ISH Selects Top 10 Current Players Peaks (2013-14 edition): #2 Peak

[Out_In_Utah]

Rules:

48 hours to vote.
1 vote per poster.
Make it clear who you are casting your vote for.
Peak = 1 season + corresponding playoff (i.e., player A's peak lasting 2 years longer than player B's is irrelevant)
You do not need to specify which year (e.g., you can just say who the player is you are voting for)
I will post a new thread for each of the top 10.

Results for #1:
LeBron James
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2788767/leduncanblock.gif

Voting for #1:
1. LeBron = 23
2. Duncan = 22
3. Kobe = 2
4 (tie). Garnett = 1
4 (tie). Nowitski = 1
4 (tie). Wade = 1
4 (tie). Paul George = 1
Original thread: http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=319186

My vote for #2 peak of current players:
Tim Duncan

[pauk]

Tim Duncan.

[Odinn]

LeBron James.

[kurple]

no reason to continue.

lebron #1?


:coleman:

[Jameerthefear]

timmy

[rmt]

Duncan. And he's still going great at age 37 - 26 pts (9/12) / 16 rebs / 3 assts / 2 blks in 24 minutes last night.

[Eric Cartman]

this list is terrible and only one player has been selected

kobe

[aj1987]

Timmy.

[b1imtf]

Paul George

[K Xerxes]

Honestly it's such a close call between 03 Duncan and 04 Garnett.

I'll give my vote to Duncan but it's far far closer than the average casual fan thinks.

[Trollsmasher]

Timmy

[Myth]

Duncan. I'm thinking that LeBron won in voting because he is supported more by younger posters that are likely to have multiple accounts.

[Odinn]

1. Tim Duncan 2002-03
2. LeBron James 2011-12
3. Kobe Bryant 2005-06
4. Dwyane Wade 2008-09
5. Kevin Garnett 2003-04
5. Dirk Nowitzki 2005-06

[Element]

1. 03 Duncan
2. 12 LeBron
3. ? Kobe
4. 09 Wade
5. 04 Garnett

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Tim Duncan

[Wavves]

Timmy

[andremiller07]

Andre Miller 2001-2002

[K Xerxes]

Duncan. I'm thinking that LeBron won in voting because he is supported more by younger posters that are likely to have multiple accounts.

Possible, but I've been watching basketball since around 91 and believe LeBron to have a higher peak than Duncan.

Not saying it isn't close, but let's not act like LeBron doesn't have a serious case.

[tmacattack33]

Duncan. I'm thinking that LeBron won in voting because he is supported more by younger posters that are likely to have multiple accounts.

LOL.

I think that would be easily countered by the number of Lebron haters who voted for Duncan just so that Lebron wouldn't win it... even though they might not even remember watching Duncan in the early 2000s.

[iamgine]

Get to #3...Duncan already wins this one.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Duncan. I'm thinking that LeBron won in voting because he is supported more by younger posters that are likely to have multiple accounts.
That is cancelled out by:

1) Nostalgia.

2) Kobe fans who would vote against Lebron just for the sake of it.

[kurple]

LOL.

I think that would be easily countered by the number of Lebron haters who voted for Duncan just so that Lebron wouldn't win it... even though they might not even remember watching Duncan in the early 2000s.
people voted for duncan because he deserves to be #1

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Get to #3...Duncan already wins this one.
This. #3 is tough. KG, Kobe, Wade, Durant, Dirk all have legit cases. Does Tmac count as an active player? Not sure if he officially retired

[fpliii]

KG (though I might pick Timmy on a different day).

[BlackVVaves]

1. Tim Duncan 2002-03
2. LeBron James 2011-12
3. Kobe Bryant 2005-06
4. Dwyane Wade 2008-09
5. Kevin Garnett 2003-04
5. Dirk Nowitzki 2005-06

I think you're spot on.

[Dresta]

Why are people still picking Lebron when he's already number 1?

Anyway: Duncan.

[sejoon101]

Tim Duncan. So criminally underrated to the masses its pathetic. True ball fans know how insane he is on BOTh ends.

[riseagainst]

Duncan. I'm thinking that LeBron won in voting because he is supported more by younger posters that are likely to have multiple accounts.

this

[moe94]

Duncan. I'm thinking that LeBron won in voting because he is supported more by younger posters that are likely to have multiple accounts.

Really? You cannot fathom how LeBron had a better peak when he CLEARLY did? :oldlol:

KG.

[CeltsGarlic]

Dirkules

[Young X]

KG

[MP.Trey]

03 Duncan pls

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Whelp, this is a waste of time. So I will vote Anthony Bennett from now on.

Anthony Bennett 2013-2014

[Myth]

Really? You cannot fathom how LeBron had a better peak when he CLEARLY did? :oldlol:

KG.

I know you have a history of trolling and the word "CLEARLY" is your attempt at baiting me, so I won't respond to that part.

What I will respond to is that I do think LeBron has a case for the better peak, but I'm thinking that about 2/3 of the posters here think the answer is Duncan and the 1/3 of the posters that think it is LeBron are more likely to have multiple accounts and used them to vote for LeBron and push him over the top. I obviously don't have any proof of this and I'm just speculating though.

[tmacattack33]

I know you have a history of trolling and the word "CLEARLY" is your attempt at baiting me, so I won't respond to that part.

What I will respond to is that I do think LeBron has a case for the better peak, but I'm thinking that about 2/3 of the posters here think the answer is Duncan and the 1/3 of the posters that think it is LeBron are more likely to have multiple accounts and used them to vote for LeBron and push him over the top. I obviously don't have any proof of this and I'm just speculating though.

So you think there are 0 Lebron haters (the most hated player in the game) who just voted for Duncan because he was Lebron's opponent?

:wtf:

[Myth]

So you think there are 0 Lebron haters (the most hated player in the game) who just voted for Duncan because he was Lebron's opponent?

:wtf:

I never said 0.

[D-Wade316]

Honestly it's such a close call between 03 Duncan and 04 Garnett.

I'll give my vote to Duncan but it's far far closer than the average casual fan thinks.
Yes yes yes.

[Alan Ogg]

Peak of Wade's entire career was his Final MVP series.

[EnoughSaid]

Timmy D
:rockon:

After this it's between KG and Wade

[plowking]

Duncan. I'm thinking that LeBron won in voting because he is supported more by younger posters that are likely to have multiple accounts.

Or that, you know, hes better? It could be that too.

[Myth]

Or that, you know, hes better? It could be that too.

Prime LeBron was 1 Ray Allen shot away from losing to end of his career Duncan.