Suggestion for Tim Duncan....

[TDMVPDPOY]

tim duncan needs to work on that vertical of his...e

[Russ]

Here is a guy who made 9 threes in his his first three seasons.

Then he made 11 in his 4th season.

And then he makes 11 in the next three games.

Tim can do this.

So who rebounds then?

Bonner?

[murpjf88]

Sit Duncan for the entire first half of the year. He'll be fresh as a daisy if they bring him back in March. Duncan was a complete no show against the Suns. He was exploited over and over again. It was probably the weakest defensive performance by him all season. The Suns blew through him like he wasn't even there.

I'm not surprised the Suns won the series, I expected it. But, I didn't expect Duncan to be thrown around like a rag doll.

And for all you Homers that said the Suns defense was an illusion of cir stance, the Spurs failed to shoot better than 50% in three out of the four games. As for the Spurs vaunted defense, the Spurs were pretty much picked apart by Nash and Amare and got every shot they wanted.

[EIC]

Funny, I have a similar thread going about Parker. But why does it have to be all or nothing for Timmy? Aside from a rare three against the Suns, I think Duncan would be better served by working heavily on his mid-range jumper and free throws. Amare would be mediocre at best if he did not (a) hit his free throws and (b) have a reliable 12-foot shot.

[temujin]

1) Rest.
2) Sand baths for both knees, on the beach, every day. 15'.
3) Swim.
4) Take aminoacids (ProGlyMe, Proline Glycine Methionine).
5) Don't gain weight.

6) Tell Popovich to play you no more than 25 mpg untill the ASB.
7) Average 14-7, untill the next playoffs.

That's it.

[boutons_deux]

His knee was said last year or some year to have tendinosis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendonosis

Has that diagnosis changed?

[temujin]

His knee was said last year or some year to have tendinosis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendonosis

Has that diagnosis changed?

That type of diagnosis can't change.
He'll keep that all life long.
The most dangerous side of tendonosis is that the tendon can break down, anytime.

Spending a lot of time in the off-season on a basketball court is unwise at 34.
Spending it to learn how to nail down 3s, while you are still one of the best post-up player in the business is total nonsense, of course.

[Obstructed_View]

I still maintain that putting Timmy on the three point line could have gotten Team USA a gold medal in the Olympics since nobody else could shoot. Would have prevented the refs from being able to foul him out as well.

[sananspursfan21]

i think THE ENTIRE OFFSEASON is a little much. correct me if i'm wrong but didn't he help win a team 3 pt. shooting contest, or won a three pt. shooting contest against the other spurs players? look at his career stats, he's hit a few in his day. i bet he's better at 3s than we think. but i'm all for him gettin his three on a lil bit!

[tim_duncan_fan]

Duncan needs to work on his freethrows, work on his knees and work out.

That's it.

If he comes back able to hit 75% of his freethrows, move quicker than this past season and actually back his man down in the post, then he will be able to drop 20 points a game.

I really think he lost weight to help out the knee but it ended up making him too weak to post up Channing Frye.

If he does these three things, we'll be noticeably better overall. It doesn't seem like much, but I really think these improvements would make us that much better.

By the way, anyone possess enough knowledge to say whether Tim's knees are able to get any stronger?

[Spurs7794]

Duncan needs to work on his freethrows, work on his knees and work out.

That's it.

If he comes back able to hit 75% of his freethrows, move quicker than this past season and actually back his man down in the post, then he will be able to drop 20 points a game.

I really think he lost weight to help out the knee but it ended up making him too weak to post up Channing Frye.

If he does these three things, we'll be noticeably better overall. It doesn't seem like much, but I really think these improvements would make us that much better.

By the way, anyone possess enough knowledge to say whether Tim's knees are able to get any stronger?

Two things...Duncan can shoot 75%...thats what he did this season from the line. The problem with Tim, which has been the problem for years, is that he stares at the damn basket for an hour and psyches himself out. This makes it much worse when hes struggling. In 2002, the year he shot 80%, he would dribble and shoot quickly. This playoff run, he struggled EVERY game pretty much except for game 5 against Dallas. I think he missed his first one in that doing the death stare and then, the rest of the game, he dribbled and shot it within 2 seconds instead of his normal 6 or 7 seconds. Needless to say, he didn't miss once when he did that. I fully expected him to use that method in game 6 but nope, he stared for 10 seconds and went 1/7 and the Spurs almost blew that game.

The other thing...about him posting up Channing Frye. Anytime he had Channing one on one, the Suns started swarming him. Also, it was clear his knee was starting to act up late in that series. I don't think he lost that much power to back down Channing freakin Frye, especialy since he was still backing down Brendan Haywood in the first round.

[Das Texan]

channing frye was also never in a system where he was told to shoot the 3 prior to this year.


so this is all wholly re ed.

[Das Texan]

If Splitter comes over and is productive that will help limit Timmy's minutes some.

You'd have to think that Blair would see his minutes increase some next year, especially if he can become more consistent with his jumper. A summer in the gym working with Chip could make that happen.

McDyess will be back for a final run next year. Its definitely possible Timmy could see his minutes slip to somewhere between 25-30 for next year. That would work out quite well overall I"d think.