Bird or Durant

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

I @Slaimon Khan Shah have always been a fan of Kevin Durant's game!

 

[Erratic415]

This isn't completely fair to KD.

Now, look, he did play on some formidable teams with great talent, but he was extremely unfortunate with the way his tenure in OKC played out:

- Made a Finals run in 2012 (aged 23), but ran into arguably the greatest player of all-time, at his peak
- Lost in the second round in 2013 because Westbrook was injured and had to rely on K-Mart and Reggie as his running mates
- Lost in the WCF in 2014 to the NBA Champion Spurs (one could argue this was one of their best iterations)
- Injured in 2015
- Lost in the WCF in 2016 to a 73-win Warriors squad, who needed superhuman efforts from Steph and Klay (I still maintain if OKC had won that series they would've won the championship).

Essentially, his playoff career in OKC comprised of coming up against some the greatest teams of the modern era. That's all that really stood between him and a championship, shyt, even multiple championships.

Bird isn't beating the 2012 Heat, or the 2014 Spurs or the 2016 Warriors. Bird didn't beat one team during his Championship runs that was on the same level as any of those three teams. He had multiple hiccups against worse competition during his career too.

Bird would definitely catch a lot of flack in today’s era for shooting struggles in postseason losses, and Boston’s many times being eliminated with Home Court Advantage.

I don’t know how I’m comparing him with KD though. I find these different generation comparisons pretty hard.

 

[HabitualChiller]

No one talks about this

@rhakim always used to talk about it.

 

[Da_Eggman]

I bet you KD would say bird was better

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

2016 vs. Warriors. KD shot 10-31 in game 6 with a chance to close it out at home. He's not without blame.

 

[billsburydoughboy]

Better player.. without question KD. Better legacy… def Bird.

 

[ISO]

I think if you give both players the same rosters to compete with over a career Bird wins the title more often than KD does.

Bird wouldn’t have won in OKC.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

KD would avg 40 in the 80s

This ain’t Hot Tub Time Machine tho

 

[Cladyclad]

This ain’t Hot Tub Time Machine tho

u right. it’s Hot Tub Time Machine Part 2 motherfukker

Bird thought Penny and C Webb were unicorns

just imagine him lining up against a 7 footer that is
bigger
taller
faster
better defender
better handle

that French hick gon be

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

u right it’s Hot Tub Time Machine Part 2 motherfukker

Bird thought Penny and C Webb were unicorns

just imagine him lining up against a 7 footer that is
bigger
taller
faster
better defender
better handle

that French hick gon be

Can’t expect Mortal Kombat 1 before Mortal Kombat 1

 

[premier58]

u right. it’s Hot Tub Time Machine Part 2 motherfukker

Bird thought Penny and C Webb were unicorns

just imagine him lining up against a 7 footer that is
bigger
taller
faster
better defender
better handle

that French hick gon be

Faster? Durant is nowhere as athletic as Penny or Webber. Pennys handle is wayy better than Durant. Webber is bigger than KD.

 

[Cladyclad]

Faster? Durant is nowhere as athletic as Penny or Webber. Pennys handle is wayy better than Durant. Webber is bigger than KD.

I’m talking Larry bird sir

 

[Hollywood Co]

Bird.

Kd could've been the goat if he wanted it.

He wins that series against GS in ‘15 when OKC was 3-1 and every narrative of the modern era changes.

 

[premier58]

Oh my bad

I’m talking Larry bird sir

Oh my bad.

 

[ISO]

Spooky this cac was advertised as one of the clutchest killers of All-Time

Going off the lore and old head romanticization you start to believe shyt