Tim Duncan's IGNORED GOAT Case (GOAT Series 9/9)

A deeper look into the greatness of Tim Duncan, and his case for the title of Greatest Of All Time. The GOAT series is intended to "make the argument" for each GOAT candidate.
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#NBA #TimDuncan #Spurs

[@jonnyarnett]

Where do you rank Tim among the Top 10 All-Time greats? Make sure to check out my other GOAT videos! Links are in this videos description.

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

Shaq knows what's up!

[@nein9nein]

Duncan was better than Lepoppedpussy

[@artr1059]

For me he is defenitly top 10 and ahead of kobe and shaq.

[@Suge8263]

Tbh he's probably 10th on my list maybe Tim Duncan too me is always gonna seem a tad overrated

[@tutto9197]

I think I'll put him 4th. MJ, Larry, Magic and then him.

[@tonylatrell4406]

Remember y’all.. he’s a Ray Allen shot away from being 6-0 in the finals.. that is greatness

[@BlackFlash7]

I mean he had another chance in game 7

[@dariuswoodard4829]

@@BlackFlash7 and he dropped 30 , but everything that could go wrong I game 6 did. If pop puts him on the court after LeBron bricks the game tying 3 he definitely would've gotten the rebound and he's the finals MVP without a doubt

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

@@BlackFlash7 Parker was injured, he played great in the series.

[@redbogaming6009]

@@dariuswoodard4829 stop saying disrespectfully LeBron brick the game-winning 3 like that if it wasn't for LeBron James in the 4th quarter that game would have been over a long time ago

[@dariuswoodard4829]

@@redbogaming6009 yeah yeah but when it counted the most did he hit the shot ? What if he took it , missed and pop had the awareness to leave duncan in to get the rebound ? Just like in game 1 of the 2018 finals , you had an all time great game , the hottest from the floor you've ever been and you have the ball with Steph curry on you and 6 seconds left In the game and you PASS the ball to George hill?? Wtf? Those 49 points he had before that point meant nothing the moment he passed to george hill because you got them to that moment , you take that shot. Btw when he took that 3 in game 6 it wasn't a good shot , they had a lot of time to get a good one and he panicked and bricked a 3. I'm not being disrespectful , that's what happened

[@subinbhandari3711]

Finally !! Timmy D getting the respect he deserve He made the spurs what they are today! People talk like he was a good player on a great team but it’s exact opposite he was a great player who made the team good

[@anthonynorman7545]

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[@dexterjankaren]

It's both. You can say that and it be true when you have 5 rings....almost 6.....all the while battling the Lakers of Kobe, Shaq, and Jackson.

[@anthonynorman7545]

@@dexterjankaren and the Suns and Mavericks and Heat and Rockets

[@hesoyammy9438]

He was a great player on a great team. There's a reason why Popovich is known as the greatest coach of all time. Doesn't take away the fact that he IMO is in my top 5 list of all time.

[@chumlanpatton8683]

@@anthonynorman7545 and Detroit

[@MillzBC]

Love the title! Timmy D is a top 5 player all time and is consistently forgotten about in GOAT discussions.

[@popadopolous7130]

Honestly it was wilts that gave me a different perspective, everyone around me always said he played against plumbers. Your video made me look into it myself and really realize how great and who all those legends were

[@darkknightsds]

Duncan's near quadruple double in the Finals is the single best performance I've ever seen by a basketball player

[@JKTProductionzIncNCo]

You can add a 11 more to the GOAT series tbh. In no particular order, Juluis Erving, George Mikan, Rick Barry, Moses Malone, Hakeem Oloujawan, Shaquille O'Neal, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson, John Havlicek, & Bob Cousy.

[@doctorx1924]

Duncan's playoff records are also ridiculous. He's number 1 all time in blocks and double doubles during the playoffs. He's number 3 all time in the playoffs for rebounds after Russell and Chamberlain. He's number 1 all time in total minutes played in the playoffs. He's number 6th all time in total points in the playoffs.

[@crossgordon4376]

7:11 love that side-eye staredown lol he woulda had big numbers and stayed in his prime for a few more years if he didn't sacrifice numbers same time he sacrificed money. He's smart he knew their chances were better if he deferred a little to the other prime talent on the team

[@bobbresnahan8397]

I think Tim is the best argument against the whole GOAT discussion. He was so fundamentally efficient at both ends of the court that he almost flew beneath the radar. I have a basket of GOATs and Duncan is one of them. It doesn't really make sense to pick one of them.

