You just dissed Larry Bird and Magic Johnson...

 

And the reason MJ seemed to have no equal was because he's the GOAT. As for LeBron, as good as he is, he still hasn't touched MJ level of greatness and the gap between him and Durant isn't really that wide IMO.

 

I've said this before and I'll say it again, Durant will surpass LBJ as the best player in the NBA within the next couple of years.

I'm not even sure how this can be argued. It's not even a slight to Lebron. I think I read somewhere that he's played like 40,000+ minutes already in his career. I do expect him to be a top player for a while though.

You just dissed Larry Bird and Magic Johnson...

 

And the reason MJ seemed to have no equal was because he's the GOAT. As for LeBron, as good as he is, he still hasn't touched MJ level of greatness and the gap between him and Durant isn't really that wide IMO.

 

I've said this before and I'll say it again, Durant will surpass LBJ as the best player in the NBA within the next couple of years.

Bird and Johnson were clearly the era before Michael. Michael's prime, dominant years, he had no one else to keep him going. He still raped face, but yeah.

Bulls beat Spurs last night.

I'm not even sure how this can be argued. It's not even a slight to Lebron. I think I read somewhere that he's played like 40,000+ minutes already in his career. I do expect him to be a top player for a while though.

 

It is a tough call. Kevin Garnett has had a pretty big drop off, but a guy like Kobe really kept going until his last two catastrophic injuries.

 

How much better could MJ have been? He didn't need anyone else. He would have had the chip on his shoulder if he were playing one on one vs. me.

Bulls beat Spurs last night.

I was planning on going to this game but then Rose got hurt and my second favorite Bull got shipped off

How much better could MJ have been? He didn't need anyone else. He would have had the chip on his shoulder if he were playing one on one vs. me.

 

Also whenever anyone would crop up with "Are they as good as MJ" MJ would make a point to humiliate them head to head.

Bird and Johnson were clearly the era before Michael. Michael's prime, dominant years, he had no one else to keep him going. He still raped face, but yeah.

 

Bird and Johnson were there for the beginning, and guys like Hill and Hardaway towards the end, but it was a game for bigs. O'Neal, Olajuwan, Ewing, Robinson, Mourning, Malone, Kemp, and even Barkley.

 

Frankly, with the physicality and the hand checks that were allowed back then, it's amazing that Jordan was as good as he was.

Also whenever anyone would crop up with "Are they as good as MJ" MJ would make a point to humiliate them head to head.

 

I remember everyone was touting Mitch Richmond as the MJ killer because he had a good game against the Bulls. Im pretty sure MJ choked him out pretty much every time they played each other for the rest of their careers vs each other

I was planning on going to this game but then Rose got hurt and my second favorite Bull got shipped off

 

Marquis Teague was your second favorite player?

Edited January 30, 201412 yr by lasttriptotulsa

The stat lines didn't indicate that KD outplayed LeBron last night, but holy s*** did his highlights look good.

 

I only watched ESPN's highlights, so take that for what it's worth, but it looked like Durant was shooting (and making) 3s at will. Just taking it up the court and shooting it in LeBron's face.

The stat lines didn't indicate that KD outplayed LeBron last night, but holy s*** did his highlights look good.

 

I only watched ESPN's highlights, so take that for what it's worth, but it looked like Durant was shooting (and making) 3s at will. Just taking it up the court and shooting it in LeBron's face.

Marquis Teague was your second favorite player?

You gotta problem with that?

You gotta problem with that?

 

Marquis Teague even has a problem with that

Gee, maybe he was tired from ALWAYS guarding KD?

 

One-on-one, LeBron would destroy KD's frail little ass. If I have one game to win, I'm taking LeBron all day over KD, and I'm really tired of hearing otherwise.

Weird stat, DJ Augustin currently has a better 3-point shooting percentage (42.7) than 2-point FG% (42.6). I wonder how common that is.

 

Edit: Appears to happen a lot for three point specialists. Korver's 53% year from 3 he shot 8% better from 3pt land than 2pts (I'm guessing all due to hilarious layup attempts).

Edited January 30, 201412 yr by bmags

Gee, maybe he was tired from ALWAYS guarding KD?

 

One-on-one, LeBron would destroy KD's frail little ass. If I have one game to win, I'm taking LeBron all day over KD, and I'm really tired of hearing otherwise.

 

I'd want KD taking the last shot if I had a choice.

Gee, maybe he was tired from ALWAYS guarding KD?

 

One-on-one, LeBron would destroy KD's frail little ass. If I have one game to win, I'm taking LeBron all day over KD, and I'm really tired of hearing otherwise.

Maybe, maybe not but last I heard, they play 5-5.

 

Starting a franchise right now, gimme a 25 year old Durant. LBJ may have already peaked, he's staring at 30 with a ton of mileage. Sure, he's durable but let's see if that holds up in his 30s.

 

Get mad

Edited January 30, 201412 yr by MexSoxFan#1

Maybe, maybe not but last I heard, they play 5-5.

 

Starting a franchise right now, gimme a 25 year old Durant. LBJ may have already peaked, he's staring at 30 with a ton of mileage. Sure, he's durable but let's see if that holds up in his 30s.

 

Get mad

 

LBJ will be better than Durant for the next five years. Durant will play second fiddle, games in December in the NBA are meaningless except to those with little brother complexes that think they have to prove something, like the Bulls .

 

Maybe, maybe not but last I heard, they play 5-5.

 

Starting a franchise right now, gimme a 25 year old Durant. LBJ may have already peaked, he's staring at 30 with a ton of mileage. Sure, he's durable but let's see if that holds up in his 30s.

 

Get mad

I said to win one game. If you're starting a franchise, it's pretty f***ing obvious you take the guy who's almost 5 years younger.

LBJ will be better than Durant for the next five years. Durant will play second fiddle, games in December in the NBA are meaningless except to those with little brother complexes that think they have to prove something, like the Bulls .

There's absolutely no reason to believe this. 5 years? Maybe 2. Maybe.

It is a tough call. Kevin Garnett has had a pretty big drop off, but a guy like Kobe really kept going until his last two catastrophic injuries.

Yeah, like I said, I think lebron will stay near the top for a while, ala Kobe. Kobe hasn't been looked at as the best player in years though.

LBJ will be better than Durant for the next five years. Durant will play second fiddle, games in December in the NBA are meaningless except to those with little brother complexes that think they have to prove something, like the Bulls .

Yeah, ok

A less contentious and perhaps more easily measured question -- what caliber of scorer are we talking about w/ KD? Is he the best since Jordan (that would mean better than Kobe)?

A less contentious and perhaps more easily measured question -- what caliber of scorer are we talking about w/ KD? Is he the best since Jordan (that would mean better than Kobe)?

I would say yes.