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"Poll question: If Duncan gets #5, his career>Kobe's, or no?"


  

          

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Yes, two NBA MVPs plus at least three Finals MVPs (25 votes)Vote
No, Mamba put up NUMBERS (9 votes)Vote
Can't compare effectively because of different positions (3 votes)Vote
I wear suede peacoats and distressed jeans (Team JORN!) (1 votes)Vote
Sometimes you just gotta take the pussy (2 votes)Vote
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In 20 years, Duncans gonna get Russell level adulation
Apr 14th 2013
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wat
Apr 14th 2013
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A lot of Russell's hype is based on legend because there wasn't a lot...
Apr 14th 2013
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11 rings are fact not legend wtf
Apr 14th 2013
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No shit bitch, a lot of people on those Boston teams have a bunch...
Apr 14th 2013
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      spoken like someone who doesnt believe in dinosaurs.
Apr 14th 2013
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      Have you ever seen one?
Apr 14th 2013
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           Have you ever seen Jesus?
Apr 14th 2013
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           Every time I look in the mirror
Apr 14th 2013
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                Is that you, Earl Monroe?
Apr 14th 2013
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                     You didn't know?
Apr 14th 2013
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           wait, you seriously don't believe that dinosaurs existed?
Jun 03rd 2014
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      fuck nigga mad like shit lol
Apr 14th 2013
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           I bet you douche with turpentine
Apr 14th 2013
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                I'm sure you want a taste
Apr 14th 2013
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                     I don't mess with swine
Apr 14th 2013
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lol, no.
Apr 14th 2013
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      Duncan has been a model of consistency but he has never really...
Apr 14th 2013
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           Duncan could have easily put up more prolific offensive #s
Apr 14th 2013
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                lol, more hypothetical bs, the bottom line is he didn't...
Apr 14th 2013
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                     ummm...u shouldn't say this without checking first
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                          Not to mention the amount of times he destroyed the Mavs/Suns
Jun 01st 2014
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the greg kite of his generation?
Apr 14th 2013
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lol...unless he wins 11 championships w/ 1 as player/coach...no
Apr 15th 2013
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Elmo basically has outlasted all of his rivals
Apr 14th 2013
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So did Kobe
Apr 14th 2013
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      We don't really know yet on either
Apr 14th 2013
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           Kobe's rivals were people like Iverson, T-Mac, and Vince, Pierce was...
Apr 14th 2013
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                So I take it you voted green and not blue then, right?
Apr 14th 2013
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                     Vince's prime>>>>>>>>>>>Pierce' prime
Apr 14th 2013
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                          Vince's prime last one calendar year
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                               He was still better and more relevant than Pierce was prior to 2008
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                                    Since '01 Vince spent more time in the training room than on the court
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                                    how so? pierce doubled VC's playoff success in a two-year period
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LOL...wake me up, if and when he gets there....you dudes kill me
Apr 14th 2013
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Duncan doesn't need another 'chip to prove he better....
Apr 14th 2013
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He's a dominant big. They're always better to build a team around
Apr 14th 2013
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Doesn't change my answer. I'll still take Duncan's career over
Apr 14th 2013
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wait, being better to build around doesnt make him better?
Apr 14th 2013
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      Duncan is easier to build around than MJ. Doesn't make him better
Apr 15th 2013
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           he said 'better,' not 'easier.' he is also capable of replying, no?
Apr 15th 2013
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                sure. but you're asking a question based on semantics knowing
Apr 15th 2013
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lol, that's a bullshit argument based on nothing...
Apr 14th 2013
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Dude if Phil Jackson had Duncan and Shaq...
Apr 14th 2013
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RE: Dude if Phil Jackson had Duncan and Shaq...
Apr 14th 2013
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      two things
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           RE: two things
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Duncan at 37 >>>>>>>>>>>> Robinson in '99. The Admiral is
Apr 14th 2013
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      Robinson's numbers in 99-00 were almost identical to Duncan's now...
Apr 14th 2013
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           Wow, thanks for the history lesson chief. Wasn't aware that was
Apr 14th 2013
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                All those guys you're writing off as "aging vets" were still major...
Apr 14th 2013
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                     So, does Kobe win a title with those '99 and '03 Spurs teams?
Apr 14th 2013
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                          Even in 99 Robinson was better than Gasol, Parker and Ginobili...
Apr 14th 2013
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                               So I take that as a NO. Also, lol at you trying prop up Duncan's
Apr 14th 2013
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                                    RE: So I take that as a NO. Also, lol at you trying prop up Duncan's
Apr 14th 2013
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                                         You're lying like shit and avoiding the real question I asked...
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                                              I try not to get too much into the hypothetical jerk-off games you guys....
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Would Duncan have 5 if Rob wasn't there when he was drafted?
Apr 14th 2013
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      That's a relativist argument, the fact is that he won with and without
Apr 14th 2013
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           How is it relativist? Both men had great players at their side.
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                Just saying "both had good/great players" is dismissive n inaccurate
Apr 15th 2013
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                     Not in Whatifburg
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Duncan career already better...
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RE: If Duncan gets #5, his career>Kobe's, or no?
Apr 14th 2013
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Duncan career is already better
Apr 14th 2013
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lol...
Apr 14th 2013
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Yup.
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basically
Apr 14th 2013
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is it CLEARLY better though? i am not sure about that
Apr 14th 2013
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One extra title is significant.
Apr 15th 2013
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That's stupid
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You're stupid.
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      How many rings do they make every year?
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           So more rings are given out than MVP's? Good job, genius.
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                All those guys are going to the hall.
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                     Because Rob wasn't a role player.
Apr 15th 2013
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not when one was the best player on all 4 & the other 2 of the 5
Apr 15th 2013
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^^^it really is - anyone being objective can admit as much
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Niccas hate Kobe. I can't even get upset about posts like this anymore
Apr 14th 2013
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I rarely, if ever, have made a 'hater' statement regarding Kobe...
Apr 14th 2013
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      Yo MM - the OP is using a hypothetical to frame an argument
Apr 14th 2013
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           I thought about a "he's already better" option but cmon
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           Um, I just acknowledged MM's TD argument right above your reply
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                how much of a role do you really think the minutes played?
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                     RE: how much of a role do you really think the minutes played?
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           I get what you're saying, but I honestly don't see it as hate...
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If he wins no. 5, I'd say so but as their respective careers stands
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if Dunc gets a chip this year, all it proves is
Apr 14th 2013
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LOL. Now we're using hypotheticals for arguments. Pathetic CC
Apr 14th 2013
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Cmon man, I know your flow is heavy but take a Midol, sister.
Apr 14th 2013
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      RE: Cmon man, I know your flow is heavy but take a Midol, sister.
Apr 14th 2013
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      Totally. Such lunacy to want arguments to be based on actual merit
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           It's not some parallel universe, they have the top fucking seed!
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                They've been the 2 seed since early last week, 5-6 in their last 11
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                     you look at maybe two teams believed to be ahead of them
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      I've never done any of what you said so miss me w all that
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Duncan already better period
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seriously. And the way some folk make it seem...
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      because Kobe got annointed early on as the next Jordan
Apr 14th 2013
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           i mean, so did harold minor, kobe made it a discussion kinda sorta
Apr 14th 2013
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           well Kobe, talked and had the mannerisms, also he played
Apr 14th 2013
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                lol
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           oh, PLEASE... he isn't the only one to get that anointment
Apr 14th 2013
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                who else did Walt Clyde Frazier call out for being
Apr 14th 2013
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                Right, Kobe was just the only one that came close to living up to it
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                Why are you trying to have a sensible conversation with maxx?
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                     I'm holding the mirror up to the BS.
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                          if you got two good ears you good hear him talking like him
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http://i3.hoopchina.com.cn/blogfile/201010/16/128723838750707.jpg
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RE: If Duncan gets #5, his career>Kobe's, or no?
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Agreed
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too depressed to partake in this discussion
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No, but Duncan has had a far better career than KG
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only Shaq was in Duncan's way period
Apr 14th 2013
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Apr 14th 2013
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are you on kobe's payroll?
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Do you wipe down the young woman Kells pisses on?
Apr 15th 2013
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      well aren't you a colorful character all set for a prime time BET comi...
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Kobe was to Shaq what Wade is to Bron
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      if that's true, than I don't wanna hear about Wade is better than Kobe
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      the only problem is both Wade & Kobe proved they could win a chip
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           Base...
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                Tell me how many playoff series Kobe won w/o Pau?
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                     Tell me how many playoff GAMES Pau won with Kobe.. lol
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                          Who the hell claimed Pau was the GOAT
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I wouldn't say "anybody" but there were a small handful of guys
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      Shaq during that 3 peat run could have won with Mookie BLaylock
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           Let's not crown Shaq...dude NEVER played a championship like D
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           blazers and kings they beat woulda cakewalked to titles otherwise
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                When Shaq had to check a big man......he got nutted on
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                     25-27 points a game 10-12 boards
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                     lol, EVERYBODY nutted on Elmo from Shaq to Amare to Z-Bo...
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                          Elmo is 1000X better team defender than Shaq ever was.......
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           LOL. I know you're trolling but LOL
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LOL
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not according to this:
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      ^^^^^^^^^ EVERYONE MISSED THIS
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Hol' up.....y'all musta forgot Admiral nutted against Greg Foster in '98
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Admiral was badd, however not duncan badd
Apr 15th 2013
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Just to be clear....Kobe with 2 games left in the season was having
Apr 15th 2013
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with a 8th seeded team, with a great center which is always said
Apr 15th 2013
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Stacked with talent, Maxxx?
Apr 15th 2013
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besides the three other Hall of Famers, where was his supporting cast?
Apr 15th 2013
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y'all dudes are funny
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      kobe was acting like he had hall of famers in their prime this summer
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      dude, Howard played every game. Pau played just about any game
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      funny how laker fans ignored that while sweeping fig for a parade
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this laker team was expected to be in the conversation with
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stacked with talent? ....http://tinyurl.com/brnusss
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      let's see: Top C/Top-5 Player, Top 3 PF, HOF PG + Kobe. Oh, right
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           That looks great on paper.
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                The Lakers started 17-25 but they're 27-12 since (69% win %)
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                except the Spurs are about to win 60 games despite injuries
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                     the Spurs core has been playing together for a decade.. lol
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                          Championship core: Kobe/Pau/Artest = Tim/Tony/Manu
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                               haha - you fool.. what the hell is wrong with you?
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                                    They went to the Finals w/o Bynum
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                lol not counting blake and hill missing time. the starting 5 has played
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                     Yup. I'd like to see all the teams in history with seasons like this
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                     BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAA.......WAAAAAAAAAH
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                          Clearly I'm crying about it and not presenting a reasonable perspective
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                               all I'm sayin is injuries did not deprive this team a chance to be great
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                                    RE: all I'm sayin is injuries did not deprive this team a chance to be g...
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                                         it's important for context to note my initial replies were to JAESCOTT
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                     it aint bullshit, this team had 3 of those 4 guys on court at all times
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                          You're right, this hasn't been a timultuous season from jump.
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                          RE: You're right, this hasn't been a timultuous season from jump.
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                               That's all fair discourse.
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                               exactly, other teams handled adversity better and even with all
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                          You're the only person on the planet truly believing this bullshit
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                               cook all season? shit, I've been easy on these cats, really.
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                                    lol k.
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Tim has a higher efficiency rating & leads the league in defensive ratin...
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lulz
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Kobe has a higher TS, same eFG, higher Off Rating, higher AST%
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      Kobe has basically been a one way player all season long
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           RE: Kobe has basically been a one way player all season long
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                2013-14: Bean 18 games played-->Results: Not top 10 shooting guard
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but it wasn't better than duncan this year. the desperation shows when y...
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      lol http://bkref.com/tiny/Wb6Jr
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           i'm not seeing better?
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                10 less games is significant considering the numbers are virtually
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                     lol, duncan gonna actually have the chance to make up those 10
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                          lol wat?
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                               it seems like a simple concept. ask kobe when he'd prefer them 10 games....
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                                    your concept is flawed. We're talking about the numbers. The numbers
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                                         lol, can't have it both ways
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                                              RE: lol, can't have it both ways
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If the name of Tim's team was NY Knicks
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it's part location but also style and lack of stat whoring
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with a few exceptions its basically like that for most big men...
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      it shows d'antoni's hall, though karl should take more 3s.
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           you're mad because it has KG ahead of Duncan
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                According to the formula you standby, Tim is rated higher than Kobe
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                why would i be mad? it has kg ahead of damn near everyone.
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I think it's a good debate honestly. But lol at some of this shape
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another note:
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IF THIS HAPPENS.....
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Kobe might be the only player where scoring is frowned upon.
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Kobe is the only HOF that has been shit on by a HOF coach/teammates
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Your header is a dumb, completely irrelevant argument.
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      Pau, when utilized the right way is basically the best offensive big
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           Cool story bro. Nobody is calling for a HOF induction.
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                For Gasol? Oddly I have been swung on that, he might make it
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                     He'll get in based on his international resume.
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                          well, in that case then Top5/Manu ain't HOFer either
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                               And?
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                                    It proves that Bean didn't have an inferior supporting cast
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kobestan was so much more tolerable when kobe was winning
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If y'all fucks didn't keep talking about Kobe like the downside of his
Apr 15th 2013
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kobe never changed. why should we?
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summary: debate is close, maybe getting closer, how do u feel?
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      actually the post is a fair one. Not offended. Just beneath you in parti...
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           sorry but roland lazenby canceled our lunch, homey
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Duncan is an emotionless robot though.
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eh, if that's the case, what about Karl Malone?
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I don't see where this is a relevant argument.
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i take Dwyane Wade over Kobe
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      LOL. Go away troll.
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      Wade won with a 75 year old Shaq to boot
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           Oh, you mean runner up MVP Shaq?
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                runner-up to MVP was the prior year, I hear you tho
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he is by many people, especially if you consider duncan a 5
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      I think the Tim Duncan is the greatest PF ever narrative explains
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      because the espn era media like to make it sound like
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Duncan won without a prime HOF player in 2003
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      Pau wasn't a HOF in 2009 if we're going there nm
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      Pau was All-NBA in 2009. He was in his prime.
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           Kobe made him All NBA
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                Pau scored more in Memphis
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                     based on what you initially said, Pau wasn't a HOF until he started
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                     That's not what I initially said. I was talking about primes.
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                     you said prime HOF players. but ok nm
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                     All-NBA 1st Team, HOF, that's hair splitting at its finest
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                     you mean when he was the #1 option? shocking
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                          I guess Kobe made him put up that triple-double w/20 rebs last night too
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                               Please explain what one has to do with the other.
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                               LB said Kobe made him All-NBA feeding him easy baskets, I said he scored...
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                                    He was third tier. Third tier doesn't mean you suck, it makes you
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                                         20/10/3 on 54% FG & 2 BPG is not "third tier"
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                               Please explain what one has to do with the other.
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                               these last 2 games without him he's 10-34 from the field
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      Cool. He's also on that short list. Kobe is too, actually.
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           Duncan is on that short list, Kobe isn't.
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It's been a year.......& Bean is still 30 games away
Jun 01st 2014
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this thread just made me think of an OKS oldie but goodie
Apr 16th 2013
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you know what post there's never been? duncan can't win without " "
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chuuuuurch
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Pop
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that's never been a post
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Nice diversion.
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duncan did it all period, and if are talking about coaching
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He's wasn't significant until later on in his career..
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or because nobody gives a fuck about Duncan here. That has far
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Shoryuken!
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got em
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Kobe should be thanking KG's knee for his latest rings
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      KG should be thanking Bynums knee for his ONLY ring.
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      which amounted to barely winning a game 7 against a not the same KG
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           ....also on a bad knee.
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      or KG should be thanking Bynum's knees that he's got a ring at all
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           *high five*
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           http://sinbapointforward.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/andrew-bynum-sixers...
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           Drew would have made a difference in a 40 pt massacre...Riiight
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I've never heard any coach/player refer to Duncan as best of his generat...
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Duncan's win-loss % and achievements say Duncan imo
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I've never heard any coach/player say Kobe is a better scorer than MJ
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lmao
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I have
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voices in your head don't qualify
Apr 19th 2013
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The consensus has always been Jordan, anyone who argues
Jun 01st 2014
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i have heard it or he was the 2nd best to Shaq
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Bill Russell: HOF Player-Coach/Lord of the Chips
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that's what plugging your ears and saying lalalalalalalala will do
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It's 2014 & Timmay is outplaying the MVP; Bean is in his fishing boat
Jun 01st 2014
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5 star uppage
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I'm not sure that Kobe-Haters realize
Jun 01st 2014
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yall haven't thought of anything new to say in over a year?
Jun 01st 2014
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^^^ THIS IS A FIVE STAR REPLY. Warren deals in FACTS.
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Kobestans/Media started the agenda by claiming Kobe was better
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It's obviously a generational comparison. Dont be simple.
Jun 01st 2014
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If Timmay is just a "role player" then please do tell who the
Jun 01st 2014
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      He's their leader ...that's his role...but he's still a 15-10 guy
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           kobe's a 0-0-0-0-0-0 guy albatrossing his team right today
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           partying on injuries just shows how much Kobe has
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                warren i honestly hope he signs another deal and coaches too
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                I was as disappointed as anyone that Bean wasn't on the court in 2013
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           LOL trying to reduce this argument to ppg. Yeah, you really
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           if you're comparing players....production has to be
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                Name me another player that averaged 15/10 at 38.....anyone
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                     basketball-reference.com is your friend
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           Tim has the HIGHEST win-share of anyone 38 & over in HISTORY
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           ?? the fukk is a "win-share"....lolol... Kareem won 3 titles
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                Magic was the best player in the LEAGUE during those years
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                     huh?? dude Timmay is playing Center and Bron is playing PF
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                          Bron was checkin' Splitter....he was playing Center
Jun 01st 2014
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           lolz.
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Duncan's 03 title was impressive, but....
Jun 02nd 2014
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Wrong!
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The toughest series was not versus Houston
Jun 02nd 2014
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      actually it went 7 games cuz Adelman was coaching circles around Phil
Jun 02nd 2014
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           O right, of course he was!
Jun 02nd 2014
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           More like Aaron Brooks was running circles around Fish
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Pau WILL be in the HOF though, he had two all-star bigs
Jun 03rd 2014
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Pau will make the HOF
Jun 03rd 2014
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Duncan won even if he loses this finals. His career is greater
Jun 02nd 2014
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More like w/ 1 more Finals MVP & 1 more reg season MVP
Jun 02nd 2014
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lol. Cmon...Timmy's better already.
Jun 02nd 2014
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bleacher report sees it.
Jun 03rd 2014
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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e249/Newz05/NikeTalk/AveryJohnson.gif
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in fairness, bleacher report sees everything if it gives them clicks.
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1. "In 20 years, Duncans gonna get Russell level adulation"
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Kinda deserved imo. Ridiculous career.

