Spurs: What would a 6th legit Championship do for Duncans legacy?

[Buddy Mignon]

Touche!

Still, it seems very reasonable to think that given what both teams had shown even with healthy Kobe, the Spurs would have walked all over them.

You thought that in 2008.

[endrity]

I have no doubts the Spurs would win the series, I just find it odd when people brings in the 2013 playoff series. Plus that was Pau's team from my understanding.

Well I also never believe in the MVPau talk, it was Kobe's team, but he had a of team around him in 2008-2010.

[RsxPiimp]

You thought that in 2008.

[coachmac87]

Duncan is the best "Big Man" to ever play the game and for multiple reasons...

Just look at his true BASKETBALL SKILLS..What couldn't Duncan do? He face you up and hit it off the glass from 15ft out. Beat bigs off the dribble and get into the paint. Hook shots with left or right hands. Up and under..turn around jumper from post position. Amazing foot work. Soft hands. Can pass. And he's been an elite post defender his entire career. On the ball or help defense..

NOBODY compares with his longevity at ANY position in the leagues history. This to me sets him apart from any big man that's played the game. His game has changed soooo much since he came into the league and had adjusted and been extremely efficient in different era doing it different ways.

Russell and Wilt are the founding fathers of the "Big Man" and they will always be legends. But they never had true skills like Duncan. They were dominant due to their size and the amount of teams in the league.

Again he's the best Big Man that has ever lived...dominated since day 1 and will probably dominate in his last

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Duncan is the best "Big Man" to ever play the game and for multiple reasons...

Just look at his true BASKETBALL SKILLS..What couldn't Duncan do? He face you up and hit it off the glass from 15ft out. Beat bigs off the dribble and get into the paint. Hook shots with left or right hands. Up and under..turn around jumper from post position. Amazing foot work. Soft hands. Can pass. And he's been an elite post defender his entire career. On the ball or help defense..

NOBODY compares with his longevity at ANY position in the leagues history. This to me sets him apart from any big man that's played the game. His game has changed soooo much since he came into the league and had adjusted and been extremely efficient in different era doing it different ways.

Russell and Wilt are the founding fathers of the "Big Man" and they will always be legends. But they never had true skills like Duncan. They were dominant due to their size and the amount of teams in the league.

Again he's the best Big Man that has ever lived...dominated since day 1 and will probably dominate in his last

But, he ed up and gave one back. Let a woman hamstring him. That's pussy, that's chicken .

[SpursFan86]

I always hear this "Kobe owns Duncan in the playoffs!" argument...so let's get this out of the way.

1) Head-to-head matchups are a terrible way to judge players. I remember people used that to argue Deron Williams > CP3 It's even dumber when you realize Kobe is a SG and Duncan is a PF/C. Then it gets even funnier when you look at their playoff numbers over the course of their entire careers, where Duncan has a clear edge. But let's do this anyways...

2) Duncan outperformed Kobe in 1999, 2002, and 2003. Kobe outperformed Duncan in 2001, 2004, and 2008. That's not uneven. Just because the Lakers won in 2002 doesn't mean Kobe outplayed Duncan. Duncan clearly had the better series that year, he was just not fortunate enough to play alongside anyone remotely as good as prime Shaq. So Duncan has outplayed Kobe 3 times in the playoffs, and Kobe has outplayed Duncan 3 times in the playoffs. That's what's supposed to push Kobe ahead of Duncan all-time?

[Buddy Mignon]

Duncan is the best "Big Man" to ever play the game and for multiple reasons...

Just look at his true BASKETBALL SKILLS..What couldn't Duncan do? He face you up and hit it off the glass from 15ft out. Beat bigs off the dribble and get into the paint. Hook shots with left or right hands. Up and under..turn around jumper from post position. Amazing foot work. Soft hands. Can pass. And he's been an elite post defender his entire career. On the ball or help defense..

NOBODY compares with his longevity at ANY position in the leagues history. This to me sets him apart from any big man that's played the game. His game has changed soooo much since he came into the league and had adjusted and been extremely efficient in different era doing it different ways.

