I get that the standard "best player in the NBA" answer

>But why has this guy not been considered more often?

Durant did win the MVP award. But in general, it's because he lacks Lebron's passing, rebounding, and defensive ability. In terms of scoring alone, Durant is probably the best player in the league. He's won the scoring title 4 or 5 times in his career. But there's more to the game than that.

>In the finals Durant absolutely looked like the best player on the court.

It helps that he was playing for a vastly superior team.

>And assuming Durant played in the weak ass east his whole career while joining superstar squads, he'd have just as many accolades as Lebron.

It's hard to say for sure, because he would be competing with Lebron directly to even get a finals spot. Three rings, eight finals appearances, four MVP awards....that's pretty hard to match.

>>77058210
Durant is a good player, but he also didn't have nearly the pressure on him in GS than he did in OKC, and even in OKC, Russell took over in crunch time. He's simply not a leader, and he's incapable of carrying a team like LeBron does. He had no pressure on him during the Finals because the team he played on was already the best team in the league before he got there. He's kind of pathetic really, beta as fuck, no team he's ever played on has even been "his" team.

>>77058392
>he lacks Lebron's passing, rebounding, and defensive ability.
I don't think you can say that about his defending anymore.

>Westbrook
>fraud
>Just won MVP averaging a triple-double

What did OP mean by this

>>77058573
>Russell took over in crunch time
Yeah bricking shot after shot because you're a ball hog is "taking over" right?

>>77058573
>Russell took over in crunch time.

Because Westbrook is a pathological ballhog. He just can't help it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEisSzVZ2EU

>>77058777
I think you can. It's true that Durant wrecked him, but like I already said, Durant is probably the best scorer in the league. When he's in a rhythm you can't stop him, you just have to hope that you can shut down his teammates. And when his teammates are Curry, Thompson, Green, and Igoudala, you're pretty much fucked.

It's the same situation that most teams deal with when they face a top 5 player. For example, even Leonard, probably the best defender in the league, couldn't hold Lebron to less than 30ppg in that 2014 Finals series, the Spurs won because they completely shut down Wade and Bosh.

Durant is a sharpshooter which is a kinda boring style of play. LeBron steamrolling to the basket is way more fun to watch. Also KD is a bitch that cheated his way to the rin

>>77058210
>>But why has this guy not been considered more often?

>playing with westbrick in small media market
>literally had to score gazillion points just to get a footnote under such headlines as "lebron plays with kids in the pool"
>forced superstar duo narrative with westbrick it never really was
>missed one entire season
>espn literally makes millions of dollars per week by promoting lebum
>didn't win much games against lediva's superteams

notice how he, once he finally got to play in an actual basketball team and for healthy organization, how he absolutely buttfucked letrash hard in the ass, with no lube?

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>>77058392
>>because he lacks Lebron's passing, rebounding, and defensive ability

>he unironically think's lecramp is a good defender
HAHAHHAHAHAAHAH

>>77058392
>he lacks Lebron's passing, rebounding, and defensive ability
He lacks LeBron's desire to starting shilling out rebounds and assists to artificially up his numbers.

Remember in the Finals when LeBron busted his ass defending KD so he stopped defending KD to preserve the GOAT narrative?

What a great player.

>>77058838
That he stat padded his way to those accolades, his team and win record were ass and it meant nothing that he won.

>>77058392
>rebounding, and defensive ability
Durant is better him at both

>>77059647
Lebron is an amazing defender. But when you have to carry your team offensively for 46 minutes at lebrons age you cant chase moving screens all over the court

>>77058392
This guy is right you bunch of assblasted contrarians

>>77059667
>Assists and rebounds arnt important parts of basketball
Ive read some casual shit on this site but this is pure cancer

Now KD has found a team which actually coaches him defensively he is definitely the best player in the league

>great shooter
>unrivalled shot creator
>elite athlete
>great defensive player
>intelligent playmaker


he's behind lebron in terms of passing but that's about it, I'd say he's ahead in defending and shooting

>>77060138
This. Bron averaged a trip dub in the finals but when he took the bench warriors went on huge runs

>being obsessed with scorers
>muh points

Golden State has ruined basketball.

