In an interview with a Korean reporter, Kevin Garnett said that he is a better player than Duncan and Nowitzki, adding that if they have a problem with that, they can face him one-on-one in front of the camera because he could absolutely crush them.
I saw plenty of 1-on-1 possessions between Kevin and Timmy over the years. Timmy got in his head.
“Almost”, “Close”, “Nice try” lmao.
The most effective ragebait ever
It really is. It must have been infuriating to be an MVP top ten talent while playing and arguably 2-3rd best at your position all time and being talked to like a child on the court lmao.
“got you”
Even Dirk got in his head. “He called me a N****!” “No he didn’t, I was standing right there, don’t say that” “He did, he said it in German!”
I was laughing my ass off watching that clip lmao.
What’s the n word in German? I’m just it’s just the same except with “ein” at the end
I agree that Duncan had comfortably the better career - but to the best of my recollection KG was usually really good against the Spurs? With some notable exceptions lol
Well you know KG was really really good. Just not as good as TD. But certainly close enough.
“Almost.”
“Oooooohhh”
not only had the better career, he was the best player.
C’mon, Duncan might not be flashy and he has 0 interest on being a media figure, but that doesn’t take away the fact that he is the best PF in Basketball history.
He literally co-wrote a paper on egos, which must have really come in handy during his NBA career.
When fire met ice
Tim Duncan: Almost.
KG: This MF unstoppable
Tim Duncan: Nice Try
Also Tim Duncan: Oooh
Nice try!
Garnett: rage face
KG wad a master trash talker but Duncan was the master troller.
I mean personally I’d have him behind Duncan, but at his peak KG was so incredibly good that I no problem with him thinking like that.
Yeah it’s not a hot take at all. They had different playstyles but around 2003⁄4 Garnett was known to be Duncan with a bad team.
KG always scored better on the eye test than Duncan. They were equally effective on both sides of the ball in their primes, but KG did everything louder. As a kid I thought he was better, in hindsight I think Duncan has a slight edge.
I think the biggest difference is Duncan’s ability to be the anchor of a half-court offense.
When the game slows down in the Playoffs Duncan’s low-post playstyle was more effective than KG drifting out to the elbow. It’s why KG’s postseason scoring efficiency cratered.
Then again, KG would be the greatest switch defender we’ve ever seen in today’s era
Also in todays era, KG would probably train and take a lot more 3s. He took a lot of long baseline 2s that have effectively been eliminated in todays game in favor of corner 3s.
I think in todays game it would be like “what if Kahwi was 7’ tall”
He was a sniper on those pull ups from one step inside the 3pt line. I have no doubt he would have adjusted really well. And with all the extra spacing and players prioritizing speed over strength his inside game would have been even better. He’d be like the perfect PF/C for this era.
God he would be so perfect in the modern NBA
He would be Draymond but like a billion times better at literally every part of the game
No he wouldn’t
Pretty sure this is results oriented analysis. Duncan might have looked better in playoff half court sets than Garnett, but Duncan’s teams were also significantly better which means in the playoffs when they have harder matchups, they’re able to run effective plays by incorporating multiple hall of famers like David Robinson/Tony Parker/Kawhi Leonard/Manu Ginobli (all supervised by Pop who has the most wins all time of any NBA coach).
Garnett’s #2 and #3 on his best Twolves team were Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell respectively. So yeah when the game slows down and you have tougher matchups, it’s a little harder to get things done when you’re passing to Sprewell instead of Kawhi.
The best PF of all time is intresting because the top 6 guys all had distinctive playstyles.
KG was switchable and would take on the hardest challenge every night on defense.
Dirk could shoot the ball better than anyone at his position at the time.
Duncan did all the right things at the right times. Fundamentals to the core.
Barkley was a straight rebound vacuum who just battled harder than anyone inside.
Karl Malone was a straight bucket. Get him the ball in his spots and just put the points on the board.
Giannis is more of an offensive hub who could take over a game alone and can create for himself.
All of them were MVP. All of them are not a hot take for beat PF of all time, it just depends on what you are looking for in your team needs.
Duncan probably gets the nod with his rings, but if you are starting a team with one of them Giannis or KG are easier to build around.
Charles Barkley was an all time athletic freak that was a great all around player, calling him a straight rebound vacuum might be selling him extremely short (no pun intended). He’s what we all expect a healthy Zion could become if he took care of his body and stayed healthy instead of chasing tornado trick thots
You aren’t wrong, I was just trying to highlight the things that really defined and differentiated these guys from eachother. KG had an effective post game too, but when compared to someone like Duncan it wasn’t nearly as iconic so I didn’t mention it too. They were all MVPs, you don’t get there being one dimensional.
The only guy you can call a rebound vacuum in the modern era is Rodman and only Rodman. GOAT rebounder and he did it inebriated most of the time…Chuck could torch you 10 different ways while also being extremely inebriated after pulling an all nighter with no sleep
Yeah don’t really have an issue saying KG was the better basketball player while Duncan had the better career. Not sure there’s a ton on the court Duncan did better than KG except post defense and offense and KG was very good at those too
“Post defense” & “offense” comprised like 90% of both of their jobs. Could you be more specific?
Statistically Tim Duncan was one of the best rim protectors until he retired. His advanced stats were insane.
On offense I think Duncan passed a little better than Garnett but because of the system never got a ton of assists.
Garnett was more mobile when he was younger and could probably guard 3s back then. Maybe some 2s.
Garnett could also shoot way better than Duncan, but Duncan had better true post moves.
I’d say post moves like Duncan’s are more effective if you can get them off because they’re closer and easier to hit.
A Garnett fadeaway is cool, but a much harder shot.
Having watched them as well I agree with everything you said. I think the big thing that put Duncan over the top was that he put more pressure on the rim than KG on offense and more deterrence on D. KG was the better perimeter defender (see him blitz pick and rolls behind the 3 point line in Doc Rivers system) but that’s less valuable than Duncan parking in front of the rim and racking up put backs and simple low post moves.
Edit: per the flair, KG is my favorite player of all time
Per your edit: hell yea brother
He’s tied at two for me.
Thank you for taking the time to explain more 🙏
Totally disagree that Duncan was a better passer than KG. I think KG was better at making reads and much better passing on the move. The Spurs ran a lot of offense through Timmy in the post during his peak years too, and he still never created quite like Garnett did.
He would create shots but it was more get the ball in rotation. They never used Duncan off the bounce really cuz they didn’t need to cuz he could just post.
And also because he wasn’t that good attacking face up off the bounce compared to the other great 4s of his era. Which is fine because he didn’t need it. But he was a more limited passer than KG imo. Duncan was excellent in set pieces and practiced reads though, quick and often accurate. I just think KG was better at creating and dishing and better in dynamic spots.
NBA advanced stats are way worse than for example baseball because it’s much harder to isolate an NBA player’s contribution vs. the rest of the team. In baseball the outcome of a plate appearance is entirely on the batter, not the other 10 starters. But in basketball it’s easier to shoot at a higher rate when you have teammates who can facilitate or draw defenders, etc. Coincidentally Duncan had way better teams than Garnett, so if Duncan didn’t have better “advanced” stats then it would likely indicate he was way worse.
I intended to have the advanced stats be for defense at the rim. He was better than gobert some of the years iirc.
If the KG to the Lakers trade went through instead of Pau I think this debate would be a lot different. Decent chance the Lakers three-peat and KG’s legacy would be very different with that.
Bruce Lee once said “I do not fear the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
That pretty much sums up the debate between the two…KG was blessed with freakish athleticism and ability and could technically pull off moves Duncan couldnt and there was no move Duncan did that KG couldnt do. But the difference is that Duncan mastered a few moves that he could pull off with greater efficiency and consistency than anything Kevin could do…the fact that he wasnt a freakish athlete like KG was what motivated him to master those moves. But at his very peak KG was arguably at a higher level than TD at his peak but over the course of a long career..the guy who mastered the basics will always prove to be the better of the two
Tim Duncan owned KG his entire career. KG and Paul Pierce all drinking the same contaminated kool aid. That 2008 Celtics team loves to talk like they were some kind if dynasty.
all that defense just for Dirk to drop 33 and 16 on 53/73/89 shooting in their playoff series
73% on 3’s? lol
8⁄11, yes
Apparently a defensive player of the year is harder to get than two MVPs in his mind lol. And if he really does only care about defense Tim Duncan still has made more all defensive teams. Tim Duncan has made more All NBA first teams than Garnett has made 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams combined. And that is completely eliminating the ring aspect that he wants to dismiss as well.
Why are you acting like KG isn’t an MVP as well lol
One less regular season mvp and zero final mvps (even though he probably deserved 08)
Less Finals appearances because he played on a shit Wolves team for most of his career.
