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Kevin Durant has been a part of two failed superteams

Run DLC: Lead Assistant; Posts: 4,522; And1: 2,793; Joined: Nov 13, 2010; Post #101 » by Run DLC » Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:36 am

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Post #101 » by Run DLC » Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:36 am

His style of basketball is outdated. Yes, ISO scoring is fun to watch, but it’s not ideal in this current league. That team was never going to go far, they don’t have a real floor general.

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Nate505: RealGM; Posts: 12,860; And1: 12,051; Joined: Oct 29, 2001; Location: Denver, CO; Post #102 » by Nate505 » Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:44 am

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Post #102 » by Nate505 » Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:44 am

SweaterBae wrote:Man people love to hate KD. I get that he's incredibly unlikeable but good grief. Swap him for Kobe on those Shaq teams and he's got 4-5 rings.

But that comparison makes no sense with him. It's more like put him on a team with Kobe and Shaq and he's got 4-5 rings.

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SweaterBae: Sixth Man; Posts: 1,767; And1: 2,575; Joined: May 03, 2023; Post #103 » by SweaterBae » Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:25 am

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Post #103 » by SweaterBae » Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:25 am

Nate505 wrote:
SweaterBae wrote:Man people love to hate KD. I get that he's incredibly unlikeable but good grief. Swap him for Kobe on those Shaq teams and he's got 4-5 rings.

But that comparison makes no sense with him. It's more like put him on a team with Kobe and Shaq and he's got 4-5 rings.

Literally the 2nd post in this thread said he wasn't in Kobe's "tier". That's nonsense.

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Post #107 » by MrBigShot » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:07 am

Run DLC wrote:His style of basketball is outdated. Yes, ISO scoring is fun to watch, but it’s not ideal in this current league. That team was never going to go far, they don’t have a real floor general.

KD doesn't need to play iso ball. He is an incredible off the ball player

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