Duncan should be considered a top 3 player of all time and WOULD BE if not for his...

[Gunslinger]

Teammates coming up extremely short at the end of that Game 6 in the 2013 finals.

No one talks about it, but even as an old shell of his former self, he still outplayed an absolute PEAK Bran head-2-head and did everything he needed to lock up the win and be 5/5, 4 FMV's with a chance of becoming 6/6 the very next year. Who would have argued against Duncan being top 3 of all time if he had the second most FMVP's and a flawless 6/6 like MJ then?

Game 6

Duncan: 30/17/1 on 62% FG with 2 TO's, 130 ORtg
LeBron: 32/10/11/3/1 on 42% FG with 6 TO's, 108 ORtg.

+16 for the game, highest out of everyone who played. Bran was -1 and only won because his teammates were more clutch and didn't choke/Pop is a fraud and benched his GOAT player who was dominating the game because he forgot who made him a "GOAT" coach.

Held Bosh to 10 points on 41% FG as well. Dominated on BOTH ends, GOAT 2-way player at damn near 40.

[Trollsmasher]

We have to account for the fact that Duncan got matched up with Bosh aka the softest guy in the league who made Roy Hibbert look like a GOAT center at points.

[SouBeachTalents]

Iirc Duncan did almost all of his damage in the first half. barely scoring in the 2nd half/OT of that game

And let's not forget this in Game 7

[3ball]

Iirc Duncan did almost all of his damage in the first half. barely scoring in the 2nd half/OT of that game

And let's not forget this in Game 7

Duncan missed an open shot to potentially win game 7, but so did Lebron in game 6

The only difference is that lebron's teammates saved him from his missed shot, while Duncan's teammates couldn't do the same

OP is spot on.. Duncan significantly outplayed Lebron through 6 games and should've been 5/5 with 4 FMVP's, and firmly ahead of lebron all-time

But luck happens, so the rest is history - the ball didn't bounce Duncan's way down the stretch in that series

And that's another thing I hate about lebron - he won 2 Finals by 1 possession each, and needed the ball to bounce the right way to win those series.. so we don't know if he's really a 3-ring caliber player, because he's a lucky bounce from being a 2/9 or 1/9 bum

[superduper]

Duncan missed an open shot to potentially win game 7, but so did Lebron in game 6

The only difference is that lebron's teammates saved him from his missed shot, while Duncan's teammates couldn't do the same

OP is spot on.. Duncan significantly outplayed Lebron through 6 games and should've been 5/5 with 4 FMVP's, and firmly ahead of lebron all-time

But luck happens, so the rest is history - the ball didn't bounce Duncan's way down the stretch in that series

And that's another thing I hate about lebron - he won 2 Finals by 1 possession each, and needed the ball to bounce the right way to win those series.. so we don't know if he's really a 3-ring caliber player, because he's a lucky bounce from being a 2/9 or 1/9 bum

[TheCorporation]

We have to account for the fact that Duncan got matched up with Bosh aka the softest guy in the league who made Roy Hibbert look like a GOAT center at points.

/close'r up

[RRR3]

Duncan missed an open shot to potentially win game 7, but so did Lebron in game 6

The only difference is that lebron's teammates saved him from his missed shot, while Duncan's teammates couldn't do the same

OP is spot on.. Duncan significantly outplayed Lebron through 6 games and should've been 5/5 with 4 FMVP's, and firmly ahead of lebron all-time

But luck happens, so the rest is history - the ball didn't bounce Duncan's way down the stretch in that series

And that's another thing I hate about lebron - he won 2 Finals by 1 possession each, and needed the ball to bounce the right way to win those series.. so we don't know if he's really a 3-ring caliber player, because he's a lucky bounce from being a 2/9 or 1/9 bum

Meltdown.

[TheCorporation]

Meltdown.

Big time


The "MJ embarrassing rings" thread really got to him

Because he KNOWS it

[Wally450]

The only difference is that lebron's teammates saved him from his missed shot, while Duncan's teammates couldn't do the same

Good thing his teammates wouldn't have had an opportunity to save him if is wasn't for LeBron himself hitting a 3 to make it a 3-point game a couple possessions earlier.

[SouBeachTalents]

Good thing his teammates wouldn't have had an opportunity to save him if is wasn't for LeBron himself hitting a 3 to make it a 3-point game a couple possessions earlier.

Or scoring/assisting on nearly all of their 4th quarter points

[bullettooth]

5/6 > 3/9

Poor LeBron, every one of his opponents took a shit on him.

[superduper]

5/6 > 3/9

Poor LeBron, every one of his opponents took a shit on him.

Don't worry LeGOAT got higher $tats doe

[Prometheus]

You can argur Duncan outplayed Bron in game six, but to say he outplayed him for the series is just shamelessly wrong.

[Jasper]

Teammates coming up extremely short at the end of that Game 6 in the 2013 finals.

No one talks about it, but even as an old shell of his former self, he still outplayed an absolute PEAK Bran head-2-head and did everything he needed to lock up the win and be 5/5, 4 FMV's with a chance of becoming 6/6 the very next year. Who would have argued against Duncan being top 3 of all time if he had the second most FMVP's and a flawless 6/6 like MJ then?

Game 6

Duncan: 30/17/1 on 62% FG with 2 TO's, 130 ORtg
LeBron: 32/10/11/3/1 on 42% FG with 6 TO's, 108 ORtg.

+16 for the game, highest out of everyone who played. Bran was -1 and only won because his teammates were more clutch and didn't choke/Pop is a fraud and benched his GOAT player who was dominating the game because he forgot who made him a "GOAT" coach.

Held Bosh to 10 points on 41% FG as well. Dominated on BOTH ends, GOAT 2-way player at damn near 40.

WHAT IFS DON'T GO FAR IN MY BOOK IN HISTORY

[Gunslinger]

WHAT IFS DON'T GO FAR IN MY BOOK IN HISTORY

There's no what if here. It's painfully obvious that a 37-year-old Duncan outplayed an absolute PEAK Bran in Game 6 of that series, which should of been enough to win the ring if not for Jesus Shuttleworth's heroics.