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7. "wat"
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14. "A lot of Russell's hype is based on legend because there wasn't a lot..."
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of video back then. We're in the video age now, a Duncan hightlight film would be boring as shit. 20 years from now people are going to look at that and look at his numbers and say what's the big deal?

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23. "11 rings are fact not legend wtf"
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32. "No shit bitch, a lot of people on those Boston teams have a bunch..."
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of rings, but if you look at Russell's stats outside on rebounding his numbers aren't that impressive.

People say things like "Russell would've averaged 10 blocks a game if that statistic was kept then" but we don't really know. All the little ancedotes largely produced by Boston sport writers about him playing "mind games" with Wilt when Wilt was really bussing Bill's ass are at least as much fiction as fact.

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39. "spoken like someone who doesnt believe in dinosaurs."
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42. "Have you ever seen one?"
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45. "Have you ever seen Jesus?"
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Thanks for playing.

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50. "Every time I look in the mirror"
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52. "Is that you, Earl Monroe?"
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54. "You didn't know?"
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306. "wait, you seriously don't believe that dinosaurs existed?"
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*Jews you*

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43. "fuck nigga mad like shit lol"
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53. "I bet you douche with turpentine "
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70. "I'm sure you want a taste"
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78. "I don't mess with swine"
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25. "lol, no."
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20 years from now
>people are going to look at that and look at his numbers and
>say what's the big deal?

i know you hate him, and his highlight reel is unimpressive, but there's absolutely no way to look at his numbers and say "what's the big deal?"

and when his nickname is "the big fundamental", i think people will get it.

  

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41. "Duncan has been a model of consistency but he has never really..."
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been a dominant scorer on the offensive end. He's only averaged more that 25ppg once in his career. Compared to a lot of the other all-time great PF's that's not that impressive. And he's been 1st team all defense a million times playing the weak side shot blocker role. It's telling that despite all those 1st all-defense accolades he's never won DPOY, never even been runner-up.

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59. "Duncan could have easily put up more prolific offensive #s"
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if it was really that important to him and the Spurs success. It wasn't. Bottom line, Duncan got it done on both ends of the floor and that's all that matters.

And for being a self-proclaimed Lakers/Shaq fan, you sure have a hazy memory regarding Duncan's scoring ability. Head to head, Duncan averaged more ppg and rpg than Shaq (even more so in the playoffs). Even when the Spurs were getting bounced by the Lakers, Duncan was putting up insane scoring numbers.

I also find it amusing how you go to great lengths to downplay Duncan's impact on the defensive side of the ball. Quite amazing how Duncan managed to amass 4 NBA titles and 3 Finals MVPs as the unquestioned leader of his team without being a dominant scorer nor a great defensive player.

  

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66. "lol, more hypothetical bs, the bottom line is he didn't..."
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>if it was really that important to him and the Spurs success.
>It wasn't. Bottom line, Duncan got it done on both ends of
>the floor and that's all that matters.
>
>And for being a self-proclaimed Lakers/Shaq fan, you sure have
>a hazy memory regarding Duncan's scoring ability. Head to
>head, Duncan averaged more ppg and rpg than Shaq (even more
>so in the playoffs). Even when the Spurs were getting bounced
>by the Lakers, Duncan was putting up insane scoring numbers.

^^^Ducktails, never happened, tell me what series Duncan out scored Shaq in? Duncan has never put up "insane" scoring numbers

>I also find it amusing how you go to great lengths to downplay
>Duncan's impact on the defensive side of the ball. Quite
>amazing how Duncan managed to amass 4 NBA titles and 3 Finals
>MVPs as the unquestioned leader of his team without being a
>dominant scorer nor a great defensive player.

For all his defensive reputation has he ever really shut an opposing post player down in the playoffs? And for the record Duncan wasn't the "unquestioned leader" of that 99 team

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129. "ummm...u shouldn't say this without checking first"
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>^^^Ducktails, never happened, tell me what series Duncan out
>scored Shaq in? Duncan has never put up "insane" scoring
>numbers

http://bkref.com/tiny/qTHxJ

quick scan says at least in 99, 02, and 03 Duncan outscored shaq.

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268. "Not to mention the amount of times he destroyed the Mavs/Suns"
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>>^^^Ducktails, never happened, tell me what series Duncan
>out
>>scored Shaq in? Duncan has never put up "insane" scoring
>>numbers
>
>http://bkref.com/tiny/qTHxJ
>
>quick scan says at least in 99, 02, and 03 Duncan outscored
>shaq.

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26. "the greg kite of his generation?"
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88. "lol...unless he wins 11 championships w/ 1 as player/coach...no"
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2. "Elmo basically has outlasted all of his rivals"
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Tim tore his lateral meniscus just in his 3rd year & he has still been a model of consistency throughout his career. Just look at how crippled PRIME Cp3 looks compared to his peak years b/c of the same injury.

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8. "So did Kobe"
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38. "We don't really know yet on either"
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Last I checked Kobe, Elmo, Nash, Pierce, KG, Ray Allen, et al were still active and doing things of note.

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44. "Kobe's rivals were people like Iverson, T-Mac, and Vince, Pierce was..."
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never really in the convo even though Boston fans wanted him to be, neither was Ray or Nash.

Duncan and KG are in a different category as big men

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46. "So I take it you voted green and not blue then, right?"
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Pierce>Vince but whatever, beside the point.

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55. "Vince's prime>>>>>>>>>>>Pierce' prime"
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92. "Vince's prime last one calendar year"
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Pierce all day....and the Truth

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113. "He was still better and more relevant than Pierce was prior to 2008"
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134. "Since '01 Vince spent more time in the training room than on the court"
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He had a decent run w/ Kidd before he went to Orlando & Pierce demolished him in the EFC.

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177. "how so? pierce doubled VC's playoff success in a two-year period"
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way before 08, i am talking like 02 and 03.

pierce did not suddenly become a stud in 2008, jesus christ, that was not even his best season.

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3. "LOL...wake me up, if and when he gets there....you dudes kill me"
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you guys try way too fucking hard.....thought this train of thought was deaded a few seasons ago, but I will be Jesus, and bless the water into wine, so you dudes can carry on.

  

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4. "Duncan doesn't need another 'chip to prove he better...."
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First things first, as much as I'd love to see the Spurs win another chip, they ain't doing it this year. They have no depth, no bench. Manu's got two feet firmly planted in the grave. Top 5 been banged up the last several months. Duncan has been having an amazing throwback season, but it simply won't be enough to make it through OKC, let alone whoever they get paired up with in the playoffs. This team is falling apart at the worst time. I hope I'm wrong, but all the signs are there for an early exit.

But back to the question. Duncan better and I think a really simple argument can dead this question. If the Spurs had drafted Kobe instead of Duncan, how many chips do you think Kobe would have today??? My guess is one, *maybe* two at best (and I'm being generous). Swap Kobe for Duncan on the Lakers and you're talking 5+ chips with ease. If winning is the all-important attribute you're looking for - instead of scoring titles and ratings - Duncan is the clear cut better player to have on your team.

  

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5. "He's a dominant big. They're always better to build a team around"
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Doesn't make him better than Kobe.

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6. "Doesn't change my answer. I'll still take Duncan's career over"
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Kobe's. Duncan was the unquestioned leader/focal point of the Spurs championship run. 4 titles. Dominant player on both sides of the ball. Has led his team to 14 straight 50 plus win seasons (playoffs every year). And let's not forget his dominance at Wake Forrest too.

Kobe's all time great for sure. Right up there with Duncan. But for me, Duncan is the better player and has had the better career imo.

  

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49. "wait, being better to build around doesnt make him better?"
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what is the point of playing professional basketball again?

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147. "Duncan is easier to build around than MJ. Doesn't make him better"
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179. "he said 'better,' not 'easier.' he is also capable of replying, no?"
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181. "sure. but you're asking a question based on semantics knowing"
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the general consensus is the template to building a team has historically been building around a big. You're much better than this CC.

  

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9. "lol, that's a bullshit argument based on nothing..."
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>But back to the question. Duncan better and I think a really
>simple argument can dead this question. If the Spurs had
>drafted Kobe instead of Duncan, how many chips do you think
>Kobe would have today??? My guess is one, *maybe* two at best
>(and I'm being generous). Swap Kobe for Duncan on the Lakers
>and you're talking 5+ chips with ease. If winning is the
>all-important attribute you're looking for - instead of
>scoring titles and ratings - Duncan is the clear cut better
>player to have on your team.

You think think Pop wouldnt have won with Kobe and Robinson and all those great role players they had?

You think Shaq would've stepped back and let Duncan be the man like Robinson did in San Antonio?

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11. "Dude if Phil Jackson had Duncan and Shaq..."
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Hell if Dell Harris had Duncan and Shaq and Nick Van Exel and Eddie Jones...wouldn't have needed Phil Jackson...


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12. "RE: Dude if Phil Jackson had Duncan and Shaq..."
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>Hell if Dell Harris had Duncan and Shaq and Nick Van Exel and
>Eddie Jones...wouldn't have needed Phil Jackson...

Dell Harris had Shaq, Kobe, Van Exel and Eddie Jones and couldn't make it work. Phil would've won 73+ games a season with Eddie Jones at the other guard spot instead of old ass Ron Harper and Derek Fisher.

And with Shaq in his prime you really don't want anybody else in the post clogging things up. That's why Orlando traded CWebb for Penny.

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16. "two things "
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1. Shaq wasn't in his prime in season #2 when they drafted Webber. Penny was a 6'7 guard that could play in the post as well as run point...2 birds 1 stone...and it furthermore helped their style of ball because with both Shaq and Penny able to post up, it allowed Nick and Dennis to camp out at 3


2. Kobe 96-99 wasn't shit compared to Kobe 2000-2007. Duncan came in the gate as a defensive impact and soon became offensively and defensively balanced. Shaq in his prime with Duncan would have been legendary. Duncan would have taken the rebound slack and been score 20point off midrange shots off the backboard. Two of the most efficient post players on the same squad...all EJ and Nick and Fish would have had to do is shoot wide open 3's. You would have had to double down on both Shaq and Duncan and both are getting you well above 55% from the field. 20 shots a game each or 25 Shaq 20 Duncan and both are getting at least 25ppg or more every night.


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18. "RE: two things "
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>1. Shaq wasn't in his prime in season #2 when they drafted
>Webber.

I know that but they still didn't need another scorer in the post. The "twin towers" thing sounds better on paper than in reality. Somebody has to be willing to sacrifice and take a back seat to the other guy and that generally doesn't happen with 2 guys at or near their prime.

>2. Kobe 96-99 wasn't shit compared to Kobe 2000-2007. Duncan
>came in the gate as a defensive impact and soon became
>offensively and defensively balanced. Shaq in his prime with
>Duncan would have been legendary. Duncan would have taken the
>rebound slack and been score 20point off midrange shots off
>the backboard. Two of the most efficient post players on the
>same squad...all EJ and Nick and Fish would have had to do is
>shoot wide open 3's. You would have had to double down on both
>Shaq and Duncan and both are getting you well above 55% from
>the field. 20 shots a game each or 25 Shaq 20 Duncan and both
>are getting at least 25ppg or more every night.

All Duncan's presence would've done would be to make it easier for people to double and triple-team Shaq. Do you actually remember how dominant Shaq was in his prime? Duncan would've been in the way. Shaq's ideal frontcourt mate was Robert Horry, a stretch 4 that could knock down 3's.

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19. "Duncan at 37 >>>>>>>>>>>> Robinson in '99. The Admiral is "
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the reason I became a Spurs fan in the first place. He was my favorite player as a kid. I followed both Duncan's and Robinson's career pretty closely. Duncan has been far more dominant for a much longer stretch. You keep bringing up DRob like he was in his prime back in the late 90s/early 2000s. DRob was still a major force in '99, but he was a clear 2nd option to Duncan. By '03, he had a very limited role. Important? Yes. Major contributor? No.

>You think think Pop wouldnt have won with Kobe and Robinson
>and all those great role players they had?

Actually, I don't see Pop winning a title with Kobe/Robinson in '99 or '03. In '03, Kobe is not carrying that team to a title and he sure as shit ain't doing that in '99. By 2005 and 2007, yes, the Spurs had assembled a great supporting cast around Duncan. But in '99/'03? You're out of your damn mind if you think Kobe is carrying those teams to a championship. By '03 Bruce Bowen and SJax were very solid (not much of contributors on offense though) and Tony Parker and Ginobli hadn't quite developed yet. In '99, the Admiral had one foot in the grave and the Spurs didn't have a single prolific scorer besides Duncan.


>You think Shaq would've stepped back and let Duncan be the man
>like Robinson did in San Antonio?

Who knows. Duncan doesn't have the enormous ego that Kobe does, so there's a possiblity it may have worked. Duncan always held his own (even put up better numbers) against Shaq throughout his career so Shaq wouldn't have had much of a choice but to share the spotlight.

  

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48. "Robinson's numbers in 99-00 were almost identical to Duncan's now..."
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>Actually, I don't see Pop winning a title with Kobe/Robinson
>in '99 or '03. In '03, Kobe is not carrying that team to a
>title and he sure as shit ain't doing that in '99. By 2005 and
>2007, yes, the Spurs had assembled a great supporting cast
>around Duncan. But in '99/'03? You're out of your damn mind
>if you think Kobe is carrying those teams to a championship.
>By '03 Bruce Bowen and SJax were very solid (not much of
>contributors on offense though) and Tony Parker and Ginobli
>hadn't quite developed yet. In '99, the Admiral had one foot
>in the grave and the Spurs didn't have a single prolific
>scorer besides Duncan.

Are you sure you were a Spurs fan? Because that 99 team still had a veteran core that had averaged almost 60 wins for like 3 years straight and had been to the WCF a couple of years before Duncan got there. The only reason they had a chance to get Duncan was that Robinson got injured early in the 96-97 season and could have came back but they held him out and basically tanked the rest of that season to get into the lottery.

>>You think Shaq would've stepped back and let Duncan be the
>man
>>like Robinson did in San Antonio?
>
>Who knows. Duncan doesn't have the enormous ego that Kobe
>does, so there's a possiblity it may have worked. Duncan
>always held his own (even put up better numbers) against Shaq

That's a damned LIE, lol

>throughout his career so Shaq wouldn't have had much of a
>choice but to share the spotlight.

okayplayer.

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60. "Wow, thanks for the history lesson chief. Wasn't aware that was"
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how the Spurs acquired Duncan.

Uh, yeah, no shit the Spurs already had a solid foundation in place. And yes, the Admiral was a still a solid player when Duncan came aboard. But let's not kid ourselves, Duncan took over as the #1 option right away and Duncan was able to dominate in the postseason the way the Admiral never did. Admiral was a solid, solid player - but not his old self. Far from his prime dominance.

DRob, Mario Elie, Sean Elliot, Avery Johnson, and Jaren Jackson were all aging vets at that point. They weren't superstars. Despite the obvious tank, that was an aging team on the decline. Anyone who watched the Spurs knew their window of opportunity was closing fast. Duncan was the DIFFERENCE.

>Are you sure you were a Spurs fan? Because that 99 team still
>had a veteran core that had averaged almost 60 wins for like 3
>years straight and had been to the WCF a couple of years
>before Duncan got there. The only reason they had a chance to
>get Duncan was that Robinson got injured early in the 96-97
>season and could have came back but they held him out and
>basically tanked the rest of that season to get into the
>lottery.

  

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62. "All those guys you're writing off as "aging vets" were still major..."
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contributors on that 99 team and they all high big time clutch shots to get that team to the title.

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64. "So, does Kobe win a title with those '99 and '03 Spurs teams?"
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I mean, according to you those Spurs teams were loaded with talent and clutch shooters. Duncan (per you) wasn't great defensively, nor was he a prolific scorer. So, does Kobe lead those Spurs team to a title?

That was my original point. There's no need in you telling me how great Duncan's old teammates were. I remember those teams quite vividly.

  

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71. "Even in 99 Robinson was better than Gasol, Parker and Ginobili..."
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are better than any other perimeter players that Kobe ever played with.

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77. "So I take that as a NO. Also, lol at you trying prop up Duncan's"
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teammates while completely neglecting the bevy of talent Kobe was spoiled with throughout his career.


So, DRob was better in '99 than Gasol. Okay. 2003? No, not even close. Funny how you omitted Lamar Odom AND Andrew Bynum as if they weren't major contributors as big men too during Kobe's last championship run. LOL. And correct me if I'm wrong, but did Duncan ever have a teammate remotely as dominant as three-peat era Shaq?

See, this is my whole argument. Of course Kobe wins the poll if you strictly limit your standard to rings (5>4) or scoring titles. But I personally value a player's worth by how much impact they have on their team's success. Duncan, imo, has done more with less talent around him throughout his career. Has he been blessed with a great coach and supporting cast? Yes, absolutely. So has Kobe - in imo, to a much greater extent.

I'm not letting Kobe off the hook for those painfully mediocre post-Shaq era Lakers. No way you are convincing me that shit would happen on Duncan's watch. That, to me, is what separates the two. Duncan has consistently been a winner through numerous roster changes and turnover throughout his career. I'm convinced that Timmay could have won a ring with numerous teams. I'm not so convinced that Kobe could. And again, that is what separates the two to me.

  

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79. "RE: So I take that as a NO. Also, lol at you trying prop up Duncan's"
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>teammates while completely neglecting the bevy of talent Kobe
>was spoiled with throughout his career.

lol@"bevy of talent", that first 3-peat team was Shaq, Kobe and who? Then there was the Kwame/Smush era.

>
>So, DRob was better in '99 than Gasol. Okay. 2003? No, not
>even close. Funny how you omitted Lamar Odom AND Andrew Bynum

Bynum was less of a factor on those last 2 title teams than D-Rob was in 03

>as if they weren't major contributors as big men too during
>Kobe's last championship run. LOL. And correct me if I'm
>wrong, but did Duncan ever have a teammate remotely as
>dominant as three-peat era Shaq?

Who was the MVP in the 07 Finals? Not Timmy, he played like shit


>See, this is my whole argument. Of course Kobe wins the poll
>if you strictly limit your standard to rings (5>4) or scoring
>titles. But I personally value a player's worth by how much
>impact they have on their team's success. Duncan, imo, has
>done more with less talent around him throughout his career.
>Has he been blessed with a great coach and supporting cast?
>Yes, absolutely. So has Kobe - in imo, to a much greater
>extent.

I agree that Phil is greater than Pop but that more talent thing is bs

>I'm not letting Kobe off the hook for those painfully mediocre
>post-Shaq era Lakers. No way you are convincing me that shit
>would happen on Duncan's watch. That, to me, is what
>separates the two. Duncan has consistently been a winner
>through numerous roster changes and turnover throughout his
>career. I'm convinced that Timmay could have won a ring with
>numerous teams. I'm not so convinced that Kobe could. And
>again, that is what separates the two to me.

lol, so is Duncan a GM now? Did he put those teams together? FOH clown...

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80. "You're lying like shit and avoiding the real question I asked..."
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It's okay, I know you got nothing left. By the way, Bynum averaged about twice as many points and boards a game during those championship years as DRob in '03, but I'll let you continue on with your weak attempt to discredit Duncan.

  

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81. "I try not to get too much into the hypothetical jerk-off games you guys...."
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like to play but YES, I believe it would have been possible for Kobe to win with Duncan's teams.

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21. "Would Duncan have 5 if Rob wasn't there when he was drafted?"
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Would he have 5 if they hadn't plucked Top Five and Ginobili so late in their drafts?

People only play the 'what if' game in one direction.

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34. "That's a relativist argument, the fact is that he won with and without"
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Parker, with and without Ginobili, with and without Robinson and, more broadly, he won with and without another big man of note (after Robinson we are talking, Oberto, Blair, Bonner et al) and without dominant guards (before Parker and Ginobili).

He has won with different rosters and different supporting stars, many of them, in fact and even different types of rosters/dynamics.

Kobe certainly can lay claim to two different teams but not so much the other variables. Both guys have had the same HOF coaching, that's a wash.

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84. "How is it relativist? Both men had great players at their side."
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>Parker, with and without Ginobili, with and without Robinson
>and, more broadly, he won with and without another big man of
>note (after Robinson we are talking, Oberto, Blair, Bonner et
>al) and without dominant guards (before Parker and Ginobili).
>
>He has won with different rosters and different supporting
>stars, many of them, in fact and even different types of
>rosters/dynamics.
>
>Kobe certainly can lay claim to two different teams but not so
>much the other variables. Both guys have had the same HOF
>coaching, that's a wash.

Well, Tim had a great big man at his side to take some pressure off in his younger years, and then two amazing guards for the last few titles. Kobe never won alongside another great guard. It's always been pretty much just him. Duncan has arguably more variables, but the the point still stands: both guys had incredible assets at their disposal. If we're playing the "what if" game, the variables are immaterial because it's all about the 'if' factor. If Duncan didn't have dominant players at his side, regardless of position, would he have five? If he didn't have the coach he had? If, if, if, if.

If we're comparing their *actual* careers, that's one thing, but Whatifland opens up every possible question. What if Tim Duncan had decided to simply become an Olympic swimmer and hated basketball? We wouldn't be having this conversation, and that's my point. What if is ridiculous. There's more than enough to make an argument in Tim's favor without playing 'what if.....'?

'What if' is all too often employed at Kobe's expense in these conversations, and people rarely want to play it on both sides. It's an argument that's right up there with 'he needed great team mates to win' that people like to use against Kobe on a regular basis without playing it on the other side.

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93. "Just saying "both had good/great players" is dismissive n inaccurate"
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114. "Not in Whatifburg"
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Real world, the argument is more nuanced.

In Couldabeensvillethe game should be played both ways or not at all.

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10. "Duncan career already better..."
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13. "RE: If Duncan gets #5, his career>Kobe's, or no?"
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No need to compare careers in this instance. Doing so is just for pointless debate.

  

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20. "Yup."
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Timmy
4× NBA champion (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007)
3× NBA Finals MVP (1999, 2003, 2005)
2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2002–2003)

Kobe
5× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2009–2010)
2× NBA Finals MVP (2009–2010)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)

Add to that 20-11 on a long career w 50% shooting?

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35. "basically"
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37. "is it CLEARLY better though? i am not sure about that"
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87. "One extra title is significant. "
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Titles are harder to come by than MVP's.

Duncan has the edge, but looking at their respective positions and that extra title makes the picture cloudier IMO.

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130. "That's stupid"
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>Titles are harder to come by than MVP's.
>
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145. "You're stupid."
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150. "How many rings do they make every year?"
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Now how many MVP Trophies do they make?


Stupid.

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151. "So more rings are given out than MVP's? Good job, genius."
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Nash has two MVP trophies. How many rings?
Barkley and Mailman have MVP's. No rings.

Conclusion? Rings are harder to come by.

Further, people don't VOTE on the NBA champ. You actually have to WIN that. Nobody votes you to be NBA champ.

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153. "All those guys are going to the hall."
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Is Robert Horry?

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156. "Because Rob wasn't a role player. "
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Rob carried those teams to titles.

He wasn't a utility player who just hit big shots, damnit, he was the fucking STAR, baby!

No really, that's not an Apples vs Transmissions argument or anything. The guys I mentioned are like kinds, and Rob is nowhere near that class.

Winning a title is harder to do.

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140. "not when one was the best player on all 4 & the other 2 of the 5"
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270. "^^^it really is - anyone being objective can admit as much"
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22. "Niccas hate Kobe. I can't even get upset about posts like this anymore"
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Duncan is a fucking great player too. Y'all carry on though.

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29. "I rarely, if ever, have made a 'hater' statement regarding Kobe..."
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I have a TON of respect for his body of work and what he's been able to accomplish throughout his career. I will truly miss watching him play when he retires.

However, the fact that you are in here crying because Kobe is supposedly getting 'hated' on makes you and other Kobe dickriders look soft as shit. Please highlight exactly to me where people in here have made hateful statements about Kobe.

If simply believing Duncan has had the better career than Kobe (which is not uncommon thought at all oustide of LA) makes you a hater, then consider me a hater.

  

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31. "Yo MM - the OP is using a hypothetical to frame an argument"
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No problem with your argument that you believe TD is better right today...but that's not what the OP insinuates. If he believed that, the post wouldn't be 'IF Duncan wins a 5th', there would be no preface.

It most certainly is the typical loser and hater shit to bring up hypotheticals (and huge ones at that) in order to frame a debate. That's not what you did but it is what CC did in the original post...and that's what Nick was replying to.

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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

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33. "I thought about a "he's already better" option but cmon"
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you can't have it both ways, you guys would be crying endlessly if that were there.

for the record, i think it's a great debate but a messy one. i do think if you were picking no. 1 overall with both guys coming in as amateurs, yes, i would take duncan and he's had the *slightly* better career, even without no. 5. that said, i do know people are obsessed with inequalities (5>4 or 5>1 and 6>5 (c) JORN) and that, for some, it's an even closer debate going either way than it is for me.

by the way is there any furniture left in tact at your parents' house after kobe's injury?

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73. "Um, I just acknowledged MM's TD argument right above your reply"
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It's a definite argument based on actual accomplishments...don't see a point for hypothetical ones.

I was at the game so my parent's stuff is fine lol....but in seriousness, I only get mad out when the team is playing with no effort or playing stupid. Injuries are what they are...it's sad and frustrating but I know all too well that it's a risk every athlete takes. Kobe has been fortunate to escape any major leg injuries so far, and that probability was only increasing as he got older + mins played = higher risk.

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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

  

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95. "how much of a role do you really think the minutes played?"
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heard some dude on 710 today talking about how it really wasn't a strong correlation but i figure you are a good dude to ask.

comparing kobe and duncan now, eh, been done plenty and people have their stances. some minds will never change either way if duncan wins three more or kobe has some christ-like comeback.

this is more for gauging the fence sitters. and the entertainment.

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100. "RE: how much of a role do you really think the minutes played?"
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>heard some dude on 710 today talking about how it really
>wasn't a strong correlation but i figure you are a good dude
>to ask.

When I refer to mins played, I'm talking about increased chances to get hurt. You already have a higher tendency for injury as you age and then combined with more chances of getting hurt = higher chance of getting hurt

>this is more for gauging the fence sitters. and the
>entertainment.

Fair enough but winning another ring is a huge challenge.

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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

  

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67. "I get what you're saying, but I honestly don't see it as hate..."
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And I haven't seen anybody posting anything that negative about Kobe in this post.

Personally, I think Duncan is the more accomplished, better, whatever you want to label it player, and I will argue it with passion. I have no ill will towards Kobe at all.

Personally I think the hypothetical is unwarranted, but I do sort of see CC's point regarding people's rigid system of using #s to rank players. Neither the Spurs nor the Lakers are winning anything this year. Sure, Duncan has a chance with the Spurs, but I doubt much happens there just like I'd seriously doubt the Lakers would do much in the postseason this year with Kobe.

  

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24. "If he wins no. 5, I'd say so but as their respective careers stands"
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currently, I think it's debatable...and you could certainly argue Duncan has had the better overall career btw the two

Duncan
-4x champion
-2x MVP
-3x Finals MVP
-ROY
-considered by most to be the greatest player at his position
-Definitely a better teammate than Bean
-Was the key player on all his championship teams (had to go thru Shaq & Bean oftentimes to get to the finals)
-more impactful on the defensive side of the ball

Kobe
-5th all time leading scorer/30,000 pt club
-1 MVP
-5x champion
-2x finals MVP
-considered the 2nd greatest 2 guard in league history
-1 MVP
-2 Gold Medals
-not considered a good teammate to say the least/a ball hog/ran the g.o.a.t. coach out of town

The reason why the belief that Kobe has had a better career than Duncan is because he's accomplished what he has while playing for the Lakers, the most high profile team in the NBA and Duncan, on the other hand, has
quietly done what he has while playing for probably the *least* profile team in the league.

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27. "if Dunc gets a chip this year, all it proves is"
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Pop's a better coach than Kobe is.

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28. "LOL. Now we're using hypotheticals for arguments. Pathetic CC"
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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

  

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36. "Cmon man, I know your flow is heavy but take a Midol, sister."
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Like this is the first time someone has said "IF ________________, then what will you think?"

For example, "If AI gets traded to ___________, you're thinking what round?" Made by a Laker fan.

For example "With the Clippers streak, they have to be at least thinking WCF, right?" cysed relentlessly by many Laker fans.

There have been many about Rose, about LeBron, about Durant, etc. Fix your fucking face, dude, you are WAY too sensitive. If I had put a "Duncan already better option," you guys would have been shouting "HATER!" from rooftops. I didn't bother figuring people would say that if they felt it.

I tried to do this in a pretty normal way that happens here EVERY DAY, including some tact toward you guys (always a mistake) and a little attempt at humor.

I know times are tough right now but don't take it out on me.

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63. "RE: Cmon man, I know your flow is heavy but take a Midol, sister."
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>Like this is the first time someone has said "IF
>________________, then what will you think?"
>
>For example, "If AI gets traded to ___________, you're
>thinking what round?" Made by a Laker fan.
>
>For example "With the Clippers streak, they have to be at
>least thinking WCF, right?" cysed relentlessly by many Laker
>fans.
>
>There have been many about Rose, about LeBron, about Durant,
>etc. Fix your fucking face, dude, you are WAY too sensitive.
>If I had put a "Duncan already better option," you guys would
>have been shouting "HATER!" from rooftops. I didn't bother
>figuring people would say that if they felt it.
>
>I tried to do this in a pretty normal way that happens here
>EVERY DAY, including some tact toward you guys (always a
>mistake) and a little attempt at humor.
>
>I know times are tough right now but don't take it out on me.


These guys are fucking lunatics.

HOW DARE YOU ASK A TOTALLY REASONABLY HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION ABOUT TWO FIRST BALLOT HOF'S?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!

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74. "Totally. Such lunacy to want arguments to be based on actual merit "
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Rather than hypothetical accomplishments

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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

  

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96. "It's not some parallel universe, they have the top fucking seed!"
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How many "If LeBron doesn't win this year ..." threads did we have? How many "If Kobe does/doesn't win with another roster" threads did we have? And those were projecting months if not years in advance sometimes.

Touchy, very touchy.

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104. "They've been the 2 seed since early last week, 5-6 in their last 11"
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They have been high seeds the last 2 seasons, didn't really work out did it. Winning another championship for this Spurs team is a huge challenge and unlikely, hence it's a huge hypothetical...so much so that I don't see the point of even asking the original question you posed.

This same type of post came up in the playoffs last season (authored by Bomb I believe) when the Spurs won the first 2 vs OKC in the WCF (and that team was better than this year's iteration)...and I didn't utter a peep because it was a reasonable what-if at that point.

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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

  

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109. "you look at maybe two teams believed to be ahead of them"
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in the entire nba and that have better records

i think they are much better equipped to handle okc this season. i would also not call making the conference finals last season "not working out."

i kind of doubt they win (still think miami will repeat), but it's hardly inconceivable or something that should be called out as "a huge challenge."

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72. "I've never done any of what you said so miss me w all that"
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If you look above, in regards to Midnight, I said I have no problem with a Duncan argument based on actual accomplishments. Trying to create arguments based on unknown outcomes is stupid and pointless. I don't see the point of it when it comes to any player, including this one, and that's why I never get involved in individual player debates. What I will get involved in is when someone, like in this case, is using what-ifs. Completely pointless.

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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

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30. "Duncan already better period"
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and i said back then as i do now only Shaq was better in the 00 decade.

Kobe ain't seeing no Timmy D. duncan is more versatile and does so many things at a high level.

you put dwight howard with duncan or gasol and the spurs are going to the finals at least not be a lucky 8th seed victim.

duncan been badd since day one

and duncan still going to score almost 25k with rebounds, hardware,etc... and stay cool matter of fact right now duncan is in the 7 names argument for mvp this year as we speak,he still badd

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40. "seriously. And the way some folk make it seem..."
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it's like Kobe guided the Lakers to that 3 peat as if Shaq is an afterthought. Especially with the younger dudes.

  

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47. "because Kobe got annointed early on as the next Jordan"
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and i think back to what walt Clyde Frazier said of how made for tv that Kobe Bryant was.

yeah man these cats forget about the air balls in utah.

forget that when Phil Jackson took over he told the team Shaq was the captain and everything goes through him.

nobody calls Kobe out on tanking in the finals against the pistons and just shooting to be shooting and not feeding Shaq all because he wanted to be the man.

Duncan played with a great player in David Robinson and then ehnanced his game even more.

back then Kobe was along for the ride. nobody ever said Duncan was riding on David Robinson's back.

IMO Duncan been a better money time player in the post season than Kobe as well. i mean he filled a whole stat sheet.

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51. "i mean, so did harold minor, kobe made it a discussion kinda sorta"
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but i do think youre getting at something important and so was thatruth earlier in his usual hamfisted manner, kobe is certainly more highlight tape friendly and "sexier" from a marketing standpoint.

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56. "well Kobe, talked and had the mannerisms, also he played"
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and related to europe. he was a worldy cat and David Stern's NBA had the best of all worlds with marketing Kobe Bryant.

Kobe was the "Fresh prince of Bell air", with a ability to speak different languages and the global push was already in full effect.


then you add in playing in La and bringing in Phil Jackson,etc.. and everything fell into place. problem i have til this day is that kobe settled as accepting that role and while being one of the Greatest players ever, he never even tried to escape that tag and that's why i appreciate Lebron James even more because he keeps evolving and doing things without that kind of clique to be accepted as this next version of this or that.

Kobe still acting

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57. "lol"
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________________________________________
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61. "oh, PLEASE... he isn't the only one to get that anointment"
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that's the problem...

  

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68. "who else did Walt Clyde Frazier call out for being"
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a made for tv star or after school special player?

kobe talked, mannerisms, etc.. off of jordan, straight up if you didn't see the laker jersey on him you'd think it was a real life " be like mike" film in 2d.

bow wow ain't got nothing on kobe trying to be like mike

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69. "Right, Kobe was just the only one that came close to living up to it"
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________________________________________
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

  

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85. "Why are you trying to have a sensible conversation with maxx? "
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-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

  

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117. "I'm holding the mirror up to the BS. "
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frontrunning fans who either 1) bought into the Kobe = New Jordan BS or 2) Kobe vs. You Know Who manufactured rivalry (passive-aggressive anti-Laker sentiment/Kobe as "New Jordan" backlash) have no room to be talking about Kobe being "anointed".

He ain't ask for that shit, and IMO... as far as preeminent NBA stars are concerned, he's the most interesting to me since Shaq. He SHOULD have his own story independent of Jordan, as Shaq and others pre-Jordan do, but unfortunately, everything is seen through those goddamned Limburger Lenses.

  

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180. "if you got two good ears you good hear him talking like him"
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having the same mannerisms. Kobe Bryant when he first entered the league you almost thought he was Goverment experiement in how to be like Mike.

stevie wonder can see how Kobe bit Jordan hard.

still bites him hard and its a shame at this stage of his career Kobe still is missing an idenity and not Black Mumbia number 5 mess either.

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65. "RE: If Duncan gets #5, his career>Kobe's, or no?"
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It's already a great debate without a 5th ring.

I'm from the lost black tribe of Israel, the Yos

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75. "Agreed"
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>It's already a great debate without a 5th ring.

---------------------------------
<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

  

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76. "too depressed to partake in this discussion"
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82. "No, but Duncan has had a far better career than KG"
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Since we hating just to hate, aka that Philly shit, Derek Fisher had a more rewarding career than AI. I can break this down in-depth for you niggas if y'all want it.

Steve Nash too.

Vince, Pierce and Ray the only guards still standing from GOAT Kobe's era.

You Kobe stans making 6 posts per week about the GOAT are officially offered citizenship into Kobestani. All you have to do is donate your throwback Iverson jerseys to Applebee's waitresses.

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83. "only Shaq was in Duncan's way period"
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anybody could have rode sidekick when Shaq was Shaq.

Duncan showed you how to play with a Superstar and with two upstarts in Parker and Ginobli.

as Great as Kobe is also as Lucky as he is and he knows it

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86. "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
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>anybody could have rode sidekick when Shaq was Shaq.
>

Kobe was more of a 1A than a sidekick so FOH. AI couldn't do it that's for damn sure.

If that was the case then how come Kobe has more rings than Shaq?

Anybody could have rode sidekick when Pippen was Pippen, more on that later.



>as Great as Kobe is also as Lucky as he is and he knows it

You know who's really lucky? Michael Jordan is really lucky. If not for Scottie and Phil , MJ would be an overrated gunner who's an incredibly shitty teammate. Scottie did get farther without Mike than Mike did without Scottie. Scottie Stayed relevant longer too.

No empathy for white misery (c) BDot

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90. "are you on kobe's payroll?"
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i mean you made my sides hurt. rings don't tell the whole story however would kobe have more without pau gasol? before they got pau kobe was crying like Todd 1 after he got dropped Mtv jams. begging to leave la if they didn't bring him some help.

Shaq was the leader during the 3 peat and the 4th finals they went to period. ain't like Kobe was going to lead D fish, fox, and crew to no jewelry.

look scottie pippen was versatile however he couldn't carry jordan's skull cap.

pip couldn't score enough and he choked. had the blazers beat the lakers back in 2000 and at least gotten to the finals then you might have a point. however Scottie played the Dean Martin role to Jordan's Sinatra or in soul world Pippen was Jermaine to Jordan's Michael Jackson don't get it twisted.

Phil Jackson ain't rolling with jewelry on both fingers if he had to depend on pippen and kobe

kobe loves your joy, however he knows what time it is

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94. "Do you wipe down the young woman Kells pisses on?"
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>i mean you made my sides hurt. rings don't tell the whole
>story however would kobe have more without pau gasol?
>before they got pau kobe was crying like Todd 1 after he got
>dropped Mtv jams. begging to leave la if they didn't bring
>him some help.

Pau couldn't win a playoff game yet alone a series without GOAT.
>
>Shaq was the leader during the 3 peat and the 4th finals they
>went to period. ain't like Kobe was going to lead D fish,
>fox, and crew to no jewelry.

Nope! They were co-leaders. Kobe did lead Derek Fisher and crew to a chip... twice.

>
>look scottie pippen was versatile however he couldn't carry
>jordan's skull cap.

Jordan couldn't win a chip without Scottie. HOW DAREYOU SAY SCOTTIE WAS A BUM. My point still stands.
>
>pip couldn't score enough and he choked. had the blazers
>beat the lakers back in 2000 and at least gotten to the
>finals then you might have a point. however Scottie played
>the Dean Martin role to Jordan's Sinatra or in soul world
>Pippen was Jermaine to Jordan's Michael Jackson don't get it
>twisted.

Scottie was a cog in two good to great teams after Jordan. Jordan retired on the Wizards.
>
>Phil Jackson ain't rolling with jewelry on both fingers if he
>had to depend on pippen and kobe

Dude he did have to depend on Kobe and look where that got him. Mm hmm (c) Basa *shines those laker rings Kobe GOAT'd himself too*
>
>kobe loves your joy, however he knows what time it is

If Kobe never plays he's still the GOAT. Does R.Kelly send you publishing checks for the amount of cum guzzling you do on his behalf?

No empathy for white misery (c) BDot

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99. "well aren't you a colorful character all set for a prime time BET comi..."
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>>i mean you made my sides hurt. rings don't tell the whole
>>story however would kobe have more without pau gasol?
>>before they got pau kobe was crying like Todd 1 after he got
>>dropped Mtv jams. begging to leave la if they didn't bring
>>him some help.
>
>Pau couldn't win a playoff game yet alone a series without
>GOAT.
>>
>>Shaq was the leader during the 3 peat and the 4th finals
>they
>>went to period. ain't like Kobe was going to lead D fish,
>>fox, and crew to no jewelry.
>
>Nope! They were co-leaders. Kobe did lead Derek Fisher and
>crew to a chip... twice.
>
>>
>>look scottie pippen was versatile however he couldn't
>carry
>>jordan's skull cap.
>
>Jordan couldn't win a chip without Scottie. HOW DAREYOU SAY
>SCOTTIE WAS A BUM. My point still stands.
>>
>>pip couldn't score enough and he choked. had the blazers
>>beat the lakers back in 2000 and at least gotten to the
>>finals then you might have a point. however Scottie played
>>the Dean Martin role to Jordan's Sinatra or in soul world
>>Pippen was Jermaine to Jordan's Michael Jackson don't get it
>>twisted.
>
>Scottie was a cog in two good to great teams after Jordan.
>Jordan retired on the Wizards.
>>
>>Phil Jackson ain't rolling with jewelry on both fingers if
>he
>>had to depend on pippen and kobe
>
>Dude he did have to depend on Kobe and look where that got
>him. Mm hmm (c) Basa *shines those laker rings Kobe GOAT'd
>himself too*
>>
>>kobe loves your joy, however he knows what time it is
>
>If Kobe never plays he's still the GOAT. Does R.Kelly send you
>publishing checks for the amount of cum guzzling you do on his
>behalf?
>



and yet Pau was the one who kept kobe from going to possibly the pistons when he was begging to be traded 1)


co leaders my pinky Shaq in his prime could have had anybody riding shotgun and 3 peated. Kobe wasn't in Shaq's league back then wake up. 2)

never called scottie a bum, however he wasn't in jordan's league. scottie will tell you Jordan was a standard and he was cool to be along for the ride 3)


scottie didn't do nothing in houston and he choked in portland. a cat who loved to stay on the side. great player however not a leader. 4)

phil won 6 with jordan as the leader and 3 with shaq as the leader. Kobe got his, however don't act like having the pieces in place didn't help 5)

kobe ain't even the greatest laker let alone goat. however i'll pay front row tickets to catch your live performance on comic view 6)

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91. "Kobe was to Shaq what Wade is to Bron"
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deal with it.

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115. "if that's true, than I don't wanna hear about Wade is better than Kobe"
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because I know -some- of you niggas wanna do it/have done it

because Wade ain't won shit without a super-top-tier player (in fact, that first title is tainted, if not a carbon copy of that Laker team in spirit that failed to beat the Pistons). Kobe has done it TWICE.



  

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119. "the only problem is both Wade & Kobe proved they could win a chip"
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as the #1 option.

Also... Kobe has a league MVP.
Shaq was to Wade what..... yeah.
Shaq NEVER went to 3 str8 NBA finals w/o Kobe but Kobe did it w/o Shaq.
Oh yeah.. Kobe still got more rings w/o Shaq than viceversa..


Translation: y'all mad..


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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123. "Base..."
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>as the #1 option.
>
>Also... Kobe has a league MVP.
>Shaq was to Wade what..... yeah.
>Shaq NEVER went to 3 str8 NBA finals w/o Kobe but Kobe did it
>w/o Shaq.
>Oh yeah.. Kobe still got more rings w/o Shaq than viceversa..
>
>
>Translation: y'all mad..

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138. "Tell me how many playoff series Kobe won w/o Pau?"
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The true MVP of those championship runs.....It's no coincidence that when Pau regressed, Bean couldn't even get past the 2nd round.

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218. "Tell me how many playoff GAMES Pau won with Kobe.. lol"
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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=======================================
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Fannie, Freddie dole out big bonuses
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283. "Who the hell claimed Pau was the GOAT"
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-When Pau gets bounced w/ Mike Miller as his wing-man, he's a loser.
-When Bean misses the post-season in his prime, he's the GOAT.

Something doesn't add up some how.....hummmmm.

Pau put Memphis on the map (they never made the post-season before Pau arrived) while Bean has been part of some of the worst Lakers teams in the history of the franchise.

If you are going to put Bean on the pedestal amongst the all-time greats while placing Pau amongst Shareef & 'em then they should be judge accordingly.

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97. "I wouldn't say "anybody" but there were a small handful of guys"
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People laughed when I said Ray Allen, now they are the same people calling him a lock for the HOF. Intriguing.

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101. "Shaq during that 3 peat run could have won with Mookie BLaylock"
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playing alongside him. i mean those dominant Shaq years ain't been seen since. he flipped the script completely.

i always dug Ray Allen and he just added to his game period.

man when you dominance like how Shaq was from 99-02 of course you could have put anybody along for the ride.

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107. "Let's not crown Shaq...dude NEVER played a championship like D"
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He had folks thinking Mike Bibby could be the 2nd coming of Jerry West for a minute.

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121. "blazers and kings they beat woulda cakewalked to titles otherwise"
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133. "When Shaq had to check a big man......he got nutted on"
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Dream/Elmo.........FOH w/ over-the-hill Sabonis/Brian Grant/Floppy Divac/Scott Pollard.

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191. "25-27 points a game 10-12 boards"
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yeah ok the Shaq hate continues.

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232. "lol, EVERYBODY nutted on Elmo from Shaq to Amare to Z-Bo..."
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to Dirk and others

________________________________________
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234. "Elmo is 1000X better team defender than Shaq ever was......."
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WHAT'S GOOD *****? What's REALLY good?!?!????!!! Ha HA!
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116. "LOL. I know you're trolling but LOL "
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-Sig-

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-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

  

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89. "LOL"
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>You Kobe stans making 6 posts per week about the GOAT are
>officially offered citizenship into Kobestani. All you have to
>do is donate your throwback Iverson jerseys to Applebee's
>waitresses.

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111. "not according to this:"
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http://a.espncdn.com/magazine/1224NBAHOB.pdf

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257. "^^^^^^^^^ EVERYONE MISSED THIS"
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>http://a.espncdn.com/magazine/1224NBAHOB.pdf


he just used a bullshit metric to prove KG was better than Duncan, when it also lists Duncan as better than Kobe.


LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

  

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98. "Hol' up.....y'all musta forgot Admiral nutted against Greg Foster in '98"
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The reason the Spurs lost against the Jazz in '98 was b/c Admiral was still the focal point of the offense and hadn't quite given rookie Tim the full administrative privilege. If Robinson was as good as some of you folks are stating, how do you explain losing 4-1 in the 2nd round against the aging Jazz when in retrospect he had the best sidekick at that time.

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103. "Admiral was badd, however not duncan badd"
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and while David Robinson was a Great player, the spurs didn't start thinking about no jewelry until timmy D took over the reigns

because david robinson bombed with dennis rodman. duncan was his last chance at a chip and he had to acknowledge that and he did.

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102. "Just to be clear....Kobe with 2 games left in the season was having "
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a better individual season than roughly 90% of the league including Duncan. In fact, Kobe has clearly been a better player since 06 or 07.

peace.