I have Duncan above KG too, but people acting like there’s an astronomical gap between them, at least in their primes, are silly. Late-stage Duncan was definitely much better than late-stage KG though for sure.
I never said he doesn’t have any MVPs? I said he doesn’t have 2 MVPs like Tim Duncan but he thinks substituting a defensive player of the year for a second MVP is somehow more impressive.
I think it is for an MVP player because it’s rare to have both.
Duncan finished top 5 in defensive player of the year 6 times he was also a great team defender so like it isn’t like he wasn’t a 2 way player
Yeah good point
It’s a solid argument it’s not easy to win DPOY either mvp has more prestige obviously. But at the end of the day everyone just makes arguments for the people they like there’s no set criteria. Dont most people have Bron over Jordan ? He has more mvps and finals mvp and yall still don’t care and put him over Jordan. It’s splitting hairs the accolades are all close he should absolutely feel like he’s better than him.
Duncan’s prob too busy playing StarCraft to care about this
You’d rather your guy think he’s better than anyone in the world than not, especially someone who can back it up fairly well like KG
yeah, that mindset is useful when they meet in the 2027 playoffs
lmaoo, best comment
Yea but these rivalries are from like 15 years ago and Timmy and Dirk aren’t going to do any rebuttal. KG is the only one hyping himself up lol and for what?
Imagine if Timmy had the personality and PR of Kobe. People would absolutely call that player the GOAT.
Dirk might mention it in passing on the next show or interview he does, Timmy might not even hear about this for another 3 months, and neither of them will care lol. I love KG and he was obviously a great player, to me a top 3 all time PF, but saying this at this point doesn’t really do or mean anything lol.
Yeah exactly Celtics fans should be excited he’s got this mentality going into the 26-27 season
Nets fans*
I always liked KG’s confidence and ruthlessness, but dude just isn’t better than Duncan. You could argue Nowitzki, because he was weaker physically than KG, but having them go at it 1 on 1 would be legendary to watch regardless
*would‘ve been legendary.
Leave Dirks knees alone. They‘ve been through enough.
Idk, was Duncan in Uncut Gems?
fuuck you dude hahahaha. made my day
All time Duncan is better because of team success. Talent wise they are closer and debatable. I think in the modern version of NBA, KG especially would fit better
Interesting and amusing, but KG doesn’t understand basketball if he thinks 1 on 1s prove who is a better player.
That’s also true. 1v1s are for ego mostly. True sport is played full court 5v5
I’m sure the dude whos played basketball his whole life understands basketball compared to what you think it is lmao.
I honestly thing KG would win a 1 on 1 vs Duncan pretty easily tbh. KG had guard like skills as a big man and was faster which translates better when playing 1 on 1
Funny how he only mentions the DPOY, but not that he has less MVP awards, less All NBA and All Defensive, and obviously less titles. And, I mean, if you’re trying to criticise Timmy for staying 4 years in college, well then - shouldn’t that give you 4 more years to get those kind of awards?
Look, I am certain that KG doesn’t have the kind of career he did without this kind of attitude, but this really shouldn’t ever be a debate.
It’s not really a debate, just about everyone agrees Duncan had the better career and was the better player. KG is competitive as hell and obviously has his opinions. Duncan obviously has the career accolades over him. I’m sure he feels if he switched draft positions with Duncan his accolades would be quite a bit better than having to drag some terrible Wolves teams through the regular season. By the time he got to Boston he was on his very last days of his prime and then his knee failed him in year 2.
In today’s league, KG might have been a more valuable player, he definitely moved better in space but for the 00’s Duncan was a beast.
I mean if we’re talking hypotheticals, Duncan in today’s league probably recovers much better from his meniscus tear with the help of modern medicine. Go back and watch how he moved before and after, it’s crazy to think that he’s the best PF of all time with only a leg and a half.
He does mention the rings though…
i mean kg even said he was talking about who would win in a 1v1 and not about who had the better career
He knows he’s not better than Duncan, but he needs to the publicity to push his brand. This is all gamesmanship. I’ve unfortunately seen enough KG clips to know he’s just spouting shit for marketing and clicks.
Dirk dominated when they met in the playoffs. The stats don’t lie.
Vanilla ice of man.
Better than dirk? Maybe, but arguably. Better defender.
Better than Duncan? No.
We really never got to see prime KG with a competent front office. I still have Timmy over him, but I don’t think it’s ridiculous to say he wasn’t at least on the same tier but was held back by the Wolves. The Joe Smith scandal didn’t help either. When the hell are the Clippers going to be punished?
Look at how much of the cap KG took in those years and then reconsider ever saying that again. KG signed a huge extension right before the max contract rules got in place, so his contract took up an almost unbelievable percentage of the cap, something like 60%. For reference a supermax can only take up to 35% of the cap nowadays, and that already cripples a team if they don’t have really outstanding player development. No front office could’ve done anything for KG in Minnesota
I may be wrong but I believe his contract was the reason why max contracts exist now
Spoiler: they likely won’t be, it’ll be a slap on the wrist because they have the richest owner in all of sports.
We talk a lot about the Wolves incompetence and how it affected KG, but the Mavs ain’t do shit for Dirk and he still carried his teams further. Dirk was really taking pay cuts for nothing
??? his teams were WAY better than every single year of KG’s in minnesota…. and he got paid under the table lol, we really celebrating that???? what about kawhi lol, Duncan took under the table deals too lol
KG took under the table foot jobs from your mama
I just wanna throw C Webb’s name in. He’s apparently 4th, but the golden era of PFs should not miss his name
I’d put Sheed 4th for his defense.
I love sheed but come on man. Hos defense may get him into the top 10-15 if you want to stretch it. but not top 5.
Good thing we saw KG and Dirk directly play each other in the playoffs in the prime of both of their careers!
and they didn’t match and the teams were completely uneven lol
why bring up those 3 games instead of their career head to heads….. go ahead and post those :) or say something about defense or playmaking or rebounding, anything besides a team accomplishment, dare you
Dirk clears KG.
KG had to run from the west
Yeah Timmy don’t give a shit about a defensive player award. He got Kevin on the head to head record. He got Kevin on the rings. He’s got him on the finals mvp. He’s got him on the regular mvps. He’s got him on post season averages. And probably every other meaningful statistic and metric. Get the bullshit outta here. I mean at what point is this not delusional.
Funny thing is timmy had more all defense than kg, 15 to 12…
Duncan and Dirk managed to bring a title to their original franchises, KG had to run to the Celtics to win 1 and he wasn’t even the FMVP
I mean, Duncan “managed” to bring a title to his original franchise but he did have a nice head start. The Spurs won 59 games two seasons before he was drafted and then had a one year tank the next season when Robinson was hurt.
Someone send him a highlight reel of Timmy running laps around him. I understand being confident, but there is a reason why Duncan is considered the best PFs of all time.
Why don’t you post it?
I have no problem KG claiming that he’s the best among the three. Athletes have ego and pride after all. I expect nothing less from him.
But claiming 1v1 as the parameter, at this day and age?! Nah, that’s silly.
We already have that evidence throughout their careers and both Duncan and Dirk clear him on 1v1 matchups. We have at least 20 years of stats and tape to back it up.
No amount of great defense can stop an even greater offense.
That mindset got kg far as an all time great player, but below timmy…
The other two would answer that question with grace
Good thing basketball isn’t 1v1
Why didn’t he win more when he was actually in the nba instead of talking when he’s washed? Only one title after joining a super team, even Dirk’s ring is more legit than that.
To be fair to Garnett, McHale was Garnett’s GM for the majority of Garnett’s Timberwolves tenure. And McHale was a pretty incompetent GM and just as incompetent coach.
Dirk stayed cooking him in the playoffs
Timberwolves team in general was gabagw
2002 mavs were a lottery team without Dirk
Duncan-KG-Dirk. Still, Dirk’s 2011 postseason run is hard to sneeze at.
KG and Dirk are on the same tier, but Timmy clears them both.
You can be dpoy 10 times dirk will still eat you alive
It’s weird to be arguing about this now
Now imagine what players would do to Dirk if he doesn’t have a defensive center behind him.
Defense is important but we need to stop acting like players like Dirk, Luka can’t be better players than these two way players. Jokic as well.
Being so skilled on offense is the best trait you can have and good offense always beats defense. It’s not hard to build a roster around a dirk and Luka with defenders to hide their weakness anyway.
Man these greatest debates are the most boring and also induce the worst types of discussion among fans. Just watch the interview and have some fun, and lighten up a bit smh
Also this reporter (the goat nba reporter/color commentator in korea) is like the biggest Duncan fan ever and always calls Duncan the goat PF. Hes obviously just playing him up because hes literally the only Korean media member allowed to 1 on 1 interview KG
I loved KG but Duncan would eat his lunch and Dirk shouldn’t be shrugged off so easily either.
