here's the conclusion:
Never mistake activity for achievement...While Garnett does more things than Tim Duncan, and perhaps more than any other big in the history of the game, Garnett does not have one aspect of his game, other than rebounding, that would be considered HOF material. So although Tim Duncan can't initiate an offense, shoot threes, or take his man off the dribble, the things he can do he is usually the best in the league at. As was the case with most franchise players.
As another mark of true greatness, Duncan has lead three vastly different teams to NBA championships and maintained a level of greatness within the Spurs organization.
So where does that leave us with KG? Well, his skill set reminds me of another great player who will be a Hall of Famer and is one of the 50 greatest of all-time. Scottie Pippen. While we can all appreciate the greatness of Pippen, we all acknowledge that teams were not build around them. Garnett is simply a souped up, seven foot tall of Pippen. So what would KG's ideal legacy be? Why, the greatest sidekick of all time, of course. A combination of Pippen, Michael Cooper, and Dennis Rodman all rolled into one. Unfortunately, we've spent so much time looking for his sidekick, we never thought to find a Michael Jordan he could play his Scottie Pippen to.
http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/ub ... Tim_Duncan
I really think this is good, sober analysis.
personally, defined what really pisses me off about KG as commodity. He gets so much attention and credit but he just isn't a superstar. he's really good but he's not dominant. he's isn't someone you can build a team around. KG himself basically owned up to this when he said pierce was the team MVP. his fundamental nature as a supporting player is why the t-wolves always failed. that and the fact that garnett's ridiculous salary crippled them, almost 24 mil this year alone. a small market like minnesota could not afford winning team with super-pip at the price. he makes almost half of the salary cap!!!!!!
