It may be that the Brooklyn Nets are in a hot state recently, beating the Celtics 4-1 to enter the second round of the playoffs, so the recent topic of Durant joining the Warriors has caused heated discussions again.
First of all, I have to admit that many fans seriously attach their own positions when talking about this issue. They will use the Durant incident as a perspective or logical point to explain their positions. These people ignore the most basic fact that the event itself is first and foremost a Durant event, and should first be viewed from Durant's perspective on . None of Durant's actions will rescue or besiege others. Everything is a reflection of Durant's values and inner world. He first protects himself, and then affects others. As for how such incidents ferment in the fan community, that is not what Kevin Durant cares about.
Durant first talked about his underlying psychological demands.
"I feel like OKC has pushed myself to the ceiling as an individual, personally (awards or stats), I feel like I've done everything I want to be there," Durant said, "and at the time my My contract has also expired, so I just want to have a new experience. I like the way the Golden State Warriors play , the pace is fast, everyone can throw and pass, and both offense and defense need to respond quickly. I To play in that style, that's all about the basketball experience, and I also think the Warriors give me the best experience on and off the court. "
This passage touches on two important For basketball reasons, the first is that the Thunder is not enough to support Durant's desire, and the second is that the Warriors can.
Let’s first look at Thunder’s problem, which we have analyzed many times before.The problem with Thunder is always that it is impossible to combine the three young masters to form a smooth "1+1+1>3" tactical effect. In a large number of playoff and regular season games, the Thunder have always relied on the talents of the three little ones to solve the battle. The departure of and of Harden is also related to this logic, because Harden is unlikely to play his own style here, which is not conducive to the formation of the current court control like the Nets. The Thunder's tactical end was essentially focused on Durant. With the departure of Harden and the injury of 's main general, , this relationship became more and more obvious.
Another important reason for this is that the shooting problem of Westbrook is too poor, which leads to too many problems of prolonging the passing link, and finally increases the end of Durant. In fact, with their talent, this kind of finish can also defeat most opponents, but when encountering a team like the Golden State Warriors that advocates passing the ball, the main general's heart will become more and more tired, and even 's psychological will collapse. If you were Durant, would you prefer a team that runs smoothly and finishes with ease, or a team that does everything on its shoulders? The answer speaks for itself.
In this context, when Durant met the Warriors and was defeated by the Warriors, the first feeling should not be indignation, but the joy of seeing the ideal. In Durant's words summed up the Warriors very well, " is fast-paced, everyone can throw and pass, and both offense and defense need to respond quickly ." It can be seen that the style of the Warriors is in stark contrast to the rigidity of the Thunder. In addition to this basketball reason, Durant said: "The Warriors have never been a winning organization. When I was in the league, nobody liked the Golden State Warriors. So, the Warriors It felt like an underdog to me. I look at the team's entire history , not just the team's performance in the past five years. They're not always victorious, from the '50s to now, so I was like: 'Come on, this is a weak team, this is good, this is where I should be. ’ Not Los Angeles, not New York , the Golden State is where I should be. I also think they can give me the feel I want. We did it three times (to the finals), and I stood on that high stage three times. Dude, I don't want to go anywhere else, I just want to go through that journey in the NBA, we probably won't win a championship, but it's fun to know that we can be one of the last teams all season. "
This passage mentions that the Warriors are an "underdog", which is Durant's personal perception, and it makes sense, because before the Warriors' three-year triple crown, they were not a giant in the NBA. In Curry Before winning the first championship , the Warriors also won 3 championships, respectively in the 1946-1947 season, the 1955-1956 season, and the 1974-1975 season. , There is no sense of cognition. In the glorious 30 years of the NBA, the Warriors have never been a big player. It was the era of the Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, and Spurs. Although the 2015 championship was added, the Warriors were joined by Durant. Previously, the team with the 5th most championships in the league.
In fact, Durant placed the Warriors in an "underdog" position, not only for historical reasons, but also because the Warriors were the runner-up that season, with Durant" "Return to the Finals" is basically the same. Because of LeBron James, they have already stood in the same trench psychologically.
"The first time I went there (the Finals), I said to myself: 'I need to get to the Finals again, I want to be on this stage again.' Our journey in 2012, from the first round By the Finals, it was the funniest basketball time I've ever played. I was like, 'I need to go through this again, whoever I'm with, as long as they want this, I just need to go through this again. '" Durant said.
Returning to the finals, which seems to be easy for Durant, made him wait for 4 years in the Thunder. The Thunder have encountered a problem every year for the past four years, ending the season with regret every year, and relying too much on Durant every year. When the Warriors reached out to Durant in the summer of 2016, they were in touch with Durant's aspirations from 2012, not the loss of after the 2016 Western Conference finals loss. The loss of the Western Conference Finals is a bit insignificant compared to the "Millennium Second" label of the league for many years.
Therefore, by analyzing Durant's psychology, we can see that Durant's joining the Warriors was inevitable under the historical background at that time. If Durant stayed with the Thunder, it would have been regarded as fool loyalty . After holding on for two seasons, Westbrook also saw the ceiling of the Thunder, and finally gave up his loyalty, so in a team like the Thunder, there is no living soil for loyalty . Just imagine if Kobe has been in Thunder for 20 years, what is the value?
Loyalty without championship value will definitely be forgotten by history, and it will definitely be abandoned by history. Therefore, the loyal presentation of
is not only a simple value choice of a strong man, but also the result of the excellent operation of its living environment. Loyalty is oriented towards the concentration of resources and towards the concentration of power, and the value of ignorance and loyalty is, in many cases, the psychological massage of a weak controller to a person with a weak personality.
