Best Spurs Block Ever

[urunobili]

Despite we didn't win that series... Bruce Bowen's one on Dirk 2006 Playoffs was UNREAL...

another one from Bruce i LOVE is the one on Chauncey Billups 4th quarter game 7 one minute left... what was YOUR favorite block?

[tlongII]

How about that one by Ginobili on Dirk in Game 7 of the 2006 playoffs?

Oh........wait...............

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

There was one (possibly in 99) where Shaq's tubby ass tried to dunk it and ran into Duncan and Robinson. Both got a hand on the ball and sent him falling to the floor.

[saporvida]

How about that one by Ginobili on Dirk in Game 7 of the 2006 playoffs?

Oh........wait...............

your comments and sig screams middle school. have fun at school tomorrow little kid.

[Brutalis]

your comments and sig screams middle school. have fun at school tomorrow little kid.
Leave him alone, last I knew he was 40 something, an Oregon State fan and had an asian girlfriend!

[Scola Trade]

what about this one:

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/672/tx060707duncansiqk1.jpg

I heard that Duncan will keep the pic on the locker room during the season :fro

[wildchild]

what about this one:

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/672/tx060707duncansiqk1.jpg

I heard that Duncan will keep the pic on the locker room during the season :fro

Nice!^^ Duncan on Lebron. So good!
Scola Trade, Scola Rules, Scola Fans. Why, dude, why? :lol Even though I'm new too, welcome to ST!

[Steve-O-Matic]

Tony Parker's cockblock on the competition for Eva Longoria.

[TMTTRIO]

how about the half block and half steal that Manu did on Kevin Martin a couple of years ago. I think Sean called it a Bleal :).

[mavs>spurs2]

Despite we didn't win that series... Bruce Bowen's one on Dirk 2006 Playoffs was UNREAL...

another one from Bruce i LOVE is the one on Chauncey Billups 4th quarter game 7 one minute left... what was YOUR favorite block?

Oh you mean that foul where Bowen came across Dirk's body.

My vote would be the one on Chancey since it is actually a legitimate block.

[sprrs]

Oh you mean that foul where Bowen came across Dirk's body.

My vote would be the one on Chancey since it is actually a legitimate block.

My favorite is the one where Dirk blocked Duncan's foot by stepping on it and got Duncan fouled out.

[mavs>spurs2]

My favorite is the one where Dirk blocked Duncan's foot by stepping on it and got Duncan fouled out.

Maybe Duncan should have moved his slow ass out the way?

Or just not picked up the first 5 fouls, take your pick.

[Cry Havoc]

Maybe Duncan should have moved his slow ass out the way?

Or just not picked up the first 5 fouls, take your pick.

Duncan is slow -- that's why he beat Dirk to the spot.

Yeah, excellent logic.

[mavs>spurs2]

Duncan is slow -- that's why he beat Dirk to the spot.

Yeah, excellent logic.

Dude, Duncan is slow :rolleyes

[sprrs]

Maybe Duncan should have moved his slow ass out the way?

Or just not picked up the first 5 fouls, take your pick.

It was just a nice block by Dirk, that's all.

[exstatic]

Horry on Iverson on the break during the Nugs series this year. The Spurs got the carom and scored a 3 pointer. HUGE 5 point swing.

[Mark in Austin]

There are two blocks in the Duncan Top 10 vault bonus features on this year's championship DVD. Personally, I like the one on one block of Shaq.

I'm sure David hd some monsters his first couple years in the league though. I just don't remember any specific ones right now...

[td4mvp21]

Maybe Duncan should have moved his slow ass out the way?

Or just not picked up the first 5 fouls, take your pick.
Not picking up 5 fouls would have required him to stand in one spot with his hands behind his back on defense :rolleyes.

[mavs>spurs2]

Not picking up 5 fouls would have required him to stand in one spot with his hands behind his back on defense :rolleyes.

Don't be such a homer :dramaquee

[Booharv]

Bowen on Dirk. Duncan did have at least 5 blocks on Amare that were sweet in game 6 this year though.

[flipcritic]

You guys have short memories. I loved Hakeem then as much as I love Duncan now... but I'll never forget that block David Robinson had on him.

