What does the fact that Kevin Durant can't bench 180 mean to you?

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Jun 6 2007, 05:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I love the few times I've heard people mention that they can bench more than these guys. Yeah, you can bench more, but they can jump higher, run faster, shoot better, and will get paid more money than you ever will.</div>And because of all this it is nice to gloat about something we can do better than these soon to be pro athletes.BTW, I also have a better standing vertical than Durant :winkglasses:

 

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I can run faster than Glen Davis.

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LakersFan247 @ Jun 6 2007, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why would he not try? This is for the NBA draft...scaling for the NBA. I just don't understand why anyone wouldn't try.</div>because he knows he's going to get the #2 pick no matter what, so why bother?Didn't Chris Bosh rank among the ten worst athletes of his draft class in the combines?

 

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His entire combine has definitely downplayed his stock, but he's without a doubt still going second....but it just makes you think: if Durant can STILL dominate at that level while being "athletically disabled" (probably not the right set of words), how good is he gonna be when he finally develops himself into a physical phenom? I'd like to see him shine in the NBA before overrating him, though.

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kobebryant_24OWNEDME @ Jun 6 2007, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>because he knows he's going to get the #2 pick no matter what, so why bother?Didn't Chris Bosh rank among the ten worst athletes of his draft class in the combines?</div>That just shows poor worth ethic and over-confidence. Not sure if those are good qualities. He will definitely be picked in top 2 though. So I don't know....

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LakersFan247 @ Jun 6 2007, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That just shows poor worth ethic and over-confidence. Not sure if those are good qualities. He will definitely be picked in top 2 though. So I don't know.... </div>I disagree, I think it shows common sense. Why should he need to impress people when it isn't going to do ANYTHING WHATSOEVER except potentially injure him? That's like playing your stars 40 minutes per game after you've clinched the #1 seed and have nothing to play for.

 

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Wow dude, he can't bench 180? I'm 14, I don't bench a whole lot and I can do that. Whatever though. Kobe was a skinny guy coming into the league. Kevin Garnett's been skinny his whole career. He'll get stronger, but it's not a big deal anyways. If you can play, you can play. No benching statistic is gonna change that.

 

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This doesn't mean much to me at all, I have never been one to put much stock into these measurements at all (though they are interesting to look at). Durant has to get stronger, like most 19 year old kids entering the NBA Draft. Garnett was paper thin coming in, Chris Bosh was paper thin coming in, and Kevin Durant is too. It's not a big deal. He has good work ethic and he loves the game, he'll get stronger.

 

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Wow... I can bench 210 once.

 

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It means nothing. You know the kid will get stronger, and I guarentee he'll be able to bench 185 more than once by the start of next season. This means nothing to me at all.

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ Jun 6 2007, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wow... I can bench 210 once.</div> ...Durant can't bench 180 but it doesn't matter, it won't decrease his stock because he'll have all summer to work with his(Seattle's) trainers to bulk up and increase his strength. When Green came into the league I don't think he could bench 180 more than once so it's all a matter of working hard over the summer because the truth is, these camp measurements and combine results mean absolutely nothing.

 

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I can't believe I forgot. If you guys thought this was bad, Andrew Bynum was around 300 pounds going into the combine and couldn't bench 140.

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ChuckTheD @ Jun 6 2007, 09:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I can't believe I forgot. If you guys thought this was bad, Andrew Bynum was around 300 pounds going into the combine and couldn't bench 140.</div>That's why he sucks so bad. Come on, 140? You sure?

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kobebryant_24OWNEDME @ Jun 6 2007, 06:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I disagree, I think it shows common sense. Why should he need to impress people when it isn't going to do ANYTHING WHATSOEVER except potentially injure him? That's like playing your stars 40 minutes per game after you've clinched the #1 seed and have nothing to play for.</div>This all assumes that Portland takes Oden at #1, which I think they will. But the talking heads have him a lot closer to being a potential pick at #1 than at #3. If there is any truth at all to that, then it should provide enough motivation for him to try.

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jordanisoverrated @ Jun 6 2007, 10:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This all assumes that Portland takes Oden at #1, which I think they will. But the talking heads have him a lot closer to being a potential pick at #1 than at #3. If there is any truth at all to that, then it should provide enough motivation for him to try.</div>trust me, Oden's spot at number one is as solid as Lebron's was; just because there's another guy expected to be a superstar doesn't mean there's any semblance of a chance Oden won't go number 1.

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kobebryant_24OWNEDME @ Jun 7 2007, 12:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>trust me, Oden's spot at number one is as solid as Lebron's was; just because there's another guy expected to be a superstar doesn't mean there's any semblance of a chance Oden won't go number 1.</div>Yeah, they wouldn't be trying to get the Hawks' 3rd pick to get Conley if they were going to end up drafting Durant.Durant will still be a great player in this league. All this means, if anything, is that he will have to play SF rather than PF. Other than that, I don't see anything into this. He wasn't much of a post player in college anyway. He's a jumpshooter who can run the floor very good, drive in for the slam, and play good help defense.

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kobebryant_24OWNEDME @ Jun 7 2007, 12:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>trust me, Oden's spot at number one is as solid as Lebron's was; just because there's another guy expected to be a superstar doesn't mean there's any semblance of a chance Oden won't go number 1.</div>I tend to agree that Oden is going #1, but it just seems to me that Durant would still try to show that he is a viable candidate at that spot. The argument that he didn't try doesn't sound right. Why even participate in that case? You'd be better off choosing to sit out, like guys do who are at the top of the NFL draft board.

 

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I think Durant tried, because he knows, or atleast should know, that not trying would show bad work ethic and loyalty, which could potentialy lower his stock. Durant is more of a raw talent than a combine breakout. Oden needed the combine more than Durant really with the inconsistencies he showed in college last season (injury or no injury), while Durant can rely on the fact he dominated at the college level, earning him National Player of the Year honors. So, a few bad scores at the combine won't affect Durant too much. Also, the fact Oden runs the 3/4 court faster than Durant doesn't mean jack. Oden will be the one grabbing the rebounds passing it out to the wingmen while Durant is the one who will be running the court.

 

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http://draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2096 Read this, from Jon Givoney, pretty much sums up how worthless these combine numbers are.

 

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I think you've got to be pretty strong to make hard drives to the rim while good defense is being played...Everyone is VERY, VERY strong in the NBA, so I think it could hinder his game. He definitely has to toughen up.