I never actually said anything about Durants skills except that they werent greatly inferior as you posted. Maybe if you actually read what I posted you would understand what my point was? You said that stats are not reflective of true ability. That is probably true when a player LACKS the numbers that really define his game. Or if Durant was taking 23 shots a games and scoring 19 points per (which is where ppgn was way off) compared to a similar player who was taking 15 and putting up the same numbers. The only place where it is hard to use stats on guys like this is on defense which is an area that I have stated that Durant is seriously lacking. LeBron and Kobe are only motivated to actually play hard on defense on occasion but they do seemingly understand the concepts while Durant is just floating around. The fact that his production is similar or superior to those guys numbers at the same age doesn't gaurantee that he will be or is as good as those guys. But it does PROVE that he is an extraordinarliy skilled player that potentially has a chance to be one of the top ten players in the league. You cant put up numbers like this at 19 in the NBA unless you are very good.
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