Top 3 (2015)

[DoctorP]

We are closing 2015 in a few days.
Here's my Top 3 players in the game.

1. Steph Curry - Best player on the best team. Clutch. Revolutionizing the perimeter with his insane range and consistency.

2. Kevin Durant - He is healthy again and starting to push his ceiling a little higher.

3. LeBron James - The standard. His skills are only getting better with age and his strength and athleticism are still a huge problem for defenses.

[SOD 21]

I am not a San Antonio Spurs fan, not even close. But with how Leonard is playing and the impact that he makes offensively and defensively, he deserves mention as a top three player in the league.

Kawhi may very well be the best two-way player in the game today. He is top four in PER, WS, WS/per 48, wins above replacement and box score plus/minus.

[GOATbrook]

1. Russell Westbrook
2. Stephen Curry
3. Lebron James Jr

[DoctorP]

I am not a San Antonio Spurs fan, not even close. But with how Leonard is playing and the impact that he makes offensively and defensively, he deserves mention as a top three player in the league.

He may very well be the best two-way player in the game today.

Just write down your top 3. I'd love to see Kawhi vs James one-on-one. I feel James has more skills than Kawhi right now and James can consistently dictate a game more than Kawhi... this may be due to the Spurs system, though.

[feyki]

Curry


Kawhi
Lebron/Durant

[Milbuck]

Lmao Kawhi is not better than Lebron

[plowking]

Lmao Kawhi is not better than Lebron

Or Durant.

[ShawkFactory]

Just write down your top 3. I'd love to see Kawhi vs James one-on-one. I feel James has more skills than Kawhi right now and James can consistently dictate a game more than Kawhi... this may be due to the Spurs system, though.
Nah.

Maybe to some degree, but Lebron is an ATG when it comes to that. Kawhi isn't on that level, and likely never will be. It's an innate thing that Lebron had since day one.

[Alamо]

Curry
Kawhi
Lebron

[tmacattack33]

1. Curry
2. Lebron
3. Durant


GAP is closing between Lebron and Curry, as Curry has been coming back down to earth the past 5 games.

Give it a couple more months and Lebron will have the top spot again.

[Nash]

Lebron
Curry
Durant

[brownmamba00]

Curry
James
Westbrook
Durant
George/Leonard

[FKAri]

Lebron
Curry
Durant/Kawhi

[Genaro]

People forget Kawhi went MIA in the last 2 games of the playoffs, costing his team the series. Durant when healthy is arguably the game's best player but he wasn't healthy this year, so for 2015 I go with Curry, Bran and Westbrook.

[TommyGriffin]

Curry
LeBron
Leonard
Westbrook
Lowery

[FKAri]

People forget Kawhi went MIA in the last 2 games of the playoffs, costing his team the series. Durant when healthy is arguably the game's best player but he wasn't healthy this year, so for 2015 I go with Curry, Bran and Westbrook.

Durant has an absurdly low motor. He has a tendency to become passive and coast for a couple possessions. People blame Westbrook for freezing him out but the reality is Durant can't play at a break neck pace like Westbrook or even Kobe or Lebron can for a large number of possessions in a row. I don't think this part of his game will ever improve.

[DoctorP]

Durant has an absurdly low motor. He has a tendency to become passive and coast for a couple possessions. People blame Westbrook for freezing him out but the reality is Durant can't play at a break neck pace like Westbrook or even Kobe or Lebron can for a large number of possessions in a row. I don't think this part of his game will ever improve.

It may be his stature. Durant's a tall dude. He may be more of a Dirk than a Kobe.

[BasedTom]

curry
westbrook
[power gap]
the rest

[FKAri]

It may be his stature. Durant's a tall dude. He may be more of a Dirk than a Kobe.

That's one of the things that amazed me about Lebron was his ability to play at such a pace at his weight. It's pretty insane.

[DoctorP]

That's one of the things that amazed me about Lebron was his ability to play at such a pace at his weight. It's pretty insane.

LeBron's no Westbrook when it comes to motor and he's also not proportioned like Durant at all.

[sd3035]

Curry


Kawhi
Lebron/Durant



100% accurate, including the distance between each :cheers:

[sd3035]

Durant has an absurdly low motor. He has a tendency to become passive and coast for a couple possessions. People blame Westbrook for freezing him out but the reality is Durant can't play at a break neck pace like Westbrook or even Kobe or Lebron can for a large number of possessions in a row. I don't think this part of his game will ever improve.

he seems like he's high or just lazy, but when he gets fired up..LOOK THE **** OUT!!!

[RRR3]

Kawhi over LeBron or KD is hilarious. Stop overrating him.


BTW OP, if LeBron's skills are improving, where'd his shot go?

[PsychoBe]

it's curry and then it's everyone else honestly. doesn't matter at this point.

stephen curry is the best player in basketball today bar none and there may not be another player to come along to dethrone him for a very long time.

[DoctorP]

Kawhi over LeBron or KD is hilarious. Stop overrating him.


BTW OP, if LeBron's skills are improving, where'd his shot go?

Athleticism has a lot to do with it. He is being contested a lot more due to his speed decreasing so he has to be more creative. Theoretically.

[WayOfWade]

Curry
LeBron
Leonard
Westbrook
Lowery
As of December 26:
#1 LeBron
#2 Curry
#3 Durant

[ScalsFan21]

LeBron and Curry are the obvious top two. Curry is far more motivated to play at his best right now than LeBron is, so it's hard for me not to look at that when judging them against each other.

Durant is a distant 3rd, with Kawhi right behind.

[Megabox!]

LeBron and Curry are the obvious top two. Curry is far more motivated to play at his best right now than LeBron is, so it's hard for me not to look at that when judging them against each other.

Durant is a distant 3rd, with Kawhi right behind.
I wouldn't say Durant is that far off, ppl forget about Blake as well. His improves are outstanding

[DoctorP]

I like Kawhi Leonard but he seems overrated to me. He is not top 5 in anything offensively. Defensively he is probably in the top 2-3...

[Prime_Shaq]

Are we talking about this season? Or 2015 as a year? I love Durant but I don't think he's played enough this year to be considered.
1. Stephen Curry
2. LeBron James
3. Kawhi Leonard

If its for this season, then
1. Stephen Curry
2. Kevin Durant
3. LeBron James

[FKAri]

LeBron's no Westbrook when it comes to motor and he's also not proportioned like Durant at all.

Well Westbrook is probably the best in the league at that. Also, it has less to do with proportions and more to do with weight on average. Which is why Lebron running around and able to expend so much energy at his size is highly unusual