'06 Dwyane Wade vs '07 Tim Duncan

Matt15 · Post #1 » by **Matt15** » Fri Sep 2, 2022 8:09 pm

Who was the better player?

70sFan · Post #2 » by **70sFan** » Fri Sep 2, 2022 8:23 pm

That's reasonably close, but I prefer Duncan's two way game and ability to dominate defensively over Wade's offensive profile.

falcolombardi · Post #3 » by **falcolombardi** » Fri Sep 2, 2022 8:46 pm

It depends on roster tbh. And maybe even on era

No-more-rings · Post #4 » by **No-more-rings** » Fri Sep 2, 2022 8:51 pm

I prefer Wade for how special his playoff run was, but Duncan had pretty rock solid two-way impact from start to finish so I get his argument.

Stan · Post #5 » by **Stan** » Fri Sep 2, 2022 9:17 pm

Wade had to carry a significantly greater offensive burden than Duncan, and his playoff run was infinitely more impressive. He had to take out two 60 win teams without HCA in Detroit & Dallas, while Duncan had to beat a 2nd tier contender (at best) in Utah, who only made it to the conference finals due to the fluke of facing an 8 seed in the 2nd round, then literally one of the worst Finals teams ever in Cleveland.

Who would you rather take is definitely a legitimate question, but which player had the more impressive season? To me this is clearly Wade.

70sFan · Post #6 » by **70sFan** » Sat Sep 3, 2022 5:33 am

Stan wrote:Wade had to carry a significantly greater offensive burden than Duncan, and his playoff run was infinitely more impressive. He had to take out two 60 win teams without HCA in Detroit & Dallas, while Duncan had to beat a 2nd tier contender (at best) in Utah, who only made it to the conference finals due to the fluke of facing an 8 seed in the 2nd round, then literally one of the worst Finals teams ever in Cleveland.

Who would you rather take is definitely a legitimate question, but which player had the more impressive season? To me this is clearly Wade.

Did you ignore Suns team on purpose?

Post #7 » by **Texas Chuck** » Sat Sep 3, 2022 6:58 pm

falcolombardi wrote:It depends on roster tbh. And maybe even on era

I'm confused. Was there a major era shift between 06 and 07? The big rule change happened before this.

falcolombardi · Post #8 » by **falcolombardi** » Sat Sep 3, 2022 7:31 pm

Texas Chuck wrote:
falcolombardi wrote:It depends on roster tbh. And maybe even on era

I'm confused. Was there a major era shift between 06 and 07? The big rule change happened before this.

I meant that there may be eras where duncan or wade benefit more than the other

For example wade may benefit more from modern spacing that duncan as his slashing would be more valuable and duncan rim protection a bit less