Remember back in the 1993-94 season (I remember because that's when HOU won it's first championship) and the Rockets were trailing by one with about a second left on the clock. There was an inbounds bass from the sideline to Hakeem (ala Alley-oop) and just as Hakeem was about to release his short jumper, DRob swatted it away.

It was a great great play.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Great topic!


Horry on Iverson on the break during the Nugs series this year. The Spurs got the carom and scored a 3 pointer. HUGE 5 point swing.

Yes, and that was a turning point for Manu as well as he had turned it over to AI and was having a horror run.

Manu then scored something like 8 straight points and ignited his playoffs, although he didn't really hit his stride until the middle of the Suns series.

My fave block - have to think about that one for a while.

Mavs>spurs - yeah, Duncan is really slow, that's why he's the best help defender in the league! :rolleyes :ihit Moron.

[TDMVPDPOY]

david robinson blocking jordan who tried to dunk over him

[MI21]

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/7765/malikblockingbradleygh8.jpg

I miss Malik.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/7765/malikblockingbradleygh8.jpg

I miss Malik.

Nice!

Man, he must have a 6'10" wingspan. He always rebounded really well for his size.

Ah, Malik... at least he won a couple of rings with us.

[NZ Spurs]

Beno on Dirk.

[MI21]

Nice!

Man, he must have a 6'10" wingspan. He always rebounded really well for his size.

Ah, Malik... at least he won a couple of rings with us.

Yeah, he had long arms for sure. Had a deceptively quick and high vertical for a man his size as well.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Yeah, he had long arms for sure. Had a deceptively quick and high vertical for a man his size as well.

Yeah, if only he'd laid off the jumpshot in his last couple of years I guess my memories of him would be fonder. Certainly he was a great energy player for us for all those years, and at his best in 2001-2 and 2-3:

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/malik_rose/career_stats.html

Still, I really like him and must go to his restaurant next year when I'm in SA just for the hell of it.

[my2sons]

How about that one by Ginobili on Dirk in Game 7 of the 2006 playoffs?

Oh........wait...............
Or that one by rasheed on sean on memorial day....oh wait

[DR WU]

No doubt about it...Malik rejecting Shawn Bradley in the 2003 WCFs.

[urunobili]

i saw a couple of Malik's ones yesterday.. and yes... the guy was awesome... and there are a couple of sick ones...

[Capt Bringdown]

George Johnson blocking himself on the rim while trying to power in a layup over Calvin Murphy. Still, the cocaine flowed like wine in the dressing room after the game. Those were the days!

[ancestron]

Duncan blocking LeBron in game 1. My favorite recent one anyway. That really sent a message, and vindicated Duncan of the horrible posterizing he got by LBJ in the second game of the season. Mr. November, meet Mr. June.
The Horry block on Iverson is a close second.

[BacktoBasics]

Sean Elliott blocking Patrick Ewing in the Hemisphere was my all time favorite.

[bigfish22]

Ben Wallace on Shaq
Heat v. Pistons
Game 5 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals.

Just because Shaq is such a beast, and I don't think anybody has done him as dirty as this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fWo-VA1mf6Y

[SenorSpur]

George Johnson blocking himself on the rim while trying to power in a layup over Calvin Murphy. Still, the cocaine flowed like wine in the dressing room after the game. Those were the days!

That's a smackdown!

Speaking of former Spur George Johnson, he led the NBA in blocked shots for two straight seasons while with the Spurs.

[urunobili]

Ben Wallace on Shaq
Heat v. Pistons
Game 5 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals.

Just because Shaq is such a beast, and I don't think anybody has done him as dirty as this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fWo-VA1mf6Y


that was a good one but NOT DONE BY A SPUR...

i know u can come up with a D-Rob in the all time ones along with that one... :reading

[baseline bum]

How about that one by Ginobili on Dirk in Game 7 of the 2006 playoffs?

Oh........wait...............

Wasn't as good as Steve Smith's on Shaq in game 7 of 2000.

[bigfish22]

that was a good one but NOT DONE BY A SPUR...

i know u can come up with a D-Rob in the all time ones along with that one... :reading

Yeah, my bust. I guess I had selective reading this morning.