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>>77060222
>averaged a trip dub
>Statpad rebounds so he can LARP as a PG
>Let Durant humilliate you and score in your face to pad your stats

>>77059667
>Japan
Do they even have basketball courts in Nippon?

>Go up against one of the best teams of all time (if not statistically the best)
>Gather a 3-1 lead with the help of you """fraud""" future MVP triple-double averaging turtle-friend
>Choke and lose
>Betray said turtle friend and join that already unstoppable (if not for future GOAT LBJ) team
Durant is literally less than a man. He is not even within biology anymore.

>>77060189

You mean now that Lebron is 32 years old. But he still has shit on prime Lebron when it comes to defending.

>>77060252
How does letting durant score on him pad his stats. And why are stats so irrelevant when it comes to lebron

>>77060252
Durant barely gaurded lebron and that picture intentionally omits assists

>>77060185
Calling rebounding and getting assist casual and cancerous

Rebound allows 2nd shots on the offensive side for points and takes away 2nd chance points on the defensive side

Assist allows the open man to get a clear shot to the basket for points.

NIGGER do you know basketball at all?

>>77060369
I don't think current lebron is worse than "peak" lebron

sure lebron used to do more of the shoulder down paint barrelling and explosive finishing, but current lebron is scoring just as efficiently AND is a capable outside shooter

defensively, lebron has always been lacklustre

>>77060410

Prime Lebron attempted to play lockdown defense on everyone.

Current Lebron would rather play Free Safety.

>defensively, lebron has always been lacklustre
He was legit DPOTY with the Heat but got robbed.

>>77060393
Shhhhh. That doesnt fit the narrative. It baffles me how much the culture has changed over the last 20 years. Jordan was celebrated even tho he was a dirty player and everyone hyped him up. In todays culture the best players are shit on and devalued even if theyre stand ip guys. Could you imagine the threads if jordan dominated in todays nba
>cheater
>gambler
>ball hog
>superteams dont count ect ect

>>77058877
like your dubs but from what i remember from that thunder v heat finals was kd giving up on the last game and westbrook the only one trying to score

his ball-hog trait allowed kd to deflect shit when things were going bad to russ but that whole team and organization is crap to begin with

now they're going to do the same with paul

>>77060393
>Durant barely gaurded lebron
He shut him down.

Durant gets a free fucking ride in this GSW get the fuck out of here /sp/. He joined literally a top 3 team ever so he can get carried do whatever he wants and be ujnstoppable, why? Because they were near enough unstoppable anyway

Come on you idiots.

>>77060394
I do. Maybe try rereading my post because im agreeing with you dicknose

>>77060465
Jordan is an overrated meme

>>77060481
GS never faced real competition in the playoffs.They were just an overhyped team.The Heat were much worse in terms of team stacking.LeBron was just a chocker

>>77060410
So this is your first year watching the nba, eh?

>>77060410
Reading a shit opinion and then seeing an all too telling flag is so elucidating. Fuck off you yellow-teethed sunburnt rag.

>>77060465
>Needs Pippen to win anything
>Kerr saved him with that shot
>Rodman just does all the rebounding anyway
>defensively, jordan has always been lacklustre

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>>77058210
LeBron is the GOAT

>>77060469
Lebron averaged a triple double and 2 points less than kd. How is that shut down?

>>77060496
Point proven

Who else here excited for LeBron to retire and be happy and charismatic and people realize they miss him and he actually gets recognized as the GOAT? Jordan's whole ethos is like a lamer version of Kobe. Jumpman shoes are ugly. The new LeBron LMTD? Sexy bruh. His only weakness is not having a hot wife.

>the greatest team ever assembled wins the nba finals
>haha lebum always chokes!!
Never change /sp/

>>77060651
>Second row profoundly overpowered

>>77060249
not sure if srs
people werent even sure if rodman would ever get in the HoF because of his low scoring #s, despite being the greatest rebounder of all time and a defensive beast on 5 championship teams

>>77060465
You forgot the most important aspect of Jordan's career: a fucking quitter.

