Kevin Garnett vs. Tim Duncan

[FuzzyLumpkins]

chumpdumper, please, dont talk me anymore, im F tired of you.

I think "I'm Chump's ." would have been much more succinct.

[dbreiden83080]

for 12432 time, my first language is spanish and im not american.

i guees i have to repeat....the rings are a collective award.

the only worthy award for measurement is the regular seasson one.

no collective award (ring)= no finals mvp

All time greats in the NBA are determined by how many les they LEAD their teams to PERIOD, that is just the way it is. It is why guys like Ewing and Barkley will never be put in the same league with Duncan and Hakeem. Tim has 3 les and 3 finals mvps there is no relevant argument you can make that takes that out of the equation.

[longrod]

Basketball is a team sport. No comparison whatsoever. Just count the rings.

[exstatic]

chumpdumper, please, dont talk me anymore, im F tired of being PWN3D by you.

Fixed it.

[exstatic]

Seriosuly, this is a McHale article trying desperately to pump up KG's deflated trade value.

[Clutch20]

Kevin Garnett vs. Tim Duncan: A Comparison of Two of the League's Best Big Men


Basically, if KG wants to win, he'll learn to utilize his talents more efficiently and get his butt down on the block. But until then, I'll have to say that Tim is the better player.

Ok then Kevin Garnett is not a winner.
What other gem can we say in a thousand words or more?

[exstatic]

In a nuts : there are guys who come up big and there are guys who fade; there are Jordans, and then there are Pippins. We ALL know which category each of these players fall into.

[Galileo]

I'm going to back Chump Dumper on this, TD > KG.

Over Duncan's career, he has led his team to 22 playoff series wins and only 5 losses. This is one of the best of all time, 81% success. Few in history approach this level for leaders of teams, Magic and Bill Russell come to mind. Jordan was 30-7, 81%.

KG?

He has won only 2 playoff series.

[phxspurfan]

I have the potential to rain threes all day if I weren't blocked on every shot, so I guess I have an undiscovered weapon too.

[21_Blessings]

Basketball is a team sport. No comparison whatsoever. Just count the rings.

Duncan would have won zero rings on the pathetic Timberwolves. While KG would have 4 had he been blessed with the situation Timmy was drafted into. There is no denying that the Spurs have been the best front office in the league the past decade while Mchale has been arguably the worst GM in the history of sports.

Take off your homer glasses.

[Shaolin-Style]

Duncan would have won 2 championships instead of 4 on the Twolves.

Same as Shaq only winning 1 as opposed to 3 with the Lakers.

in all hypothetical scenarios you always take half of what a key factor has accomplished. thats the golden rule!

[FromWayDowntown]

Duncan would have won zero rings on the pathetic Timberwolves. While KG would have 4 had he been blessed with the situation Timmy was drafted into. There is no denying that the Spurs have been the best front office in the league the past decade while Mchale has been arguably the worst GM in the history of sports.

Take off your homer glasses.

That may be true, but I have serious doubts about whether a team with Tim Duncan would miss the playoffs -- let alone miss the playoffs in consecutive years. That's a pretty telling difference in my book.

[MajicMan]

Why even respond to this it's so ridiculous.

[z0sa]

tim duncan may not have won 4 rings, but the Twolves would NOT have missed the playoffs 3 consecutives years.

KG is a scrub compared to Tim when it comes to leadership and clutchness. KG always defers to teammates when the game is on the line - even now, Paul Pierce is the one with the ball when the clock runs down.

[phxspurfan]

Tim Duncan is wayyy better at psychology than KG, as his four year degree from Wake would indicate. Game, set and match!

[StoneBuddha]

All time greats in the NBA are determined by how many les they LEAD their teams to PERIOD, that is just the way it is. It is why guys like Ewing and Barkley will never be put in the same league with Duncan and Hakeem. Tim has 3 les and 3 finals mvps there is no relevant argument you can make that takes that out of the equation.

Everyone realizes that Duncan has 4 Rings, right?

[bdictjames]

Everyone realizes that Duncan has 4 Rings, right?

I think this post was done about 1 year ago, long before we swept the Cavs for a fourth le. I wonder why it was brought up.

[duncan228]

Everyone realizes that Duncan has 4 Rings, right?

Look at the date the post you quoted was made.
It was before he won his fourth.
This is an old thread that was bumped back up today.

[dbreiden83080]

This debate ended in 2003 when Timmy got his 2nd ring, finals MVP and MVP award. KG stuffed a lot of stat sheets in the same way the likes of Barkley and Malone did. If he wins a ring he may rank ahead of them but he will never catch #21.

[timmy21_4rings]

tim duncan may not have won 4 rings, but the Twolves would NOT have missed the playoffs 3 consecutives years.

KG is a scrub compared to Tim when it comes to leadership and clutchness. KG always defers to teammates when the game is on the line - even now, Paul Pierce is the one with the ball when the clock runs down.

This is my take too...

[StoneBuddha]

Look at the date the post you quoted was made.
It was before he won his fourth.
This is an old thread that was bumped back up today.

My bad... I was wondering why no one had said anything.

[stevenger]

Kevin Garnett or Tim Duncan? People laughs this question. Tim Duncan is NBA history's best power forward.

[Rummpd]

There is no comparison this is like comparing Bill Russell to Elvin Hayes. Duncan is so far superior in basketball IQ and what it truly takes to lead it is not funny.

[21_Blessings]

That may be true, but I have serious doubts about whether a team with Tim Duncan would miss the playoffs -- let alone miss the playoffs in consecutive years. That's a pretty telling difference in my book.

This is a weird argument considering how Garnett carried a terrible, terrible wolves team to 30+ wins despite the coaches best effort at tanking the season. Remember the Madsen 3 pointers to end the season?

Look at the T-wolves right now compared to last year. They only lost KG and brought in Jefferson, Gomes, Telfair and there a million times worse. Duncan is amazing, but the reality is basketball is a team sport and you don't win without real talent around your. Marko Jaric is not real talent.

[Sec24Row7]

What the is this thread doing back?