Russell and Wilt are the founding fathers of the "Big Man" and they will always be legends. But they never had true skills like Duncan. They were dominant due to their size and the amount of teams in the league.

Again he's the best Big Man that has ever lived...dominated since day 1 and will probably dominate in his last

You could argue that he's not even the best big man of his era, but to say he's better than Kareem is ridiculous.

[Buddy Mignon]

I always hear this "Kobe owns Duncan in the playoffs!" argument...so let's get this out of the way.

1) Head-to-head matchups are a terrible way to judge players. I remember people used that to argue Deron Williams > CP3 It's even dumber when you realize Kobe is a SG and Duncan is a PF/C. Then it gets even funnier when you look at their playoff numbers over the course of their entire careers, where Duncan has a clear edge. But let's do this anyways...

2) Duncan outperformed Kobe in 1999, 2002, and 2003. Kobe outperformed Duncan in 2001, 2004, and 2008. That's not uneven. Just because the Lakers won in 2002 doesn't mean Kobe outplayed Duncan. Duncan clearly had the better series that year, he was just not fortunate enough to play alongside anyone remotely as good as prime Shaq. So Duncan has outplayed Kobe 3 times in the playoffs, and Kobe has outplayed Duncan 3 times in the playoffs. That's what's supposed to push Kobe ahead of Duncan all-time?

Its all about wins, son.

[100%duncan]

You could argue that he's not even the best big man of his era, but to say he's better than Kareem is ridiculous.

Is Timmy a Hokage? Huh got?

[Buddy Mignon]

But, he ed up and gave one back. Let a woman hamstring him. That's pussy, that's chicken .

This is true... he's the only of his kind in that category.

[coachmac87]

But, he ed up and gave one back. Let a woman hamstring him. That's pussy, that's chicken .

Off the court family issues doesn't have an impact on his basketball legacy..

And he didn't give back. He didn't miss the free throws in "6". His coach made a costly mistake of taking him out during the Ray Allen play...he missed a shot in "7". But that didn't seal the deal..LeBrons jump shot the following play did..

And is that all you got??

[Buddy Mignon]

Is Timmy a Hokage? Huh got?

I'll be a ... but you still live in the Philippines.

[100%duncan]

I'll be a ... but you still live in the Philippines.

You still watch Naruto. I win.

[Buddy Mignon]

Off the court family issues doesn't have an impact on his basketball legacy..

And he didn't give back. He didn't miss the free throws in "6". His coach made a costly mistake of taking him out during the Ray Allen play...he missed a shot in "7". But that didn't seal the deal..LeBrons jump shot the following play did..

And is that all you got??

Of course it does. He is the only athlete to ever go in the trophy case and give a le back. They had to go in the Spurs locker room and move the champagne to the Heat's locker room.

[Brazil]

Duncan is the best "Big Man" to ever play the game and for multiple reasons...

Just look at his true BASKETBALL SKILLS..What couldn't Duncan do? He face you up and hit it off the glass from 15ft out. Beat bigs off the dribble and get into the paint. Hook shots with left or right hands. Up and under..turn around jumper from post position. Amazing foot work. Soft hands. Can pass. And he's been an elite post defender his entire career. On the ball or help defense..

NOBODY compares with his longevity at ANY position in the leagues history. This to me sets him apart from any big man that's played the game. His game has changed soooo much since he came into the league and had adjusted and been extremely efficient in different era doing it different ways.

Russell and Wilt are the founding fathers of the "Big Man" and they will always be legends. But they never had true skills like Duncan. They were dominant due to their size and the amount of teams in the league.

Again he's the best Big Man that has ever lived...dominated since day 1 and will probably dominate in his last

Career wise I think the only comparable is Kareem tbh Kareem played 20 seasons vs. so far 18 for Tim. Last Kareem season was so so tho, Tim is still a 15 / 10 guy this year Kareem dropped a bit on rebounding from 85-86, Duncan's consistency rebounding the ball is quite impressive.

