Lebron James or Kevin Durant (More Realistic)

[duncan]

this is a good question also in fantasy draft....hehe

[SliqStylez]

I still pick Lebron. Lebron have more impact in the game than Durant. He does more at both ends of the floor than Durant. But if you talk about FIBA type of game, Durant's game is more suited internationally.

[white rabbit]

KD > lebron + bosh

[torchie82]

The Final Score: Durant’s domination versus LeBron’s The Decision
By MICO HALILI, GMANews.TV
09/14/2010 | 07:40 AM

In the aftermath of FIBA supremacy in Turkey, the Kevin Durant bandwagon has snowballed into a belief. LeBron James has witnesses (99% reside outside of Cleveland). Durant has believers. To believe in Durant is to believe that he is not LeBron. The former is a go-to-guy who went berserk in the FIBA World Championships. The latter is a go-to-guy who went soft in the eyes of critics. LeBron’s bandwagon is headed for South Beach. Durant’s bandwagon seems headed for world domination.

Today isn’t the best time to profess unquestionable loyalty to the King. NBA beat writers highlight Durant’s humility the same way they frown on LeBron’s hubris. I don’t condemn what James did. I don’t totally agree with those who condemn how he did it. But if many judge LeBron for all the supposedly wrong moves he made, twice as many feel Durant has made all the right moves up to this point. I can’t help but agree.

Meet the NBA’s answer to The Decision. I won’t be surprised if the league portrays Durant as the anti-LeBron. But wait. How come nobody wants to drag Kobe Bryant’s name in the mix? Bryant just won a championship and NBA titles function as immunity bracelets. James, therefore, isn’t protected from the backlash of playoff failure. James is also not exempt from the unjust burden of comparison.

Durant is such a physical specimen. It’s difficult to compare him with anyone else. He’s like George Gervin mixed with a dash of David Thompson, I think. I can’t compare him with Michael Jordan the way people tend to do with LeBron and Kobe. He’s not Magic Johnson even if he’s 6’10. He’s not Larry Bird even if he shoots threes like there was nothing to it. Here’s a stretch; think Yancy de Ocampo if he plays like Sol Mercado and James Yap on a hot streak.

I wouldn’t be surprised if NBA executives are body-bumping each other in delight. They’ve found the air freshener that will combat the stink of LeBron’s off-season egopalooza. Durant pushed the Lakers to DEFCON 2. He led Team USA to the championship. If he carries the Thunder to the 2011 Western Conference Finals, he’ll complete the feel-good trifecta his bandwagon will root for. The Durant mass-movement is at its strongest. LeBron’s legend is at its strangest. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Thunder suddenly becomes America’s team and Durant becomes America’s player.

Even during the Beijing Olympics, LeBron wasn’t “The Boss" even if he played like a beast. We wait for James to rule South Beach (if Wade allows it). All will change when LeBron wins his ring. He wants to win a championship the best way he knows how. I respect that. Durant, in the meantime, remains Oklahoma City’s scorer almighty and Team USA’s Superman in sneakers. There is no backlash when a guy wants to be “The Man" even if it means carrying an NBA team, a national team and eventually an entire league on his skinny shoulders. -- GMANews.TV

[Jess24]

LOL @Bosh as Alfred the Butler.

[rational]

Bakit ba bantay na bantay ang mga tao rito sa bandwagon?

Dapat ba sanggol pa lamang e hinahangaan na namin si Durant para hindi matawag na bandwagoneer?

[daddypapa]

IHMO people are blowing the Kevin Durant hoopla out of proportion. Yes, he lead the Team USA B-Team at the worlds but who did they beat? A bunch of B-Teams as well.

Right now, I'd take leBron over KD eventhough Bron is D-Wade's sidekick.

[Jantaramiyong]

Is this a kobe-LBJ extension thread?

Kevin was impressive. Kudos, to team USA.
But NBA > FIBA World Tourney.

[vindicatedxd]

Bakit ba bantay na bantay ang mga tao rito sa bandwagon?

Dapat ba sanggol pa lamang e hinahangaan na namin si Durant para hindi matawag na bandwagoneer?

soooo true! its the "pa-cool" effect.

[tito423]

Miami vs Oklahoma NBA Finale sooner? why not, James vs Durant match up is as highly anticipated as Lebron-Kobe.

[Drahow ein Ente]

brandon roy.

[rocqG]

I'll take KD over Bron. KD is very talented and has those skills to match when he got in the league. when he entered the NBA, KD can already score anywhere in the floor in and out easy... but he must add more post move to attract more double team though he has that already but he needs to be more dominant inside just like the way he's shooting lights out anywhere in the field.. must improve defense though he's already a decent defender and he hasn't putting that mass in the weight room, plus add that NBA maturity

As for Bron, I think he hasn't improve that much since getting in the finals though his range is on another level now and he's more consistent from the 3's. Bron hasn't improved that post move that he can be a lethal threat inside and that's where KB beats Bron... KB has that very technical footwork down the post just anywhere in the floor. that's why teams already know how to guard Bron, they put Bron on a 1-4 island it's either Bron take the 3, take a jump shot or drive(hopes he score or get fouled or not) then that’s it... teams will just adjust on the double and the switching..

[LOLOLOLOL]

bumped as per deronwilliams08's request

lebron is still the better player but as a gm, i feel that i have a better chance with kd when push comes to shove

one and a half years later, and i think i'm still right from when i made this post until now.

[sTaRter_01]

as requested...

let the debate begin's..

KD Fan here

First time I watch him was 2006 Mcdonalds game was Impressed from that day on.. and the rest history as i Follow this kids career..

to tell you honestly I don’t know where KD’s career will goes, if he’ll ever win a title or even win a MVP plum!

But at this current moment on KD simply has whatever it take inside that makes him want the weight of a game on his back.

This kid has NoFear, IceOnhisVain, attitude he Never afraid to take the GameWinner! when the game is on line.

Remember this quote against the Lakers series Game 4

“It left my hand, I was thinking if this doesn’t go in, it’s going to be a terrible shot. They’re going to criticize me a lot,”

LeBron, for all his greatness and All around game he seems to run from (Clutch situation) and Durant who we knows love to runs to it.

that's difference for me..

Plus KD is humble in so many ways.. that its hard not to root for this kid...

[deronwilliams08]

^^

Agree, I choose KD as well. He seems to maturing faster than LeBron ever did. Plus he has a likeable personality to boot.

Also, what's up with calling people who think KD is better "bandwagoneers"? I don't get the logic behind it. An example bandwagoneering is posting "Go OKC!" on Facebook when everyone knows you were a heavy supporter of the Bulls last year.

[deronwilliams08]

uhm, meron na palang existing dito tol. May powers that be ba na pwedeng mag merge nito sa previous thread?

[t_SKY]

Hmm. Lebron James, 3x MVP already. Durant has the better team (chemistry wise and lahat sila sabay nagdevelop). Pero siyempre ibang usapan na din kapag nanalo si Durant ng ring this year.

Who's the better player?
Subukan niyong i-switch yung dalawa (James to OKC; Durant to Heat)

[Riddikulus]

If you put KD in Miami = Championship

If you put LBJ in OKC = ??????.. Forget it....

[deronwilliams08]

Well for one, KD would not be afraid to take the last shot...

Do you think KD in Miami would beat Dallas last year with Dirk in GOD mode?

[almostthere]

LBJ is still the better player. Durant is by far the better closer and he knows how to win.