Spurs draft unathletic Tim Duncan #1 in the 98 draft!!!!

[lebomb]

How did that work out ??

:lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2:

[poop]

Duncan had athleticism until his big injury.

[SupremeGuy]

:pop:

[lebomb]

Duncan had athleticism until his big injury.

Bullshiz......Duncan had tall and IQ, thats it.

[MeloHype]

We drafted Duncan in 97 not 98 dumbass

[lebomb]

We drafted Duncan in 97 not 98 dumbass


Well excuse me faggot. 97 then.

[Ice009]

TD was a pretty freaking good athlete when he was younger. Not Drob level, but still decent. He has a high Basketball IQ too, basically the whole package. That's why he was drafted number 1.

What a silly thread.

[lebomb]

TD was a pretty freaking good athlete when he was younger. Not Drob level, but still decent. He has a high Basketball IQ too, basically the whole package. That's why he was drafted number 1.

What a silly thread.

Not really. Its no sillier than wanting to draft a 6'-7" athlete that can jump out of the gym. Its all relative to what your teams needs are and how you are coached to play the game. The Spurs made a good choice, great fit for what we need and how our system WINS.

[tdunk21]

We drafted Duncan in 97 not 98 dumbass

:lmao:rollin

[Ice009]

If this kid's defense doesn't get a lot better, then he might not be a great fit at all. He might not even get on the court because of it.

[Dex]

Jim Dunan also had a post game when he came into the league.

[lebomb]

:lmao:rollin

Wow, yall bitches are perfect. Never make mistakes. Its all good faggots.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

TD was a pretty freaking good athlete when he was younger. Not Drob level, but still decent. He has a high Basketball IQ too, basically the whole package. That's why he was drafted number 1.

What a silly thread.

Duncan was athletic but compare to Drob, Duncan looked slow. Duncan qualities that set him apart from anyone else is his IQ and leadership abilities.

I have always said that Bird and Duncan were the best least athletic guys to play the game, but on the flip side, are probably the player's with the highest BB IQ ever to play the game. There is a reason Shaq called Duncan the Big Fundamental b/c he just does everything at a high level on both ends of the court.

Wasn't it Bogut this past season who praised Tim and said he could play in his 40's b/c his game wasn't based off his athleticism but his cerebral. Even other players know this about Tim.

[Ice009]

Tim's athleticism has declined. That's the main difference between the current TD and the MVP, best player in the world Tim Duncan. Tim's even smarter now (on the court) than he was then and has learned to play differently, still, his athleticism is the main difference between now and then. He's always had the fundamentals, again, that's why he was the number 1 pick. I don't understand why you're telling me this. Most people here should already know all this.

[MaNu4Tres]

Lol @ those saying Duncan wasn't athletic. He was one of the most athletic bigs in the league from 97-04.

He never had crazy jumping ability, but he had elite mobility and lateral quickness for a big man.


TC8NapbDkes

[kobyz]

young Duncan might be the quickest 6"11 bigman ever...

[spursparker9]

Even Shaq was athletic during Timmy athletic period.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

:lmao stupid bnsf

[TampaDude]

We drafted Duncan in 97 not 98 dumbass

:lmao Epic OP fail! :lmao

[florige]

Who else in that draft was number 1 pick worthy? Keith Van Horn? lol

[024]

:lol Is Kyle Anderson's family on this board or something? Duncan had good NBA athleticism and even after his injury possessed good mobility to compete in the NBA.

Kyle Anderson's athleticism was barely passable at the elite NCAA level. In the NBA, he would clearly be below average. If he was already called "slowmo" in college, things do not bode well. His super late release on his jumper can be fixed with hard work, but athleticism can't be taught.

[kobyz]

i don't know who is less quick, Kyle Anderson or Sim Bhullar...

[Thomas82]

Tim's athleticism has declined. That's the main difference between the current TD and the MVP, best player in the world Tim Duncan. Tim's even smarter now (on the court) than he was then and has learned to play differently, still, his athleticism is the main difference between now and then. He's always had the fundamentals, again, that's why he was the number 1 pick. I don't understand why you're telling me this. Most people here should already know all this.


I honestly believe he would still be MVP Tim Duncan or close to it if not for his knees. Just think if he would have never had to have that surgery in 2000.

[dbreiden83080]

Duncan was not athletic? I don't recall seeing too many players in the 7 foot range that could handle the ball like a shooting guard and make people look like fools in the low post that were trying to guard them.

[dbreiden83080]

I honestly believe he would still be MVP Tim Duncan or close to it if not for his knees. Just think if he would have never had to have that surgery in 2000.

