NBA: Paul George or Kevin Durant

[lefty]

at people jumping on the Acne bandwagon

He is having a hot streak, but we'll see what he is made off in the postseason

[jdiggy0424]

What is up with all these posts on KD. First it's "Durant is the best player in the world", then its "Paul George or Kevin Durant"

Look I get it. Durant is ballin right now. That is a fact. But stop trying to make a post that might as well be irrelevant, BECAUSE IT'S JANUARY PEOPLE.

Both players bring something valuable to the court, whether it be KD's scoring or Paul George's all around game. So its not gonna matter whom you choose because you wouldn't be making a bad choice either way.

[DAF86]

What is up with all these posts on KD. First it's "Durant is the best player in the world", then its "Paul George or Kevin Durant"

Look I get it. Durant is ballin right now. That is a fact. But stop trying to make a post that might as well be irrelevant, BECAUSE IT'S JANUARY PEOPLE.

Both players bring something valuable to the court, whether it be KD's scoring or Paul George's all around game. So its not gonna matter whom you choose because you wouldn't be making a bad choice either way.

Unless you pick George over Durant 'cause then you would be making a bad choice.

[RsxPiimp]

He lead his team in points while being the defensive anchor, if that's not carrying a team I don't know what is.

What is this? He didn't even win FMVP, he shot 42% in the Finals, , Allen had a higher scoring average than him in that series

[RsxPiimp]

Fact check, Pierce led the Celtics in scoring in the 2007-08 regular season. Pierce also has a slightly higher OWS and slightly lower DWS. The two, based on statistics alone, are actually pretty close in terms of sharing the load. Put in Ray Allen, who wasn't that far off in OWS from PP and KG, and the load is pretty evenly spread.

Where as the 2011 Dirk led the Mavs in scoring by a significant margin (23ppg vs 15.8 in the regular season, 27.7 vs. 17.5 in the playoffs), led the team in OWS by a large margin (7.8 vs. 5.8 in RS, 3.6 vs. 2.7 in PO), and isn't that far off in defense (tied for 1st on team with 0.9 DWS in playoffs, and 3.3 vs. 3.9 in regular season, ranking 4th behind Kidd, Chandler and Marion).

Changmeister.

[DAF86]

What is this? He didn't even win FMVP, he shot 42% in the Finals, , Allen had a higher scoring average than him in that series

So? Dirk shot 41% on the finals in '11.

Ducan didn't win finals MVP in '07. Are you telling me he didn't carry that '07 Spurs team?

[RsxPiimp]

That's a different scenario bro.
-Parker got hot at the right series. You can't say the same for Pierce who has been Boston's go to guy since day one.
-Dirk's offense was still the reason why the Mavs took that series, 41% be damned.
-Look at the point differential between Dirk and the second best player on the Mavs
-KG's role was a lot more different with the Celtics, he was amazing defensively, ho-hum offensively in the finals, but Pierce and Allen's offense were responsible for finishing the Lakers.

[DAF86]

That's a different scenario bro.
-Parker got hot at the right series. You can't say the same for Pierce who has been Boston's go to guy since day one.
-Dirk's offense was still the reason why the Mavs took that series, 41% be damned.
-Look at the point differential between Dirk and the second best player on the Mavs
-KG's role was a lot more different with the Celtics, he was amazing defensively, ho-hum offensively in the finals, but Pierce and Allen's offense were responsible for finishing the Lakers.

Then why did Garnett average more PPG during the entire playoffs?

[RsxPiimp]

And Pierce led the team in the regular season, yes? Honestly, we'r both grasping at straws. It's a free country brother, you pick KG, I like Dirk. Not a huge gap between them, legacy wise. You can't go wrong with both. I just feel Dirk had a much more impressive run en route to his first le.

[DAF86]

And Pierce led the team in the regular season, yes? Honestly, we'r both grasping at straws.
It's a free country brother, you pick KG, I like Dirk. Not a huge gap between them, legacy wise. You can't go wrong with both. I just feel Dirk had a much more impressive run en route to his first le.

I'm not arguing the fact that Dirk's '11 run might have been more impressive than KG's '08 championship performance. I'm arguing the fact that KG was clearly the most important player of that '08 Celtics team.

