Kevin Durant is a better overall basketball player than Kobe Bryant.

"He’s got all the ability in the world and he keeps getting better." --Rick Adelman "The guy is pretty amazing, that he's able to handle himself at such a young age.” -Scott Brooks I thank my opponent for his rebuttals and counter-argument. Clarification: My opponent essentially dropped every single one of my arguments under the flawed reasoning that Kobe Bryant's 11 more years of experience makes him exempt from a fair comparison. The resolution is explicitly clear: Kevin Durant IS a better overall basketball player than Kobe Bryant. If my opponent wants to argue who was a better player 7 years ago or who has had the more accomplished career, his entire argument will be a straw man. Dropped Arguments*: Regular Season: 1. FG% 2. 3-PT % 3. FT% 4. Patient shooter 5. Steals 6. Blocks 7. Rebounds Post-Season: 8. PPG 9. FG% 10. FT% 11. 3-PT % 12. Volume shooting 13. 2012 Scoring Champion *I am counting every "He's 10 years older" defense as a concession. Defenses: I. On Balance Comparison of 2012 Regular Season. "I mean it would be like comparing Steve Nash currently (38) to LeBron James (27). How is that even close to fair?" If you do not disagree with the resolution, why did you accept the debate? "I'm stating that we should compare Kevin Durant's current year to Kobe Bryant's fifth year." This is a completely different resolution. And even if we did, Durant's stats are still better. "I can't believe you actually think four shots more makes Kobe Bryant a "selfish shooter"." He takes 13% MORE shots than Kevin Durant. He makes them at 6% less accuracy (9% for 3-pters), and he scored fewer points. He is very selfish compared to Durant. "First, you state Kevin Durant scored 28 points on average in the season." Disregard the 30. Durant led the league in scoring at 28 PPG. "You first said it was 24% difference in 3-point percentage. Now you're saying there's only a 9% difference." 39% is 24% more than 30%, 9% more if we are subtracting the two. "Kobe Bryant was the on the NBA All-Defensive First Team for 9 years and on the NBA All-Defensive Second Team for 3 years. Kobe Bryant definitely doesn't lack the defensive ability." I'm not saying he does. I'm saying Durant has more defensive ability. "You're calling Kobe Bryant "pathetic" because he has 0.3 blocks when he's not even a forward or center. " Neither is Durant. Your "unfair" claim fails. "First you state 7.4 rebounds compared to 4.3 rebounds. Is it 3 or 3.1." No. I was discussing DEFENSIVE rebounds earlier. Total rebounds are obviously higher as they take offensive stats into account. II. On Balance Comparison of 2012 Post-Season. Con concedes this entire section with the "10 year" argument. III. Clutch Performances. "I'm glad he made clutch shots but so did Kobe Bryant. You can't have a way of comparing clutch performances." Well, considering you have failed to show Kobe's clutch performances this season (which I'm sure exist), my point stands. My Opponent's Arguments Here, my opponent lists career stats, which are only tangentially relevant. When Kevin Durant beats KB, he claims it's "too close to call." I'll even ignore the ridicluous double standard of his argument. Remember, these statistics are averages of hundreds of games, tens of thousands of shots. They are accurate (almost irrelevant, but accurate). Because I have 6 minutes left to write my argument, I'll tally up the victories using HIS STATS. I. Regular Season: Points: KB: 25.4 KD: 26.3 FG %: KB: 0.453 KD: 0.468 3P%: KB: 0.337 KD: 0.364 FT%: KB: 0.838 KD: 0.878 RPG: KB: 5.3 KD: 6.6 APG: KB: 4.7 KD: 2.8 SPG: KB: 1.5 KD: 1.2 BPG: KB: 0.5 KD: 1.0 KEVIN: 6 KOBE: 2 II: Playoffs: PPG: KB: 25.6 KD: 27.4 FG%: KB: 0.448 KD: 0.440 3P%: KB: 0.331 KD: 0.337 FT%: KB:0.816 KD:0.845 RPG: KB: 5.1 KD: 8.1 APG: KB: 4.7 KD: 2.9 SPG: KB: 1.4 KD: 1.0 BPG: KB: 0.6 KD: 1.2 KEVIN: 5 KOBE: 3 Even using Con's flawed stats, KD wins. __________________ Some quotes from Viper's Round 2 "Kevin Durant is entering his prime while Kobe Bryant is barely making it through games." "I agree that Kevin Durant has been a much better player this season than Kobe Bryant" [On Bryant's blocking ability] "I will agree that it's horrible" "Kobe Bryant is at retirement age while Kevin Durant is at his prime." ___________________ Extend Sources from Round 2.