I don't think that surgery in 2000 was that big of a deal. I think his knees are just a result of the miles on the tires. The man has played a million games in the NBA

[100%duncan]

Unathhletic lol. Fail.

[tim_duncan_fan]

"Athleticism Doesn't Matter" has now become

"Every Top 50 All-Time Player Lacked Athleticism. BBIQ For The Win."

Also, not having a 42" vertical is not the same thing as being unathletic.

You guys are jumping the shark.

[Prime Time]

I think this is more comparable to when Spurs drafted shitty raw Parker in 2007 :rolleyes

[dbreiden83080]

"Athleticism Doesn't Matter" has now become

"Every Top 50 All-Time Player Lacked Athleticism. BBIQ For The Win."

Also, not having a 42" vertical is not the same thing as being unathletic.



You guys are jumping the shark.

People tend to confuse athleticism with jumping ability. Tim Duncan could never jumped out of the gym but he had some of the best lateral quickness and hand eye coordination of any big man that has ever played the game. So if a big man is coming into the league that can really jump but has lousy hand eye coordination is he a great athlete? Tim Duncan's skill set was so amazing and so complete from day one. The man was a very rare player.

[TampaDude]

People tend to confuse athleticism with jumping ability. Tim Duncan could never jumped out of the gym but he had some of the best lateral quickness and hand eye coordination of any big man that has ever played the game. So if a big man is coming into the league that can really jump but has lousy hand eye coordination is he a great athlete? Tim Duncan's skill set was so amazing and so complete from day one. The man was a very rare player.

^ this

We should count our blessings. NFW we have :lobt: :lobt: :lobt: :lobt: :lobt: without Timmy.

[dbreiden83080]

^ this

We should count our blessings. NFW we have :lobt: :lobt: :lobt: :lobt: :lobt: without Timmy.

Look at Marcus Camby.. Big jumper and well that's about it..

[xmas1997]

Not sure the point in bringing back this thread.
Why? Because Anderson is considered to be slow?

[Russo21]

I think it's just that Duncan has been old for so long now that people forget what an athlete he once was. He did have pretty awesome hops pre knee surgery and when he came back from that he still dominated the league and won 2 straight mvps with strong smart play, great athleticism and he could still jump very well. Very athletic, very mobile big man.

IMO Tim deliberately altered his game and stopped jumping high in around 2005 when he kept spraining his ankles coming down on peoples feet after a jump. Since all the sprained ankles, he decided to ground his game a little bit to save his knees and stop all the ankle sprains. I don't think at the time it was lost athleticism, he just knew there was less chance of more ankle sprains If he stopped jumpin. When was his last ankle sprain? I cant remember but they used to be frequent but I can't remember any since he deliberately stopped jumpin so his method worked wonders. He has moulded his game to his age and what his body tells him it can do better then any player I can remember. That's why he's still one of the best and healthiest big men in the NBA at 38 years old. The Great Man.

[Leetonidas]

Young Duncan wasn't Amare Stoudemire or anything but he wasn't no slouch. It's like some of y'all didn't start watching the Spurs until 2005 :lol

[dbreiden83080]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9wOz1fBtmg

Skip to 21 seconds

coast to coast for the dunk..

[Thomas82]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9wOz1fBtmg

Skip to 21 seconds

coast to coast for the dunk..

I wish I knew where I could get a copy of this game from.

[FireMicoHalili]

Wow how did you make it this far in life thinking Duncan was drafted in '98

[RD2191]

Wow how did you make it this far in life thinking Duncan was drafted in '98
:lol

[florige]

Look at Marcus Camby.. Big jumper and well that's about it..



Marcus Camby also is a idiot with nowhere the BB IQ of Timmy.

[dbreiden83080]

Marcus Camby also is a idiot with nowhere the BB IQ of Timmy.

Duncan is in very rarefied air when it comes to basketball IQ. Michael Jordan Larry Bird Magic Johnson type of rarefied air.

[phxspurfan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9wOz1fBtmg

Skip to 21 seconds

coast to coast for the dunk..


Wow...Charles Smith, Malik Rose and (probably) Derrick Dial. How far we've come from such shitty role players

[Oh, Gee!!]

"I remember everyone saying how risky it was to draft Duncan number one. Glad it worked out" said noone ever.

[dunkman]

Picking Duncan at #1 was even more obvious then picking LeBron.

[Prose]

Bullshiz......Duncan had tall and IQ, thats it.
http://youtu.be/gXIz0NF-5NQ