No way, Manu don´t need to be the Star of the Team, he´s a Team Player
Manu makes the team fun, but the X-Factor will be Tim Duncan
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No way, Manu don´t need to be the Star of the Team, he´s a Team Player
Manu makes the team fun, but the X-Factor will be Tim Duncan
We're talking about one of the all time greats in Duncan. He has a chance to go down as the best to ever play his position. And I have no doubt that he'll get back to his previous level after he gets healthy and has some time to rest.
The other thing to remember is that Manu has played at a superstar level for only a few weeks. He's raised his game in these playoffs to the highest level we've ever seen from him. He's shooting the ball with a lot of confidence and he's making all the right decisions. But players do go through really good stretches. And they go through slumps, too. I'm not saying that what Manu is doing is simply going through a good stretch right now, but I'm not convinced that he'll play at this level night after night, season after season.
If he can keep it up for the rest of the playoffs and into next season and beyond, you could make a case that he's a superstar and should share the "it's my team" role with Tim. But I personally think that's unlikely to happen, and given that, Duncan will clearly remain this team's best player into the forseeable future.
Last time I checked, Tim still leads the Spurs in points, rebounds and blocked shots. Tim is incredibly overlooked by the media - he is more "dominant" than Shaq, for example.
Don't get me wrong, I love Manu's game, and the Spurs wouldn't be where they are without Tim, Manu and Tony.
I love all three, and am very happy they all have long contracts with the Spurs so I can continue to watch them carve up opponents for years to come...
i don't think so. Tim is recognized as one of the best if not the best player in the NBA. I love Manu, I don't think that he will ever reach that status. He is playing his best now, IMO, and there are still several guards who are better then him like Kobe, Tmack, Lebron, Nash, Wade, Studamire. In this day and age in hte NBA, a team either needs to be built around a very dominant big man, or have a starting five a la the Pistons. If Tim is takenout of the Spurs, our big men become Nazar and Rasho. Tim is who made this franchise what it is today (along with Robinson) and it will be his team as long as he's in his prime. However, I think that Manu's prime will end when Tim's does due to age.
You're forgeting that a large part of Gino's success is thanks to Duncan being there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sense
Robinson was A LOT older than Duncan. Gino and Duncan are about the same age, so: No.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sense
Nice sig, TOP-CHERRY!
Thnx! :)
Yea, that is a cute sig, where's it from? Was it taken this year?