Is LeBron James already better than Tim Duncan ever was?

[hall of fame]

Is current LeBron James a better player than prime Tim Duncan? Would you rather have current LeBron than Tim Duncan at his absolute peak?

I say yes easily. LeBron James is already the most dominant player of this century.

[D-Rose]

Tim Duncan rings: 4

LeBron James rings: 0

Duncan is the greatest PF of all time.

LeBron isn't the greatest SF of all time.

end thread/

[plowking]

Duncan carried a horrible team to the finals and won. Worse then Lebron's teammates in 07 and 08.

[TheSlimViper]

Is current LeBron James a better player than prime Tim Duncan? Would you rather have current LeBron than Tim Duncan at his absolute peak?

I say yes easily. LeBron James is already the most dominant player of this century.

Its like you're some horrifying fusion of Charles Barkley and Marv Albert.

[haterofhaters]

If the OP is serious and not a gimmick, then I question what this site is coming to. This thread should be closed and deleted immediately.

[tastystaci]

Where do these guys come from? You do realize Lebron has never won a chip and he's losing this series despite shooting over 20 free throws per game on bogus call after bogus call...right?

OP=massive tool

[Kebab Stall]

There's a difference between dominating a game and winning a game, give me the guy who won.

That would be..........

*long pause*

........Tim Duncan!

Congratulations Tim, come on down!


Seriously though, it's not really a fair argument. Lebron is definitly more gifted in terms of ability (e.g. physically and athletically), but Duncan is far more talented in terms of skill.

Give Lebron a few more years and the chance to try and win a few championships and then it will be a more fair comparison.

[hall of fame]

What is wrong with saying LeBron > Duncan?

LeBron had a 66 win season (more than Duncan has ever had in his life) with a worse team than anything Duncan had.

Tony Parker, Emanuel Ginobili = all-star teammates. LeBron James would sweep his way to the finals if he had Duncan's great all-star teammates, role players, AND legendary head coach.

[rs98762001]

I say yes easily. LeBron James is already the most dominant player of this century.

He's the most dominant player of all time in any sport. No one else comes close.

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

THE APPROPRIATE QUESTION to ask is:

Is this 24 year old Lebron better than a 24 year TD, or a 24 year old MJ?

[Mdog1]

You know this is a great question. I'm not sure if it is one that can be answered easily. On the one hand you have the greatest PF of all time, and a top 8 player ever. But on the other hand you have a player that is already on the greatest statistical level any other player has ever achieved. I'm not sure which I would take. I guess it depends on team needs rather than which player you would rather have.

If your team looks like this then you will probably take LeBron James over Duncan.

Jason Kidd
Mikael Pietrus
LeBron James
Andris Beidrins
Shaq

But if your team looks like this then you will have no choice but to take Duncan over LeBron.

Mo Williams
Danny Granger
Trevor Ariza
Tim Duncan
Big Z

The team with dominant Big guys doesn't need Tim Duncan, but the team with a dominant wing player does need a Duncan. So really it is based on needs IMO.

[justin43]

Is current LeBron James a better player than prime Tim Duncan? Would you rather have current LeBron than Tim Duncan at his absolute peak?

I say yes easily. LeBron James is already the most dominant player of this century.

[Atomic DOG]

Tim Duncan rings: 4

LeBron James rings: 0

Duncan is the greatest PF of all time.

LeBron isn't the greatest SF of all time.

end thread/

i nominate this for worst response ever in an ISH thread.

[tastystaci]

Wow, the Stern/Espn promo machine is actually working on some of these retards. To even think such a thing is so mentally challenged.

[Atomic DOG]

What is wrong with saying LeBron > Duncan?
.

OMGZ because lebron hasnt won a championship in a game thats a team sport!

dont you know man?? players are only as good as how many "chips" they've won!

Russell > Horry > Duncan = Shaq > Kobe > Kenny Smith > Kevin Garnett > Lebron James!

also, didnt you know that Kevin Garnett was an overrated, no-good player up until last year? He suddenly got a bunch of times better and developed mad skills in like his 11th season and thats the reason he won a 'chip.' It had nothing to do with his team, his conference, his coach, his organization, or his era.

"Chips" = the ONLY way to measure a player



/end retardation.