Holy shit can you imagine what people would say about Lebron if he quit hoops for a year to play TE in college?

>>77060670
This. They were arguably better than the 96 bulls when lebron beat them the first time. Then they added a 5 time scoring title holder and mvp to their already stacked roster. Prime Jordan and bill murray from space jam couldnt have won that title. Especially when your team falls apart when you take two minutes to catch your breath

>>77060751
Lebron could cure cancer play 48 minutes a game and average a quadruple double and hed still get roasted. Thats the social media culture we live in. No more sports writers in control of the media who hype up players and celebrate their achievements. Now dequan and billy bob get on twitter and talk about how shit lebron and brady are. As an oldfag this whole process has been very odd to witness. Ffs print media is so dead sports illustrated has to do porn just to sell copies. I used to love that magazine when i was a teenager

>>77058210
Durant is currently the best player in the NBA

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>>77060838
Dead on. Im not an oldfag (college student) but i recognize that its a much more negative atmosphere. 50 years ago brady would have been a national hero and go down like babe ruth or ali for his rings and the greatest comeback in superbowl history. But because it happened in 2017 you get headlines like this

>>77058392
Lebron is an overrated defender.

>>77060875
Durants not even the best player on his own team

>>77060535
How many times you want to contradict yourself in a post? No one mentioned the Heat, we know they are stacked. Not to this degree.

>>77060911
Atlanta did collapse, though.

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>>77060138
>Lebron is an amazing defender.

>>77060612
>triple double
Because he playeda bunch of minutes LARPing as a PG.He just pulled a Westbrick to hide his hideous performances

>>77060937
Wade was top 2 in the league and Bosh was the best PF in the league.Those Heat were more stacked than any Warriors team if you remove Durant.Durant is just better than LeBron so he makes the Warriors the better team

>>77059486
It's amazing how much Lebron has declined since his miami days

>>77059519
>Lebron whining for for a foul call every time he gets touched on the way to the basket is fun to watch
>Durant cheated
Euros should not be allowed to watch basketball

>>77061010
You can stop posting now we've all seen the same tired absolute nonsense you've filled the thread with.

>>77060911
Ali was NOT universally loved back in his day, in fact he was polarizing, many athletes back then were...
That doesn't change the fact that Lebron "can't do anything right"

>>77060990
Lebron has always been pass first. Id hardly call leading both teams in almost every stat and only trailng durant by a bucket in scoring is a hideous performance. Its an amazing performance and the fact that he single handedly kept them in games with the greatest team ever assembled is a testament to what a force lebron is

>>77061066
He played more minutes that he could handle to pad his stats.Look at his second half stats

>>77061062
True. I forgot about the whole draft dodging shit (like i said i wasnt alive). Holy shit could you imagine if lebron dodged the draft? Maybe time will be kind to lebron like it was for ali

>>77061055
How is it nonesense? Wade was considered the second best player in the league and Bosh was consider the best at his position.You probably started watching ball 2 years ago lmao

>>77061080
You keep saying pad stats like scoring and rebounding and assists are arbitrary numbers. He played almost every minute because it would have been a 50 point route without him in. You know what dude this is your last (You). Your bait is terrible

>>77060911
That headline is not wrong though

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>>77060467
>KD giving up in the last game and Westbrook the only one trying to score
You're retarded then

>>77060481
you're a literal fucking faggot

>>77061123
>rebounding and assists are arbitrary numbers
They are how the NBA counts them.LeBron making a 1 foot pass to Kyrie and the latter droping a bucket counts as an assit.LeBron refuses to allow a real coach to coach his teams as he has to be LeCoach.With a real coach he wouldn't need to play so many minutes.LeBron is just another version of Westbrick

lecramp dickriders are pathetic and redditors, and pathetic redditors

KD has always been 1b to LeBron

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>people thinking LeGod is bad a defender because he had to guard KD while gassed as fuck
When is reddit gonna leave??

