Kevin Durant reveals his mount rushmore

[SugarHill]

http://i.imgur.com/rwSBEwx.jpg

https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/588382542648098816

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[BasedTom]

:kobe:

[Beastmode88]

Uh oh, no lebron. Here comes the ISH shit storm.

[LoneyROY7]

Damn. Destroying Wilt, Russell, and Bron stans all in one fell swoop.

[Le Shaqtus]

Good list but I'd replace Kobe with Kareem.

[SugarHill]

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old era guys not gonna like this

[warriorfan]

hes trying to get on kobe's xmas card list

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

I notice alot of the new era players dont give love to the big men
Lebrons was MJ, Bird, DrJ and Magic IIRC

[LoneyROY7]

CavsFTW be like:

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[SugarHill]

CavsFTW be like:

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this the part where we say he doesn't know his history?

Durant doesn't know his history smh

[LoneyROY7]

this the part where we say he doesn't know his history?

Durant doesn't know his history smh

Durant's a student of the game doe.

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Kobe > Kareem? :oldlol:

[Trollsmasher]

Players in charge of recognizing the quality and history of the game:facepalm

[Mass Debator]

Anyone have AI or Dr J on their mount?

[jlip]

this the part where we say he doesn't know his history?

Durant doesn't know his history smh

Exactly. According to Durant's list the NBA basically didn't exist before 1980.

[fragokota]

Exactly. According to Durant's list the NBA basically didn't exist before 1980.

Magic/Bird rivalry and later MJ, made the NBA a globally recognizable brand. These guys ARE basketball. Ask fans around the world (of a certain age ofcourse) and you'll see those names on most top 5 lists. Kobe must have been his idol growing up and thus he maybe subjective about him, although a click lower than the others imo.

[KingLeBronJames]

Anyone have AI or Dr J on their mount?
Why? They both haven't done much.

[CavaliersFTW]

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old era guys not gonna like this
Why would old era guys care? Most people his age don't know the history of the game, can't hold it against him. He's going to like the people he had a chance to see plain and simple.

[CavaliersFTW]

Why? They both haven't done much.
Dr J is on a lot of peoples top all-time teams.

He did do a lot. The ABA isn't just a footnote. He has an ABA+NBA career, and the combination is top tier all-time along with his influence on fans with his acrobatic play.

[Mass Debator]

Why? They both haven't done much.
It depends what your criteria is. My Mount Rushmore isn't about who was greater as an individual or who had the most productive career. Mine is more about who impacted the game the most on and off the court and who reinvented/changed the game with their style of play. So basically, the most influential...worldwide.

I have the obvious MJ and a hybrid Magic/Bird. Still stuck between Wilt, Bill, Kareem, Shaq, AI, Dr. J, Kobe, and Lebron. I'm leaning towards Dr. J and Wilt though.

[Smook A.]

Damn. Destroying Wilt, Russell, and Bron stans all in one fell swoop.
Come to think of it, im not even sure there are any Bill Russell stans here. Don't think I've ever seen one on ISH :lol

[CavaliersFTW]

Come to think of it, im not even sure there are any Bill Russell stans here. Don't think I've ever seen one on ISH :lol
I'll vouch for Russell anytime though, he's got just as strong of a GOAT case as Wilt, if your priorities shift from individual abilities/accolades to winning/team success.

[warriorfan]

Come to think of it, im not even sure there are any Bill Russell stans here. Don't think I've ever seen one on ISH :lol


99 Percent of the Bill Russell stans passed away 20 years ago

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Come to think of it, im not even sure there are any Bill Russell stans here. Don't think I've ever seen one on ISH :lol
Tharegul8r

[Real Men Wear Green]

Durant is 27. Mentioning Magic and Bird was probably his attempt to give a nod to history. People should realize that he grew up watching the tail end of Jordan's career and then the Shaq/Duncan/Kobe era. He's seen Dr. J highlights and maybe some grainy Russell and Wilt footage. You can't help but to be more impressed by guys you really saw than guys you've only heard about. That's why some teens on this forum have no respect whatsoever for anything that happened pre-2000. Durant has more knowledge of history than to have that kind of attitude but even older fans haven't seen much of Oscar Robertson beyond

http://www.sportswriters.net/USBWA/awards/oscar/action_oscar_ncaa.jpg

So the product of a minute's thought shouldn't be such a big deal and doesn't prove anything. It's another opinion.

[Showtime80']

And which decade had Jordan, Bird and Magic all together in their primes?!? Gee I wonder?!? Even the reigning MVP knows what's up

[oarabbus]

Anyone have AI or Dr J on their mount?

Not anyone who isn't retarded

[Levity]

Durant is 27. Mentioning Magic and Bird was probably his attempt to give a nod to history. People should realize that he grew up watching the tail end of Jordan's career and then the Shaq/Duncan/Kobe era. He's seen Dr. J highlights and maybe some grainy Russell and Wilt footage. You can't help but to be more impressed by guys you really saw than guys you've only heard about. That's why some teens on this forum have no respect whatsoever for anything that happened pre-2000. Durant has more knowledge of history than to have that kind of attitude but even older fans haven't seen much of Oscar Robertson beyond


So the product of a minute's thought shouldn't be such a big deal and doesn't prove anything. It's another opinion.

good to see someone who can think rationally on here.

