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So stupid.
Wemby himself said he was working on it. This isn't just message board speculation.So i guess were going to will this into existence
So stupid.
The admiral was a more prolific and efficient scorer than duncan who had all the moves in the world
Bend over, I'll show you all the moves in the world
Bro, Robinson had the iconic behind the head dunk! Got to love the Admiral!!!
I miss those days so much. They seemed magical even though we got romped by the Blazers in the PO's all the time in the early 90's. Take me back!
With Tim and David as mentors, Wemby is tight where he belongs. Come on October!
Jabbar was 7-2 225 pounds. Wemby is 7-4 230 pounds. Jabbar played to the age of 42 going against much more fierce players the like Chamberlin 7-1,275. Wemby is gonna be around for a long while.
Look at this analysis and see if it would work today.
That's what the MSM is missing rn... They haven't even touched on the mentorship Wemby is getting from our top 4 HOF's rn in Parker, Ginobili, Duncan, and Robison. Wemby was at dinner with 3 of those HOF's day 1 and day 3, I believe, Wemby was reviewing film with Parker. He's going to be unstoppable with those 4 HOF's plus Pop in his corner for the foreseeable future.
I don't see the point, with his ability and standing reach he could just take a regular jumper instead
let me see him use that in a game though
Robinson was amazing off the dribble and had a sweet jumper. Then of course the incredible athleticism. Nothing but love but at the same time we know he was never known for much of any post moves because he didn’t really need to develop any. There were certainly times many of us wished he had a couple go to post moves though, beyond just dribbling past people or dunking.
No reason for Admiral to develop post moves when he could dribble past any center, even when he got old, and dunk on them. He did have a few moves, but to be honest, I don't know that I've seen a player more easily get alley op dunks than David Robinson. It's not like James Harden was passing him the ball either. It was alley ops with Willie Anderson.
This is such a dumb take. Robinson was an elite post player. He routinely beat players with his back to the basket. He didn't rely on his post game because he was far and away the best face up center in the history of the game.
What are all these times we wished he had post moves? When was Robinson the reason his team got upset in the playoffs? Because I remember seeing a guy who carried his team every year and had teammates who couldn't do their jobs to take any pressure off him at all.
I stand by the comment and think your take is much dumber, actually.
Last edited by Knoxxx; 07-23-2023 at 12:20 AM.
You stand by it without being able to name a single time a Spurs fan walked away from a game, a series, or a season saying, "gee, if only David had a couple go-to post moves".
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Troll bait accepted, though I think you are just being disingenuous.
Olajuwon dominates Robinson - YouTube
Shaq vs. Duncan '03 West Semis Game 6 - YouTube
Those are two perfect examples of what I was talking about. Hakeem and Duncan were able to turn their games up to another level in the playoffs that we never saw Robinson achieve. Was Robinson great? Of course! But not viewed as on par with Hakeem and Duncan which was the entire point of why post moves development and other fundamentals like footwork are key to reaching that pinnacle.
I don't appreciate you pretending to be less knowledgeable on this than you likely are. If you keep that up, you may need to change your moniker to "Obstructed_ ".
Now, maybe you were trying to flame me for not explicitly providing those obvious examples. No need to be such a head to make that type of point, "tbh".
Maybe you are just angrily constipated, and need to change your moniker to "Obstructed_Poop". Try drinking more water, if so.
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Up until he was 20, Robinson was a wing player. Then, he grew an additional 6”. I always considered him to be a face up scorer, what they would call a jumbo wing today.
Often, the strengths of Robinson’s game were neutralized by the slower pace and greater physicality of the playoffs. His face-up game was taken away, and so he was reduced to a mid-range jump shooter.
Not always, though. For example, he dismantled Golden State in 1990-91, but his teammates were extremely ty. His true number of win shares that year was probably something like 30.
He’s like Garnett. As soon as he got another star to play with, he won. The narrative is that he couldn’t do it as the #1 guy, that he needed to be the sidekick to win, but his +/- in 1999 was absurd. Robinson probably should have been DPOY in ‘99.
Wembanyama has kind of a perverse advantage over Robinson, being 19 rather than 24. First, the team is not going into win-now mode and assembling a still-flawed team with a short shelf life like the early ‘90s Spurs did. Second, it’s going to take him a few years to have the impact that 50 did as a rookie, so if his teammates are ty, he won’t be able to carry them to a winning record by himself, so there will be more high draft picks to buttress the talent level around him.
I don’t think Victor needs a sky hook. Kareem developed it because his handles as a kid weren’t great and he was always being stripped. With the hook shot, he hardly needed to dribble — just receive the ball in his spot and immediately go high. Wemby’s jump shot already is unguardable.
As was stated, Robinson was carrying his team while Duncan played with teams stacked with fellow hall of famers. Using Robinson vs Duncan career scoring isn’t apples to apples at all, if that is what your were thinking.
The fundamentals was exactly why people rate Duncan over Robinson. Otherwise the Admiral seemed to have the edge to me.
On the other hand, Robinson himself has said it was obvious almost immediately that Duncan could do things on offense David never could. It’s why 50 was so easily willing to concede the primary role on offense.
Robinson also was more efficient from the field
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