Regarding KG and Dirk I agree that they are both pretty close that's why the debate between these two always pops up but to me there's a clear (even if slim) advantage in favour of KG.

[Phillip]

i molest pigs

cool story bro

[Phillip]

Fact check, Pierce led the Celtics in scoring in the 2007-08 regular season. Pierce also has a slightly higher OWS and slightly lower DWS. The two, based on statistics alone, are actually pretty close in terms of sharing the load. Put in Ray Allen, who wasn't that far off in OWS from PP and KG, and the load is pretty evenly spread.

Where as the 2011 Dirk led the Mavs in scoring by a significant margin (23ppg vs 15.8 in the regular season, 27.7 vs. 17.5 in the playoffs), led the team in OWS by a large margin (7.8 vs. 5.8 in RS, 3.6 vs. 2.7 in PO), and isn't that far off in defense (tied for 1st on team with 0.9 DWS in playoffs, and 3.3 vs. 3.9 in regular season, ranking 4th behind Kidd, Chandler and Marion).

Yes, just re-checked. My bad.

Funny how the argy got only acknowledges one small portion of an entire post proving what a re he is.

[hater]

Put it this way. Switch teams and Indiana would have won it all with Durant last year and this year.

truth nuclear holocaust

Pacers with KD instead of Boy George, and they contend for best team in history

[hater]

truth nuclear holocaust

Pacers with KD instead of Boy George, and they contend for best team in history

[DAF86]

Funny how the argy got only acknowledges one small portion of an entire post proving what a re he is.

You can take that other part as acknowledged with this post:

lol WS/48

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...48_career.html

Manu > Dirk

lol post deleter

[SpurSwag]

To be fair, PG's only 23.... I wasn't sold at first but I think he will be The Guy soon and not need foodstamps from the league to do it, tbh....

Obviously age is in his favor and he has plenty of time to prove me wrong, but I just don't ever see him becoming a transcendent player like Lebron or durant. That isn't a knock on him at all considering Lebron and durant could both go down as top 10 all time players when all is said and done, but idk I just don't see George reaching those heights. Unless he rings a lot I think he's going to be overshadowed by lebron and Durants greatness

[SpurSwag]

George or harden is a much better argument than George or KD.

Give me George over harden definitely but it's not as big of a gap as the one between KD and George

[Rogue]

Ironic because Hitler would have erased the continent of those third world rats.

Too bad the German navy was just so weak compared to the US and the Royal navies they couldn't even make their way to the British Island across the strait of Dover. Their sea-wolves caused some troubles to the Allies' transports but they would never bring their troops to another continent using submarines, I guess.

[Katherine Robinson]

Too bad the German navy was just so weak compared to the US and the Royal navies they couldn't even make their way to the British Island across the strait of Dover. Their sea-wolves caused some troubles to the Allies' transports but they would never bring their troops to another continent using submarines, I guess.

If only Hitler realized the importance of aircraft carriers earlier.

[oh crap]

Durant. As much potential as George has, you'd be ing crazy to go otherwise.

[sexinthatsx]

Both Paul George and Durant have interior presences to mask their on-ball defense since the bigs can close in on the paint. But the amount of difference having Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins as your bigs compared to David West and Roy Hibbert is exponential; and it really isn't even close.

That said, today, currently... yeah I'd choose KD. But I'll probably choose PG in 2 years or so.

[Jodelo]

I'm not arguing the fact that Dirk's '11 run might have been more impressive than KG's '08 championship performance.

Might? Oh well...

[irishock]

I'm not arguing the fact that Dirk won a championship with a 2-7 team might have been more impressive than KG winning one with a team that went 62-20, game 7 of 2nd round without him.

[DAF86]

I'm not arguing the fact that Dirk won a championship with a 2-7 team might have been more impressive than KG winning one with a team that went 62-20, game 7 of 2nd round without him.

Why are you trying to make it seem like the Celtics won 62 games without him?

lol arguing KG's impact when the Celtics won the ship with him, lost in the 2nd round without him and fell short 1 game of ringing again with him the very next year.

[irishock]

Did I say KG had no impact on the Celtics whatsoever?