>>77060968
>>77061141
Exactly my point. There are two sides to every coin and todays "media" always focuses on the negative. Like lebrons finals losses or atlantas choke job. Thats not how it was until the '00s. Brady made a historic comeback scoring 31 in just over a quarter and a half to win the biggest game in sports. That headline took a backseat tho. Im not saying the headline is false im just saying thats not the headline we would have got in the 90s if the cowboys or someone did that shit. Hell just as recently as bradys first ring. The narrative wasnt the greatest show on turf choked. I mean they did bellichecks D shut them down. But the headlines were all about bradys cinderella season

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>>77058210

people are still too focused on the past seasons so they are still getting used to the idea of durant taking over the league

>>77058210

lebron being the best is pretty much a meme at this point. Lebron, Westbrook, Kawhi, and Durant are all about equal.

>>77061695
>Westbrook
Memechucker, too selfish and self aware
>Kawhi
Worse scorer, rebounder and assister, only plus is defence
>Durant
Better scorer and rebounder, doesn't have the vision or passing ability
Really it's LeBron, Durant and then everyone else

>LeBron was always a lackluster defender

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI8-PbK1wmY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88aI9fLIYPk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zd62MxKXp8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS6uFOTZCX0

>>77061311
You're only as good as you play on the court. Being tired is no excuse.

>>77061892
>muh blocks
One individual play in a 48 min game does not make you a good defender.

Also, Tayshaun Prince on Reggie Miller is the GOAT playoff chase-down block. Better than Lebron's "historic" one.

>>77061695
That just simply isnt true.

>>77062007
Thanks reddit

>>77062438
>Tayshaun Prince on Reggie Miller is the GOAT playoff chase-down block.
patrician opinion

>>77058210
IDK MAYBE ITS BECAUSE NIGGA BLEW A 3-1 LEAD TO THE MEMES ONLY FOR LEBRON TO COME BACK FROM A 3-1 DEFICIT IN AN UNPRECEDENTED FINALS PERFORMANCE AGAINST THOSE SAME MEMES.

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>>77058210

>But why has this guy not been considered more often?

Because he isn't as good

LRN2Basketball kid

>>77060592
>defensively, jordan has always been lackluster

Defensive Player of the Year (1988);

Nine-time All-Defensive First Team (1988-93, 1996-98)

Seasons leading the league in steals: 3 (1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93)[

>>77058210
Durant didn't have 4 capable fresh defenders switching off on him like LeBron. Then LeBron either had to guard him or he got to feast off shumpert or old man Jefferson

>>77061102
>Let me conveniently leave out that Steph and Klay currently make up one of the best backcourts in the league and Draymond is one of the best stretch fours in the game right now.
>Let me now think 2 > 3 for the purposes of my argument.
You and that poster from B&H can suck a dick.

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#2 all time, just accept it and move on

>>77066628
>a tripfag with no reading comprehension
Nothing to see here folks

>>77061102
bosh the best when ppl like duncan were still solid...go suck on a fuet gringo

>>77061102
+ a spaniard considerinf bosh better than gasol when in his LA days...now i have seen everything

>>77061324
Yeah, you have a point there

>>77060098
Durant didn't have to guard Durant.

>>77060189
Lebron is a more intelligent playmaker. Lebron is one of the few players where "he makes his teammates better" actually applies.

Durant right now is a better defender than LeBron right now.

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It comes down to a simple choice /sp/... you have the #1 pick in the NBA draft with both Durant and James available.

Who do you pick to anchor your franchise for years to come?

>>77072666
Durant he's not even 30.

>>77072666
Greg Oden.

>>77072666
It has to be James if you are talking of their first year.
Durant would go first on a fantasy draft ATM due age, though

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>>77058392
>Lebron a better defender than KD
KEK

>>77060249
You are aware that golden state is near the top of the league in defense right?

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>>77060970
>LeBron doesn't have 5 All Defense Teams and wasn't 2nd in Defensive Player of the Year voting in 2013

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>>77072793
>all defensive teams
>Isah Thomas had an all defensive team vote this year

>>77072811
yeah that's one vote from one retard

Durant is a better scorer than LeBron, but LeBron's a better all-round player, and a better leader.

