The Kevin Durant Thread (2016 - 17 Pt. 1)

StepBackCrack · Post #321 » by **StepBackCrack** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:10 am

He is going through a rough patch these days. It's like he lost some confidence out of nowhere. Gotta wake-up soon.

StepBackCrack · Post #322 » by **StepBackCrack** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:00 am

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Epic. What a block.

StepBackCrack · Post #323 » by **StepBackCrack** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:38 am

Dear God.

GSP · Post #324 » by **GSP** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:45 am

Didnt he block Davis one on one and score on him last month in the clutch?

IIRC his rim protection stats are pretty ridiculous so far this season

Its crazy how much Okc played him as a wing on defense when it was obvious for a long time his strengths would be

Statlanta · Post #325 » by **Statlanta** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:12 am

What do people think about his rim-protection in comparison to someone like LeBron? At max effort from both guys it seems like he doesn't have the athleticism but he has the length. I think for this season he is put into a more volume role than LeBron but what do you guys think?

KD35Brah · Post #326 » by **KD35Brah** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:23 am

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PCProductions · Post #327 » by **PCProductions** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:09 pm

But I thought we lacked rim protection??

clyde21 · Post #328 » by **clyde21** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:25 pm

OrlandoTill wrote:What do people think about his rim-protection in comparison to someone like LeBron? At max effort from both guys it seems like he doesn't have the athleticism but he has the length. I think for this season he is put into a more volume role than LeBron but what do you guys think?

He's been a monstrous rim protector this year. Like top-5 in the league good - which measures up quite well to LeBron at his best. He had a LeBron-like finals block last night against the Pelicans too.

clyde21 · Post #329 » by **clyde21** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:27 pm

GSP wrote:Didnt he block Davis one on one and score on him last month in the clutch?

IIRC his rim protection stats are pretty ridiculous so far this season

Its crazy how much Okc played him as a wing on defense when it was obvious for a long time his strengths would be

Well OKC had Adams and Ibaka, so they didn't really need Durant to protect the rim...but he's played extremely well in that roll.

KD35Brah · Post #330 » by **KD35Brah** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:40 pm

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2016 was the 5th year for this i think.

GSP · Post #331 » by **GSP** » Thu Dec 15, 2016 3:35 am

clyde21 wrote:
GSP wrote:Didnt he block Davis one on one and score on him last month in the clutch?

IIRC his rim protection stats are pretty ridiculous so far this season

Its crazy how much Okc played him as a wing on defense when it was obvious for a long time his strengths would be

Well OKC had Adams and Ibaka, so they didn't really need Durant to protect the rim...but he's played extremely well in that roll.

I meant the earlier years pre Adams. Perkins outside of post defense was absolutely terrible. Seeing him guard Bosh while Ibaka was chasing Battier on 3pt line when Miami went small in the finals was hilarious. Okc got outscored badly with Perk who was a big negative for alot of his tenure there

GSP · Post #332 » by **GSP** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 5:33 am

Completely dominant performance on both ends. Prolly his best of the season after a few mediocre ones

StepBackCrack · Post #333 » by **StepBackCrack** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 5:34 am

34 points on 13 shots. 11-13 FG, 4-5 3P, 8-10 FT. He played a perfect game tonight. Utter domination.
They are telling him to be more aggressive on the court.

StepBackCrack · Post #334 » by **StepBackCrack** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 5:36 am

GSP wrote:Completely dominant performance on both ends. Maybe his best of the season after a few mediocre ones

Yeah, this makes up a bit for those few bad nights on the road. Hope he keeps this up.

StepBackCrack · Post #335 » by **StepBackCrack** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 5:39 am

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Great stuff.

Wall34 · Post #336 » by **Wall34** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 5:42 am

Nice to see KD have a good shooting night...seem like both him and Curry were missing everything.

StepBackCrack · Post #337 » by **StepBackCrack** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 5:58 am

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Post #338 » by **Hawk Eye** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 7:20 am

Durant Tonight:

34 points on 11-of-13 shooting, 150.4 ORTG, 49.3 NETRTG, 97.7 TS%, 100 EFG%, 33 +/-

Edit: At about 10 min of play in the 1st quarter Durant had an ORTG of 187.8 and a TS% of 112.8

KD35Brah · Post #339 » by **KD35Brah** » Fri Dec 23, 2016 2:35 am

Strong 2nd half defense from KD.

KD35Brah · Post #340 » by **KD35Brah** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 5:22 am

Good game.

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