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    Has there ever been a post player that was as effective as Duncan with the passing ability that he possesses? I honestly think if Hill got hurt, we could sub Tim in at point to handle the load for a while. No joke.

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    I've seen that same type of pass from Ginobili. Tim did it just as well as Manu did.


    Back in 03, there are some bounce passes from FT line to FT line that seemed so out of the ordinary but it was Manu so it was like...not so out of the ordinary. The early Ginobili vids from the 03 has those passes.
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    Back in 03, there are some bounce passes from FT line to FT line that seemed so out of the ordinary but it was Manu so it was like...not so out of the ordinary. The early Ginobili vids from the 03 has those passes.
    I remember those. Half the time they resulted in easy buckets because the defense didn't think a pass like that was a possibility. The other half they resulted in turnovers because the intended target never saw it coming either.

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    I remember those. Half the time they resulted in easy buckets because the defense didn't think a pass like that was a possibility. The other half they resulted in turnovers because the intended target never saw it coming either.
    It's always 50/50 with Manu.

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    I've seen that same type of pass from Ginobili. Tim did it just as well as Manu did.


    Back in 03, there are some bounce passes from FT line to FT line that seemed so out of the ordinary but it was Manu so it was like...not so out of the ordinary. The early Ginobili vids from the 03 has those passes.
    Spot on! that pass reminded me of Manu too, I thought "wow, Timmy just took a page from Manu's book there" But Tim has always been a great passer, he's one of the few big men with great vision and passing skills.

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    Has there ever been a post player that was as effective as Duncan with the passing ability that he possesses?
    Well, with regards to passing, I think Arvydas Sabonis was the best-passing big-man of all-time. He was just ridiculous. Nash-like.

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    For a tast of Sabonis' passing, watch this video, especially from about 3:35 on

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUWkB...eature=related

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    Considering how much Tim uses the glass, I guess it shouldn't be too surprising he can pull off a beautiful bounce pass in traffic.

    Still, I was blown away when I saw that. I bet he's pretty solid at the pool tables as well.

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    I bet he's pretty solid at the pool tables as well.
    That's a good bet.

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    Great pass.

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    Has there ever been a post player that was as effective as Duncan with the passing ability that he possesses? I honestly think if Hill got hurt, we could sub Tim in at point to handle the load for a while. No joke.
    Bill Walton comes to mind.

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    Has there ever been a post player that was as effective as Duncan with the passing ability that he possesses? I honestly think if Hill got hurt, we could sub Tim in at point to handle the load for a while. No joke.
    Come to think of it, back in the day, a post player named Wilton Norman Chamberlain led the league in assists. So...YEAH there has been.

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    Well, with regards to passing, I think Arvydas Sabonis was the best-passing big-man of all-time. He was just ridiculous. Nash-like.
    Hands down. Sabonis was THE greatest passer of any big man I've ever seen! He was also one of the best all-around big men ever! It's a shame that he didn't make it to the NBA until roughly 10 years after Portland initially drafted him in 1986.

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    Tim "MAGIC" Duncan!

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    Hands down. Sabonis was THE greatest passer of any big man I've ever seen! He was also one of the best all-around big men ever! It's a shame that he didn't make it to the NBA until roughly 10 years after Portland initially drafted him in 1986.
    yeah, how DID I forget about Sabonis? I DID think of Mr. Walton, however I think Duncan would just abuse him in the post if they ever played at comparative ages.

    Duncan has to be top 3 though, I would think. I haven't seen enough footage of Wilt to know how good he was at passing, but considering he scored 100 points in a game, he probably had the ball on every possession, and it was inevitable that his assists would be high.

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    yeah, how DID I forget about Sabonis? I DID think of Mr. Walton, however I think Duncan would just abuse him in the post if they ever played at comparative ages.

    Duncan has to be top 3 though, I would think. I haven't seen enough footage of Wilt to know how good he was at passing, but considering he scored 100 points in a game, he probably had the ball on every possession, and it was inevitable that his assists would be high.
    early in Wilt's career, he had very low assists, only one or two per game usually. Later in his career, he became a passer and led the league twice in assists.

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    early in Wilt's career, he had very low assists, only one or two per game usually. Later in his career, he became a passer and led the league twice in assists.
    It's clear that Wilt sought out annual challenges to raise his game. I feel pretty confident in proclaiming that Wilt is probably the only player in NBA history to have ever led the league in the scoring, rebounds and assists, at some point in his career.

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