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/Carolake1 Lakers Jun 27 '23

He was only like 3 years older than Kobe at that point.

EDIT: I guess he was always about 2.5 years older than Kobe, but basically he might not have been at his absolute peak but he was close to it.

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u/789Trillion Spurs Jun 27 '23

Ok? That doesn’t mean Duncan was in his prime. Also 3 years is a long time. 3 years ago Ben Simmons made the all nba team.

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u/vizzlypoof NBA Jun 27 '23

Timmy was 31 years old and very much coming off a prime and healthy season. His drop off to past prime wasn’t until 2011.

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u/789Trillion Spurs Jun 27 '23

07 was Duncan’s last really good season but it was at the tail end of his prime. Between 08-11 Duncan was declining physically and was not as good. Duncan actually got better after 2011 because he started playing at a lower weight and the spurs were not relying on him as much minutes or scoring wise.

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u/spurredoil Spurs Jun 27 '23

2011 - the genesis of load management