What makes Duncan overrated

[GB20]

Here is the most overrated legend of our times, Mr Fundamentals; or should I say Mr Opportunity. Duncan is a solid all around player there is no denying that, but for anyone who remembers the NBA beyond 2000 you know that Duncan is not as good as everyone says he is. For starters he is a center who was converted to power forward because the Spurs had David Robinson. Duncan stand at about seven feet, the modern power forward today averages about six foot eight inches, which means Duncan has a good four inches on them.

The rules of today’s game have also helped Duncan a lot. In a game were defense is all but abolished, a player with little offensive skills can look really good because they can’t be touched. If Duncan played in the early 90s, he would be nothing more than a sixth man defensive plug.

give me a ing brake man!! if both tim duncan and kobe were twenty years old, who would you pick to build a team?

[Spurtacus]

4 rings = overrated

[Spursfan092120]

lol...Vince...the ultimate "I don't give a " mofo..

[DMC]

give me a ing brake man!! if both tim duncan and kobe were twenty years old, who would you pick to build a team?

[DMC]

What makes Duncan overrated is people overrating him tbh fwiw imo ftw.

[Frenzy]

What makes Duncan overrated is people overrating him tbh fwiw imo ftw.

This iirc

[007nites]

He's right, Duncan is overrated.

His whole career has been a fluke. The four championships he won were won by Robinson, Parker, and Ginobili. If Duncan wasn't on the team the Spurs would have had 7 Championships already. The only reason he got on the All Defensive team 10+ times was because Parker and Ginobili were letting there opponents fly by them on purpose so that Duncan could pad his blocking stats. Also, the only reason he averaged 20 and 10 throughout his career is because he was a ball hog and took 25 shots per a game to keep his 20 point per average up. Oh did I forget, his rebounding stats are over inflated because Bowen was such a good defender that off his opponents missed shots Duncan took the opportunity to cash in on easy rebounds. Also, during those first 2 championships Robinson was a beast, dude was carrying the team on his back even though he was barely averaging 10 points and 8 rebounds. Robinson was itimidating the out of Shaq so much that Duncan was able to go for 20+ points, 14+ rebounds, 4+ assists, and 4+ blocks during the playoffs which proves that he's overrated. The only reason the Spurs won in the 2003 Finals was because Robinson, Parker, and Ginobili were beasting on the Nets. They would have swept the Nets without Duncan. Overall, Duncan is and all of the NBA fans overrate the out of him by talking about him on a day to day bases. All of these kids I hear talking about how Duncan is the best and how he does all these cool things on the basketball court which makes him stand out from the rest. Also, I'm sick of hearing these comparisons towards Duncan and Lebron. Duncan is a PF for god sakes you can't compare a PF to a SF. Thats two different positions!

[Lincoln]

He's right, Duncan is overrated.

His whole career has been a fluke. The four championships he won were won by Robinson, Parker, and Ginobili. If Duncan wasn't on the team the Spurs would have had 7 Championships already. The only reason he got on the All Defensive team 10+ times was because Parker and Ginobili were letting there opponents fly by them on purpose so that Duncan could pad his blocking stats. Also, the only reason he averaged 20 and 10 throughout his career is because he was a ball hog and took 25 shots per a game to keep his 20 point per average up. Oh did I forget, his rebounding stats are over inflated because Bowen was such a good defender that off his opponents missed shots Duncan took the opportunity to cash in on easy rebounds. Also, during those first 2 championships Robinson was a beast, dude was carrying the team on his back even though he was barely averaging 10 points and 8 rebounds. Robinson was itimidating the out of Shaq so much that Duncan was able to go for 20+ points, 14+ rebounds, 4+ assists, and 4+ blocks during the playoffs which proves that he's overrated. The only reason the Spurs won in the 2003 Finals was because Robinson, Parker, and Ginobili were beasting on the Nets. They would have swept the Nets without Duncan.

Cool story brah

[spursfan09]

If anything, when you create a thread like this, you are just really underrating him.

[dbreiden83080]

Over-Rated Indeed...

[Blake]

lol...Vince

lol

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

Over-Rated Indeed...

1999 -




Mr Robinson

1998-1999 15.8 ppg, 10 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.4 bpg, 1.4 spg, 50.9 FG%, 31.7 mpg
Playoffs 15.6 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.4 bpg, 1.7 spg, 48.3 FG%
Finals- 17 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 2.4 apg, 3 bpg, 1 spg, 44.1 FG%

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

Spurfan: "Duncan is NOT overrated but Ginobli should be in the HOF"

[Leetonidas]

people are replying so I win!! i troll you lololololol

[lefty]

[pass1st]

People call him the best PF ever, which makes you think it's overrating since you have the likes of Malone and Barkley in the mix. Duncan, however, does have something to show for his effort. You can argue that he never had to deal with the likes of the Jordan-Pippen Bulls.

