JVL wrote:One thing I'm contemplating:
I read a lot of "Durant is only 25, he's going to get a lot better!". Is he? Is that a fact that every player improves his game as he gets older? Is it impossible to think that a player might peak at 25?
The reason I'm wondering is simple: if Durant is still going to get better than this over the course of the next 5-10 years, he's without a single doubt the greatest player who ever played this game by a landslide. His 2013-2014 season is already being compared to Top 5-10 players. If this is only a step along the way for KD, he must end at the absolute top in terms of player skill and capability, not necessarily overall when hardware is taken into the equation.
Personally, I believe his astounding 13-14 season is fairly close to his maximum potential. I just can't envision a player getting a lot better than this over the course of multiple years. But Durant may prove me wrong, and I'll at least be happy to watch greatness unfold.
Honestly kd is jordan like in a Larry bird body...He can take almost any defender in iso and can hit every type of shot in the game...better yet he's Dirk and kobe smashed together... so yes he deserves to be a top player when all this is finished...The same way lebron came in as magic 2.0
But getting better also mean putting better fits around him...players who fits his style...we see lebron at his best in Miami because it fits his style of play completely...we realize kobe wins when he have dominant bigs...even with other lesser known player like dragic and bledsoe...they work well because of tempo and the floor spacing required to guard the team.
Building a team around durant will improve his play...If sefolosha could actually shoot open 3s or Kendrick Perkins actually did something...or westbrook actually passed while durant was in the zone...then we'll be looking at one of the most dominant teams, because after westbrook and ibaka the team has a drastic drop in production...
