Just discovered this thread and skimmed through the last couple pages. For TD, he is definitely up there with the greats. I've had discussions with a lot of people about where he stands and one valid point that has stuck out is the fact that while he is great it's up in the air on where to put him because throughout his tenure, he was never really the best player in the league. Lebron, Kobe, MJ, Magic, Bird etc...at one point where the best players in the league/world. This is no disrespect to TD's game, but I don't disagree when people say he is the best PF but I also don't disagree when they say he wasn't the best player in the league during his time. It's weird, and it kinda fits who TD is.
TD won back to back MVPs....and 3 Championships from 99-05....Other than Shaq...he was the best player during that time.
More flashy players like AI, Kobe, Tmac, & KG kinda drowned Duncan out at the time....
But he was dominating. You can't win 3 Finals MVPs and 2 MVPs in a 5 year period and not be arguably one of the top 2 players in the league...
He didn't.
He won them in 7 years. 99-03-05.
But keep makin stuff up to help it sound better.