Kobe has rings because he played with a prime Shaq and the Spurs still took two rings away from them - as usual, all these playground players are fading out of the playoffs and we'll be seeing Duncan go for his 4th ring - how many rings do all of these MVP's of the playground have putting Bryant aside because he played with Shaq and it was Shaq's team? I'll answer for you - NONE - Duncan plays team basketball like the Pistons played and like Bird played - you guys should check out your local courts they have some great hustle games going on.
This championship argument to determine a player's greatness is always flawed. Some players just don't get to play in a good organization thus don't get the same chances as others.
How does Duncan play "team basketball" as compared to other MVP candidates who don't? You replace Kobe or Lebron with Duncan and those teams aren't winning the championship.
Duncan is not solely responsible for the Spurs success. San Antonio is stacked, they have arguably the best talent (top to bottom) in the league.
How does Duncan play "team basketball" as compared to other MVP candidates who don't? You replace Kobe or Lebron with Duncan and those teams aren't winning the championship.
Duncan is not solely responsible for the Spurs success. San Antonio is stacked, they have arguably the best talent (top to bottom) in the league.
ESPN put out a good article about what should determine an MVP, it is a good read, but their determining factors were
1. Ten years from now, who will be the first player from this season that pops into my head?
2. In a giant pickup game with every NBA player waiting to play, and two fans forced to pick sides with their lives depending on the outcome of the game (I think this is how the annual Rucker League tournament works), who would be the first player picked based on the way everyone played that season?
3. If you replaced every MVP candidate with a decent player at their position for the entire season, what would be the effect on their teams' records?
Here is the article:http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060414
oh yeah............ can you say BOOM!
1. Ten years from now, who will be the first player from this season that pops into my head?
2. In a giant pickup game with every NBA player waiting to play, and two fans forced to pick sides with their lives depending on the outcome of the game (I think this is how the annual Rucker League tournament works), who would be the first player picked based on the way everyone played that season?
3. If you replaced every MVP candidate with a decent player at their position for the entire season, what would be the effect on their teams' records?
Here is the article:http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060414
oh yeah............ can you say BOOM!