In a few years once LeDecline actually sets in Durant will obviously be better, but at this stage Durant hasn't accomplished as much as LeBron in his first ten years. By the end of 2014 LeBron had 3 more MVPs, one more championship, and six more finals appearances than Durant has now. Also if LeBron was in OKC they would've made deeper playoff runs than they had IRL with Durant.

>>77072811
Lebron and Westbrick had more all defensive team votes than kd this year

That just you the credibility of it

>>77072844
They also had more MVP votes even though KD had a better regular season than both.

>>77072868
Durant: 25.1ppg, 8.3reb, 4.8ast, 1.1stl, 1.6blk, 53.7%FG, 37.5%3PT, missed 20 games, team went on a 14 game winning streak without him (not valuable)

Westbrook: 31.6ppg, 10.7reb, 10.4ast, 1.6stl, 0.4blk, 42.5%FG, 34.3%3PT, had the record for most triple doubles in a season, first time someone averaged one for an entire season since the 60s, team died whenever he wasn't on the court (valuable)

LeBron: 26.4ppg, 8.6reb, 8.7ast, 1.2stl, 0.6blk, 54.8%FG, 36.3%3PT, missed 8 games and Cleveland lost every single one, team died whenever he wasn't on the court (valuable)

but somehow KD had a better regular season than both
explain

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>>77072666

I trade down to the 3 spot

>>77073126

Well, knowing that the LeBrechaun will abandon the hometown team that drafted him in order to make a dream-team with his buddies in Miami, how much sooner would he abandon you?

>>77072586
True but only because lebron is gassed from carrying the offense for 46 minutes. If they switched places lebron would lead every stat

>>77072986
Dont bring facts into this mate

>>77073216
He wouldnt have to leave because im not an incompetent shitshow that the cavs front office was

>>77072666

reminder that only alpha males would pick king james

betas need not respond

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>>77072833
Durant needs a second peak like LeBron. Lebron peak at 2012-2013. Durant needs a second one. I don't know if Curry can beat his since its an absolutely bonkers season like Jordan's 90-91.

>>77072986
KD had the luxury of being drafted much earlier than memechuck Messbrook.

Lebron has a better hype team.

Ain't nobody talking about Space Jam 2 starring Durant.

>>77072666
Scalabrine.

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>>77072986

>>77060481

thistbqh

>>77080689
Does being drafted two picks later make you less susceptible to injury? 'Cause otherwise, I don't know what point you're trying to make.

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>>77058392
>defensive ability
kek
never has one ever since ever

>>77081874
Using objective facts in an internet argument that i cant refute? Ill post a picture of a fedora! Checkmate

Westbrook > Durant

If you manage to stop his amazing Jordan esque fadeaway / jumpshot, all he's got left is his clumsy ass dribble

>>77083869
>Westbrook > Durant
>Garnett>Duncan
>Zaza Pachulia>Shaq
>Look mom I am retarded

>>77084030
I guess thats why kd averaged a triple double and won the mvp

>>77084078
how many games did he win the the playoffs?

>>77084104
Thats a team accomplishment not an individual one. GS only won one more playoff game with kd than they did without him

>>77084078
>Regular season
KD is GOAT material.Russ is statpad memechucker material.KD can be compared to LeBron and Jordan.Westrbick can be compared to Allen Iverson and Tim Hardaway

>>77084104
If thats your metric then lebron > jordan because he has more playoff wins

>>77084157
Thats a cool opinion. I mean its wrong but its fun

>>77084139
They also won a title
>>77084170
Jordan has more rings.

>>77084202
I was waiting for you to move the goalposts. Thanks for not disappointing

>>77084202
>youre not a good individual player unless your team is good enough to win a title
Dam. Whos gonna break the news to marino?

>>77084200
Westbrick is a mediocre statpadder.He is a loser and he is fine with that as long as he gets his 10 rebounds and 10 assits.Durant is a winner

>>77058392

LeBron stopped playing defense like 4 seasons ago.

he's literally just a big ass Steve Nash now without the shooting and freethrows.

