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Originally Posted by SlimMavsFan

Dirk is being ridiculously humble. Sure, Durant is probably ahead of Dirk at the same age, but they've been in totally different circumstances. I like how people say, "Durant is so good now at 23 what is he going to be like at 27-28?" Heck, LeBron averaged 27.2, 7.4, and 7.2 at age *twenty*. So for sure, he was going to be averaging 45, 15 and 15 by the time he hit his prime, right? The truth is KD is probably already at around 90% of his peak... he just achieved it pretty fast. And he still has quite a ways to go to reach MVP level 2005-2007 Dirk. At 7 feet tall (and clearly a few inches taller than KD despite people trying to call him a 7 footer) with the best midrange shot in the game, deep range, agility and coordination to shoot a lefty layup or to just slam it home... MVP Dirk was a monster and a bigger puzzle to solve on defense than Durant. Heck, *young* Shawn Marion couldn't do anything with Dirk. KD gets neutralized by the geriatric version of the Matrix frequently.

G'agree.

Speaking of...which former Longhorn great do you want stock in? VY or KD? Hell, I'd take Jordan Shipley over VY!