A LEGEND IS BORN II

[Fresh8]

It was quite a fulfilling third season, the injuries definitely made it tougher

[The X]

You should definitely keep this one going. As long as motivation is still there, keep it rolling. As long as you continue to play NBA 2k9, this Association should continue If you shelve the game & move onto another one then it's understandable to wrap up. Although I don't think the story is ready for a wrap-up. It's called "A Legend Is Born II" but I haven't seen any legend get born in this Association, aside from Mr. Watson over in Denver

In regards to team make-up, I think re-signing of Durant is a must. Don't know how that wouldn't be seen as a good basketball move. He carried an otherwise average team. I think you should've never traded Westbrook, but that's beside the point. Now you need a good young point guard. Perhaps Mark Moore As long as it's not that chump Derrick Rose, anybody but him

I think trading depth for a fringe All-Star is a must. Even if Bogut has to go, then so be it. I figure you can roll with role player bigs & have stars at the 1 to 3 (I'm assuming Tyson's game is ready to take off next season ).

Or you could always trade for Moses Chara & put him next to Kevin Durant

EDIT: Forgot to say, if you do start a new one, anybody but the Lakers!

[Fresh8]

You should definitely keep this one going. As long as motivation is still there, keep it rolling. As long as you continue to play NBA 2k9, this Association should continue If you shelve the game & move onto another one then it's understandable to wrap up. Although I don't think the story is ready for a wrap-up. It's called "A Legend Is Born II" but I haven't seen any legend get born in this Association, aside from Mr. Watson over in Denver

Motivation isn't there at the moment, same with the time. Which is why the second round series took so long to complete. Been totally dragged out. Might switch to 2k10... I was actually thinking of doing a FIFA story...

In regards to team make-up, I think re-signing of Durant is a must. Don't know how that wouldn't be seen as a good basketball move. He carried an otherwise average team. I think you should've never traded Westbrook, but that's beside the point. Now you need a good young point guard. Perhaps Mark Moore As long as it's not that chump Derrick Rose, anybody but him

I think trading depth for a fringe All-Star is a must. Even if Bogut has to go, then so be it. I figure you can roll with role player bigs & have stars at the 1 to 3 (I'm assuming Tyson's game is ready to take off next season ).

Well, I got Tyson in exchange for Westbrook. There's always an option to bring him back as he's buried behind Devin Harris and DJ Augustin in Charlotte... I have Bogut, Wilcox, DJ White, David Lee, and Sheed at the C/PF spots... all of them are rated between 80-88 so I have the depth to make a trade to bring in an All-Star I believe.

Or you could always trade for Moses Chara & put him next to Kevin Durant

Won't be happening any time soon.

EDIT: Forgot to say, if you do start a new one, anybody but the Lakers!

oooh, the irony is that I just said to Valor on msn... he asks 'who would u control if u start a new one' and I replied, 'Lakers.'

[Valor]

As long as it's not that chump Derrick Rose, anybody but him

Hey! whats wrong with my man Rose?

[Fresh8]

As long as it's not that chump Derrick Rose, anybody but him

Hey! whats wrong with my man Rose?

He's shit.

[J@3]

Holy crap I'm stunned at how much effort's gone into this, never checked it out before. Great work.

[Fresh8]

Holy crap I'm stunned at how much effort's gone into this, never checked it out before. Great work.

How much of it have you actually seen?

Thanks btw.

[J@3]

I middle clicked all the links in your initial post, haven't read them all yet because I plan on being asleep before 7am next Thursday but I'll get through them.

[Fresh8]

I middle clicked all the links in your initial post, haven't read them all yet because I plan on being asleep before 7am next Thursday but I'll get through them.

Oh true. Well, don't feel obliged to read... it's fairly boring... but do proceed with caution if you do. May take a while!

[The X]

Honestly Jae, I'd probably just skip to post-season coverage. That reels me back in every 10 pages

[Martti.]

I think you should go on and if things get difficult and you need a trade, you can always reconsider acquiring Bosh.

[Fresh8]

I think you should go on and if things get difficult and you need a trade, you can always reconsider acquiring Bosh.

