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duncan is the more versatile one und therefore he should be better in an one on one game.
I'm not saing robinson is a one trick pony, but I think timmies range and handles are what put him over the admiral.
young TD vs young DR, 21 points
Duncan at age of 25 vs Robinson at ago of 25
Surely Duncan could beat David Robinson by 21-16
Last edited by Rapper; 02-27-2009 at 11:24 AM.
duncan is the more versatile one und therefore he should be better in an one on one game.
I'm not saing robinson is a one trick pony, but I think timmies range and handles are what put him over the admiral.
How can Robinson beat Timmy?
I think Duncan's game is better suited for a one on one. One of the reasons D-Rob could be so dominant is that he always beat his man up the court, so he could work from whatever position he wanted. Remove that from the equation and I think Duncan's got a deeper bag of tricks to work with.
I agree with both of these.
I'm taking DRob. 25 year old DRob was freakishly quick. His athleticism mixed with his defense would take Timmy one on one.
Robinson was a better one on one defender than Duncan ever was.
To those who think Robinson lacks an offensive game is really kidding themselves. Yes, his post moves were not great compared to Duncan, but his face up game was better. He had a killer first step and a money 18-foot pull up. Duncan would have trouble guarding that.
21-15, Robinson.
I think I remember David mentioned how Tim just destroyed him in training camp just before Tim's rookie season. I know DRob wasn't in his prime then, but Tim wasn't either. It's a tough call and I'm a biased opinion, but I'd go with Tim because of his underrated handles and ability to shoot from pretty much anywhere (even though we don't see that part of his game very often). 21-16 Tim.
Handles?!?!?! If Timmy has one weakness its his handle. Personally, I have my fingers crossed every time he puts the ball on the floor. Don't get me wrong, I love TD as much as anyone, but things can get a bit tentative when Timmy's handling the ball.
Actually Pop said he had second thoughts about not draftng Keith Van Horne after watching Duncan match up with Robinson, the broken down one that had just had a hernia.
The game would go something like this:
Robinson - dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk
Duncan - bank, bank, bank, miss, dunk, bank, bank, bank, miss, dunk
The major differences between these two players offensively is that Drob was better at getting to the FT line, and Duncan is better at handling double teams.
So it's not that Duncan is the better one on one player...it's that he's the better player within a team system(and style of play).
Drob is a physical freak and I don't really think anyone was capable of guarding him in a one on one situation. That's why he was so good at getting to the FT line.
You could stop him with a double team though(which is why he saw them so often).
Keep in mind...Drob is the guy that lead the league in scoring, and rebounding, and blocks. And FTA...
And dunks.
And won a DPOY.
He did all that pretty much because of his athleticism.
Last edited by whottt; 02-27-2009 at 02:07 PM.
IMO Tim would figure D-Rob out and since then he would win in 80-90% of time
F whottt with his dunk
The two Duncan misses were actually blocks by Robinson.
Agreed.
Duncan has always had difficulty against guys with length and athleticism. He's had problems with guys like Tyson Chandler....for the record, DRob would piss all over Chandler.
Rob had difficulty against guys with superior strength (Shaq, Malone)...Duncan does not have the upper hand here.
Game goes to Robinson.
What Duncan would figure out is that Drob is like 10 times faster, and he's also stronger, taller, can jump higher, can dunk better, can block shots better, can shoot FT's better
In short...what Duncan would figure out is that he needs to be 2 people.
And Gnomes don't really help.
Then he'd say it and challenge Drob to a game on the Play Station.
F whottt with his dunk
It is what it is...25 year old David Robinson lead the NBA in dunks, and rebounds...and blocks. All in the same season.
I hope you understand what a truly freakish accomplishment that is..
And he was second in FTA.
Then he'd say it and challenge Drob to a game on the Play Station.
Drob no question... TD would be a handful for him... but his quickness would overpower TD...
That's because everyone knows the roses are out of bounds...not the daisies.
To be fair...Duncan would probably become more determined to beat Drob...but you can't coach or learn what Robinson had at that age. I mean it's one thing to figure it out...it's entirely another to stop it. That why Drob used to piss everyone off. Becuase he could just walk out there and do it without putting any work into it.
So Duncan would wait until Drob was diagnosed with the hernia and then show at the hosptial saying IT"S ON NOW MF! CHECK BALL!
One thing not factored in here clutch ...
DRob is the better athlete and was quicker and stronger ...
But Timmy has way more moves in his arsenal and in the clutch Duncan is making his baskets as the game gets tight ...can you HONESTLY say the same about the admiral? How many truly clutch shots has he made in his career? In that aspect he is similar to Shaq ...yes they were both dominant but down the stretch ...I dont want either withthe ball in their hands ...
If robinson can get out and stay in front of Tim the advantage to him, but if it is close or he falls behind i bet the house on Timmay all-day everyday and ...Im not biased i watched both in their primes and both in college tim is the better player, better compe or!
Now duncan vs. hakeem now that would be a true matchup ...we already saw that hakeem would destroy Drob 1 on1
When people start playing fantasy 1 on 1, nobody wins.
I see nothing wrong with the OP people argue this in barbr shops, parks, gyms all the time MJ or LBJ, magic or bird, wil or Rusell, emmitt or barry ...
i thought i told you to stop posting.
what is wrong with you do you not understand engrish?
or do you just not understand the concept of a team sport?
go back to china and watch the all star game you mental midget.
At those ages Timmy loses to DR.... Timmy isnt athletic enough to keep up... Timmy will last to a longer age but at those ages I would have to give the athleticism edge to DR.
you win. you intend to provoke a battle between two brothers then you can take their cookies and eat them.
One on one, prime DRob will beat prime TD handsdown, no doubt about it, he's just too freakishly athletic and dominant to be guarded one on one -you guys shouldn't have forgotten that Hakeem only beat DRob with plenty help from his teammates in doubleteaming, and DRob didn't respond double team all that well. But 5 on 5, with equivalent/exactly the same teammates, i'll take Duncan team in a series, no question asked.
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