Well /sp/, did he?

>>76068707
>doesn't like playing in OKC
>leave
Well what is there to debate?

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>Joins team that won the championship and broke the season record the following year
>The Servant ®

>>76068864

yo shut up

>>76068707
He didn't

He gave up $82 million. Bottom line, that's retarded.

>>76068935
This. I get the some people are ring > money but his ring will have an asterisk.
He joined a winning team and isn't even the best player on the team.

>>76068976
Yeah $82 million is guaranteed generational wealth.

"Happiness" comes from money. Not from "rings"

>>76068935
He will still have more money than he can spend but his rings won't be legitimate. Maybe he just wanted to live wherever golden state is.

No.

Also, "don't like it, don't X" is a logical fallacy.

>>76068707
Definitely. They look like they have so much fun together.

>>76069639
He looked like he was having fun with Westbrook too.

>>76068707
Yes, he did.

doesn't matter if he got payed 300 million to stay in OKC, he would still have to live in OKC.

>>76069679
Yeah but, would you rather have to duke it out with the Warriors every fucking Conference Finals and have to get through a really good Rockets and/or Spurs team just to have the opportunity and THEN have to fucking play Lebron.

Fuck that. At least if they lose to the Cavs now it's just because Lebron is an overwhelming athelete and Love/Irving both shot well the whole series.

>>76068976
Just like Rodman's rings?

Or 2 of Lebron's?

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>>76068935
>giving up $82 million for the chance to win a gaudy piece of jewelry
>the race of africans

>>76069607
I should say that "Don't like it, don't watch." is perfectly fine if he's telling people to protest with their viewership instead of Twitter but wrong if he's still sensitive about joining a stacked team that beat him the year before.

>>76069752
Does Wade have both of those years' FMVPs now?

>>76068935
If he wins the chip, Nike will release a especial edition of KD9 and other stuff, some others brands would likely make tons of publicity with him. So he will get the money back.

>>76069853
But that isn't guaranteed.

That's still an "if", instead of "for sure".

And if he won in OKC, he would have $82 million more AND endorsements from a new shoe.

>>76068935
Where does this $82 million number come from?

>>76069867
but he would still be in OKC

having all the money in the world, but living in a shithole is still living in a shithole.

>>76069994
Here

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/6/28/12050498/kevin-durant-contract-salary-money-nba-free-agent-rumors

With Warriors: $162.9 million over 5 years
With Thunder: $244.1 million over 6 years

DIFFERENCE: $81.2 million

>>76070218
>living in the bay area for 5 years
>living in a barren wasteland for 6 years

seems like Durant made the right move

>>76070241
but by population, the difference between SF (city) and OKC (city) is only 100,000

>>76070241
but what about taxes?

>>76069752
Rodman won with Detroit you mongoloid

>>76070346
>muh taxes

He's rich and obviously doesn't care. Living in california is much better than living in a flyover state.

>>76069332
California???

>>76070249
Are you trying to compare quality of life between Oklahoma City and the Bay Area??

>>76068976
>>76069332
Have you watched these playoffs at all? He's won entire games for GSW.

>>76070406
So there ISN'T a reason why most athletes live in Texas and Florida?

So there ISN'T a reason why states like Oklahoma and Texas are absorbing millions of Commiefornia refugees?

>>76070450
No, but the populations in the city propers are similar

>>76070496
This is the textbook example of a strawman argument. Kids, take note.

>>76070562
Oh, so what does "quality of life" have to do with this post >>76070249

It's about population. And OKC and SF aren't too different on that.

>>76069754
It's also about legacy, & being remembered.
Lebron did the same when he went to Miami, and if he gets a ring his future worth will only go up, not to mention the sponsorships.

>>76070249
>it's this retard again

>>76070496
>why states like Oklahoma and Texas

LMAO at slipping oklahoma in there. Flyover retard detected, you will never ever be Texas tier

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sf

Cemented himself as a bad guy forever. 100% wrong decision

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>>76070406
On balance, living in a bin is preferable to living anywhere in Commiefornia. In fact you would probably be better off, your only danger would be when the antifascists are in a bad mood.

>>76070496
>most athletes live in Texas and Florida?
They don't.

>>76069853
>Nike will release a especial edition of KD9 and other stuff
I would buy it tbqhwyfam, it sure is better that that BBB shit

>>76072979
>>76072999
Looking at the developed area, OKC looks almost as large as SF.

