Thursday, April 15, 2010

Durant at 21

At 21 yrs old, Kevin Durant leads the league in scoring at 30.1 and leads a team whose primary 4 players are 23 or younger to 50 wins and the playoffs. He scored 25 points or higher in 73 games. Historically only Chamberlain, Alcindor, & Archibald had that many 25+ games in a season before the merger, and only Jordan did it since the merger.

However I predict a tough lesson in the playoffs. The refs will not likely give him the calls when up against the Lakers, and his slight frame will likely allow the Lakers to push him out of his comfort places. Like I felt about Baylor in the NCAA, I don't think the Thunder know what playoff NBA basketball is like, and they will learn a tough lesson.

S

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