Which are what? It's not the mid range. It's not driving and finishing(easier to do in today's league). It's not defense. Its not athleticism. What exactly are his limitations in today's game?
KD is a killer when he's under no pressure and is playing on an all star team where all of the onus and pressure isn't on him.
Steph Curry averaged close to a triple double on 26ppg. Draymond averaged a double double. Play put up 16ppg. And Iggy guarded LeBron. But he "one man teamed it"?
You've made a lot of erroneous statements in this convo. You claimed Chicago had no length when their shortest starting player was 6'6. You claimed Jordan never had as much responsibility as LeBron when in fact he's had MORE than Lebrons best years during the 80s. You claimed KD beat the Cavs by himself when he had a ton of help from literally everyone on his team. You claimed Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman(3 of the best defenders ever) couldnt slow down KD And would die trying. You claimed KD has a better post game and drive/ finish than Jordan when that's the strongest part of his game and what his entire legacy is built on. And then you also claimed all Jordan has is mystique.
That's some terrible analysis my friend.
And yet still better than KD. Comparable scorer and shooter, better passer, better rebounder, better leader, higher IQ.
His limitations are how the scoreboard is burned up in a matter of seconds.
Oh, so now KD is a killer but only when there is no pressure. That makes no sense. It was all on him to win the last 2 finals and he did.
1. They don't have the length of Clay and Draymond on perimeter to interior transition defense. That's not even debatable. They don't have someone with KD's size, skill, and athleticism, not even debatable.
2. No, Jordan didn't. Jordan just tried to brute force his way through the playoffs and kept getting booted out of round 1. LeBron was making it to the finals. Don't play that bullshit with me.
3. You clearly don't know how defense in the NBA works. You can't stop someone like KD. Because he initiates what happens. He gets the fist step. With his speed and length you're ALWAYS behind him. So let's assume they double KD, which is their only shot at slowing him down. Good, now lets have KD kick it to whoever is open at 3. You know who loses this game 10/10 times? The Bulls. They don't have the shooters to keep up with it. So tell me how the fuck they stop KD. Klay and can play Jordan on the outside and Draymond can pick him up on the drive. They can do the same thing with Iguoadola while one of them rests on defense. If you're telling me Scottie Pippen is going to outscore Steph, Klay, Draymond, you're high. Tony Kukoc isn't picking up that slack at any point in his entire career. They are out manned offensively and defensively. Rodman can't control the pace of the game offensively. The only shot they really have at winning is he can out rebound them which isn't hard to believe, but they are still losing in volume. It's incredibly difficult for any team to make up the volume that GS is going to throw out.
4. KD Post game shits on Jordan because of his length, look at the absolute mismatches on the court in this video
5. Jordan is not a comparable scorer, he is OBJECTIVELY behind Durant when it comes to both skills in game and physical gifts. He isn't a better passer, 5.1 to 5.4 APG on their teams. It's pretty comparable. He's also objectively not a better rebounder. KD averages more rebounds. The whole point that the Bulls got Rodman was because of rebounding ability. That's pretty much all that needs to be said on the matter. Better leader? another intangible quality. I don't necessarily disagree either but that's conjecture. He was more outspoken. Better IQ? Again, not measurable other than the fact that Durant plays with more line ups and switches position way more than Jordan. So I'd be inclined to believe he's got more experience and smarter as a result.