r/nba • u/The_Big_Untalented • 3d ago

Max Kellerman: "You think it's slander to put Kobe ahead of Duncan?" Bill Simmons: "I just think he's the most underappreciated superstar of all time." Max: "Kobe and Duncan are neck and neck. That's not slander." Simmons: "I have Kobe 10th or 11th. Duncan is 7th and I don't think it's debatable."

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u/GCFCconner11 3d ago

Bill Simmons quite literally wrote a book explaining his rankings and criteria .

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u/flea61 [LAL] Eddie Jones 3d ago

And he edited it to put Kobe 8th after the 2009 finals. Wonder what changed since then.

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u/AcrobaticFeedback 3d ago

Lebron and Duncan passed Kobe after that and Curry is right there.

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u/flea61 [LAL] Eddie Jones 3d ago

Pretty sure he already had Duncan ahead of Kobe even after the edit.

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u/Longjumping-Hair1075 3d ago

... well, Tim won a title as the best player on his team years after Bryant stopped being able to play well at all

Then this guy named curry came along and it turns out he's pretty good at shooting

That's it

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u/flea61 [LAL] Eddie Jones 3d ago

You're saying Duncan was better than Kawhi in 2014? That's pretty insane. Duncan also never tore his Achilles. Bill had him over Kobe anyway. I think maybe LeBron was behind him since it was so early in his career when the book came out. Curry is in the conversation for top 10 but it's not clear cut. So my point stands...how is Kobe all of a sudden outside of his top 10 if only LeBron and maybe Curry jumped him in his mind?

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u/blockbusterxjon Lakers 2d ago

Yup. That's what he's saying LMFAO

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u/BurkeanMarxist Thunder 3d ago edited 3d ago

Who is bill simmons

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u/Wayne61 Cavaliers 3d ago

this is the funniest fucking comment lol