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re: Why is Kawhi Leonard getting a pass?
Posted on 5/13/16 at 1:51 pm to RTR America
Posted on 5/13/16 at 1:51 pm to RTR America
I'm not a Kawhi hater. I love his game. I just find it funny. There's going to be a loser in every series. GS will most likely breeze through OKC and Cleveland. But watch how much attention and blame will be on Westbrook, Durant and Lebron in the losses.
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Posted on 5/13/16 at 2:00 pm to Toula
quote:Not Durant, he's always gotten a pass as well.
But watch how much attention and blame will be on Westbrook, Durant and Lebron in the losses.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 2:02 pm to Toula
In basketball circles im sure there is criticism of Leonard, im a quasi-Spurs fan and i can say im a bit disappointed not only in him but how LA fell off after game two. I still think Aldridge is kinda mentally soft (been knowing him since hs)
But KD has been considered one of the greats since the day he was drafted; Westbrook plays the "everyone hates me"/chip on shoulder/borderline malcontent persona and the media will always prey on the "can KD & RW coexist? angle ; and LeBron is LeBron so those guys are naturally gonna be subject to more criticism from the spectacle that is the national media (and tards like our resident msb "experts") right now.
Kawhi is still a relatively still a new star on the block. Once the shadow of tBig3 is really gone im sure he'll be subject to a lot more scrutiny.
Just mho gent. Definitely fair to say he didn't show up when it mattered but the Spurs aren't a two-man, one-man show like CLE or OKC so its tough to single a guy out. Parker was pretty bad too.
But KD has been considered one of the greats since the day he was drafted; Westbrook plays the "everyone hates me"/chip on shoulder/borderline malcontent persona and the media will always prey on the "can KD & RW coexist? angle ; and LeBron is LeBron so those guys are naturally gonna be subject to more criticism from the spectacle that is the national media (and tards like our resident msb "experts") right now.
Kawhi is still a relatively still a new star on the block. Once the shadow of tBig3 is really gone im sure he'll be subject to a lot more scrutiny.
Just mho gent. Definitely fair to say he didn't show up when it mattered but the Spurs aren't a two-man, one-man show like CLE or OKC so its tough to single a guy out. Parker was pretty bad too.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 2:03 pm to Toula
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I'm not a Kawhi hater. I love his game. I just find it funny
I said something earlier about fans and confirmation bias when it comes to players. That's part of why he gets a pass but wanted to amend that a little bit. Leonard is a special case.
You look at the top 20 in NBA jersey sales, and Leonard is nowhere to be found. But you line his statistics up with them and he's better than most of them.
Leonard is not a superstar. His results would suggest that he should be, but he's not. Superstars almost always have that type of personality and appeal that extends beyond the sport. That's not Leonard. He's calm and reserved. Most everyone likes calm and reserved because it comes across as humble. But they don't love or hate calm. They aren't drawn to calm. He doesn't inflame emotions.
So even if Leonard goes on to do nothing for the rest of his career, he'll have his detractors but no one is really going to go to great lengths to shite on the guy. There's nothing to drive that hate because he gives you nothing to react to.
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