the ship has sailed already for AD (not the 10x said by JAckson but the implicit "being as good as Timmy or better")
Tim was already having huge impact at 24 once the new millenium began. He became as good as Robinson defensively around that period and from 01-on his newly refined passing became crucial in those "lack of offense" 00-03 Spurs. (passing and IQ which also helped Duncan play with Manu and Parker without hindering their game)
so basically what will always separates TD from DAvis is:
-passing/screen setting/IQ. Creating for his teammates
- Defense
these are the macro areas that can change the outlook of a team.
now, Davis is obviously a better volume scorer and finisher but volume scoring from that position is not as important as a guard's scoring if you don't draw double teams. This is not enough to close the gap.
Another underrated aspect: Duncan was drawing fouls like a monster in the early 00, way better than Davis has ever shown. in these past playoffs he only had a FTr of .314 while Duncan was always around .450-.550 (!) in the early-mid '00 especially in the post season

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