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#218: The best defenders of the last 15 years | Big Men

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The Gap Between Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan in 2008

There were no other good defenders in 2008 for Cody to compare in his head. I think Kobe Bryant's offense in 2008 was significantly more value than Tim Duncan's defense. Let's take Paul Pierce, her Gilbert Arena season in those years or something like that. Was that comparable? Oh, man. There wasn't a peak of La Jolla one in 2008 that I'd be able to compare to so somebody like Duncan in 2008 would still say there's a clear gap.

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