Durant should emulate Kobe instead of LeBron

[Prometheus]

So we all know LeBron is Durant's hero. He idolized the King coming into the league, and has admitted to looking up to him.

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[iznogood]

I really don't see how shooting more and not playing defense would make him a better player..?

[Mure]

Why would he emulate the worse of the two players?

[red1]

Whatever he is doing he is doing it right because he improves every year. Working on his weaknesses doesnt mean he is trying to be like lebron

[HoopsFanNumero1]

This thread would have made sense if you made it last season. Without Westbrook, Durant has played the role of a facilitator very well and has had the best stretch of his career.

[LeBron 06]

Disagree

LeBron is a very good model for KD...This is one reason why he is dominant and efficient this year....LeBron is a great model for every young players

[K Xerxes]

Were you in a coma for the past couple of months? Durant just went on a historic streak playing an all round role.

It takes some kind of stupid to say that a player should not improve on his weaknesses.

[Jameerthefear]

Why would he imitate a lesser player?

[K Xerxes]

Why would he imitate a lesser player?

In some cases, it makes sense. For example, a PG should try to imitate CP3 rather than Shaq.

But, in this case, Durant has displayed the ability to be an all rounded player. He is 6'11 and a very good ball handler of the ball, has insanely long arms so has the potential to be a great defender, and is very quick. Although he lacks Lebron's vision, he has shown flashes of great playmaking this season.

No reason for him not to improve on all of those aspects.

And Kobe doesn't get the credit he deserves for being a very good all round player. Just a lot of the time, he just chooses to shoot and shoot.

[SillyRabbit]

So OP is mad because Durant is doing what LeBron does, but with superior scoring to boot?

[IGOTGAME]

So OP is mad because Durant is doing what LeBron does, but with superior scoring to boot?

He doesn't do what Broncos does...he doesn't have that talent. He is not a playmaker on the level of Kobe, let last not even mention that skill in comparison to Bron. Durant just goes out there and hunts stat lines, something Kobe never did.

Will how this plays out. If everyone is healthy his team should be in the Finals. He has another top 5-10 player and a really good team around them. Lets go see how his mediocre court vision and lawmaking holds up...I see lots of turnovers and a disappearing act that gets blamed on Westbrook. Wouldnt surprise me if it happened in round 1.

[Prometheus]

I get what you guys are saying about emulating the better of two players, and I definitely think it would be better for most to emulate LeBron since he's superior to Kobe. It's my fault, I should have been more specific. When he tries too hard to be a facilitator, he turns it over a lot and can actually disrupt the rhythm of the role players - he doesn't have that instinct for how to properly distribute the ball and keep everyone clicking. Durant can't run an offense himself, he needs to be a potent scoring weapon playing alongside a true point guard. He would fulfill his role as a more basic kind of player like Kobe.

[navy]

Durant was beasting playing like Lebron with Westbrook out. The idea that he should change his game is laughable.

[Inferno]

So basically OP's just pushing his LeBron > KD and Kobe agenda?

[JohnFreeman]

Why is Durant such a beta?