SHAQ v KOBE v DUNCAN

there def have been some backcourt guys that played really well into their mid/late 30s but its pretty unusual - kobe could turn out to be one of them but the odds arent good - a few factors i see working against him is that hes played more minutes at his age than anyone ever hes not a huge physical guy and his game is pretty dependent on athleticism

imo already you can see his defense has slipped - hes not the shutdown guy he was a few years ago

A factor working for him is that the guy is basically insane(ly competitive.) Not sure about his man-to-man defense, I always though that part of his game was slightly overrated anyway. I don't doubt that he might lose a step or two overrall, just not sure that it'll hurt him that much because his perimeter game is so strong plus I could see him improving other facets of his game to compensate.

Duncan has wrung about as much out of his skills as it is possible to get. He is both great on pure merit and a great overachiever. It is too bad that his game has always been about as exciting as watching a cat in front of a fire.

Shaq was blessed with a size, strength and quickness that we may not see again for 25 years. I'm not saying he is lazy or not a student of the game, but he never had to be consumed by ambition in order to be the best. Which helps to give him a relaxed, fun personality.

Kobe is a lot like Michael Jordan, a consummate athlete with limitless ego, drive and ambition, which helps to make him an asshole of the first water, but a sweet, sweet player to watch.

I went with Shaq. He has too much supremacy there to deny him the crown. But I kinda wish he had worked a little harder to put more space between him and the puny mortals he competes with. He takes it a bit too easy to be the GOAT.

vote on whichever qualities u want

going on pure on court entertainment value for this.

Kobe by a mile. who wouldn't prefer watching a gifted wing player go off over a big fattie knocking people over for dunks or some half asleep islander hitting bank shots?

Based off of degrees of seperation, I pick Duncan.

Is Tim Duncan basketball's Kevin Bacon?

Haha at this point, would that honor be more likely to go to Shaq given his media adventures and the number of teams he's played on?

yeah i mean

shaq->autumn almanac->us

Plus the number of crappy movies he's made and rap albums guest appearances to boot.

That's what I meant by "media adventures".

I thought this is what you meant by that Kobe, TELL ME HOW MY ASS TASTE

hahaha I want to change my vote now

lol at jerry west

basically wkiw Shaq/Duncan anytime (one for crazy funtimes, one for solid, dependable friendship)

I want to hang out with Shaq when he is putting the citizen's arrest hurt on gay bashers.

I voted for Shaq, but that was before he starting spamming on Twitter.

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