durant could be better than lebron?

chatter about how kd could possibly surpass lebron in a few years

theres some stuff about rose and him being buddy buddy maybe we should go after durant instead

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UM, NO.

Durant will be awesome and will win numerous scoring titles. But I don’t see him as being a franchise type of player. Durant is a scoring machine though.

by C Smoove on Aug 1, 2009 3:46 PM CDT reply actions

his game is actually very well rounded

he is still learning all the different aspects of the game but he has the body of a tayshaun prince but with about 100 times more athleticism which makes you wonder what his limts are. plus he alrready has a ridiculous offensive game so really i wonder if he could be more of a complete package than lebron one day

by sin on Aug 1, 2009 7:00 PM CDT reply actions

I think the difference is in their physical build.

Lebron came out of high school built like a veteran NFL TE. (I still think his Mom lost his birth certificate and held him out of kindergarten until he was about 8 yrs old…) Durant is sooo damn scrawny, I doubt he’ll be able to add the muscle and dominate certain aspects of matchups the way Lebron can. Buuuut, for Portland’s sake I sure hope Durant becomes legendary ;)

by smash! on Aug 1, 2009 7:26 PM CDT reply actions

But if Durant becomes legendary, Bill Simmons wins :(

by Super-Structure on Aug 1, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions

I see no reason why Durant cannot be on the same tier as Lebron.

He has to provide consistent defense and bulk up a bit, but it isn’t absurd to mention him as potentially being alongside Lebron, Paul and Wade. I would guess he is unlikely to develop the type of body and game that benefits from the NBAs biases and is more likely to end up in the Roy-Williams-Howard-Bosh-Gasol group; but I feel that NBA fans would do well to rebel against the smoke fired out of the media’s giant ass.

by Super-Structure on Aug 1, 2009 7:32 PM CDT reply actions

Maybe we should go after more realistic plans.

BullsTwo

by Sports2 on Aug 1, 2009 7:54 PM CDT reply actions

like survive on derrick rose for 10-15 years?

sure seems like we are headed for that

by sin on Aug 1, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions

it's amazing

what kind of stories people come up with in the offseason

left shark - "Kirk needs to go and join Ben Gordon and L Deng somewhere else trade Deng and Hinrich they no good"

by NormVanBeer on Aug 1, 2009 11:16 PM CDT reply actions

I really dont think its that far off, Durant has 2 inches on Bron, A much better shooting stroke, and is still 2 years younger than Bron.

I see Durant becoming the arguably second best wing in the league in 2 years.

by Krandle on Aug 2, 2009 7:06 PM CDT reply actions

His lack of size is an issue. Durant will be a top 5 wing in the next couple years once his D becomes average. He is a great player but I just don’t think he’ll ever be on a DWade/Kobe/LBJ level…just a little below that.

by C Smoove on Aug 3, 2009 1:14 PM CDT reply actions