Quote Originally Posted by Goose85 View Post
That may be true, but I'm not sure Durant has ever been by far the focal point of any team he has been on to date. Westbrook and Harden - the Westbrook at OKC. GS has been in the finals the past two years without him, so it's not like he somehow elevated GS, they were up 2-0 last year too, so hard to say that he has all of a sudden elevated to the best player on the planet. Is he stopping James defensively? James in the two games has averaged 28.5 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. From a stats standpoint doesn't seem like anyone is stopping James on D. Is Durant considered a better defender than James?

If you were starting a team and had to choose between the two players and your investment depended on success next season, would Durant be the pick over James? It might be, I don't know, but if I had to win next year I'd take James.
To answer your question, I would say that Durant is the more efficient player. Better shooter, lower turnovers and a better defensive player. If I had to win next year, and my choices were only Durant and Lebron, and I had to pick TODAY. I would probably choose Durant as I know who the key pieces will be on Golden State next year. I have this feeling that if Cleveland gets destroyed in this series that there will be an extreme makeover to that team. I could see them doing something stupid like trading for Carmelo Anthony, which in my opinion would make them worse.

Let me ask you a question. If Lebron played in the West instead of the East, how many finals would he have went to, and would we still think of him the same as we do now? I think a reasonable assumption would be that he would have only three finals appearances rather than 7 straight.