Chris Paul vs Kevin Durant year-by-year

Narigo · Post #1 » by **Narigo** » Fri May 5, 2023 3:07 am

Who is the best player year by year

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2009-
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2012-
2013-
2014-
2015-
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2020
2021
2022-
2023-

s0ciety · Post #2 » by **s0ciety** » Fri May 5, 2023 3:29 am

2008- CP3
2009- CP3
2010- KD (CP3 better player but missed too many games)
2011- CP3
2012- KD
2013- KD
2014- KD
2015- CP3
2016- CP3
2017- KD
2018- KD
2019- KD
2020- CP3
2021- KD
2022- KD (could argue CP3 because of KD terrible series)
2023- KD

rk2023 · Post #3 » by **rk2023** » Fri May 5, 2023 3:31 am

Narigo wrote:Who is the best player year by year

2008-
2009-
2010-
2011-
2012-
2013-
2014-
2015-
2016-
2017-
2018-
2019-
2020
2021
2022-
2023-

2008- Paul by a long shot
2009- Paul by a long shot
2010- Durant due to injury
2011- Paul somewhat
2012- Durant slightly
2013- Durant slightly
2014- Durant slightly
2015- Paul due to injury
2016- Durant slightly
2017- Durant slightly
2018- Durant comfortably
2019- Durant quite comfortably
2020- Paul due to injury
2021- Durant quite comfortably
2022- Durant quite comfortably
2023- Durant by a long shot

It's tough for me to precisely say right now, but career edge might go to Durant for me.

rk2023 · Post #4 » by **rk2023** » Fri May 5, 2023 3:32 am

s0ciety wrote:2016- CP3

Curious the rationale for 16 Paul > Durant?

Post #5 » by **Doctor MJ** » Fri May 5, 2023 3:41 am

Narigo wrote:Who is the best player year by year

2008-
2009-
2010-
2011-
2012-
2013-
2014-
2015-
2016-
2017-
2018-
2019-
2020
2021
2022-
2023-

Ah, this is a lot more my thing than the whole X best years between 2 guys thing, though to be clear, I focus on the achievement of the season in question.

2008 - Paul
2009 - Paul
2010 - Durant
2011 - Durant
2012 - Durant
2013 - Durant
2014 - Durant
2015 - Paul
2016 - Durant
2017 - Durant
2018 - Durant
2019 - Durant
2020 - Paul
2021 - Paul
2022 - Paul

Post #6 » by **Doctor MJ** » Fri May 5, 2023 3:43 am

rk2023 wrote:It's tough for me to precisely say right now, but career edge might go to Durant for me.

It's a fun type of challenging comparison because their respective arguments are so distinct.

s0ciety · Post #7 » by **s0ciety** » Fri May 5, 2023 3:47 am

rk2023 wrote:
s0ciety wrote:2016- CP3

Curious the rationale for 16 Paul > Durant?

Fairly similar RS level by my estimations (moderate edge for KD), but I really wasn't impressed with KD's postseason. Especially against the Mavs and the Warriors (he did have a good series vs. the Spurs).
Although, as is tradition, CP3 got injured yet again, so I can definitely see the argument for KD here.

iggymcfrack · Post #8 » by **iggymcfrack** » Fri May 5, 2023 7:56 am

Spent a lot of time on this. There were a lot of shockingly close years where you really had to weight how much you cared about availability in both the regular season and the postseason.

2008- CP3
2009- CP3
2010- Durant
2011- CP3
2012- CP3
2013- Durant
2014- Durant
2015- CP3
2016- CP3
2017- CP3
2018- Durant
2019- Durant
2020- CP3
2021- CP3
2022- CP3
2023- Durant