wasnt it just a thread made on here about how young hoopers all love KD. but you say he will be forgotten
Kevin Durant will be forgotten in time, and be eclipsed by players playing right now...and this is not an unprecedented phenomenon
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Someone sounds upset about what I saidwho am i propping up?
And what critical and important nba thread have you ever made in your entire life? In fact, what do you even contribute to The Coli?
I think that point also applies to George Gervin
Hakeem won back to back titles as the lynchpin MVP, and possibly the best player in the league those 2 years. He defeated the Knicks, and Magic after they beat Jordan in the playoffs. Returning jordan, but still Jordan.
Durant won back to back on a super team that had ALREADY won previously without him. I take nothing away from KD, but Hakeem will not be forgotten bc the resumes are different.
Durant may indeed end up being viewed as an all-time great scorer but, if Barkley is not forgotten then KD likely won't be.
When I think of forgotten greats, Drexler comes to mind. Even Dominique Wilkins. But I think KD will be remembered over them
fair point
Brolic
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No he won’t. KD is #8 on the all time scoring list. I’m 30 years old and I know every player in the Top 25 scoring list except for John Havlicek, Elvin Hayes, and Alex English.
People still talk about Hakeem, Reggie Miller, Karl Malone, and Dominque Wilkins 20+ years later
People still talk about Hakeem, Reggie Miller, Karl Malone, and Dominque Wilkins 20+ years later
I think that's just generational.
The generation before fukked with LeBron more, and before that Kobe, and before that MJ, and before that Magic, and before that Dr J....etc
next generation will look up to Jokic or Ant etc...
i think Barkley is remembered because of how much of a character he was, and how explosive he was compared to his peers then. And even then...to this generation he's the guy from inside the NBA who used to hoop.
One of my analysts is a big nba fan and he literally had never seen Isiah thomas or barkley play, and didn't know Zeke was an all time great... and he's someone who watches 5-6 games a week and came over yesterday to watch the nba draft lottery before we went to the mariners game....he's a hardcore fan...and had never seen nba before kobe really and learned a lot from 'The Last Dance' and going back to 30 for 30s and shyt. Barkley's personality kept him in the culture more than his peers.
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Every future skilled tall wing player is gonna be compared to Kevin Durant. So, no he’s not gonna be forgotten for a long time, if ever. I mean, Giannis is a fukking watered down version of KD. He’s just more physically imposing than him. One thing I don’t like about KD and wished he would addressed is his assertiveness as a player/person. He should have told Draymond to stfu and play his role and stay his ass in GS.
He’s a great but he’s on the same line as Ray Allen when we remember KD
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he is not in the same tier as Hakeem 
UpAndComing
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Putting Kevin Durant on the same tier of Hakeem Olajuwon is WILD
The only players in history can you can say is clearly better than Hakeem is Kareem and MJ. That's it
The only players in history can you can say is clearly better than Hakeem is Kareem and MJ. That's it
BlueHeffner
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This Generation’s T-Mac if he didnt join up w Steph
It is nowhere near as ridiculous as you're making it. They have similar resumes, and Hakeem and the Rocket's failures between their finals visits were a lot of first and second round exits...we don't mention them. They are both superior skilled 7'ershe is not in the same tier as Hakeem