Spurs gave up 88 ppt that year. They gave up 45 to Kobe that night!![]()
and give me Duncan...why? Because Duncan with Kobe easily wins 6-8 les...Shaq had a shelf life because of his work ethic...and Duncan's personality tells me that Kobe would have dominated him...meaning Duncan would have deferred to Kobe without the arguing back and forth like Shaq did... knowing what I know now...I'd choose Duncan...Duncan got more rings than Shaq had it not been for the 06 dallas choke job...
Spurs gave up 88 ppt that year. They gave up 45 to Kobe that night!![]()
A great player who was 33 and past his prime when Duncan came to town.. And Duncan carried the load to the tune of 2 les with D-Rob. Kobe played great but needed a prime Shaq to carry the load.. What does Kobe do when he is not playing with great bigs? He loses to the Suns or misses the playoffs..
D-Rob was very very good in 99 but no longer dominant. He knew it so he handed the reigns over to Duncan..
But you didn't address my main argument...Kobe > Duncan....give me proof if you have some....![]()
Kobe didn't carry one team to a championship as the MAN. There's your proof
I'd say you can make a case either way.. Both have done -loads in their careers. Duncan made first team all NBA a ton, so did Kobe.. Duncan was a great defender, Kobe is (At least accoding to ESPN). Both won multiple rings and finals MVP's with different supporting casts. Both were league MVP's..
Can go either way..
When Shaq played against formidable front lines, he was not MDE. '94 Rockets, '99 Spurs, '00 Spurs, '01 Spurs, etc. (off the top of my head) are a few examples. It's just more often than not he feasted off of ty centers. Pretty easy to do when there are only one handful of decent bigs out there.
This is a guard dominated league. Through it all Kobe has done damage against the likes of AI, VC, McGrady, LBJ, and Wade. 15 years of damage.
Can TD say that?![]()
stop whining....Kobe carried the Lakers to 2 les...and Co-Carried 2 more...the only one I give Shaq more credit for is the 1st one....begrudgingly
now that's fact for your ass devoid of emotional sensationalism...![]()
so you need outside help in a Kobe > Duncan debate....
tickle my ass some more will ya....![]()
Kobe rode in in the arms of Shaq the first three, the rode in on Bynum AND Gasol the next two
All in all :
Kobe 5 San Antonio 4
Kobe 5 Dallas 1
Kobe 5 Houston 0
Kool, we're tied with Kobe
like you are....
MJ didn't play in the league then so those les don't count....![]()
Yet you say Kobe is the GOAT. Make up your mind![]()
If any one deserves a big fat * next to their les it's the 99 Spurs team and the Rockets back-2-back.....Asterik Mutha er....A-S-T-E-R-I-K![]()
as·ter·ik- A common misspelling of the word "asterisk."
That's all bull you swiped from someone else.
Duncan never lost a Finals. He won 4 of 4.
He has 3 Finals MVPs
He has 2 regular season MVPs
He's the best to ever play his position.
Done
If rings dont matter a case can be made for Malone being better than Duncan ...so they do matter. without rings Chuck, Hakeem and shaq all have cases as better players than Duncan. The rings are the main (though not only) reason i choose duncan over those guys ...
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