Tim Duncan vs Kevin Durant?

[iamgine]

You can have a prime version for 7 seasons to start your team. Who'd you rather have?

[SouBeachTalents]

Easily Duncan :oldlol:

[DoctorP]

Durant

big men just arent the same any more. especially if they cant hit threes.

[Axe]

Duncan has more rings.

[Uncle Drew]

This thread is a travesty and an insult to Duncan.

[red1]

prime version for 7 seasons I'd go duncan by a hair

[Phoenix]

I think in 70 years of NBA, Duncan would be the one you go with right up till the last decade, when the league shifted away from those kinds of players and more towards position-less basketball and greater focus on spacing and range shooting. Durant is a more suitable choice for 'todays' game.

[Reggie43]

Duncan in any era easily espeacially in todays league where no one could match up with him in the paint

[r0drig0lac]

This thread is a travesty and an insult to Duncan.

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[Turbo Slayer]

Tim Duncan.

[FKAri]

If health is guaranteed, KD. Otherwise Duncan. in today's NBA that is. Further back you go it swings to Duncan.

[rmt]

This thread is a travesty and an insult to Duncan.

Ditto - especially on the defensive half of the court. I wonder who in today's game is gonna guard a prime Tim Duncan (or resort to double teaming/WIDE open 3s).

[AlternativeAcc.]

Durant has shown he can carry mediocre teams deep into the playoffs... he carried OKC on his back for 7 years

Once he went to a Spurs like team he dominated and won FMVP's with ease. Duncan otoh routinely got outplayed by the likes of Parker, Ginobli, Robinson, and Kawhit


I'm taking Durant easily

[Duncan21formvp]

Duncan no question

[GimmeThat]

the NBA traditional paying scale favors big man, so it becomes easier to pick Duncan, pay him the big buck, then build.

there's this stigma about the current NBA, that when bigs shoot 3s, it's the small player that rebounds. When in reality, it's still the big that should be occupying the painted area while smaller players occupy the sides of the basket, traditionally occupied by SF (3) who don't shoot the 3's.

sure, Durant played on the Warriors and its easy to associate him as a volume scorer, but 2x FMVP shows very much otherwise.

the question is, do you care about who holds the trophies for your franchise, or just the overall numbers.

[Doranku]

I don't care what era it is, the only way Kevin Durant is the correct answer is if he comes with Steph, Klay, and Draymond. :lol

[Gougou]

Durant probably, Duncan is not with the Spurs/Pop... and centers are not treated like they do before.

[And1AllDay]

kd without curry is nothing

duncan all the way

[brownmamba00]

It's a tough one. My first thought was obv Tim Duncan. The only big I've seen outplay Lakers' Shaq in a 7 game series. Dude had a longass productive career aswell.

KD is a scorer first while TD was more of a defensive anchor that got his points in the flow of the offense. Talent-wise probably KD but TD was a rider man. He didn't need special treatment like KD does. He was just one of Pops players.

[dbugz]

TD is the greatest PF of all time.

TD > KD

not even close.

[HoopsNY]

It's a good question! As much as I like Kevin Durant's game, I find it remarkable that a 37-38 year old Tim Duncan was able to lead his team to the NBA finals twice against LeBron James, play at a high level, and in the first bout - take it to 7 games and nearly win. Then in the second bout, pull off a gentleman's sweep.

All of this while Kevin Durant at a young age got the gentleman's sweep in the finals against the same team, and couldn't repeat that performance, even blowing a 3-1 lead to Golden State and losing. Then to make up for it, signs with a 73 win team with 3 all-stars.

And we haven't even recounted Duncan's 15 prior seasons :D, so imagine if we did.

[rmt]

It's a tough one. My first thought was obv Tim Duncan. The only big I've seen outplay Lakers' Shaq in a 7 game series. Dude had a longass productive career aswell.

KD is a scorer first while TD was more of a defensive anchor that got his points in the flow of the offense. Talent-wise probably KD but TD was a rider man. He didn't need special treatment like KD does. He was just one of Pops players.

Maybe you didn't see Duncan, who was THE offensive system (until Manu and Parker matured) - throw into Duncan and either go one on one/foul/scored on or double and leave a wide open 3.

[bizil]

I really think u could go either way on this one. I think it really comes down to if u need a big or a wing. BUT I think it would be interesting to see a prime Timmy in today's game. Shit like his athletic ability, handles, and range on his shot are very underrated by many. In today's game, he would showcase more of that type of stuff. To mix in with his dominant interior play.

[AlternativeAcc.]

It's a good question! As much as I like Kevin Durant's game, I find it remarkable that a 37-38 year old Tim Duncan was able to lead his team to the NBA finals twice against LeBron James, play at a high level, and in the first bout - take it to 7 games and nearly win. Then in the second bout, pull off a gentleman's sweep.

All of this while Kevin Durant at a young age got the gentleman's sweep in the finals against the same team, and couldn't repeat that performance, even blowing a 3-1 lead to Golden State and losing. Then to make up for it, signs with a 73 win team with 3 all-stars.

And we haven't even recounted Duncan's 15 prior seasons :D, so imagine if we did.

Duncan was a role player in those years and is responsible for choking in game 7 in 2013.

In 2014 he watched 17ppg Kawhi snatch up FMVP

Durant at age 23 averaged 31ppg on 55% against one of the greatest perimeter defenses ever


Nice comparison champ, better luck next time

[red1]

I don't care what era it is, the only way Kevin Durant is the correct answer is if he comes with Steph, Klay, and Draymond. :lol

:roll:

[Axe]

Duncan was a role player in those years and is responsible for choking in game 7 in 2013.

In 2014 he watched 17ppg Kawhi snatch up FMVP

Durant at age 23 averaged 31ppg on 55% against one of the greatest perimeter defenses ever


Nice comparison champ, better luck next time
Pretty much sure the outcome would have been different if he wasn't actually benched in the last minutes of game 6.

[FKAri]

Pretty much sure the outcome would have been different if he wasn't actually benched in the last minutes of game 6.

In that outcome, Lebron's 1st three goes in.

[Axe]

In that outcome, Lebron's 1st three goes in.
Who cares? 😹

Remember, this is a td vs. kd thread. So I am not so sure where you are coming from.

[FKAri]

Who cares? ��

Remember, this is a td vs. kd thread. So I am not so sure where you are coming from.

The outcome wouldn't be different is where I'm coming from.

[rmt]

Duncan was a role player in those years and is responsible for choking in game 7 in 2013.

In 2014 he watched 17ppg Kawhi snatch up FMVP

Durant at age 23 averaged 31ppg on 55% against one of the greatest perimeter defenses ever


Nice comparison champ, better luck next time

You think that the Spurs' highest scorer in game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals at age 37 playing 43:10 (24 points, 12 rebs, 2 assts, 1 blk, 4 stls) was a role player and CHOKED? He was the leading Spurs in the series averaging 19 points, 12 rebs, 1.4 assts and 1.4 blks at age 37 and would have gotten another FMVP if Pop hadn't stupidly benched him in game 6 (play your best players - not the percentages).

One wonders whether Durant will be playing in a NBA Final game at age 37 playing that many minutes and making similar contribution.

[Axe]

The outcome wouldn't be different is where I'm coming from.
Oh wow. Cool story then, i suppose.