Kevin Durant is unbelievable!

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Re: Kevin Durant is unbelievable! 

Post#21 » by JN61 » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:21 pm

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TheDiesel36 wrote:He is the best player in the league pretty clearly.


It is absolutely not clear.

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The Jokic ignorance at this point is out of control.

Joker continues to get disrespected and most of it falls on the media. Easy to hype up KD and Curry for the media. Joker is right there. KD is definitely not the best player in the league “clearly”.

I've to agree with you. Jokic is probably the most underrated player in the league. Last season NBA media was absolutely a disgrace how they handled his MVP. Like the clown Nick Wright. I would go as far as say Jokic is probably at worst the 3rd best player in the league. I've hard time to decide if Giannis or him is 2nd. I tend to go with Giannis due to superb finals. But I still take Durant clearly as the best player. Curry is not in the conversation.
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Re: Kevin Durant is unbelievable! 

Post#22 » by Hello Brooklyn » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:23 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:
Madhouse wrote:
TheDiesel36 wrote:He is the best player in the league pretty clearly.


It is absolutely not clear.

Read on Twitter


The Jokic ignorance at this point is out of control.

Joker continues to get disrespected and most of it falls on the media. Easy to hype up KD and Curry for the media. Joker is right there. KD is definitely not the best player in the league “clearly”.


Jokic is not even in the conversation for the best player in the league until he does something in the playoffs.

Getting swept by the Suns doesn't qualify.
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Re: Kevin Durant is unbelievable! 

Post#23 » by Doranku » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:28 pm

Hello Brooklyn wrote:Jokic is not even in the conversation for the best player in the league until he does something in the playoffs.

Getting swept by the Suns doesn't qualify.


Jokic has both overachieved and elevated his play every year he's made the playoffs. This man's starting guards in the playoffs last year were Austin Rivers and Facundo Campazzo. He took out a team with Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. What more do you want from him?
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Re: Kevin Durant is unbelievable! 

Post#24 » by Madhouse » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:30 pm

Hello Brooklyn wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:
Madhouse wrote:
It is absolutely not clear.

Read on Twitter


The Jokic ignorance at this point is out of control.

Joker continues to get disrespected and most of it falls on the media. Easy to hype up KD and Curry for the media. Joker is right there. KD is definitely not the best player in the league “clearly”.


Jokic is not even in the conversation for the best player in the league until he does something in the playoffs.

Getting swept by the Suns doesn't qualify.


That's the casual view.

The correct view is that Denver without Jokic is equal to the Rockets or Pistons. Give him an All star or 2 instead and he will zero problems winning in the postseason.
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Post#25 » by Eagle4 » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:37 pm

Best in the league... clearly.
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Post#26 » by Plain Old Josh » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:46 pm

Dirk wrote:It's easy when Curry is drawing all the double teams.

The good old days. When no matter how great KD played, everyone was free to dunk on him for taking the easiest way out in NBA History.
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Post#27 » by Jadoogar » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:53 pm

Easily the best player in the league. He isn't playing on a super stacked team, the efficiency is nuts

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Post#28 » by OfficialRef » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:55 pm

Currys gravity so powerful it works on the other side of the country.
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Post#29 » by The High Cyde » Sat Nov 13, 2021 5:01 pm

Obligatory :D

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Post#30 » by jehosafats » Sat Nov 13, 2021 5:03 pm

Scoring is his business. Everywhere else he’s always seemed sort of pedestrian.
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Post#31 » by Madhouse » Sat Nov 13, 2021 5:05 pm

jehosafats wrote:Scoring is his business. Everywhere else he’s always seemed sort of pedestrian.


lol, not really. Durant greatly improved his playmaking and defense.
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Post#32 » by WarriorGM » Sat Nov 13, 2021 5:07 pm

OfficialRef wrote:Currys gravity so powerful it works on the other side of the country.


It did cause KD to click a like....
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Post#33 » by DarkXaero » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:36 pm

He is the best player in the league. As crazy as his scoring is, his defense deserves mention too. Nets have a top 4 ranked defense this year so far, and KD has been a big part of that.
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Post#34 » by basketballRob » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:40 pm

He's also doing it after an injury that 90% don't come back from.

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Post#35 » by Woodsanity » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:41 pm

No he is not the clear cut best player by any means. He is top 3 though.
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Re: Kevin Durant is unbelievable! 

Post#36 » by Texas Chuck » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:42 pm

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Hello Brooklyn wrote:Jokic is not even in the conversation for the best player in the league until he does something in the playoffs.

Getting swept by the Suns doesn't qualify.


Jokic has both overachieved and elevated his play every year he's made the playoffs. This man's starting guards in the playoffs last year were Austin Rivers and Facundo Campazzo. He took out a team with Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. What more do you want from him?



He wants us to ignore reality and just say the Nets player is the best. We know what he wants.

Jokic is the best player in the league. Giannis and KD are right there, but its Jokic for sure.
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Re: Kevin Durant is unbelievable! 

Post#37 » by Hello Brooklyn » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:51 pm

Texas Chuck wrote:
Doranku wrote:
Hello Brooklyn wrote:Jokic is not even in the conversation for the best player in the league until he does something in the playoffs.

Getting swept by the Suns doesn't qualify.


Jokic has both overachieved and elevated his play every year he's made the playoffs. This man's starting guards in the playoffs last year were Austin Rivers and Facundo Campazzo. He took out a team with Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. What more do you want from him?



He wants us to ignore reality and just say the Nets player is the best. We know what he wants.

Jokic is the best player in the league. Giannis and KD are right there, but its Jokic for sure.


Jokic was ok in the Suns series. Nothing close to what would make me think he was at the level that we have seen from LeBron/Giannis/KD/Steph/Kawhi.

Jokic is not even close to the best player in the league. In fact hes not even in the top 5.

You just want to pretend like its him because I'm a Nets fan so therefore my opinion is invalid :lol:

In order for someone to become the "best player in the league" they have to prove they can do it at the highest level.

I would easily take KD, Giannis, LeBron, Steph, Kawhi over Jokic. Guys who have proven they can elevate a team to a Championship level in the playoffs.

Not having a nice regular season or two.
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Post#38 » by KingFox » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:52 pm

Durant is definitely the best player in the league. Jokic is very gifted but let’s get real
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Post#39 » by BelgradeNugget » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:52 pm

Not here to argue against KD, Steph or Giannis, all great, just some pro Jokic facts
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Re: Kevin Durant is unbelievable! 

Post#40 » by DarkXaero » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:54 pm

Texas Chuck wrote:
Doranku wrote:
Hello Brooklyn wrote:Jokic is not even in the conversation for the best player in the league until he does something in the playoffs.

Getting swept by the Suns doesn't qualify.


Jokic has both overachieved and elevated his play every year he's made the playoffs. This man's starting guards in the playoffs last year were Austin Rivers and Facundo Campazzo. He took out a team with Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. What more do you want from him?



He wants us to ignore reality and just say the Nets player is the best. We know what he wants.

Jokic is the best player in the league. Giannis and KD are right there, but its Jokic for sure.
I guess NBA players and GMs are ignoring the reality too because the consensus opinion among them right now is that KD is the best in the league. I'm not a fan of my fellow Nets fan here (Hello Brooklyn) by any means and I respect & rate Jokic a lot. But KD is a hyper efficient high volume scoring machine who is also a very good defender. There are less weaknesses to exploit in KD's game than Jokic's.

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