Better player in their prime (or at their best so far): Kevin Durant or Carmelo Anthony

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edited April 2016 in From the Cheap Seats
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Better player in their prime (or at their best so far): Kevin Durant or Carmelo Anthony 50 votes

Kevin Durant
82%
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Carmelo Anthony
18%
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  • Paprika
    Paprika Members Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Unpopular opinion: they both aren't winning a ring by the end of their career.

    Melo has more solo success while Slim has more team success.
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  • DOPEdweebz
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    Paprika wrote: »
    Unpopular opinion: they both aren't winning a ring by the end of their career.

    Melo has more solo success while Slim has more team success.

    Who's better individually?
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  • Paprika
    Paprika Members Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    iKingGodGivBiz wrote: »
    Paprika wrote: »
    Unpopular opinion: they both aren't winning a ring by the end of their career.

    Melo has more solo success while Slim has more team success.

    Who's better individually?

    Melo is almost perfect offensively: footwork, post-moves, finisher, mid-range.

    However KD can score. Melo plays better defense.

    I honestly can't say who is better. Melo has more advantages but KD can score like nobody's business.
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  • Olorun22
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    Kevin Durant
    When the last time someone had Melo in their top 5?
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  • DOPEdweebz
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    damnkp wrote: »
    If durant was on the knicks they'd be in the playoffs

    Nah. Thats like saying OKC wouldnt be in the playoffs if Carmelo was there. Durant on OKC and Carmelo on the Nuggets I'm sure have comparable regular season records and I'm sure the playoff success is pretty similar minus the year OKC had Harden. It's alot closer than people want to admit.
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  • S2J
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    Kevin Durant
    iKingGodGivBiz wrote: »
    damnkp wrote: »
    If durant was on the knicks they'd be in the playoffs

    Nah. Thats like saying OKC wouldnt be in the playoffs if Carmelo was there. Durant on OKC and Carmelo on the Nuggets I'm sure have comparable regular season records and I'm sure the playoff success is pretty similar minus the year OKC had Harden. It's alot closer than people want to admit.

    Lets do it the easy way and remove subjective aanalysis (ie Melo just as hard to guard') . Lets let numbers speak loudest. Its an open and shut case . No need to try ans see something' on the low' that isnt there.
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  • Bulletproof Wallets
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    I remember after the 2008 Olympics, I came away thinking that Melo was the undisputable most dominant unstopable offensive player in the world.
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  • Peace_79
    Peace_79 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kevin Durant
    That's a great data source to derive an assessment from.

    A player from the US playing in the Olympics...

    Amongst a collection of literally, the very best of the very best basketball players ... on the entire Earth.

    I am going to go out on a limb and say that the comparatively non existent defensive of opposing teams (when he was actually being guarded), and an essentially never ending string of open shots provided by a crew of unselfish All Stars and Hall of Famers - may have inflated his statistics and elevated his play.

    It was basically like him being in the gym chucking up shots by himself.


    Compare him to Durant against actual NBA competition.

    Do that and there really is no discussion.
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  • DOPEdweebz
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    O.G. wrote: »
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    Steve Nash has two.
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  • R.D.
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    Can't flag moderator
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  • Peezy_Jenkins
    Peezy_Jenkins Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 33,205 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kevin Durant
    Carmelo one of my favorite players
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  • natural born sinners
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    Kevin Durant
    Carmelo is the new tmac and that's not a compliment.
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  • So ILL
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    Kevin Durant
    KD for the simple fact that he actually gets back on defense.
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  • Peace_79
    Peace_79 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kevin Durant
    iKingGodGivBiz wrote: »
    O.G. wrote: »
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    Steve Nash has two.

    Nash was a transcendent Point Gaurd; a Hall of Famer.
    He is one of the handful of players in the 50/40/90 club.

    Dude should have shot more - his PPG would have been through the roof.

    He's a better player than Melo... They give out MVPs for a reason.
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  • BangEm_Bart
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    Kevin Durant
    I'm a knicks fan and give major props to Melo but KD got this. KD the best SF in the league imo though.
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  • Ghostdenithegawd
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    Carmelo Anthony
    I'll take Kobe words over anything u ? say
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  • natural born sinners
    natural born sinners Members Posts: 5,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kevin Durant
    Melo overrated and can't make people around him better
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  • NothingButTheTruth
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    Kevin Durant
    SMH Durant is way better.
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  • fuc_i_look_like
    fuc_i_look_like Members Posts: 9,190 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kevin Durant
    Melo been flabby for years n/h
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  • DOPEdweebz
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    Peace_79 wrote: »
    iKingGodGivBiz wrote: »
    O.G. wrote: »
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    Steve Nash has two.

    Nash was a transcendent Point Gaurd; a Hall of Famer.
    He is one of the handful of players in the 50/40/90 club.

    Dude should have shot more - his PPG would have been brought the roof.

    He's a better player than Melo... They give out MVPs for a reason.

    Kobe was more valuable in those years with a way less talented roster.
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  • BangEm_Bart
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    Kevin Durant
    Wouldn't be surprised if Melo and Durant play on the same team next year.
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  • Arya Tsaddiq
    Arya Tsaddiq Members Posts: 15,334 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kevin Durant
    Easy
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