Duncan lost in the first round as a 1 seed

[StrongLurk]

Title.

[NBAGOAT]

Wasn

[superduper]

Yes this is the West cookie this ain't the ***** ass East where you're facing absolute trash in the playoffs.

[RRR3]

Wasn’t his team really by that point and mem wasn’t your normal 8 seed

He was still their best player wasn’t he? Or was it Manu?

[NBAGOAT]

[QUOTE=RRR3]He was still their best player wasn

[Shogon]

Yes this is the West cookie this ain't the ***** ass East where you're facing absolute trash in the playoffs.

Looking at the top 8 teams in the West last year... 5 were trash that never even had a glimmer of hope at a title... arguably 7 if you recognize Harden's teams inevitably fold and that Denver was a paper contender.

The East had 3 potential winners... 76ers, Raptors, Bucks.

The West will be stronger this year because there will be three or four contenders... Warriors, Lakers, Clippers... MAYBE Rockets(but no... so three)... so you have that going for your argument.

[tpols]

Wild wild west.

[3ball]

Only MJ never lost as a 1 or 2 seed

Whereas normal humans like Magic, Lebron, Bird, Kareem, etc lost 5+ times each (Kareem 9 times)

The goat isn't supposed to lose with a good team, and only MJ fulfilled this goat requirement

Oh wait this thread is about Duncan.. my bad
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[StrongLurk]

Yes this is the West cookie this ain't the ***** ass East where you're facing absolute trash in the playoffs.

An 8th seed in the East made the finals in 99...ironically lost against Duncan in the finals.

In your opinion, was Duncan's ring weak that year or was the East "strong" since the 8th seed beat the 1 seed?

[sportjames23]

Only MJ never lost as a 1 or 2 seed

Whereas normal humans like Magic, Lebron, Bird, Kareem, etc lost 5+ times each (Kareem 9 times)

The goat isn't supposed to lose with a good team, and only MJ fulfilled this goat requirement

Oh wait this thread is about Duncan.. my bad
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[Kblaze8855]

The 2 seed in 1990 won less games than the Bulls....

The Bulls had the second best record in the East but the 76ers won the Atlantic division so they got the second seed with a worse record.

They changed that rule a while back to winning a division with a worse record wouldnt guarantee you any particular seed.

[3ball]

The 2 seed in 1990 won less games than the Bulls....

The Bulls had the second best record in the East but the 76ers won the Atlantic division so they got the second seed with a worse record.

They changed that rule a while back to winning a division with a worse record wouldnt guarantee you any particular seed.

I'd like to add the higher-winning 3 seed that you found to the list below as an MJ loss, but then I'd have to do that for everyone - that's uneccessary work since the list below clearly shows MJ is the most unbeatable player (aka goat):

Losses as 1 or 2 seed


Bird: 5
Magic: 6
Wilt: 9
Russell: 2
Kareem: 9
Kobe: 4
Shaq: 5
Duncan: 6
Lebron: 6
the goat: 0

With the minimal help that all stars need to win, MJ was the most unbeatable and won the most in the modern era..

[PickernRoller]

Beat Bran as an AARP member. Balances out.

[tpols]

I'd like to add the higher-winning 3 seed that you found to the list below as an MJ loss, but then I'd have to do that for everyone - that's uneccessary work since the list below clearly shows MJ is the most unbeatable player (aka goat):

Losses as 1 or 2 seed


Bird: 5
Magic: 6
Wilt: 9
Russell: 2
[COLOR="Red"]Kareem: 9[/COLOR]
Kobe: 4
Shaq: 5
Duncan: 6
Lebron: 6
the goat: 0

With the minimal help that all stars need to win, MJ was the most unbeatable and won the most in the modern era..

damn... he needed magic.

and wilt needed bill russell to have never played.

[toxicxr6]

Didn