All in all, what NBA star isn't overrated? Even Jordan is overrated, people think he would average 50 points in this era.

[LkrFan]

If Timmy D played in the '80s, his ceiling is Brad Daughtery. Good skilled, fundamentally sound player, but not great. No shame in that.

To think Timmy D would dominate in the '80s is wishful thinking. That was a rough and tumble era. Not too many stars of today could have played at the same elite level they enjoy in today's NBA. So he's not alone.

[Dunc n Dave]

If Timmy D played in the '80s, his ceiling is Brad Daughtery. Good skilled, fundamentally sound player, but not great. No shame in that.

To think Timmy D would dominate in the '80s is wishful thinking. That was a rough and tumble era. Not too many stars of today could have played at the same elite level they enjoy in today's NBA. So he's not alone.

Sure, as long as you recognize that Kobe's ceiling would've been Ron Harper in the 80s. Gifted athlete, but always injured and dropped off hard at age 30 because of the beatings he would take on his way to the rack. Perhaps he could've even been one of Jordan's role players helping him to a couple championships as a 4th or 5th option, like Harper too.

[DMC]

If Timmy D played in the '80s, his ceiling is Brad Daughtery. Good skilled, fundamentally sound player, but not great. No shame in that.

To think Timmy D would dominate in the '80s is wishful thinking. That was a rough and tumble era. Not too many stars of today could have played at the same elite level they enjoy in today's NBA. So he's not alone.

Thank you Bob Costas.

[dbreiden83080]

1998-1999 15.8 ppg, 10 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.4 bpg, 1.4 spg, 50.9 FG%, 31.7 mpg
Playoffs 15.6 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.4 bpg, 1.7 spg, 48.3 FG%
Finals- 17 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 2.4 apg, 3 bpg, 1 spg, 44.1 FG%

Duncan 1999 NBA Finals 27.4 PPG 14.0 RPG 54% FG

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What's that he's holding there?

[LkrFan]

Sure, as long as you recognize that Kobe's ceiling would've been Ron Harper in the 80s. Gifted athlete, but always injured and dropped off hard at age 30 because of the beatings he would take on his way to the rack. Perhaps he could've even been one of Jordan's role players helping him to a couple championships as a 4th or 5th option, like Harper too.

If anything Wade would have been Harper (who was DAMN good BTW before the injuries). Why you ask? Because he doesn't have a consistent jumper and goes to the hole with wreckless abandone. Kobe has a consistent jumper and does not need to do all that. He does not have to make SportsCenter every night dunking every chance he gets to still be effective.

[LkrFan]

Thank you Bob Costas.

Can you honestly say TD and Brad's games aren't similar? Both have a lot of finesse in their games. As a result, Brad got his pushed in early and often during the brutal EC playoffs by the likes of the Bulls, Knicks or 6ers. TD would have been no different.

Why would we expect TD to dominate the Bad Boys when Brad couldn't?

[dbreiden83080]

Can you honestly say TD and Brad's games aren't similar?:

Yeah one guy was mediocre

the other was great...

[Bill_Brasky]

Duncan has been so great that people have to make up hypothetical situations to try and hate on him. People don't do that with other players.

GOAT?

[LkrFan]

Yeah one guy was mediocre

the other was great...

Would he have been great against these guys in the '80s?

• Bill Laimbeer
• Rick Mahorn
• The Worm
• Charles Oakley
• Karl Malone (in the 80's when he was allowed to be physical. Remember when he knocked out the Admiral? I know you do! )
• Charles Barkley
• Ewing
• Moses Malone
• Artis Gilmore (The A-Train)
• Even 50 year old Kareem (just ask Bird )
• Bill Cartwright

Any of these guys would have more than put Timid's in the dirt with that weak ass finesse . The '80s was no punk. Timid would not have been great in the '80s. Brad Daughtery at best like I said.


Now Malone doesn't have the hardware, but it is not because he wasn't great. His game was born in the rough and tumble '80s. He kicked ass and took names. He would have rang a couple of times in the '80s if not for "Showtime" standing in his way. You guys call Timmy D the goat? Well he didn't win until Malone's 14th year in the league and even then it wasn't a slam dunk.

Rings matter, but you Spur fans need to respect how the Mailman delivered for over 20 years. Especially considering how the wheels fell off for Timmy D after his 15th. We don't call him tired old bag for nothing around these parts.