Duncan won 5 titles but at tha same time hurt his rankings...

[GimmeThat]

That is up to the league to review as for how Duncan only has 4 titles.

Beyond that, you make absolutely no sense, unless you are hiding some sort of secret.

[Legends66NBA7]

Wait, what title doesn't "count" now ?

[unbreakable]

only on ISH can the DEFENSIVE ANCHOR and team's BEST POST PLAYER and most dominant POST PLAYER lose ranking with a ring lolol

[Anaximandro1]

38 year old led the 2014 Spurs in MP,TRB,DRB,ORB,BLK,PER,etc ...

Can't expect him to do something like this, at his age.




- Since 1980, only Michael Jordan has a better career as #1 (Jordan 6 titles vs Duncan 4 titles)

- So, Jordan / Russell / Wilt / Kareem / Duncan.


- Needless to say, Kobe was a complementary player during Shaq's tenure ... The Big Diesel led the Lakers in PTS,ORB,DRB,TRB,BLK,PER,etc.




- funnily enough, Duncan has been Michael Jordan's biggest ally... Duncan won the title after destroying the Shaq-Kobe Lakers in 1999 and 2003 and defeated LeBron in the NBA Finals in 2007 and 2014.

Imagine the NBA without Duncan ... Shaq/ LeBron / Kobe would be considered greater than Jordan.


btw, do you realize that Kareem averaged 14/5 in 1988 ???

[Real14]

Wait, what title doesn't "count" now ?

1999.

[oarabbus]

OP is wrong. Winning titles adds to your legacy no matter what. Plus Duncan could have been FMVP this year

[SamuraiSWISH]

Duncan was a damn role player on this championship team. A good one, but a role player.

And the first championship he won was in a lock out shortened season, the worst pro basketball I've ever seen played. Faced a #8 seed Knicks team, sans Ewing and it was an actual competition.

Duncan has 4 rings. 1/2 a ring for 1999, and 1/2 for 2014. In terms of his individual resume, and legacy.

[tgan3]

yes, Lebron's ranking when up because he had "great stats" but Duncan went down because he's the 2-4th best player on a winning team.

[Harison]

How does winning the ring make one go down in rankings?

He is solidly in Top9, just bellow Shaq.

[joeyjoejoe]

Im not a duncan Stan but come on fourth best, he would have been fmvp if not for kawhi beating the last few games

[Stringer Bell]

You make it sound like Duncan was Robert parish on the 97' Bulls.

Duncan put up 15 and 10 a game and was the defensive anchor.

[T_L_P]

Duncan was a damn role player on this championship team. A good one, but a role player.

And the first championship he won was in a lock out shortened season, the worst pro basketball I've ever seen played. Faced a #8 seed Knicks team, sans Ewing and it was an actual competition.

Duncan has 4 rings. 1/2 a ring for 1999, and 1/2 for 2014. In terms of his individual resume, and legacy.

What role is that, to be the defensive anchor and second leading scorer?

[AlphaWolf24]

God I hope all these nerds

" stats"..."Fg%" "lets turn Basketball into Baseball!"...winning doesn't matter......Per and stats..yay!!!

fall off a cliff somewhere.


Duncan prolly could have easily scored 20+ PPG this series.....and prolly got FMVP...but he didn't....because he passed to open teammates who were playing well and making shots.

He sacrificed personal glory for the team....



Dat leadership.