Lol.

Contracts are absolute. They are what they are.

Box score statistics don’t tell the entire story. They aren’t the end-all-be-all barometer when comparing players. That’s why we have scouts. That’s why some players win and some players lose.

Comparing Durant’s statistics to that of Melo, LeBron, and Jordan implies they are similar players and thus are deserving of similar endorsements.

That’s beyond foolish.

just like comparing ROOKIE STATS. they HAPPENED.

without the power of hindsight, you would have no argument here.

End of story

Lol.

Durant being #13 isn’t “horribly misleading.”

It’s FACT.

I don’t care where he’s at next year. He shouldn’t have been on the list this year. He didn’t do anything to deserve a $12 million dollar signing bonus this season.

Period.

Comparing him to James, Melo, and Jordan is ridiculous…on many different levels.

And I don’t care about his situation. He’s not that good. It wouldn’t matter if he was on a team with the kind of talent James and Anthony had in their first years. He’s not as good as they were.

End of story.

You are outraged that he is number 13 on the list. Yet…after THIS SEASON, he will drop COMPLETELY off the list and almost certainly not ever return to it…so him being number 13 is horribly misleading, yet you ignore that fact.

your entire point is MISLEADING, which is the first thing I said…

…hey, someone has to stand up for Durant. He really could not have done ANY BETTER given the situation he was put in.

you also STILL haven’t responded to the point that the Sonics are in the middle of a power struggle that NO ROOKIE should EVER have to deal with…

and again…Chris Wilcox…

wow…

You’re obviously incapable of seeing the big picture in this debate. You nitpick this little detail and that little detail to fit your assanine arguments.

My stating: I never compared Durant’s shooting percentages to that of Melo and LeBron because there is no comparison between them as players and there never has been.

Was in response to this: “well if you are going to ask me that question, then answer this: what is the point of attacking his FG% and 3PG% when they are similar OR BETTER than that of LBJ and Melo (and Jordan, in the case of the 3PG%?)”

I didn’t compare Durant and LeBron shooting %’s in THIS BLOG because it wasn’t necessary. You listed their shooting percentages to attempt to justify Durant’s endorsement money based upon his first year averages.

But that’s pointless. Why?

Because endorsement deals aren’t based upon one year of statistics. They’re based upon a player’s potential to bring in revenue throughout their careers. Durant wasn’t good enough to justify that amount of money before he entered the league and he’s done nothing to justify that amount of money in his first season.

LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were good enough to justify their endorsement deals before they entered the league. They’ve improved every year they’ve been in the league too. Both are first-tier superstars. Durant will never be in their company.

Durant doesn’t have the same potential Melo and LeBron have/had. So comparing their #’s is dumb.

We’ll see how Durant’s draft class stacks up a few years from now. I think it will go down as one of the worst of all-time. I didn’t say it would be THE worst of all-time.

I never compared Durant’s shooting percentages to that of Melo and LeBron because there is no comparison between them as players and there never has been.

then why did you ask me to post their shooting percentages?? The request is clearly listed above in one of your comments??!?

now…go back to sucking on Kobe’s toes, as you were…

;)

Weakest in history?? Don’t tell that to Horford, Stuckey, Noah, Scola, AL Thornton, and Juan Carlos Navarro (who outplayed your pre-season ROY selection Mike Conley…)

How is that class not ALREADY better than the 2000 NBA draft (ROY winner Mike Miller…)

http://www.nbadraft.net/2000.htm

its got Michael Redd, Kenyon Martin…and a bunch of under-achievers….

sheesh…you are insatiable!

Lol.

I know you have a man-crush on Durant.

I never compared Durant’s shooting percentages to that of Melo and LeBron because there is no comparison between them as players and there never has been. Carmelo and LeBron James were twice the players Durant was coming into the league. I don’t care what their statistics say.

Melo and Bron were bankable superstars who were clearly deserving of any endorsement $ they received.

Durant DIDN’T deserve his signing bonus before the season began (he wasn’t THAT great in college) and he did NOTHING to prove he deserved it during the regular season.

Signing bonus’ aren’t about “HYPE.” They’re about the promise of future revenue. That revenue will never come to fruition.

Durant will never be worth that type of cash. Partly because he’ll never be good enough to lead his team to anything of worth and partly because he’ll be playing in a small market like Oklahoma City.

Durant won ROY because Oden was injured and their draft class was one of the weakest in NBA history.

What’s the point of comparing LBJ, Melo, and Jordan’s first year statistics to Durant’s when you openly admit he’ll never be that type of player?

well if you are going to ask me that question, then answer this: what is the point of attacking his FG% and 3PG% when they are similar OR BETTER than that of LBJ and Melo (and Jordan, in the case of the 3PG%?)

also – again…your argument merely has too much banked on “what will happen in the future…”

let’s just stick to what DID happen this last season, eh?