Hot take #1: Manu would be a better offensive option than Duncan on today's NBA

[DAF86]

Discuss sons.

[GusT15]

You mean like in the Rockets system? With Manu in the place of Harden?

It doesn't matter how much Moreyball values it's Guards who can score,drive,hit 3's and throw lobs.

Would said system have a higher offensive rating than a Duncan led offense? In Today's NBA? Yes,probably it would.

Then come playoffs,Duncan would eat them alive in the post and SHUT DOWN every lob in the paint.

You can't compare offensive schemes without discussing the effect they have on defense.

The goal in basketball is not to score as many points as you can.It's to score more points than your opponent.

[JPB]

You mean like in the Rockets system? With Manu in the place of Harden?

It doesn't matter how much Moreyball values it's Guards who can score,drive,hit 3's and throw lobs.

Would said system have a higher offensive rating than a Duncan led offense? In Today's NBA? Yes,probably it would.

Then come playoffs,Duncan would eat them alive in the post and SHUT DOWN every lob in the paint.

You can't compare offensive schemes without discussing the effect they have on defense.

The goal in basketball is not to score as many points as you can.It's to score more points than your opponent.

Tbh, the goal in BB nowadays is to make money.

[GusT15]

Tbh, the goal in BB nowadays is to make money.

Then Manu should pick up a book and start learning Chinese.

I hear Rockets are making a ton of cash cause Harden is marketable in China.

[r0drig0lac]

[Brazil]

[spurraider21]

OP maintaining his manu sucking quota even in retirement

[DAF86]

OP maintaining his manu sucking quota even in retirement

I don't see much point making, tbh.

[Brazil]

I don't see much point making, tbh.

I was not making any point, I just found the gif funny

[spurraider21]

I don't see much point making, tbh.

I didn’t see you making any points in your op either. Just vomited a manu thread and said “discuss”

[K...]

The correct answer is David Robinson. Thank you all very much.

[CapitalEmm]

I don’t disagree, Manu is probably as good a playmaker as anybody in the NBA so while he probably wouldn’t average 25+ppg, I think the offensive efficiency as a team would be fairly solid. We’d probably have seen The Beautiful Game much sooner.

Now would he be healthy with that kind of usage for an entire season? That’s another matter.

[RD2191]

Tbh

[GreekSpursfan]

In D'Antoni's system of course Manu would be the No1 option but in a balanced system(the Spurs) they would feed off each other just like it happened in reality. Timmy's IQ is so great that he can fit in any system. Of course prime Manu is awesome as well.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

The correct answer is David Robinson. Thank you all very much.

DRob was Giannis Antetokounmpo X10. In today's NBA he'd average 40 a night. Who's going to slow down a prime Admiral with today's small ball lineups?

[Roscoe P. Coltrane]

DRob was Giannis Antetokounmpo X10. In today's NBA he'd average 40 a night. Who's going to slow down a prime Admiral with today's small ball lineups?

Robinson had a pretty good jump shot, if he played today im sure he would have expanded it out to the 3 point line. Can you imagine what a prime 3 point shooting Robinson would do in today's NBA? Probably would avg over 40 a game.

[GAustex]

Robinson had a pretty good jump shot, if he played today im sure he would have expanded it out to the 3 point line. Can you imagine what a prime 3 point shooting Robinson would do in today's NBA? Probably would avg over 40 a game.

The way it’s called now where they cannot rough you up going to the hoop...David would be hanging on the rim all night long

[r0drig0lac]

The way it’s called now where they cannot rough you up going to the hoop...David would be hanging on the rim all night long

[slick'81]

DRob was Giannis Antetokounmpo X10. In today's NBA he'd average 40 a night. Who's going to slow down a prime Admiral with today's small ball lineups?

He would b the perfect c in this era

[Proxy]

at the level of disrespect for TD

[slick'81]

at the level of disrespect for TD

But manu though

[apalisoc_9]

Thats absurd. Duncan was an athletic freak even more so than davis.

Ginobili is underrated geenrally by non-spurs fans but hes honestly the most overrated spur player by spurs fans

[apalisoc_9]

TheGreatYacht

You reading this scrah?

[TD 21]

Well, at least you finally have the "gall" to admit it.

The thing most of the anti big/short man syndrome crowd doesn't appear to realize is, even though they've evolved to the point where some are primary ball handlers even, the majority of elite young talent are bigs. Once the late 80s born superstars inevitably age out of their prime in a few years, bigs will again rule the league.

Thats absurd. Duncan was an athletic freak even more so than davis.

Ginobili is underrated geenrally by non-spurs fans but hes honestly the most overrated spur player by spurs fans

[GusT15]

DRob was Giannis Antetokounmpo X10. In today's NBA he'd average 40 a night. Who's going to slow down a prime Admiral with today's small ball lineups?

A better comparison for Robinson is Anthony Davis x10.

Giannis is basically a taller Lebron from early Cavs years.He has neither the post game or the smooth jumpshot the Admiral had.Davis has those things.