on Dwight

Doubt he is physically able to though.

Never underestimate a nonathletic white man!

Always forget Martti was on Ty and Rocky's team. Great chapter Sit, one of the best. Don't know how you make it so intriguing and entertaining. When you make your readers get angry and want to punch fictional Durant and stand up for Ty, you've done your job. Looks like Bell is starting again. Howard is going to Hell.

Never underestimate a nonathletic white man!

Seriously man... you v Dwight? Game over before it even begins!

Always forget Martti was on Ty and Rocky's team. Great chapter Sit, one of the best. Don't know how you make it so intriguing and entertaining. When you make your readers get angry and want to punch fictional Durant and stand up for Ty, you've done your job. Looks like Bell is starting again. Howard is going to Hell.

Haha, yeah that Tar Heels team was Ty's. Martti was the forgotten exchange student

Yeah man, wait till you see from the game recaps the state of the team in the playoff race... not good to lose Ty right now

I know I don't have shot, but I'd like to.

The story so far

Moore Forces Overtime But Durant Leads Seattle To Win

Mar 4, 2011

25-36 Charlotte @ 31-29 Seattle: 108-116 (OT)

SEATTLE (AP) – Mark Moore scored 30 points and added 7 rebounds, 4 assists in an exciting overtime game against Kevin Durant and the Seattle Stealth. Moore led his team in a fast pace fourth quarter in which the Bobcats outscored Seattle 34-22. Moore shot 7 for 19 from the field but made up for it by hitting 4 three point shots and nailing 12 out of 16 free throws. He also hit the game tying bucket to send the game into extra time.

However, Durant was on step ahead and scored 12 of his 40 points in overtime. The star took over in the extra session in which Seattle won 19-11. Durant was 15 for 22 from the field. Jason Kidd added 14 points, 6 assists, and Reshawn Tyson had 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists. David Lee left the game in the second quarter due to back spasms and will be reassessed by team doctors.

Devin Harris scored 16 points for Charlotte, Gerald Wallace added 15, Russell Westbrook/b] scored 9 from off the bench, and veteran [b]Brad Miller chipped in 8 against his former team.

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Seattle Continues Dominance At Home

Mar 7, 2011

32-31 Orlando @ 32-29 Seattle: 109-126

SEATTLE (AP) – After scoring 40 against the Bobcats, Kevin Durant had three nights rest and came back to score 47 points against the visiting Orlando Magic. “Nothing to it,” the fantastic Durant stated, “I said this was my team. That’s why I’m here to lead it.” Durant had a field day, going 16 for 25 from the field and 13 for 15 from the line. Reshawn Tyson scored 21 and Jason Kidd had 15.

Rashard Lewis and Courtney Lee led the Magic with 27 points apiece. All-Star PG Jameer Nelson was all over the box score, finishing with 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Dwight Howard continued to struggle against the Stealth as he was held to 6 points and 9 rebounds. Orlando had no chance in the ball game as they helplessly watched Seattle hurriedly pile on 41 first quarter points against them.

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Seattle Ends Road Trip With Win

Mar 15, 2011

33-33 Seattle @ 26-40 Chicago: 109-104

CHICAGO (AP) – Seattle finally completed their five game road trip from Hell, defeating the terrible Chicago Bulls in the process and snapping a four game losing streak. “It’s a relief to come out of it (road trip) with at least one win,” Head Coach George Karl stated, “I was a bit scared there that we were going to continue our slide (down the Western Conference ladder).”

Jamal Crawford led the home team with 20 points, Luol Deng had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and Josh Howard chipped in 15 points. The Bulls actually got off to a great start and looked like they had what it took to send Seattle to a fifth straight loss and a place out of the top eight in the West. Chicago led 38-23 at the end of the first period.

Kevin Durant and Raja Bell, however, had different plans. The two players joined forces to lead Seattle back and finish on top. Durant nearly had a double double as he scored 28 points and picked off 9 rebounds. Bell and Reshawn Tyson scored 19 apiece while Andrew Bogut was impressive with 7 points, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists.

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No Place like Home

Mar 18, 2011

25-43 Toronto @ 34-33 Seattle: 105-137

SEATTLE (AP) – Kevin Durant and the Seattle Stealth must have been glad to be home as they cruised to their tenth straight home victory in front of their adoring fans. Durant scored 29 points in his side’s 32 point rout of the visiting Raptors. Reshawn Tyson had a double double of 26 points, 10 rebounds, Andrew Bogut scored 19, and Jason Kidd finished with 16 points and 9 assists.

Chris Bosh played strongly and contributed 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks in a losing battle. Jason Kapono shot his way to 19, Jose Calderon added 17 points, 8 assists, and Chris Hova chipped in 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists from off the bench.

The win moves the team 0.5 games ahead of Memphis and Minnesota for the eighth and final playoff position in the Western Conference. Seattle is also 1.0 games ahead of Dallas and 2.0 games ahead of Houston. “It’s absolutely crucial that we play our hearts out if we want to play in the postseason,” Head Coach George Karl said, “There’s no room for mistakes now. We built and lost a big advantage when we went on that road trip but not we are back in it (the playoff race).”

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At home, Seattle is invincible!

Nice wins. Durant is really on fire. 40-47-28-29. Nice streak by the dickhead.

Haha, I knew Seattle would dominate at home! I don't know what I'd be thinking if I was Durant's team mate, he is really leading the team but there's nothing worse than a arrogant cock-head who is actually a good player, and that's exactly what Durant is.

Did you sim those 4 away losses?

No need to thank me.

Man Lamrock, your getting good how about making me some?

Sit, your writing skills are really something else