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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Kevin Durant Welcomes Joel Anthony to Oklahoma
Dime Magazine —
In case you haven’t read last month’s issue , Kevin Durant has been on a tear lately, and Joel Anthony got a mouthful of it last night. During the first quarter of the Heat-Thunder game, which Oklahoma City won 96-91, Kyle Weaver delivered the ball to a streaking Durant for one of the best in-game slams that I’ve ever seen him throw down. Durant looked more like Velvet Hoop with some “Shameless Showtime” with this dunk (see below). Durant finished the game with 30 points. Where does KD rank in the League’s dunk hierarchy? Kevin Durant Follow Jack on Twitter at @jensenjack . Follow Dime on Twitter at @DIMEMag . Become a fan of ...
Thursday Bolts – 10.15.09
Daily Thunder.com —
NBATV is doing previews for all 30 teams. Oklahoma City’s day and time is Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 Oklahoma time.
Nick Collison is a little bothered by his ankle injury: “I haven’t even practiced, yet, so I’m definitely going to be behind,” Collison said. “Yeah, I’m concerned. I’ll be fine eventually. You never want to be behind. But you also want to be 100 percent. I’m doing pretty good with the pain. It’s the explosiveness is what I don’t have.”
HoopsVine has a Thunder preview: “Sorry Thunder faithful, no ...
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scoresreport.com 10/12/2009 —
In Friday’s post, The Kevin Durant Conundrum , TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott outlines why — based mostly on the reearch of Dallas Mavericks’ statistical expert, Wayne Winston — Durant is not helping his team.
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It's about that time again. Basketball fans know what I'm talking about. The NBA tips off the '09/'10 campaign in a mere two weeks.The greatest athletes from the most athletically demanding sport in existance will all be on display for your viewing ...
