Maybe "KD" as he is called was just waiting to get on the floor with the big boys.............





NBA.com: Team USA: Durant Better Than Advertised (http://www.nba.com/usabasketball/durantusa_072207.html)

sounds like a puff piece to me

sounds like a puff piece to me

May be, however, what about his performance?

I bet if this thread was titled........'Durant stinks up USA Basketball Trials' there would be several posts..............Wow

I'm taking the "wait and see" approach with Durant. The hype is incredible, but he hasn't shown too much yet. He may be the Next Jordan, or the Next Carmella, or...

I'm taking the "wait and see" approach with Durant. The hype is incredible, but he hasn't shown too much yet. He may be the Next Jordan, or the Next Carmella, or...
...the next Darko? After all he was the #2 pick.
:stirthepot:

THE TICKER: Pistons, Lions and Wings tidbits (http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070805/SPORTS18/708050680/1048/SPORTS)
Seattle SuperSonics forward Kevin Durant has been judged, by a jury of his peers, most likely to be NBA rookie of the year.


But Stuckey is making a name for himself: He was ranked the second-best rookie in the summer league -- Houston Rockets guard Aaron Brooks was No. 1 -- by NBA.com's John Schuhmann.

THE TICKER: Pistons, Lions and Wings tidbits (http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070805/SPORTS18/708050680/1048/SPORTS)
The problem here is that Durant is going to get minutes and shots to prove something and to develop. Will Stucky? That remains to be seen.

I just post the articles my friend.