Magic/KG or Bird/Duncan

mdonnelly1989 · Post #1 » by **mdonnelly1989** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:20 pm

Which combo would you take?

Post #2 » by **Texas Chuck** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:33 pm

Bird/Duncan without even a moment's hesitation.

ItsThatEasy · Post #3 » by **ItsThatEasy** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:54 pm

2 on 2 or to build around?

Colbinii · Post #4 » by **Colbinii** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:58 pm

ItsThatEasy wrote:2 on 2 or to build around?

I would imagine build around.

mischievous · Post #5 » by **mischievous** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:25 pm

To build around, Duncan/Bird although both duos are getting you several titles in their careers.

picc · Post #6 » by **picc** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:32 pm

Larry/Duncan very comfortably.

magicmerl · Post #7 » by **magicmerl** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:27 pm

Man, you could put almost anything around Bird/Duncan and have a great team. And both players are all about doing the little things to win too.

You still have a bunch of questions in terms of perimeter defense, athleticism and rim protection for the first pairing.

JordansBulls · Post #8 » by **JordansBulls** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:38 pm

Bird and Duncan for me as well. I think Magic and Shaq would be a better and closer debate for duos.

ZGendron317 · Post #9 » by **ZGendron317** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:38 pm

Magic/KG easily

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Colbinii · Post #10 » by **Colbinii** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:25 pm

ZGendron317 wrote:Magic/KG easily

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How is it easily this duo?

ZGendron317 · Post #11 » by **ZGendron317** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:35 pm

Colbinii wrote:
ZGendron317 wrote:Magic/KG easily

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How is it easily this duo?

Honestly...because Magic is from MSU and I love MSU. Actually going from stats, Bird/Duncan haha

JGray · Post #12 » by **JGray** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:41 pm

For me:

Bird > Magic

Duncan > KG

This is too easy for me. I've always loved the fundamentals and Bird and Duncan are the kings of fundamentals. I also think that their personalities would click well and that they would be a great tandem on the court as well.

eminence · Post #13 » by **eminence** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:27 am

Magic/KG is my pick, obviously can't go wrong.

Krodis · Post #14 » by **Krodis** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:12 pm

Bird/Duncan. The ceiling on the Magic/KG duo might be very slightly higher with the right supporting cast, but Bird/Duncan is absolutely rock solid and consistent and figured to be a serious title contender from Day 1 until Bird's decline. Easier to build around and gets off the ground earlier.

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The-Power · Post #15 » by **The-Power** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:40 pm

JGray wrote:For me:

Bird > Magic

Duncan > KG

For me it's the exact opposite. Although KG/Duncan are really close (Duncan has a slightly better longevity but I prefer KG in terms of primes even though it's reasonably close).

Drylick · Post #16 » by **Drylick** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:04 pm

JGray wrote:For me:

Bird > Magic

Duncan > KG

This is too easy for me. I've always loved the fundamentals and Bird and Duncan are the kings of fundamentals. I also think that their personalities would click well and that they would be a great tandem on the court as well.

Oh yeah, before Bird got injured, he was the better player than Magic in everyone's eyes. Well, except the Lakers' fans.

Post #17 » by **Quotatious** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:14 pm

Bird/Duncan for me, but it's really a toss-up and I think you can just go by your personal preference - Duncan is one of my top 3 favorite of all-time, and I was always more of a Bird guy than a Magic guy, as far as who I liked to watch more (I would rate Magic higher on an all-time list, but it's very close, obviously - it's just that I enjoy watching Larry play so much).

I think KG certainly has an argument over Magic and Bird, though. Both peak-wise and career-wise. I'm definitely not one of those people who think that Garnett is outclassed by the other three guys in this comparison. He absolutely belongs with them, and isn't far behind Duncan, to me.