Gil Scott-Heroin
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Before we continue, are you here admitting that LeBron's 2016 ring shouldn't be "respected" because the Warriors only lost due to a "technicality"?
Another one salty about Lebron
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I think it's less about Bron's supporting cast and more about KD's. What superstar wouldn't excel playing with Draymond, Iggy, Steph and Klay?
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@ being this bent about someone insulting KDGil Scott-Heroin
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If Draymond didn't get suspended, Bogut and Iggy didn't get injured, and Curry wasn't deteriorating with each game in the '16 Finals - folks' perceptions of how Durant played v. Golden State and how LeBron played v. Golden State would be ENTIRELY different.
No matter how many rings KD gets from here on out, KD will never be respected by players(past, present, future) pundits, or the general public.. dude committed career suicide by going to golden state. He will never be better than King James.
Gil Scott-Heroin
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All-Defensive teams are all about perception/reputation, not based on how great a player actually is on that end during that season. Hence why CP3's still getting All-D 1st-team nods despite not having that type of impact. Marcus Smart was a 1000000000000x better defender than CP3 was last season and only received five votes.
This team is built around LeBron James' strengths.
The concept judging a player but plugging and playing them in a role that doesn't fit their skillset is a simply flawed way to measure one's ability.
These befuddled excuses you've posted make absolutely no sense or have no bearing on the facts that:A. Kevin Durant is not the best player in the league nor he is better than LeBron.
B, Kevin Durant could not take the current Cavs roster as constructed to the finals or win 13 straight games without another superstar & veterans role players.
C. The team is built around LeBron's strengths narrative is nonsense considering that he's singlehandedly carrying the Cavs leading the team in almost every metric, points, blocks, steals, FG%, minutes played per game (most in the NBA) all while also being second in both rebounding & 3pt% which clearly shows LeBron doesn't have to "fit" within a specific "skillset' for his team to be successful because unlike Durant, Lebron is more versatile as a player.
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Gil Scott-Heroin
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They're talking about how his reputation changed when he went to GS (which is what I'm trying to argue here, as reasoning for why he hasn't been on any All-Defensive teams because of his reputation, not his play), despite him actually being a great defender before he went to GS. Just a snippet of his defensive play before going to GS -
I posted this at the time of the series -
How Kevin Durant’s Defense Made The Thunder’s Small-Ball Unit So Deadly In Their Game 3 Blowout
How the Thunder’s defense is bringing the Warriors to their knees
The 'D' in 'KD' stands for Defense: Durant's D big in Gm 4
Thunder: Kevin Durant's defense overshadowed by offensive outburst in Thunder-Spurs Game 4
Kevin Durant's Defense Has Helped Take the Thunder to the Next Level
OKC is getting the best out of Kevin Durant on defense, but not on offense
He held opponents to 35% shooting at the rim in the playoffs (to put in perspective DeAndre held opponents to 37% on a similar amount of shots defended ATR)
He held opponents to -7.7% under their usual FG% in the playoffs (to put in perspective Roberson held his opponents to only -2.3% under their usual FG% on a similar amount of attempts)
He was physically exhausted from what he was doing on defense, and Iggy was making his life hell on offense. shyt put LeBron in the exact same position and the result would've been the same.
a 7 footer playing good defense in the paint in spurts. It's easier to make great defensive when you don't have to carry the load on the other side. LeBron didn't both for about 10 years now getting chilling a lil on defense he just horrible now? Kd can't do all that LeBron do on that court. Reason I put LeBron over him. Now 2-5 is up for debate
Lebron is having a better regular season, just like last year; KD will have a better postseason, just like last year
KD bounced from a team with an MVP in his prime to another team with an MVP in his prime and the DPOY in his prime.
You'd never hear Lebron's coach and GM say some shyt like this about another player on his team:
"But if you're talking about who has the biggest impact on the way people guard us -- on the identity of our team -- then it's Steph. He's the engine. Everything starts with Steph," Kerr said.
"What we built was initiated by Steph," Myers added. "The offense starts with him."
You'd never hear Lebron's coach and GM say some shyt like this about another player on his team:
"But if you're talking about who has the biggest impact on the way people guard us -- on the identity of our team -- then it's Steph. He's the engine. Everything starts with Steph," Kerr said.
"What we built was initiated by Steph," Myers added. "The offense starts with him."
No because that's not my opinion, that is the general consensus tho.Before we continue, are you here admitting that LeBron's 2016 ring shouldn't be "respected" because the Warriors only lost due to a "technicality"?
Now continue.....