durant is an athletic dirk

[inclinerator]

thats scary

[Cowboy Thunder]

scary that

[MavsPoke]

scary that be

[no pun intended]

scary that be crazy

[Real Men Wear Green]

I've been wondering why they aren't compared more often for a while now. They aren't completely the same but no one else at the height of seven feet has been a dominant scorer through perimeter scoring. KD can't rebound as well while Nowitzki doesn't show the ballhandling but overall neither guy has a better comparison.

[FindingTim]

man I was SO wrong about Durant. I liked him a lot at Texas, but after his first season with Seattle I was convinced he would become a glorified Jerry Stackhouse chucker. Now he makes a good case for best player in the league.

BEAST

[SwooshReturns]

He's either a poor man's Tracy McGrady (2003, 2004)

Or a rich man's Dirk Nowtizki

Unlike Dirk he does other things besides shoot. He handles the ball much better, and last night as an example can at times make nice passes getting the other guy involved.

[gengiskhan]

long arms: check

insane wingspan: check

good jumpshot: check

non-german race: check

big hands & uncircumcized big *****: check

dorky disproportionate lanky figure: check

insane pull-up jumper anywhere inside half court: check

takes way too many 3-pt attempts for front court player: check

Kills or sweeps kobe everytime in LA match ups: check


Yep: Durant is Black Dirk in disguise.

[OKCThunderUP]

He can put the ball on the floor better than Dirk ever could and plays better defense than Dirk ever did as well. If he stays healthy he's going to be one of the all-time greats.

[OneBadUsername]

He can put the ball on the floor better than Dirk ever could and plays better defense than Dirk ever did as well. If he stays healthy he's going to be one of the all-time greats.

I agree and he is still getting entirely better every year.

[SwooshReturns]

Kills or sweeps kobe everytime in LA match ups

They lost to the Lakers in 2010, and Durant played like booty.

[miles berg]

He's either a poor man's Tracy McGrady (2003, 2004)

Or a rich man's Dirk Nowtizki

Unlike Dirk he does other things besides shoot. He handles the ball much better, and last night as an example can at times make nice passes getting the other guy involved.

LOL Dirk is better than TMac ever was at any point in his career.

Silliest thing I've ever read.

Durant, also, is better than TMac ever was.

[SwooshReturns]

LOL Dirk is better than TMac ever was at any point in his career.

Not really ...

[FindingTim]

LOL Dirk is better than TMac ever was at any point in his career.

Silliest thing I've ever read.

Durant, also, is better than TMac ever was.

I LOVE Dirk, but you're sleeping on prime T-Mac. At his peak, VERY few can compare. dude was amazing.
Tracy McGrady 02-03': 32, 6 and 5 on 46% shooting, 38% from 3

all while being the prime focus of every opposing defense. and his teammates:

Darrell Armstrong, Pat Burke, Andrew DeClercq, Pat Garrity, Gordan Giricek, Drew Gooden
Horace Grant (corpse), Grant Hill (human cast), Ryan Humphrey
Steven Hunter, Shawn Kemp (corpse), Mike Miller, Olumide Oyedeji
Jeryl Sasser, Jacque Vaughn, Chris Whitney

[28renyoy]

I LOVE Dirk, but you're sleeping on prime T-Mac. At his peak, VERY few can compare. dude was amazing.

The guy was a flat out chucker