Kevin Durant Press Conference Open Thread
by Peter Bean on Apr 10, 2007 2:57 PM CDT
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PrintIn one hour (4:00 p.m. CT), Kevin Durant will announce his intentions for next year. It's all but certain he will announce his departure for the professional ranks, but I'm sure there are a few of you like me who will listen anyway, in case we get another Ricky Williams stunner.
I'm not holding my breath, but I'll be tuning in to AM 1300 at 4:00 just in case.
If he announces he's leaving, this will be our "Thanks for the great year" thread. If he announces he's returning. . .
Well, let's not even think about it. Kevin, it was amazing.
It's official. As expected, Durant to the pros. Kevin, best of luck. You were amazing to watch.
By the way, if you run into me over the next 24 hours, expect to see something like this:
--PB--
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A sad day. It's official.
GOOD LUCK KD!! You fucking rock.
by roywilliamsisgod on Apr 10, 2007 3:16 PM CDT reply actions
I've got my fingers crossed
But I'm not getting my hopes up.
If he follows Barnes' lead and makes an aggie joke or two, I'll consider it a win either way.
He'll shout out to Acie Law
while holding up his gazillion dollar Nike contract, "that's what I f*$#ing do...that's what I do!"
i still think he's staying
why was he wearing that same cheap looking suit last night? he didn't exactly look like a multi-millionaire.
by Vice President Coco (40118) on Apr 10, 2007 3:23 PM CDT reply actions
Sorry ...
... but the DMN just reported that the team confirmed ... he's gone.
by EddieTheAlbinoSquirrel on Apr 10, 2007 3:27 PM CDT reply actions
PB,
Are you Stephen Malkmus and Paul McCartney's lovechild?
<Tear.....>
"I enjoyed my year here at Texas." Durant said. "All the fans and everyone here at Texas made me feel right at home, considering I was so far away from home. I will always be a Longhorn and never forget what the people at Texas have done for me."
Thanks for the memories KD
You were a hell of a player - my second favorite Longhorn basketball player of all time.
Hook 'Em
Rafters?
So the question is, does his jersey end up in the rafters? One and gone says no to me, no matter how good he was. Sadly I'll probably be very wrong.
I don't understand ...
... why it matters how long. We were fortunate to have him for even a single year. He became the first freshman to ever win all the POY awards ... a sweep was amazing.
Hope we retire it soon. He deserves it. And having a first/second-round pick will only help with recruiting.
by EddieTheAlbinoSquirrel on Apr 10, 2007 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Why do I care that he's going to class?
It shows that he ALMOST stayed? Who cares. I think it's a silly point to keep pushing.
Scholarship punishment
If he quits going to class now, he fails out, Texas gets penalized and we can lose scholarships.
That's why it matters.
Take care of your folks, Kevin
They obviously did a good job raising you. As a parent myself, I was always impressed with the way he conducted his business - on and off the court. Go cash that lottery ticket and have an extraordinary life!
BTW
1300 said, "and now here is the press conference......(silence).....(then music the entire time)"
I wish 1300 would make up their mind what they can cover and what they can't. It makes no sense. They covered the spring scrimmage, but not a press conference.
Nothing but love for KD...
...he gave me a truly unforgettable experience in the O-Zone, Baylor, and Oklahoma City. I'll be a student at UT for seven years, but in my time at law school, I can only hope to reach that same level of excitement in the Erwin Center during the last few minutes of the A&M game. I will definitely miss his dunk contests with Pittman in the pre-game and especially miss hearing his name announced last in the introductions...
You're pretty good, KD...
KD - god luck and god speed
Good luck, KD in your future. I cannot imagine what it would be like to have him for another year. It almost wouldn't be fair.
I liked how Rick dropped the,"well that would be like me thinking about PJ, Lamarcus and Daniel playing this year with Kevin" when he was asked if he thought about what it would be like with KD next year. "We don't play the 'what if' game here at The University of Texas." We just recruit bad MF to play for one year.
Go to NBA Hell
Yes, that's right. All the crybaby "you were so good, thanks for one year" crap is making me sick. Could you beleive this quote? "It wasn't the shoe contract or anything like that." Retire his jersey after one year (when we didn't even make it to the sweet 16)? You gotta be kidding. Hate me if you will, but I think this is classless and I wish he'd never even come here. No way he's a Longhorn for life after one and done. That is all.
by fury17deco on Apr 10, 2007 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
LOL BZ, you are the "Counselor"
Straioght to the point, case closed on fury17deco.
Not sure I understand
Fury, I understand being disappointed with the outcome, but I'm not understanding the rationalization for the negative thoughts toward KD.
Is your point of view that athletes should commit themselves to four years of Texas, no matter what? That they should discount what might be best for them as individuals simply because the lure of money and family security isn't something people should value?
I don't want to "hate" on you. I want to understand why you're unhappy with Kevin.
leaving college early
Did you come to the drum to watch a game this year? How many games did you watch live on TV? Kevin Durant played AWEE bbal and watching him play was hell of a joy. Anyone who had fun watching him play should be thankful to him.
If you think everyone should stay in college for four years, regardless of options they have outside of school, you are mentally retarded. Bill gates, Michael Dell, my uncle and Kevin Durant all left college because of better opportunities outside of school.
By you criteria, Vince Young, Kevin Durant and TJ Ford are all classless "punks". In the new era, these are the players who defined Texas. For me, someone who doesn't respect these players CANNOT be a longhorn fan.
Amen, Cyrus
I can't believe this crap, dissing someone who does what he thinks is right.
Welcome back
brazos. Nice to see you snuck back in and have been keeping a low profile.
How selfish do you have to be to tell some kid that he's "classless" because he chose to make something more of himself rather than spend a couple more years entertaining you for free? That's like a patient in the hospital telling a doctor that he's classless because he could have continued on as a candy-striper and paid more attention to the patient's petty needs.
Grow up. The world isn't about you, or me, or the Longhorns. It's about each person doing what's best for him or herself. In some peoples' cases that's going to include selflessness. In most it's not and that's fine because it's all down to their free will.
The thing is
This wasn't a selfish decision. That would have been coming back to school. If you choose to believe his rationale, and there's really no reason not to, then he did it for his family.
Quoting Obi-wan
it all depends on your point of view. brazos-redux up there would say that coming back to school would have been the ultimate act of selflessness, giving joy and hope to thousands of Longhorn fans and getting nothing in return. He'd probably also say that Durant's family isn't "that bad off" and could handle him staying at Texas another year.
To reference another classic film (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly), who's the better person: Tuco the bandit who robs and kills to support himself in a harsh, unforgiving world or his brother the priest, who left his family and his younger brother to fend for themselves (and whose absence may have led Tuco to turn to a life of crime) to serve "humanity" through the church? (Fun trivia: Eli Wallach, who played Tuco, is a UT grad.)
Kah, I think you got it..(brazos).............
Have a great honeymoon in Mexico Kah..........
PB, I may need to be severely punished
for defiling such a solemn post with such a petty request, but seeing as how i didnt get to participate in the radio show last night:
This is how I'm gay- I really like that shirt you've got on in the picture and i would appreciate it if you'd share where you got said shirt. And i'm completely unashamed to ask.
My favorite shirt
It's a Nike product, and I was given the shirt as a demo so that I could review/pimp it to the blog.
See this post.
Search for it online; I've seen 'em around.
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