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Collins21
07-30-2019, 11:48 AM
I may be biased but I found myself arguing with people that I've never seen a player have a more dominant season and end it with a championship like Tim did in 03. Look at that team it consisted of young playersyetb to peek or old fucks past their primes. For Tim to carry that team to the chip was way more impressive than that shitty title that LeBron won in 16.
exstatic
07-30-2019, 12:06 PM
The expression Beast Mode was invented to explain 2001-2002 2002-2003 TD.
PHComassetto
07-30-2019, 12:51 PM
I think you DO have a point. Lebron wasn't even the MVP during the 2016 season. Curry won unanimously. Other than Jordan, the only one I saw as a contender to claim this post is Shaq during 99-00.
R. DeMurre
07-30-2019, 12:59 PM
Duncan led the team in PPG, RPG, BPG, FG%, FTM, ORtg, DRtg, BPM, VORP, and was also 2nd in APG. Incredible.
Arcadian
07-30-2019, 01:23 PM
Indeed.

Bonus: I got to meet Timmy during that season when he visited my school. I was in 8th grade, and I was one of 10 kids to win the "Tim Duncan character champion" contest. He signed a t-shirt and a trading card for me. :)
i'm_still_beta
07-30-2019, 02:01 PM
Maybe best playoffs run ever. Between 02-03 Duncan and 93-94 Olajuwon in my book.
Spurtacular
07-30-2019, 02:07 PM
On the defensive end in the finals has there ever been a more dominant player? Does Olajuwon or someone have a case?
i'm_still_beta
07-30-2019, 02:15 PM
On the defensive end in the finals has there ever been a more dominant player? Does Olajuwon or someone have a case?
Olajuwon, definitely. He had 4 blocks per game and held Ewing to 18.9 points on 36.3% shooting
PHComassetto
07-30-2019, 02:38 PM
On the defensive end in the finals has there ever been a more dominant player? Does Olajuwon or someone have a case?

Ben Wallace in 04 maybe?
superbigtime
07-30-2019, 02:43 PM
Indeed.

Bonus: I got to meet Timmy during that season when he visited my school. I was in 8th grade, and I was one of 10 kids to win the "Tim Duncan character champion" contest. He signed a t-shirt and a trading card for me. :)

frickin AWESOME. you must have been just in awe.
Spurtacular
07-30-2019, 04:13 PM
On the defensive end in the finals has there ever been a more dominant player? Does Olajuwon or someone have a case?



Olajuwon, definitely. He had 4 blocks per game and held Ewing to 18.9 points on 36.3% shooting

Ben Wallace in 04 maybe?

Nate MacMillan in 93 shut Jordan down most the time, did he not?

Bruce Bowen did some work in 05 and 07.

Kawhi was certainly great at times in 14.
callo1
07-30-2019, 06:21 PM
Timmy should have won the MVP in the '98-'99 season to be honest, but the league per the norm gave it to a more established player in Karl Malone.
Leetonidas
07-30-2019, 08:05 PM
One of the top if not the best individual season of all time. I've never seen a player dominate all facets of the game night in and night out like Tim that year. He would shut down the paint on one end of the floor and hit a turnaround fadeaway along the baseline to win the game on the other end. MVP, FMVP, ring, ending the 3peat Lakers, and a near quad double in a close out finals game? Stuff of legends tbh
daslicer
07-30-2019, 09:25 PM
Great video that breaks down Duncan's '03 season.
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Spurtacular
07-30-2019, 11:48 PM
03 Duncan sent the two-of-last three champion Lakers out of the Forum on a 28 point loss. And then he went on to match the Lakers with two rings in five years.
PHComassetto
07-31-2019, 07:06 AM
Great video that breaks down Duncan's '03 season.
Bw4KJaTwJn8

Great video indeed.
Arcadian
07-31-2019, 08:35 AM
03 Duncan sent the two-of-last three champion Lakers out of the Forum on a 28 point loss. And then he went on to match the Lakers with two rings in five years.

Am I misreading you, or did you botch some basic facts?

The Forum was closed in '99 (after a Spurs sweep).

The Lakers won 3 in a row (you said 2 of 3).

Duncan won 3 in 5 years (you said 2 in 5).
ThaBigFundamental21
07-31-2019, 11:09 AM
Nate MacMillan in 93 shut Jordan down most the time, did he not?

Bruce Bowen did some work in 05 and 07.

Kawhi was certainly great at times in 14.

Fun fact. Kawhi was way better guarding LeBron in the 2013 Finals than the 2014 Finals. LeBron got his in 2014.
Spurtacular
07-31-2019, 12:42 PM
Am I misreading you, or did you botch some basic facts?

The Forum was closed in '99 (after a Spurs sweep).

The Lakers won 3 in a row (you said 2 of 3).

Duncan won 3 in 5 years (you said 2 in 5).

It was 99? My bad.

I don't count 02 for the Lakers. That's the Kings' ring.

I did say Duncan won 2 in 5.
Spurtacular
07-31-2019, 12:50 PM
Fun fact. Kawhi was way better guarding LeBron in the 2013 Finals than the 2014 Finals. LeBron got his in 2014.

Don't know about that, tbh.