NBA: Prime Duncan vs Prime Lebron

[Phillip]

well I don't know. With Duncan you pretty much have a guaranteed HOFer for the next 15 seasons.

Lebron is working on his 2nd team and probably will move on 1 or 2 more times.

Eventhough Lebron is probably the superior player, I'd still take Duncan for the loyalty, consistency and great chemisty you will get the next 15 seasons. Duncan also takes you higher defensively from the getgo and IMO it's allways easier to build a team around a bigman.

loyalty being a factor here

its easy to be loyal to a team that has you surrounded from your rookie season, with plenty of complimentary talent, plus you are winning championships

[hater]

of course it is dummy. At least if you are building a championship team

there can be ifs and buts but there are also facts. And fact is Duncan stayed through thick and thin with 1 franchise. Lebron didn't.

[Clipper Nation]

well I don't know. With Duncan you pretty much have a guaranteed HOFer for the next 15 seasons.

Lebron is working on his 2nd team and probably will move on 1 or 2 more times.

So? Shaq played for six different teams and it hasn't diminished his legacy....

[hater]

So? Shaq played for six different teams and it hasn't diminished his legacy....

I thought the question was which player you build around with.

If the question is about 1 game, I take Shaq first most dominant player ever, then Lebron cause he can play all positions and then Duncan.

[UNCLE-DREW]

about loyalty

The best player Dan Gilbert could come up with to support James in 7 years was ?

exactly, offcourse James would have stayed in cleveland if they had a team like Lakers or Spurs (kobe, td)

[UNCLE-DREW]

I thought the question was which player you build around with.

If the question is about 1 game, I take Shaq first most dominant player ever, then Lebron cause he can play all positions and then Duncan.

agreed,

A "serious" prime shaq is the only player i would take over lebron if i had to start to build a team.

[Phillip]

of course it is dummy. At least if you are building a championship team

If Cleveland built a championship team, then Lebron would still be in Cleveland.

He gave them 7 seasons, took them to heights they have never reached before, then left after they pretty much continued to give him nothing but overpaid, teammates.

Then to add more to it... where did Lebron go? To a team built to win championships.

Lebron's "loyalty" isn't about money or attention. It's about winning. And if you are building a winning team, then you have nothing to worry about.

there can be ifs and buts but there are also facts. And fact is Duncan stayed through thick and thin with 1 franchise. Lebron didn't.

Fact is, winning championships is the pinnacle of winning. If you win a championship, you are a winner of the highest regard.

Therefore, since Mark Madsen has 2 championships, and Barkley and Malone have none combined, Mark Madsen is a greater winner than both of them combined.

great in' logic

[hater]

how was the Lebron-less Miami team built to win championships??

you can make assumptions all you can but the question is KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW NOW who you'd take. and if I'm building a team from scratch I take the reliable HOF bigman with minimum maintenance. Yes Lebron might be the better player overall but he's also a high maintenance prima donna. You are free to disagree

[Brazil]

Lebron didn't reach his prime yet so prime Lebron concept doesn't exist.