Why were Tim's scoring numbers so low back in the 2000s?

[Kidd K]

Pace is a factor, but it generally doesn't impact the scoring numbers of a player with a huge usage % on a team to a great extent IIRC..

Pace always impacts stats. Higher pace = more possessions = more rebounds, points, assists, etc. The only thing that doesn't necessarily change with pace is percentages.

[Clipper Nation]

Because of Porker's selfishness.

Taking nearly as many shots as prime Duncan in 2006 but bricking most of them

[stnick2261]

in '02 Duncan had 25.5ppg and the team had 96.7ppg overall, so he had 26.37% of the team's points
in '04 Duncan had 22.3ppg (dropoff there), but the team also dropped to 91.5ppg, so he still had 24.37% of the team's points
This past year, Duncan had 13.9ppg of the team's 103.2ppg, so he only had 13.47% of the team's points.
As good as he is now, he was amazing then

I forgot to write that if Duncan had the same team percentage of points this last year as he did in '02... he would have averaged 27.21ppg

[kobyz]

Because of Porker's selfishness.

Taking nearly as many shots as prime Duncan in 2006 but bricking most of them

Parker thread!

[Russo21]

Was also very patient on the block - would rather wait till he got doubled, then kick it out to the shooters, than score himself. Must have been the king of hockey assists back in the day.

Not just double teamed, he was constantly triple teamed with the 4th and 5th opposing defender making sure they were nearby to. He did what he thought was best for the team every possession and being a team game that isn't just about scoring yourself. And I agree, if the hockey assist was a stat, Duncan would have had averaged like 20 of them per game. And he averaged about 28ppg one playoffs. He was an all around offensive monster despite the double, triple and quadruple teaming he put up with. Nobody could handle him one on one.

[xellos88330]

The answer to this is simple. Duncan was an all around player. He was excellent in the low post and was forced to be doubled on a consistent basis. He made this abundantly clear in his first playoff series as a rookie.