Who is the NBA Player of the Decade?

[l knicks fresh knick l]

Originally Posted by Do Be Doo

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had the kobe fro

 

[l knicks fresh knick l]

Originally Posted by 255forLife

if we're talking rings then..

Wait wait wait, Doesn't he have 6's rings? last time i checked i thought he has 6s?

he has 7?

 

[airvandal180]

^ 94, 95, 00, 01, 02, 03, 07.

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

^ Yep.

2 w/ the Rockets, 3 w/ the Lakers and 2 w/ the Spurs

 

[stoneyjax]

BEAN

 

[inine5]

tim duncan... from 1997 to 2007, he averaged like 23-12-3

 

[l knicks fresh knick l]

good looks yall, damn where have i been lol..

 

[xblker47]

Duncan > Kobe

Lebron will be the player of the next decade

 

[n o r e a g a]

Originally Posted by youngpnoi

/thread.

lock this up ska.

 

[shatterkneesinc]

duncan by far

i dont think he is boring to watch like most of yall claim

the spurs are boring to watch but not duncan, the way he plays is a work of art.

 

[jstar25]

Not even worth a debate Tim Duncan.

 

[rudolph1996]

Originally Posted by JStar25

Not even worth a debate Tim Duncan.

 

[guillermo gutierez]

without takin much time to think, the first name that popped in my mind was Tim Duncan.

forgot all about the Fro

 

[DownByLaw]

Originally Posted by Clutchshooter

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it's not even close.

not at all.

Co-signs

 

[MVP]

I already said Timmy, but just some perspective by the numbers: from the 1999-2000 season through 2008-2009

Kobe Bryant: 28ppg, 6rpg, 5apg, 1.65spg
All-NBA First Team: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002
All-NBA Second Team: 2001, 2000
All-NBA Third Team: 2005
All-NBA Defensive Team: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000 (1st team); 2002, 2001 (2nd team)
10 All Star game appearances all as a starter
1 NBA regular season MVP: 2008; 1 NBA Finals MVP: 2009; 3-time All-Star game MVP: 2009, 2007, 2001
4-time NBA champion: 2009, 2002, 2001, 2000

Tim Duncan: 21ppg, 12 rpg, 3apg, 2.32bpg
All-NBA First Team: 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
All-NBA Second Team: 2009, 2008, 2006
All-NBA Defensive Team: 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 (1st team); 2009, 2006, 2004 (2nd team)
10 All Star game appearances all as a starter
2-time NBA regular season MVP: 2003, 2002; 2-time NBA Finals MVP: 2005, 2003; 1 All-Star game MVP: 2000
3-time NBA champion: 2007, 2005, 2003

Shaquille O'Neal: 24ppg, 11rpg, 2apg, 2.24bpg
All-NBA First Team: 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
All-NBA Third Team: 2009
All-NBA Defensive Team: 2003, 2001, 2000 (2nd team)
9 All Star game appearances (8 as a starter)
1 NBA regular season MVP: 2000; 3-time NBA Finals MVP: 2002, 2001, 2000; 2-time All-Star game MVP: 2009, 2004, 2000
4-time NBA champion: 2006, 2002, 2001, 2000

Looking at the numbers, I may have to reconsider my decision, even know the Spurs as a team were good for the entire decade, individually, KB could have itover Timmy, but it's a tough call.

 

[salahuddinxciii]

1. Kobe
2. Timmy
3. Shaq

 

[jpzx]

http:// http://

 

[j671]

Originally Posted by Kookcle

Start of the decade - Shaq
Middle - Tim Duncan
Past two years - Kobe

thats how i look at it

co sign

 

[gijace]

KOBE!

 

[sidewayze]

TD.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Originally Posted by Mamba MVP

I already said Timmy, but just some perspective by the numbers: from the 1999-2000 season through 2008-2009

Kobe Bryant: 28ppg, 6rpg, 5apg, 1.65spg

Tim Duncan: 21ppg, 12 rpg, 3apg, 2.32bpg

Shaquille O'Neal: 24ppg, 11rpg, 2apg, 2.24bpg

Looking at the numbers, I may have to reconsider my decision, even know the Spurs as a team were good for the entire decade, individually, KB could have it over Timmy, but it's a tough call.

It kills me when people tell me I should stop posting numbers, then they post PPG,APG,REB, this is where numbers lie.

Kobe's and Shaqs points rebounds and assists should be higher becuase they played in a higher tempo offense.
Higher tempo = More possessions
More possessions = more points, assists, rebounds.

The Lakers consistently ranked in the top 10 in tempo every year except 2000-2001,
The Spurs consistently ranked in the bottom 5 in tempo every year.

Thats why judging things per possesion makes alot more sense.

Tim Duncan is probably offensively inferior to Shaq, and to Kobe (not by much), Tim Duncan is by far the best defensive player of this decade and the fact thathe hasn't won a DPOY is dumb, thats becuase traditional stats are worthless for tracking Tim Duncans defensive impact.

Just to give you an idea among active players Tim Duncan has the most defensive win shares(a players defensive value to his team) the next closest guy is KevinGarnett who is about 14 behind him.

1.	Tim Duncan	75.69
2.	Kevin Garnett	69.59
3.	Dikembe Mutombo	67.86
4.	Ben Wallace	64.56
5.	Shaquille O'Neal	63.28
6.	Jason Kidd	62.54
7.	Rasheed Wallace	51.68
8.	Shawn Marion	48.05
9.	Marcus Camby	45.53
10.	Paul Pierce	41.37

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Tim Duncan is the best player of this decade without question.

 

[al3xis]

It kills me when people tell me I should stop posting numbers, then they post PPG,APG,REB, this is where numbers lie.

Kobe's and Shaqs points rebounds and assists should be higher becuase they played in a higher tempo offense.
Higher tempo = More possessions
More possessions = more points, assists, rebounds.

The Lakers consistently ranked in the top 10 in tempo every year except 2000-2001,
The Spurs consistently ranked in the bottom 5 in tempo every year.

Thats why judging things per possesion makes alot more sense.

seriously...yall gota start lookin into what OKB posts more. (not all, some stuff is too much stats)

 

[dirtylicious]

you know...technically...we haven't completed this decade

 

[CP1708]

^
What is 20 more regular season games gonna do?