Will Duncan Make 1st Team, All-NBA this year?

[Galileo]

Will Duncan Make 1st Team, All-NBA this year?

Who can answer this question for me?

:bang

[honestfool84]

si, he will.

(that's yes in spanish)
-David

[Medvedenko]

It depends on what position he'll be in.

DHoward
?
Lebron
Kobe
Paul

[remingtonbo2001]

I'd say it's 99.999% likely.

Then again that's what Jordan said about being retired.

[StoneBuddha]

Will Duncan Make 1st Team, All-NBA this year?

Who can answer this question for me?

:bang

I think he will. He needs to beat out media darling, KG, but I think the Spurs will surge and Duncan's stats will surge as well. That's probably enough for him to make it.

I'm really curious about Manu as well...

[hater]

he's got no chance

NBA 1st team is already set:
DHoward
KG
Lebron
Kobe
CP3

[Medvedenko]

I think he will. He needs to beat out media darling, KG, but I think the Spurs will surge and Duncan's stats will surge as well. That's probably enough for him to make it.

I'm really curious about Manu as well...

Oh yeah, I forgot about KG.

D12
KG
LB
KB24
CP3

What about Manu...maybe second team, but he'll fight Iverson for it.

[hater]

2nd team:
yao
duncan
pierce
manu
nash

[Spurs Dynasty 21]

I doubt it, he should though but KG will get in

[Cry Havoc]

Still, if the Spurs win the title and Duncan performs like he probably will in the playoffs everyone will still point to him as the game's best big man and wonder why he's left off the 1st team.

[hater]

don't get me wrong. Duncan >> KG even this year. but kg is media darling

[ata]

Who cares. Ring counts.

[Obstructed_View]

I'm hoping for maximum disrespect for Duncan. Keeps him sharp for the playoffs.

[Medvedenko]

How is Duncan>>KG this year. There stats are pretty close, but KG's team has a better record.

[Shaolin-Style]

I think KG's stats are a little bit down aren't they? I'm too lazy to do the research.

And the spurs are on a hot streak right now, whos to say they don't get a better record?

To top it off I'd think number 1 in the west would mean more than number 1 in the entire league when you're from the east.

[Xylus]

I think Amare and Duncan will battle for that 1st-Team spot.

[ancestron]

Duncan should make the first team over Garnett.
Duncan 19.8, 11.5, 2.0 Blocks
Garnett 18.5, 9.7, 1.4 Blocks

Doesn't mean he will, but he should.

[timmy21_4rings]

I think Duncan would be there as Center. But all the talk about this year's All-Star Center talk might negatively affect Duncan (at Center Position).

[sandman]

How is Duncan>>KG this year. There stats are pretty close, but KG's team has a better record.

The Celtics play in the Eastern Conference, which as of today has a combined 393-445 record (.468)

The Spurs play in the Western Conference, which as of today has a combined 442-390 record (.531)

Considering that the Conference/Non-Conference schedule split is 64/36, the Celtics should have a better record because they are playing the majority of their schedule against opponents with a lower winning percentage.

If the season ended today, the Conf/Non-Conf breakout means that the overall winning percentage for Celtic's opponents is .490, but for the Spurs it is .508 (assuming that both teams are currently at the 64/36 split, which I know they are not, but don't have the appetite to dig up individual opponent records).

Yes, the Celtics do have a strong record against the West this year; however, that winning percentage would drop if they were to play the same number of games against Western Conference opponents as the Spurs, simply because the competition is greater in the West.

When the Celtics are playing an Eastern Conference game, they have less than a 30% chance of facing a team with a winning record. A game in the Western Conference is a 60% chance of team's playing at or above .600, much less a .500 benchmark.

The Spurs will play 22 more games against the West than Boston. Quite frankly, with the talent level in Boston and playing in the East, I would expect them to have a better record than the Spurs.

[Spurminator]

I don't see any way KG doesn't get 1st Team NBA. Deserving or not, it's about as automatic as any pick.

Hope I'm wrong.

[StoneBuddha]

I don't see any way KG doesn't get 1st Team NBA. Deserving or not, it's about as automatic as any pick.


Kg's numbers are starting to tail off a bit... as is the Celtics record. I think it's going to be pretty close.

Duncan probably has the edge on Amare since most knowledgeable fans realize that Duncan has an enormous effect on the defensive end while Amare is a pretty poor defender.

[gospursgojas]

I think Duncan beats out Howard, but not KG.

Its gonna depend on what pos hes making

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I think Duncan will get second this year because either KG or Amare will get it.

Does anyone think Manu has a realistic chance of being 3rd or even 2nd this year?

[Cry Havoc]

Why not Duncan and KG in the blocks? D12 could even be listed as a SF. :lol

[Obstructed_View]

Kg's numbers are starting to tail off a bit... as is the Celtics record. I think it's going to be pretty close.
I dont think numbers have anything to do with it. The voters will either neglect them or see that they aren't favorable and ignore them outright.

[Galileo]

Is Duncan considered a forward or center this year, for purposes of the All-NBA team?

At forward, he fights Lebron and KG.

At center he fights D. Howard.

And what is Amare considered for the All-NBA team, as Shaq is now there?

[FromWayDowntown]

Duncan will undoubtedly make an All-NBA team, whether it's first or second. He'll also make an All-Defensive team. Again.

I think there's a question about whether Ginobili might have a chance to join him on one of those teams. He's going to have to play really well the rest of the way and the Spurs' surge will have to extend into mid-April, but if he has a few more of the Manu Specials we've seen in recent weeks, I think he has an excellent chance.

[m33p0]

1st half of the season, you can make an argument for KG being a media darling. but at the end of the season, i believe Duncan will leave them no choice but to put him in 1st team, KG being a media darling or not.

I don't expect Garnett to be playing better than he already is in the regular season. Duncan, on the other hand, has been picking up his play.

[ChuckD]

18.5 and 9.7 are going to keep Tim off the first team? A KNOWN playoff choker like Garnett?

I don't think so.

[WalterBenitez]

TD still has numbers, also is the champs' leader, went to ASG ... IMHO for sure he will.

[Taijihu]

TD will make that ,if not,he will prove it in playoffs.back to back champs ,go td,go spurs!

[Texas_Ranger]

Yes he will!

[majinkoola]

Amare has an outside shot. He's been getting more minutes and it's resulted in a 29 PPG month of February. As does Nash, if the Hornets fall off a bit.

I think the only locks are Kobe and LeBron at this point, and they're the only two with a chance to win MVP.

[stevenger]

Tim Duncan is Winner. Maybe the second winner player in NBA history. He must be in all NBA team.

[wildchild]

he's got no chance

NBA 1st team is already set:
DHoward
KG
Lebron
Kobe
CP3

sis, it's too late for you.

Howard.
TIM DUNCAN
LeBron
Kobe
Nash

Hater hates the world (Timmy, Tony, many players. oh! and you said bye bye Oberto,too? :lol )

[twincam]

Will Duncan Make 1st Team, All-NBA this year?

Who can answer this question for me?

:bang

Wait for the seaon to end. Nobody has an actual working "crystal ball".

[phyzik]

Wait for the seaon to end. Nobody has an actual working "crystal ball".

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