if Durant was a good defender, would he be a good MVP candidate?

[samgurt]

In my opinion....No.

The dude is a great shooter, but that is really all he does. Him and Westbrook are their entire team and they could be better if he passed the ball more....like lebron

[InTheDrink]

lol @ anyone being more like lebron

kd is #2 in mvp voting if the season ended today

fact

[mlb]

really dont think he would put up the same offensive numbers if he was hunkering down on d ... no one does

lebrons d is based on ridiculous plays and less on actually lock down defense

[Le_Donk]

durant is a good defender

[mlb]

doesnt kill himself on d tho

either way I dont think he'd be a mvp candidate

personally i dont think he is a huge threat right now either

[samgurt]

durant is a good defender

he gets lazy at times

[mlb]

he gets lazy at times

resting so he can still fill it up on o

[rm18]

he might not even be as good as Westbrook right now, non candidate.

[Pauulzcappin]

Dirk would have been the clear favorite if he didn't get injured.

[mlb]

Dirk would have been the clear favorite if he didn't get injured.

agreed

was playing nuts ball

[bonduforlife]

durant is a good defender, but chokes in the clutch and has a low shooting percentage.
Only reason he has a high percentage is dunks and layups/ alley oops he gets on breakways

[jjgold]

I am starting to think Blake Griffin is already better than Durante

[Hall2Collie]

durant is a good defender, but chokes in the clutch and has a low shooting percentage. Only reason he has a high percentage is dunks and layups/ alley oops he gets on breakways

What? He takes 80+% of his shots from outside the paint which is higher then nearly any other all-star quality G/Small Forward

[jbrent95]

Durant is a good defender. Since he doesn't block a lot of shots, he doesn't get much credit. He does need to pass the ball more.

[Pride>UFC]

Durant > your favorite player...cry about it sissy boy