First off, let me say that it gives me nothing but happiness that these two vets are still able to perform at a high level, even if it's not as consistently as it once was and the fact that i kinda hate Garnett. Both of them are providing their teams with the extra veteran presence that they need to currently be running their respective conferences. Sure, their not putting up 25-12 every night but they always need to be accounted for because when they need to they can spring back to life, as Timmy did last night with a 28-16-4 with 4 blocks. I'm a huge Duncan fan and react like a younger brother desperately trying to protect his older brother's legacy when people question him. Garnett, is another story. I respect his game and his will but despite all his swagger and intensity, there's something passive about his game. Yeah, he's a monster on defense and a warrior all around but I grew up with loving Patrick Ewing's Knicks and as much as I loved them unconditionally, I now realize that when your best player is a big man who doesn't want to get down in the low post rather than take 18-footers your in trouble. Duncan's legacy will be as a consummate winner and the best power forward ever. Garnett's will be more about '08 title and his statistically freakish stretch from 02-03 to 04-05 when he averaged 23.1 - 13.6 - 5.6. Just know that there was never a time when you could swap the two and it would be even. Duncan simply is a better basketball player. I know this all comes down to impossible to prove "intangibles" and stuff but Duncan's hardware is pretty amazing when you think about his various supporting casts and Garnett would have come in 3rd for Finals MVP in his one finals (people forget now how amazing Ray Allen was during that series and how much Garnett struggled). In the end Duncan gave you a better shot to win.
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