Any arguments that this era belongs to Kobe, Duncan and Shaq?
All have 4 championships
Duncan only one without a Gold medal, but who cares, he was surrounded by a cast that never even got it done in the NBA! Iverson, Marbury, Jefferson! but he did win back to back MVP award!...
Anyways, in an ERA that introduced Lebron, Melo, Wade, Durant, Rose,etc. ...
These three guys always found a way to get it done, whether it was together, or being the only star on their team, they got it done!
If you talk about Kobe being the greatest, you better mention duncan and Shaq, if you talk about Duncan, you better mention Kobe and Shaq, if you Mention Shaq you better talk about Kobe and Duncan as well!....
Its clear that the Melo's, Lebron's and Wade's of this era have transformed the game, however, Three Guys stood out beyond the rest of the talent!
Do the Kobe Bryant,
Do the Tim Duncan
Do the Shaq Oneal ...lol
If you deny this then you obivously dont appreciate BASKETBALL!
to the Greatest of this Era!
Im ready for Next Season, it will be IMO one of the greatest of all time!!
Looking foward to the Rookies, Sophmores, Bench, Stars, Superstars and Legends working together and against eachother to Win the ultimate prize!
gyea baby! 2010~~~~~
Kobe's still at the top of his game, still arguably one of the top two players in the league. And, Kobe won his le as the man last year. And, I'm actually a Kobe fan. But I'd take him out of the equation. This first decade of the third millenia belongs to Shaq and Duncan. Kobe isn't in that group.
i hope next year finals will be
Cavs vs Lakers or
Cavs vs Spurs!
Duncan can't be considered merely to the fact that he's never repeated, nor gotten to a repeat event.
Daddy & Kobe? Pop made an ass out of Daddy with the preemptive hack-a-daddy a little over a year ago, and Kobe made an ass out of himself via quitting Vs. Phoenix, but, gave Daddy his deliverance in 2000 by saving them both a lot of pain & misery in the Portland series. Without Kobe there I cringe at the reality.
They're terrible people & dishonest characters. But, they've toted up the cyphers from 11 to 15. & you can't beat that with a great big stick.
yea but the spurs totalled the cyphers from 0 to 4, all because of a Luck Lottery pick in Tim Duncan
You dont measure greatness on back-to-back because anything can happen from one year to the next**example D-rob, Aj, Sean E. retired, Stephen Jackson and Speedy Claxton leaving! or Trevor ariza dipping to Houston and the still undecided Lamar Odom!
Tim Duncan is part of this equation!
Shaq is part of this equation!
and yes, i believe Kobe is part of the Equation to!
it goes to show you need great players around you to win! Unless your D-wade!! haha one year stint!
Kobe and Shaq
Tim and Gino and parker
Ray allen, paul pierce and KG
Perhaps, but, you also don't measure it by Kobe unable to get a ring without Daddy, but, you couldn't stop that campaign with a wooden stake & silver bullets.
What's good for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Kobe and Shaq...check
Tim and Gino and parker...check
Ray allen, paul pierce and KG...chec....one more time, I want to see them do it one more time before I buy it.
does no one notice two of the "greats" played on one team? and the other won without any of the aforementioned "greats"?
Manu & Kobe: at prime I'd take Manu. I mean I'd take Manu? Who'd you take at prime?
but that was not the argument ... two of the so called HOFs of our era played together while the third won one without parker and manu (1999), won one while parker and manu jus entered the league(2003), won while playing along side great players (manu- prime, parker-prime) (2005,2007) ... All the while changing from aggressive do it all scorer/defensive pillar .. to secondary scorer/defensive anchor ... and maintaining a quiet dignity and unequivocal leadership of the team.
As opposed to a big "egoblock", and a superstar who quit on his team in a PO GAME? who does that? for all the talk about AI he would never quit on a PO game. In fact few do.
They're all great players.
True, I just got sidetracked in fantasy land.
***I make no excuse for what Kobe did quitting like that. It's indefensible.
LakaLuva!!! The Spurs were simply not in shape and not good this past playoffs!
But tanking a series, cmon man!!! Your just over Hating the Spurs!! you know the Western Conf. will eventually come down to the Spurs and Lakers!!1
I never understood how breaking your foot and having a screw put in could be considered tanking. Not to mention that the Celtics had the best shot at Duncan, there was no guarantee the Spurs would get the pick.
NBA: Robinson to miss 6 weeks with broken foot
The Boston Globe
December 25, 1996
San Antonio Spurs star center David Robinson, who missed the first 18 games of the season with back pain, was placed on the injured list yesterday after suffering a broken left foot. Robinson is expected to miss approximately six weeks and was scheduled to undergo surgery Friday to insert a screw into his fifth metatarsal.
cue the "no reply and disappear act" from laker troll ..
At their primes:
1-Shaq (most dominant player I've ever saw)
2-Duncan
3-Kobe
In the overall picture ('till now):
1-Duncan (4 rings, 3 finals MVP (but he was trully the man in all of those 'ships) and 2 reg season MVP
2-Shaq (4 rings, 3 finals MVP and 1 reg. season MVP)
3-Kobe (4 rings, 1 finals MVP and 1 reg. season MVP)
I dont think that was there intention, especially knowing that your not gurannteed the #1 lottery pick! They didnt even have the worst record, it was destined for Tim to Come to San Antonio!
Just like it was destiny for Kobe to be the man in LA
Parker + Manu= 1 great
It was a cry for help...But yeah he shouldnt have done it.
lakertroll doesn't respond to logical arguments, it would make his head explode.
I wasn't addressing Kobe at all, I should have edited that part out of your post. I was wondering how surgery and a screw in a foot can be considered tanking. Especially when they weren't even the team with the best odds to get Duncan.
Last edited by duncan228; 07-30-2009 at 06:17 PM.
i was gonna say this, but i'm glad someone more qualified brought it up.
what happened to "let's leave it at that"?
Respect to all 3. Definitely the players of the decade.
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