True Hoop vs Kevin Durant

over 2 years ago Ozzie Montana 8 comments 0 recs |

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I thought it was pretty sanctimonsious post

It is very pretentious to address a post to one person as if Durant should be taking pointers from Abbot. The post is going to be read mostly by readers, not Kevin Durant. It would be like yfbb writing a post to Derrick Rose telling him he needs to improve his defense. “Please don’t take this personally Derrick, you are amazing, but you need to get in a proper stance to stop penetration….” What the hell does Abbot think the coaches are telling Durant?

I think Abbot is mostly correct. But his tone annoys the hell out of me.

by Basketball Smurf on Oct 12, 2009 1:51 PM CDT reply actions

well KD is paying attention apparently

if you believe the tweets.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 12, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions

I think that was kind of the point.

I don’t know Henry Abbot, but he seems he concluded that Kevin Durant has read or heard about the previous article. If I had done that, I would have no problem using that information as an excuse to get to watch some Synergy Sports video with an expert and then as an inspiration to a creative article, whether Durant read it or not.

Basically, I think sportswriting can get quite stale, and I appreciated the unique conversational 1-on-1 tone. I assumed Abbot didn’t really care whether Durant actually read it, so maybe that made it easier for me to read it. But of course, I have no idea what Abbot was thinking when he decided to write it.

People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett

by tyger1147 on Oct 12, 2009 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions

I think the point was to set up Durant for a David Thorpe marketing pitch

“See, Henry’s right, but just look at the wonders I’ve worked with Luol Deng and Tyrus Thomas. For a price in the low six figures, I can have you straightened out in no time!”

BullsTwo

by Sports2 on Oct 12, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs