"He carried the team on his back to a ring"

[Nash]

Lebron leading his team in ppg, rpg and apg. If that doesn't qualify then I don't know what does.

[La Frescobaldi]

Refs didn't allow KMart to play Duncan at all. He got two fouls early in every game and was in foul trouble the whole series until the last game. In the regular season Kenyon was holding Duncan under 500% shooting most of the time around that time. But this doesn't take away from the fact that Duncan had one of the best individual playoff runs by an individual ever to me. Right behind Hakeem's first run.

I read that Rick Barry was also very clutch in his run in addition to his heavy scoring burden in '75. In the final game, after being in a skirmish where the coach Al Attles took the brawl for Barry, Barry went on a scoring spree after the melee. He also lead his team in assist and steals throughout the playoffs.

I think the crazy amount of FG taken by Barry were in his first finals run against Philly and not his championship year?

Hannum didn't bother even trying to contain Rick Barry in '67. It was almost the way the Spurs played James last Finals, just left him wide open for a lot of the series. The difference was, you couldn't dream of chilling Barry who was always ice, and they knew it. Hannum's goal was to stop everybody else which the Sixers did to a terrific extent.

[0000000]

Dirk 2011
Wade 2006 although it's a bit tainted in my view because refeering was just awful and ultimately it decided the outcome of the series.
LeBron...although his supporting cast stepped up, he was unbelieveable.
Duncan 2003.

[coin24]

Lebron leading his team in ppg, rpg and apg. If that doesn't qualify then I don't know what does.

So dominant
He really steps up when wade is out and leads the heat

[iamgine]

Lebron leading his team in ppg, rpg and apg. If that doesn't qualify then I don't know what does.

It can be misleading. For example, Chris Bosh only play 28 MPG. If he played as much as James, no doubt he could lead Miami in rpg.

[Kblaze8855]

So I ask you:

who were the better man to man defenders among 4s in the NBA at the time? Who were the better defenders Duncan could have been facing?

I gave you KG to begin with.

You add Tim Duncan himself, Ben Wallace, 2 small forwards, a shooting guard, Theo Ratliff who was always just a shot blocker and say maybe shaq.

So...you give me 2 bigmen he could have been playing and add shaq as a maybe.

Out of 58 starting bigmen Duncan could have been against....

You give me 2 and a maybe. And tell me he wasnt an elite man to man defender among bigmen? What do you think elite means?


Its like we arent even speaking the same language.

You need to resort to naming the player in question(as if he can guard himself), some swingmen, and Theo Ratliff who doesnt even care about anything but shot blocking you are just arguing to argue. Which ive dome some of myself....but id rather go watch football.

[fragokota]

Mamba 2008

[Jameerthefear]

Mamba 2008

nope.

[LAZERUSS]

Hakeem's '94 run was certainly great, but in some respects over-rated. His TEAM went 58-24 that season. In the first three playoff series, Hakeem faced pathetic centers (and in some games, no center at all.) And, in the Finals, his 58-24 Rockets beat Ewing's 56-26 team in a close seventh game. And while he outplayed Patrick, Ewing had no more help in that series than Hakeem did. I have seen those who claim that Hakeem's second best scorer averaged 14 ppg on .368 shooting. Well, Ewing's second best scorer averaged 17 ppg on a .379 FG%. And, Hakeem, who was outrebounded by Ewing, did not even lead his own team in rebounding (Thorpe did.)

Was Hakeem the best player on the floor? Of course he was, as he was in many series in which his team's lost.

Rick Barry taking a 48-34 team with a bunch of no-names (at the time), and sweeping a loaded 60-22 Bullets team with Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld was perhaps the best example of "carrying a team" to a title.

[moe94]

Hakeem's '94 run was certainly great, but in some respects over-rated.

It's like I can read what you're going post before I read it just by your name and the first word in the post.

[fragokota]

nope.

explain, I mean Brian was godly that year

[coin24]

nope.

Did a Kobe fan pick on you at school this week or something?

[moe94]

Did a Kobe fan pick on you at school this week or something?

Without irony, you believe Kobe Bryant has CARRIED a team to a title?

[Nash]

It can be misleading. For example, Chris Bosh only play 28 MPG. If he played as much as James, no doubt he could lead Miami in rpg.

I was talking about the playoffs.

[RRR3]

Without irony, you believe Kobe Bryant has CARRIED a team to a title?

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