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How good can Kevin Durant be
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he is that dude
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He should league the L in buckets next year...this Thunder team is going to be fun to watch for the next few years.
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I think hell lose that athleticism ...not a good idea
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no he wouldn't.
his game would change so much.
there is a stark difference from him being 6'10 215 & 6'10 245
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He is gonna be great!
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The real difference between the 2 seems that Durant takes far less threes than he use to, I would say that use to be the same of Ginobili in his younger daysonly in the past couple years has he really become a deadly three point shooter. Durant's high 3 point percentage doesn't mean he is a better shooterhe takes far far less of them so his percentage naturally would be higher.
Other than that their field goal percentage's are pretty similar at every turn and they take almost the exact same amount of inside shots. I'm purelytalking about scoring because Manu is better at just about every other aspect of the game of basketball and rely's less on his teamates to create shots forhim.
I think Kevin Durant is very similar to Manu except he take more midrange jumpers rather than 3's like young Manu.
I love Durant as much as the next guy but just saying he is going to score 30 a game like that, like it is some easy feat, I'm not sure he doesn't takeenough three's or get to the line at a high enough rate to score 30+ a game and he plays on a bad team and for someone who is supposed to get 30 a game hegets assisted by his team mates more than other high profile scorers...what happens when his team gets better and the rely less on him for scoring and hedoesn't have to chuck as much.
For him to score 30 he needs to make more threes, become a better ball handler, or improve his post game.
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Originally Posted by Osh Kosh Bosh
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The real difference between the 2 seems that Durant takes far less threes than he use to, I would say that use to be the same of Ginobili in his younger days only in the past couple years has he really become a deadly three point shooter. Durant's high 3 point percentage doesn't mean he is a better shooter he takes far far less of them so his percentage naturally would be higher.
Other than that their field goal percentage's are pretty similar at every turn and they take almost the exact same amount of inside shots. I'm purely talking about scoring because Manu is better at just about every other aspect of the game of basketball and rely's less on his teamates to create shots for him.
I think Kevin Durant is very similar to Manu except he take more midrange jumpers rather than 3's like young Manu.
I love Durant as much as the next guy but just saying he is going to score 30 a game like that, like it is some easy feat, I'm not sure he doesn't take enough three's or get to the line at a high enough rate to score 30+ a game and he plays on a bad team and for someone who is supposed to get 30 a game he gets assisted by his team mates more than other high profile scorers...what happens when his team gets better and the rely less on him for scoring and he doesn't have to chuck as much.
For him to score 30 he needs to make more three's, become a better ball handler, or improve his post game.
Log off... And take your stat charts with you.
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KD is averaging 26 PPG with his current style of play
...the only reason I can see himnot get 30 PPG will be if rest of the team develops to the point where he has to share the ball more.
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Originally Posted by yungmatt
Originally Posted by Osh Kosh Bosh
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Log off... And take your stat charts with you.
I'm merely presenting an alternate viewpoint to consider, just because it doesn't coincide with what ever your belief is on this entirely subjectivematter doesn't mean you stick your head in the sand like a kid.
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My point, the team is going to get better not worse, he won't be relied upon to score as much, kind of like Carmelo. I'm not necessarilysaying he doesn't have the skills too I'm saying that logically base one what he is doing now and the inevitable improvement of the thunder I don'tthink you should automatically assume he will score 30 a game.Originally Posted by I NaSmatic I
KD is averaging 26 PPG with his current style of play...the only reason I can see him not get 30 PPG will be if rest of the team develops to the point where he has to share the ball more.
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Originally Posted by Osh Kosh Bosh
You can either use your brain and come up with a reason why I am wrong, or don't bother posting. If you don't have an actual point to make their is no point contributing such a silly middle school NTer post.
I'm merely presenting an alternate viewpoint to consider, just because it doesn't coincide with what ever your belief is on this entirely subjective matter doesn't mean you stick your head in the sand like a kid.
1. Everytime you discuss hoops, you post a bunch of irrelevant stat charts that dont back up the point your trying to make and no one cares to read .
2. Hes getting what? 26 and change this year, so what in the world makes you think he wont avg 1 more fg and 2 more trips to the line next season? It reallyjust makes no sense to me.
3. Then you say Durant has to rely on his teammates to create his shots more than Manu does which is
Make sense in your next post, please
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Also, taking less 3s does not automatically mean your percentage will be higher. Much the opposite in fact.
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1. Everytime you discuss hoops, you post a bunch of irrelevant stat charts that dont back up the point your trying to make and no one cares to read .
Ok champ.
2. Hes getting what? 26 and change this year, so what in the world makes you think he wont avg 1 more fg and 2 more trips to the line next season? It really just makes no sense to me.
That is a list of the top 10 scorers in active scorers in the NBA bolded are the ones who have ever scored 30 points a game in their career. Those who did doit's did it on very depleted offensive teams where they a lot of time the only option on offense. The Thunder a crappy team are ninth fastest tempo team inthe league...and team that is only going to get better. All I am trying to say is scoring 30 is not an easy feat, lots of players have the skills to do it buta lot of it depends on the team and the situation.
1. LeBron James 27.51 2. Allen Iverson 27.07 3. Kobe Bryant 25.14 4. Shaquille O'Neal 24.77 5. Carmelo Anthony 24.23 6. Vince Carter 23.52 7. Paul Pierce 22.88 8. Dirk Nowitzki 22.71 9. Tracy McGrady 22.05 10. Tim Duncan 21.42
3. Then you say Durant has to rely on his teammates to create his shots less than Manu does which isto me...
Next time read the chart the percentage of shots assisted is lower for Manu than it is for Durant a good deal lower, it doesn't mean Durantcan't create his own shot...all it means is that the current way that the offense is structured Durant doens't have to do it as much.
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Yo I give up, you win
arrjae
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i pretty sure he'll have a good career....
he reminds me of t-mac when he plays....
he just has to start having a complete game,
get rebounds, start setting people up (in a half court set)....
but he can obviously take a game over by himself....
OKC just need vets and a better squad....espec. big men....
he reminds me of t-mac when he plays....
he just has to start having a complete game,
get rebounds, start setting people up (in a half court set)....
but he can obviously take a game over by himself....
OKC just need vets and a better squad....espec. big men....
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Why does he have to do that?
He's a PG/SG?
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I could easily see Durant becomeing the top scoring player in the league
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I see so much tracy in KD.
Hopefully he can put on same muscle, not so much just weight because I think he'll change, just muscle.
He is smooth, second favorite player after VC.
Hopefully he can put on same muscle, not so much just weight because I think he'll change, just muscle.
He is smooth, second favorite player after VC.
