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[QUOTE="Knicks411, post: 132156, member: 767"]
It depends on how you define best scorer.

Melo probably can score in a larger variety of ways. (Ok, probably is an understatement, he almost certainly can. He has much more of a post game.). But Durant generally scores A) more points per minute and B) more efficiently than Melo.

I always try and relate this argument to baseball; is Frankie Rodriguez or Heath Bell a better closer than Mariano because they has more ways to get you out? Mariano has only one pitch, but it doesn't matter. It's not a perfect comparison, but in baseball no one talks about who is a better pitcher based on how many pitches (IE, ways to score) they have, it who gets guys out the best. So Durant scores more and more efficiently than Melo; until that changes, Durant is a better scorer.  Durant may have fewer ways of scoring than Melo, but what does it matter, since he does it more efficiently and at a higher rate?  (Durant's career true shooting percentage is higher than any single season for Melo).
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