Where would a prime Tim Duncan rank today?

1993Playoffs · Post #1 » by **1993Playoffs** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:43 am

The general consensus in the Kobe thread seems to be top 2-5.

Would a prime Duncan be the best player in the league? I may take him over a past prime LeBron

babyjax13 · Post #2 » by **babyjax13** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:49 am

I don't think he'd be the best player, it's kind of hard to say anyone is better than LeBron and Duncan is no different. I'd put him in the same area as Curry, though (so...top 2-5 as well).

Hubert44 · Post #3 » by **Hubert44** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:50 am

Prime Duncan (around age 25) is probably better than 2017 LeBron.

Kurosawa0 · Post #4 » by **Kurosawa0** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:52 am

I think I'd have him at the top. He'd really challenge LeBron at the very least.

1993Playoffs · Post #5 » by **1993Playoffs** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:54 am

babyjax13 wrote:I don't think he'd be the best player, it's kind of hard to say anyone is better than LeBron and Duncan is no different. I'd put him in the same area as Curry, though (so...top 2-5 as well).

Are you sure Current LeBron is better than peak/ prime Duncan? I may have to think about because the defensive gap is pretty big

Wallace_Wallace · Post #6 » by **Wallace_Wallace** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:01 am

First post ever...but I've been lurking

Would anyone LOL if I say, "He'll probably have the same impact as Horace Grant?"

Just kidding, we're talking a 20 and 10 defensive anchor, and currently we only have AD (?), so he'll at least be a top 8 player in this league.

dorkestra · Post #7 » by **dorkestra** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:04 am

He'd be 1A or 1B to LeBron

Lazy Faizy · Post #8 » by **Lazy Faizy** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:08 am

Either best or second best player in the league. People forget how good Duncan really was in his prime.

clyde21 · Post #9 » by **clyde21** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:09 am

3rd.

LeBron
Steph
Timmeh

OdomFan · Post #10 » by **OdomFan** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:14 am

Duncan would be the number 1 player for sure. He was already playing at a high level in his rookie year and kept getting better.

ThaRegul8r · Post #11 » by **ThaRegul8r** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:14 am

He'd be lucky to get a roster spot today.

The game and the players have just evolved too much.

OdomFan · Post #12 » by **OdomFan** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:15 am

right by 2020 everyone will be flying around. That evolution man.

ooptolebron · Post #13 » by **ooptolebron** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:17 am

1. LBJ
2. KD
3. KL
4. AD
5. Giannis
6. Duncan
7. WB

anish23 · Post #14 » by **anish23** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:25 am

i sometimes feel like this man gets overrated here... like, really overrated.

nybluemeadow · Post #15 » by **nybluemeadow** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:30 am

I would put him at #1, but i wouldn't argue or be offended if some people put Lebron as #1 and Duncan as #2

infintybeyond · Post #16 » by **infintybeyond** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:31 am

I don't think he would be effective. Today's game relies on floor spacing and shooting. Duncan has neither of those. His ball handling is also weak. The rules have changed too to take away iso post ups. Duncan is too much of a post up iso player who can't shoot 3s. That way of scoring isn't really efficient anymore. 3>2.

He wouldn't be able to keep up with today's style of play as it's too fast for him. He can't guard any of today's super athletic evolutionary bigs like Draymond and KD. I think he's more of a center today so I have him below wherever Demarcus Cousins is ranked. He is probably closer to Deandre than DMC as he's a weak shooter and ball handler. The game has evolved too much, superior players and superior athletes. Duncan sucks just like prime Kobe and prime MJ.

OdomFan · Post #17 » by **OdomFan** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:35 am

anish23 wrote:i sometimes feel like this man gets overrated here... like, really overrated.

I sometimes feel like he gets underrated here..like, REALLY underrated.

Lazy Faizy · Post #18 » by **Lazy Faizy** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:37 am

infintybeyond wrote:I don't think he would be effective. Today's game relies on floor spacing and shooting. Duncan has neither of those. His ball handling is also weak. The rules have changed too to take away iso post ups. Duncan is too much of a post up iso player who can't shoot 3s. That way of scoring isn't really efficient anymore. 3>2.

He wouldn't be able to keep up with today's style of play as it's too fast for him. He can't guard any of today's super athletic evolutionary bigs like Draymond and KD. I think he's more of a center today so I have him below wherever Demarcus Cousins is ranked. He is probably closer to Deandre than DMC as he's a weak shooter and ball handler. The game has evolved too much, superior players and superior athletes. Duncan sucks just like prime Kobe and prime MJ.

Damn I thought you were being serious until I read the last sentence. Breathed a sigh of relief after that. Lol

OdomFan · Post #19 » by **OdomFan** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:37 am

infintybeyond wrote:I don't think he would be effective. Today's game relies on floor spacing and shooting. Duncan has neither of those. His ball handling is also weak. The rules have changed too to take away iso post ups. Duncan is too much of a post up iso player who can't shoot 3s. That way of scoring isn't really efficient anymore. 3>2.

He wouldn't be able to keep up with today's style of play as it's too fast for him. He can't guard any of today's super athletic evolutionary bigs like Draymond and KD. I think he's more of a center today so I have him below wherever Demarcus Cousins is ranked. He is probably closer to Deandre than DMC as he's a weak shooter and ball handler. The game has evolved too much, superior players and superior athletes. Duncan sucks just like prime Kobe and prime MJ.

Yet he managed to do all of those things fine under limited minutes at his older age before retirement. There's absolutely no way he wouldn't be one of the top names today.

Franco · Post #20 » by **Franco** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:38 am

fileman3 wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:I don't think he'd be the best player, it's kind of hard to say anyone is better than LeBron and Duncan is no different. I'd put him in the same area as Curry, though (so...top 2-5 as well).

Are you sure Current LeBron is better than peak/ prime Duncan? I may have to think about because the defensive gap is pretty big

Yeah, but if you consider LeBron's playoff run the offensive gap could be just as large tbh

Duncan would be either #1 or the closest #2 I've ever seen