Comments on: The Revelation And The Tragedy Have Nothing In Common Except They Happened In The Same Time Period http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/12/06/the-revelation-and-the-tragedy-have-nothing-in-common-except-they-happened-in-the-same-time-period/ Unbiased opinions from extremely biased people Wed, 23 May 2012 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Durant Apologist http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/12/06/the-revelation-and-the-tragedy-have-nothing-in-common-except-they-happened-in-the-same-time-period/comment-page-1/#comment-31862 Durant Apologist Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:58:46 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4612#comment-31862 What? Of course they're connected. They're connected in the same way Sam Bowie and MJ are connected. In the same way Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, and Melo are connected. The fact of the matter is Portland passed over Kevin Durant even though they knew Greg Oden was injury prone. They had all the information, they had the list of previous injuries he had suffered, they had the list of anomalies in his body, and they rolled the dice anyway. Of course the fact that Oden has been a bust and Durant has been a "revelation" is a coincidence, but they ARE bound by that draft class. That draft class IS exactly what connects them. You can't disregard the draft just because you don't want people to think about it. The Blazers DID screw up by not taking Durant over Oden. Just because you want something not to be true doesn't make it so. What? Of course they’re connected. They’re connected in the same way Sam Bowie and MJ are connected. In the same way Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, and Melo are connected. The fact of the matter is Portland passed over Kevin Durant even though they knew Greg Oden was injury prone. They had all the information, they had the list of previous injuries he had suffered, they had the list of anomalies in his body, and they rolled the dice anyway.

Of course the fact that Oden has been a bust and Durant has been a “revelation” is a coincidence, but they ARE bound by that draft class. That draft class IS exactly what connects them. You can’t disregard the draft just because you don’t want people to think about it.

The Blazers DID screw up by not taking Durant over Oden.

Just because you want something not to be true doesn’t make it so.

]]> By: Monday Bolts – 12.7.09 | Daily Thunder.com http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/12/06/the-revelation-and-the-tragedy-have-nothing-in-common-except-they-happened-in-the-same-time-period/comment-page-1/#comment-31855 Monday Bolts – 12.7.09 | Daily Thunder.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:51:47 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4612#comment-31855 [...] Matt Moore of HP on the Oden/Durant thing: “Greg Oden has had multiple injuries since being drafted by Kevin Pritchard and during the same time, Kevin Durant has evolved into one of the best players in the league. This is a coincidence. The two are not outlined in the stars. They’re not bound by that draft. It was just a coincidence. And to consistently compare the two is madness, like comparing a barn fire in Jersey and a stock jump in California. Assess each within the context of themselves.” [...] [...] Matt Moore of HP on the Oden/Durant thing: “Greg Oden has had multiple injuries since being drafted by Kevin Pritchard and during the same time, Kevin Durant has evolved into one of the best players in the league. This is a coincidence. The two are not outlined in the stars. They’re not bound by that draft. It was just a coincidence. And to consistently compare the two is madness, like comparing a barn fire in Jersey and a stock jump in California. Assess each within the context of themselves.” [...]

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