If Durant is as good, or even better than Lebron ever was...

[ajnapoleon]

Then how come he is less expected to win than Lebron is now/was in Cleveland when he was the same age as Durant now?


How can a player B who is just as good or even than a player A and has much better teammates than player A be less expected to win? I just don't get this logic. And we all know that media, casual fans and hardcore fans like us on ISH would criticize Lebron more than Durant if Lebron is the one between the two who fails to win a chip.


Now, when you're all comparing Durant to Lebron at the same age, I just hope Durant will be held to the same standards Lebron was back in Cleveland. I don't know why but I'm almost sure that if Durant fails to win a chip again, he will receive way less criticism than Lebron did in Cleveland when he failed to win a ring.

And I just can't understand how Lebron in his last years with the Cavs was held to the higher standardss than Durant is held now, since Durant now is atleast as good as James was back then or even better like majority on here would argue. And that's having a second option in Westbrook, a player Lebron could only dream of in Cleveland and let's throw in Ibaka aswell, an elite defensive big in todays league.





*Post was Lifted from Insidehoops Just wanted to see what the coli view on this

 

[50CentStan]

 

[FTBS]

Well for starters he's not better and just reached Bron's level this season if we are being honest. That said it's Melo and Dwight's turn get the "ringless slander". You notice all the "Bron doesn't have any rings" shyt didn't start until after KG and Pierce and Allen got their rings and Kobe got his ring minus Shaq. That's not a coincidence. If Boston and LA don't win those chips the heat ()on Lebron wouldn't have been as hot IMO.

 

[FcKuPaYmE]

Durant wasnt always as good as Bron. It wasnt until this year he got in the discussion.

It's kinda Melo, Dwight, CP3 turn first.

Durant still only 25 he got a couple more years before it will start.

 

[ajnapoleon]

Durant wasnt always as good as Bron. It wasnt until this year he got in the discussion.

It's kinda Melo, Dwight, CP3 turn first.

Durant still only 25 he got a couple more years before it will start.

Well why was Lebron getting it at 23-24?....with Mike Brown as the coach and those team mates?......Durant is 25 now and he had a great team in 2012...had westbrook and james harden but I hear they was too young....But bron at 22 was supposed to beat the spurs with the Goat power forward and the goat (In my eyes) coach in POP?

 

[madness]

there's a blatant hypocrisy when it comes to anything Lebron related

if he played with anyone as good as westbrook or harden during his first 7 seasons, he'd still be a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers and working on ring #4

 

[mastermind]

Durant wasnt always as good as Bron. It wasnt until this year he got in the discussion.

It's kinda Melo, Dwight, CP3 turn first.

Durant still only 25 he got a couple more years before it will start.

not for me

if KD dont win it this year, then the slander will start. And thats my dude, he from my hood, etc. Fair is fair.

 

[FcKuPaYmE]

Well why was Lebron getting it at 23-24?....with Mike Brown as the coach and those team mates?......Durant is 25 now and he had a great team in 2012...had westbrook and james harden but I hear they was too young....But bron at 22 was supposed to beat the spurs with the Goat power forward and the goat (In my eyes) coach in POP?

I guess the Bron hype monster is to blame for the Heat he got.(dont ask me how) He was dubbed King James, drafted number 1 outta highschool, had his highschool games televised on national tv and was being compared to nba great outta highschool. Durant Hype was NO WHERE NEAR Bron's level and never will be. I honestly didnt really know who Durant was until a few years ago.

You are comparing Durant to Bron early in their careers and it wasnt even close. nikkas wasnt talking bout Durant like that until he elevated his game.

 

[FcKuPaYmE]

not for me

if KD dont win it this year, then the slander will start. And thats my dude, he from my hood, etc. Fair is fair.

Well you better start that slander. They let their third scorer in Harden walk. I dont see them getting over that hump unless his presence is replaced.

The way they play will work in the regular season but in the post season?

 

[mastermind]

Well you better start that slander. They let their third scorer in Harden walk. I dont see them getting over that hump unless his presence is replaced.

The way they play will work in the regular season but in the post season?

Melo got it under worse circumstances

Bron got it under worse circumstance.

He next

 

[FcKuPaYmE]

Melo got it under worse circumstances

Bron got it under worse circumstance.

He next

Got what?

 

[mastermind]

Got what?

"Not a winner..."

 

[FcKuPaYmE]

"Not a winner..."

You talking about the Media? Not really sure what you are saying...either way..like I said in the post above you might as well start the slander now because I dont think Thunder getting out the West. However If they do manage to get to the finals than Durant will get his first ring because they will beat Pacers or Heat. They don't wanna see my Nets though.:fukouttahere:

 

[Champ_KW]

Why are people so antsy to start slandering somebody? That's so weird. Anyway, the biggest difference between them is context. The West is so much better than the East. It's the very reason why San Antonio can win 50 plus games every year and nobody flinches when a Memphis bounces them from the playoffs. The no ring "slander" got magnified after Bron went on his "not 1, not 2...." rant to only get sent home by an aging Dallas team. Prior to that, a ring was looked at as Bron's next challenge, but nobody deemed him a failure for not getting a ring in Cleveland. If anything, the "stay and take your lumps and win one for Cleveland, and you'll be the greatest ever for it" brigade was in full effect when he was about to leave.

 

[Champ_KW]

Why are people so antsy to start slandering somebody? That's so weird. Anyway, the biggest difference between them is context. The West is so much better than the East. It's the very reason why San Antonio can win 50 plus games every year and nobody flinches when a Memphis bounces them from the playoffs. The no ring "slander" got magnified after Bron went on his "not 1, not 2...." rant to only get sent home by an aging Dallas team. Prior to that, a ring was looked at as Bron's next challenge, but nobody deemed him a failure for not getting a ring in Cleveland. If anything, the "stay and take your lumps and win one for Cleveland, and you'll be the greatest ever for it" brigade was in full effect when he was about to leave.