[@user-no3cf1gl7w]

It’s just great for ppl to finally recognize true greatness

[@chad9113]

GOAT is a subjective topic.. It's not about just the stats accomplishments and rings.. Sometimes it's a matter how the player affects or influenced you by his game/style of playing, personality, competativeness, leadership and attitude.. It's safe to say he's one of the best to ever play basketball..

[@azelenovic3005]

I have Duncan over lebron in my top 5

[@dominiquejones3805]

Whats there 2 argue. Man if we get 2 the thick of it. Lbj is low n my all time list. Personally I think prime Wade is Better.

[@skywalker2676]

Hes in my top 6 players of all time 💪🏽💪🏽

[@redbogaming6009]

5 for me

[@nathansalinas1669]

wow that's high praise coming from a Lakers fan. Just assuming, based on your profile pic. Who is your top 6?

[@amarjeetjawanda6910]

Very well articulated. In his career, I identified 1 issue and that was when Pop took him out for final seconds of game 6 in 2013 finals for matchup purposes which cost then the chip. Had Tim been in he would have easily secured that board over Bosh and Ray never would have that shot. That's on Pop. And now u point out that the only reason he didn't get credit for the first ever quadruple double in a clinching game of the NBA finals was due to a stastical error. That's 2 things Timmy had no control over. GOAT in my book

[@micahracine7640]

Shoulve replaced Kobe's goat video with a hakeem olajuwon goat video he deserves it more

[@Siegfriedneo]

As a Spurs fan, I love Timmy, but I wouldn’t say he’s the GOAT. Although I believe he has about the same, if not a better, resume as LeBron. I rank him top 10, arguably top 5. And you could argue he’s better than Kobe

[@lonewolf2591]

Yarnball G no you couldn’t. 81 pts. Let shaq stay with Kobe and he’s getting more than 5 rings

[@lildino2086]

Lone Wolf exactly with shaq with him being a second option kobe was never better Timmy

[@lonewolf2591]

Lil Dino shaq didn’t win until Kobe. You Forgot about the years with the magic and shaq had penny. Still didn’t win

[@Siegfriedneo]

Lone Wolf Look I’m not saying Timmy is better than Kobe, because even I don’t believe he is, but you could make a strong argument. Timmy is a 2x MVP, 5x Champ, 3x Finals MVP, 15x All-Star, All-Star Game MVP, Rookie of the Year, 8x NBA All-Defensive 1st Team, 7x NBA All-Defensive 2nd Team, and a 15x All-NBA member. While Kobe is a MVP, 5x Champ, 2x Finals MVP, 18x All-Star, 4x All-Star Game MVP, 2x Scoring Champ, 15x All-NBA member, 9x All-Defensive 1st Team, and a 3x All-Defensive 2nd Team. I would say it’s pretty even on the accolades part, but accolades aren’t everything. I still believe Kobe to be the better player, but you’re lying if you say you can’t compare 2 of the top 10 players of all time.

[@lildino2086]

Yarnball G even without accolades Tim is still the more efficient player, has more IQ, is a selfless player, and extremely skilled at everything he did Kobe is not better than Timmy to me at least and definitely ranks higher then him on a GOAT list

[@bz6606]

I'm a Kobe/MJ fan but yeah Duncan is constantly disrespected with these bullshit lists. He needs to be up there. His impact on his rookie year and how he just dominated games quietly needs to be known.

[@lamar3097]

The Kobe and Jordan changed my opinion the most. I’ve been having Kobe ranked from 6-10 but now with watching that video he is top 5

[@danielabatabogdanov8586]

The reason he might not get respect is never scoring close to 30 for a season.

[@javellk400]

This GOAT series is fire. Hopefully you do one for Hakeem.

[@Gaderelli]

Best Starting 5 ever to be assembled is (as of 2/22/2020) is...….. PG= Stockton SG= MJ C= Kareem SF= Bird PF= Tim Duncan

[@Zett76]

I know there are basketball purists who only take efficiency into account. And I get that. But: if there would be, some day, a huge center who can be lobbed to under the basket, all the time, scores all the time with just ONE move - if this player scores 50ppg for ten years, wins ten rings... would he be the goat? Not, if you ask me. Duncan was extremely gifted (not like said center, I just used this example for demonstration purposes, proving that efficiency isn't everything), but also pretty boring to watch. That may mean nothing to you, but a lot to me. AI was great, because he was great fun to watch. And MJ was both. Fun to watch AND efficient.

[@loveormoney786]

Top 5. Starting top 5 Jordan Kobe Lebron Duncan Shaq

[@jasircook138]

I have at number 6 only barely behind Jordan,Kareem,lebron,Kobe and wilt

[@lioninthesun]

The slow paced game is an advantage to big men and half court players so I disagree that he would have had a better career in todays fast paced era.

