what makes durant so much better then melo?

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

He's passive and trying to say he's dependable and poised mean the same thing a guy with all those techs is dependable and poised .

Are you stupid?

Techs have got nothing to do with his game/shooting. He's dependable and poised because he's shooting 50% from the floor and aims to take a more probable shot than Westbrook does. You can count on him just about every single night to be efficent, you can't say the same for Westbrook.

He's not better than Bron and shooting 50% and 30 ppg isn't going to win vs the heat ( he turns the ball over alot too but I'll ignore that) when crunch Time came he left the game in the refs hands and Bron didn't get called for the foul.

What kind of stupid shyt is this? He's not better than bron? Who is?

30 PPG and shooting 50% isn;t enough? What else would you like him to do? Average 50 points? Did you forget that this is a team game?

Well revisit this thread when they lose in the playoffs ! Why does he have trouble beating Melo and Bron ?? He lacks the assertiveness of those guys

How does he lack the assertiveness of Melo when he's got a higher career-scoring average and has had more success in less time? How does he lack the assertiveness when he made it into the finals, when Melo has never been to the finals? Why should we revisit this thread in the playoffs when they lose? You still gonna up this if they make it to the finals and lose, while Melo bows out before them?

 

[Juven]

How does he lack the assertiveness of Melo when he's got a higher career-scoring average and has had more success in less time? How does he lack the assertiveness when he made it into the finals, when Melo has never been to the finals? Why should we revisit this thread in the playoffs when they lose? You still gonna up this if they make it to the finals and lose, while Melo bows out before them?

i have a question.. doesnt durant shoots fts? which would explain the pts


melo would make the finals with that thunder team. Would durant make the finals if jr smith was his best teammate? why cant durant beat melo if hes better

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

i have a question.. doesnt durant shoots fts? which would explain the pts

Doesn't Melo shoot fts too?

melo would make the finals with that thunder team. Would durant make the finals if jr smith was his best teammate? why cant durant beat melo if hes better

Even if Melo were capable of making the finals with the Thunder (I'm not saying he is or isn't)- what's your point?

Would lebron make the finals with JR Smith as his best teammate?

Where did you get from my posts in here that I said Durant was better than Melo or vice versa?

Durant has only played Melo TWICE in the last three seasons. You're talking like it's some significant feat? The seasons before (09/10 and prior) the Thunder were basically no match for the Nuggets as they were still developing and too young. Did you forget that Melo is 4-5 years older than Durant?

 

[AVXL]

@ nikkaz trying to have a rational discussion with Knicks fans

@23statcity, your lying & delusion has gotten worse with each passing game. SMH @ you

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

@ nikkaz trying to have a rational discussion with Knicks fans

@23statcity, your lying & delusion has gotten worse with each passing game. SMH @ you

listen here fakkit, you should be the last one calling anyone delusional.

Your arguments get more rediculous by the day!

 

[Kid McNamara]

Are you stupid?

Techs have got nothing to do with his game/shooting. He's dependable and poised because he's shooting 50% from the floor and aims to take a more probable shot than Westbrook does. You can count on him just about every single night to be efficent, you can't say the same for Westbrook.


What kind of stupid shyt is this? He's not better than bron? Who is?

30 PPG and shooting 50% isn;t enough? What else would you like him to do? Average 50 points? Did you forget that this is a team game?



How does he lack the assertiveness of Melo when he's got a higher career-scoring average and has had more success in less time? How does he lack the assertiveness when he made it into the finals, when Melo has never been to the finals? Why should we revisit this thread in the playoffs when they lose? You still gonna up this if they make it to the finals and lose, while Melo bows out before them?

This is what kills me about arguments like this. You couldn't even go through a paragraph w/o contradicting your whole defense. So it's a team game when Durant cannot beat the Heat but it's all about individual performance when Carmelo doesn't make the Finals? So your argument just depends on taking context and logic out and just being a homer?


See how it shifts? Making it to the Finals and not winning leads to the same result as getting eliminated at an other time during the playoffs. But somehow in this argument, just making it now represent the pinnacle of NBA success? So where is the actual line in determining success?

 

[Kid McNamara]

@ nikkaz trying to have a rational discussion with Knicks fans

@23statcity, your lying & delusion has gotten worse with each passing game. SMH @ you

Fixed for accuracy. Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose stans are just as ridiculous.

 

[23Barrettcity]

Fixed for accuracy. Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose stans are just as ridiculous.

Hawk fans are the worse . They just lost to the Knicks and they run in trolling the Knicks fans about how much the Knicks suck . My only point is I don't like kd game I rather a player like Westbrook or Kobe who don't care about stats and you see them going all out even when the game is decided . As opposed to kd who stat watches and won't put up shots if it might lower his fg % .

This is what kills me about arguments like this. You couldn't even go through a paragraph w/o contradicting your whole defense. So it's a team game when Durant cannot beat the Heat but it's all about individual performance when Carmelo doesn't make the Finals? So your argument just depends on taking context and logic out and just being a homer?


See how it shifts? Making it to the Finals and not winning leads to the same result as getting eliminated at an other time during the playoffs. But somehow in this argument, just making it now represent the pinnacle of NBA success? So where is the actual line in determining success?