At his peak you can discuss Shaq, Hakeem... few others

[Buddy Mignon]

You still watch Naruto. I win.

You win??? You're posting from a cafe as we speak... noisy as ... smells like death... all while you're waiting on a special dish called deep fried dog. And you're winning...

[SpursFan86]

Its all about wins, son.

You might be trolling, but the sad thing is, there are plenty of fans who actually have this antiquated way of thinking. For some reason, they can't fathom the idea of a player playing really well and losing, or playing really poorly and still winning. Tony Parker didn't outplay LeBron in last year's Finals. MJ didn't get outperformed by ing Joe Dumars in the '90 ECF Basketball is a team sport.

[Brazil]

You could argue that he's not even the best big man of his era, but to say he's better than Kareem is ridiculous.

Its all about wins, son.

Of course it does. He is the only athlete to ever go in the trophy case and give a le back. They had to go in the Spurs locker room and move the champagne to the Heat's locker room.

barber shop takes

[Buddy Mignon]

Career wise I think the only comparable is Kareem tbh Kareem played 20 seasons vs. so far 18 for Tim. Last season was so so tho, Tim is still a 15 / 10 guy this year Kareem dropped a bit on rebounding from 85-86, Duncan's consistency rebounding the ball is quite impressive.

At his peak you can discuss Shaq, Hakeem... few others

You wouldnt even dare compare Kareem's accomplishments to Jim's. It would be the most lop sided comparison in sports. One was a role player that only won in the pros and the other was a dominant stud that won on every level.

[Buddy Mignon]

You might be trolling, but the sad thing is, there are plenty of fans who actually have this antiquated way of thinking. For some reason, they can't fathom the idea of a player playing really well and losing, or playing really poorly and still winning. Tony Parker didn't outplay LeBron in last year's Finals. MJ didn't get outperformed by ing Joe Dumars in the '90 ECF Basketball is a team sport.

Its all relevant, except when you inject Kobe into the conversation.

[StrengthAndHonor]

You win??? You're posting from a cafe as we speak... noisy as ... smells like death... all while you're waiting on a special dish called deep fried dog. And you're winning...

That;s cold man.

[Brazil]

You wouldnt even dare compare Kareem's accomplishments to Jim's. It would be the most lop sided comparison in sports. One was a role player that only won in the pros and the other was a dominant stud that won on every level.

Of course I dare...

try me naruto and your barber shop takes

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Off the court family issues doesn't have an impact on his basketball legacy..

And he didn't give back. He didn't miss the free throws in "6". His coach made a costly mistake of taking him out during the Ray Allen play...he missed a shot in "7". But that didn't seal the deal..LeBrons jump shot the following play did..

And is that all you got??

Daddy, sweetheart, he gave one back after it was won. And it happened because he didn't take care of the missus when she called him out. Your morning after regrets are not my lookout.

[xellos88330]

I don't know why people actually care about FMVP when talking about career and achievements. Duncan was the best player of the 5 rings, the fact on a given serie Parker, Kawhi flourished is not relevant imo.

For the rest I agree 5 or 6 won't change dramatically things

I do wish that they had a playoffs MVP because Duncan would easily win that in the le runs. Excelling when it is needed the most is what the FMVP is all about. If Duncan were to win FMVP at his advanced age, it would prove that Tim Duncan's game and play style stands the test of time. We Spurs fans already know it does, but we are only a small percentage of NBA fans. To really affect a legacy you need the attention of the basketball world. Winning the FMVP so late in his career would most certainly accomplish this.

[coachmac87]

Daddy, sweetheart, he gave one back after it was won. And it happened because he didn't take care of the missus when she called him out. Your morning after regrets are not my lookout.

I'm not mourning over anything lol. I just said in my opinion he's the best big man by basketball skills alone..

Instead of making points when it comes to being a "basketball player"..you desperately dig into his personal life and try to be funny. You're chicken .