SF looks like its next to a shitload of farmland, which isnt different than OKC

>>76072979
>>76072999

So this proves that you're stuffed into a disgustingly small space unless you grow gills and live in the water? Nice ''argument''

>>76070496
>So there ISN'T a reason why most athletes live in Texas and Florida?

Most athletes are from Texas and Florida due to a huge sports culture and a high population of knee grows.

>So there ISN'T a reason why states like Oklahoma and Texas are absorbing millions of Commiefornia refugees?

Yes because California is basically a playground for the rich. It's unaffordable even for people making $75-$100,000. Also a large part of that influx is people who weren't born in California moving there to become famous celebrities. When they realize they're poor and not the special snowflake they thought they were they move back to the flyover they came from.

>>76073300
2 pictures without context.
no argument

>it's another "basement-dwelling NEETS argue about the (((night life))) of two cities they've never set foot in" episode

>>76073457
>(((night life)))
These are air quotes now?

>>76068707
FUCK DURANT.

>clearly happier with his life
>near guaranteed championship(s)
>lives in a nicer area
Of course he made the right decision for himself

>>76069752
Rodman was traded to the Bulls from the Spurs, and he won a ring in Detroit.

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>>76079110
>highers taxes, degeneracy and homosexuality rampant on the streets, brainwashed liberals that breath smog every day, rampant homelessness and one of the worst housing markets in the US. being invaded by Chinks who're buying up all the houses and the ones that can't afford them are crowding the streets in ghetto rat holes like their homeland

>nicer area

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>>76079155

still beats living in OKC

back to your containment board, faggot

>>76079155
yeah durant lives in a 250k suburban bungalow and has to take the bus to work

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>>76068864
is he quoting Shakespeare?

>>76079155
>being this much of a cuck

>>76079155
>homosexuality rampant on the streets,
lol

>>76068707
If he doesn't win the finals this year then hell no

>>76072857
OKC is literally north Texas.

You know nothing.

bay area > oklahoma

friendly teammates > shitty bitchy teammates

Warriors > Thunder

nuff said

he done good

>>76079243
By this argument then KD was the cancer since he was literally the only teammate that ever bitched to anyone.
Literally all he does is bitch to the media about every little thing and can't handle any criticism and feels like he has to comment on everything happening in the news.

Still does, and he still says dumb things he later has to apologize for.

No one on the Thunder ever talked shit to the media about or talked at all, Warriors talk shit about everyone and everything and act like the most privileged cucks in the NBA.

>>76068935
>>76069303
>>76069754
>>76070218
>already made $130 million not counting endorsements
>about to 5-peat and make another $160 million while living in SF
and you think he gives a single fuck about that 80mil?

>>76080312
KD wanted to invest on startups. Those 82 million would have come handy desu

>>76079260
>Literally all (you do) is bitch to the (/sp/ forum) about every little thing and can't handle any criticism and feels like (you have) to comment on everything happening in the news.

Pottery

>>76080320
good thing he lives in silicon valley now and has $300 million

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>>76072831
>Lebron did the same
He didn't go to the team that beat him the conference finals. If he went to the Celtics it would be the same. He went to Miami to beat the Celtics. Why is this so hard for people to understand?

>>76080345
>You need to live in the Bayvarea to invest on a startup

>>76080350
look at these mental gymnastics to avoid the fact that lebron conspired with two top 10 players to form a super team.
even better since he lost in the finals and jumped ship to the cavs as soon as they stocked up on #1 picks and wade's knees disappeared

>>76080376
Its not the same. Durant did a "if you can't beat em join em"

>>76080371
>it's not advantageous to live surrounded by investors and companies in the startup center of the world if you want to invest in startups

>>76080376
>as soon as they stocked up on #1 picks and wade's knees disappeared
the reason they stocked up number 1 picks is because they were absolute trash without him. without Durant OKC still makes the playoffs. LeBron left the worst team for a good team. Durant left a good team for the greatest team of all time. Stop desperately trying to force this comparison.

>>76080385
lebron couldn't beat them, so he joined up and made a better team
you should really say it's not the same because durant's going to go 5/5 with the warriors instead of 2/4

>>76080395
yeah they were trash so they got a bunch of number 1 picks and then lebron came running back. he has handcrafted his own superteams and been to the finals with no competition in the east for how many years now?

>>76080385
>Its not the same. Durant did a "if you can't beat em join em"

It's not even 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em', because OKC had all the tools to beat GS in one more year, but that's only if OKC's front-office and management wasn't dogshit from top to bottom.

It's literally KD leaving that shithole OKC, after giving 9 years to an organization that consistently pissed away talent and never made a single honest effort build a championship caliber team.