>>77072666

LeBron and its not even close, wtf.

>>77084223
>move the goalpost
Title comparison goes first. Because Westbrick doesn't even have a title it wasn't valid for him
>>77084250
LeBron made it to the finals with a shit team. I expect Westbrook to at least push the first round to seven games but he couldn't even do that

>>77084298
>LeBron can't shoot meme
He's not Steph or anything but this aint 2011 any more, he's like a 37% guy from 3 now

>>77084470
But were not comparing westbrook to lebron. Were comparing him to kd. Kd made the finals once with westbrook and he also had harden and ibaka

>>77084485
And thats including contested shots and junk shots at the end of the clock. Hed be a 40% shooter as a wing

>>77084499
In 2012 it was all Durant.Westbrick played awfull all playoffs.Specially against the Spurs and the Heat

>>77058210
Let me put it this way:

If you replaced KD with Bron on that Thunder team, they'd win multiple chips. Westbrook is better than Kyrie and Love and the rest of that team is built better. That team was up 3-1 on GS in the playoffs. KD couldn't get it done with that team and he couldn't get it done with himself, Harden, Westbrook and Ibaka. Replace KD with Bron on any team KD has been on and they win a chip.

>>77072666
Steph Curry every time LMAO

Curry is the reason Durant looked so good, Curry is the reason GSW is the greatest basketball team ever to step foot on court.

>>77079358
2 huge beta faggots. your point?

>>77084591
>If you replaced KD with Bron on that Thunder team, they'd win multiple chips.
Lyl.The Thunder were trash.
> Westbrook is better than Kyrie and Love
Kek.Are you serious? Westbrook is a ballhog and LeBron is a ballhog.They would barely win 30 games together

>>77084591
>If you replaced KD with Bron on that Thunder team, they'd win multiple chips.

you don't know that. best case scenario is maaaybe one WCF. and westbrick is not better than irving. kill yourself but kill your entire gene pool first.

>>77086693
Kyrie Irving is the most overrated player in the league. It's 5 on 4.5 for the Cavs every time they are on defense with him on the floor

>>77084298
>career high in rebounds this year
>doesn't play defense
Actually guarding your dude is like ~25% of what constitutes playing defense. It's better to play your man ~75% hard and stay in better position to go after the rebound or run the floor. You can only play defense so hard now anyway, because if a loose eyelash falls off and lands on the man you're guarding, it's a foul.

>>77084580
>Westbrook had a 43pt game in the Finals and averaged 27, 6 & 6 (better than Wade)
>it was all KD

>>77087328
he was 4/20 in game 5

>>77060465
Here's the thing. The NBA wasn't nearly as popular back then. People did say those things about Jordan, but it couldn't be outshined by the shilling of him being the savior of the league, especially once Magic and Bird both had to retire early.

>>77061695
Could any of those dudes accomplish what LeBron did? Back to back 41 points, triple double in game 7, greatest block of all time, leading all players in every stat, while down 3-1, against statistically the GOAT team (at the time)?

I highly doubt it

>>77058210
>But why has this guy not been considered more often?
Because he's a bitch

>>77086693
kyrie is really good at what he does but swap him with westbrook and the thunder don't even make playoffs. westbrook is better overall.

>>77058210
Because he hasn't really proven shit. Warriors don't need him to win

>>77087613
>greatest block of all time

I wish this meme would die. It was Lebron's generic go to chase down block that's boring as fuck. It doesn't compare to any of the anticipation, footwork and coordination that Kobe has displayed all his career:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIzseIG-Zrw

and then there's this one that's just so sweet, even more iconic that Lebeta's from a year ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AgMGWZcA-8

>>77091340
Westbrick is shit. The Thunder were not nearly as bad as the media painted them. Most people predicted them to top the Rockets at the beginning of the season,but once they started playing like ass due Westbrick the narrative changed to
>They are a shit team
>Muh triple dobles

>>77087328
He took 30 more shots than KD in the finals and scored almost 100 points less. He was ass all games except one,had one of the lowest 3P% ever and had a lower TS% than James "the ghost" Harden

>>77068887
man look how lackluster he was in defense

>>77061102
Wade's knees went to shit the second Lebron got to Miami, he had to have them drained multiple times during the 2012-2014 post seasons.

