OFFICIAL: Tim Duncan in underrated thread

[Splits]

Tonight: 12 points on 5/8 shooting, 11 boards, 6 assists, 6 blocks in 28 minutes :wow

For the season shooting 55.2%, highest in his career.

[Raven]

he did that by scratching his balls the whole game.. which is a testament of how great is our D. It should be argued how many of those blocks should have been given to DG and Kawhi though.

[midnightpulp]

Player of his generation doing player of his generation thangs.

[exstatic]

GOAT-PF

[steeledl]

Watching Tim play so great at the end of his career actually makes me sad for Kobe wasn't able to stay healthy and continue to duel it out with him. Two best players of their generation.

[Kawhitstorm]

He now has had 3 separate careers:
-Initially as the best player in the league & centerpiece of multiple championship teams
-Then as a the key cog of a championship team
-Now as the blue collar player on a contender ala Wilt w/ the Lakers

[apalisoc_9]

Did anyone watch the Denver feed? The commentator said he is only a top 25 player ever :lmao

[FvckMavs]

Watching Tim play so great at the end of his career actually makes me sad for Kobe wasn't able to stay healthy and continue to duel it out with him. Two best players of their generation.

Why feel sad for him? That greedy bastard made 4 times more than Timmy this year.

[midnightpulp]

Did anyone watch the Denver feed? The commentator said he is only a top 25 player ever :lmao

It figures. Duncan has traumatized their franchise. 8-2 record vs. them in the playoffs.

[LakerHater]

Timmy with 12, 11, 6, and 6.......... whats that TOSB doin in LA?

[steeledl]

Why feel sad for him? That greedy bastard made 4 times more than Timmy this year.

I guess I didn't mean sad for him... I mean sad for basketball and its fans.

[BatManu20]

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[random21]

He is playing great! It seems so much easier for him now that LMA is out there

[YGWHI]

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:bobo

[Agloco]

he did that by scratching his balls the whole game...

:lol

[Agloco]

Dupe....but I've gotta believe he took a break from scratching his balls while on the bench at least.

[YGWHI]

He is playing great! It seems so much easier for him now that LMA is out there
Agree, that's other underrated LMA's contribution to the team.

[dweaver99027]

His sense of timing is amazing... Blocks shots without jumping and almost never loses a tip. Legend.

[100%duncan]

6 blocks at 39 years old. Jesus christ.

:worthy:

[SPURt]

Did anyone watch the Denver feed? The commentator said he is only a top 25 player ever :lmao
Was it Scott Hastings saying that or the other guy? Hastings is a player I associate with disappointment. I must've pulled a million of his cards back when he was playing. The Spurs equivalent was Uwe Blab.

[Bellboy]

Did anyone watch the Denver feed? The commentator said he is only a top 25 player ever :lmao

Consider the source, Scott Hastings, NBA top 10 all-time white stiff.

[Cry Havoc]

Top 5 player in NBA history. Unreal.

[TDfan2007]

His defense is better now than last year. In fact, the only drop-off has been in his ability to elevate. Everything else seems as good as/better than last year...just unreal.

[Sean Cagney]

Efficiency... Just keep doing it and doing over and over every single season. You look and see him pass another record nightly.

[100%duncan]

Timmy should not retire.

[AFMadison]

Timmy should not retire.
http://i.imgur.com/Pj7NaAL.gif

[Fireball]

swatting shots all around ... my favorite player!!!

[Russo21]

Great game by Tim. He has such brilliant timing on D. He got 6 blocks and hardly left his feet on any of them. 16 blocks in his last 4 games. Not bad by the old fella :)

[weeks]

he took that LMA ribbing about blocks personally

[Texas_Ranger]

a top 25 according to the Nuggets reporters. :lol

[BillMc]

Timmy with Father Time in the chokehold.

[BillMc]

a top 25 according to the Nuggets reporters. :lol

I know. Travesty.

[DarrinS]

Tim just putting in another day's work. I don't see how he is underrated, tho.

[T_L_P]

Tim just putting in another day's work. I don't see how he is underrated, tho.

He's barely getting mentioned this year from Spurs fans. Of course, there's a reason (adding an All-Star big, Kawhi's emergence), but I haven't seen enough appreciation. He's still our second best player, he's selfless, he just gave up like $10 million to build this team.

So perhaps he's just undermentioned. Not underrated.

[MI21]

Top 25 :lol Not even, he is just a stat-padder like Kevin Love.

Really though, at his age this is incredible. KG is averaging 2.8ppg and Kobe is a bottom 50 player in the NBA whilst Tim is still a top 50 player easily...

[FromWayDowntown]

The only "rating" that matters, ultimately, is how peers and coaches rate him. In that realm, he's got very few peers.

At that, his production at 39 justifies every bit of that respect. He's been incredibly efficient as an offensive player and he's in the top 10 in the league in a number of defensive metrics, including DRtg (4th), Defensive Box Plus/Minus (4th), and Defensive Win Shares (10th). He's also at the top of the league in broader, all-encompassing metrics like WinShares/48 (12th -- he's barely behind Lebron), and tied for 15th in VORP .

I agree, too, with the notion that LMA's presence -- even with some concern about Aldridge's production -- has made the game easier for Tim in a lot of ways. Relieved of the sort of offensive burden he's had to carry for years, his defense is at an all-league level and, unsurprisingly, his team is thriving on that end with him as the anchor.

With fans and a lot of the media, he'll retire as a criminally underrated player.

[ajh18]

With Tim and Manu, we have two of the top 5 players in the league in terms of a pure understanding of the game of basketball.

[dabom]

Tonight: 12 points on 5/8 shooting, 11 boards, 6 assists, 6 blocks in 28 minutes :wow

For the season shooting 55.2%, highest in his career.

Who the fuck is underrating Tim Duncan? He was just like #11 or something on ESPN Top player list this season.

OP a faggot.

[SpursFan86]

Who the fuck is underrating Tim Duncan? He was just like #11 or something on ESPN Top player list this season.

OP a faggot.

If by #11 you mean #23, sure.

[dabom]

If by #11 you mean #23, sure.

Still not underrated.