The Kobe Vs Duncan match ups isn’t talked about enough. The one player Duncan ever looked pedestrian against.
ColdBudLight98
Making Timmy look like KAT
brandoi
4-2 in playoff series against Duncan.
sheeeeeez
Kobe doesn’t get enough credit for this series.
The Spurs big 3 were all in their primes and just came off a championship and Kobe made the entire series essentially non-competitive.
Bill Simmons said the series was the closest he’s ever seen Kobe to MJ.
MiopTop
Kobe got mauled this entire series with no calls.
To all the “nba rigs games for ratings” crowd, I’d love an explanation as to how, when faced with the possibility of a LA – Boston Finals, “the league” only sent Kobe to the FT line 2.2 times per game right after a series in which he averaged 16 FTA per game.
ihateeuge
Tim Duncan truthers trying to get this erased from the internet as we speak
motorboat_mcgee
Absolutely love Duncan’s reaction after each of those
JimmyWasRight
The Duncan over Kobe takes were always so forced.
ttvdokkan
But but super inefficient ball hog
AntSmith777
Was supposed to be Hornets-Lakers WCF. Hornets lost game 7 at home to Spurs.
kr1saw
It’s going to be real quiet here.
supremehat27
Everyone on the Lakers not named Kobe Bryant played like shit in this series, Duncan really blew it here
Juice_Almighty
Duncan is my favorite player of all time but I was taken aback whenever I saw the posts on this sub saying “Duncan was a tier above Kobe” or “Duncan is better than Kobe and it isn’t even close”. Like both are some of the best to ever play and I think a lot of the Duncan bias is rooted in Kobe hate and revisionist history.
Yomminator
This series should have quieted the Duncan over Kobe talk. But people really value Duncans 5th ring where he was a role player. Kobe ate Duncans lunch in the playoffs
thejuan
Look, I’m gonna take Timmy over Kobe all day, but I know Kobe is also a top 10 player all time. Kobe’s got higher highs and lower lows than Timmy and obviously was way more dramatic, but he’ll be remembered for much longer and by more people than Duncan.
Kobe was way more charismatic, explosive, and athletic. Tim was more methodical, boring, and even-keeled. Kobe was obviously the more skilled offensive player, Timmy was better defensively. I think Tim’s steady play meant you could depend on him more, i.e. never missing the playoffs, but he wasn’t likely going to spam you like Kobe did in 08, maybe other than the Nets finals or against the Mavs.
That’s before getting into the media market of LA vs SA, the drama outside of the court, etc.
nysraved
After Kobe’s death, I feel like there was a surge in the sentiment of him being a “GOAT”.
But lately to counter that, contrarians have swung the pendulum too far in the other direction. Acting like he was an inefficient chucker, downplaying how great he truly was
Kuni_Nino
Kobe was something special man. RIP to the real GOAT of my NBA generation.
Unfair_Community_252
I guess that’s what happens when you give the Mamba a black coffee before the game.
mrgpsingh1999
This was such a magical season for the Lakers. Who would’ve thought that at the beginning of the season coming off another first round exit and the Kobe trade demand that they would finish 1st in the most competitive WC ever and make the Finals?
antunezn0n0
man that defense was so trash three straight posesions of getting the drop coverage destroyed
glassesref90
Spurs fans were shockingly disrespectful towards Kobe in that MJ/Duncan thread. Kobe is absolutely a better all-time player than Duncan. When they met in the playoffs, Kobe was almost always the better player. This Duncan over Kobe nonsense is pure rubbish.
ongone
The difference between Kobe and LeBron on display here. LeBron doesn’t have anywhere near the same arsenal to get a bucket when his team needs it.
seceipseseer
Eh Duncan was 2 tears older than Kobe and had only one working knee. he was definitely not in his prime at this point. This was Tony’s team.
Technuggs15
Kobe gets shit on so much on online forums and people say he’s overrated. Blows my mind. I’m convinced they didn’t watch him play
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The Kobe Vs Duncan match ups isn’t talked about enough. The one player Duncan ever looked pedestrian against.
Making Timmy look like KAT
4-2 in playoff series against Duncan.
Kobe doesn’t get enough credit for this series.
The Spurs big 3 were all in their primes and just came off a championship and Kobe made the entire series essentially non-competitive.
Bill Simmons said the series was the closest he’s ever seen Kobe to MJ.
Kobe got mauled this entire series with no calls.
To all the “nba rigs games for ratings” crowd, I’d love an explanation as to how, when faced with the possibility of a LA – Boston Finals, “the league” only sent Kobe to the FT line 2.2 times per game right after a series in which he averaged 16 FTA per game.
Tim Duncan truthers trying to get this erased from the internet as we speak
Absolutely love Duncan’s reaction after each of those
The Duncan over Kobe takes were always so forced.
But but super inefficient ball hog
Was supposed to be Hornets-Lakers WCF. Hornets lost game 7 at home to Spurs.
It’s going to be real quiet here.
Everyone on the Lakers not named Kobe Bryant played like shit in this series, Duncan really blew it here
Duncan is my favorite player of all time but I was taken aback whenever I saw the posts on this sub saying “Duncan was a tier above Kobe” or “Duncan is better than Kobe and it isn’t even close”. Like both are some of the best to ever play and I think a lot of the Duncan bias is rooted in Kobe hate and revisionist history.
This series should have quieted the Duncan over Kobe talk. But people really value Duncans 5th ring where he was a role player. Kobe ate Duncans lunch in the playoffs
Look, I’m gonna take Timmy over Kobe all day, but I know Kobe is also a top 10 player all time. Kobe’s got higher highs and lower lows than Timmy and obviously was way more dramatic, but he’ll be remembered for much longer and by more people than Duncan.
Kobe was way more charismatic, explosive, and athletic. Tim was more methodical, boring, and even-keeled. Kobe was obviously the more skilled offensive player, Timmy was better defensively. I think Tim’s steady play meant you could depend on him more, i.e. never missing the playoffs, but he wasn’t likely going to spam you like Kobe did in 08, maybe other than the Nets finals or against the Mavs.
That’s before getting into the media market of LA vs SA, the drama outside of the court, etc.
After Kobe’s death, I feel like there was a surge in the sentiment of him being a “GOAT”.
But lately to counter that, contrarians have swung the pendulum too far in the other direction. Acting like he was an inefficient chucker, downplaying how great he truly was
Kobe was something special man. RIP to the real GOAT of my NBA generation.
I guess that’s what happens when you give the Mamba a black coffee before the game.
This was such a magical season for the Lakers. Who would’ve thought that at the beginning of the season coming off another first round exit and the Kobe trade demand that they would finish 1st in the most competitive WC ever and make the Finals?
man that defense was so trash three straight posesions of getting the drop coverage destroyed
Spurs fans were shockingly disrespectful towards Kobe in that MJ/Duncan thread. Kobe is absolutely a better all-time player than Duncan. When they met in the playoffs, Kobe was almost always the better player. This Duncan over Kobe nonsense is pure rubbish.
The difference between Kobe and LeBron on display here. LeBron doesn’t have anywhere near the same arsenal to get a bucket when his team needs it.
Eh Duncan was 2 tears older than Kobe and had only one working knee. he was definitely not in his prime at this point. This was Tony’s team.
Kobe gets shit on so much on online forums and people say he’s overrated. Blows my mind. I’m convinced they didn’t watch him play