Kansas Crimson

Smart ball boy.

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Larry Bird would outshoot him, take his lunch, and send him home crying.

Errr.
Bird was awesome.
Durant is also awesome.

It’d be a good matchup.

KD would probably destroy Larry Bird if we are being honest with ourselves.

Larry Bird was really good.
We are being honest with ourselves—I think it’d be a good matchup.

Do I think Durant is maybe a touch better deep down? Probably. I think it’s close.

This is not comparing their careers but rather something like if I got to have peak Bird or peak Durant for a season on my team.

pdub wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:10 am This is not comparing their careers but rather something like if I got to have peak Bird or peak Durant for a season on my team.

Yes. Not careers. Just skill.

KDs speed and ball handling is probably too much to overcome.

Will this be the year we overtake UK?

Both B12 and SEC top conferences.
Dunno who is left in their non con.
Dont think this would happen but would be great if our matchup tied or broke the record.

Bird would talk shit to Durant and Durant would leave the court in tears. He's one of the biggest snowflakes in professional sports.

And I like Durant. It's still true.

Grade school level basketball analysis right there folks.

BasketballJayhawk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 5:22 am KD would probably destroy Larry Bird if we are being honest with ourselves.

Nope. Bird’s mental game would destroy KD. He’s also a better shooter and passer.

The old heads are always going to think the old school players are better than they really are in comparison to today's superstars who are superior athletes.

The shooting thing is revisionist history.

Larry Bird career:
3pt fg%= 37.6%
.7 3s made on 1.9 attempts per game
2pt fg%= 50.9%

Kevin Durant career:
3pt fg%= 38.4%
1.9 3s made on 4.9 attempts per game
2pt fg%= 53.5%

Probably 2 of the top 3 shooters of all time. My money would be on Bird. Some stats aren’t going to be comparable over eras.

Ray Allen (40% 3pt) and Steph Curry (43% 3pt) say hello....so does Reggie Miller (39% 3pt).

Steph one of the 3.

I recall both KD and Bird’s mid range to be better than Ray’s.

All different eras. They’re close.

If my life depended on any jump shot, I’d go Bird or Curry. A guarded jump shot, Durant or Bird.