Had we taken Durant...

And everything played out the same to date otherwise (he became the same player he has been on OKC), would you have been willing to swap Roy for CP3 straight up? Just curious... PS: I wish I could work in a AWoj rumor to join together the triumvirate of BlazersEdge hated topics ;)

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worst fanpost ever

terrorism, AIDs and abortion would have irritated fewer BEdgers

by dirtboydave on Jul 22, 2010 6:51 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs

Interesting reaction, and I appreciate it.

But I guess it takes a lot to get me riled up these days. I would have been okay with trading Durant for Paul.

#52

by CatMan2 on Jul 22, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions

mission accomplished ;)

Please, for the love of all that is holy, please stop using the following: "Book it.", "FTW", "Epic" & "Fail".

...no seriously--stop.

by nima on Jul 22, 2010 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions

it's only a fanshot

Jeff Pendergraph:
FGM - 3
FGA - 111
Min - 30
Reb - 10

by Tofu Anonymous on Jul 22, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions

oden , bust

durant, next mj

/cambyfive

by CroRupt on Jul 22, 2010 6:57 PM PDT reply actions

Interesting reaction.

I didn’t know you felt that way about things. You probably ought to share your ideas with more people.

#52

by CatMan2 on Jul 22, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions

oden would've been the next wilt

durant would’ve been just another skinny smallforward draft bust had the blazers drafted him.

it’s just the way the world works.

Jeff Pendergraph:
FGM - 3
FGA - 111
Min - 30
Reb - 10

by Tofu Anonymous on Jul 22, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Durrant probably would have gotten run over by a max train or something

"Oh Yeah!" ~ Kool Aid Man

by PDXBuckeye on Jul 22, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions

probably because he's so skinny.

Jeff Pendergraph:
FGM - 3
FGA - 111
Min - 30
Reb - 10

by Tofu Anonymous on Jul 23, 2010 1:46 AM PDT up reply actions

Dude, it's PDX. Had Oden went to Boston he'd

be a 3 time All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year thus far. In Portland, we do things the hard way.

Treat people well because Karma can hit you at any second.

by Net Ranger on Jul 22, 2010 7:30 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

oden>durant

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
marty>babbitt

by thomasikehara on Jul 22, 2010 7:41 PM PDT reply actions

Oden > Rudy >Jordan >Lebron>Durant>>>>Kobe

"Knowledge will get you from A to B. Creativity will get you anywhere." Einstein

by Garden of ODEN on Jul 23, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions

batum>all nba and aba players ever

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
marty>babbitt

by thomasikehara on Jul 23, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions

oden is the next robert parish

did everyone already forget about Durant in the playoffs?

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
marty>babbitt

by thomasikehara on Jul 22, 2010 7:42 PM PDT reply actions

nope, but i'd trade durant for cp3

by ozqb3 on Jul 22, 2010 8:10 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah...

…and if we’d have taken Jordan instead of Bowie I’d have traded Clyde for Olajuwan…
…and if we’d have kept Moses Malone I would have traded Walton for Dr. J….
…and if raindrops were lollipops…

Whatta goofy post!..

We didn’t… we shouldn’t have… and I wouldn’t trade Brandon for anybody because he’s the heart of a team that has grown from thugs to solid citizens that I’m proud to support.

by Ilikeemall on Jul 22, 2010 8:22 PM PDT reply actions

#52

"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden

by dario argento on Jul 22, 2010 8:26 PM PDT reply actions

Had we taken Durant....

Oden wins Rookie of the Year-
Durant injures knee’s two years in a row—

Someone posts a fanshot titled….“Had we Taken Oden…”

I just believe this.

...

by DaNoose on Jul 22, 2010 8:47 PM PDT reply actions

We should have also traded for Kobe, LeBron and Wade...

Can you imagine if each one of them put up the same numbers they did last year, we’d be scoring 200 points every game? ;-)))
People have to realize that Durant would never be NBA top scorer had he played in Portland with Aldridge and Roy. Never. And if he gives you 20/5/3 each game – remember: playing (=sharing ball) with BRoy and LMA, how much is it better than 14 / 10 / 3blks Oden gives you. And who would play defense then? With no Oden and Batum playing 5mpg behind Durant (Nic would mean to Blazers just as much as Morrison means to the L#kers, only he wouldn’t be recognized anywhere, except PDX and France)?

Maybe Durant is better player than Oden, maybe he’s much better, but he can be that good, because he’s the only star on OKC team, in PDX he would be one of three (I don’t want to say he’d be option #1, 2 or 3 – it’s just complex problem).

In 2007 I wanted Blazers to draft Durant, not Oden, but from the draft day I started to realize that having Roy and LMA already on the team, selecting Oden was no brainer. And I’m happy KP/PA (whoever made this decision) did what he did.

by lukedunn on Jul 22, 2010 11:38 PM PDT reply actions