[urunobili]

Yeah, my bust. I guess I had selective reading this morning.
no problem buddy... i always liked your signature photo.. i am a Spurs fan because of the admiral myself.. in 1995 everybody here in my country talked about Jordan and bla bla bla.... then i saw a Spurs game.. when i saw him.. i knew instantaneously that i was going to be a Spur the rest of my life.. and i envy you... u had the chance to meet him... wish i could do that one day... i don;t think i'd be able to talk to him though... :)

[Slomo]

http://www.cikava.com/gallery/albums/Photoshop_madness/Bowned_dirk.jpg

[Melmart1]

What, no mention of a Rasho block? :lol

Actually, he did have a sweet one where he blocked Kobe from dunking. Not my favorite, but it sure put a smile on my face.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

What, no mention of a Rasho block? :lol

Actually, he did have a sweet one where he blocked Kobe from dunking. Not my favorite, but it sure put a smile on my face.

Someone used to have a gif of that in their signature. That was pretty sweet.

[Cry Havoc]

Dude, Duncan is slow :rolleyes

If Duncan is slow, what are Shaq and Yao?

Duncan runs the court extremely well for a big post player.

I would really like to know your explanation for how Duncan is slow and yet manages to get 5+ blocks in playoff games with regularity.

[duncan228]

Dude, Duncan is slow :rolleyes

Maybe.

But damn he has a knack for being in the right place at the right time, doesn't he?

Whether for a tip-in, a lay up, or a block.

And he's in the right place in June a lot. :smokin

[mavs>spurs2]

Maybe.

But damn he has a knack for being in the right place at the right time, doesn't he?

Whether for a tip-in, a lay up, or a block.

And he's in the right place in June a lot. :smokin

He sure is, wasn't trying to put him down, he's a smart defender not an athletic one. He looked like he couldn't get out of the way fast enough is all.

[duncan228]

...he's a smart defender not an athletic one.

And that's most of his brilliance.

He's never relied on athleticism, his hops weren't that great 10 years ago. Though he could move a little faster. :lol

[Cry Havoc]

He sure is, wasn't trying to put him down, he's a smart defender not an athletic one. He looked like he couldn't get out of the way fast enough is all.

Good lord.

Just because Duncan doesn't run a 4.4 40 doesn't mean he's a lumbering oaf. Watch his hands. They're lightning quick and he can adjust his body amazingly well for a big man. Footspeed isn't the only thing in the world that determines how fast a person can move within a confined space. There is no way in HELL that Duncan would get a single block if he didn't possess a measure of speed.







*Except for rare moments of hilarity when someone like Antione Walker or Allen Iverson forgets that he exists and dives into the lane to put a floater up in the air from their shoulders.

[mavs>spurs2]

^Lmao no one in the nba has slow reflexes, some are just quicker on their feet than others

[Cry Havoc]

^Lmao no one in the nba has slow reflexes, some are just quicker on their feet than others

Or in this case, one big man is a half step quicker than another.

[mavs>spurs2]

Sure

[SRJ]

My favorites, from memory:

David Robinson capping Karl Malone three or four times during a visit to SLC. Malone finally managed to throw one down on Dave after that, but aside from that DRob clowned him the whole night - must have been about 1992.

In a road loss during the 1994-95 season in Orlando, David put the clamps on Shaq in defeat, blocking him at the rim at least twice and really disrupting him on many other occasions. Possibly Drob's greatest individual defensive effort.

In a home win against the Magic in 1996, Doc Rivers capped Penny Hardaway at the buzzer to preserve the lead for good.

Tim Duncan abusing Kenyon Martin for at least three of his NBA Finals record-tying eight blocks on 6-15-03.

Bowen on Chauncey (2005), then Bowen on Dirk (2006).

That's all I remember for now.

[SRJ]

I forgot DRob capping J. ONeal to preserve a win in the 2001-02 season opener.

[spursjustice]

Robinson on MJ 1992?
Duncan on Vince

Both WOULD have been nice posters for Bulls and Raps fans...

[smrattler]

You can make a highlight reel of one hour on nothing but Robinson blocks. Then another 2 hours on his dunks. I'd buy that DVD.

TD has had some great blocks.

Glad someone mentioned the Malik block on Shawn. But the one Malik block that made me jump out of my chair was the one he had in NJ against Mutumbo when Dikembe was being a pain in the ass in the paint. That was TOTAL ownage at the rim!!! And we won the title, the kind of sparkplug play Malik always had in him.

