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  • Vince
    Bow for Bau
    • Aug 2002
    • 26017

    #76
    Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

    Originally posted by TMagic
    I've mentioned this before...

    Durant is going to be to LeBron...

    What LeBron is to Kobe right now.

    These two are going to be the reason why many threads get hijacked and locked in the future. Lol.
    Indeed.

    I think most people thought that would be Melo challenging LeBron as the premier small forward in the game...But times have changed...It's not that Melo has been bad or anything...But he's kinda plateaued while James is still kinda developing...
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    • GSW
      Simnation
      • Feb 2003
      • 8041

      #77
      Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

      LOL @ Pack being Skip Bayless
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      • ProfessaPackMan
        Bamma
        • Mar 2008
        • 63852

        #78
        Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

        Right man LOL.

        I ain't said nothin bad about the man's game and T-Magic calls me Skip Bayless. Thought you was my e-homie T-Magic :-((
        #RespectTheCulture

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        • flamangatang2k5
          Rookie
          • Nov 2005
          • 334

          #79
          Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

          I like Durant and I like Bron, but this isn't that easy of a decision. Sure Bron has unmatched athleticism and size. He has great passing ability. But outside of those, he really has a lack of skill. Durant is almost his opposite in that matter. Durant could lose all his athleticism right now, but still put up 20ppg ala Paul Pierce. So at 20yrs old, and not yet very strong, Durant has a huge upside. Bron may eventually learn how to shoot and post up and play defense without using his speed and hops to make up for his lack of footwork (something Durant has to work on too). But at 20yrs old, give me Durant any day. Dude is vicious. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o></o>
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          • NBA2k8 CHAMP
            Banned
            • Jan 2008
            • 1918

            #80
            Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

            Durant is the SG/SF version of Duncan on the perimeter
            &
            Lebron is the SF version of Shaq on the perimeter

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            • ex carrabba fan
              I'll thank him for you
              • Oct 2004
              • 32744

              #81
              Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

              Originally posted by flamangatang2k5
              I like Durant and I like Bron, but this isn't that easy of a decision. Sure Bron has unmatched athleticism and size. He has great passing ability. But outside of those, he really has a lack of skill. Durant is almost his opposite in that matter. Durant could lose all his athleticism right now, but still put up 20ppg ala Paul Pierce. So at 20yrs old, and not yet very strong, Durant has a huge upside. Bron may eventually learn how to shoot and post up and play defense without using his speed and hops to make up for his lack of footwork (something Durant has to work on too). But at 20yrs old, give me Durant any day. Dude is vicious. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o></o>
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              OK these lines of thought also make me laugh. People swear like LBJ has no handle, ignore his passing/vision/IQ/instincts and an improved jump shot.

              Just because LBJ is a freak people hold that against him. I've read this line of thought all over the internet and it's sad.

              People don't think LBJ is improving his fundamentals/skills? What are you guys thinking?

              Take away both of their "athletic gifts" and still give me LBJ.

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              • in mid air
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                • Oct 2007
                • 1361

                #82
                Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

                Originally posted by ProjectRipCity
                Wow if you came up with that on you're own that is awesome. Perfect nickname.
                Yeah, it came to me when I was on a fastbreak with him and was about to go for a dunk. LOL

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                • Mo_Magic
                  Pro
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 715

                  #83
                  Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

                  Originally posted by HMcCoy
                  I was quoting this:



                  ...which sounds to me as hes saying player A (LeBron) petty assist numbers doesn't make him an all around better player than player B (Durant). Maybe I assume too much?

                  Unless of course folks are saying that Bron is one-dimensional...and Durant only needs to excel at one thing to surpass him.
                  You're assuming way too much. Under that assumption, you'd think I was under the impression that Durant is actually better than LeBron, which I've stated and will state again - he's not.

                  What I actually am saying is that there are other things that go into basketball than the major stat categories and Durant surpasses LeBron already in nearly all of these(with the exceptions of leadership; which will come) by a fairly large margin in quite a few.

                  The only thing that keeps LeBron from being a one dimensional offensive player is his amazing vision and raw athleticism(you take away one, you lose most effectiveness), while Durant could still have multiple facets of his game that shine if you took away his biggest advantage, his height.

                  Originally posted by HMcCoy
                  I agree with Mo, being better at one thing doesn't make a guy "a better all around basketball player". Thats why the thought of Durant being better than Lebron based strictly on having a better perimeter shooting touch is silly to me unless someone can show me or explain what else Durant will do at an elitel level that will put him past LeBron. I'd like to hear it. Alex B, get in here!
                  It's not just the shooting touch.