[@nuohh]

Would take Tim's longevity over shaq's prime years...

[@rivercityracer3683]

Hakeem Olajuwon GOAT argument for the 10th video in this series please. It seems appropriate.

[@lukacalov1988]

Had ray allen missed that shot Timmy would be 6-0 with 4 MVP's

[@Se0420_]

You mean had pop not taken Tim out the game and let bosh get a easy rebound he most likely wouldn’t have got IF Duncan was on the floor. Pop lost that game with bad coaching as much as ray Allen shot won it.

[@amarjeetjawanda6910]

6-0 yes but Danny Green was gonna get that finals mvp

[@jadams6419]

Luka Calov facts

[@pickzkickz]

Thanks to several hall of famers on his team.

[@isaiahsantillan594]

Amarjeet Jawanda, not with how he played in the elimination game(6).

[@troybutts6565]

my friend told me that Anthony Davis is better than Tim duncan in his prime... 🤮🤮 Had to watch this video to cleanse my damn ears after that shit

[@jadams6419]

treybotts gaming he on drugs tell him to look at those first two nba finals he was in

[@ReshardsAutomotiveWorkshop]

Who.. what.. is your friend a crack head?

[@Jj-jd5hr]

treybotts gaming You NEED to show him this video, consider this his professional help for even conjuring that thought

[@acidithiobacillusferrooxid3687]

Duncan has won 5 championships, Davis has won literally 5 playoff games so far

[@WarLord645]

AD won't even be a top 5 PF all time 😂😂😂

[@jeremiahhosea1140]

If we evaluate basketball as a team game, Tim Duncan is THE greatest basketball player of all time.

[@JKTProductionzIncNCo]

In that case wouldn't he be 3rd? 1.Russel 2.Kareem 3.Duncan 4.Earvin 5.Stockton 6.Bird 7.Nash 8.Pippen 9.Isiah 10.Wade

[@justainternetwonderer1273]

JKTProductionzIncNCo true

[@369pendulum]

To use that caveat & then still rank Duncan ahead of Bill Russell is insanity

[@theamateurobserver]

This is a bit of a conundrum, wouldn’t we have to evaluate the greatest team of all time if we’re talking “team game”?

[@republikadugave420]

Bird is no one team player...duncan close second

[@peat381low8]

2003 Finals Tim Duncan GOAT. No one was stopping him from a close quadruple double

[@darkknightsds]

That was the single most dominant performance I've seen by any basketball player ever

[@marianosantiniello2213]

@@darkknightsds I totally agree. His 2003 finals performances were masterful. Dominated both sides of the ball.

[@nyk2000m]

He was robbed. I hope he got a recognition like they did it for that 🐎. Yup, they did justice for Secretariat but not yet for Timmy...

[@PhoenixAscending]

Probably the greatest performance in finals history

[@mart1n10601]

Kobe stops him all the time. Duncan has a losing record to Kobe in the playoffs.

[@Console-gamer]

Michael Jordan is the Greatest of All Time. Tim Duncan is my Greatest of All Time.

[@Frdnnd]

Nice point

[@machoking2405]

Duncans also the greatest power forward of all time.

[@joshuanichols5499]

Boi F No it’s not.....that sounds dumb as hell. Either he’s the GOAT or not. That retarded statement is just playing it safe.

[@Console-gamer]

@@joshuanichols5499 so I'm not entitled to my own opinion of who is MY own GOAT vs who is the actual GOAT? If anything, it shows that I'm objective because Duncan is my favorite but I know MJ is the best.

[@joshuanichols5499]

Console Gamer You really don’t get how ass backwards you sound bro? I’m honestly not trying to troll you. I want you to not be hesitant to say what you really feel. 💯 If Tim Duncan is your favorite player but you feel Michael Jordan is the goat, just say that. However, if you feel Tim Duncan is the goat, then stand on that. Don’t let these Jordan stans make you undercut that feeling by saying he’s YOUR goat but MJ is THE goat. Then Tim Duncan is not YOUR goat. He’s just YOUR favorite player. No matter what these MJ stans and sports media try to tell you, lightning will not strike you for saying Tim Duncan is better than Michael Jordan if that’s what you feel. And you honestly would have a strong case for that. It’s not like you’re saying Clyde Drexler or Reggie Miller is better than MJ. Absolutely nobody should look at you crazy for saying that, even if they disagree. Tim has never missed a playoff or even won less than 50 games in a season that wasn’t cut short by a lockout. Michael Jordan has done both. People always say that it was a Ray Allen jump shot that cost Tim Duncan a 6th title. But this was actually one of the worst officiated Finals ever. And it was that poor officiating that even made a Ray Allen jump shot costing Tim Duncan a 6th ring possible in the first place. That and the God awful play of Manu Ginobili. But Duncan really should have six rings and at least two more Finals MVPs from 07 and 13 had he not been cheated. As for regular season MVPs, it’s hard to use such a political, story driven award as argument for one player over another. Yeah MJ has five to Duncan’s two. But I can only give so much credibility to an MVP that Steve Nash has been awarded twice and KOBE F’N BRYANT only once. Tim Duncan has matched MJ on all NBA first teams, could’ve easily been awarded at least three more regular season MVPs and that he never won at least one DPOY award is a crime. He also averaged a double double the first 13 years of his career and was still highly productive after. He played in a share the wealth system his entire career and placed team success over individual numbers. Otherwise, he could’ve posted even better numbers. Anybody with even poor vision could see that Tim was skilled enough to average 30 ppg and 15 rpg. Finally, Tim Duncan is far and away the best power forward ever. While Michael at best is ARGUABLY the the greatest shooting guard. But contrary to popular belief Michael wasn’t better than Kobe who is the real goat as far as I’m concerned. So I write all that to really just make the point that you don’t have to rank MJ ahead of Tim if that’s not what you feel. If Tim Duncan is YOUR goat, then in your eyes, he is THE goat.....end of story.

[@maltfusion6743]

Bank is open.

[@bigwillshouse1020]

Tim Duncan was a winner. He was capable of doin more but why care about stats(ex.Westbrook, Harden) when you can still dominate with your team involved. He's on my Mount Rushmore tho fasho.

[@taunohill6710]

For how good Tim Duncan was offensively there is an argument that was a better defender than offensive player

[@JackPetosa]

Duncan is just a good example of someone who doesn't complain and sticks with their team without having drama with their teammates and sticks around to win championships.

[@louisvelez40]

I have Tim Duncan at number 7 on my list, definitely a top 10 all-time great. You can make a case that Tim Duncan is arguably the most underrated all-time great in nba history. Underrated leader, not flashy, he was the simple yet effective type of player. His game had a quiet loud impact

[@death2denemy]

U mean he had a grungelike impact??😂😂

[@glyle2504]

LBFWN who do you have above him? I have: LeBron MJ Kobe Magic Bird Shaq Hakeem Kareem

[@louisvelez40]

@@glyle2504 is that in no order or in order? I have above Tim in this order MJ Kareem Russell Magic Bird Hakeem

[@glyle2504]

LBFWN woahhhh, I gotta hard disagree with your list😂it’s your opinion but there’s no way I have Kareem or especially Russel over Kobe and LeBron. And yeah my list is in order.

[@louisvelez40]

@@glyle2504 I figure you would and it's fine. I would love to hear Kobe and LeBron over Russell and Kareem?

[@elreiec1]

Timmy made All-NBA 1st Team honors as a rookie in ‘98. That’s how polished and impactful he was. One of the all-time legends. Thanks for the video to recognize a legend.

[@ambitionzazaridah4363]

Should of been MVP in his second season over Karl Malone in the lockout year

[@mprattyh3]

That's crazy, isn't it? Only 8 players have done that.

[@tonyboots2958]

Eric L I believe he was 5th in MVP voting too if I remember correctly which is crazy for a Rookie.

[@marquismccullum6592]

Lmao love Duncan but that's a tad disingenuous bc he was a 4 year senior at wake forest

[@qwertyasdfg9663]

@@marquismccullum6592 he would have been the same out of high school too .

[@babygoat_szn2548]

TD is so underrated, he's definitely in the 🐐 conversation!

[@abdelkrimizemrane6230]

You are one of the best NBA channel bro Keep up the good work Iam new NBA fan

[@reditgenius]

He's the reason I'm a Spurs fan for almost 20 years. We're not doing good now but I know we'll recover. MJ is the best, no question, but people need to respect this guy.

[@hakeemolajuwonBESTROCKET]

Timmy D is 4th imo

[@ehi_ij]

@@hakeemolajuwonBESTROCKET no question at least top 5

[@stewartjin9812]

Tough call, but i take Duncan over LBJ. Records don't lie. He has a better playoff record and more champioships than LBJ. Also he is a better player to build around than LBJ

[@immaasshole4964]

stewart jin And that’s why context matters compre what Lebron was drafted into and compare what Tim was drafted into

[@immaasshole4964]

stewart jin another reason why we dont just use Chios in determining who the better player is because robert horry has 7 rings and we both know Tim>Robert

[@geordiejones5618]

He doesn't have a better playoff record. Lebron has played less time, they both have 35 series wins and Lebron has 3 less playoff losses and never lost in the first round. This is despite Duncan clearly having the better team, coaching and culture. Don't get impression mixed up. Lebron's won a higher percentage of his playoff games than Duncan. With or without help.

[@bobo221989]

I love Pop as a coach but what was he doing before Duncan and Lebron has way more help than Duncan. Duncan never played with another prime superstar

[@geordiejones5618]

@@bobo221989 shut the fuck up talking Duncan had less help than Lebron. Pop's Spurs are a dynasty they won 4 titles in 9 years because they were the best defensive team in the league. You the dumbest fuck on Earth if you think Lebron had more help than Duncan.

[@yaqubholder8644]

Fundamentals are 🔑

[@justin-kongjr6196]

As a spurs fan its good to see tim duncan getting recognized he is probably the most underrated GOAT ever

[@angelocadena7094]

The greatest power forward ever, and arguably the best teamate ever. No air with this man, pure humility.

[@wc4201]

He’s in my top 10. Unpopular opinion: I’d take him over Kobe and LeBron. Better foundational player to build a franchise around than Kobe and a far better team player than Kobe and he doesn’t need a top 5 player with him the way Kobe and LeBron do in order to win. He’s got the clutch gene that LeBron lacks.

[@skywalker2676]

will cruz Lebron lacks the clutch gene? Wtf bro nobody takes DuncAn over Lebron or kobe period

[@mprattyh3]

Everybody needed a Robin to their Batman. Duncan had the Admiral and Sean Elliot for his first two. Then Parker and Ginobili in his next run. Nobody wins titles, especially multiple titles, alone

[@t.j.uchiha8699]

You could argue about better to build a team around definitely. But saying he didn’t need a top 5 player around him is funny. When was Pau or Bynum a top 5 player in the league? I’ll give you Shaq (though you could argue they were 1 and 1A). But let’s not sleep on all the help Duncan had on top of being in the same offense and defense under the same coach for his entire career. Robinson was one of the best big men in the league, Parker (top PG in league), Manu (best 6th man and arguably a top 5 SG in most of his career). And that’s leaving out the role player help like Green, Leonard, etc. underrated and one of my favorite players but I’d say he had more help and more consistency than almost anyone in the top 10.

[@wc4201]

Killmonger 26 he’s not clutch. Physically he’s the second most gifted player I’ve seen behind MJ. LBJ always makes great basketball plays and is this generations best player by far but I’d rather have both Kobe or Tim on my team if I’m in the finals. Like I said, unpopular opinion but rings and finals records don’t lie.

[@bobfromaccounting3243]

@@t.j.uchiha8699 This is a weak and bs argument, was absolutely destroyed by Legend of Winning: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqfUXqp8e9qkhrs

[@borasengul6600]

The illusion with Duncan is the fact that he came into the league at such a high level and there was not much room for improvement.

[@thenbaconsensus9412]

So proud of you man. It’s finally happened!

[@minjod]

Imagine having prime Jordan and prime Duncan on a team. Gives me the goosebumps

[@hannibalbarca4140]

82-0

[@DominiqueWilliams-ue3rx]

Better than prime LeBron n kobe

[@Buttington_Headerson]

Ha I was just thinking about that

[@WarLord645]

That's better than Kobe and Shaq tbh

[@joebruce4826]

Imagine if Rodman had hid head together and stayed in San Antonio

[@Isuckatvideogames210]

As a spurs fan and San Antonio Native Timmy has not only done a lot for the game he's done a lot for the city. And that ladies and gentlemen is why he's the GOAT. Nothing brings us together more in San Antonio than a night at the AT&T center to watch our Spurs. ESPECIALLY when Timmy was still around

[@jamespuso1627]

Thing about Tim Duncan I find most impressive is that he got his 5 championships without a real superstar in their prime as a teammate. David Robinson was great but when he won his two with Tim Duncan he was way past his prime, Kawhi is a great player but he wasn't anywhere close to his prime when he won the championship with him, Tony Parker was an all star and Manu was a great 6th man but neither of them are what anyone would consider all time greats. Compare that two his competition, he went through Shaq and Kobe twice to get his first two, beat the defending champion Pistons for his third, went through Kobe in the first round and LeBron in the finals for the 4th and LeBron, D-Wade and Bosh for the last.

[@rashard4]

So a still great and yet past prime Robinson, bookended by a rising star in Kawhi, while playing most of those years with to perennial all-stars in Ginobli and Parker, while being assisted by one or two time all-stars Sean Elliot and Avery, with a deep bench all those years (with all time great rabbit's foot Robert Horry there for a few of those years, oh, and Steve Kerr's sharp shooting arse), and coached by the slacker Popovich? I love TD too but he was hardly alone in his championship pursuits.

[@jamespuso1627]

@@rashard4 Obviously, nobody has ever won 3+ championships alone much less 5. All you said was true except that Ginobili was a perennial all star, he only made it twice, but compare this to what other guys who have at least 5 had. Bill Russell had 7 hall of famers. Magic had a top 5 all time player in Kareem and an all star in Worthy with a deep bench, Kareem himself had Magic and all that too. MJ had Scottie Pippen, Kukoc for 4 and Rodman for 3. You could argue that's less than Duncan had but in all other instances they had WAY more. Kobe had Shaq, a top 10 all time player for the first 3, Pau for the last 2. Shaq was way better than anyone Duncan had and you could actually argue the same for Pau given Robinson and Kawhi's ages. Point being, he had A LOT less than these guys. Arguably Pop was the best help he had as he's probably the greatest coach of all time. But nobody's ever accused Phil Jackson, Pat Riley or Red Aurbach to be lacking in that department.

[@ReshardsAutomotiveWorkshop]

I remember Tim Duncan at Wake Forest. I remember my hair standing standing up when hearing he was going play with Robinson in San Antonio... I followed his entire career. It was amazing. He was amazing. I always wondered why he used the backboard so much.. was it too easy to just shoot it in 😄.

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Best Power Forward in the history of the National Basketball Association

[@melodramaticplastic7082]

Got me onboard with the playoffs appearances stat.

[@jakmak1345]

Legend. I 🖤 Tim Duncan. Great argument. Duncan and Jordan are my favs... Class acts.

[@iamkailong]

Knowing what we know now, I will still take TD over MJ in draft.

[@markflores6104]

Duncan never went to another team just to win a title. He fought a hard competation in a stock Western Conference unlike the fake proclaim goat in LeBoom who teamed up with the two best player in the East to win a championship without any hard competation in the East.

[@marquismccullum6592]

Lmao Bosh was a top player when he couldn't even win a round in the weak east?

[@amorodioamor4388]

Bosh was a pretty good player but he can't even be mentioned in the same sentence as Tim

[@josea.garcia3994]

Great video!!! 👍👍👍 Tim Duncan was the GOAT of his position in the NBA and his stats speak for themselves!!! Their was other great power forwards,but their was none better than Tim Duncan!!! He's a most definite HALL OF FAMER!!! 🏀🏀🏀

[@EsotericOccultist]

He always presented a challenge for my lakers. I respect him a lot.

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

4th best player ever imo

[@greekyoungbuck]

I can't put over magic

[@pf210]

Top 5 by posistion

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

F P ?

[@pf210]

@@nbabackcourtmedia top 5 Pg Magic Sg Mj Sf Bron Pf Duncan C Kareem

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

F P PG Magic SG MJ SF Bird PF Duncan C Kareem

[@drmnishikawa]

If I had to pick a team for the judgement day matchup, Duncan will be, justifiably, my first pick.

[@terrancejohnson1044]

Tim Duncan I knew he was a beast. But when he broke down numbers. Oooooooooooooowe he’s behind Mitchell jordan. And also Hakeem in conversation. But damn duncan

[@dominiquejones3805]

Him and Hakeem r my fav big men

[@thaat1]

Timmy? Naaaah. I've never, ever made special plans to watch Tim Duncan play basketball. He was good, in a mechanical man type of way, but his career was a total snoozefest.... zzzzzzzzzzzz. Timmy makes Khawhi Leonard seem like a hell-raiser.

[@lurkingdolphin7155]

Hey Jonny you should do a video on inflated triple doubles

[@thompsonappliance3078]

The greatest power forward.. ever. . yes. Even better than Garnette

[@winstonsmith11]

*Garnett

[@chad9113]

Not even close.

[@jrsmith1998]

Garnett is in the top 10. But closer to 10 than he is to 5.

[@bretmaverick9434]

@@jrsmith1998 He's inarguably in the top 5. Duncan, Malone, Barkley, Garnett, Dirk. Everyone after that isn't on the same level as those 5.

[@VFXPlug17]

Tim is top 10 for sure

[@Tesse29]

Pls, do one "How Good Was Dirk Nowitzki"

[@thaat1]

Please don't! Another boring basketball player,

[@Tesse29]

@@thaat1 OK, kid. Basketball isn't for you. I got it. Go play some League of Legends or Minecraft, it's the perfect type of game to match your peanut brain IQ. Good luck!

[@thaat1]

@@Tesse29 Tall white guy with a midrange shot...zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@thaat1]

Nowitzki would have been the cat's meow in the sock hop 50's... him George Mikan, and Vern Mikkelsen.....

[@narvaez3100]

Kevyn Diniz 🤣

[@0Adnin]

One of my regrets as grown up is "Not having a chance to witness Tim Duncan. Growing up in India in late 90's and early 2000's. Wehn internet was luxury and basketball community would only talk about the world renowned greats I.e Jordan and Kobe. And since I was not athletically gifted being Kobe or Jordan was impossible. If only I would have known about The Big Fundamental. I would have model my game after him. Instead of trying to use my body at above its capacity and having "No more basketball" injury at age 15 and leave the sport forever. Career in basketball was never something I wanted. I would have liked to make it to Nationals championship once. I think with Tim Duncan's methodology it would have been definitely possible.

[@Chandasouk]

OLD MAN RIVER WALK!

[@zenonpyro2071]

*TIM DUNCAN* beats GOATs ▪︎won a title in 3 different decades (post-Jordan era, Kobe/Shaq era, LeBron era) ▪︎beats Shaq 3x in post-season ▪︎beats Kobe 2x in post-season ▪︎beats LeBron 2x in post-season ▪︎beats Durant in post-season ▪︎beats Curry in post-season ▪︎beats DWade in post-season ▪︎beats Dirk 4x in post-season ▪︎Duncan vs Kobe = 43-39 ▪︎Duncan vs LeBron = 21-15 ▪︎Duncan vs Curry = 16-5 ▪︎Duncan vs DWade = 19-10 ▪︎Duncan vs Dirk = 53-37

[@lamar1990lg]

Tim Duncan Underrated Overrated he's your favorite player to Overrate his Underrated status in the NBA

[@cooter1866]

facts

[@wallyy4331]

i had a seizure reading that

[@sirslayer4613]

Can you make a how good was Emanu Ginobli

[@hannibalbarca4140]

Real good

[@sirslayer4613]

Hannibal Barca Very true. But I mean a video going into detail about his role, stats, play style and other stuff like the videos he does for other legends

[@sticky-fingers]

Great video, thanx again.

[@shamus248]

Timmy is #4 all time for me. He'd be #2 if not for the Ray Allen shot

[@zxcytdfxy256]

Damn, Duncan is more of a GOAT than Kobe and Lebron

[@tigeranthony]

Mllr hr Nope. His singular greatness cannot be denied but he played in perhaps the greatest all time SYSTEM and played with several HOF caliber players......

[@tigeranthony]

Mushroom Classic the ENTIRE roster on EVERY team Tim played on was “ASTUTE” and you can thank Pop and his system for that, BUT, along with those “astute” players were Robinson, Ginobli, and Parker.......ALL HOF’ers. I agree with you on the Lebron point but nevertheless Timmy D is NOT better than Kobe, MJ Magic, Bird, The Dream, Wilt, or even Lebron when you consider ALL factors. He is however the undisputed greatest PF

[@jrsmith1998]

And u are more of an idiot than anybody I have ever came across.

[@tigeranthony]

J B him being the CENTERPIECE of the system and him being THE system are two different things dumbass. Talk to me when you learn a little more basketball

[@cdhardrick]

I was a Spurs fan before Tim got here. Having him only made my love as fan grow even more. Timmy D has always conducted himself with class truly a great pick for us and the league.

[@thecookj454]

He has a debatable case to be a top 3 player ever but we all know Timmy isn’t the goat. Out of all the greatest players it’s pretty common sense by now that mj and lebron are the greatest ever

[@nkrumansantos1794]

I will never forget when he say after the loss to Miami that they would be back the next year and won it all. Simply Amazing

[@gswoosh]

And to follow thru with it, winning the Finals series 5-1, SAVAGE.

[@thisisjustanillusion6486]

I never forget that either. It was so bold at the time

[@lamaredwards9282]

@@gswoosh imagine Ray Allen missing the three

[@AlejandroSanchez-zs7pi]

life long spurs fan here but jordan is the goat

[@brandonw6139]

Underrated, better than lebron

[@marquismccullum6592]

Better than Kobe also

[@brandonw6139]

@@marquismccullum6592 don't know about that one Chief

[@marquismccullum6592]

@@brandonw6139 more mvps and more finals mvps than Kobe

[@brandonw6139]

@@marquismccullum6592 by 1?for both

[@brandonw6139]

@@marquismccullum6592 Duncan isn't even a top 5 centre and Kobe is the second greatest shooting guard

[@finchhermano9207]

As a spurs die hard fan we know it all... But f ur a bandwagon millennial fan all u knowis shooting 3s

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

Best power forward ever and 8th best player ever in my opinion

[@Suge8263]

Prime vs prime kg is better

[@y2shuproblem]

Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich were meant for each other because Tim got the coach and team environment that he needed from Pop and Pop got the star that was willing to let Pop coach the way that he needed to.

[@ambitionzazaridah4363]

He won championship in only his second season and should of been regular season MVP over Karl Malone

[@larsp8665]

This and the Larry Bird video I enjoyed the most because with others most basketball fans say them. But this Duncan and Bird case was well done and needed

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Tim Duncan 1st round pick by San Antonio Out of Wake Forest in 97 97/98 ROTY 5x Champion 3x Finals MVP 2x league MVP Team USA 🇺🇸 🥉 🥇🥇 2003 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the year 15x All-Defense 2000 All-Star Game co-MVP ⭐️ 18x All-Star ⭐️ 10× All-NBA First Team 3× All-NBA Second Team 2× All-NBA Third Team 1996/97 NCAA player of the year ⛹️ 2x ACC Player of the year Consensus All-America 2x in college

[@Jimmy-sw8pv]

One of the very rare occasions that the number 1 pick panned out well, because the Spurs know how to take good care of their players

[@MagnaniGustavo]

Bro, you convinced me in every single video from this series! It would be nice to have one for CARMELO ANTHONY, tho

[@BasketballHighway19]

Melo doesnt have a case for goat

[@mprattyh3]

He's in my top 10-15. I could go as high as 7 or so. He does have a cool story. He was on his way to becoming an Olympic swimmer until a hurricane destroyed the island's only Olympic size swimming pool. He turns to basketball at 14 and the rest is history

[@artr1059]

Thank you very much. This GOAT series is/was great. I was hoping for duncan or the dream.

[@meciasrivera4769]

Can we say that Tim Duncan is better then LBJ!!!!!!!!!

[@nixbriones4963]

Him and Kareem are always forgotten when it comes to the GOAT debate..

[@TheH3dgie]

the plight of the bigman. A good big man will dominate both sides of the ball and be forgotten after the game cos some 6'6 guard did a cross over.

[@waldo_9338]

@@TheH3dgie WoAh He MaDe A 3 PoInTeR!!!!! Meanwhile the bigman has something like 40 points 20 rebounds 5 assists and 10 blocks lol. I want the dominate bigman to come back to the nba...

[@glyle2504]

I mean he’s 5 for 6, never won under 50 games and had a Finals series where he averaged 24 points 17 rebounds 5 assists and 5 blocks...ive never seen anything like that in my life. He’s a PF and that’s really not seen as a star position, and he was as fun as watching grass grow for a casual fan-but he’s clearly in my top ten. I got him in there instead of Bill Russel. Can’t really put him above the other guys.

[@AHMAD-2324]

The Hank Aaron of Basketball: Meaning he never wowed you wit overwhelming inflated STATS. But in the end he would end up being a 5X NBA Champion 3X FMVP an a 2X MVP while being the best PF of ALL-TIME. That's the real GREATNESS of Tim Duncan.

[@whats_holden_up]

Tim Duncan is the Greatest of All Time

[@mirsyad9828]

My dream team would be Duncan (PF), Bird (SF), MJ (SG), Stockton (PG) and Hakeem (C)

[@dysfunctional4912]

That's exactly my all time starting 5! Kudos to you, my friend!

[@Aequorin628]

In my opinion, the best metric to use to determine GOATness, is MVP award shares . It basically is how many MVP votes a player gotten in their career, and it's extremely accurate at ranking the top 50ish players. Here are the top 15 player all time according to MVP award shares: Michael Jordan LeBron James Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Larry Bird Magic Johnson Bill Russell Shaquille O'Neal Karl Malone Tim Duncan Kobe Bryant Wilt Chamberlain Julius Erving James Harden Kevin Durant David Robinson The only obvious issue with this ranking that I see is that Wilt and Kobe should be higher. Another thing to note is that Lebron is extremely close to catching up with Jordan, and after this season he will almost certainly be ranked first.

[@lionstigersbearsohmyanimal6741]

Malone over Duncan. Child please.

[@kingofallmen1]

This is a fantastic series!! Favorite player? Magic. Biggest superstar? MJ . GOAT? Larry Legend. Greatness is a subjective term and doesn't necessarily mean the 'best.'

[@emmantords2076]

TD21 IS THE BEST! GOAT! humble

[@chubbzrobinson8392]

Yo this just blew my mind ! 🤯 i knew Timmy d was a great but the hardware and consistency crazy