Steve Kerr: Joakim Noah is the 3rd best player in the NBA

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  1. KingSpeed

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    Clips were 12-6 without Paul. They are not much better with him: 29-14. They've won 4 games in a row and only won 3 of previous 6. Not exactly red hot.
     
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    What you just saw on your TV was a 1 game sample size against CHARLOTTE. Look at the entire season. Statistically, Durant is leading LeBron in scoring by almost 5 ppg. Durant's PER is 30.4. compared to 29.6 for LeBron. But, what clinches it for me is Durant leads the league in WS and WS/48. Durant has 14.5 WS, compared to LeBron's 11.5. Durant's WS/48 is .304 compared to LeBron's .274.

    Most importantly, Durant put OKC on his back and absolutely carried that team when Westbrook was out. Durant's team has a better record, while playing in a MUCH better division in a MUCH tougher conference. The Heat have gotten fat feasting on WEAK Eastern Conference competition. If the season ended today, Durant would be my MVP, and it wouldn't be all that close.

    Link, or you're just making stuff up.

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    http://www.nba.com/mvp-ladder/?ls=iref:nba:gnav

    Durant went crazy in January, creating a nice bit of separation between himself and the rest of the MVP pack (including James). But LeBron has bounced back with an epic run of his own. Per Elias Sports, he is the first player since Shaquille O'Neal in 2003 to put together a calendar month (a minimum of five games) averaging 30 or more points and eight or more rebounds while shooting better than 57 percent.

    Toss in LeBron's seven assists a game this month and only Wilt Chamberlain, in February of 1966, has had a run like that.

    "I don't know why everyone was writing [LeBron and the Heat] off before the All-Star break," an Eastern Conference assistant general manager said via text. "KD has been ridiculous this season. He raised his game to that next level.

    "But LeBron never went away. He was always right there. And when the chatter heated up about KD taking his spot, moving him out of the way for the MVP and everything, LeBron responded the way you'd expect the best player in the game to respond. It's something you'd expect from Kobe [Bryant] when someone steps on his ego a little bit, but not necessarily LeBron."
     
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    Lebron answers by scoring 61 tonight.
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    Yeah, Durant is great but find any GM who would trade James for any single player. Not happening.
     
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  6. KingSpeed

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    The Heat have a better record than OKC now and they've been without Wade a lot. Also, how is LeBron's PER after tonight?
     
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    Noah had another triple double tonight.
     
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    George 0-9 with 5 turnovers in a bad loss. Doesn't seem like that should happen to a top 3 player.
     
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    Not a top anything player, but Conley was 0-8 tonight.
     
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    He's a SUPERSTAR!

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    He could have been 2-8 if we traded Lillard for him! :MARIS61:
     
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