Kevin Durant = something unique that this game has never seen.

[Papaya Petee]

3rd year LeBron, Wade and Cp3 were better just saying.

And 2002-2003 T-Mac was better then Kevin Durant was.

32\7\6\2\1 on 46% and 38% 3 is insane.

Durant will not become the best player in the league until he can become a good playmaker, right now he's not, he's just a scorer.

[04mzwach]

As for McGrady's athleticism...

He had a total of 86 dunks during his best season in 2002-03

Durant last season ranked 3rd in the league with 131 dunks

People give me a break.

Serious?

[hitmanyr2k]

You know he dunked last yr more than all but 3 people in the league, right?

So? What does that prove exactly? Citing the number of dunks a player gets without context is stupid. Shawn Marion used to dunk a lot too. Did that make him a good slasher? Hell no . He was a player that got spoonfed for alleyoops and on the break in an uptempo system.

[BlueandGold]

So? What does that prove exactly? Citing the number of dunks a player gets without context is stupid. Shawn Marion used to dunk a lot too. Did that make him a good slasher? Hell no . He was a player that got spoonfed for alleyoops and on the break in an uptempo system.

Well Durant isn't being spoon-fed dunks from Nash, Amare or even Joe Johnson.

Durant is having to worry about creating offense for Theb, Green, and all his other teammates.

[hitmanyr2k]

Well Durant isn't being spoon-fed dunks from Nash, Amare or even Joe Johnson.

Durant is having to worry about creating offense for Theb, Green, and all his other teammates.

[laronprofit9]

I see a lot of Dirk Nowitzki in Kevin Durant actually.

I think Durant is more similar to Dirk than TMac.

TMac was most similar to Kobe. I always thought that, their games were identical in many ways. TMac had the advantage with his superior size. But Kobe was more tenacious which showed in his man-on-man defense advantage, and Kobe proved to have more heart and a killer which is what really separates the 2.

TMac had the 2nd best pullup jumper for a perimeter player after Kobe. And TMac was probably the best at taking contested 3's off the dribble I have seen of any player. TMac had good footwork, a turn-around fadeaway similar to Kobe's, great handles, a mean crossover, good post-game, athletic, speed to penetrate to the basket, great finisher, and a good playmaker.

TMac was a more complete player than Durant. He was far more versatile as a scorer, but I believe Durant is just as effective because of his great shooting touch that is superior to TMac's.

Durant isn't as complete of scorer like Kobe or TMac. His game is more like Dirk's imo. But slightly more athletic and skilled.

[Bigsmoke]

i think Tmac is overrated because when ever his fans mention him in his prime, they only bring up that "ONE" season . yep. ONE season makes him better than ect. in his prime. Its funny that Tmac never averaged over 30ppg after that year and never shot over 43% either and he was only 23 year old in that 2002-2003 season.

[ZenMaster]

There you go again. The dude said he has ONE OF the smoothest jumpshots he's ever seen and you ask him if he's ever seen Ray Allen. Why do people consistently use other greats to denounce the talent of others?

It's a common theme.

[ukplayer4]

i have to agree with the older lot and not the kids, as good as durant is now t-mac was the better player, he was an inch shorter but faaarrrr more athletic and a much better ball handler and passer and had atleast as much range as durant- actually id say more.

[50inchvertical]

So? What does that prove exactly? Citing the number of dunks a player gets without context is stupid. Shawn Marion used to dunk a lot too. Did that make him a good slasher? Hell no . He was a player that got spoonfed for alleyoops and on the break in an uptempo system.

Proves that he is not just a jump shooter off screens like you said. You don't get 10ftas a game and be 3rd in the league in dunks if you're just a jump shooter. You basically described Jason Kapono.

[fbnyc]

Durant will not become the best player in the league until he can become a good playmaker, right now he's not, he's just a scorer.

I can see why you say this but does he need to be that much of a playmaker to be considered the best player in the future? On OKC that is Bryant Westbrook's job and not Durant's. Look at OKC's offense and you'll see that Durant doesn't dominate the ball. Plays are created for him.

Right now he doesn't need to and if he starts doing that he will need to dominate the ball more. That would be more of a negative effect in terms of OKC's offense.

He can still improve in that aspect but I wouldn't care if he's a better playmaker than Lebron or Kobe. He just needs to continue to do what he does best and at a high level.

[the_wise_one]

Durant is already much better than prime T-Mac. And a winner too.
Give him a B team? No problem, world champions.
Give Lebron an A team? Bronze.

[SinJackal]

What about George Gervin?

He wasn't quite as big as Durant, but brought basically the same thing to the game. Scoring/rebounding/shot blocking guard/forward with nice dribbles, pretty good perimeter defense, and a smooth game.

[andgar923]

Threads like this and posts like "Tmac was nowhere near the scorer that Durant is" give this board a bad name.

Idiots