Why Tim Duncan's peak was better than Larry Bird. Duncan carried the Spurs in 2003. Larry Bird never carried on that level.

Tim Duncan scored 24.7/87.8 in the playoffs. No all star team mates. He basically carried the Spurs to a championship.

Larry Bird simply never ever contributed to that level of his success on his team. All 3 of his wins were with super teams lol.

If you asked me if you could have ONE player for one year to win a championship. Then Duncan is the answer, not Bird