June 2, 200719 yr Moses was a 5 if I remember correctly. Yea, I'd say Duncan is a psuedo 5 now. Heck I'd take Jack Sikma before K. Malone:D
June 2, 200719 yr Karl Malone = 0 Championships Tim Duncan = 3, maybe 4 Championships. End of story. Duncan never faced Jordan in the finals.
June 3, 200719 yr Duncan never faced Jordan in the finals. And Jordan never faced Russell in the finals, so what is your point?
June 3, 200719 yr Author So Tim Duncan is better than Jerry West? Pistol Pete? Elgin Baylor?Hakeem Olajuwon?Rick Barry? George Miken? I dont think so. Hakeem Olajuwon, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West I can see an argument maybe. I will go with Duncand, but I see where you are coming from. Pistol Pete was not a great pro, he never really won that much in the NBA either. I absolutely love Pistol Pete, but he wasn't a great winner in the NBA. As for George Miken, he was only dominant because Bill Spivey was wrongfully banned from professional basketball.
June 3, 200719 yr Yea, I'd say Duncan is a psuedo 5 now. Heck I'd take Jack Sikma before K. Malone:D Jack had a sweet bank shot from about 12 feet.
June 3, 200719 yr The reason Malone doesn't have any rings is because of a guy named Michael Jordan. Had he not been around, Malone would have had at least 2 rings to show for his success... It didn't bother Hakeem.
June 3, 200719 yr You simply either choose to ignore the point or simply do not get the point. I see no point. Duncan is top ten players ever.
June 3, 200719 yr It didn't bother Hakeem. If you'll recall, Hakeem won his rings while MJ was on hiatus. Not the best comparison.
June 3, 200719 yr For those of you deriding Duncan for not beating Jordan in the finals, none have addressed my point that Jordan didn't beat Russell in the finals, so does that devalue Jordan's rings?
June 3, 200719 yr Russell never beat Jordan for a title either... So does it diminish either's titles? NO! And who Duncan did or did not beat in the finals has zero to do with the value of his titles. Silly argument IMV.
June 3, 200719 yr Except Jordan is considered, without question, the best player ever... Now that we can agree on:thumb:
June 3, 200719 yr Except Jordan is considered, without question, the best player ever... Disagree. He is definitely top 4 but Wilt was as dominating as Jordan and Oscar was a better basketball player. Wasn't as flashy or a showman but was a better and complete basketball player. And Magic, to me, was as good as Jordan.
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