Tim Duncan borderline HOF? The guy was the centerpiece of 4 NBA titles. 3x Finals MVP, 2x league MVP, 12x All-Star. He's as surefire HOF as it gets.
With Roy and LMA's contract you might as well get used to this team for a little while. I'm sure there will be tweaks made and some trades around edges, but neither of those guys are going to be very movable for a couple of years (at best).
Pretty much, and unless we plan on letting Batum and Oden walk away for nothing, they will both have significant contracts as well.
I refuse to believe anyone who has watched more than 20 seconds of basketball actually considers Duncan a "borderline" HOFer.
Yea Duncan will go down as one of the best PF this game has ever seen. Best PF of his generation and one of the most efficient players ever.
Quite an insanely high standard you've set there, Pablo. Because neither are 99% of the league and fellow HOF'ers.
I agree. They need a HOF for HOFers. The cream of the crop. The best of the best. Tim Duncan would not be a HOF of the HOFer.
I think Aldridge is a perfectly great second or third option. He just crumbles when he's expected to carry the offensive load.
PG: Armon Johnson SG: Wesley Matthews SF: Luke Babbitt PF: Dante Cunningham C: On the brightside we are building a very nice second unit
I'm not ready to say that Babbitt and Cunningham are keepers. I think Johnson has a lot of potential, and Matthews is being paid like he's part of the future. I'm hoping that Matthews gets his game together. He's playing like shit right now.
Inner circle Hall of Famers. Duncan might be part of that, though. It depends on how exclusive your "inner circle" is. I have Duncan as outside the top-ten of all-time, but probably in the top-fifteen.
Duncan is pretty much considered by most "basketball minds" as the best PF of all time. Those who like counting stats might say Malone. Those who like old-school players might say Pettit or Hayes. Those under 21 might say Barkley or KG. But there's not a ton of competition in the minds of most.
I definitely think Duncan is one of the best power forwards of all time, but I don't think he revolutionized the position, and the inner circle should be reserved for guys who revolutionized their positions... Wilt... Jordan.... Magic.
I don't agree that "most basketball minds" have Duncan as the no-doubt greatest PF of all-time or that the only argument for Malone was "counting stats." While he had amazing longevity and durability, he also had fantastic per-season numbers, quite arguably superior to Duncan's. Duncan was the superior team defender. I actually think they're fairly close in terms of man defense, as Malone was underrated on defense but nearly impossible to dislodge by players trying to post up. I agree that there's not much competition, but I think Malone has at least as good an argument as Duncan. Barkley or Garnett might be considered dark horse candidates.
