Who's career will be regarded as better: Tim Duncan or Kobe Bryant

[vert48]

Duncan's career will be regarded better, and by a wide margin if they were both to retire this summer. If Kobe were able to win a couple more rings as THE MAN, then I think they would viewed about the same.

[geeWiz15]

obviously Duncan.

Kobe's mainstream reputation will continue to go down throughout his career I bet. I mean in the end he'll still be considered an elite all time player but nobody will think he's better than Duncan. more and more people will eventually figure out he can't win.

[EricForman]

Duncan has more rings, awards, and team success (by far).

But people are saying "Kobe is more exciting, he scores more, he's more well knownto casual fans"

as if that has anything to do with antyhing?

Kobe has almost zero chance to catch up to Duncan. He'll have to win at least one ring, one MVP, one finals MVP and several more years of playoff runs on "top seeded teams" to ever have a shot at being ahead of Duncan on the all time list.... and that's all assuming Duncan never accomplishes ANYTHING AGAIN after next week.

the gap is FARRRR wider than you Kobe fans are making it out to be. The other guy has a point, if Duncan wins more ring after this year (gives him five total), or if not another ring, at least several more 60 win seasons and playoff runs), he'll be inching towards the top guys, as in Magic, Bird, etc.

He'll go down with the highset winning % ever, probably.

[Noob Saibot]

Tim Duncan folks, especially if he wins another ring.

a better topic would be,

Tim Duncan or Shaq.

[EricForman]

Tim Duncan folks, especially if he wins another ring.

a better topic would be,

Tim Duncan or Shaq.

Yup.

Duncan and Shaq are inching towards the Bird/Magic level.... and people on ISh still compares them to guys like, KG, Dirk, Kobe, guys who would be ranked a full 15 spots or so behind Duncan and Shaq on any all time list today.

[Noob Saibot]

why are we still talking about Kobe?

people love Kobe too damn much. GET OFF HIS NUTS!!!

[DAXX]

Tim Duncan folks, especially if he wins another ring.

a better topic would be,

Tim Duncan or Shaq.

There was a thread like that a few weeks back.

[Poseidon]

Now- Duncan

In 7 years - Kobe (after he wins a couple of more championships)

[The Answer]

Now- Duncan

In 7 years - Kobe (after he wins a couple of more championships)

Duncan has a much better chance of winning a couple more championships.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Duncan no doubt. Kobe has a very small chance of winning another title. While Duncan can still get another after this yea, maybe even more than one more.

[eeeeeebro]

that depends. if kobe goes to chicago this year he will have his chance to beat Duncin every year. Wallace will hold duncin down while Kobe (SCORE!)

but if that dont happen the duncin = king of the hill until Michael beasley gets to the NBA!

[Timmy D for MVP]

Historically Big Men are considered bigger impacts, and a true great Bigi is more rare than a true great swingman. That being said, because Timmy is unflashy and quiet, Kobe might be remembered more favoribly, but Tim Duncan will have the better career and will be rmrmbered longer. I say that because he's condidered the best PF to ever play, and will be the measuring stick for other true bigs like him.

Plus Timmy was the number 1 on his team basically his entire career.

[td21spurs]

Seriously except stupid kids in LA noone else would say/think that Kobe is better or will be better than Timmy.

[Timmy D for MVP]

that depends. if kobe goes to chicago this year he will have his chance to beat Duncin every year. Wallace will hold duncin down while Kobe (SCORE!)

but if that dont happen the duncin = king of the hill until Michael beasley gets to the NBA!

Could you spell Duncan right next time?

[Chalkmaze]

By me, it will be Tim Duncan by a large margin. It's not even close.