  

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105. "with a 8th seeded team, with a great center which is always said"
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with a hall of famer point guard, with a hall of famer power forward and a once very good defender in metta world peace.

meanwhile duncan older and still balling and ginobli who i have always dug,however he gets injured every 2-3 weeks

tony parker got hurt and still trying to get it back. no borris diaw and this is a older team and yet they are running neck and neck with the thunder.

sorry barely 500 teams stacked with talent and 8th seed gets no mvp consideration.


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112. "Stacked with talent, Maxxx?"
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A past his prime future hall of famer? I'll give you Kobe, D Howard even though he's just now getting healthy and Pau but where is all of this other stacked talent fam?

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124. "besides the three other Hall of Famers, where was his supporting cast?"
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waaaah.

  

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126. "y'all dudes are funny"
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You have Howard who's just getting back into form after surgery, Pau been injured and Nash is 40 but y'all wanna act like Kobe got hall of famers in their prime. Like i said, y'all hate Kobe. It's cool fam.

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135. "kobe was acting like he had hall of famers in their prime this summer"
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reasonable people expected this...just like it's reasonable to expect this will never pan out because dudes are old and salary structure is a mess.

hate's a strong word....but there definitely mirroring of his ridiculousness.

  

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141. "dude, Howard played every game. Pau played just about any game"
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that Nash wasn't healthy for & Nash playing has been reduced to a spot-up shooting role due to Kobe's style of play.

Kobe played every game until this week.

Let's stop pretending that this team didn't have expectations far above their actual results this year or pretend injuries are the sole or even main reason that is so.

Miss me with that disingenous bullshit, I actually watch this team regularly.

  

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194. "funny how laker fans ignored that while sweeping fig for a parade"
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last summer.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

  

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178. "this laker team was expected to be in the conversation with"
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the Heat and Thunder, not fizzle and old as moldy dallas mavericks or fighting the Utah Jazz for 8th place.

on paper this laker team was expected to win a high 60 amount of games, not be lucky to win 45. big difference.

8th seed don't merit no MVP consideration this ain't little league where you get a ribbon as the other kids for participation.

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118. "stacked with talent? ....http://tinyurl.com/brnusss"
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http://tinyurl.com/brnusss

  

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125. "let's see: Top C/Top-5 Player, Top 3 PF, HOF PG + Kobe. Oh, right"
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that team wasn't talented.

People really thought that team might have to fight to get an eight-seed.

You motherfuckers are really trying too hard now.

  

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128. "That looks great on paper. "
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Let's not pretend injuries haven't plagued this team- and those very players- from start to finish, or that the primary acquisition wasn't playing himself back from from back surgery, which is no small issue.

The talent is certainly there and none of those guys are washed up and they still underperformed even when the injuries are accounted for.

Accounting for the injuries though? A 5-6 seed is the most reasonable projection. So while I don't buy the idea that theylacked sufficient talent to get the job done, the injuries sustained from top to bottom plus their centerpiece playing his way into shape while being out of sorts most of the year certainly shouldn't go unnoticed.

Was that injury potential an obvious risk of getting a guy coming off back surgery and a 38 year old point guard? Yes. So we rolled the dice on that and that worst case scenario played out to a significant degree.

There are definitely other issues at play and while the injuries are no Escape Goat for the struggle to get an 8 seed, the reasonable projection in light of those injuries isn't much higher.

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131. "The Lakers started 17-25 but they're 27-12 since (69% win %)"
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I think it's safe to say if everyone is healthy all season they probably take less than half the season (42 games) to figure things out & probably win a few more of those early game especially against lesser opponents.

I could see them north of 50 wins and possibly more depending on how a more cohesive team would have played.

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136. "except the Spurs are about to win 60 games despite injuries "
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WHAT'S GOOD *****? What's REALLY good?!?!????!!! Ha HA!
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137. "the Spurs core has been playing together for a decade.. lol"
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and their coach has been there longer than that....

cmon man, don't be ridiculous.. the situations aren't remotely similar...


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139. "Championship core: Kobe/Pau/Artest = Tim/Tony/Manu"
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WHAT'S GOOD *****? What's REALLY good?!?!????!!! Ha HA!
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219. "haha - you fool.. what the hell is wrong with you?"
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Championship core was Kobe, Pau & Bynum. Artest is interchangeable with Ariza not to mention we don't have the championship winning coach currently..

Just stop it.. .lol

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265. "They went to the Finals w/o Bynum "
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>Championship core was Kobe, Pau & Bynum. Artest is
>interchangeable with Ariza not to mention we don't have the
>championship winning coach currently..
>
>Just stop it.. .lol

WHAT'S GOOD *****? What's REALLY good?!?!????!!! Ha HA!
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146. "lol not counting blake and hill missing time. the starting 5 has played"
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less than 20 games the entire season. I'm not even arguing this team was going to win anything this year. But Bomb's bullshit is him trying to gas this season up to be some all time epic collapse that had nothing to do with injuries. The funny thing is they could still fuck around and make the playoffs.

  

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152. "Yup. I'd like to see all the teams in history with seasons like this"
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I'd like to see all the teams in history that had their biggest addition play himself back into shape from a back injury, this many injuries, had their starting 5 play so few games together, went through 2 coaches, and had their owner die en route to an NBA Finals or even a conference finals. How many teams have gone through that and won 55 games? 50?

Hell.... how many teams have actually gone through all that *period*?

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163. "BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAA.......WAAAAAAAAAH"
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>I'd like to see all the teams in history that had their
>biggest addition play himself back into shape from a back
>injury, this many injuries, had their starting 5 play so few
>games together, went through 2 coaches, and had their owner
>die en route to an NBA Finals or even a conference finals. How
>many teams have gone through that and won 55 games? 50?
>
>Hell.... how many teams have actually gone through all that
>*period*?

  

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167. "Clearly I'm crying about it and not presenting a reasonable perspective"
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Everything I've said is factual and reasonable with no whining to be found. I tend to expect better from you than the FILF's and SPM's of the board than to resort to bullshit like this, but we all have our moments I guess.

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169. "all I'm sayin is injuries did not deprive this team a chance to be great"
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or even very good.

The reality is that they were likely not going to be that regardless & there's plenty of evidence to support that claim (including the fact that their two best players were there for the whole season).

They were thin due to the way they were structured, brittle for the same reasons, horrible defensively & didn't ever find a way to play in a way that served any of their best players' strengths offensively except Pau in the Brown period & Kobe in the rest of it.

I don't give this group points for persevering or trying, this is the Lakers.

This season was a shitshow, regardless of whether they snuck past the Jazz at the end.

  

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174. "RE: all I'm sayin is injuries did not deprive this team a chance to be g..."
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I mean, I said they underperformed even in the face of these injuries.

I just think the bar is considerably lower in light of the things that have taken place. Based on what's happened, they could still have been a 6 seed, perhaps even 5 is a reasonable goal.

On paper, a 1-2 seed and 60+ wins is the standard, but adding everything else into the equation changes that projection. If you were to say, "they have all these guys but here's all the shit that's going to happen" going into the season, NOBODY in their right mind without an agenda would say 60+ and a 1-2 seed. They'd say 50 and a 6 seed, possibly 5.

I've been as vocal as anyone about they're own role in this, especially Kobe during a particularly irritating stretch despite his otherwise stellar season. To say that I'm just a crybaby means you aren't really paying attention to what I'm saying or you're simply being unreasonable.

>I don't give this group points for persevering or trying, this
>is the Lakers.

Yes, this is the Lakers. The overall standard is pretty damn clear and we've said it time and again: we're about titles. Rings. That's the standard.

When a season is THIS maligned it just is what it is. Kobe damn sure gets points for how he played for lik 85% of the season, especially near the end. IDGAF what the expectations were in the beginning, he played like a Champ damn near the entire season and it's hard to fault him in the face of it all. If ever there were a Lakers season that needed to be viewed in proper context, this is the one.

>This season was a shitshow, regardless of whether they snuck
>past the Jazz at the end.

Agreed. They still could have performed better and won more games in spite of what happened and I don't know how many times I have to say it to get that across. I just think the expectation changes considerably in light of how things went this year. That doesn't mean I find how it wound up acceptable, even if I do admire the way they never quit on themselves. Pau has played like his Championship self since he's been back. Still, it's a disapointing season that should have been better even with all that's happened. let's just not act like it's unreasonable to base expectations on how things went down as opposed to what names on paper suggest.

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176. "it's important for context to note my initial replies were to JAESCOTT"
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& NickHasAProblem who laughed at the notion of this team possessing great talent.

It did, they just didn't put it together for reasons we've discsussed.

And yes, Kobe's season was amazing but in a sense the way it came about (with a total disregard for defense & a focus on him either shooting 30 times or being a pass-first-double-digit-dime-a-night-PG/facilitator) was actually embelatic of this team's flawed premise.

  

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162. "it aint bullshit, this team had 3 of those 4 guys on court at all times"
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including the two most important (Kobe & Dwight) for basically the entire seaosn.

So again, pleas-pleas-PLEASE with that bullshit about Nash & Pau when the reality is both were basically underperforming, misused & blamed while they were actually playing.

Don't bring up Ron, don't cyse Jordan Hill, just own this shit.

Saying 'funny thing is they could still make the playoffs' is the FUNNY THING to me.......like saying *despite all those incredible hardships*, meanwhile the objective was originally a 60+-win finals-appearance or title & now we're gonna give em points for getting to 44 fucking wins.

They have been an abject flop & failure long before this weekend, regardless of the excuse-building & expectation-managing folks have been doing since the beginning of this shitty season.

Just stop it, all of you. It's disgusting.

  

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171. "You're right, this hasn't been a timultuous season from jump. "
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Dwight has been in his 08 form all season long with no lingering back issues and was clearly dominant on both ends prior to the all star break.

Nash didnt miss significant time with Darius Morris and Jodie Meeks taking his place. Those guys are just as good.

Jerry didn't die.

Jordan Hill wasn't a quality backup and wasn't lost for the season? Nobody is cysing him like he's Dwight or some shit, so stop pretending we are, but acting like he wasn't a key bench component on both ends to back up both starters and such a loss is inconsequential is flat out dishonest- especially when both of those starters missed time. Having a quality backup is important when one of them is still rehabbing his back and the other is out.

Disgusting? Please with the so-called pleas. You can't cite the incredible expectations on this team and then downplay every single event that's occured and pretend that there is no realistic impact on those expectations.

They were expected to win 60 games with that starting 5! Wait, they played a grand total of twenty games all year? SO WHAT, they had TWO of that HOF team all year! So when 2 of the 4 guys that were expected to win 60 games miss significant time and only played 20 games together, that 60 game projection doesn't change? In what world does that make any sense? Only on some agenda shit.

Wait, one of the two that was there most of the year was coming off back surgery and clearly wasn't himself until the All Star break? So what! No consequence, even if his primary backups are out for the year!

You can downplay this season all you want. They still underperformed, but acting as though all these injuries, coaching change, a beloved owner dying, and Dwight rehabbing on company time aren't factors that reshapped any realistic expectation is so dishonest it barely deserves to be taken seriously.

They still underperformed in light of these hardships, just not to the degree you'd like us all to believe. 5-6 seed is reasonable in light of all this, and holding them to a 60 game standard when most of what could have went wrong actually did says you're letting your hatred for this team and it's fans overtalk a level head. You're better than that, or so I thought.

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173. "RE: You're right, this hasn't been a timultuous season from jump. "
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>Dwight has been in his 08 form all season long with no
>lingering back issues and was clearly dominant on both ends
>prior to the all star break.
>
he was still playing, as someone who has Andrew Bynum....I can tell you that matters.

>Nash didnt miss significant time with Darius Morris and Jodie
>Meeks taking his place. Those guys are just as good.
>
Nash has been misused even while there to the point where it's almost a 'why bother having Steve Nash' because it's been almost as effective having Blake there.

>Jerry didn't die.
>
c'mon, if anything that helped this team focus, Dwight particularly.

>Jordan Hill wasn't a quality backup and wasn't lost for the
>season?
and missing him brought about Clark.

Nobody is cysing him like he's Dwight or some shit, so
>stop pretending we are, but acting like he wasn't a key bench
>component on both ends to back up both starters and such a
>loss is inconsequential is flat out dishonest- especially when
>both of those starters missed time. Having a quality backup is
>important when one of them is still rehabbing his back and the
>other is out.
>
>Disgusting? Please with the so-called pleas. You can't cite
>the incredible expectations on this team and then downplay
>every single event that's occured and pretend that there is no
>realistic impact on those expectations.
>
>They were expected to win 60 games with that starting 5! Wait,
>they played a grand total of twenty games all year? SO WHAT,
>they had TWO of that HOF team all year! So when 2 of the 4
>guys that were expected to win 60 games miss significant time
>and only played 20 games together, that 60 game projection
>doesn't change? In what world does that make any sense? Only
>on some agenda shit.
>
>Wait, one of the two that was there most of the year was
>coming off back surgery and clearly wasn't himself until the
>All Star break? So what! No consequence, even if his primary
>backups are out for the year!
>
>You can downplay this season all you want. They still
>underperformed, but acting as though all these injuries,
>coaching change, a beloved owner dying, and Dwight rehabbing
>on company time aren't factors that reshapped any realistic
>expectation is so dishonest it barely deserves to be taken
>seriously.
>
didn't say it didn't factor in, we just disagree about the level to which it did.

>They still underperformed in light of these hardships, just
>not to the degree you'd like us all to believe. 5-6 seed is
>reasonable in light of all this, and holding them to a 60 game
>standard when most of what could have went wrong actually did
>says you're letting your hatred for this team and it's fans
>overtalk a level head. You're better than that, or so I
>thought.

I'm not holding them to any standard but the one they've had in place historically, I don't find this season to be a success on any level despite what they had to deal with....that's my only point.

With what they had, they should have a winning percentage better than the 2011-12 Sixers even if Ron's chase for 72 & all that other stuff obviously was unrealistic.

  

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175. "That's all fair discourse."
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195. "exactly, other teams handled adversity better and even with all "
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the BS, they should not have been scraping the bottom trying to get into the playoffs.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

  

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182. "You're the only person on the planet truly believing this bullshit"
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It's not even worth going back and forth on it. I know you've been trying to gas the expectation levels up from the beginning of the season. I've gone ahead and let you cook with it all season. Might as well let you continue. You know you don't even believe the bullshit you saying though.

  

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184. "cook all season? shit, I've been easy on these cats, really."
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I don't even know what you're rambling about there.

The season was a mess & the team underperformed, regardless of injury.

Bottom line.

  

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192. "lol k."
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106. "Tim has a higher efficiency rating & leads the league in defensive ratin..."
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110. "lulz"
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144. "Kobe has a higher TS, same eFG, higher Off Rating, higher AST%"
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and played 10 more games while playing with a bad ankle for a significant portion of it. stop it.

  

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157. "Kobe has basically been a one way player all season long"
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When a player doesn't have to expand energy on the defensive end, they are going to fair well on the offensive end vs. a legit 2 way player. LMAO @ bad ankles......Elmo has been winning chips & MVP w/o a torn meniscus since '00.

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189. "RE: Kobe has basically been a one way player all season long"
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>When a player doesn't have to expand energy on the defensive
>end, they are going to fair well on the offensive end vs. a
>legit 2 way player.

numbers don't lie. you're also going to fair well statistically with a smaller sample size. like not playing 10+ games when perfectly healthy.

LMAO @ bad ankles......Elmo has been
>winning chips & MVP w/o a torn meniscus since '00.

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294. "2013-14: Bean 18 games played-->Results: Not top 10 shooting guard "
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>numbers don't lie. you're also going to fair well
>statistically with a smaller sample size.

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108. "but it wasn't better than duncan this year. the desperation shows when y..."
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you lie

  

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143. "lol http://bkref.com/tiny/Wb6Jr"
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http://bkref.com/tiny/Wb6Jr

And this is despite playing 10 more games and playing injured for a large portion of the season.

  

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161. "i'm not seeing better?"
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they're different...one isn't better. like i didn't look at the numbers beforehand.

  

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183. "10 less games is significant considering the numbers are virtually"
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identical. I stand by what I said. Just because you disagree doesn't make what I said a lie.

  

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185. "lol, duncan gonna actually have the chance to make up those 10"
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so there's that. but congrats on those 10 games playing in .500 ball this winter.

  

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187. "lol wat?"
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>so there's that. but congrats on those 10 games playing in
>.500 ball this winter.

You realize these are regular season numbers. Duncan ain't making up shit. But congrats on the Spurs flopping in the playoffs again ahead of time.

