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1. "dude REALLY, REALLY cares..." In response to Reply # 0
what fans and media think of him. I laughed out loud at home one night when I read about these shoes Nike made for him... https://www.instagram.com/p/BZBh5UvhPAj/
...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86670 posts
Tue Sep-19-17 10:48 PM
11. "WHY DIDN'T HE SAY HE HAS SOMEONE TWEETING FOR HIM" In response to Reply # 0
So many people of his stature have assistants sending out tweets. He could've *so easily* just said "my assistant forgot to switch to his account, apologies to everyone."
Like, that's the go-to excuse for everyone. Even Ted Goddamn Cruz is smart enough to play that card.
64. "He's clearly sensitive and in his own head." In response to Reply # 15
If he doesn't admit to it, then he probably honestly cant move past it. Seems like a conscience clearing move, if not a smart PR one. I can understand him being sensitive of course, but jesus he's going to need some therapy or something - the dude is on top of the world and he's still going at trolls online.
65. "oh internally...yeah. that makes sense" In response to Reply # 64
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
16. "Nah he shoulda lied and never talked about it again" In response to Reply # 12
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Wed Sep-20-17 07:30 AM
17. "I wonder if KD is even enjoying this championship! " In response to Reply # 0
dudes spending way too much energy looking over his shoulder.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
24. "lol right...you woulda thought he lost." In response to Reply # 18
its like he expected this ring to silence his critics. No, that woulda happened if you won in OKC. Actually, there will always be critics but at least he could shut them down with his own non-alias account.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
it's interesting that the negative feedback serves as motivation for him to try and achieve more on the court. At the same time though, it doesn't make too much sense to me that he's that upset at folks that are pretty much strangers to him, and the fact that it's fairly easy to put the smartphone away and live your life, or at least only take criticism from folks that you actually know and should matter to you.
I wonder how many players are going to clown Durant for this behind the scenes, especially folks in the Warriors locker room.
Then again, I wonder if other players in Durant's age group do this as well since this is the smartphone era and clearly this is a new day and time in terms of how players think and operate (ie this super team stacking BS that is apparently accepted behavior).
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Wed Sep-20-17 08:58 AM
29. "these days? C'mon... Barkley tossed a fan through a fucking window " In response to Reply # 21
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
32. "lol not comparable at all. creating aliases to go at trolls vs jah okafo..." In response to Reply # 30
in the streets of beantown. Totally different. Dudes disrespecting you to your face ain't about being overly sensitive.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Wed Sep-20-17 10:05 AM
36. "I'm not saying they are the same..." In response to Reply # 30
but I think players have always been mad sensitive with criticism from fans and sports writers.
they just have a new medium to strike back
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
41. "to me it seemed like the sensitivity in the past were exceptions" In response to Reply # 36
now it seems the exception that a player isn't overly sensitive.
I do think the media/ and social media plays a role in allowing more criticism to hit the players and i think that has made them more sensitive.
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BrooklynWHAT Member since Jun 15th 2007 85056 posts
Wed Sep-20-17 08:27 AM
22. "if theyarent doing it personally then they have street teams doing it" In response to Reply # 20
>Then again, I wonder if other players in Durant's age group do >this as well since this is the smartphone era and clearly this >is a new day and time in terms of how players think and >operate (ie this super team stacking BS that is apparently >accepted behavior).
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Wed Sep-20-17 08:57 AM
28. "ehh, Deion Sanders poured water on a reporter after winning a chip" In response to Reply # 20
this shit ain't new bruh
if anything, it's tamer than before. Athletes used to try and get at reporters in real time back in the day.
with social media, you get a chance to pop off from your couch. That shit is way too easy.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
Athletes always been super-sensitive. Only these new athletes gotta deal with even more media AND social media.
A lot of old school athletes even say they don't even know how the younger cats deal with the social media bs.
Not saying the newer athletes aren't on some corny shit, but let's not act like the older athletes would've handled the increased media and social media stuff any better. They did the same shit, just less cameras and platforms to speak on it
33. "lol no. he made a fake alias to defend HIMSELF." In response to Reply # 31
that ain't the same as loggin in as KD and defending yourself online. Lots of players do that from time to time.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
35. "Nah I get that. That's what a famous dude who loves the internet just " In response to Reply # 33 Wed Sep-20-17 09:58 AM by micMajestic
>that ain't the same as loggin in as KD and defending yourself >online. Lots of players do that from time to time.
as much as the people on here would do. He didn't want those comments attached to his name, but he slipped up. Several "normal" posters here have created troll accounts for different purposes. What makes KD any more or less corny than them?
