Today’s League: Tim Duncan vs Wilt Chamberlain

Matt15 · Post #1 » by **Matt15** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:11 pm

Who would you rather build a new team around in today’s league?

falcolombardi · Post #2 » by **falcolombardi** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:12 pm

tim because he seems a easier personality to deal with and probably less likely to leave

FuShengTHEGreat · Post #3 » by **FuShengTHEGreat** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:24 pm

Tim in any generation of NBA history

70sFan · Post #4 » by **70sFan** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:26 pm

I agree, Duncan is a safer choice. Wilt likely wouldn't stay in your team for a long time.

Post #5 » by **tsherkin** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:38 pm

70sFan wrote:I agree, Duncan is a safer choice. Wilt likely wouldn't stay in your team for a long time.

I am faintly flabbergasted here.

70sFan · Post #6 » by **70sFan** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:39 pm

tsherkin wrote:
70sFan wrote:I agree, Duncan is a safer choice. Wilt likely wouldn't stay in your team for a long time.

I am faintly flabbergasted here.

Why?

Post #7 » by **tsherkin** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:41 pm

70sFan wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
70sFan wrote:I agree, Duncan is a safer choice. Wilt likely wouldn't stay in your team for a long time.

I am faintly flabbergasted here.

Why?

Didn't expect to see you selecting Timmy ahead of Wilt, is all.

70sFan · Post #8 » by **70sFan** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:45 pm

tsherkin wrote:
70sFan wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
I am faintly flabbergasted here.

Why?

Didn't expect to see you selecting Timmy ahead of Wilt, is all.

I have Duncan higher on my all-time list (although only for one spot). It's not that surprising, although I admit, they are quite close and the only reason why I'm confident is because of loyality and potential off-court problems.

Post #9 » by **tsherkin** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:47 pm

70sFan wrote:I have Duncan higher on my all-time list (although only for one spot). It's not that surprising, although I admit, they are quite close and the only reason why I'm confident is because of loyality and potential off-court problems.

Fair enough!

MyUniBroDavis · Post #10 » by **MyUniBroDavis** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 10:16 pm

70sFan wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
70sFan wrote:Why?

Didn't expect to see you selecting Timmy ahead of Wilt, is all.

I have Duncan higher on my all-time list (although only for one spot). It's not that surprising, although I admit, they are quite close and the only reason why I'm confident is because of loyality and potential off-court problems.

I thought u had wilt top three for some reason lol

70sFan · Post #11 » by **70sFan** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 10:39 pm

MyUniBroDavis wrote:
70sFan wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
Didn't expect to see you selecting Timmy ahead of Wilt, is all.

I have Duncan higher on my all-time list (although only for one spot). It's not that surprising, although I admit, they are quite close and the only reason why I'm confident is because of loyality and potential off-court problems.

I thought u had wilt top three for some reason lol

I have Wilt 6th on my list, although he's very close with Hakeem and Shaq behind him.

JordansBulls · Post #12 » by **JordansBulls** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:55 pm

I don't think you want a big guy who can't shoot free throws good.

Post #13 » by **tsherkin** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:59 pm

JordansBulls wrote:I don't think you want a big guy who can't shoot free throws good.

What if he changed the name from Wilt to Shaq?

D.Brasco · Post #14 » by **D.Brasco** » Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:26 am

I think we under estimate the positive impact modern coaching would have had on Wilt. Wilt's coaches either had him shoot way too much or way too little, they just didn't know what to do with a guy like that back then.

I think Wilt could fit very easily into the modern faster paced system. Wilt is like MJ or LeBron, you don't ever say no to that type of player regardless of your teams style.

tihsad · Post #15 » by **tihsad** » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:17 am

tsherkin wrote:
70sFan wrote:I agree, Duncan is a safer choice. Wilt likely wouldn't stay in your team for a long time.

I am faintly flabbergasted here.

Really, welcome back

Post #16 » by **tsherkin** » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:24 am

tihsad wrote:
Really, welcome back

Haha, thanks

tihsad · Post #17 » by **tihsad** » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:24 am

Pure ability, it's Wilt, regardless of league. Pure ability to play in an environment like the Spurs 1998-2016, as well as the current social environment, it's TD.

Post #18 » by **tsherkin** » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:29 am

I would be really interested to see what Wilt would be like in the modern environment. Fans treat players in a way which would have fed his need for adoration and validation, I think (except in losing seasons, heh). I think also the idea that he'd be socially permitted to dunk would be a helpful thing for him. He labored to avoid being known as a brute in his earlier years, before he joined the Lakers. I have to wonder how the mobility of his youth coupled with the "I'm gonna eat rim" type of mentality he had later on might have worked out for him. He liked to show off his skill, so maybe modern shooting coaches and what-not might have helped him manage more of a short J or something. Either way, a physical phenom with obvious instincts for rebounding and so forth. Would be a wild ride. Obviously not any kind of 50 ppg scorer in this league, but I think he would still be a really, really deadly tool to build around.

JordansBulls · Post #19 » by **JordansBulls** » Mon Apr 18, 2022 3:05 am

tsherkin wrote:
JordansBulls wrote:I don't think you want a big guy who can't shoot free throws good.

What if he changed the name from Wilt to Shaq?

Same for me. Also when close you take the guy who took an organization that never won to multiple titles.

LAL1947 · Post #20 » by **LAL1947** » Mon Apr 18, 2022 3:23 am

The Big Dipper vs The Big Slow!

Ahh, the usual inventing of reasons for dear ole Timmy Dee again. :lol:

Let's choose Timmy because ability to play in a social environment, whut? Good at free throws, whut? Less likely to leave, whut? Wilt more likely to have potential off-court problems, whut?

I'll take Wilt and watch him dunk on Duncan all game long as well as swallow him up in the paint. The simple addition of modern shoes to Wilt would make him that much more of a monster than he was back in his day... before we even get to talking about modern training methods / diets, learning from watching others that came later, improvements from watching tape, changes in rules, etc. Timmy couldn't defend the perimeter, at all. While Wilt would be like Gobert on steroids.

I can just picture Wilt reading through this thread, getting rightly annoyed by the reasons listed for picking Timmy over him, saying to Timmy the career equivalent of "there shall be no more layups made in this gym!!"... and doing it too, keeping Timmy to less than 10 Pts / 10 Rebs in every match they have while dropping 30 Pts / 20 Rebs on his dopey head. R.I.P. Timmy.

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