Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (The spotlight is on... everyone)
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Oh my. To be clear nobody would EVER be stupid enough to suggest Bird wasn’t an Alpha. Clearly that’s more open to interpretation when discussing KD.
I don't care so much about stats. I just want him to show up in the second half and in game winning moments. The Nebraska game was looking our last year replay. Stats are worthless if you only play half a game.
I think you missed my point. You brought up Bird in the context of KD being questioned as an alpha. Your explanation was based on superior numbers. Alphas aren’t based wholly on numbers. Which is why I suggested nobody would be dumb enough to question Bird. KD is open to debate. Perhaps not an equal debate but nonetheless one can be made. No such one can be made regarding Bird
I have to admit that I have distanced myself from the music scene, but I was not aware of the following:
Vince Gill joined the Eagles following the death of Glenn Frey. Gill serves as co-lead guitarist, in addition to providing rhythm guitars, singing background, and sharing occasional lead vocals with Deacon Frey in place of Glenn Frey's role. He initially started touring with the band in 2017 and continues to serve as a member of the band.
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if Baylor wins the big 12 for the 2nd straight year Aranda no way stays at Baylor, someone (yo, Nebraska) will throw a truckload of guaranteed cash at him. Nebraska site chatter already mentioning him.
sometimes. That's a thing that fans and followers of bad teams say almost every year. Sometimes it's true. sometimes bad players stay bad.
I think the fact that Steph Curry took a backseat to him says a lot about the answer to that question.
You'd think nobody would be dumb enough to question KD, considering his actual output is on line or better than almost anyone that has ever played.
I mean, Kareem actually questioned Lebron’s leadership so this is a false statement.
lulz. Great play is great leadership.
In nor other sport would such silliness be suggested.
better in respect to less expectations and pressure? at NE you have more resources (see: NIL and coach salaries) with the Big 10 conf payouts, and a larger national presence.
Context matters.
Your post is intellectually disingenuous. His comments about LeBron were mostly about non-basketball issues.
KD had it wayyyyy easier when Steph and Klay were out there keeping the defense spread out.
Same for LeBron. They look amazing on Super Teams.
At least LeBron carried a team on his back to a Finals win. Kobe did too.
KD has proven unable to do that. That’s not controversial.
Same for LeBron. They look amazing on Super Teams.
At least LeBron carried a team on his back to a Finals win. Kobe did too.
KD has proven unable to do that. That’s not controversial.
Yes, they were mostly non-basketball issues but he did also include things like flipping off the fans on the court. That’s not a great example for your team.
Your lack of response to the actual criticisms of KD are intellectually disingenuous. Team chemistry problems seem to pop up all around him since the last few years in OKC. I thought that was mostly because of Westbrook at the time but the end of the Warriors wasn’t clean and Brooklyn hasn’t gone well. He got caught with alternate Twitter personalities. There are some issues there and it’s worth calling them out. He could be the most skilled player on the court and still have questionable leadership.
Leadership isn’t just off or on, always or never. He has shown leadership at times but it has been very inconsistent and as the player a team is building around, has yet to be successful at the highest levels.
Vince was a great leader in college. It didn’t translate to the NFL because he didn’t mature and evolve. I agree that “abject failure” as a description is hyperbole but at its core, the argument has merit.
That is such a flawed position and untrue. Was Johnny Manziel a great leader? Was Aaron Hernandez? Was Dennis Rodman? Was Lance Armstrong?
Great play. Phenomenal talents. Not leaders. Their behaviors were tolerated because of their talent and they lead because they performed but they were not great leaders.
How is that not what’s being discussed? That’s exactly what is being discussed. He hasn’t led a team on his own to success at the highest levels. I don’t think a single person is arguing that KD isn’t a great player or that he wasn’t a huge part of those championships with the Warriors.
