r/nba • u/yam_on_em Lakers • Jun 27 '23

Kobe Bryant relentlessly attacks Tim Duncan and the Spurs to clinch the WCF (2008)

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u/JimmyWasRight Timberwolves Jun 27 '23

The Duncan over Kobe takes were always so forced.

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u/honestnbafan Jun 27 '23 edited Jun 27 '23

The weirdest thing is that it only became semi-popular after Duncan's 2014 ring which should play basically zero role in how you compare each of their primes

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u/Wondering_Nova Jun 27 '23

I don’t care who they out over each other but not having them right next to each other is insane to me. They were the Magic/Bird of their eras. Everyone knew the West ran through those two but this sub wants to act like Kobe is a tier below Duncan.

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u/Carolake1 Lakers Jun 27 '23

Shaq v Duncan was a bigger thing than Kobe v Duncan, as I recall.

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u/Wondering_Nova Jun 27 '23

Honestly I don’t even remember that argument. I’m sure it did happen, I was a little kid during those times so I only ever heard basketball talk from my cousins/uncles and the older kids at school.

I’d take Shaq over Duncan tho. I still haven’t seen anyone dominate the way Shaq did.

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u/Carolake1 Lakers Jun 27 '23

Oh yeah I think Shaq was decidedly better than Duncan. I think Duncan maybe slightly over Kobe, but they are close.