NBA Regular Season 2011-2012 - Page 131

On February 13 2012 09:49 slyboogie wrote:
Duncan is probably the best power forward in history but Kevin Garnett in 2003-2004 was, probably, the greatest season I've ever seen, personally, put up by a big man. Followed closely by 1999-2000 Shaq. I'm too young to really say how they compare to Barkley and Malone, though, I have old ass tapes and stats though.

On February 13 2012 10:15 stork4ever wrote:
I hate the spurs, but Duncan with his stats, influence, and most importantly, multiple championships puts him at the very least the top 2 PF's of all time. Barkley (wtf PF at 6'6??) and Malone were monsters but without championships, are sometimes overlooked and would take die hard dedication to put them above Duncan/KG.

You want to be greatest of all time of a position, era, or just simply GOAT? Need championship folks or its always going to be a huge hole in your resume.

On February 13 2012 10:25 Ace wrote:


Championships are team accoplishments. Pretty worthless when comparing players. That said I think KG and Duncan are the best 2 PFs of all time. Really picking either as #1 isn't a big deal to me. They played in an era when perimeter players skill level's started to surge in comparison to post players and absolutely wrecked shop in almost every facet of the game.

Barkley was good. An offensive juggernaut in terms of scoring. But KG and Duncan were also great scorers that were defensively dominant (KG the greatest defender of all time) and you could run the offense through both. Look at the assist numbers these guys were putting up from the Power Forward position. That is rare in the history of the NBA. Super rare.

On February 13 2012 10:12 Doraemon wrote:
http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2012/02/10/get-your-grizzlies-valentines-day-cards-2/#more-34643

you guys seen this? so awesome. i want the conley one

It's not like he lacks numbers or credentials. He closed out a '99 Lakers sweep against Shaq with a 37-14-4 and a 33-14-4 in Games 3 and 4, averaged a 27-14 in the '99 Finals, and became the second-youngest player to win Finals MVP. He carried a truly underwhelming supporting cast to a high 2002 playoff seed by topping 3200 minutes, 2000 points, 1000 boards, 300 assists and 200 blocks by season's end. In the '02 playoffs, battling the two-time defending champs with a crappy team and Robinson missing the first two games, Duncan averaged a 29-17-5 in a five-game loss to eventual champ L.A. (superior to Shaq's 21-12-3). During one seven-game stretch against the Lakers and Mavericks in the '03 playoffs, he averaged a 31-17-6 (and closed out Shaq's team with a 37-16-4). He cruised to a 2003 Finals MVP by throttling Jersey with a 24-17-5, closing the Nets out with a near quadruple double (a should-have-been-legendary 21-20-10-8) and getting little help from an aging Robinson (playoffs: 7.8 PPG, 6.6 RPG) or anyone else (Parker, Ginobili, and Stephen Jackson combined for less than 37 PPG and shot 40 percent combined).