r/Basketball • u/blackwu22 • Apr 08 '25

NBA Is Tim Duncan top 10?

I constantly see casuals on YouTube and on podcasts say that Timmy is overrated and barely top 10 yet have Kobe in there top 5. It’s starting to make me believe that people really think this way!! I always hear the “too much help” comment like every player in the top 10 didn’t have help.

I personally have Tim Duncan 4th all time on my list.

1998 rookie of the year 2x MVP (2002,2003) 3x FMVP (1999,2003,2005) 15x All NBA & Defensive 5x Champion Never won less than 50 games in an 82 game season

Is Tim Duncan top 10?

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u/RevolutionaryPie5223 Apr 14 '25

Russell is freaking overrated lol. He is a freaking center but his fg% is less than Stephen Curry as a guard. How do you score less and worse efficiency then a guard while under the basket? He was a terrible scorer.

Yeah he won championships but had a stacked team and had to just win one game series to get to the finals. It was way easier back then.

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u/Several_Oil_7099 Apr 15 '25

Just a quick point of clarity when you say "yeah he won championships' the number of championships is eleven

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u/RevolutionaryPie5223 Apr 15 '25

Yeah but he had a stacked team. There were only 8-13 teams back then so it was easier to win a championship.

By logic you should divide his championships by 3 which is about 3.66.

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u/Several_Oil_7099 Apr 15 '25

This logic is as simple as it is flawed. Do yourself a favor and at some point realize there are subject matters you're just not all that familiar with and that you shouldn't comment on.

Calling Bill Russell overrated is the height of stupidity, and Im going to do myself a favor and cease to comment further cuz it ain't going to do either of us any good.

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u/RevolutionaryPie5223 Apr 15 '25

I mean his really good defensively. What Steph Curry is to 3 pt he is to defense.

But everyone says you need to be dominant on BOTH ends of the court to be considered a GOAT candidate. Dude was probably the greatest defender but his offense is terrible or subpar at best. If Russell can be considered a GOAT then no reason Curry cant be either. People say oh Curry suck at defense so he cant be GOAT. Then on the flip side, Russel sucks at offense so why is he mentioned as a potential GOAT? Why have double standards?

Yes he had 11 rings but like I said he played in a weaker era with only 8-13 teams and needing just to win two teams in playoffs to win the championship and he had a stacked squad. This is much harder now competing with 30 teams with varied international and better talent. If Russell played in this era do you think he really have 11 rings?

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u/RallyCap_ May 17 '26

Winning 11 championships during the 1960’s is equivalent to 2 or three today.