Tim Duncan is a good player and all, he does things to help his team win. Scoring, rebounds, blocks. But he isnt exciting. He doesnt have a quickness like Garnett or Shaq. He has a nice bank shot but without it he can't shoot from the outside or free throws. Yea he is a 2 time NBA champion. I heard people say he is not athletic and it shows. He has fundamentals according to Shaq. I dont know but Garnett to me is a better player in every aspect of the game. Thats my opinion.
In the current state of the NBA, you can't fault a guy for having fundamental skills. Like Hakeem, Duncan is solely responsible for getting them 2 rings. Dream wasn't alway exciting. He did what he had to. He was humble and wasn't the type of player that requires attention. He could care less if one of his plays made SportsCenter. Sometimes a player can be so good that they make it look easy. Both Dream and Duncan are those types of players. Having said that, I also tend to think that Garnett is one of the best all-around players in this league. Unfortunately for him, he has never had the right supporting cast. This may just be his year.
Yep, that's definitely the definition of "overrated" I doubt that "exciting" is one of the criteria when voting for the MVP Garnett? Maybe, but that doesn't stop him from being top five in scoring and rebounding every year. You're crazy if you think he's not as quick as Shaq OK, so you're criticizing him for having a good bank shot. Why not criticize Ray Allen for being a great three point shooter while you're at it. He's not the best free throw shooter, but neither is Shaq, and all it's gotten him is three rings. I love how you throw that in there as an afterthought..."oh yeah, he's a two time NBA champ, but that's no big deal" "heard people say"? Who? Your friends at the bar? The crazy old guy that sings "Old Gray Mare" with his pants around his ankles? Also, last I checked, there are plenty of people who are "athletic" that haven't amounted to squat Once again, your logic is astounding. So far, he does things to help his team win, has a good bank shot, has two NBA titles, and has fundamentals. Sounds to me like you're his biggest fan Maybe, but he also has as many playoff series wins as you've had coherent thoughts in this thread. Also, if Garnett is better (which may be true), then that makes Duncan, what, the SECOND best player in the NBA? That's real overrated... To quote somebody's sig on the BBS, feel free to express your own WRONG opinion!
So your definition of "overrated" is a great fundamental player who is not exciting? If so, yes he is overrated. But he is the best player in the leauge, he is better player than Shaq (the last 2 years versions at least), better than KG, T-Mac, Kobe, etc. KG may be better in most respects, but not in terms of having bread and butter unstoppable half court games (running the offense through them in the low post)--which is the most important thing a player can do in the playoffs to help his team win and right now the biggest difference between them. If KG can lead his team to the championship than next year he can say he is the best. So to me, TD is not overrated, though most of the rest of the Spurs are overrated because he makes their jobs so easy.
Why would you think Duncan is overrated? He is one of those quality players (like Hakeem, Yao, etc.) who goes out night in and night out, does their job, and produces for the team. I think Iverson, McGrady, and the other superstars that are just 1-man offense are overrated and who want to bump their stats.
Shaq is the most dominant player in the NBA. Tim Duncan has shown the ability to guard Shaq one-on-one and consistently score over the Diesel. While Garnett could score on Shaq, there is no way he could guard the big guy. If a basket needs to be scored in a clutch situation, I would trust Duncan in the post over Garnett. While Duncan did have DRobinson by his side, Duncan's stats have kept steady while not playing with another legit big man. Basically, no, I don't think Tim Duncan is overrated.
people like AI, Tmac, Francis, they are overrated. To be overrated, your rating must exceed your actual worth, performance or results. Duncan is underrated if anything. He is boring fundamentals are deadly. He is the model of consistency. All the superatheltic superfreaks that are "exciting" have much flash, but far less substance. Duncan is what the NBA used to be and needs to be.
With the exception of free throws, Tim Duncan is the best player in the league. If Garnett advances deep into the playoffs, then I might change my mind on that. Duncan has carried subpar players to two titles. Garnett has not. Granted, Garnett is the more exciting player to watch. Still.
good for duncan for being the big fundamental. also, these guys are lazy as hell. duncan is praised for his fundamentals. which...means hes praised for knowing what to do, and how to do it. if steve, d-miles, shaq, ect... put in half the effort in the practice gym as they do in shoe commercials or movies...think how much better theyd be.
Duncan is not overrated. Whether he is better than Garnett is very debatable, and inconclusive, imo. Garnett is better in the sense that he can do more things. Duncan is better in the sense that he is more dependable. As Desert Scar pointed out, Duncan (like Hakeem) has a bread and butter game that is so dependable. Garnett's multi-facet talent might also be his curse. He just doesn't have one single thing that he can go to if the team's life is depended on him. IMO, Duncan is a more valuable player now. But he has peaked. KG, on the other hand, still has room to get better. If/When he gets either a Dream-like bread and butter move or a Jordan-like unstoppable scoring prowess, he will surpass Duncan.
Didn't we just have one of these threads a couple of months ago? Saying KG is better than Duncan is laughable. Duncan won a playoff series in his first season! Duncan has won two championships with a supporting cast arguably the same, talent-wise, as Garnett.
By your logic, many of the all time greats are overrated. That Bird guy, my grandma was more exciting than him. Kareem, with out that sky hook really had no flash. This of all time greats is littered with fundamentally sound players that new what it takes to be a winner. I personally feel TD does not get anywhere near the praise he has earned.
If you can say TD had the most talented team around him then I may agree I think Kobe is more overrated than Tim I think KG maybe more overrated who has the best talent this year Tim or KG? Who will go further in the playoffs? Rocket River
He is overrated...Jason Kidd was the MVP two years ago and last year was a fluke... I'm glad he's playing for SA, and keeping it in Texas, but he is very overated...He will dominate Cato though...