  

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188. "it seems like a simple concept. ask kobe when he'd prefer them 10 games...."
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190. "your concept is flawed. We're talking about the numbers. The numbers"
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you said you looked at. Those numbers can't be made up. But whatever. When the spurs don't win again this year, I'll look forward to everyone here going out of their way to make their failure an indictment on Timmy's career like y'all do Kobe.

  

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201. "lol, can't have it both ways"
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he played too much. yall been talking about it for years now, complaining HARD for 2. it was inevitable that there would be an injury that he couldn't beat with offshore science and grit.

of course kobe is going to end up with better totals. he and his coaches don't know how to play any other way. duncan has better per minute numbers and we all know did stuff that doesn't show up in the stats we can all interpret (like when he actually helped on team defense).

and of course it is EXCEEDINGLY relevant that he will make much of the totals difference up in the only part of the season kobe, duncan, lakers fans, and spurs fans have any reason to care about.

you can hem and haw about the POSSIBLITY of the spurs not doing well in the post season, but most lakers fans had given up on kobe this post season months ago.

there probably wasn't a better way for kobe to play it, and respect to him for never quitting on this year. i ONLY responded cause some dumbasses are acting like kobe unequivocally has had a better season, which is an outright lie.

  

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212. "RE: lol, can't have it both ways"
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>he played too much. yall been talking about it for years now,
>complaining HARD for 2. it was inevitable that there would be
>an injury that he couldn't beat with offshore science and
>grit.

Playing too many minutes a game versus missing games in relation to comparing stats is not having it both ways. It's facts. If I play 5 games and average 30 10 and 10 and you play 15 and average 25 7 and 7, who had the better season if the season was 17 games?

>of course kobe is going to end up with better totals. he and
>his coaches don't know how to play any other way. duncan has
>better per minute numbers and we all know did stuff that
>doesn't show up in the stats we can all interpret (like when
>he actually helped on team defense).

The numbers are the numbers. They're virtually equal in the numbers that are comparable regardless of position and each is superior in their position related numbers. One played 10 less games. 10 less games on a 36 year old body is significant when the numbers are that close.

>and of course it is EXCEEDINGLY relevant that he will make
>much of the totals difference up in the only part of the
>season kobe, duncan, lakers fans, and spurs fans have any
>reason to care about.

Not when you're comparing the regular season which is what was presented. Those are two different things.

>you can hem and haw about the POSSIBLITY of the spurs not
>doing well in the post season, but most lakers fans had given
>up on kobe this post season months ago.

And yet...here we are. One possible win from facing the Spurs in the first round....

>there probably wasn't a better way for kobe to play it, and
>respect to him for never quitting on this year. i ONLY
>responded cause some dumbasses are acting like kobe
>unequivocally has had a better season, which is an outright
>lie.

Well there are dumbasses in here acting like duncan unequivocally has had a better career, which to me is even more egregious.

  

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120. "If the name of Tim's team was NY Knicks"
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He'd always win this debate.

As it stands, it's just a good argument that'll always fall in Kobe's favor because of the stage he did it on (Lakers).

When career wise, it's kinda neck and neck regardless of who you consider the better player.

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122. "it's part location but also style and lack of stat whoring"
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duncan doesn't play an exciting game to the casual fan, his minutes are managed and he doesn't put up huge numbers, especially when it comes to scoring.

in other words, morons think he is overrated.

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127. "with a few exceptions its basically like that for most big men..."
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they don't have as many "highlight" plays as perimeter players plus in a close game more often than not its going to be a perimeter player taking that clutch shot so they get a lot more opportunities at game winners and signature moments. Shaq was exciting to watch because he had a freakish combo of size, strength, agility and skill, Dream has a lot of "highlight" moments because he had ridiculous footwork and dexterity for a big man, Wilt got a lot of notoriety from the sheer dominance of his numbers. Then you look at a guy like Kareem who is kind of similar to Duncan in that he wasn't always that exciting particularly later in his career but when you look at the totality of his body of work and realize he belongs right there in the GOAT convo with MJ and Wilt even though he's often overlooked. Sometimes Russell is even put ahead of him which is comical.

Though we all had some issues with this chart it does show a lot...http://a.espncdn.com/magazine/1224NBAHOB.pdf

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132. "it shows d'antoni's hall, though karl should take more 3s. "
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142. "you're mad because it has KG ahead of Duncan"
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159. "According to the formula you standby, Tim is rated higher than Kobe"
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/post

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160. "why would i be mad? it has kg ahead of damn near everyone."
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it says david is better than shaq, dream, and russell.

it's wrong. i'm secure in that.

  

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148. "I think it's a good debate honestly. But lol at some of this shape"
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shifting bullshit to deny Kobe's accomplishments.

  

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149. "another note:"
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Kobe will be roughly 30 games away from being the all time scoring leader among perimeter players. I know I know, scoring don't mean shit.

  

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154. "IF THIS HAPPENS....."
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>Kobe will be roughly 30 games away from being the all time
>scoring leader among perimeter players. I know I know, scoring
>don't mean shit.

Mods, ain't gon like me because I'm sautéing ALL of the niggas in this post partying. Mookie Blaylock huh? Aight, Anyone could've ball stopped their way to a scoring title and no one finals win.

No empathy for white misery (c) BDot

"root for everybody black haters say that's crazy, wow..."

  

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155. "Kobe might be the only player where scoring is frowned upon."
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He's also the one guy who gets penalized for needing quality team mates to win. If he couldn't get a ring with Smush and Kwame 'Birthday Cake' Brown, it doesn't count.

Who cares if guys like Bird, Magic, Mike, Isaiah, Russell, West, etc won rings with multiple HOF and players? Kobe gets penalized for that luxury.

Duncan having Parker and Ginobili for a backcourt isn't the same as Kobe having Pau and Andrew Bynum, despite the obvious position inversion (Big with great guards, guard with 1 great big and one good big).

Few all time greats are scrutinized like Kobe.
Lebron did catch flack for Bosh and Wade, and that's bullshit too.

Dirk won without a prime HOF player (lets not act like that Kidd was the same guy who played for the Nets) and Dream (lets not act like anyone on that first title team was sniffing a HOF selection)and.... that's about it.

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158. "Kobe is the only HOF that has been shit on by a HOF coach/teammates"
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explain.

FYI: Dirk's supporting cast in 2011 > Tim's supporting cast in '03. Parker was being benched in favor of Claxton in the 4th quarter of the Finals no less & Jackson was a better player than Manu in '03.
Kidd/Parker
Tyson/Admiral
Marion/Jackson
JET/Manu
Barea/Claxton
Bowen/Stevenson

As far as dream, Horry was a beast, Mad Max was a good scorer & Otis was solid & Cassell/Ellie/Kenny were money from.....there is a reason why they called them Clutch City. Not taking away from the fact that Dream carried them on his back but I don't see much of a difference b/w the 94' Rockets & '03 Spurs supporting cast. (Again, this is in the context of those specific years....not 2013 Tony/Manu, not '95 Admiral nor 2000s Cassell)

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165. "Your header is a dumb, completely irrelevant argument. "
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You can add Tim's 03 team to that mix with Dream and Dirk though.

I realize you're trying to make it appear that Dirk and Dream had better supporting casts than they had, but it's not needed. Dirk beat a team with three HOF players in their prime years without a player on his squad anywhere near his level at the time, ditto with Dreams cast. NY was similarly constructed though so that was a pretty fair match-up.

None of them had a second HOF level player in their prime years at the time like most champs have. If you want to turn that particular distinction into a pissing contest where we evaluate each individual player on their respective teams to determine who had the best supporting cast out of those three, be my guest.

The point was that those who win without another prime time, HOF level player on their squad is rare. Plenty of guys have solid teams like Dirk and Dream and Duncan during the years in question, but the list of guys who win titles with those types of teams sans a true-blue HOF level player in their prime years at the time is extremely short.

In fact, when Kobe won his last two, it's arguable whether he has a HOF player at his side. Pau gets in on the international tip, but not his NBA career. Laker haters are always quick to shoot him down as a HOF level player qhen looking at his NBA career until Kobe comes into play, where Pau is suddenly one of the best big men the game has ever seen.

Let's not even pretend Socks was in peak form in 09, and we all know 08 was a two man show with Lamar showing up on occasion as the perfect third wheel in that mix.

Kobe had very good squads in 08/09, but HOF talent, prime years? Nope. Mike can't say that. Neither can Magic or Bird or even Lebron. Shaq certainly can't say that, considering the out-of-his mind level Kobe played during most of those runs (as you ought to remember, he absolutely ass-fucked the Spurs on two occasions) and Wade went beserk for Shaq's final ring.

Their team mates were in their peak, HOF level best when they won. While Kobe's team still had a prime time player in Pau, let's not pretend he wasn't spotty as fuck after his game 1 destruction of denver.

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203. "Pau, when utilized the right way is basically the best offensive big"
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There is no question that he's soft as a tissue but his skill-set is undeniable.

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208. "Cool story bro. Nobody is calling for a HOF induction. "
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238. "For Gasol? Oddly I have been swung on that, he might make it"
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That last HOF post put me from hall of very good to potential HOF'er, he really tore shit up at a young age in Europe.

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240. "He'll get in based on his international resume. "
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I'd bank on that. His NBA career will go down in the annals of the 'hall of very good'. His first season and a half as a Laker he could score damn near at will and could make a legit argument for best 4 in the L on many nights in spite of his defensive shortcomings during that span. He's had games this year as a playmaker that were beautiful to watch. I love Pau. He's a Laker through and through and MIGHT get the benefit of a jersey in the rafters one day.

His Lakers tenure was somewhat mercurial, though not in as extreme a manner as, say, Lamar Odom. While his presence obviously gave Kobe validation for his first three titles, he's the prime benefactor in that relationship. While Pau gave Bean validation, playing with Bean (and the Lakers, obviously) gave Pau a few added levels of stature on a huge stage. Kobe cemented an immense legacy and Pau gained a smallish one. It's difficult to discuss the complexity of that pairing in the grand scheme of things without many people downplaying one to support the other and vice versa, but I'm firmly a fan of Pau and his importance to this team. I just think his best hopes for the HOF based on his NBA career alone is borderline. Were he a better defender it would bolster his case considerably. We have to add his admittedly impressive Barcelona resume to put him there with certainty.

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241. "well, in that case then Top5/Manu ain't HOFer either"
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242. "And?"
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284. "It proves that Bean didn't have an inferior supporting cast"
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You claimed that MVPau isn't a HOFer thus Bean should get all the limelight meanwhile Pau is better than Manu/Top5.....maybe you should generate a better rhetoric to put Bean on a pedestal than "MVPau isn't a HOFer" b/c that argument is irrelevant since Manu/Top5 aren't either based on what your criteria.

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164. "kobestan was so much more tolerable when kobe was winning"
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and yall gloried in his assholery. he gets treated differently by commentators because he puts his shit out there in a different way. and they still make an effort (like people do here) to respect his talent, drive, and accomplishments.

duncan isn't going to go ALL CAPS on facebook next time something doesn't go his way.

  

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166. "If y'all fucks didn't keep talking about Kobe like the downside of his"
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career reflected his entire career you wouldn't hear shit from 90% of Kobestan. This is Kobe's second to the last year of a 17 year all time great career where he's still playing at an elite level (offensively lol) and there are literally multiple posts up every week talking about how Kobe ain't as good as player X. fohwtbs. I'm actually surprised at how many old OKS heads are still playing this silly ass game. It's Shell's thing. But Bomb and CC surprise me.

  

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186. "kobe never changed. why should we?"
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193. "summary: debate is close, maybe getting closer, how do u feel?"
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this set of statements and this question offend you somehow?

are you not the same guy who asked for what ifs and prognostications about AI's possible landing spots in a trade right before he got to denver?

that did not offend me, i answered honestly.

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199. "actually the post is a fair one. Not offended. Just beneath you in parti..."
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to ask it here. You're not going to get legit dialogue on it.

  

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237. "sorry but roland lazenby canceled our lunch, homey"
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168. "Duncan is an emotionless robot though. "
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Top Five could fuck his wife and he'd still have that same dumbass expression.

As an aside, Kobe's crossed some lines, but uh... he ain't ever fucked a team mates wife.

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170. "eh, if that's the case, what about Karl Malone?"
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How come he isn't considered the top PF all time?

  

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172. "I don't see where this is a relevant argument. "
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I said Kobe's scoring is frowned upon.

I didn't say scoring is the end all be all of all players. Further, Bean scored *and* won *and* went to 7 Finals, Karl did not. Kobe also has three more finals appearances than Duncan, but that's in the Kobe/Tim conversation.

Further, Karl has a few cats with legit arguments to that #2 spot behind Tim. Kobe doesn't have anyone else that's reasonably close to taking that spot.

Still... I never said scoring was all there was, just that Kobe was the one guy people try to use scoring as a means of knocking him.

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198. "i take Dwyane Wade over Kobe"
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and he plays better defense. better teammate as well.

D Wade truly ain't greedy because he plays the right way.

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206. "LOL. Go away troll. "
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215. "Wade won with a 75 year old Shaq to boot"
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imagine if he had a 29/30 year old Shaq with him

  

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224. "Oh, you mean runner up MVP Shaq?"
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Wade's not better than Kobe. Just stop.

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226. "runner-up to MVP was the prior year, I hear you tho"
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>Wade's not better than Kobe. Just stop.

  

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196. "he is by many people, especially if you consider duncan a 5"
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pretty much tim, chuck or the mailman, really. once in a while you hear a mchale.

on that note, why the hell is it that damn near every great PF that came before the 80s is a forgotten man? mcadoo, mcginnis, mo lucas, jerry lucas, et fucking al, all slept on. even elvin fucking hayes seems to have faded from the collective basketball consciousness. other positions don't get overlooked like that.

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200. "I think the Tim Duncan is the greatest PF ever narrative explains "
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a lot. Duncan is a center. AN EXTREMELY GREAT center. But it sounds a lot better than one of the greatest centers of all time. But that has put a where's waldo on all of those great PFs.

  

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209. "because the espn era media like to make it sound like"
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the nba started in 1979 with bird and magic and modern players play that game as well and the david stern peacock brand of mainstreaming black players to a larger white audience.

of cour Mcadoo who i saw as a kid was pre Dirk and some others, however he was too black.

mcginess same thing maurice lucas elvin hayes.

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210. "Duncan won without a prime HOF player in 2003"
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>Dirk won without a prime HOF player (lets not act like that
>Kidd was the same guy who played for the Nets) and Dream (lets
>not act like anyone on that first title team was sniffing a
>HOF selection)and.... that's about it.

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243. "Pau wasn't a HOF in 2009 if we're going there nm"
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244. "Pau was All-NBA in 2009. He was in his prime."
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246. "Kobe made him All NBA"
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he spoon fed him so many easy baskets

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248. "Pau scored more in Memphis"
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249. "based on what you initially said, Pau wasn't a HOF until he started"
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playing in LA. just saying. Cold Truth's overall point is still accurate. There are players that have won with far more HOF level talent around them that don't get the same qualifiers that Kobe does. Lebron got it for a minute. But it's never talked about now.

  

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251. "That's not what I initially said. I was talking about primes."
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Pau career accomplishment weren't getting him in the HOF yet by 2009 but he was in his prime. Parker and Ginobili weren't in their primes in 2003; they weren't even all-star level yet.

>playing in LA. just saying. Cold Truth's overall point is
>still accurate. There are players that have won with far more
>HOF level talent around them that don't get the same
>qualifiers that Kobe does. Lebron got it for a minute. But
>it's never talked about now.

ok.

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258. "you said prime HOF players. but ok nm"
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260. "All-NBA 1st Team, HOF, that's hair splitting at its finest"
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Especially since Pau probably WILL be in the Hall of Fame when all is said and done.

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250. "you mean when he was the #1 option? shocking"
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what isn't shocking is how much more efficient he became in LA.

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252. "I guess Kobe made him put up that triple-double w/20 rebs last night too"
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253. "Please explain what one has to do with the other. "
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You were talking about him scoring more on a team that didn't already have one of the best scorers in the league, and then scoring less on a team with one of the best scorers in the league.

Nobody said he sucked or couldn't score or couldn't rebound or pass well and in fact all three are well known about Pau, so please explain the relevance of this, erm, "point".

It just sounds like generic Kobe hate more than anything.

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259. "LB said Kobe made him All-NBA feeding him easy baskets, I said he scored..."
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more in Memphis. I don't see what's so difficult to understand about it.

