[King Glorious]

First thing.........Leandro Barbosa is the fastest. Now that that's settled, on to Durant.

I love the guy's game. In college. In college, he's got all of the skills he needs. I am not sure how it can be said that he's not athletic. I see a very nice athlete. To say he's not as good an athlete as Dirk is crazy to me. He's not as physically mature as Dirk is but he's easily a better athlete. The thing I like about him is that he's very polished and poised offensively. He takes exactly what the defense gives him. He has the ability to go into the post and score even though I don't really think he has much of a post game. He's got the perfect game for college.

When he gets to the NBA, he's going to find the going a whole lot tougher. He's going to be able to score 20 a game simply because of his skills and size. He is a mismatch for most people because of his size and skills, sort of like Garnett and Dirk in that regard. But I think he's going to have problems in trying to become a dominant offensive player. I don't see him with a signature move at this point. In the pros, he won't be able to hold a position on the block because he's not big enough. Will he add size? Maybe. If he does, will it take away from his effectiveness on the perimeter? Maybe. I don't see him with the quickness to beat 2's and 3's off the dribble in the NBA. And I think he's going to be able to be guarded by those because he's primarily a perimeter player. Guys like McGrady, James, Bowen, etc will be able to guard him and he won't be able to take advantage of his height advantage and he won't out-quick them. Another problem that I think he'll have is the exact opposite of what works for him in college. Whereas in college he takes what the defense gives him, in the pros, they won't give him anything. He's going to have to take things from them. That's what separates the true superstars. Guys like Bryant, Wade, James, Dirk, Anthony, Iverson, McGrady, etc., they have the ability to take what they want at any point in the game. I haven't seen that ability yet from Durant. The more I watch him play, the less I'm impressed with him. As I said, he'll be a valuable addition to a team. He'll score points. But he won't be able to dominate like he has in college. The player I am most reminded of when I watch him........Bob McAdoo. The current players that I would compare him to are probably Loul Deng, Antawn Jamison, and Tim Thomas.