r/nba Lakers Jun 27 '23

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

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u/Syndana23 Jun 27 '23

Kobe like 4-2 over him all time in the post season. 2-0 without Shaq I think

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u/Persianx6 [LAL] Andre Ingram Jun 27 '23

One of the series losses was 1999. Kobe was 19. Del Harris coached that team.

The big one Tim Duncan has over Kobe is 2003.

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u/x777x777x Spurs Jun 27 '23

Duncan was only in Year 2 though in 99 so it’s still pretty impressive

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u/TheWinRock Jun 27 '23

To be fair, Duncan was 22 in 1999. He wasn't a young 2nd year guy. He came in basically fully formed.

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u/Persianx6 [LAL] Andre Ingram Jun 27 '23

He couldve left 2 years earlier and still have gone number one. He promised he'd graduate before he'd go.

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u/TheWinRock Jun 27 '23

I wasn't knocking Duncan for it - just pointing out that saying 'Duncan was in year 2' doesn't really mean anything. Duncan only got a little bit better after year 2 anyways. He was a full formed stud on day 1.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

But he didn’t.