Anthony Davis Or Kevin Durant

[AlexanderClaude]

Defense was tougher back then no doubt and today offenses are more lazy. More ISO now


Durant going to the hole against the bad boys? On worthy?
Yeah he'd get his jumpers but that's about it. Don't go cold tho

I'd disagree... Remeber when players would back their man down for 15 of the 24 seconds ala Mark Jackson... They ran a lot of ISO in the mid 90s.

 

[Black Adam]

.....Who would you rather have?

Brow over pretty much everyone considering his age and upside...

 

[HammerDown]

 

[thunderc]

Durant would beat him one on one 5 years ago, now and 5 years from now. Durant all day long.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Durant would beat him one on one 5 years ago, now and 5 years from now. Durant all day long.

This thread wasn't about 1 vs. 1.

If you were starting a team from scratch, who would you take? In that case I go with AD.. younger and already dominating the game. I don't think there's a wrong answer though.

 

[PurpleRain]

They are both going to be amazing players when all said and done. KD is better at all around scoring, but the things that Davis can do. The way he changes the game. On both sides of the court.. He does more for the game than KD.
AND he is only 21 years old.

 

[gordontrue]

Feels like Durant's moment in the spotlight has all but come and gone... before he ever got a chance to get shredded for not winning a title yet.

 

[Black Adam]

I'd basically take Davis over anyone in the league, even Lebron. He's too good and still so so young.

bingo...

my reasoning precisely...

 

[thunderc]

Feels like Durant's moment in the spotlight has all but come and gone... before he ever got a chance to get shredded for not winning a title yet.

Next year this look like a silly post

 

[gordontrue]

Next year this look like a silly post

Very likely

 

[FORKWDEVIL]

Everyone should have chosen KD.

 

[Mark Engleson]

NBA MVP
Naismith
Olympic Gold
FIBA Gold

Sure the NBA title has eluded him but its not like he hasn't been a champion.

Davis was on the same Olympic team.
Davis won the Naismith, Final Four Outstanding Player, and DPOY awards in college. He's one
of four players to win both Consensus POY and DPOY, the other 3 being Tim Duncan, Kenyon Martin, and Shane Battier. Battier and Davis are the only players to win all 3 awards.

 

[MarkOU]

Davis was on the same Olympic team.
Davis won the Naismith, Final Four Outstanding Player, and DPOY awards in college. He's one
of four players to win both Consensus POY and DPOY, the other 3 being Tim Duncan, Kenyon Martin, and Shane Battier. Battier and Davis are the only players to win all 3 awards.

Cool! I wasn't trying to put Davis down, I was just responding to someone who said Durant's never won anything.

 

[69er]

I'd basically take Davis over anyone in the league, even Lebron. He's too good and still so so young.

This. I hope the guy isnt injury prone because I think he can be better than Bron.

 

[Davis_Mike]

AD all day. If you're taking one player to start a team & build around, AD is the only answer.

 

[Flauge]

I think KDs injuries are making people forget how good this dude truly is. Give me KD. AD is so raw. So young. Will likely surpass KD soon, but not yet. Although, with KD on the bench hurting, it's hard to justify him at all.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

wtf? Is this thread really happening with a bunch of people saying Davis over Durant?

I'll still take Durant any day of the week. When he's healthy the Thunder are a championship contender. It's too bad Durant is injured this year because with the way Westbrook is playing it's prob. a lock. Durant also has little team support outside of Westbrook and Ibaka is always injured so whatevs.

 

[occupant]

.....Who would you rather have?

 

[FantasyBelowZero]

Feels like Durant's moment in the spotlight has all but come and gone... before he ever got a chance to get shredded for not winning a title yet.

That is how it seems, but I can totally see OKC coming back next year with a healthy Durant paired with Westbrook who has been a baller as of late. I could see them getting a 3-ish seed next year.
I don't know if I'm just making assumptions here, but KD seems more durable to me than Rose, so let's not throw in that comparison.

 

[GeauxBaby]

AD.....