bill simmons - duncan best player of his generation

[wadegarrett]

Agree? Disagree?

 

[reNew Orleans]

where are we drawing the line for 'his generation'

kobe, timmy, kg, kidd, nash...?


kobe or timmy is the debate.

 

[wadegarrett]

Honest u gotta go Timmy over Kobe.
it was shaqs team 3 early titles. Always was Duncan's team.

 

[braves]

Shaq needed kobe to win a title and vice versa...i.gotta go kobe

 

[nbafan88]

Impossible to compare.

 

[braves]

Shaq in the generation, and id say he is better than duncan, and then its a tough one between him and kobe

 

[reNew Orleans]

fair, shaqs only 5 years ahead of duncan.

but then if i just threw out names like Mutumbo, Dale Davis, Larry Johnson would they be in the same generation? i certainly dont think of it that way but they all were the 91 class and shaq was 92.

 

[BetCrimes1984]

Best human to walk on a basketball court in Timmy's generation was Tim Donaghy (1994 to 2007). Anyone who shines a light on(to) the darkness will always get my top vote.

During his imprisonment, Donaghy was attacked and threatened. In November 2007, a man claiming to be an associate of the New York Mafia struck Donaghy with a paint roller extension bar, resulting in injuries to his knee and leg which required surgery.

 

[braves]

I tnought shaq and him were closer in age, guess we would need parameters around generation

 

[crawdads]

This isn't Tim's team. Parker is 100x the player Tim is right now. In fact Kobe was more of a factor on those first 3 titles than Tim is on this latest run.

 

[crawdads]

Tony's 48% from floor 23 ppg 7 assists
Tim 46% from floor 18 ppg 9 boards

Maybe not 100x but Tony is the mvp of this team and the playoffs.

 

[crawdads]

BTW Kobe averaged 29 in 2000 in the playoffs and 32 in the playoffs in 2002, but its fun to say those were shaq's teams..

 

[BJPLAYER]

duncan easy choice...imo

 

[BJPLAYER]

kobe way too selfish and ineffective early in his career (but i love him now) and shaq...well too lazy imo....so yes timmy!!!