Your a good poster . Never saw you post before but that's pretty much the crux of the argument . Melo isn't perfect but neither is kd , the real problem Is Melo is closer to kd as a player than both are to Bron if that makes sense .

 

[Luke Cage]

KD would clearly be better than melo with no room for discussion if he could just get over his shooktitude.

Sometimes he looks scared when he goes up against super elite players. Melo and kobe aren't as good as lebron but when they go up against him they both are licking their lips as they think thery're about to eat good. shyt even jason terry acts like that and hes trash.

But durant when this nikka see lebron on the schedule he starts acting like . If that nikka had more confidence he'd not only be much better than melo, he'd be the best player in the league by far. But that nikka is too scared sometimes. He needs some of westbrooks personality to rub off. It frustrates me actually

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Give me Melo over Durant. If KD didnt have Russ on his team he would just be a nikka who scored a shytload of points but dont win shyt.

That nikka a soft ass 6'2 shooting guard in a 6'11 body

 

[23Barrettcity]

Give me Melo over Durant. If KD didnt have Russ on his team he would just be a nikka who scored a shytload of points but dont win shyt.

That nikka a soft ass 6'2 shooting guard in a 6'11 body

The guy lacks the pitbull mentality of a even dirk is tougher than him . How can you let your teammates just take shots in crunch time repeatedly . And it's not a one game thing he's too passive when rookie Guards ( Jackson) look at him and go im getting mine something is wrong

 

[DoubleJ13]

So the heat had a better team bench and coach then the thunder ? literally every team they complain about their Coach ! Bulls , pacers , Knicks , heat etc ... He plays those guys because the team lacks leadership . Kd admitted he didn't have a locker room voice last season .
Oh and by the way the Knicks were decimated by injuries last year yet Melos getting the blame for losing . Keep defending kd and keep not winning . The guy isn't a leader and isn't held accountable for any of his short comings .

Yes last year they had a better bench because Harden didn't do a damn thing in the finals. Yes last year they had a better coach. Unless something flips in Brooks head they still have the better coach. Their coach dictated matchups by going small & Brooks never bothered to adjust because his stubborn ass thought that Kendrick Perkins would force them to play a big. You don't have to play somebody that hurts the team for leadership.

How is KD not a leader? He isn't held accountable for his shytty play. He has been playing like ass the majority of the time since the All Star break. You know why he isn't talked about on TV & shyt, because it's easier for the media & talking heads to talk about Russy & because the team keeps winning games.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

This is what kills me about arguments like this. You couldn't even go through a paragraph w/o contradicting your whole defense. So it's a team game when Durant cannot beat the Heat but it's all about individual performance when Carmelo doesn't make the Finals? So your argument just depends on taking context and logic out and just being a homer?


See how it shifts? Making it to the Finals and not winning leads to the same result as getting eliminated at an other time during the playoffs. But somehow in this argument, just making it now represent the pinnacle of NBA success? So where is the actual line in determining success?

SAVE ME ALL OF THAT BULLshyt.

I came to the defense of Durant when somebody said "that team goes as far as Westbrook takes them" - that's all I initially addressed. I never alluded to Durant being better than Melo, or vice versa. He also said shooting 30PPG at 50% form Durant is not enough to be the Heat, hence me saying it's a team game (Durant shouldn't be expected to do more like he's not doing enough already), I addressed that point. Then the same person said Durant should be more "assertive" like Melo - why should he be more assertive like Melo when he's had more success than Melo and averaged more points than him over their respective careers, it doesn't add up.

All those are separate points I'm addressing - they're not directly connected. Absolutely nothing to do with Durant > Melo, but rather Durant's importance and impact on the Thunder.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Give me Melo over Durant. If KD didnt have Russ on his team he would just be a nikka who scored a shytload of points but dont win shyt.

That nikka a soft ass 6'2 shooting guard in a 6'11 body

How could you possibly know this?

And KD doesn't put the team on his back in the latter part of games in iso-situations (basically no offensive plays drawn up) and digs the team out of holes or keeps the lead-margin they have?

It seems like there's A LOT of people in here that are equalling Westbrook's aggression and demeanour as if he want's it more and has more impact than Durant who's more reserved in his output. What kind of stupid shyt is that.

So if Durant were suddenly to become erratic like Westbrook and recklessly drive without any care for his body or pull up jump shots 2 seconds into the shot clock folk would think he'd have more impact on the game?



If we're breaking it down to who's the most important player on the Thunder and their success it's Durant. As miniscule or as large as the gap there may be, he's their most important player.

 

[JYoung24]

KD would clearly be better than melo with no room for discussion if he could just get over his shooktitude.

Sometimes he looks scared when he goes up against super elite players. Melo and kobe aren't as good as lebron but when they go up against him they both are licking their lips as they think thery're about to eat good. shyt even jason terry acts like that and hes trash.

But durant when this nikka see lebron on the schedule he starts acting like . If that nikka had more confidence he'd not only be much better than melo, he'd be the best player in the league by far. But that nikka is too scared sometimes. He needs some of westbrooks personality to rub off. It frustrates me actually

Kobe is as good as lebron and prime kobe is way better