Mel_13
04-10-2012, 12:58 PM
From Matt Moore at CBS Sports:
Dominator Award: Tim Duncan
Among the multiple reasons to be absolutely horrified of how good the Spurs are right now, Tim Duncan's playing like some sort of mutant version of his old self. Not dominant, but certainly hyper-effective. Per-36 minutes over roughly the last week, Duncan has averaged 18 points and 17 rebounds with 3.7 blocks. He's playing just under 30 minutes. So to kind of put this in perspective, Tim Duncan is coming in, destroying everyone, and then getting rest so he can continue destroying people.
That 3.7 blocks seems particularly relevant. That's just not a stat padded by one extreme game. In the last eleven contests, Duncan has had multiple blocks in eight of them. The Spurs have a 90.5 defensive efficiency with Duncan on the floor over his last 4.
He's not taking up a huge role on the offense, but he's benefiting from the attention drawn from others. This is terrifying for the rest of the league. It's like when the killer comes out of the water at the end of the horror movie, and you totally expected it, but he's got an ax sticking out of his head and then he goes and throws a car on some teenager and you're like "Dude, you threw a car on that guy!" Tim Duncan is throwing cars on people.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/18423047
Dominator Award: Tim Duncan
Among the multiple reasons to be absolutely horrified of how good the Spurs are right now, Tim Duncan's playing like some sort of mutant version of his old self. Not dominant, but certainly hyper-effective. Per-36 minutes over roughly the last week, Duncan has averaged 18 points and 17 rebounds with 3.7 blocks. He's playing just under 30 minutes. So to kind of put this in perspective, Tim Duncan is coming in, destroying everyone, and then getting rest so he can continue destroying people.
That 3.7 blocks seems particularly relevant. That's just not a stat padded by one extreme game. In the last eleven contests, Duncan has had multiple blocks in eight of them. The Spurs have a 90.5 defensive efficiency with Duncan on the floor over his last 4.
He's not taking up a huge role on the offense, but he's benefiting from the attention drawn from others. This is terrifying for the rest of the league. It's like when the killer comes out of the water at the end of the horror movie, and you totally expected it, but he's got an ax sticking out of his head and then he goes and throws a car on some teenager and you're like "Dude, you threw a car on that guy!" Tim Duncan is throwing cars on people.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/18423047