LeBron vs Durant at age 21-Was LeBron really superior?

[joyner82]

Here is how it projects to be after this season per 36(if you want for their average minutes I can post these too. It changes nothing)


PPG
LeBron-26.5
Durant-27.1
Advantange-Durant

FGA
LeBron-19.5
Durant-18.5
Advantage-Durant

FG%
LeBron-48%
Durant-47.6%
Advantage-LeBron

3P%
LeBron-33.5%
Durant-36.4%
Advantage-Durant

FT%
LeBron-73.8%
Durant-89.1%
Advantage-Durant

TS%
LeBron-56.8%
Durant-60.2%
Advantage-Durant

USG%
LeBron-33.6%
Durant-31.9%
Advantage-Durant

ORB
LeBron-.8
Durant-1.1
Advantage-Durant

DRB
LeBron-5.2
Durant-5.8
Advantage-Durant

AST
LeBron-5.6
Durant-2.5
Advantage-LeBron

TO
LeBron-2.8
Durant-3.1
Advantage LeBron

Offenseive Rating
LeBron-115 PP100P
Durant-116 PP100P
Advantage-Durant

BLK
LeBron-.7
Durant-.8
Advantage-Durant

STL
LeBron-1.3
Durant-1.2
Advantage-LeBron

Defensive Rating
LeBron-104 PP100P
Durant-102 PP100P
Advantage-Durant

Win Shares
LeBron-16.3
Durant-16.7
Advantage-Durant

PER
LeBron-28.1
Durant-26.7
Advantage-LeBron

Team Record
LeBron 50-32
Durant 52-30
Advantage-Durant

+/-
LeBron +242
Durant +462
Advantage-Durant

Adjusted +/-
LeBron +361
Durant +622
Advantage-Durant

On/Off
LeBron +10.1
Durant +17.4
Advantage-Durant


Here is a chart with a direct comparison of the these stats of their individual teams when the player is On/Off the court. Durant dominates virtually every area. (Note Points scored, Points allowed, and Net points aren't based on 82 games for Durant but rather current)



So please explain to me, how was LeBron better than Durant at 21? Durant destroys him across the board and if anything LeBron can't even compare to Durant.

[SAKOTXA]

Durant 52-30

[Ancient Legend]

LeBron was slightly better. Stats aren't everything.

[joyner82]

OKC is 42-25 currently or .627

82 x .627 is 51.5

[SAKOTXA]

OKC is 42-25 currently or .627

82 x .627 is 51.5

What, if Durant and Westbrook die in a car crash? *knock on wood*.

[joyner82]

LeBron was slightly better. Stats aren't everything.

Yet Durant beats him in team accomplishments in a much tougher conference as well. Nothing supports LeBron being better than Durant other than opinions. Everything supports Durant being better than LeBron outside of 3 asp, which on a team AST% +/- it is proven to be null.

[joyner82]

What, if Durant and Westbrook die in a car crash? *knock on wood*.

What if the sun blew up tomorrow? Why predict who is going to win the championship this year or who will win the MVP? In b4 MVP is arleady set in stone

[SAKOTXA]

What if the sun blew up tomorrow? Why predict who is going to win the championship this year or who will win the MVP? In b4 MVP is arleady set in stone

It's a possibility...

Edit: And why are you so obsessed with proving people that Durant is better than Lebron at 21, have you posted in a thread that doesn't involve Durant or Lebron?

[joyner82]

It's a possibility...

Edit: And why are you so obsessed with proving people that Durant is better than Lebron at 21, have you posted in a thread that doesn't involve Durant or Lebron?

Look at my post history and you tell me. Also I'm not obsessed with proving it, how is this any different from someone saying X team was better than X team because.

[BlueandGold]

AST
LeBron-5.6
Durant-2.5
Advantage-LeBron

passing is a big part of the game.

[Fudge]

Yeah, so, we've all come to a final conclusion. You're stupid.

[joyner82]

Yeah, so, we've all come to a final conclusion. You're stupid.

Reduced to insults. LOL

He has nothing to refute the facts that Durant was vastly superior to LeBron at 21.

[joyner82]

passing is a big part of the game.

On/Off AST%

Cleveland/LeBron +0%
OKC/Durant -5%

And since you're basically saying assists outweight everything, why hasn't a pg been considered the best player in the league the last 15 years?

[Fudge]

Reduced to insults. LOL

He has nothing to refute the facts that Durant was vastly superior to LeBron at 21.

And you're still stupid. You haven't proven nothing. Sorry. Decent try though.

[Maniak]

On/Off AST%

Cleveland/LeBron +0%
OKC/Durant -5%

And since you're basically saying assists outweight everything, why hasn't a pg been considered the best player in the league the last 15 years?

Steve Nash and Chris Paul, and thats just recently