>Nobody said he sucked or couldn't score or couldn't rebound or
>pass well and in fact all three are well known about Pau, so
>please explain the relevance of this, erm, "point".

LB has repeatedly said that Pau was a "third-tier big" before he came to LA, so erm, yeah he kinda did.


>It just sounds like generic Kobe hate more than anything.

no, this just sounds like Kobestani defensiveness more than anything. I was defending Pau, not attacking Kobe.

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262. "He was third tier. Third tier doesn't mean you suck, it makes you "
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top ten at your position.


>>Nobody said he sucked or couldn't score or couldn't rebound
>or
>>pass well and in fact all three are well known about Pau, so
>>please explain the relevance of this, erm, "point".
>
>LB has repeatedly said that Pau was a "third-tier big" before
>he came to LA, so erm, yeah he kinda did.

No, he didn't, like at all. Third tier doesn't mean he sucks, can't score, or can't rebound. It means he's not in the elite class. You're reaching.

>>It just sounds like generic Kobe hate more than anything.
>
>no, this just sounds like Kobestani defensiveness more than
>anything. I was defending Pau, not attacking Kobe.

Cool. The perception of Pau changed a great deal after he got to LA.

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263. "20/10/3 on 54% FG & 2 BPG is not "third tier""
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>No, he didn't, like at all. Third tier doesn't mean he sucks,
>can't score, or can't rebound. It means he's not in the elite
>class. You're reaching.

second-tier means he's not in the elite class. third tier is reaching. LB called him third-tier to downplay how good he was.

>Cool. The perception of Pau changed a great deal after he got
>to LA.

of course. winning a couple of rings will do that for you.

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254. "Please explain what one has to do with the other. "
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You were talking about him scoring more on a team that didn't already have one of the best scorers in the league, and then scoring less on a team with one of the best scorers in the league.

Nobody said he sucked or couldn't score or couldn't rebound or pass well and in fact all three are well known about Pau, so please explain the relevance of this, erm, "point".

It just sounds like generic Kobe hate more than anything.

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256. "these last 2 games without him he's 10-34 from the field"
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255. "Cool. He's also on that short list. Kobe is too, actually. "
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264. "Duncan is on that short list, Kobe isn't."
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266. "It's been a year.......& Bean is still 30 games away"
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>Kobe will be roughly 30 games away from being the all time
>scoring leader among perimeter players. I know I know, scoring
>don't mean shit.

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197. "this thread just made me think of an OKS oldie but goodie"
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Remember a couple years after Shaq left LA and folks here were saying Kobe not only wouldn't win without Shaq, there were several fools in saying he couldn't win even if played with Duncan or KG. Nearly 10 years later, Pau's presence during the three year championship run is being equated to Shaq. Comedy.

  

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202. "you know what post there's never been? duncan can't win without " ""
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because there never was any doubt.

  

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204. "chuuuuurch"
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WHAT'S GOOD *****? What's REALLY good?!?!????!!! Ha HA!
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205. "Pop"
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________________________________________
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225. "that's never been a post"
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but i can http://tinyurl.com/feeeeeel you on that one

  

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207. "Nice diversion. "
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Point is the doubters continually get proven wrong and continue to move goal posts in regard to all things Kobe. While your missive implies the problem is Kobe, it's clear at this point the doubters are the problem, not Kobe.

I do realize you think that having doubters equates to some inherent flaw in him as a player and you're too stubborn to admit the truth that it really boils down to an issue of personality and the name on the front of his jersey.

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211. "duncan did it all period, and if are talking about coaching"
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kobe ain't done much of nothing without phil. he run them coaches away and cry.

any coach could win with duncan i truly can't say the same for kobe, it takes a certain coach to deal with him especially in the team concept

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213. "He's wasn't significant until later on in his career.."
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>because there never was any doubt.

There wasn't any doubt because no one really cared. He's a great player but that doesn't make Philly niggas souls wince. Kobe on the other hand does just that.

... I'm talking agenda-wise. Those first two chips snuck up on us out of nowhere.

But now that you bring up..

He can't win without Pop, Admiral, Top 5 Tony, and Manu. He came in with the great coach and had him his whole career. Imagine if GOAT had Phil with him for 17 years. Let's not gloss over this fact. The Lakers would've broken the record for consecutive championships if Kobe had Phil with him for all or most of his career.

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214. "or because nobody gives a fuck about Duncan here. That has far"
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less to do about doubt than it does about the player. Lebron was "doubted". Hell, MJ was "doubted"

And LOL @ the cosigns after 3 championship runs and 2 rings without Shaq, Duncan, or KG

  

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216. "Shoryuken!"
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245. "got em"
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217. "Kobe should be thanking KG's knee for his latest rings"
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220. "KG should be thanking Bynums knee for his ONLY ring."
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Lach
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227. "which amounted to barely winning a game 7 against a not the same KG"
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I knew this would get you guys riled. lol

  

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229. "....also on a bad knee. "
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BUT YOU MAD THO WE GOT THAT RING

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221. "or KG should be thanking Bynum's knees that he's got a ring at all"
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222. "*high five*"
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223. "http://sinbapointforward.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/andrew-bynum-sixers..."
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<---- 5....
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269. "Drew would have made a difference in a 40 pt massacre...Riiight"
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228. "I've never heard any coach/player refer to Duncan as best of his generat..."
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they almost always say it's Kobe

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230. "Duncan's win-loss % and achievements say Duncan imo"
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231. "I've never heard any coach/player say Kobe is a better scorer than MJ"
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they always say it's Jordan. Therefore you accept that Jordan was a better scorer than Kobe, right?

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239. "lmao"
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And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

  

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247. "I have"
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261. "voices in your head don't qualify"
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272. "The consensus has always been Jordan, anyone who argues"
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otherwise is prolly an Bean fan and/or didn't see MJ play...either way MJ was a better, more efficient scorer

and Bean, Jordan never had the luxury of playing w/a player like Shaq, yet, he was still torchering the league (w/o being a ball hog, too)

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233. "i have heard it or he was the 2nd best to Shaq"
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Kobe was always third in that main 00's argument.

Kobe outta call himself Lucky charms because he gotta be the Luckiest Hall of Famer ever with the cushion he got to ride off.

Duncan was always badd and still is.

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235. "Bill Russell: HOF Player-Coach/Lord of the Chips"
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Favorite Player: Timmy Duncan

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236. "that's what plugging your ears and saying lalalalalalalala will do"
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lmao you can see any major publication (espn, si, etc) doing this comparison and coming up with balanced results.

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267. "It's 2014 & Timmay is outplaying the MVP; Bean is in his fishing boat"
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WHAT'S GOOD *****? What's REALLY good?!?!????!!! Ha HA!
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271. "5 star uppage"
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273. "I'm not sure that Kobe-Haters realize "
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just the fact that anyone would make this comparison is huge victory for Kobe and speaks to how impactful he has been to this generation..


a center who has played his career with the same coach..who can easily fall into a supporting role with a solid team and make it to the finals.... scoring a decent 15 and 10 this season...

should be compared to other big men..other players of his ilk....

why not compare Duncan to Kareem?? at age 37 Kareem avg.22 ppg and shot the highest FG% of his career at %59.9...

but folks want to compare a center to a shoot guard...

well...the fact of the matter is that ...including THIS season...Kobe Bryant was statistically out performing Tim Duncan....as someone else mentioned..if Kobe hadn't gotten hurt with 2 games left to play...he would have ended up having one of the best season's by ANYONE that year and honestly one of his best..

if Kobe had been able to keep his hall of fame coach for his entire career like Duncan....his impact would be even greater..

Timmay is a role player now...it's nice that he was able to adjust...it's fortunate he was able to stay healthy...but Kobe hasn't been a role player ..he's still leading his team as a primary scorer...and primary facilitator...

that requires a lot more than is required from Duncan...

not even close

  

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274. "yall haven't thought of anything new to say in over a year?"
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oh thats right, kobe hasn't done anything in over a year.

  

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275. "^^^ THIS IS A FIVE STAR REPLY. Warren deals in FACTS."
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>just the fact that anyone would make this comparison is huge
>victory for Kobe and speaks to how impactful he has been to
>this generation..
>
>
>a center who has played his career with the same coach..who
>can easily fall into a supporting role with a solid team and
>make it to the finals.... scoring a decent 15 and 10 this
>season...
>
>should be compared to other big men..other players of his
>ilk....
>
>why not compare Duncan to Kareem?? at age 37 Kareem avg.22 ppg
>and shot the highest FG% of his career at %59.9...
>
>but folks want to compare a center to a shoot guard...
>
>well...the fact of the matter is that ...including THIS
>season...Kobe Bryant was statistically out performing Tim
>Duncan....as someone else mentioned..if Kobe hadn't gotten
>hurt with 2 games left to play...he would have ended up having
>one of the best season's by ANYONE that year and honestly one
>of his best..
>
>if Kobe had been able to keep his hall of fame coach for his
>entire career like Duncan....his impact would be even
>greater..
>
>Timmay is a role player now...it's nice that he was able to
>adjust...it's fortunate he was able to stay healthy...but Kobe
>hasn't been a role player ..he's still leading his team as a
>primary scorer...and primary facilitator...
>
>that requires a lot more than is required from Duncan...
>
>not even close

No empathy for white misery (c) BDot

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276. "Kobestans/Media started the agenda by claiming Kobe was better"
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>why not compare Duncan to Kareem?? at age 37 Kareem avg.22 ppg
>and shot the highest FG% of his career at %59.9...
Kareem at 38 had PRIME Magic/Worthy/B-Scott along w/ McAdoo/Coop. Tim at 38 has over-rated ass Top5 (sitting out 2 series clincher) & past-prime Manu along w/ a RAW Kawhi. Best of the rest: Diaw (waived by the worst team in history)& Danny Green(run-of-the-mill role player). Plus, Tiago Shitter is his front-line side-kick thus Tim has to carry more of the burden than Kareem at 38. Kareem also regressed defensively & wasn't asked to expend as much energy on that side of the court (including rebounding). Not to mention that Kareem NEVER had a major injury meanwhile Tim has had a gimpy knee which has SEVERELY affected him game since 2010.

Post-season:
Tim @ 38: 18/10 (51%); WS: 2.6 (leads team)
Kareem @ 38: 22/8 (56); WS: 2.5 (2nd to Magic 3.0)


>well...the fact of the matter is that ...including THIS
>season...Kobe Bryant was statistically out performing Tim
>Duncan
Are you seriously factoring in 2013-14 as being relevant to Bean's career? *SMH*.....In that case then Bean missed the post-season yet again & T-Mac swept him in 2013.

>....as someone else mentioned..if Kobe hadn't gotten
>hurt with 2 games left to play...he would have ended up having
>one of the best season's by ANYONE that year and honestly one
>of his best..
Bean didn't play a lick of defense in 2012-13 which was the reason for his improved offensive efficiency.


>if Kobe had been able to keep his hall of fame coach for his
>entire career like Duncan....his impact would be even
>greater
Has Kobe EVER made it out of the 1st round w/o Shaq or PRIME MVPau?

>Timmay is a role player now...it's nice that he was able to
>adjust...it's fortunate he was able to stay healthy...but Kobe
>hasn't been a role player ..he's still leading his team as a
>primary scorer...and primary facilitator...
LOL....Timmay just carried the team on the road while dominating a defensive menace named Ibaka & outplayed the MVP in the WCF series clincher. Talk all you want about Kobe's healthy but again Tim has been playing on one leg since 2010.


>that requires a lot more than is required from Duncan...
>not even close
Oh you mean playing defense, rebounding, battling in the paint & running down the court on one knee is less demanding that jacking up shots from the perimeter & impersonation James Harden on defense. He only had the best passing bigman (MVPau) putting up triple doubles ....it must have been hard not having a bigman that can't make plays. Dwight Howard also never happened.

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277. "It's obviously a generational comparison. Dont be simple. "
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278. "If Timmay is just a "role player" then please do tell who the"
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leader is of the Spurs. If you honestly believe the bullshit you just typed then I believe it's safe to say you haven't watched the Spurs play at all in recent years. Duncan was merely seconds away from wrapping up his 4th Finals MVP last year. Just last night he himself outscored the Thunder in OT. Who was the guy the Spurs went to with the game on the line? Who was the guy who pulled in the big time rebounds? Just because he's not a stat-padding chucker like Kobe doesn't mean he's not extremely vital to his team's success.

And LOL at you not understanding that Kobe and Duncan get compared because of their similarity in age/experience/accomplishments.

Here we are, 15 years removed from Timmay's first title run and he's still the leader of the franchise. He's almost 39. Holla at me when Kobe is willing his team to victory en route to the Finals at age 38.

  

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279. "He's their leader ...that's his role...but he's still a 15-10 guy"
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right today..

you comparing him to a guy who is also the leader of his team...AND putting up substantial numbers...

Tim Duncan deserves to be compared to other big men... and even with that he's never won consecutive titles....Kobe was 3 in a row then 2 in a row with a different cast...

and even just in a few games coming off of an injury he averaged more points than Duncan and shot just a fraction worse on 2-point shots..


Duncan's contribution on the court is that of a role player..

like I said..15-10 at age 37 is not ground breaking at all...

that's just a fact.

  

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280. "kobe's a 0-0-0-0-0-0 guy albatrossing his team right today"
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281. "partying on injuries just shows how much Kobe has"
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busted his haters straight in they ass...lol..

and also how much they are hoping and praying he won't come back for that ass again..

and the intensity of the partying is because deep down..they know he comin back for more...

  

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285. "warren i honestly hope he signs another deal and coaches too"
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i hope he's around the league forever.

  

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293. "I was as disappointed as anyone that Bean wasn't on the court in 2013"
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I would have loved to see him bitchin up to the refs (ala Dwight) while getting swept by T-Mac.

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282. "LOL trying to reduce this argument to ppg. Yeah, you really"
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haven't been watching the Spurs play at all. 15-10 is more than enough when you're only needed for 30 minutes. He just averaged 18/10 in only 30 mpg against the Thunder! At 36 mpg, that's about 22/12 per game! Last year against the Heat, he averaged 19/12 per game! His #s last year were almost identical to his numbers during his first championship run! And we haven't even discussed his contributions on defense (***crickets** when discussing Kobe's).

Timmay hit a road block in 2010-2011, but has been outstanding ever since. Sure he shows signs of wear and tear now and then, but he's still the team leader (in scoring/rebounding too!) when it matters most.

  

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289. "if you're comparing players....production has to be "
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>haven't been watching the Spurs play at all. 15-10 is more
>than enough when you're only needed for 30 minutes. He just
>averaged 18/10 in only 30 mpg against the Thunder! At 36 mpg,
>that's about 22/12 per game! Last year against the Heat, he
>averaged 19/12 per game! His #s last year were almost
>identical to his numbers during his first championship run!
>And we haven't even discussed his contributions on defense
>(***crickets** when discussing Kobe's).
>
>Timmay hit a road block in 2010-2011, but has been outstanding
>ever since. Sure he shows signs of wear and tear now and
>then, but he's still the team leader (in scoring/rebounding
>too!) when it matters most.


has to be a primary focus..

it just does...

15-10 is enough for the Spurs from Timmay at this point....

but let's not act like that 15-10 even at this age isn't ground breaking or earth shattering.....

I mean it's 15-10..... again fortunately he has his Hall of Fame coach ..and their organization has done a great job developing talent in house..

but his production simply isn't earth shattering right now..

I'll give him his props though..I'm actually happy for Timmay...and will be pulling for the Spurs in this finals again...

  

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292. "Name me another player that averaged 15/10 at 38.....anyone"
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>but let's not act like that 15-10 even at this age isn't
>ground breaking or earth shattering.....
**Crickets**

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311. "basketball-reference.com is your friend"
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http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=N&year_min=&year_max=&franch_id=&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=37&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&shoot_hand=&birth_country_is=Y&birth_country=&is_active=&is_hof=&is_as=&as_comp=gt&as_val=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&qual=&c1stat=pts_per_g&c1comp=gt&c1val=15&c2stat=trb_per_g&c2comp=gt&c2val=9&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5stat=&c5comp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=pts_per_g

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286. "Tim has the HIGHEST win-share of anyone 38 & over in HISTORY"
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>Tim Duncan deserves to be compared to other big men... and
>even with that he's never won consecutive titles....Kobe was 3
>in a row then 2 in a row with a different cast...
Bean wasn't the MVP for the 1st three & was LUCKY that Perk missed Gm 7 in 2010. There was never any "Bad Luck" that prevent the Lakers from repeating, actually they were the benefactors in the 2002 WCF.

