slamonline.com - 10/16/2009
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by Ben Osborne
One of my favorite things about working for a magazine that covers basketball from high school through the pros is getting to watch players develop every step of the way, and see ho w my/our projections pan out. When I saw Kevin Durant play in high school, to be honest, I had ...
espn.go.com - 10/16/2009
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espn.go.com —
There is almost no one like Kevin Durant.
You can make a case he was the best...
freshman player in the history of the NCAA, and in the two years since he has only gotten better. He's 6-9. He moves like a gazelle. No one can stop him getting his shot. ...
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The Kevin Durant Conundrum
48minutesofhell.com - 10/14/2009
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48minutesofhell.com —
The adjusted plus/minus crowd is underwhelmed by the
early returns on Kevin Durant. Wayne Winston, via TrueHoop...
, said that Kevin Durant’s APM performance was “in the lowest 10% of all NBA players.” Wayne Winston was not the first statistical expert to make this observation. ...
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Ilardi on Durant
nba.fanhouse.com - 10/16/2009
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nba.fanhouse.com —
by Chris Tomasson TULSA, Okla. -- It's no
surprise Kevin Durant is really pushing the team angle...
this week. When asked by FanHouse if he wants to play for Team USA in the World Championships next summer in Turkey, the Oklahoma City forward couldn't ...
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Kevin Durant Wants You to Know He's a Team Player
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Friday Bolts – 10.16.09
Daily Thunder.com —
... SLAM’s top 50 players with Durant checking in at eight: “One of my favorite things about working for a magazine that covers basketball from high school through the pros is getting to watch players develop every step of the way, and see how Kevin Durant my/our projections pan out. When I saw Kevin Durant play in high school, to be honest, I had my doubts. Not doubts about making the League or anything, especially because the scoring was obvious then, but his skinniness drove me to distraction and I could not project NBA greatness for him.” ...
Points in the Paint
BallerBlogger.com —
... In placing Kevin Durant 8th on their top 50 list, SLAM’s editor-in-chief says: “What’s the big deal with this guy that, honestly, few fans outside of Seattle or Oklahoma City have seen play more than a handful of times? Obviously the scoring ability is paramount. This 6-9, 230-pounder has the height, shooting touch, skills and mentality to be a 30+-ppg scorer this season. Talk to me about ‘defense winning championships’ till your blue in the face; only a handful of guys on the planet can dream of scoring 30+ per game in the NBA. The ...
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dailythunder.com 10/26/2009 — This little topic came up in the comments Saturday afternoon and we talked about it: Does Kevin Durant’s brother hate Oklahoma City? And of course the sinister, don’t-talk-about-that underlying question: Does that mean KEVIN DURANT hates Oklahoma City?
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myespn.go.com 10/9/2009 — There is almost no one like Kevin Durant. You can make a case he was the best freshman player in the history of the NCAA, and in the two years since he has only gotten better. He's 6-9. He moves like a gazelle. No one can stop him getting his shot. ...
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