Great players make their teams better. Put KG on those Mavs and Spurs teams, and he isn’t accomplishing half of what Duncan and Dirk accomplished. KG complained his way to a superstar team and still only got one championship out of it.
if you know kg he just trolls a lot lol
He’s actually the worst of the 3. Great player, just not on Duncans level and dirk went to 2 finals with the team that drafted him and won a chip over lebron, dwade and Bosh while his second best player was JJ berea. Meanwhile KG needs the top 3 best shooter all time, Paul pierce and rondo to get his one and only ring.
lol I get what you’re trying to say but jj was not the second best player. If it was anyone off the bench, it was Jet
He averged the 2nd most points in that finals. He was also clutch.
No he didn’t. Terry averaged the 2nd at 18 a game. Barea averaged 8.8
Did you mean to say 5th???
Terry 18, Matrix 14, Tyson 10, Barrea 9.
And I’m not sure shooting splits of 38/33/71, or 45.6% TS overall, is really “clutch.”
So no ‘LeBron vs. MJ’ or ‘LeBron vs. Kobe’ debates in Korea?
I love when people put out hypothetical about who would win head to head with players who did play head to head, especially when their conclusion is different from what did happen.
KG being a two-way player definitely makes him better than Dirk. Well in theory at least, unfortunately for KG he played at the same time as Dirk, so we got years of proof where Dirk is frying KG in their matchups. Also Dirk was leading his team to 50+ wins every year while KG spent the first half of his career in the lottery.
KG ended up running away to the East and joining a stacked Celtics team and even then he struggled when facing Dirk.
Dirk is arguable, but not Timmy man, just not Timmy
KG was considered the better player in the early 2000s.
KG being on Minny was the difference.
Prime McHale beats all three
Timmy Fundamentals: That was a close one, KG
One ticket to this, please.
KG would cook both Duncan and Dirk one-on-one. However, NBA basketball is a team sport and Duncan and Dirk elevated their teams better than KG
I would hope all three of these guys would say the same thing
I’m gonna say it like this.
I believe Duncan is probably the best of the 3. But if I’m drafting and they’re the best 3 available, I’m picking Garnett and I can’t explain it.
Three great players. It’s hard to have an argument and not dis the guys you think are begging the other.
TD is the greatest PF in the history of the game. KG another tier down but not far off. Dirk is obvious third here (Mavs fan in Dallas who wears Dirk gear).
Could KG have had one better season? Maybe. Could Dirk have had the best game of the three? Maybe. But, for me, the order is obvious and definite.
CTE setting in I see.
I think all three guys in their prime KG might be the most dangerous in a 1-on-1 but basketball is 5-on-5 and both of those guys had way more offensive gravity than KG did. On defense it’s a conversation between him and TD but Dirk wasn’t horrible just wasn’t elite at it.
Kayfabe is alive
He’s joking right
Love KG but if I need to go against Shaq and the Lakers give me Timmie
Coming soon to Netflix, a Jake Paul promotion, Kevin Garnett vs Tim Duncan one on one
These conversations are dumb, the comments in this thread are largely reductive and dumb, and I’m disappointed in Kevin Garnett, this reporter, and this thread.
That’s the stupidest challenge I ever heard of. If you think you were a better player than me in our primes then you must play me now to prove it. Now get out of the wheelchair!
KG is a mental midget
With Dirk yes…
But Duncan no…
I mean if you know KG then you know this is what he’s going to say lmao
He is absolutely better than Dirk. Hard to argue Duncan, but in an alternate universe where they were drafted to each other’s teams, it may be a conversation.
We saw that already
Kevin Garnett is a fake tough guy lmao
If KG and Timmy switched careers, KG would be the best PF ever.
KG was in maybe the worst situation ever among every player to ever win MVP.
KG was a better shooter, handler, playmaker, shooter, FT shooter, perimeter defender, help side defender, quicker release on his jump shot, better face up game, and far more athletic.
Timmy was better in the post, and was better as a C compared to KG.
Dirk was a defensive liability and I would put Giannis above him now.
Basketball is not played 1 on 1, but with 8 other players on the court.
I mean dirk can’t even walk so I give the edge to Garnett
Agree with Nowitzki. Defense definitely puts him above. Timmy’s got the resume on him though. If we’re talking purely the caliber of player, its close though.
I think he probably is better than Dirk tbh but it’s close. Duncan beats him but imo it’s closer than people think.
