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I'll let mookie field this one.
just curious
everyone knows he is a center
I'll let mookie field this one.
If you think about the true centers in the NBA, he actually plays like a PF. He is not relegated to playing the paint...he has game from both wings and a jumper from the top of the key...he's also mobile around the paint. Much more versatile than Shaq, Howard, Yao, Nene, Dampier, Illgauskas, etc.
For all those reasons, I think that's also why he insists on being called a PF (which is why the Spurs list him as such).
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just curious why mav fan post on spur board
Tim Duncan only plays center because the Spurs have had for centers on the roster since Robinson retired.
The most recent conversation about this. There are lots more if you search.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131546
Tim Duncan is listed at power forward because Tim wants to be listed at power forward. And whatever Tim wants, happens. In part thanks to Merlin, sure, but he has his own magic at work constantly.
He plays more like a traditional post than a PF imo, but I see what your saying
thx for answer
coz Bonner is our starting C
1) duncan can play either position, so he should get to choose.
2) Duncan spends time at both positions as a player, now and over his career.
3) duncan can be Best PF of all time, whereas he (realistically) cant be best C of all time, so it benefits his legacy to be a pf.
Pick, all or some of the above.
lol best place to get an answer to this question?
You should send a private message to mookie2001.
Give him your projected depth chart while you are at it.
ha so friendly. I live in Austin currently and go to quite a few Spurs games every year...Spurs folks are usually more friendly
mookie is a friend to all who seek knowledge.
It's a joke about mookie2001, because he's been complaining that people keep posting their projected roster for the Spurs this upcoming season.
there is no PF or center position on the spurs. it's just tim duncan and the bigman that plays next to him. duncan is so great and versatile that he can play next to power forwards like matt bonner to true centers like rasho and david robinson.
Because Yao would get more votes for the starting C allstar position.
yea he's certainly one of the greatest posts of all time, whether he's listed at C or PF
are they going to list McDyess as the center next season?
I've been wondering about this for years. I'm glad somebody finally started a thread about it.
Winner.
Come on guys, obvious baiting by a "troll", let the thread drop down and die. I know it's hard...
LOL so sensitive
it's not a flame man. Either Duncan is one of the greatest PFs of all time or he is one of the greatest Cs of all time, either way he's great.
Ive just always been curious about this, and im getting quite a few good answers here
I can understand that. There is often not much difference in positions. It's like people getting hung up on Josh Howard playing "SG" now that we got Marion. Both players are wings in the Mavs' offense with Kidd, whether you want to label them "SG" or "SF".
im just curious why they would prefer Duncan be called a "PF" instead of a "C"...and if the Spurs are going to list McDyess as a C next season because Duncan wants to be called a PF.
Now you are insulting our intelligence with an obvious flattery ruse. Get him guys!
(In seriousness, this is a much discussed topic and those don't normally go over well here, good luck).
lol good point...wont have to worry about that this next season though
but Duncan was a "PF" before Yao was drafted into the league
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