Durant and the 185 lbs

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I heard Colin Cowherd earlier today talking about the NBA pre-draft camp. He mentioned over and over how Kevin Durant was the only player not able to lift the 185 lbs at least once. I tried looking this up as well as other results. Really didn't find it listed anywhere. Just links to message boards and blogs. ESPN supposedly has the official results, but they are part of their little insider club that I am not a member.

I saw a couple of stories about the workouts with one on MSNBC. They actually stated that Durant was the only player that lifted the weight at least once. That would truly be sad and doesn't sound correct. Greg Oden didn't lift because of concerns with aggravating his wrist problem. Didn't Durant sprain his wrist late in the season? I can't remember. Durant seemed to post some good numbers other than the lifting problems. Oden tested very well.
 
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ya, he is not a profesional weight lifter, he is a BASKETBALL PLAYA!

HOOK EM'
 

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MC KAos;1519506 said:
ya, he is not a profesional weight lifter, he is a BASKETBALL PLAYA!

HOOK EM'
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he's a weak basketball player than
 

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Report: Durant's workout raises eyebrows at camp

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Updated: June 6, 2007, 10:30 AM ET




Kevin Durant wowed NBA teams in his one college season at Texas. At last week's pre-draft camp? Not so much, according to a confidential draft camp report obtained by The Seattle Times.
Ford: Is Durant Slipping?

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Is Kevin Durant's draft stock in danger of slipping because of his poor performance at the pre-draft camp? Chad Ford says the workout is only a small piece of the puzzle -- and that Durant's performance may have been due to lack of preparation. Blog
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According to the newspaper, the report said Durant was ranked 78th out of 80 NBA prospects who worked out at Orlando, while Ohio State center Greg Oden had an impressive workout.
Oden and Durant have long been slated to go 1-2 in the NBA draft, and it's expected the Seattle SuperSonics will take Durant after the Portland Trail Blazers take Oden.
According to the Times, Durant was the only prospect at camp who failed to bench press 185 pounds, and finished behind Oden in some key drills, including the vertical leap, agility drill and three-quarter court sprint.

Oden jumped 34 inches in the vertical leap while Durant jumped 33½ inches, completed the agility drill in 11.67 seconds to Durant's 12.33 seconds, and finished the three-quarter court sprint in 3.27 seconds, ahead of Durant's 3.45 seconds, according to the report.
Durant, however, had a 7-4¾ wingspan, which ranked second among all prospects and measured a half-inch wider than Oden's wingspan. But Durant's college coach said scouts should not question his strength just because he could not bench press 185 pounds.
"If people question his strength, they're stupid," Texas' Rick Barnes said Tuesday, according to The Dallas Morning News. "If they are looking for weight lifters to come out of Texas, that's not what we're producing. There are a lot of guys who can bench press 300 pounds in the NBA who couldn't play dead in a cowboy movie. Kevin's the best player in the draft -- period, at any position."
 
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yes, he is soft, he is a puss, he is a wuss and a wimp

he will be a weak player.........his stock is definitely gonna fall......all the way to #28....

Bring Durant to the Silver and Black baby...





now that the sarcasm is over

Who cares if he had a bad workout. He was the best player in the nation last year in college. He was a beast. Now he will be on an NBA team, with NBA trainers who will bulk him up properly. He will be fine.
 
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