I don't want Bosh. He's a chump. Although if I did get him, I could proably get Jose Calderon too... that would give Hova a starting spot on that team.

[Fresh8]

Shut Up And Play!
One Lesson Learnt From The Playoffs : Kevin Durant Likes To Play The Blame Game


Potential Chaos In Game 5: Scenes like this is what Seattle want to see less of

May 15, 2011

By Woody Hannes
ESPN.com Writer

Exactly a month ago, I wrote this ‘glowing’ article on Kevin Durant. After the events of the past two or three weeks, I want to take back a lot of what I had said. Durant’s true colors showed as the Seattle Stealth garnered nationwide attention thanks to their second round series against the number one Western Conference team.

So let’s set the scene in the picture above.

Crucial showdown in Portland.

If Seattle win, they go back home for a Game Six. If they lose, they are out of the playoffs.

Durant goes in for a dunk and does so by going over Carlos Boozer. He hangs onto the rim as the crowd is on their feet and booing. Not used to the hate, Durant lets go of the rim, then spins wildly and knocking Boozer onto the ground. The refs didn’t call anything. Boozer is now yelling at the officials and Durant who is just a few steps away turns around. He looks at Boozer and starts to taunt him. Brandon Roy rushes over to help Boozer up while Durant starts to move towards the pair. He is yelling pretty loud. Luckily, Andrew Bogut was there to restrain him.

If Boozer was Ben Wallace of 2004 or if Roy was Ron Artest of 2004, Durant would have gotten an ass whooping.

Amare Stoudemire went on the record and called him scum. Steve Nash called him a walking joke. Then the Canadian also tried to explain why this may be: ‘I don’t think he was hugged enough when he was young.” Brandon Roy refused to comment while Greg Oden took a few veiled jabs at him. The NBA’s elite were ganging up on one of their own. Even though Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant have all voiced their admiration for the Seattle Stealth forward and NBA scoring champion; the harsh negativity from the minority put a dampener on things.

Who is the real Kevin Durant? Who is he behind the closed doors of Seattle Stealth practices? What is he like? Rumors have come out that he is a terror; his team mates are petrified of him. Some of the closest Stealth followers have often grumbled about Durant and his ‘cronies’ bullying his younger teammates (despite the fact that he is as young as half the roster). There have been whispers that the Stealth is not as tight-knit as they are portrayed.

People say the craziest things about the most famous people. NBA players are always under a microscope when it comes to following sports in America. Durant always seemed like the nice kid on the block. The prodigy who would save the Seattle franchise. He was the leader that everyone looked up to. The young man who veterans like Jason Kidd wanted to play with because he was talented enough to help give them a chance to win a ring. But wait, we may all have been wrong.

You had to see it to believe it.

Durant’s behavior for the first two rounds has been strange. He took one too many swipes at the game officials, got into a despicable to and fro argument through the media with Stoudemire, and then called out his teammates, coaches, and game officials to blame for his team’s demise to the Blazers. This is not to mention the outlandish answers he gives on national TV whenever he is interviewed (and he is the only player ever interviewed because his team mates suck) and the many physical confrontations he seems to instigate.

Just like how the playoffs are a whole different ball game, we have just seen a whole different Kevin Durant. I thought he was a great leader and role model but his recent actions have made me reconsider my stance.

However, I will give Durant the benefit of the doubt. The latest word from the Stealth locker room is that Head Coach George Karl has lost control of his team. That’s clearly evident after he has been playing assistant coach to Durant for the second half of the season. Karl barely coaches the team anymore and only talks to them on every second timeout. Perhaps, the front office is to blame; especially general manager Will Sit who has brought in personality after personality. Someone please explain why you add a nutcase in Rasheed Wallace when your team is already going through a power struggle. I’m sure that the whole bus-jacking incident did not do any favors; leaving Sit red-faced as he tries to explain why he traded for a 15 year old trapped in a 45 year old body.

All of this is pure speculation though. The only concrete evidence we have of any of the assumptions pointed out in this article would be the behavior of Durant, which does admittedly strike me as being weird. His post-game interviews, especially the one after the Game Five loss, have illustrated him as a sore loser who also wants to distance himself from any blame. He must be as much of a pro at the blame game as he is of an NBA player.

