The games have to be played. Are the Warriors not champions because Love and Kyrie didn't play in 2015. Lillard has been to second round twice. Period.
The team improved and he had made Finals in year 4. AD didn't win a playoff game in his first four years. See the difference?
Duncan made his teammates better. He handled ball and made passes but it's not just passes. It's leadership, often by example, and putting your team in a position to succeed.
Duncan made players like Avery Johnson and Jaren Jackson look way better than they ever were. Bowen would've been a nobody if he didn't play with Duncan.
Longley is a winner. Those guys may be better players but they couldn't win. Absurd-Rahim was a good player but couldn't win.
Finally, New Orleans has TWO ALL STARS and got blown out. How many All Stars do they need to not get blown out?
Stay on topic. Lillard got to the second round, period. Doesn't matter why, according to you, for the sake of your argument. So since Longley won titles, regardless of why, he's better than those guys
This is hurting my brain!!!!! It's like a kid in a corner stomping his feet about how HE is right and everybody else is so wrong! SIGH
Lol. You think Duncan was a leader as a rookie? When they won a championship? No. Duncan had great teammates, and great coaching. That coaching Jameer Nelson, Mo Williams, and Devin Harris are other one-all-star wonders at PG. Had a fluke year. Holiday also can't stay healthy. LOL. That statement has no base. I just went and looked at those two players stats. There was NO difference between their per 36 stats when they were playing with or without Duncan. You basically just named players that played with Duncan and said a baseless claim of "he made them better" while the data shows otherwise. That makes no sense. He made those other good? Those guys might get more open looks but that doesn't mean they're any better. And their stats don't show that they did better with the hypothetical increase in open shots. You have no base to your argument.
