Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by baseline bum
The backcourt was so awful niggas were cumming in their pants over landing Derek Anderson
:lol I used the Derek Anderson "injury excuse" card, too, but I was only 12 years old, so I was a young, biased homer..
01-30-2015
baseline bum
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by Malik Hairston
:lol I used the Derek Anderson "injury excuse" card, too, but I was only 12 years old, so I was a young, biased homer..
Worst defender the Spurs ever had. I remember Kobe averaged 38PPG on him that season and every opposing shooting guard in the league murdered the Spurs. Even Steve Smith, Vinny Del Negro, Marco Belinelli were far superior defenders.
01-30-2015
Sean Cagney
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Originally Posted by scanry
Doesn't say much when Shaq runs a train through those two to a 3peat.
Who was Shaq not running through at the time? He was a one man wrecking crew out there, the most dominant player on the planet at the time and too big to stop. The Spurs threw alot at him and did the best they could and slowed him down at times (Not many) and they were the ones who ended that threepeat run so.... They also were the ones who won and beat them before their threepeat run so they were the only ones to beat LA then. They had their hands full with Shaq but were able to beat them twice.
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Originally Posted by baseline bum
When Robinson was old and injured and the Spurs were starting guys like Danny Ferry, Jerome Kersey, Antonio Daniels, Steve Smith, and a 19 year-old Tony Parker.
^^^^^ THIS.
01-30-2015
Sean Cagney
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by hitmantb
99 twin towers > all and swept Shaq/Kobe, I still believe that team can give 2001 Lakers competition.
After that DRob was never the same, 00-02 Spurs had aging wings similar to 08-11, Duncan still played Shaq very well, if you look at his stats he was very even against Shaq in 01 and 02. But Spurs had no answer for Kobe until Bowen, Parker and Ginobili came to play.
Duncan went toe to toe everytime in PPG and so on, even had more rebounds if I remember right? He was up there with Shaq in those years dominating, his team around him was just not that great though so they fell short in 01-02. Duncan was going off in games though, I remember one he had around 40 points and 20 some odd rebounds in 02 playoffs against them. He was a MONSTER.
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Originally Posted by Horse
And just imagine if DROB was still in his prime.
That would have been scary.
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Originally Posted by pgardn
That 99 team would let guys get to the baseline and then just smother them. Opponents got in deep underneath, leaned out because they were point blank at the rim, and then promptly got their shit packed. That was one hell of a defensive team. I loved how we ran at guys forcing them to face the duo. Then David's back went bad. Never the same player.
That D was so damn sick! It was a sight to see.
01-30-2015
Ed Helicopter Jones
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by baseline bum
When Robinson was old and injured and the Spurs were starting guys like Danny Ferry, Jerome Kersey, Antonio Daniels, Steve Smith, and a 19 year-old Tony Parker.
This.
Robinson was playing the game with slipped discs against a guy in his prime. Shaq could barely move when his body started to break down. I'd like to see DRob go against Shaq today on set at TNT. He's probably still in good enough shape to own O'Neal.
01-30-2015
phxspurfan
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Ewing, Oakley, Mason sons
01-30-2015
dbreiden83080
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by scanry
Doesn't say much when Shaq runs a train through those two to a 3peat.
The offense back then was basically give it to Tim and hope he scores.
TP barely had his drivers license in 2002..
01-30-2015
romain.star
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by Malik Hairston
:lol I used the Derek Anderson "injury excuse" card, too, but I was only 12 years old, so I was a young, biased homer..
Wait, wait, wait. You are not 16 years old?! Oh shit...
01-30-2015
rudwick
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
Closest I can think of is Wallace, Wallace, Prince of the Pistons.
01-30-2015
DMC
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by Horse
Tell me who hit the big shots? Got the big steal? hell even the big rebound and certainly the free throws that count.
Shaq averaged almost 30pts 15rbs a game during the threepeat playoffs. No one does that these days, may never do it again. There's no "big steal" in a game otherwise.
During the 00 ring, Kobe averaged 21 a game in the playoffs. He was no slouch, and the next two years he'd up that average. In 03, he led all scorers with 32 a game, but lost. That's what happens when you go away from the most unstoppable force since Wilt.
01-30-2015
DMC
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It doesn't matter who was injured or when. You're either the best frontcourt or you aren't. If you won the ring, you probably were.
01-30-2015
Drom John
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IMO opinion, the best pair was Wes Unseld and Elvin Hayes, with Moses Malone and Caldwell Jones a close second.
01-30-2015
N0 LyF3 ScRuB
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Maybe Sampson and Olajuwon
01-30-2015
hater
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Ben & Sheeddy tbh
01-30-2015
Horse
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I see ben Wallace like ibaka more of a help defender they were great but I'll take the Towers.
01-30-2015
Horse
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by N0 LyF3 ScRuB
Maybe Sampson and Olajuwon
I think TD or DROB were as good as Olajuwon and better than Sampson.
01-30-2015
mkurts
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No the Twin Towers are the best
01-31-2015
james evans
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by scanry
Doesn't say much when Shaq runs a train through those two to a 3peat.
the lakers didn't beat us in 2000. wtf..just in 01 and 02 and by then robinson was n his way out.
01-31-2015
james evans
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by Horse
I think TD or DROB were as good as Olajuwon and better than Sampson.
neither duncan or robinson were better than olojuwon. don't play yourself.
01-31-2015
hitmantb
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by james evans
neither duncan or robinson were better than olojuwon. don't play yourself.
I would take 2003 Duncan over 1995 Olajuwon, took a worse team than the 95 rockets to the title over Shaq/Kobe Lakers.
Near end of prime Robinson/2nd year Duncan > 3rd year Samson/2nd year Olajuwon.
01-31-2015
velik_m
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If i remember correctly, statistically Duncan - Rasho duo was better defensively
01-31-2015
james evans
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Originally Posted by hitmantb
I would take 2003 Duncan over 1995 Olajuwon, took a worse team than the 95 rockets to the title over Shaq/Kobe Lakers.
Near end of prime Robinson/2nd year Duncan > 3rd year Samson/2nd year Olajuwon.
but the league as a whole was worse. We beat the nets in the finals. The nets are one of the worst teams to ever make the nba finals. Kobe and shaq fueding is what helped us that series too. And Horry missing that wide open 3 at the end of game 5.
01-31-2015
Horse
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by james evans
but the league as a whole was worse. We beat the nets in the finals. The nets are one of the worst teams to ever make the nba finals. Kobe and shaq fueding is what helped us that series too. And Horry missing that wide open 3 at the end of game 5.
We won game 6 by what 28? We didn't need any help.
01-31-2015
james evans
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by Horse
We won game 6 by what 28? We didn't need any help.
i know that, but if horry wins game 5, and we win game 6, who knows what happens in game 7. i'm just saying. the league wasn't the best it has been. the lakers were a dominant team and that was a great series win, but do u really believe we beat better teams than houston did that year?
01-31-2015
Horse
Re: Was there ever a better defensive front court than TD and DROB?
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Originally Posted by james evans
i know that, but if horry wins game 5, and we win game 6, who knows what happens in game 7. i'm just saying. the league wasn't the best it has been. the lakers were a dominant team and that was a great series win, but do u really believe we beat better teams than houston did that year?
