The Oklahoman's "Mr. Unreliable" headline

[NDJournalist]

A little ridiculous, right? It's referring to Kevin Durant.

 

[albert77]

Maybe a little extreme, but the fact that the Thunder are going on the road tonight down 3-2 in a first-round series to Memphis does not enhance Durant's rep as a clutch player.

 

[Songbird]

If we can't have heroes, let's burn 'em in effigy!

Stupid hed.

 

[HandsomeHarley]

Agree with Songbird.

Durant has, for the most part, been a one-man show. Westbrook has his moments, but they are fleeting. Jackson chips in a time or two, and Ibaka is a bit underrated.

The rest? Meh.

The fact that ESPN continually tries to drive a wedge between these players so that Durant will flee for the large markets notwithstanding, this hed writer is probably a Lakers/Clippers/Spurs/Mavericks fan.

 

[LongTimeListener]

He is averaging 28 points and 10 boards in the series. Admittedly I haven't watched a ton of it and am going by stats, but other than being way off the mark from three-point range in Games 3 and 4 (which happens), it looks like he's doing about what he always does.

 

[Songbird]

Edit: <It sucks when that happens, doesn't it? Now you know how I felt that day.>

 

[champ_kind]

weird to see from a paper that's covered his whole career. this is definitely going to become the narrative, though, now that lebron is deemed worthy of being considered "clutch."

 

[steveu]

From Sherman Report: Oklahoman says sorry about that, chief...

http://www.shermanreport.com/mr-unreliable-oklahoman-sports-editor-apologizes-for-durant-headline/

 

[JC]

Remember Lebron could never win it all, until he could. These narratives for players that age are just so stupid.

 

[playthrough]

That's a tough hed to play in a hometown paper for a non-elimination game, imo. You know the backlash would be extreme so why push it after Game 5 of the first round?

 

[HandsomeHarley]

Remember Lebron could never win it all, until he could. These narratives for players that age are just so stupid.

LeBron couldn't win it all without help either. He had to find a bandwagon of All-Stars to take him to a title.

 

[Alma]

Bad hed. Tramel, who is excellent, pushed a little too hard with his analysis, too.

The irony is, if that's a picture of Russell Westbrook, not a soul complains.

 

[JC]

Remember Lebron could never win it all, until he could. These narratives for players that age are just so stupid.

LeBron couldn't win it all without help either. He had to find a bandwagon of All-Stars to take him to a title.

Who won it all on their own?

 

[champ_kind]

Remember Lebron could never win it all, until he could. These narratives for players that age are just so stupid.

LeBron couldn't win it all without help either. He had to find a bandwagon of All-Stars to take him to a title.

Who won it all on their own?

and, say, jordan won six titles without help from other all-stars/hall-of-famers? guess what, it's a team game.

 

[jr/shotglass]

From Sherman Report: Oklahoman says sorry about that, chief...

http://www.shermanreport.com/mr-unreliable-oklahoman-sports-editor-apologizes-for-durant-headline/

Would have been very curious to hear what Ed Sherman said to the hed writer afterward. Or if he was in on the process of choosing that hed.

 

[Mark2010]

Wonder what the headline would say if he played in New York? Or London? Some places are famous for crucifying their hometown sports stars.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Man, I don't know if they'd get that much stronger, even in the tabloids, than "Mr. Unreliable." That's quite the indictment.

 

[Drip]

It's the Oklahoman.

 

[H.L. Mencken]

At least they didn't accuse him of being so soft his mommy had to feed him chicken.

 

[93Devil]

Remember Lebron could never win it all, until he could. These narratives for players that age are just so stupid.

LeBron couldn't win it all without help either. He had to find a bandwagon of All-Stars to take him to a title.

Who won it all on their own?

James winning it this year would be pretty damn impressive.

And, yes, every championship team needs a great, HOF player. I also think Billups is very underrated.