They have the summer leagues out here in las vegas and i have gotten atleast some info on what has transpired at these games via local talk radio. I am not a huge nba guy so i didnt go to any myself ( and based on the type of people the nba brings to a city most of us in vegas dont want a nba team here).
ok. First ... in most of the league games out here ( atleast at the beginning, i am not sure if it has changed yet) it was impossible to foul out. I think in one game oden had 12 fouls. According to the guys on the radio this made for a lot of very physical play and a lot more contested shots. this type of game does not favor the durants of the world who are more finesse types. It is hard for me to see what part of Durants game that someone would dislike.
He can shoot, he can ball handle, he can play some decent post, he is way ahead of the game defensively at this age, he doesnt mind taking big shots or making them. Factor in that he rates to improve dramatically and you have a budding superstar. BTW there is not a NBA scout around who doesnt believe that durant is considerably ahead of Oden in current skill set. Oden is the one that scouts are looking for to make the major improvements a few years down the road. I think the Durant kid is a can't miss . of course i thought ryan leaf would be a better pro than peyton manning (love to throw that into as many posts as i can)