[Rose'sACL]

And which decade had Jordan, Bird and Magic all together in their primes?!? Gee I wonder?!? Even the reigning MVP knows what's up
magic is so fking overrated. he is in that 8-10 all time ranking but people always put him in top 5.

[CavaliersFTW]

Not anyone who isn't retarded
Why would it be retarded?

Criteria is entirely opinion based. I know people (Dr. J actually is one of them) who have people like Elgin Baylor on on their top all-time list. I think Chris Paul has AI on his. Shaq has Doctor J on his.

A lot of people feel strongly about players whom they watched growing up, and when pressed or scoffed or laughed at, like Doctor J when he went to talk with Stephen A. Smith who argued with him about his Jordanless top-5, Doctor J said those are the guys he grew up watching and are his hero's for life. As he said to Stephen A. Smith "You like oranges? Have an orange." It doesn't always boil down to who's got this or that.

[Done_And_Done]

Anyone have AI or Dr J on their mount?

They shouldn't, unless their designing a quad list of dunkers (for the Doc)

[Prometheus]

Kobe > J, so at least it's better than bran's mountain.

[imnew09]

haters gon hate hate hate

Good List KD. Come to Lakers :bowdown:

[Showtime80']

Magic overrated?!? Yeah right, name a player today that can absolutely DOMINATE a game taking only 8 to 10 shots?!? Dumb as a rock Westbrook is not one of them!

[BuffaloBill]

Surprised that his mom wasn't on there

[Akrazotile]

Servant gon serve

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

They shouldn't, unless their designing a quad list of dunkers (for the Doc)
or a Philly mount.

[3peated]

Durant,westbrook, and love all the LA 2016? hello?

[JebronLames]

f this beta fakkit

[Fudge]

What a humble guy.

He forgot to put himself on there.

[Bernkastel]

No Kareem? :no:

[dubeta]

Why would he say LeBron? Because LeBron accomplishments came at Durants expense. LeBrons legacy depended on him beating Durant in the finals. Durant had to fail for LeBrons legacy to increase.

So if Durant praises LeBron he's basically saying "This dude got the better of me that's why he's great and I'm not"

[Rose'sACL]

Why would he say LeBron? Because LeBron accomplishments came at Durants expense. LeBrons legacy depended on him beating Durant in the finals. Durant had to fail for LeBrons legacy to increase.

So if Durant praises LeBron he's basically saying "This dude got the better of me that's why he's great and I'm not"
or may be he thinks that the players he mentioned were better than lebron.

[Fudge]

or may be he thinks that the players he mentioned were better than lebron.
:lol

GOT EEM!

[VengefulAngel]

God guys, a man is allowed to have an opinion regardless of how ridiculous it is.

[Cold soul]

No Kareem? Come on Durant. :lol

[oarabbus]

Why would it be retarded?

Criteria is entirely opinion based. I know people (Dr. J actually is one of them) who have people like Elgin Baylor on on their top all-time list. I think Chris Paul has AI on his. Shaq has Doctor J on his.

A lot of people feel strongly about players whom they watched growing up, and when pressed or scoffed or laughed at, like Doctor J when he went to talk with Stephen A. Smith who argued with him about his Jordanless top-5, Doctor J said those are the guys he grew up watching and are his hero's for life. As he said to Stephen A. Smith "You like oranges? Have an orange." It doesn't always boil down to who's got this or that.

I'm sorry but the "Mt. Rushmore" is supposed to be your personal 4 greatest players of all time, that's the standard interpretation.

"Mt. Rushmore of influential players"
"Mt. Rushmore of most aesthetic games"

Those are Mt. Rushmores that Dr. J and AI have a case to be on.

But an unqualified "Who is on your Mt. Rushmore"? No, no chance in hell. And for the record KD is a ****ing imbecilic retard to have Kobe on his. I love Kobe but if you are placing him above RUSSELL, Kareem, and several more who have a case (Shaq, Duncan) you're a nutcase. KD is a ****ing nutcase.

[pauk]

My mt. Rushmore:

Reggie Miller
Drazen Petrovic
Larry Bird
Pete Maravic

But i dont think those are the 4 best careers of all time...

Get my point? There is a difference between 4 players that swayed you the most and 4 players who you think had the best careers evaluating achievements etc.

[Marchesk]

Just realized he left Duncan off. Also Shaq and Hakeem. That's three bigs who have a case for being on the mountain post 1979. And Kareem was still around for a good part of the 80s.

He can have his opinion, but if it's fantasy draft post 79, Jordan is the only one I consider taking over Hakeem, Shaq and Duncan.

[Wally450]

In this thread, everyone shits on Durant's list and name their own and claim it to be better.

[Beastmode88]

My mt. Rushmore:

Reggie Miller
Drazen Petrovic
Larry Bird
Pete Maravic

But i dont think those are the 4 best careers of all time...

Get my point? There is a difference between 4 players that swayed you the most and 4 players who you think had the best careers evaluating achievements etc.

surprised no white text for lebron james

[J Shuttlesworth]

No Kareem? :biggums: