Is Shaq > Duncan?

[Purple & Gold]

I can see your point and will follow up with my own point. One of the things that makes duncan so good is to get the best out of the players around him. A number of the guys you mentioned were not considered good players when they got to the spurs. This is more evident when you see how they perform once they move on from the spurs. S Jax would be a prime example.

I agree that Duncan made them better than they were and sped up their progress. Those players that I mentioned are still very good players. Jackson is no slouch on the court. Don't let his off court problems get in the way on what he did/does on the floor. Look at what he's doing in Golden State. Rose was valuable to your team in defending Shaq, something not very easy to do at all.

[cornbread]

One of the biggest underachievers ever.

I agree. Shaq could probably have more rings and accolades if a few things here and there went differently. His career is not over yet so who knows what could happen.

[dbreiden83080]

Parker was good since the get go. Manu and Jackson were both very good players, even in '03. Malik was a good matchup against Shaq. That's what made him so valuable to the Spurs, especially in the playoffs.

Parker was talented from the get go but raw as all and totally all over the place in 2003. Same goes for Manu at times Spurs fans wanted him out of the rotation altogether. Malik was a good matchup on Shaq sure that is why Shaq always put up monster stats against us in the playoffs. No one player can stop Shaq just like no one player can stop Duncan. What i am finding funny here is all these guys you keep bringing up i guarantee the Spurs would have traded in a heartbeat for Kobe. Come on in 2003 if the Lakers told the Spurs you can have Kobe for Parker, Manu and Rose you think the Spurs would honesty have said no?

[Purple & Gold]

What i am finding funny here is all these guys you keep bringing up i guarantee the Spurs would have traded in a heartbeat for Kobe. Come on in 2003 if the Lakers told the Spurs you can have Kobe for Parker, Manu and Rose you think the Spurs would honesty have said no?

I don't think that trade gets down to what we are arguing. The real trade would be Shaq for Duncan straight up. Who would win more rings? Shaq with your team, or Duncan with Kobe and the rest of the Lakers?