KD or KG

[Akeem34TheDream]

Yeah different positions but who was/is simply better?

[Real14]

Mods?

[PickernRoller]

I love the privacy of this poll.

Ain't surprised it's tied... :lol :lol

[Carbine]

Durant pretty easily for me.

[Manny98]

KD easily

[Shogon]

Why are some of you dumb****s saying "mods" and or acting like this is a ridiculous question to pose... it isn't...

If you think it's a ridiculous question, that's because your puny brain only sees ISO scoring and that's it.

It's a perfectly legitimate thread and the two of them aren't terribly far off.

Peak for peak? I'd rather have KG but I wouldn't be mad at anyone that says Durant. I would be mad at anyone that says "Durant easily" because that's just nonsensical idiocy.

You put KG on the 2017 Warriors instead of Durant and you might be pushing 75+ wins.

[AussieSteve]

Transcendent offense and decent defense

Vs

Transcendent defense and very good (but not great) offense.

I'll take the former over a guy who who never scored more than 35 points in a the playoffs.

[DoctorP]

i chose KD because i valued scoring and three-pointers over front court shit

[warriorfan]

Why are some of you dumb****s saying "mods" and or acting like this is a ridiculous question to pose... it isn't...

If you think it's a ridiculous question, that's because your puny brain only sees ISO scoring and that's it.

It's a perfectly legitimate thread and the two of them aren't terribly far off.

Peak for peak? I'd rather have KG but I wouldn't be mad at anyone that says Durant. I would be mad at anyone that says "Durant easily" because that's just nonsensical idiocy.

You put KG on the 2017 Warriors instead of Durant and you might be pushing 75+ wins.

This. KG is like a Bill Gates

[stalkerforlife]

KD.

KG highly overrated.

KD is so much better offensively and was actually a damn good defender for a while.

[LoneyROY7]

KG's offense was actually fairly limited.

Mid-range jumper (standstill or off pick-n-pop) or post fade turnaround. His passing out of the post was great as well, but outside of that, he wasn't breaking any boundaries on offense.

Meanwhile, KD is one of the most purely talented basketball players the game has seen.

Yes, KG's defensive impact was great, but b/c KD is no slouch himself...it's definitely not enough to give him any kind of edge overall.

KD. In a landslide.

[tpols]

Durant is quicker, smoother, and almost feather like in his ability to rain in from anywhere. Hes obviously not as good defensively as garnett but i think hes the better piece all things considered.

[ClipperRevival]

Lol. KD. You take dominant GOAT tier offense over GOAT tier D. Nothing is more important than GOAT tier O.

[superduper]

Why are some of you dumb****s saying "mods" and or acting like this is a ridiculous question to pose... it isn't...

If you think it's a ridiculous question, that's because your puny brain only sees ISO scoring and that's it.

It's a perfectly legitimate thread and the two of them aren't terribly far off.

Peak for peak? I'd rather have KG but I wouldn't be mad at anyone that says Durant. I would be mad at anyone that says "Durant easily" because that's just nonsensical idiocy.

You put KG on the 2017 Warriors instead of Durant and you might be pushing 75+ wins.

KG on those Warrior teams would be deadly but they still wouldn't have their stone cold closer. They would have the same problems.

Would be interesting af though..

[SouBeachTalents]

KG on those Warrior teams would be deadly but they still wouldn't have their stone cold closer. They would have the same problems.

Would be interesting af though..
It'd still be game over for the league :lol Just for context, the Warriors would be getting the '04, MVP version of KG if he were to join them at the same age that Durant did

[NBAGOAT]

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[Reggie43]

Garnett was a Goat tier talent that anchored both offense and defense at his peak while playing the right way, unselfish to a fault.

[Prometheus]

Because of how different they are/were, and because they are/were both such transcendent players, it really just depends who else you have.

If your team already has a strong leadership presence, and maybe lacks a good crunch time iso scoring threat, you have to think KD is your guy.

If you don't have a leader, or you don't have any good bigs who can play great defense, then KG would help you more - regardless of what your offense looks like.

[Gougou]

I love KG but I still take KD in a heart beat.

This guy can just give you over 30 points easily in his sleep, can score on any defender if he gets hot.

