Spinoff of O_E's classic: http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=21&topic_id=69146&mesg_id=69146&page=3

No agenda here cus imma stay LeBronese til the wheels fall off but..

Durant as of today is a better player than Bron at same age, no?
dude is a better scorer, rebounder, shooter & clutch performer

Bron at same age (2007) was "LeRobot" programmed to destroy the Pistons in the playoffs &
league MVP.

And both leading their teams to the NBA finals at same age.

No time to boxscore bobby but who better at 23 yrs old?

Poll result (23 votes) Durant better (3 votes) Vote FOH (20 votes) Vote

"Hell, look at Kevin Durant's contract and
hype. The nigga is a volume shooter, a good one, but will
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>"Hell, look at Kevin Durant's contract and
>hype. The nigga is a volume shooter, a good one, but will
>never be anything CLOSE to a franchise player. You wouldn't
>know that from his hype. " - OE

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<<< Fab

he was so invested in his belief that Melo was better than Durant...

that debate has long ended now

similar to All Stah's OJ Mayo is better than Rose agenda getting crushed

grassrootsphilosopher

Didn't build an agenda around it or comment
on it much because I didn't believe it, though.

I was tossing mad making bombs throughout that
whole post

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>Didn't build an agenda around it or comment
>on it much because I didn't believe it, though.

been a while since a nigga played that Just Joking Yugioh Trap Card on here.

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...at the same point of their careers.

Bron just better, period.

Plus, his J is still shaky

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Bron was trying (had to be) to be Durant AND Westbrook. Harden on the way up is better than Hughes on the way down. Ibaka could probably put up Z numbers on offense as a second option. I'm sure Cook could do Boobie/Murray numbers if he had 30-36 minutes a game to shoot.

2-4 on the thunder would be the first guy Bron passes to in CLE. 5-12 on the thunder roster I could all see as major minutes/10 ppg guys....except maybe old ass Nazr.

also shot way better. Yea, I don't care that it might be because Bron went against those 08 Celts.

when did Bron have a Russey to play with at age 23? when did he have a Hardin off the bench to play with?

Durant is a Great player and whatnot, however if he had to play with the tomato cans that Lebron had to play with during his run to the finals at the same age, then Durant would be lumped with former sonic Rashard Lewis and be out there in saudi arabia dying for playing with wackness.

Bron is leaps and bounds far better at 23 and up, though durant is the 2nd best player going today, that i will co sign

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> Rashard Lewis and be out there in
>saudi arabia dying for playing with wackness.

If Rashard was ever able to score off the dribble, he would have been worth his contract.

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Durants had a great year but no.

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"If anything, the Mavs' dominance this early means they'll be smoking people by mid-season." - Orbit_Established, 10/30/2012

woobledeskawooooooohhhhh (c) Daryl Hall

That was so uncomfortable (c) Mike

bron put up 30/8/7, 48% FG
KD put up 28/8/3, 49% FG

and if we look at team accomplishments, it's fair to argue that KD plays with more talent than bron ever has -- including now. also, cleveland's pace was 25th and OKC's is 6th, meaning the numbers above are skewed a bit in favor of durant.

>and if we look at team accomplishments, it's fair to argue
>that KD plays with more talent than bron ever has -- including
>now.

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KD is not going to be like McGrady, a complete waste of athleticism on D, but he has a long way to go to catch Bron.

IMO Bron is the best defender in the league today and he has been very good in his own end for a while now. Also a much better playmaker.

<<< Ben Revere's midnight WHOO-RIDE

that's not a dig on durant, just an acknowledgment of bron's extraordinary vision, spatial understanding of the court and possession of the upper body strength required to accurately make those passes.

...Bron has been the best player in the league for years.

durant has his role as a scoring wing, bron has his as a point forward.

i'd take lebron and for some of the reasons you're saying, but to me defense they are in similar positions and that is where bron smokes him.

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he was first on the team in steal by a huge margin and second in blocks. his defensive rating was 104, which isn't great, but was the best on the team out of guys who played substantial games (he was tied with z, sideshow bob and dwayne jones). ben wallace was a bit better at 102, but only played 22 games for the cavs.

so, arguably, bron was the best defensive player on the cavs.

today and today there are moments he doesn't have confidence in it. He wasn't the defender he is now. Durant is as good defensively as Bron was at 23.

I'm still taking Bron though.

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<<<< yep

better than both or worse?

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@ryanrmoran

"If anything, the Mavs' dominance this early means they'll be smoking people by mid-season." - Orbit_Established, 10/30/2012

i still remember when he clamped AI for an entire half of basketball.

shit by that 01/02 season he even had a post game and the footwork down, even with Shaq down there clogging the paint.

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that one game really made kobe's entire reputation as a defensive stopper. all bullshit aside, AI got injured at the end of the first half and kobe checked him in the second half. he did a fine job, but it was overstated because of the stardom of both players. shit, they didn't even bother trying to put kobe on him in later games (just as philly didn't put AI on kobe). too much of a size/speed difference.

all bullshit aside, AI got injured at the
>end of the first half and kobe checked him in the second half.

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also, it's true. so i'm not really sure what to do about it.

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<<<< yep

not even hating.

25/5.5/5.5 on 47% shooting. less blocks, less steals. lower PER, lower WS/48, lower offensive rating and about the same defensive rating.

seriously, it's not even close.

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-Arenas dropped 60 on Bean's ass when Haywood was his starting center
-Jamison dropped 51 on Bean when Shaq was on Beans side.
-Marbury dropped 50 on Bean when Shaq was on Beans side, again.........again.

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because you can't underestimate the luxury Kobe had playing w/the best/most dominant player in the league at the time....the pressure and expectation for him, unlike it was for Lebron and Durant from day 1, to be the focal point of that Laker team didn't fall his shoulders...

that makes a huge difference when comparing him to two players who were the face and leaders and best player for their team the minute they put on a uniform...

grassrootsphilosopher

than me...Born Dec 30th 1984....so yeah, he was 22 that entire year.

Same with Kobe, he was 23 for the 2001-2002 season, born August 1978.

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