Going to a team where he was able to share the basketball and compete with like-minded individuals who would rather sacrifice to win is a massive upgrade for KD.

Compared to this shitfest that was OKC letting Russ be a one-man show who ran himself into a wall until he literally broke a long-standing record, at the expensive of ever legitimately competing in the post-season.

>>76080402
LeBron could beat both the Heat and the Raptors. They joined him.
>>76080419
> lebron came running back
If he didn't come back he would be the villain. Now he's the hero. I'm not sure what you wanted him to do.

>>76080419
>he has handcrafted his own superteams
which is completely different than joining a 73 win team and riding their dicks to a ring. LeBron has always been the best player on his team

>>76080435
that's just lebron protecting his image. the narrative flipped and he's a hero because he miraculously won when the warriors choked last year.
everyone was dragging his legacy through the mud when he was down 3-1 though everyone likes to forget
lebron won't seem so impressive if he keeps losing to the warriors after this year

>>76079155
>who're

>>76080389
>Implying he has any clue about start ups
You hire a middle man to do the investment pal. Money>living in the Bay are if you want to invest

>>76080464
>which is completely different than joining a 73 win team

Yes. That's completely different since the aforementioned 73 win team was built properly through trades and draft, minus only Iggy, Durant and the few piece they had to replace, since they gut their bench for Durant; as opposed to teams being hand-picked like LeGM did with his posses in Miami and in Cleveland.

There's nothing you can complain about GS that doesn't make LeGM look worse, especially since he's been consistently either getting carried to championships or gifted all the talent for NOTHING.

I honestly never cared for Golden State, simply because the West has so many great teams that will probably never get their due, due to GS being as good as they are, but fuck Lebron and his cancerous stranglehold over the Eastern Conference and the retarded fucks who still, in 2017, try to justify his shit legacy; when it's painfully obvious said legacy was manufactured by Adam Silver.

>>76080511
i can't believe you think you're making a good point lol

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>>76080466
>that's just lebron protecting his image
which is the opposite of durant ruining his. thanks for proving how its not the same.
>>76080528
I'm not reading all this reditt shit

>>76080550
How is living in the region help him more than an extra 82M $?

>>76068935
Seems like he really took the hardest road. What a hero.

>>76079155
What fucking card game is this nigga playing?

>>76080528
>Yes. That's completely different since the aforementioned 73 win team was built properly through trades and draft, minus only Iggy, Durant and the few piece they had to replace, since they gut their bench for Durant; as opposed to teams being hand-picked like LeGM did with his posses in Miami and in Cleveland.
What point are you trying to make?

>especially since he's been consistently either getting carried to championships or gifted all the talent for NOTHING.
I, too, enjoy making up false narratives to make a point.

>and the retarded fucks who still, in 2017, try to justify his shit legacy; when it's painfully obvious said legacy was manufactured by Adam Silver.
And I'm not entertaining script-talk.

>>76080312
You think it's easy to come by $82 million? Like it'll pop out of mid air?

That might be the difference between bankruptcy or not

>>76072831
Durants legacy will now be that he took a massive pay cut to win rings with a team that he personally helped blow a 3-1 lead against.
He ruined his legacy as soon as made such a bitch move

>>76082267
durant made $60 million dollars last year from endorsements and contracts.
$60 million in one year while playing in the desolate shithole of OKC and not winning anything in 10 years.
yes i think it's easy for him to come by $82mill

>>76080596
you only think lebron is a god and durant is a snake because you're still living in 2016.
who's going to respect lebron when kd and curry send him home in the finals for the rest of his career?
how are you going to talk shit when kd goes from no rings to 5?

>>76068920
KD is a bitch

>>76069744
KD is a Bitch

KD GOAT

You know you're a bitch when Dirk makes it further than you did in your NBA career.

Dirk had a team of scrubs beside Kidd and he finally won it all in 2011. Mind you, it was against KD, Harden, and Westchimp all on the same team.

This ring (if he gets it) will always be over shadowed by his 2012 year when they got destroyed by the Miami Heat.

>>76086132
Dirk hasn't been relevant since 2011. He's actually been completely forgotten despite still being in the league

>>76092498
Thanks, Cuban.

1 question


What is the best place in the United States, for someone who only likes soccer, and is a fan and follower of Major League Soccer (MLS)?

assuming he wins no rings
>better city
>better team chemistry
>better team
>not struggling with westbrook, lets be honest it was not going to happen
durant literally does better when the offense isnt just DURANT SHOOTS or WESTBROOK SHOOTS

LeBron
Garnett
Allen
Gasol
Shaq
So many people moved to get a ring and people only bitch about KD

>>76093203

Seattle

>>76093231
all it takes is one ring to shut people up and kd is in the best spot to win a lot of them

>>76093241
is it for the hipsters. right?

