Where would Tim Duncan rank...

[Upgrayedd]

if the Spurs were to repeat for the first time in the Duncan era and he'd tie Jordan with 6 rings?

[Warners0]

this is why these all time discussions are a joke. If this was a Kobe thread, this would be 100 posts.

[Dr Hawk]

Depends on how he plays

[navy]

Depends on how he plays
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[RidonKs]

indisputably above kobe, shaq, hakeem, bird, lebron (so far)

arguably above wilt, bird, magic

arguably below russell

indisputably below jordan, kareem



using my erratic insubstantial methodology of formulating a top 10

[Myth]

indisputably above kobe, shaq, hakeem, bird, lebron (so far)

arguably above wilt, bird, magic


So which is it?

[IncarceratedBob]

If Spurs repeat then Leonard wins another FMVP and now has as many as LeBron and Kobe then does he enter the conversation as a HoF lock and top 15 player all time?

[colts19]

If I'm starting a team I take these players before Duncan.

Wilt
Kareem
Bird
Magic
MJ
Russell
After those 6 you can pick between those that are left.
Kobe
Duncan
Dream
Shaq
Big O
Hondo
Lebron
It's to close to call for me. I just know Duncan is not in my top 6.

[Doranku]

Same spot he's in now unless he wins FMVP.

If not, it'd be the THIRD time that he's lost the FMVP to an inferior player. That definitely isn't going to vault him past anyone that's above him.

[IncarceratedBob]

If I'm starting a team I take these players before Duncan.

Wilt
Kareem
Bird
Magic
MJ
Russell
After those 6 you can pick between those that are left.
Kobe
Duncan
Dream
Shaq
Big O
Hondo
Lebron
It's to close to call for me. I just know Duncan is not in my top 6.
Rondo over Duncan? :biggums:

#typo? #smokingganja #wtf

[T_L_P]

Serious question here: how many 38-39 year olds have been the best player on a contender, throughout NBA history?

According to WS and WS/48, Duncan had the best Playoff run of anyone aged 37 or over in NBA history, and the second best PER behind Kareem.

[SsKSpurs21]

indisputably above kobe, shaq, hakeem, bird, lebron (so far)

arguably above wilt, bird, magic

arguably below russell

indisputably below jordan, kareem



using my erratic insubstantial methodology of formulating a top 10

this sounds about right... anywhere in the 4-6 range. :cheers:

[TheMarkMadsen]

if the Spurs were to repeat for the first time in the Duncan era

it would prove that this was always more about pop than it was about Duncan

[russwest0]

Duncan is already top 5 because of his peak, longevity, and ring total.

One more ring wouldn't change much, maybe he'd be top 3.

[T_L_P]

it would prove that this was always more about pop than it was about Duncan

No Duncan in 2000: 1st round exit
Duncan plays bad in 09, 10 and 11: 1st round exit, 2nd round sweep, 1st round exit to 8th seed

Don't feed me that always shit. Pop almost got fired in 99 because he was doing such a shitty job.

[colts19]

Rondo over Duncan? :biggums:

#typo? #smokingganja #wtf

If you think I meant Rondo, then you need a lesson in basketball history.

HONDO, also a Celtic but a alltime Great one. Hondo son Hondo.

[oarabbus]

Rondo over Duncan? :biggums:

#typo? #smokingganja #wtf

Hondo aka John Havlicek aka one of the greatest to ever play the game, you fool. Show some god damn respect.

[RidonKs]

So which is it?
hmm i dunno. magic has the extra two championships. i prefer bird as a player and would probably take his peak over magic's just because i like his style of play more... im usually terrible with these all-time rankings. and where magic and bird should go, since they were both retired as i turned 3 years old, has always given me trouble.

nevertheless, i'd say duncan is at the high end of that 4th tier w/ shaq and bron and them, verging on the next tier w/ wilt and magic. where bird fits around all of em i dont really know apart from what i wrote above. he's at worst 7th on an actual list imo, to become 8th if duncan were to surpass him with another ring playing as he did in the 2014 finals.

[fpliii]

Depends on how he plays
:applause:

Somebody gets it!

[uber]

it would prove that this was always more about pop than it was about Duncan

the same thing could be said about kobe and phil

:coleman: