Prime KG or Prime Drob?
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MooseMouthMthafuga
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So in other words you just like KG more.That is a far more sound argument than the bolded.
I already went more in depth about why I feel that way in my first post.For as soft as people say KG is, I still think he showed more heart than D Rob did throughout his career.
As a Suns fan, I never feared D Rob whenever we played the Spurs.
Duncan, though
Starting with his rookie year
I've been a Heat fan as long as ive been watching the NBA. If you look through out the thread I'm the one that's posted the most facts supporting David Robinson as the better player.I notice a lot of salty laker fans and cheat stans keep saying Garnett out of spite.
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So we just gonna ignore the fact kg needed 2 all stars and had to be traded to finally make some noise?Overall, KG.
Admiral had crazy athleticism, but his heart was like the cowardly lion.
Do you remember any great David Robinson playoff moments?
Other than him getting his ass busted by Hakeem Olajuwon or Chuck hitting that step back J in his face?
You can't say he played on a bad team, his squads where always in the mix--they made it to the big dance---he was just never able to do shyt to put them over the top.Tim Duncan had to come show him how it's done.He allowed D Rob(should stand for "Robin") to be the sidekick nikka he really was/ always wanted to be.He didn't have the mentality to be consistently dominant.Especially when the games really mattered.Before Duncan got there, the highlight of his career was scoring 70 points against a bunk ass Clippers team to win the scoring title over Shaq.It was such a blatant attempt at stat padding, the sorry ass Clippers just relented and played lax as fukk.That's why that game is so
One of the most overrated "super stars" of the 90's IMO.
The NBA loved pushing him out there because he was on that good guy/patriotic/ wholesome image shyt.
Technically great stats, but he never had that dog in him.He oozed softness.Grabbing the Bull by the horns just wasn't in his DNA
Kg needed ray Allen and Paul pierce to show him how its done. Drob>kg. And it ain't even close.
I already went more in depth about why I feel that way in my first post.For as soft as people say KG is, I still think he showed more heart than D Rob did throughout his career.
As a Suns fan, I never feared D Rob whenever we played the Spurs.
Duncan, though
Starting with his rookie year
So aside from mean mugging and honey nut cheerios what do you have to support this assertion? Nobody went into a series fearing KG so what's your point?
SwagKingKong
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Better defender? Robinson played on more number 1 rated defensive squads than KG and this is WITHOUT Duncan, this is with old ass Terry Cummings in the lineup. Robinson could defend the pick and roll before the hernia, he was just as athletic if not more so than KG, this isn't even up for debate. You allow the Admiral the benefit of the current zone rules and it wouldn't even be fair, imagine him just being allowed to defend "space" and the verticallity rule, we're talking about a dude that averaged 4.5bpg and 2.3spg in the same season
Longevity doesn't make him better, especially since he's currently a 6 and 6 player, same age and the Admiral was better
Only distinct advantage KG had is in passing that's it, especially since Robinson played with superior rebounders next to him than KG, he still had a higher rebound percentage than KG.
Yes, Garnett was the better defender. Don't get me wrong, it's a close comparison because DRob is in the top 5 defensively of all-time too, but Garnett is higher IMO. He covered more space defensively and was the superior pick-n-roll defender (probably the best in league history). DRob was the better rim protector but that's it, Garnett covered the whole floor and is one of the best zone defenders in league history.
I couldn't care less about block and steals numbers. It doesn't prove anything.
Lol, longevity plays a HUGE part in their both careers. DRob came into the league late, and missed a full season in his prime.
Lol, same age DRob was better. I don't even agree with it, they're basically the same players but lol at totally ignoring the fact that Garnett has logged what, 400+ games more than DRob at this stage compared to what DRob had done at the same age
What? Garnett posted the higher rebounding percentage, they're off by 0.3 % for their careers.. and KG has played 400 more games. DRob posted a 17.4 TRB % for his prime (89-98), while KG posted a 18.3 TRB % between 1998-2008. He was clearly a superior rebounder for his career.
So you don't think shooting is a distinct advantage for KG? He's one of the best mid-range shooting bigs of all-time, DRob was not. Better FT shooter too. He flat out was the far better shooter.
There are three years in which play-by-play data is found for DRob.. He shot a combined 34.3 % from 16 feet out to the 3pt line. Garnett shot 45.2 % from the same area.. for his full career. DRob was not a shooter, at all.
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Totally bro.
The Phoenix Suns never feared David Robinson.
He only averaged 21.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and recorded 134 blocks and 62 steals against them.
Robinson scored 1,079 points against the Suns...the 6th highest total he has against any team.
What a scrub.
The Phoenix Suns never feared David Robinson.
He only averaged 21.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and recorded 134 blocks and 62 steals against them.
Robinson scored 1,079 points against the Suns...the 6th highest total he has against any team.
What a scrub.
MooseMouthMthafuga
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That same thing can be said about D Rob.We're talking about a bland softy(D Rob) and emotional/passionate softy (KG).
They both put up hall of fame stats, so it's not all that far fetched to pick one over the other.Personally, I enjoyed watching KG more than I enjoyed watching D Rob.KG played with more passion + he was more skilled IMO
But that's just the way I see it
You obviously misse dall my posts. And BTW all the things I posted in THIS thread about Robinson's accomplishments were BEFORE DUNCANI already went more in depth about why I feel that way in my first post.For as soft as people say KG is, I still think he showed more heart than D Rob did throughout his career.
As a Suns fan, I never feared D Rob whenever we played the Spurs.
Duncan, though
Starting with his rookie year
- Robinson took his team to the playoffs every year winning 50+ games except 1 when they had 47 win. Had 3 1rst round exits, 2 2nd round exits and 1 conference finals exit. 1 MVP. Again, all this BEFORE DUNCAN with freakin Avery Johnson at PG
- Garnett meanwhile miss the playoofs the first year and got bounced out the first round 7 years IN-A-ROW until Cassell and SPrewell came thru.
MooseMouthMthafuga
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Totally bro.
The Phoenix Suns never feared David Robinson.
He only averaged 21.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and recorded 134 blocks and 62 steals against them.
Robinson scored 1,079 points against the Suns...the 6th highest total he has against any team.
What a scrub.
You can't just look at stats.Despite what Jay Z said, numbers lie
I know . there's others who are picking kg out of spite. Hilarious.
You're right.
I'm sure David Robinson put up all his HOF numbers in garbage time against the Nets all those years.
If they are both soft, then softness should not be in the discussion. It's like bringing up shot selection when comparing Kobe/AI...it's a moot point and really doesn't serve the discussion at all.
There was nothing KG could do that D. Rob couldn't. D. Rob was a much better scorer and even better at protecting the basket and comparable to better in every other category except passing. Where does the greater skill level for KG come in at? Ball handling at 7 feet?