Kevin Durant is better then Kobe ever was true or false?

[Zyne]

SO ACCORDING TO YOU, HE’S A BETTER DEFENDER, BALL HANDLER, HAS BETTER FOOTWORK, BETTER POSTGAME......

JUST SAY YOURE A MINDLESS HOMER AND GET IT OVER WITH.

He's a better defender.

 

[Sccit]

He's a better defender.

THIS IS WHAT WE DEALIN WIT, YALL

 

[zayk35]

Hell fukking no.

Sure he looked good playing with Kobe. But Kobe would have won with any of those guys

Nah man getting Pau that yr is when they jumped back on the the Lakers as a " lock"...Pau was a 20 and 10 guy at that point...he was soft as baby shyt but skilled enough to help put us back on top...and we still ain't really believe in Bynum like that at the time..but he was what Kobe needed at the time ..they lost like 3-4 games with Kobe /Pau after the trade and were a juggernaut the next yr and won 2/3 chips ...we needed Pau

 

[Draje]

Other than shooting there's nothing Durant does better. Plus the fact that he still doesnt seem to have a legit back-to-the-basket game, is pathetic for someone who is almost 7'0'

Lmao Durant is a better scorer and more efficient than anywhere on the floor.

Durant is 7 feet with infinite range, an unblockable shot, and is an unstoppable finisher at the rim. He's also a pretty great playmaker with good vision and great decision making.

Durant doesn't need a back to the basket game when he can score from anywhere on the court and is a mismatch nightmare because he can shoot clean over 99% of the league. nikkas act like Durant ain't unguardable in the midrange. Dude can just shoot clear over cats in the midrange. He don't need a back to the basket game.

Oh wait

 

[Versa]

Remove all the noise about "beta this", "Kobe never woulda", "the only thing KD does better is", "Kobe got way more heart" etc etc etc...

And the answer is yes he is. He won't be recognized as such by the masses until he continues to win, but he's a better basketball player than Kobe ever was. Yes.

KD + Shaq together

KD + Bynum + Odom + Gasol

nikka woulda had 8 rings minimum

 

[CarltonJunior]

Durant is great because of his off ball abilities

He not seeing peak Kobe/Tmac onball and definitely not without ballscreens

This is the probably where the thread should have ended

Although you also have to factor in Durant's size/length and overall more consistent shooting stroke, he's still not as good as Kobe was with the ball in his hands and he's much worse about dealing with double teams. And at the end of the day you have to mention the fact that Kobe had a much more diverse arsenal of moves so he was much more creative when it was time to get a shot off. KD tends to go back to a predetermined move based on where he is on the floor, and so he's more consistent, but as a result he becomes more predictable.

I feel like once you get to a certain level as an offensive player there's certain things that can't really be measured or compared without pulling up film and putting things in context.

 

[DarrynCobretti]

I respect Kobe a hell of a lot more than KD. But I'm taking prime KD even with his bytch ass nikka tendencies, over prime Kobe to build my team around.

 

[Long Live The Mamba]

Definitely Not KDs burner:

"All I know guys is that personally hes the goat imo best to ever do it fukk Jerry West the nba logo should be Durants 3 in Lebrons grill. KD is on another level people are witnessing the best to ever pick up the rock. fukk those flabby nikkas like Kareem, Russell, Bird, Jordan, Magic, Kobe, Lebron, Shaq fukk all those old nikkas.. "

 

[Wiirdo]

Durant scores more at a higher clip than Kobe everywhere on the floor. Yes, he's a better player. Also his Finals performances destroy Kobe's flabby ones.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

SO ACCORDING TO YOU, HE’S A BETTER DEFENDER, BALL HANDLER, HAS BETTER FOOTWORK, BETTER POSTGAME......

JUST SAY YOURE A MINDLESS HOMER AND GET IT OVER WITH.

What stats are Kobe the better player at?

 

[Professor Emeritus]

KD + Shaq together

And if KD could coexist with freaking Westbrook for 7 years, those 7 years with Shaq woulda been a whole lot smoother.

KD + Bynum + Odom + Gasol

I know any sane coach woulda played Odom off the bench, but I would love to see that lineup with Durant as the tallest SG ever.

 

[Supreme365]

At no point in Paus career was he a top 3 big.

Dirk
Duncan
Dwight
KG
Bosh
Then Pau

Pau was better than bosh

But dirk,Duncan,Dwight,kg and stat had him beat

 

[Poitier]

This is the probably where the thread should have ended

Although you also have to factor in Durant's size/length and overall more consistent shooting stroke, he's still not as good as Kobe was with the ball in his hands and he's much worse about dealing with double teams. And at the end of the day you have to mention the fact that Kobe had a much more diverse arsenal of moves so he was much more creative when it was time to get a shot off. KD tends to go back to a predetermined move based on where he is on the floor, and so he's more consistent, but as a result he becomes more predictable.

I feel like once you get to a certain level as an offensive player there's certain things that can't really be measured or compared without pulling up film and putting things in context.

Yup that last year with the Thunder vs Warriors where he coughed up the ball routinely and struggled to get clean looks off the dribble comes to mind

 

[Poitier]

@ mentioning “efficiency” when damn near half of Durant’s scoring has always been assisted

The john hollinger generator realgm cac box score watcher talking points continually exposes some of you dudes

 

[killacal]

KD defiantly is more efficient

This exact post is why the new players stat pad