Team Duncan had a couple of unlucky events that prevented them from defending their titles:
2000: Timmay missed the post-season
2004: 0.4 Fisher in Gm 5
2006: Manu's Foul on Dirk in Gm 7
2008: Manu injured his shooting hand/ankle. Plus, had to sleep on a plane the day before Gm 1 of the WCF after having played in a Gm 7. Ended up blowing a 20 point lead after running out of gas. Plus Brent Barry got fouled on a potential game winning 3 point shot at the end of Gm 4 but the refs swallowed the whistle(http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3416412)

>and even just in a few games coming off of an injury he
>averaged more points than Duncan and shot just a fraction
>worse on 2-point shots..
That doesn't mean shyt, they both have the same True Shooting percentage for their careers (regular/post-season). Tim is a better defender & rebounder.......like it's not even close. Please don't embarrass yourself by posting EMPTY stats. Plus, Kobe might be the ONLY so called "Top 10" players to NEVER has posted a triple double in his post-season career.....& he played in a bunch of games.

>Duncan's contribution on the court is that of a role player..
Oh, then how do you explain Timmay making 1st Team All-NBA in 2012-13 (BTW: He's 38 not 37).

>like I said..15-10 at age 37 is not ground breaking at all...
>that's just a fact.
Like only ONE player besides Tim has EVER done it.....Robert Parish. (Kareem didn't/Malone didn't)

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287. "?? the fukk is a "win-share"....lolol... Kareem won 3 titles"
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from the age of 37 forward..

Tim ain't won 1..

the fukk you talkin bout....

  

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288. "Magic was the best player in the LEAGUE during those years"
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Plus, Worthy/Scott were in their primes. Meanwhile Tim has to play AGAINST the best small-forward EVER w/ past-prime Manu & over-rated Top5 who can't even carry Magic's jock straps. Besides, Kareem was the beneficiary of "phantom foul" call against Laimbeer that enabled the Lakers to win the chip in 88 while Pop gifted the Heat in Gm 6. It also must have been rough cursing to the Finals for a decade.

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290. "huh?? dude Timmay is playing Center and Bron is playing PF"
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>Plus, Worthy/Scott were in their primes. Meanwhile Tim has to
>play AGAINST the best small-forward EVER w/ past-prime Manu &
>over-rated Top5 who can't even carry Magic's jock straps.

I actually don't even understand what you sayin here...and neither do you probably...lol...

look...if all them guys were in their primes playing with Kareem...you would think he would have been averaging like 15ppg when he was 37...


but he scored 22ppg and had a historic performance in the Garden to WIN...the title.... he lead the Lakers to that championship in the garden with PRODUCTION...

not role playing numbers...


>Besides, Kareem was the beneficiary of "phantom foul" call
>against Laimbeer to win the chip in 88 while Pop gifted the
>Heat in Gm 6.

sure it was a foul..if someone wants to argue that the foul should not have been called that's one thing...but if you didn't see Laimbeer press his torso into Kareem to root him off his spot as he went of for the sky hook then you just aren't trying to be honest about what happened....

  

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291. "Bron was checkin' Splitter....he was playing Center"
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>>Plus, Worthy/Scott were in their primes. Meanwhile Tim has
>to
>>play AGAINST the best small-forward EVER w/ past-prime Manu
>&
>>over-rated Top5 who can't even carry Magic's jock straps.
>
>I actually don't even understand what you sayin here...and
>neither do you probably...lol...
You stated Kareem won 3 chips from 37 onwards....my rebuttal is that he was playing w/ the best player in the LEAGUE (Magic) along w/ prime Worthy/Scott....Basically he should have won 5 titles 37 onwards.

>look...if all them guys were in their primes playing with
>Kareem...you would think he would have been averaging like
>15ppg when he was 37..but he scored 22ppg and had a historic >performance in the Garden to WIN...the title.... he lead the Lakers >to that championship in the garden with PRODUCTION...
>not role playing numbers...
Last I checked Timmay dropped 25 in a half (30 & 17 total..PRODUCTION) at 37 in Gm 6 of the 2013 Finals as the PRIMARY option (Top5 was injured/Manu was drunk) ...& that SHOULD have been enough to win the Chip against a team led by the best small forward ever in his prime.

>sure it was a foul..if someone wants to argue that the foul
>should not have been called that's one thing...but if you
>didn't see Laimbeer press his torso into Kareem to root him
>off his spot as he went of for the sky hook then you just
>aren't trying to be honest about what happened....
Manu got hacked by Ray at the end of over-time in Gm 6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us9uVuW2yQc) but the refs didn't blow the whistle......if that was a foul on Laimbeer then Ray got away w/ murder.

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307. "lolz."
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"This past season, his 17th in the league, Duncan averaged a modest 15.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, three assists and 1.9 blocks per game...in just 29.2 minutes of action.

No other player has done that before.

http://bkref.com/tiny/SWVv3

Duncan is the first in NBA history to reach benchmarks of 15 points, 9.5 rebounds, three assists and 1.5 blocks in under 30 minutes of action per contest.

You can't make this stuff up. Well, you could, but then it wouldn't be true and, therefore, not as freaking awesome."

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2083645-tim-duncan-is-the-best-power-forward-of-all-time-and-its-not-close

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295. "Duncan's 03 title was impressive, but...."
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Kobe won back to back without a hall of fame teammate. Pau isn't a HOF'er imo, I mean he was basically a 3rd tier big with one all star appearance in 6 years in Memphis before he got to LA and saw the easiest looks of his career from Kobe drawing all the attention. and he couldn't win one playoff GAME with the Grizz? not a series, I'm just talking about a single game lmao. that is kinda pathetic.

damn when I really think about it, I might have to give Phil more props because neither of our Kobe-led title teams were really great championship teams, Kobe basically carried physically (Pau) and mentally (Bynum) soft big men (and Odumb falls under both categories) to back to back titles. I remember as soon as we won people were asking if we were the worst Laker team to win it all.

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296. "Wrong!"
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>Kobe won back to back without a hall of fame teammate. Pau
>isn't a HOF'er imo, I mean he was basically a 3rd tier big
>with one all star appearance in 6 years in Memphis before he
>got to LA and saw the easiest looks of his career from Kobe
>drawing all the attention.

MVPau was the best #2 in the Association during the championship years ('09/'10). He led the Lakers in win-shares from 2008-2012...including the 2010 post-season ......now runteldat!

>and he couldn't win one playoff
>GAME with the Grizz? not a series, I'm just talking about a
>single game lmao. that is kinda pathetic.

The Grizzlies NEVER made the post-season before Pau arrived & they got bounced by the Spurs/Suns/Mavs during their hay-days. You know what's embarrassing? In 2004-5: Bean missed the post-season w/ Odom while Pau made the post-season w/ Mike Miller..we all know Odom is better than Mike Miller.

>damn when I really think about it, I might have to give Phil
>more props because neither of our Kobe-led title teams were
>really great championship teams, Kobe basically carried
>physically (Pau) and mentally (Bynum) soft big men (and Odumb
>falls under both categories) to back to back titles.

Again, Pau was the BEST #2 in the whole league during the championship years ('09/'10)& was EASILY a top 5 PF (dude was a beast in the triangle). Plus, once Pau arrived Odom didn't have the pressure of being the next Pippen & started balling out (2011: had the same win-share as Bean & was also the best 6th man in the Association). Bynum was also better than 99.9% of the centers in the Association even w/ a bad knee (led the Lakers in win-shares in the 2011 & 2012 post-seasons). Besides, Artest won Gm 7 of the 2010 Finals & Ariza went nuts in 2009.

>I remember as soon as we won people were asking if we were the
>worst Laker team to win it all.
They weren't the best team in BOTH '09(KG missed the post-season)/'10(Perk missed Gm 7). Celtics OWNED Bean (Career 40% shooter vs. the Celtics in the Finals in 13 games..that's a LOT of games).
The western conference was also undergoing a MAJOR transformation during 2008-2011:
-The Spurs were showing their age
-Folks had given up on the Dirk/Mavs
-KG left town
-Nash was near the end of his prime
-Blazer/Kings had collapsed
......shyt the toughest WC series for the MVPau Lakers was the 2009 WC Semis against the Ron Artest led Rockets.....LMAO!

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297. "The toughest series was not versus Houston"
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That series went seven games but if you actually know the games, that was due to our own complacency, mistakes, and playing down to competition...the hands down (and it's not even close) toughest series was versus Denver in the '09 WCF and then Phoenix in the '10 WCF.

---------------------------------
<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

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298. "actually it went 7 games cuz Adelman was coaching circles around Phil"
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299. "O right, of course he was!"
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---------------------------------
<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

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300. "More like Aaron Brooks was running circles around Fish"
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If you had a quick point guard that can shoot, you were guaranteed to win a games against the Lakers simply just based off it.

Besides, Bean was getting punked by the combo of Artest/Battier for MOST of the series.

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304. "Pau WILL be in the HOF though, he had two all-star bigs"
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Nobody wins alone, period. Detroit might be unique in that they won a title without ANY HOF'ers. But other than that? Everyone has had a number two that was really good, and often numbers three and four. Kobe was no different, neither was Shaq the other three times.

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305. "Pau will make the HOF"
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Combine his NBA career with his Spain career and he's going.

  

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301. "Duncan won even if he loses this finals. His career is greater"
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Kobe is just the ultimate gunner. The only player in the top 10 all time scoring list who's never shot 50% in any season. Even with the lax rules of today. Duncan has had the greater career even with 1 less ring

  

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303. "More like w/ 1 more Finals MVP & 1 more reg season MVP"
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>Duncan has had the greater career even with 1 less ring

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302. "lol. Cmon...Timmy's better already."
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5th NBA Finals Win Would Cement Tim Duncan's Status as Generation's Best Star
By Stephen Babb , Featured Columnist Jun 1, 2014


Should the San Antonio Spurs emerge from the 2014 NBA Finals victorious, Tim Duncan will become an icon of a different sort.

He's already established himself as one of the all-time greats. The notion that he has something left to achieve looms largely because he's still trying to achieve. Had he retired after coming up empty last season, few would have thought any less of what he's done for the San Antonio Spurs.

All the same, titles carry historical significance. They transcend our preoccupation with numbers and production, speaking to an ability to actually win at the highest level.

The metrics for evaluating greatness at that level are varied and debatable. By any of those metrics, Michael Jordan remains in a class of his own. He won, put up gaudy numbers and was dominant over an extended time frame.

The more open question is who signifies the generation after MJ.

The conventional response is Kobe Bryant, winner of five titles and one of the greatest all-around scorers ever to touch a basketball. And we know that LeBron James is the man right now and for the foreseeable future.

However, there's a strong argument to be made that Duncan is really the bridge between MJ and LeBron—that, even more than Kobe, Duncan has risen to the top of his generation. The mere insinuation will smack of heresy to most Los Angeles Lakers fans.

But fans of the game itself should keep an open mind. Duncan is better than you think, which is really saying something given that most of us already have a pretty high opinion of him.


The Numbers


Duncan's career regular-season numbers are impressive enough. He's averaged 19.9 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game since coming into the league.

As is well-documented by now, the Wake Forest product had his most productive seasons before Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili emerged as primary scoring options.

He was the league MVP in 2002 and 2003, the first time averaging 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game.

That gives you some idea of what Duncan was capable of doing at his best, and it helps put the rest of his career in perspective. Had the NBA remained a big man's league and the Spurs not shifted their system in the mid-2000s, the career numbers would be even more impressive.

They might not measure up to Bryant's when it comes to scoring alone, but scoring alone is a pretty myopic means of assessing a player this well-rounded.

So are regular-season numbers.

That's where the playoff career comes into focus.

Duncan ranks third all-time in career rebounds during the postseason behind Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. Since blocks weren't recorded in their days, Duncan leads the league in that category—well ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon.

According to Basketball-Reference.com, Duncan is seventh all-time in postseason player efficiency rating at 24.69. Kobe ranks 23rd on that list.

Even though scoring is a just a snapshot of Duncan's game, he ranks fifth all-time in postseason points, where he predictably trails Bryant—who's in third place behind MJ and Kareem.

In the final analysis, Bryant has been more productive—especially on the offensive end. However, Duncan's efficiency and defensive numbers are certainly good enough to keep him in the discussion.

It doesn't hurt that he's always passed the ball well for a big man. He's even improved his free-throw stroke in recent years.

If you really let all the numbers sink in, it becomes increasingly harder to deny that Duncan's the best of his time. Even then, numbers really don't tell the whole story.


The Intangibles


Some will argue that no one is more competitive than Bryant. They mistake Duncan's demeanor for something it's not. Let's not forget just how eager Duncan told reporters he is to face those same Miami Heat again.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2014/06/01/san-antonio-spurs-vs-miami-heat-finals-rematch-tim-duncan-oklahoma-city-thunder/9834731/

We also shouldn't forget that Duncan spends all offseason keeping himself in amazing shape so that he can continue winning at a high level.

Leadership comes in different shapes and sizes. Duncan's brand has been truly unique. He's neither especially vocal nor too shy to make a point. The generally even-keeled big man is demonstrative when he has to be, delivering admonitions to his teammates on an as-needed basis while letting his play do most of the talking.

The big story surrounding Duncan has long been his willingness to defer. As the league changed and moved away from post offense, so too did the Spurs.

Duncan didn't complain.

He readily allowed Parker and Ginobili to adopt more prominent scoring roles, taking the reins as San Antonio integrated a more high-octane motion offense.

Lesser stars would have clamored for touches. They would have complained about the club's philosophy at the first sign of adversity. They would have put their own interests before the team's interests.

Not Duncan. That's not his style.

There's really not much use in comparing leadership styles. Kobe's is different—we know that much. But Kobe and Duncan have had different teams with which to work, different coaches guiding them, different obstacles in their ways.

It's not so much that Duncan's been a better leader than Bryant. It's just that he's done things that Bryant probably would have scoffed at doing.

He's taken a backseat when he was still more than capable of scoring 20-plus points per game. He's rejected the spotlight, evaded the fame.

Successful as Bryant's Lakers have been—especially when dominant bigs like Shaq were around—Duncan's willingness to eschew the big numbers and larger-than-life persona have been uniquely key to keeping the Spurs at a certain level of success year in and year out.

Taking that step back has given others an opportunity to shine, establishing a model for team basketball that many try to replicate with only varying degrees of success.

As SI.com's Chris Mannix put it in 2010,

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/chris_mannix/11/19/spurs.duncan.sets.team.mark/index.html#ixzz33RV9Twne

"Duncan's status among the all-time great big men is a topic of frequent debate. Is he between Hakeem and Moses? What about Shaq and Bill Walton? But it's irrelevant, really. Duncan's greatness is not in his ability to win individual battles. It's in his ability to elevate a team."

He's been elevating the Spurs in a way few could have imagined since 1997.

And that speaks to something else that sets him apart.


The Longevity


If Duncan claims his fifth title, he will have won at least one in three different decades.

Just let that sink in for a moment.

The first came way back in 1999, when David Robinson was still at his side. Duncan was still learning at that point, growing into the player who'd soon inherit San Antonio and build a new foundation.

Countless role players have come and gone. Avery Johnson, Steve Kerr, Robert Horry. Despite the revolving door of new faces, the Spurs have always been really, really good. Even during their "off" years, they've been better than most.

San Antonio has advanced to the postseason in every single year that Duncan's been in the NBA. During that span, it's lost in the first round just three times. Duncan's Spurs have won the Southwest Division a remarkable 11 times and never finished worse than second in the division.

This season was the ninth time during the Duncan era that San Antonio advanced to the conference finals and the sixth time it will compete in the NBA Finals.

The debate shouldn't be about whether that constitutes a dynasty. It should be about whether it sets new expectations for what a dynasty should look like. Duncan didn't win his titles and move on to the next stop, chasing rings wherever the best opportunity lay.

He remained in San Antonio and did whatever it took to ensure the titles came to him. And he's still doing it.

The scary thing is that he could probably help these Spurs contend for another two or three years—at least if he wanted to. While there's no denying that Kobe's continued to do amazing things late into his career, his teams haven't been as consistently successful—even when accounting for injury.

The brief stretch between Shaq and Pau Gasol was a disaster, and the Lakers would have struggled for the last two seasons even with a healthy Bryant.

The Spurs have never taken that kind of downturn under Duncan.

Winning is all he knows. It's all he'll ever know.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2082682-fifth-nba-finals-win-cements-tim-duncans-status-as-generations-best-star

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