Well, you know, that’s like your opinion, man.
Ah yes, the ultimate litmus test for legacy - who is better at 1-on-1 in their late 40s or early 50s. Very smart KG
He’s definitely a better athlete and defender than Dirk but Dirk’s game was made for the modern NBA. Plus Dirk was a really good rebounder despite often playing as a stretch big. To me Duncan is a complete player and way better than KG, as proven by their career hardware.
Lmao this man played dirk in the playoffs in 2002 and was getting fried. DPOY but letting your matchup go off for 34 ppg 16 boards on 53% from the field 😭😭.
it would be fun to watch old KG and TD go at it, but I don’t think Dirk can even play anymore. I saw him live in his last season and he could barely make it up and down the court it must have hurt just to be walking around out there the way he looked.
Before KG teamed up with Celtics, he was a great competitive player that was going to go hard on both ends and gas himself out after the first 3 1⁄2 quarters. I saw it many times.
He had more help and only has 1 ring to show for it
Just going to leave this here
https://youtube.com/shorts/UwN2lR0BAwM?si=VI3wUiwYRLXXt75G
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At their current age i think Duncan still cooks KG. Duncan is still physically active these days
We all know the best way to judge a player in a team sport is to wait until they’re at least a decade out of game shape and then play one-on-one.
Lmao…
KG Playoff stats : 18.2⁄10.7⁄3.3 Dirk Playoff stats: 25.3/10/2.5
They both made 4 All NBA first teams and Dirk has 3 more all nba seasons.
Dirk was slightly better, Duncan used to destroy KG.
Maybe instead of challenging them on a podcast a decade after they are done playing he should’ve tried winning when they were all in the league. KG is the original hold me back fake tough guy
KG was just on too many bad teams for too long for me to put him in the conversation with Duncan. Had that weak frontrunner mentality and checked out rather than fought back when things didn’t go well.
I’m sorry but you trying to put your name in the “best power forward ever” hat you don’t get to miss the playoffs a third of your time in Minny and then only get out of the first round once in eight tries before running with your tail between your legs to form the first big 3.
Definitely not Duncan, but Id take him over Dirk cuz of his defense
Rent free?
He was asked a question during an interview?
A better question is who would win more titles with Duncan’s Spurs over the same duration.
KG has a strong case and it’s a fair discussion to have. All 3 were generationally great.
Edit: forgot this sub is full of nephews who never watched these guys play.
Current KG wins easily the other two have totally shot knees
Growing up during their heyday, I definitely felt if roles were reversed Garnetts spurs would win the same amount. But personalities are far different and maybe he wouldn’t have meshed with pop, Parker and ginobili. IMO he was every bit as good as Duncan at his peak and much better overall than dirk.
As a profile, he absolutely is better than Dirk.
I don’t know about Duncan though …
Only on paper because KG is more complete but he always needed a real closer next to him
KG has a DPOY but others have FMVP. Duncan then KG then Dirk
I mean Dirk got his team to the Finals twice.
Dirk also has a regular MVP. How the hell you putting him last based on that logic?
KG was the best player on that team, quite easily
My GOAT
I’ll say this. If I’m starting a team today, I take KG first
While Duncan and Dirk had more go-to scoring ability, there’s a good amount of go-to scorers you can grab. KG’s blend of defense, passing, shooting, connective offense, and still have some go-to scoring ability makes him the ultimate glue and connective piece of a team
It’s one of those times when i dgaf who is 1/2/3. All three of them are all-timers with respectable case for powerforward goat.
There is zero case for anyone being the GOAT PF but Duncan. How could Dirk be argued over him?
A dude who made his entire career withing 5 feet of the rim is supposed to stop 2 players that are much better midrange shooters, and one of them was a very solid 3 point shooter.
On top of that Duncan never got exposed defensively, and even if you can blow by dirk, KG please tell me how you stopping dirks fadeaway.
I imagine it would be more like if those 3 played 1 on 1 every day for a week KG manages 2 to 3 wins a week.
He probably has more success against dirk than timmy but dirk has an offensive bag way bigger than KGs and KG couldnt even beat dirk with a team. He won 17 and lost 20 regular season games and the 2002 mass wernt even a great team and swept KGs butt out the playoffs.
Totally reasonable take.
Put him into that spurs infrastructure and how many rings does he get? Give him Nash and Finley with Don Nelson coaching and he probably gets one with the mavs too.