Kobe vs Duncan

[dbreiden83080]

Pretty even..

Both top 10 all time

[RsxPiimp]

And I dont know why people still rag on Kobe's NBA Finals performance. He shot 42% for the past two Finals series, we get it, the guy has a questionable shooting selection...ever since, but Orlando's defense on him was pretty good, Celtics? suffocating, look past his FG % and you'll see he has been amazing.


2010

28.6 PPG 8 RPG 4 APG 2 SPG

2009

32.4 PPG and 5.5 RPG and 7.4 assists 2.3 SPG


In terms of shooting efficiency, Kobe's TS% in the playoffs has been at its highest in his career for the last 3 years (08-10) even higher than Jordan's during his 2nd three peat years. As for Duncan and Kobe, the media has picked Kobe as the player of the decade, what it seems like a travesty then appears to be much more acceptable now especially after Duncan's Spurs was ousted in 4 games by the Suns and the Lakers completed their repeat. I think its safe to say that at this point, Duncan's legacy is pretty much set while Kobe can still ad to his by winning another le and MVP while eclipsing other milestones.

[dbreiden83080]

Kobe 5 rings Duncan 4. Could be 6 next year for Kobe while Duncan looks finished.

Uh If Duncan had played 8 years with Shaq do you really think they would have only won 3 les together? I guarantee that would have been the smoothest sailing tandum in NBA history. Duncan would never like a little girl about not getting enough shots or who gets more credit for les. He'd just play like a stud alongside another all time great BIG and win a load of rings.

IT was never enough for Kobe to win rings he needed his ass kissed royally too...

[TD 21]

Any true basketball fan knows it's Duncan. Unfortunately, Bryant's going to be remembered as better by far too many people who once upon a time (a time not that long ago) wouldn't have even put Bryant in the same breathe as Duncan. It's funny how the Gasol trade inflated the legacy of Bryant and deflated the legacy of Duncan.

I can go through the litany of reasons why Duncan is better, but I'm sure most of you have heard them before, so i'll just say this: if you had asked most people from 97-07 who they'd have rather had, Duncan would have won in a landslide.

[Lars]

Duncan