Essential The Official ESPN First Take Thread

[GreatestLaker]

Durant at 23 > Kobe at 23.

If Durant maintains his up-til-now playoff performance through this series and they win > any of Kobe's championship runs.

Kobe was a better slasher, defender and playmaker than Durant at 23. Kobe at 22>>>>>> Durant at 23. Durant is the better shooter. That's it! I wouldn't even say that he is a better scorer.

Kobe was dropping 48/16 on the kings at 22 and 45/10 on the Spurs. How soon you people forget.

 

[GreatestLaker]

nikkas aint gonna be satisfied until Bron drops 45 per game, scores all his team's points in da 4th, and shatters da back board with a tomahawk dunk from da 3pt. line. Wade is

shyt lookin like da Cavaliers 2.0 right now.

They listen to too much Skip bayless. None of this is Lebron's fault. Its Wade that's not carrying his weight.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

nikkas aint gonna be satisfied until Bron drops 45 per game, scores all his team's points in da 4th, and shatters da back board with a tomahawk dunk from da 3pt. line. Wade is

shyt lookin like da Cavaliers 2.0 right now.

breh wtf did wade dominate the ball and do shyt in the 4th
everytime bron attacked the rim he scored

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Kobe was a better slasher, defender and playmaker than Durant at 23. Kobe at 22>>>>>> Durant at 23. Durant is the better shooter. That's it! I wouldn't even say that he is a better scorer.

Kobe was dropping 48/16 on the kings at 22 and 45/10 on the Spurs. How soon you people forget.

Stop it. At age 23, Kobe averaged 26.6 per game in the playoffs and shot 43%.

At age 23, Durant is averaging 28.0 and is shooting 50%.

It doesn't matter if Kobe was a better slasher. Durant may be a perimeter shooter, but it's deadly effective and you can't stop it...especially in the closing moments.

 

[Loose]

LBJ is better than Durant.
But even as Bron stan, I'll admit that Durant has a chance to be better than him and be the GOAT. Hell both of them(Durant, Bron) have shots at being the GOAT.

LBJ is not better than durant, LBJ style of play has proven to not be effective, if wade bosh etc was playing with durant they would each already have another ring.

 

[G.O.A.T]

It's always funny hearing them bring up Wade's "injuries" in the playoffs only when he has a bad game

 

[GreatestLaker]

Stop it. At age 23, Kobe averaged 26.6 per game in the playoffs and shot 43%.

At age 23, Durant is averaging 28.0 and is shooting 50%.

It doesn't matter if Kobe was a better slasher. Durant may be a perimeter shooter, but it's deadly effective and you can't stop it...especially in the closing moments.

Are you taking into account the defensive eras that they played in? The rules were much different then than they are now. Are you just going to ignore the defensive end altogether? Kobe was a BEAST on defense those years. He has a defensive reputation for a reason. He built it up in the early 2000's where he was arguably the best perimeter defender in the league. Are you going to ignore playmaking?

Compare Durant to Kobe at 22 when he was in his 5th season and its not even close. Kobe was even better that year than when he was 23.

I hate talking with idiots that don't know shyt about basketball. Stop it? Don't ever tell me that again.

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

It's always funny hearing them bring up Wade's "injuries" in the playoffs only when he has a bad game

I peep dat shyt too. Again dere's always a pass for buddy.

 

[GreatestLaker]

LBJ is not better than durant, LBJ style of play has proven to not be effective, if wade bosh etc was playing with durant they would each already have another ring.

Lebron is better than Durant. Durant just has better players around him. Any non Lebron hater/Durant homer can see that.

Durant does ONE THING better than Lebron and that's shooting the basketball.

 

[Majestic Pape]

LBJ is not better than durant, LBJ style of play has proven to not be effective, if wade bosh etc was playing with durant they would each already have another ring.

 

[iamduval]

durant is a great scorer. if thats all you look at then sure durant is better

 

[Boutdatlife]

Lebron at 23 >>>>>>>>Durant at 23 > Kobe at 23.

If Durant maintains his up-til-now playoff performance through this series and they win > any of Kobe's championship runs.

fixed

 

[Constellations]

LBJ is better than Durant.
But even as Bron stan, I'll admit that Durant has a chance to be better than him and be the GOAT. Hell both of them(Durant, Bron) have shots at being the GOAT.

This finals will determine who comes out on top. Like Stephen A. was sayin on First Take, Durant and co. are gonna be finals mainstays for the next decade barring any huge injuries, so if the Heat can't take em this year, theres a slim chance they'll beat em in the future. Especially with Wade playing the way he is

 

[Ain't That Something]

Yeah my nikka D Wade stunk it up. But damn he injured though> give That nikka a break. He proved that he can do it he when he healthy. But that nikka jumper this finals are str8

 

[valet]

KD's mom is killing on 1st take. She is a great interview.