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Dray n Klay
08-27-2016, 03:02 PM
Prime Duncan 2005 Finals stats: 20 ppg on 40% FG

Prime Duncan 2007 Finals stats: 18 ppg on 44% FG





Slightly past prime Duncan 2013 Finals stats: 19 ppg on 49% FG









Is this the worst prime out of any player in the Top 10??
SouBeachTalents
08-27-2016, 03:07 PM
Slightly pre prime LeBron 2007 Finals stats: 22 ppg on 36%

Prime LeBron 2011 Finals stats: 18 ppg on 48%
Dray n Klay
08-27-2016, 03:13 PM
Slightly pre prime LeBron 2007 Finals stats: 22 ppg on 36%

Prime LeBron 2011 Finals stats: 18 ppg on 48%


So LeBron scored the same but was more efficient in 2011 than Duncan in 2007?



And LeBron in 2007 scored more in the Finals than Duncan in 2005, 2007, 2013?? :wtf:




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ArbitraryWater
08-27-2016, 03:14 PM
Tim/Russ/Magic.. doesnt mean their primes werent awesome, but against the rest, bit below..
Bigsmoke
08-27-2016, 03:17 PM
I would take 03 Duncan over any version of Kobe
SouBeachTalents
08-27-2016, 03:17 PM
Tim/Russ/Magic.. doesnt mean their primes werent awesome, but against the rest, bit below..

How would you rank their primes?
Dray n Klay
08-27-2016, 03:18 PM
I would take 03 Duncan over any version of Kobe

Great, but we're only talking about Top 10 players here
bdreason
08-27-2016, 03:21 PM
Slightly pre prime LeBron 2007 Finals stats: 22 ppg on 36%

Prime LeBron 2011 Finals stats: 18 ppg on 48%


Ouch.

And Duncan is one of the most dominant defensive anchors in the history of the sport. Not everything shows up on the stat sheet.
K Xerxes
08-27-2016, 03:44 PM
Slightly past prime Duncan 2013 Finals stats: 19 ppg on 49% FG


37 year old Duncan counts as 'slightly past prime'?

LeBron's going to be a dusty pensioner when he's 37.
Dray n Klay
08-27-2016, 03:49 PM
37 year old Duncan counts as 'slightly past prime'?

LeBron's going to be a dusty pensioner when he's 37.

He averaged the same Finals stats in 2007 as he did in 2013 :confusedshrug:


So you're saying Duncan in 2007 was no better than a 37 year old Duncan??
Bankaii
08-27-2016, 04:03 PM
No it's definitely Bill Russell. Individually he's the worst player of the bunch. As far as primes go I'd say
1) MJ
2) Shaq
3) Lebron
4) Hakeem
5) Kareem
6) Wilt
7) Kobe
8) Bird
9) Duncan
10) Magic
11) Russell

After the top 5 it really could go any way though.
IGOTGAME
08-27-2016, 04:13 PM
Duncan's prime was arguably better than Magic/Bird/Russell/Hakeem/
BigKAT
08-27-2016, 04:17 PM
No it's definitely Bill Russell. Individually he's the worst player of the bunch. As far as primes go I'd say
1) MJ
2) Shaq
3) Lebron
4) Hakeem
5) Kareem
6) Wilt
7) Kobe
8) Bird
9) Duncan
10) Magic
11) Russell

After the top 5 it really could go any way though.

Are you sure about Wilt?
I mean.. Stats-wise... No freaking way.
Results wise, He's at the bottom of the list. I dunno how to judge that player. Also never saw footage of him playing, so he's a real question mark for me.

But the rest of your ranking seems fine at first glance.
Bankaii
08-27-2016, 04:33 PM
Are you sure about Wilt?
I mean.. Stats-wise... No freaking way.
Results wise, He's at the bottom of the list. I dunno how to judge that player. Also never saw footage of him playing, so he's a real question mark for me.

But the rest of your ranking seems fine at first glance.
I didn't really know what to do with him. Some people say his peak/prime is GOAT, but his stats always drastically dropping in the PO hints towards the fact that his impact wasn't nearly as great as suggested.

Like I said, the only thing I'm pretty certain about are my top 5 players, after that I wouldn't really argue any other other.