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Wed Sep-20-17 10:07 AM
37. "with all due respect.. I always thought aliases were some hoe shit" In response to Reply # 35
unless you making one up to clown or joke it seems like some super petty shit to do.
Angry mad dude is hilarious
but creating an alias to street team for you? That's doing way to much and corny as fuck
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
38. "RE: Nah I get that. That's what a famous dude who loves the internet ju..." In response to Reply # 35
>>that ain't the same as loggin in as KD and defending >yourself >>online. Lots of players do that from time to time. > >as much as the people on here would do. He didn't want those >comments attached to his name, but he slipped up. Several >"normal" posters here have created troll accounts for >different purposes. What makes KD any more or less corny than >them?
Posters here doing that is a cornball move as well.
I could understand if someone famous made a dummy account on a social media platform just to browse social media and not want to participate in order to preserve some level of privacy, but to make one up while having a real account for the sole purpose to advocate for yourself is just weak.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
If a dude on here got busted with a alias account that he used to defend himself, he'd be corny and get clowned as well.
>Posters here doing that is a cornball move as well.
I could understand if someone famous made a dummy account on a social media platform just to browse social media and not want to participate in order to preserve some level of privacy, but to make one up while having a real account for the sole purpose to advocate for yourself is just weak.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
46. "There's this underlying idea that he's not supposed to enjoy that type o..." In response to Reply # 42
>If a dude on here got busted with a alias account that he >used to defend himself, he'd be corny and get clowned as >well. > > >>Posters here doing that is a cornball move as well. > >I could understand if someone famous made a dummy account on a >social media platform just to browse social media and not want >to participate in order to preserve some level of privacy, but >to make one up while having a real account for the sole >purpose to advocate for yourself is just weak. >
stuff as much as the average person. I don't get that. He's 28. If you're under a certain age, quite a bit of your "culture" is linked to the internet. He was probably trolling on the internet way before he was famous. So cool it's corny, but that's what's happening all around you when you post on message boards.
47. "and its corny then too lol" In response to Reply # 46 Wed Sep-20-17 11:00 AM by Cenario
>So cool it's corny, but that's what's happening all around you when you post on message boards.
I can't think of one reason why creating an alias account to defend yourself isn't corny. The fact that he's one of the best ball players in the world makes it worse. If he was some scrub dude doing it, it would make a lil more sense. Still corny tho.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
48. "The fact that he's one of the best ball players DOES NOT make it worse" In response to Reply # 47
>>So cool it's corny, but that's what's happening all around >you when you post on message boards. > >I can't think of one reason why creating an alias account to >defend yourself isn't corny. The fact that he's one of the >best ball players in the world makes it worse. If he was some >scrub dude doing it, it would make a lil more sense. Still >corny tho.
That's my main issue with this. He's not any cornier than all the other people that you post along with EVERYDAY that do stuff like this. You're older than him, why does he have to be your hero? All the dudes his age have grown up with/on the internet. Isn't there a possibility that he loves being on the internet just as much, or more than you?
49. "Nobody is clowning him for being on the internet." In response to Reply # 48
We're clowning him for creating alias accounts to defend himself.
like are you missing that?
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
51. "Fact that he's one of the best ball players in the world makes it worse" In response to Reply # 49
>We're clowning him for creating alias accounts to defend >himself. > >like are you missing that? > >
YOU said that. So yeah, you expect better from him for some reason. The idea that he's supposed to be above his actions, because he's one the best basketball players in the world.
Kevin Durant is the same age as Lil B. Most of his generation comes off goofy to me. I'm amused that he got caught out there like that, but not shocked at all.
53. "i'm saying bc he's the one of the best ball players in the world, he sho..." In response to Reply # 51
be less sensitive to criticism about basketball. Not about life or some other ish.
So if someone comes at him over ball, all he has to say in reply or ignore and say to himself is that i'm the #2 ball player in the world. STFU.
Now a scrub dude can't respond like that and it would make a little more sense that he's a bit more sensitive to criticism about basketball.
Either way creating an alias to defend yourself is corny whether you famous or not. Which he did. So he corny.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
55. "lol clearly he doesn't think the way you do. We're putting old school " In response to Reply # 53
>be less sensitive to criticism about basketball. Not about >life or some other ish. > >So if someone comes at him over ball, all he has to say in >reply or ignore and say to himself is that i'm the #2 ball >player in the world. STFU. > >Now a scrub dude can't respond like that and it would make a >little more sense that he's a bit more sensitive to criticism >about basketball. > >Either way creating an alias to defend yourself is corny >whether you famous or not. Which he did. So he corny.
rules on these kids who grew up with the internet, it just doesn't work.
57. "so you think, for example, that alot of young nba players have alias acc..." In response to Reply # 55
that they use to defend themselves?
i was assuming that kd was the exception in this.
But if you are saying that you feel its fairly commmon...
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
60. "Yeah, I think it's common. Just thinking about what 28 yr olds grew up ..." In response to Reply # 57
>that they use to defend themselves? > >i was assuming that kd was the exception in this. > >But if you are saying that you feel its fairly commmon...
Plus you add in what we know of Kev's personality & demeanor, it doesn't shock me. Kev seems like the quiet type who thinks alot. I don't hear about him partying or anything. I went to a rap event where he was onstage and he's as lowkey as the only 7 foot man in the building could possibly be. Where do people like that go to express themselves? The internet. He's probably on some message board right now, trying to defend his name.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
43. "nah if someone on okp created another account to defend themselves" In response to Reply # 39
they'd get clowned just the same. If trump was online under a different screenname defending trump(he probably does this) he'd get clowned.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
>it's only weird because he's the best basketball player on >the planet and we expect him to be an ultra self-assured alpha >dawg. > >meanwhile if kd wasn't 7' tall and godlevel at basketball he'd >probably be working at gamestop or some shit trolling on >internet forums .
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
52. "lol thats messed up." In response to Reply # 50
but yeah i can get the frustration, especially on a bad day.
SM gets the fans closer to the players as well as the haters. Like anything else though, if they can't handle it they might need to take a break from it.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
out of the idea of being famous. You can never do the wrong thing, because there's someone there with a camera ready to catch you in the act. You can never say the wrong thing, because the story will never go away. Back then it seemed like celebs lived in their own worlds, and public opinion never really got back to them. You would hear all sorts of stories of celebs doing crazy things, even regularly committing criminal offenses and going unpunished.
58. "its a double edged sword. It helps you to promote yourself and connect" In response to Reply # 54
with your fanbase but it also has its detriments.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
59. "right i agree, except with the internet you have the annonymity" In response to Reply # 56 Wed Sep-20-17 11:40 AM by Cenario
so people go harder
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
62. "I'm inclined to agree." In response to Reply # 61
I would definitely need breaks from it.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Wed Sep-20-17 12:31 PM
66. "yup, shit is a bad idea" In response to Reply # 61
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
67. "It's cool to say but you're probably 10+ years older than KD. People" In response to Reply # 61
under 30 live on their phones, and are on the internet all the time. The idea of not partaking in social media is absurd to them, hence the need to make troll accounts.
82. "RE: It's cool to say but you're probably 10+ years older than KD. Peopl..." In response to Reply # 67
>under 30 live on their phones, and are on the internet all >the time. The idea of not partaking in social media is absurd >to them, hence the need to make troll accounts.
I'm over 40 and I live on my phone, fb, ig, sc, twitter all that, but I'm just a regular old technology geek.
If I was a world famous pro athlete I wouldn't do it for multiple reasons.
>>under 30 live on their phones, and are on the internet all >>the time. The idea of not partaking in social media is >absurd >>to them, hence the need to make troll accounts. > >I'm over 40 and I live on my phone, fb, ig, sc, twitter all >that, but I'm just a regular old technology geek. > >If I was a world famous pro athlete I wouldn't do it for >multiple reasons. >
not going on social media as an athlete could hurt an athlete's dollars as I have to think top athletes are paid to advertise products on their social media. Like most folks, I have to think they are wise enough to tune out the trollish responses folks send them and they just use their social media accounts strictly to put messages/photos/videos out there, not to actually converse with folks on an individual basis.
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
73. "and if/when they mess up and blow up they own spot, they get clowned." In response to Reply # 70
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Thu Sep-21-17 08:59 AM
76. "if you make aliases to push your agenda you are a weirdo IMO. " In response to Reply # 70
prolly the same people who used to prank phone call their exes and shit.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
77. "right, i feel like people are missing that part" In response to Reply # 76
and that part is THE ONLY PART THAT MATTERS IN THIS STORY lol
No matter who you are or where you are, if you get caught doing that you gonna get clowned.
The higher the stature of the person the more clownage that will take place.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
78. "isn't it more likely tho..." In response to Reply # 77
that he has a team of folks running his "social media presence" and that's who f'd up? that's most likely what happened to ted cruz too. in today's day and age, that's way more likely than an athlete creating multiple aliases. there's a whole industry built on maintaining individual or businesses' online reputations.
79. "that is a little better but if thats what happened he probably shoulda" In response to Reply # 78
just said that. And i doubt that he'd be losing sleep and appetite over someone on his team posting something that he didn't expressly approve.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Thu Sep-21-17 10:56 AM
80. "I have a sneaky suspicion KD was doing this shit on his own" In response to Reply # 78
he just seems like the type to do something like this.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
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