[Carbine]

KG great at carrying bad teams?

He missed the playoffs in his age 28/29/30 seasons with bad rosters. That's pretty much his prime years. Before the conference finals in 2004 his team was a first round exit since Garnett was there.

KD defense gets underrated in this discussion. Garnett was an all time great defender. Durant isn't so far behind prime for prime. His Warrior defense was pretty much elite. I'd say he was comfortably a top 10 impact defender in the NBA. It wasn't uncommon to see him have more impact on defense in some games than Draymond.

[Reggie43]

What most people fail to realize is that Garnett had the ability to score 30 a game easily with the offensive skillset that he had but he had to do everything on those bad Minny teams just to make the playoffs, not having the luxury to concentrate on one aspect of the game.

[LoneyROY7]

What most people fail to realize is that Garnett had the ability to score 30 a game easily with the offensive skillset that he had but he had to do everything on those bad Minny teams just to make the playoffs, not having the luxury to concentrate on one aspect of the game.

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

Give me a break. The offensive skillset that consisted primarily of post fade turnarounds and mid-range jumpers? He wasn't a dominant post-scorer that could back you all the way down to the front of rim and he didn't have the quickness to beat his man consistently from the perimeter.

But please enlighten the class on how he could "easily" score 30 a game. Jesus.

[scuzzy]

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

Give me a break. The offensive skillset that consisted primarily of post fade turnarounds and mid-range jumpers? He wasn't a dominant post-scorer that could back you all the way down to the front of rim and he didn't have the quickness to beat his man consistently from the perimeter.

But please enlighten the class on how he could "easily" score 30 a game. Jesus.
This

KG was never a 30ppg scoring powerhouse on offense

His bread n butter was always defense

I don't know how one player can be so underrated and overrated at the same time. That's KG's legacy though:oldlol:

[Carbine]

Revisionist history.

If Garnett had a go to offensive game, his playoff success would be more than 7 straight first round exits to start his career, followed by 3 missed playoffs after the conference final.

It's what separated him and Duncan. Garnett could do it every once in awhile, but he could not sustain it for long stretches.

I said this in 2007, his skill set is that of the best #2 of all time.

[Reggie43]

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

Give me a break. The offensive skillset that consisted primarily of post fade turnarounds and mid-range jumpers? He wasn't a dominant post-scorer that could back you all the way down to the front of rim and he didn't have the quickness to beat his man consistently from the perimeter.

But please enlighten the class on how he could "easily" score 30 a game. Jesus.

Imagine a world where peak Garnett never had to rebound like Rodman or play defense and playmake like Pippen for his teams to win and instead used that energy to score. 30 easy especially in todays rules

[GimmeThat]

KD is in the lead by WS

[LoneyROY7]

Imagine a world where peak Garnett never had to rebound like Rodman or play defense and playmake like Pippen for his teams to win and instead used that energy to score. 30 easy especially in todays rules

And yet none of your post demonstrates his actual offensive capability (or lack thereof in this case) to do such a thing.

Sorry, just having more energy isn't going to cut it.

[NBAGOAT]

KG great at carrying bad teams?

He missed the playoffs in his age 28/29/30 seasons with bad rosters. That's pretty much his prime years. Before the conference finals in 2004 his team was a first round exit since Garnett was there.

KD defense gets underrated in this discussion. Garnett was an all time great defender. Durant isn't so far behind prime for prime. His Warrior defense was pretty much elite. I'd say he was comfortably a top 10 impact defender in the NBA. It wasn't uncommon to see him have more impact on defense in some games than Draymond.

Those pre 04 teams are not good, I consider them bad. Those post 04 teams especially 06 and 07 are all time bad and he was a little worse by then too.

[Duncan21formvp]

Durant

[superduper]

Both owned Bran's soul

[red1]

Both owned Bran's soul
you are one obsessed retard. holy shit.

[red1]

the correct answer is kd.


kd is just better than kg.

[Uncle Drew]

One thing though, I don’t think KD would be able to lead the Wolves and go toe to toe with Shaq - and probably would’ve beaten him if not for Cassell celebrating with his balls - like KG did.

[John8204]

I think KD is on track to overtake KG in about 2-3 seasons but he really needs to win a chip and stay healthy for a season.