And if it is indeed true that he is a locker room cancer, then Seattle needs to find a way to tone him down. It is doubtful they would trade him because he is still a fine fine player. One that Nate McMillan recently labeled as the best in the league (although I would rank LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, and Moses Chara ahead of him). Durant averaged 32.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.9 spg, and 1.4 bpg for the postseason; numbers all near or higher than his regular season averages. Seattle needs him because their next best players were really non-factors.

Raja Bell managed just 12.8 ppg on terrible efficiency. Andrew Bogut struggled to average a double double with 12.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg but did dish out 4.2 apg and swatted 1.6 bpg. David Lee continued with his slide as he hobbled his way to 5.3 ppg and 5.6 rpg. Jason Kidd can only do so much as his body begins to break down. He is 38 after all and managed just 9.4 ppg, 8.2 apg, and 2.6 spg (although those were modest numbers if you asked me).

No matter what happens with Durant’s character issues, we all know he would never be traded. It’s up to the team to surround him with talent so that he is preoccupied with winning. Get him a new coach and get rid of the guys who encourage him to be disruptive. Maybe then he will stop playing the blame game, and shut up and play!

[Lamrock]

Great article. Now we gotta see how Durant responds next season. The jab at Rasheed is sad but true.

[kibaxx7]

You need a really strong coach to cool him so he can play and not be angry all the time...

Now that I think about it, it would be nice to see you start a new association so I don't see KD anymore. Nah

[Fresh8]

Great article.

Thanks Lamrock.

Now that I think about it, it would be nice to see you start a new association so I don't see KD anymore.

Who would you rather not see? KD or Kobe?

[The X]

You definitely put an indelible mark on all future dynasty/Association stories that are not picture-based

[Valor]

Great article.

Exactly my thoughts
My man Woody knows the truth about KD now! Finally!

Who would you rather not see? KD or Kobe?

Durant's Jackass

But then again, if you are gonna do the same thing to Kobe, then i rather you stick with KD lol

You definitely put an indelible mark on all future dynasty/Association stories that are not picture-based

couldn't agree with you more

[Fresh8]

You definitely put an indelible mark on all future dynasty/Association stories that are not picture-based

Thanks X. Hope that, if this was my last article, this is a good way to cap off ALIB II.

On a side note, I want to be hired by ESPN.com.

[|)e8*]

The article might be hinting Sit not resigning Durant!

[hova-]

Oh man, sweet article. Seems like KD is polarizing, not only us but also the whole NBA and media landscape. I'm not sure wether or not Will Sit or George Karl can rule him down. In fact, I read some critique about Karl in this article. Considering his age and health, maybe the Stealth should find a new coach. How about a Gary Payton comeback. ^^

So I really hope you have the will to continue this one. A new one would not be the same and I would not end this one before you got the title!!

[Fresh8]

The article might be hinting Sit not resigning Durant!

I'm resigning Durant.

Oh man, sweet article. Seems like KD is polarizing, not only us but also the whole NBA and media landscape. I'm not sure wether or not Will Sit or George Karl can rule him down. In fact, I read some critique about Karl in this article. Considering his age and health, maybe the Stealth should find a new coach. How about a Gary Payton comeback. ^^

So I really hope you have the will to continue this one. A new one would not be the same and I would not end this one before you got the title!!

Well, Durant still has support from other players too... Karl is getting old, should really fire him but he is still a decent coach. Payton is Martti's coach in Memphis...

[dare]

What's this question about you not going to continue your association? you can't do that man you still need dare to help Durantula's team.. BTW Valor where are you in HongKong.. we are in the CASA HOTEL

[Martti.]

Hahaa, Durant's busted. If you need a new coach, see if Jerry Sloan or Gregg Popovich are available.

Don't get Rubio, get Patty Mills.

[Fresh8]

Hahaa, Durant's busted. If you need a new coach, see if Jerry Sloan or Gregg Popovich are available.

Don't get Rubio, get Patty Mills.

Both have retired.

And I don't have real draftees...