>>76093231
KD gets shit because his move was the weakest.

>>76093372
How? Are you saying in his situation you would choose to move to an inferior team?

>>76093371

The main target demographic of the MLS here, yes

I like soccer but the "big fans" here are faggots who didn't feel accepted in football/basketball/baseball circles

>>76093418
You know, I preferred a place in the USA.

where only soccer and Major League Soccer (MLS) are popular, and where only MLS team is the only good team, and winning more fans

>>76068773
>what is there to debate
shhh you'll put espn out of business

>>76093389
>How?
The Heat (both times) and Celtics & Bulls weren't just coming off a championship and a record-setting regular season, let alone contenders. Plus, https://twitter.com/kdtrey5/status/18688294600
>Are you saying in his situation you would choose to move to an inferior team?
Probably, but I'd also put 82M and my pride over jewelry if I wasn't even in the conversation for GoAT.

Who knows, though?

>>76068976
>isn't even the best player on the team.
now you're just talking trash

>>76093467
>muh 82 millions
Durant has a deal with Nike for over 300 million in the next 10 years. With that much capital he could be a billion. Besides, its fucking sport, you're saying you respect someone more who's just in it for the money rather than someone who wants to win?

>>76093545
>Besides, its fucking sport, you're saying you respect someone more who's just in it for the money rather than someone who wants to win?
Double-edged sword. I respect passion, but not the easy way out.

>>76069303
>82 milli
He has more money than he can spend already. Now he wants something money can't buy.

>>76080312
160 million in SF is like 45 million everywhere else

>>76093570
wouldn't coasting and accepting failure for more money be the easy way out?

>>76093604
i guess it depends on what you see as being successful

if you consider money to be the most important thing then no it wouldnt be the easy way out, he was making the smart financial decision

if you consider rings and success via rings and team records to be the most important thing, then his move was the easy way out

>>76093632
Regular season doesn't matter, at all. Dynasties like 1999-2001 Yankees win less regular season games every year. It's not because they get worse, they just realise how worthless it is.

>>76093632
what am I reading

Remember that whenever you talk with a SFfag there is a 13% chance they have HIV

>>76093668
lebum cucks are literally losing their minds realizing durant will have more rings by the time he retires

>>76093668
halfway through i realized your question makes no sense so i rambled out a response

>>76093720
You obviously have a learning disorder.

>>76093746
how the fuck do you expect someone to answer your question

you say "coasting and accepting failure" when the decision to go to the warriors is "coasting".

>>76068707
>not having to live in flyover Drumpf Nation anymore

Yes.

>>76080596
>I'm not reading

Then don't reply to my post then, bitch. No one asked your faggot ass to enter this thread, if the content torched your ass so badly.

>>76068707
>dad dicking lebeta

100% correct decision

>>76072843
I said the same thing to myself just now

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>>76070496
Absorbing California rufugees? You mean broke ass trash who couldnt keep up with California's standard of living. No one successful ever leaves California to live in redneck hillbilly wasteland.

>>76073209
You're all types of stupid. SF is near a ocean, near the Sierra Nevadas, and near the #1 production of site of food in this world. We have better farms, a ocean, better cities, gorgeous white women, and the asian chicks you weaboos fantasize about on a daily.

San Francisco is more like NYC than Choklohoma

>>76068864
>peoples

>>76070249
triggered me

sf bay area metro population: 7.15 million

okc metro population: 1.3 million

r e t a r d

whats it like to be struggling through undergrad at a shitty school?

>>76079238
>literally north Texas
>literally the shittiest, least relevant part of Texas

Well golly gee, good for OKC.

>>76070496
>Commiefornia
Hollywood edge of the government knife, LA and SF make all our electoral decisions as city slickers
Be me...live in Nor Cal

What's with this all this population shit? Is it just one retard or is it a meme?
How is having more people crammed into your city supposed to be a good thing?

Needless to say, San Francisco is better than OKC in almost every conceivable way

It's going to be funny when the Thunder relocate to Kansas City or some other city after they suffer through a decade of mediocrity

>>76070241
f@m no superstar actually lives in their team's city when they're making over $100m, and they're on off-season for more than half the year. location is really not as important as you think it is.

>>76095410
except they do because literally HALF (41) of their games are in their team's city and they practice there everyday