Published 11/11/2008
by Kyle Chown
at Bleacher Report - NBA
There is no denying Kevin Durant’s plethora of arsenal weapons. He can score from almost anywhere on the floor. He plays tougher than maybe he really is. No one ever questioned his heart when he played for the Texas Longhorns. Oklahoma City Head Coach P.J... Carlesimo said last week he has never met a kid who had more drive and dedication to the sport and his body to become a perennial winner.
But every coach says that about their best player. The question now becomes, in a league of so many determined and driven men who want to win, who’s in and who’s out.
The NBA is stacked to the brim with young guys with six foot nine wingspans. Never have we seen this much young and explosive talent in the NBA since perhaps Magic and Bird in the early 1980’s.
To say that Mr. Durant will win a league MVP award is to inconclusive to answer. I could sit here and plead his case for why in the next three to five years he will win one. A constant ...
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