Shaq or Dirk imo. I would say Garnett too, but he never really met the Spurs too often in the post season. That is where rivalries are fueled.
Over the course of his entire career who do you feel was/is Duncan's greatest rival?
Kobe Bryant (5 les Just Like Timmy)
Kevin Garnett (Same age, same position, mutual disdain for each other, their careers are always linked)
LeBron James (3 Finals meetings and counting)
Dirk Nowitzki (Instate rival, several epic playoff clashes)
Shaquille O'Neal (For nine years from '99 to 2007 either Shaq or Duncan was in every NBA Final. Greatest bigs of their era)
Amar'e Stoudemire (Spurs' rivalry with the "Seven Seconds or Less" Suns is legendary)
Someone else?
Last edited by BillMc; 06-20-2014 at 12:59 PM.
Shaq or Dirk imo. I would say Garnett too, but he never really met the Spurs too often in the post season. That is where rivalries are fueled.
Rasheed Wallace guarded him the best of any player I'd seen. Kurt Thomas second.
Himself..because he never pushed PATFO enough to surround him w/ better talent
Tim should have at LEAST two more rings...
This also because he actually guarded Shaq and Dirk at times. He never really guarded Kobe or Lebron except in switches on occasion. Amar'e never could guard Tim. Garnett was the 2nd best power forward during the Tim Duncan era.
Shaq or Dirk. Leaning a bit towards Dirk because of the epic series in 2006. If we had won, we would have seen Duncan vs Shaq in the Finals too.
Kurt Thomas is the most underrated post defender in league history. You couldn't move the guy. He was a strong SOB.
Shaq and its not even close. For whatever reason, Shaq was a boogie monster to Tim. Tim beat him three times (IIRC) but even when he should have been dominating O'Neal, he seemed to be respecting him too much for what he had done in the past. Taller players always give Tim a hard time.
fify brah
that too TBH
Shaq Diesel. Then Kobe.
Same # as Magic and Bird
Tim's career is so long that he has Shaq as his greatest rival on the first half and Lebron on the second.
lol might have had something to do with being one of (if not the) the most physically dominate players ever.
I don't think of Lebron as much of a rival for some reason. I agree with Shaq and Dirk.
Depends on what you're looking or, longest rival who competed for top spot since MJ? Easily Kobe Bryant. Those two have been around so long and next year will battle for #6. Shaq and Timmy had a few good battles though, and while Shaq claims he outscored Timmy everytime, we all know that isn't true. But you also have to consider Garnett, since he also played PF and they always battled for top PF spot which Duncan usually won quite easily. So it really depends on what you're looking for.
Easily Shaq
Stern, Silver,
and the Refs.
Per par.
Anyone who needs evidence,
see the 2012 WCF
against RefKC.
id have to say Shaq then Garnett then kobe.
Shaq for sure.
I think Shaq as well. He used to guard Timmy perfect. I remember Timmy throwing all these different moves at Shaq and he was still knocking the ball out of his hands throwing him all out of wack. I remember thinking to myself how in the world is Shaq as old and slow as he is still managing to get to the ball the way he was.
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