Anti-Tim Duncan rhetoric reaching embarrassingly ridiculous levels

Here we go again. Conversations about Tim Duncan vs. everybody never seem to cease. Listen, it's okay to be fans of other players, especially the great ones, but people always have to go too far in their comparisons, analogies, etc. Timmy D is regarded as the greatest power forward of all time for good reason. His production was undeniable, he was a clutch player, his defense was second-to-none and his leadership was next-level.

Some people didn't watch as much Duncan as they should have. They were too worried about style points and aggressively unnecessary antics. If that's your bag, it's understandable why you would gravitate toward Kevin Garnett, but if you're looking for substance—which leads to winning cultures—then you get why Tim Duncan is regarded as the greater player. Unfortunately, not everyone has the capacity to grasp that notion.

These debates are truly a badge of honor for Tim Duncan

These discussions only happen for players that are worth talking about. It isn't the quintessential Magic vs. Bird conversation. The equivalent of that for Timmy would be the never-ending debates over him and Kobe Bryant. This one is more like trying to tell people that Reggie Miller or Clyde Drexler were just as good, if not better than Michael Jordan. As ridiculous as it sounds, those takes exist.

There is always someone trying to distort history or elevate their favorite player to the 'greater player' stature when it's completely unnecessary. Kevin Garnett was a great hooper and is rightfully considered one of the greatest power forwards to ever lace up his shoes. If you stop right there, you have already paid great respect to the Big Ticket. You can leave out the make-believe. It doesn't do justice to anyone.

Tim Duncan entered the league as a monster from day one. Both players made the playoffs in their second season, but the Big Fundamental's postseason debut was a dominant 32-10 introduction, while KG's first playoff game was a solid 20-9 performance. It's the story of their whole career; Garnett was great, but Duncan was masterful.

KG was drafted in 1995 and didn't drop 30 in the postseason until 2002; meanwhile, Duncan had surpassed that scoring mark in the playoffs 10 times by that season. KG was eliminated in the first round every year he made it to the dance until 2004 when he took his team to the Western Conference Finals and lost to the Lakers. Tim Duncan didn't lose in the first round until 2009, despite making it to the playoffs every single season; something else Garnett can't say.

Garnett was awesome, but Tim Duncan was winning games because of Tim Duncan. The structure was important and the supporting cast was solid, but the way the Spurs started winning and the playoff success didn't happen until number 21 entered the picture. Acting like you can just substitute him for Garnett is either disingenuous or flat-out delusional, and you won't rewrite history to pretend otherwise.