[urunobili]

http://www.cikava.com/gallery/albums/Photoshop_madness/Bowned_dirk.jpg

THat's what i am talking about!

[MI21]

Glad someone mentioned the Malik block on Shawn. But the one Malik block that made me jump out of my chair was the one he had in NJ against Mutumbo when Dikembe was being a pain in the ass in the paint. That was TOTAL ownage at the rim!!! And we won the title, the kind of sparkplug play Malik always had in him.

Pretty sure you have confused that with his dunk on Dikembe... All good though, Malik was the man.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5593/rose254030608dj4.jpg


I forgot DRob capping J. ONeal to preserve a win in the 2001-02 season opener.

Yeah, that was a very very good one.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3631/blockjopv5.jpg

[duncan228]

Tim Duncan abusing Kenyon Martin for at least three of his NBA Finals record-tying eight blocks on 6-15-03.

He was intense in that series.

You reminded me of this season, Duncan's career high blocks 9 vs. Memphis January 26. He was incredible that night...especially for a slow guy. :lol

[smrattler]

Pretty sure you have confused that with his dunk on Dikembe... All good though, Malik was the man.


Why did I think it was a block????????

Yeah, it WAS a dunk, a badass dunk too!

[MoSpur]

Bowen on Chauncey.

[planaria]

http://www.cikava.com/gallery/albums/Photoshop_madness/Bowned_dirk.jpg

Owned or fouled?

[Mister Sinister]

He was intense in that series.

You reminded me of this season, Duncan's career high blocks 9 vs. Memphis January 26. He was incredible that night...especially for a slow guy. :lol
While we're on the subject, the 9 against PHX was pretty much win, as well. Good times.

[timvp]

I'm not sure if it was my favorite but one of the best blocks I've ever seen from a Spur was in Duncan's rookie season by Jaren Jackson. Yes, good ol' JJ. The Spurs were playing the Clippers and JJ had an amazing block on a fast break against Rodney Rogers. Mind you, this was back when Rogers was a rock of muscle. Amazing block.

[timvp]

Man, YouTube can be awesome sometimes. This was the block I was looking for:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CKVqpXl3M18

Oh my God ... David Robinson was a freak. He'd make some of the "athletic" bigs of today look like Rasho. Four dribbles from the opposite free throw line to the other basket? No dribbles inside the three-point line? Unbelievable.

[Melmart1]

Man, YouTube can be awesome sometimes. This was the block I was looking for:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CKVqpXl3M18

Oh my God ... David Robinson was a freak. He'd make some of the "athletic" bigs of today look like Rasho. Four dribbles from the opposite free throw line to the other basket? No dribbles inside the three-point line? Unbelievable.
Damn, that brings back some memories.

[ATRAIN]

Damn, that brings back some memories.


You were like 40 at that time huh? :clap

[Melmart1]

You were like 40 at that time huh? :clap
Six games back ...

[SRJ]

I'm not sure if it was my favorite but one of the best blocks I've ever seen from a Spur was in Duncan's rookie season by Jaren Jackson. Yes, good ol' JJ. The Spurs were playing the Clippers and JJ had an amazing block on a fast break against Rodney Rogers. Mind you, this was back when Rogers was a rock of muscle. Amazing block.

Dammit, I forgot that one! That one was great. Although I remember it from the 1999 season, not 98; anyway, thanks for the refresher.

[duncan228]

While we're on the subject, the 9 against PHX was pretty much win, as well. Good times.

:lol
This is why I never answered the actual question in this thread.

Any Duncan block ranks with me. And games where he's just on it...

Just a Duncan fan I guess...

[spursjustice]

Horry on Iverson on the break during the Nugs series this year. The Spurs got the carom and scored a 3 pointer. HUGE 5 point swing.

That block was HUUUUUGGGEEEEEE...

[Tippecanoe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmjluiiaKcY

[bdictjames]

Duncan on any of the Suns.

[mavs>spurs2]

The foul on Dirk can't seriously be considered one of the best, seeing as the Spurs didn't even win that series. The one that comes to mind in recent memory is Bowen on Billups in 05.