2003 vs. 2023 All-NBA First Team

[High quality poster]

The Starting Lineups for the NBA finals in 2003

Spurs:
PG 20 year Tony Parker who averaged 14 PPG and 4 AST
SG Stephen Jackson
SF Bruce Bowen
PF Tim Duncan
C 37 year old David Robinson

Nets:
PG Jason Kidd
SG Kerry Kittles
SF Richard Jefferson
PF Kenyon Martin
C Jason Collins

The league was so untalented that the Nets, a 1st round caliber team in 2023, made the finals. The Spurs would lose to at least 5 current NBA teams won the championship.

2003 Duncan is leagues above Jokic The nba was not played the same way as it is today

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Man I'd love to see Embiid try to post up on prime Duncan

Duncan was a PF that year though. He'd be guarding Giannis and honestly would have his hands full there. Embiid would be blowing by Shaq like this on every play:




Spacing would be crazy too, Garnett/Duncan/Shaq getting pulled out to the perimeter all game while Giannis would have no problem cheating inside on defense then recovering back out.

 

[mastermind]

People say the league is more talented than ever, guys from yesteeyear cant play today, yadds yadda yadda. 03 would 4-0 them in a series

we only judge talent level based on the top? good lord you are stupid

 

[High quality poster]

we only judge talent level based on the top? good lord you are stupid

But this a thread about the top guys you dikkhead Take Kobe out ya profile pic you scary ass nikka

 

[mastermind]

But this a thread about the top guys you dikkhead Take Kobe out ya profile pic you scary ass nikka

Then direct your ire at @Jplaya2023 for making the stupid statement about the talent across the league, you gump.

 

[Miggs]

Shaq would put Embiid on IR after a few possessions

I think Kobe would forget Shaq....

 

[Jplaya2023]

we only judge talent level based on the top? good lord you are stupid

This thread is based on the all nba 1st teams meaning the top talent. So yes IN THIS THREAD @Jplaya2023 is basing his comment based in the top tier Sir Nose Dvoidoffunk

 

[stepbackj34spud]

Whats so funny?

Whats funny is the 2003 team is light years better. There’s probably 3 top 10 players all time in the 2003 lineup. Stop acting dumb.

 

[Jplaya2023]

And yet there's this:





Claiming the entire state of the NBA can be gauged by 5 players cherry-picked from a single year is ridiculous. And those aren't even the 5 best players in the NBA right now due to injuries. What if it looked like:

Steph
Kawhi
Durant
Giannis
Embiid or Jokic

vs.

Kobe
McGrady
Garnett
Duncan
Shaq



And the 2nd/3rd team centers were Ben Wallace and Jermaine O'Neal.

THIS THREAD is about 2003 1st team VS todays 1st team. Stop moving the goal post

 

[Jplaya2023]

Whats funny is the 2003 team is light years better. There’s probably 3 top 10 players all time in the 2003 lineup. Stop acting dumb.

Right its these typical dodo birds and their agenda based emotional responses to such a basic premise.

The 2003 all nba 1st team is light years better than this tean. Anyone saying differently is an idiot really.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

Right its these typical dodo birds and their agenda based emotional responses to such a basic premise.

The 2003 all nba 1st team is light years better than this tean. Anyone saying differently is an idiot really.

I keep telling you all nba teams dont matter tho.

Just because somebody makes the 1st team today, doesnt mean they were better or worse than a player 20 years ago.

Looking at all nba teams without context is asinine.

 

[BlueHeffner]

Whats funny is the 2003 team is light years better. There’s probably 3 top 10 players all time in the 2003 lineup. Stop acting dumb.

@Rhakim already posted that nikkas like Shai and Tatum only made it because of injuries to superior players. Replace Shai with Steph Tatum w KD and Peg w Luka and the 2023 team is just as good dummy

 

[Jplaya2023]

@Rhakim already posted that nikkas like Shai and Tatum only made it because of injuries to superior players. Replace Shai with Steph Tatum w KD and Peg w Luka and the 2023 team is just as good dummy

 

[BlueHeffner]

Its true

 

[mastermind]

This thread is based on the all nba 1st teams meaning the top talent. So yes IN THIS THREAD @Jplaya2023 is basing his comment based in the top tier Sir Nose Dvoidoffunk

You aren't anywhere near smart enough to jig your way out of what you said:

People say the league is more talented than ever, guys from yesteeyear cant play today, yadds yadda yadda. 03 would 4-0 them in a series