At that time, Duncan was the only peak of the Spurs, and David's Robinson peak was over. Ginobili and Tony Parker are just newcomers to the league. Their fighting capacity is limited, and they didn't provide much help to Duncan. At that time, Duncan averaged 24.2 points 17 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 5 blocks. He almost blew up the nets at both ends of the attack and defense, tearing the inside of the other side to pieces! However, Duncan's feat in 2003 is rarely mentioned.
Consider the time factor first. Duncan/Kloc-led the Spurs to the championship 0/7 years ago. It is mainly young people who have time to pay attention to basketball now. 17 years ago, they were just children and didn't know what basketball was! 17 years ago, the online media was not very developed, the way fans watched the game was relatively simple, and the media reports were limited, so the concept of Duncan leading the team to win the championship was still vague!
20 1 1, Nowitzki led the team to win the championship with a core. On the one hand, the time is close to now, and many teams have watched the series. Moreover, 20 1 1, the online media is also very developed, and there are more and more ways to watch the game. Coupled with the vigorous publicity of the media, Nowitzki's 20 1 1 feat of winning the championship will naturally have a huge impact! At that time, after Nowitzki led the team to win the championship, the evaluation of Nowitzki by the outside media took a 180 degree turn. He suddenly became a hero in Dallas, and it was all because of Duncan's low-key personality, otherwise his influence would be higher!
Besides, their opponents are different. In 2003, Duncan met the Nets headed by Kidd. At that time, kenyon Martin and Jefferson of the Nets were still young rookies, and the Nets mainly used team basketball. Although the team strength is very strong, the personal influence is not outstanding. At that time, the Nets did not score more than 20 points in the regular season.
However, at 20 1 1, Nowitzki faced the Big Three Heat. James, Wade and Bosh are all top superstars, and they have great influence off the court! It is glorious enough to beat any one of them in the finals, not to mention that the three of them joined hands to win the championship with a single core under Nowitzki's strong strength and influence.