                  He's not better than LeBron, no chance in hell, as LeBron's effectiveness in the game is one of the best presences I've ever seen on a basketball court... but to say that Durant will never be as good or better is absolutely ridiculous. Especially seeing as Durant is an elite level finisher at the basket, has a ridiculous post game for somebody his size(I don't think he weighs 200 pounds, yet?), has an array of elite level moves to get open off the ball, the ability to shoot a ball off the dribble without affecting his normal shooting touch that much, and a supreme size for his positional skills. Oh, and he's only 20 and been in the league 2 years wheras LeBron has been here for six.

                  I don't see the logic in people thinking that this is a ridiculous comparison even somewhere down the line in the future.
                  Last edited by Mo_Magic; 07-28-2009, 11:01 PM.

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                  • Mo_Magic
                    Pro
                    • Jan 2006
                    • 715

                    #84
                    Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

                    Originally posted by ex carrabba fan
                    OK these lines of thought also make me laugh. People swear like LBJ has no handle, ignore his passing/vision/IQ/instincts and an improved jump shot.

                    Just because LBJ is a freak people hold that against him. I've read this line of thought all over the internet and it's sad.

                    People don't think LBJ is improving his fundamentals/skills? What are you guys thinking?

                    Take away both of their "athletic gifts" and still give me LBJ.
                    LBJ has no jumpshot. It's improved since his early years, but for the past 3 years he's been shooting at 38% or lower from mid range and an inconsistent percentage from three. In the playoffs, the reason he had such great games against Orlando was because he was absolutely stroking it. It just goes to show you that with that shot, he can be unstoppable, even without refining all his other skills.

                    So, it's up in the air. It may improve, it may not. Not everybody has "it."

                    Take LeBron, I'll take Durant and at least still have a player that can function as a reliable second option.

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                    • ex carrabba fan
                      I'll thank him for you
                      • Oct 2004
                      • 32744

                      #85
                      Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

                      When has Durant ever showed he can make things easier for teammates to anywhere near the level LBJ can?

                      So LBJ is just going to level off eh. His skills won't improve all that much? How do people figure that.

                      Knowing how much LBJ cares about his legacy do people think he's just chillin at home? I would venture to say his work ethic is as high as anyone else in the league. He knows exactly what his shortcomings are. You can learn a jumper, just ask Kobe.

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                      • ehh
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Mar 2003
                        • 28962

                        #86
                        Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

                        LeBron hasn't even entered his prime yet, to think he'll "level off" is idiotic.
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                        • Bornindamecca
                          Books Nelson Simnation
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 10919

                          #87
                          Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

                          Originally posted by ex carrabba fan
                          OK these lines of thought also make me laugh. People swear like LBJ has no handle, ignore his passing/vision/IQ/instincts and an improved jump shot.
                          I don't know anyone on these messageboards ignoring LBJ's passing and IQ. The acknowledgement of his jumper is so much so that some people on this site think he'll be nearly as good as Reggie Miller one day. Unanimously, people all compliment him for his improved defense and some people around here think that Lebron has Allen Iverson level handles.

                          I don't know who you are talking about.


                          Originally posted by ex carrabba fan
                          Take away both of their "athletic gifts" and still give me LBJ.
                          Well that's just insane. Lebron's primary weapon is his athleticism. If you take that away he's just Andre Miller. Durant's primary weapon is fundamental skill. Aside from some quickness, there isn't much athleticism to take away. He's certainly not strong
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                          • Mo_Magic
                            Pro
                            • Jan 2006
                            • 715

                            #88
                            Him leveling off isn't in question. It's the fact that he hasn't improved at an all too noticeable level in certain areas.

                            It's not like I think the guys a slouch, either. I happen to think he's the most dominant player in the league.

                            Everybody agrees Shaq is the most dominant player of all time, but it's not like he had half the post game of Hakeem.

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                            • amra01
                              Pro
                              • Sep 2002
                              • 688

                              #89
                              Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

                              Shaq was the most dominant player of his time with no centers playing against vlade and kenyon martin and timmy. About Bron vs Durant lebron is a freak of nature but this is basketball not track & field you need more than power athleticism and speed and Bron has to develop fundamental basketball skills Durant, wade, kobe, roy, granger are ahead of him in this part. It's not science work the summer and get back with some post moves.

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                              • DC
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Oct 2002
                                • 17996

                                #90
                                Re: Durant as good--or better?!?!--than...

                                Just because LBJ is a freak people hold that against him. I've read this line of thought all over the internet and it's sad.
                                I always call that the "Jason RIchardson" fallacy. Back when J Rich was winning dunk contests, he could also knock down the 3 ball. But for some reason, people would routinely say, "J Rich can't shoot." So just because someone is GREAT in one thing doesn't mean they must suffer in an opposing category.
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