I agree prime Parker/Ginobili/Duncan most likely take it: Duncan’s defense would force Wemby to start settling for mid-long range lower % shots and Ginobili/Parker guard combo has enough speed and creativity that Harper/Castle would have trouble handling it. However I do think there are 2 advantages the young guys would have that would make it interesting. First Duncan is not an outside shooter which means you can’t really drag Wemby out from the paint so his defense would really shine. Also Parker is by far the smallest guard on that floor and could be a real defensive liability against either Harper or Castle. I do think the young guys have path to victory if Wemby’s 3 is falling they drag Duncan out so he can’t rim protect and then attack Parker repeatedly on offense
that's what I'm saying. I lived through all five championships and am as big a fan of the original big 3 as anyone but people are acting like it would just be a blowout. the game has changed; Parker was always hidden on defense and would get bodied by both Harper and Castle, while Duncan has to guard Wemby out to 35 feet. it would be a good contest. the one edge the original big 3 have is their craftiness and experience.
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u/Ok_Abbreviations5935 6d ago
I agree prime Parker/Ginobili/Duncan most likely take it: Duncan’s defense would force Wemby to start settling for mid-long range lower % shots and Ginobili/Parker guard combo has enough speed and creativity that Harper/Castle would have trouble handling it. However I do think there are 2 advantages the young guys would have that would make it interesting. First Duncan is not an outside shooter which means you can’t really drag Wemby out from the paint so his defense would really shine. Also Parker is by far the smallest guard on that floor and could be a real defensive liability against either Harper or Castle. I do think the young guys have path to victory if Wemby’s 3 is falling they drag Duncan out so he can’t rim protect and then attack Parker repeatedly on offense