Durant averaging 2.5 blocks a game?
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NAH KD MOVES LIKE A GUARD
GIANNIS IS KINDA CLUNKY
HES MASTERED THE BRON BULL DOZING STYLE THOUGH.
KD handles are still off to me , below average handles but I guess that what comes with that height
Devil Plisken…CMS
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LMAO @ "MORE RIPPED"
LIKE THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH ATHLETICISM.
STOP QUOTING ME.
KD IS MORE AGILE,
HAS A QUICKER FIRST STEP,
MUCH BETTER FOOT WORK
AND IS JUST AS EXPLOSIVE.
GIANNIS IS JUST LONG AS HELL
AND CAN JUMP HIGH.
KD IS ALSO THE BETTER DEFENDER.
HAS THE LATERAL QUICKNESS TO LOCK GUARDS DOWN
AND FAST TWITCH MUSCLE FIBERS
TO BLOCK SHOTS AT THE DROP OF A DIME.
Damn baby why you shyttin on Stromile?
Devil Plisken…CMS
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What's most impressive about Kevin on D is he is patient. He doesn't go for head fakes and he times his jump correctly. He is thin enough to where he is not a slave to his size and gets caught in the air like a Drummond or Ezeli sized center
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
He plays for Golden State.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
Giannis is a bit faster in the open court with longer strides than KD and has a lower body fat %, that's it.
He ain't more athletic than KD; he's not nearly as coordinated with his movements, doesn't have even 1/10th the hand eye coordination as far as shooting goes, and he isn't as stronger either; KD has been a legit 240 lbs for the past 4+ years while Giannis isn't even 225 lbs. People mistake his low body fat and defined build as "strength" when he's probably one of the weakest guys in the league for his size next to his teammate Thon; notice how all of the guys he's bullying in the paint this season are all guards and small wings? Notice how he has almost nothing resembling a post game; especially against legit frontcourt players? That's his lack of strength showing. Durant has one of the most expansive and diverse games in NBA history so his athletic gifts aren't shown off as much; a 7 footer who can pull up for a high % transition 3 (this is also an example of athleticism if you didn't know) doesn't need to barrel to the rim every play out of necessity like Giannis is doing this season.
KD better than Giannis and better than Bron. He gonna finish much higher in DPOY rankings and in first team all-defense over both of em for forwards too with Kawhi injured for such a large portion of the season. He been an underrated if not elite defender since 2014 if we're being honest; no one scored less on ISOs when guarded by any other player in the league than KD that season if I'm not mistaken.
He ain't more athletic than KD; he's not nearly as coordinated with his movements, doesn't have even 1/10th the hand eye coordination as far as shooting goes, and he isn't as stronger either; KD has been a legit 240 lbs for the past 4+ years while Giannis isn't even 225 lbs. People mistake his low body fat and defined build as "strength" when he's probably one of the weakest guys in the league for his size next to his teammate Thon; notice how all of the guys he's bullying in the paint this season are all guards and small wings? Notice how he has almost nothing resembling a post game; especially against legit frontcourt players? That's his lack of strength showing. Durant has one of the most expansive and diverse games in NBA history so his athletic gifts aren't shown off as much; a 7 footer who can pull up for a high % transition 3 (this is also an example of athleticism if you didn't know) doesn't need to barrel to the rim every play out of necessity like Giannis is doing this season.
KD better than Giannis and better than Bron. He gonna finish much higher in DPOY rankings and in first team all-defense over both of em for forwards too with Kawhi injured for such a large portion of the season. He been an underrated if not elite defender since 2014 if we're being honest; no one scored less on ISOs when guarded by any other player in the league than KD that season if I'm not mistaken.
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
Not anywhere this level.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
Nikka said hand eye coordination.
Giannis isn't 225. He's easily around 235-240 pounds now those are old measurements. And no he doesn't bully just guard and small wings. He bullies large wings and bigs and punks centers for boards and explodes for standing dunks off vert fukk are you talking about? KD isn't faster and doesn't jump higher than Giannis, they have like a 7 inch gap in vertical leap.
at Giannis being one of the weakest guys at his size
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
Ok. He did, big reason why he was gassed in 4Q's that series and OKC couldn't close the series. There's a difference between KD defensively in Oklahoma City and Golden State, all his defensive metrics are up practically across the board. Y'all would be fools to think the cast of defenders he plays with, the system, and the fact that he doesn't have anywhere near the offensive burden he once had isn't a huge factor to this.
All of this.