And Bosh the best PF in the league? Is that why he didn't make one all NBA team after 2006? Spaintard plz go

snake etc

Because KD is a bitch

>>77058210
East was superior to West in the Celtics/heat era

>>77095701
Wade had a better season than LeBron in 2011.He was still in his prime

>>77095935
oh yes the year they didn't win a championship, and that team was a skeleton, it had the big three and nothing, no bench, no starting PG or Center

>Wade had a better season than LeBron in 2011
I guess that's why he trailed him in every statistical category and shot lower %s than him. He had a better finals than him, but James got robbed for MVP that year by a salty press corp

>>77093052
God, Kobe's timing was so good. Half of those blocks were only possible at the very apex of his jump.

>>77087369
>>77093135
and? i'm not saying he's flawless or better than KD, i'm saying that he did his part, it wasn't "all KD"
Durant was never on a team where he had to do everything, he has always had a pretty good supporting cast

>>77084157
>KD can be compared to LeBron and Jordan
>Can't dribble
>Has to go to a team that would have won a ring without him just to get one

>>77099590
Warriors do not win that series against the Cavs without Durant.

>>77099792
They would have, Cavs were useless in the first two games

>russ
>fraud
I dont know what you're smoking but scoring is scoring no matter how you do it

>>77099817
to be fair also, without Durant they probably go to the finals 12-3 or 12-4 instead of 12-0.

>>77099554
Yeah shooting 20% in an elimination is doing his part right? Really what I would call a good supporting cast

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>lelbron

>>77093052
>and then there's this one that's just so sweet, even more iconic that Lebeta's from a year ago:
Still a foul, but thanks for showing your bias anyway.

>>77060394
Reading Comprehension: Level -4

>>77093113
>this retarded narrative again
The Thunder had no shooting or playmaking, their team only had one decent 2nd option, and 3 good roleplayers and they were built like it was 2004 or something. The narrative right before the paul george trade was that OKC was in deep shit because the lack of trade-able talent. Meanwhile the rockets were made perfectly for the modern era with fast big-men, defense where they needed it, and 2 6th man of the year candidates.

>>77086693
>kyrie is better than the mvp
Weak bait. Heres a pity (You)

>>77095649
Lol

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kd made the biggest bitch move in the entire world's history

Could you imagine if LeBron had left Cleveland for the Spurs, and claimed "they have a great system". The fallout would of been incredibly worse.

kd is the biggest bitch on the planet

>>77084078
LEGOD averaged a triple double, not that hanger-on Durant.

>>77100486

On Lebron, yeah it is. Did you see how he yanked Iggy's arm and kicked him in the nuts after the block?

>>77108569
>Did you see how he yanked Iggy's arm and kicked him in the nuts after the block?
Which doesn't happen if the play's blown dead once the reach-in occurs.

>>77060459
Yeah I remember him holding MVP rose to like a sub 10 percent FG%

He's better than lebron but the huge marketing team for Lecuck will always hype him up more than Durant, there is basically a city dependent on lebron. They will forever day MUH SWITCH TEAMS, because that's all they got. Before it was rings, now it's "oh you're good but you had to switch teams". Lmao

>>77100155
>Dirk only won one title because Cuban couldn't get his shit together
I'm still partially peeved about this. He was too good to not have at least gone to more than two finals.

>>77060609
>lebron is the "goat"
>player of the month photo
>steph curry & kd won a duel player of month this year

>>77060970
>"lebron is an amazing defender"

>>77108413
>"LEGOD"

get fucking cancer you 9 year old redditor

>>77108839
He literally joined the best team ever assembled after losing a 3-1 to them months before

>>77102748
If Kyrie wanted to statpad ala Westbrick he would have won the MVP

@77110862
Stop dude. Nobosy is giving this tired bait any more (You)s