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Originally Posted by rocketeer
on the fact that small forward is by far durant's best position and that it will be his position longterm. if the sonics want to keep playing durant at sg, they can but he's just going to continue to struggle. he's as pure a small forward as there is in the league. he's not big enough to play pg(though he will probably be able to get by there for small stretches) and he's not quick enough and doesn't have the handle to play shooting guard well for long periods of time.
like i said, just because the sonics are doing a ****ty job with him currently doesn't change what his real position is.
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The fact is, Durant hasn't played SF all year and for good reason. He's a wing, simple and plain. He's too weak to guard the 3, but his long arms make him a good man defender at the 2. His post game is nonexistent and he plays like a less streetball oriented Crawford.
If Durant isn't a 2, then Al Horford isn't a 5, and Marion and Josh Smith aren't 4s. It doesn't matter what you think his position is; it matters what position he plays.