how about 'laboring'Duncan228 would like it to be known she hates having "plodding" used to describe her husban... favorite player she has no connection to. From now on insert said word with scooching.
I don't think age will effect Duncan too much. The thing to be worried about is injury. Robinson could have played at a high level for a while longer if he didn't hurt his back. As long as Duncan is healthy, he'll be one of the better bigmen in the league.
maybe. We'll see I guess.
I think his footwork is weaker than people make it out to be, but I will say the positive for KG is that he has a decent outside shot.....
Before heading to the bench, Tim Duncan downloads his basketball knowledge into George Hill's cranial USB port.
I love how under-rated Duncan always is as an athlete, he even says he's not great. But i don't recall too many players near 7 feet that run the floor the way he has in his career or can handle the ball like he does. Timmy just is not a big leaper, but he is really great at everything else that defines a great athlete..
“I do not like that story,” Duncan said, suppressing a grin.
but what a cool story...who knew 11 years or so later, this kid would be playing next to him? That's just really awesome.
I saw that, too. I guess McDonald didn't pay too much attention to the '99 Finals.
I went back in time and put George up to it that way he could have a heart warming story when he came on to the team.
My primary hope is that Duncan remains healthy for the remainder of his career. Secondly, I trust that the Spurs are able to successfully identify a suitable, frontline running mate for him, so that he doesn't have to carry the bulk of the low-block scoring, defense, rebounding and shotblocking responsibilities, as he does now. That frontline running mate doesn't have to be a franchise-type player. Just a productive, complimentary, young bigman that can help him do some of the heavy-lifting now and eventually assume the mantle once Duncan retires.
I don't know that that player is on the roster now. If Ian could become that player - great. If the Spurs were to somehow land Chris Bosh, by some miracle - even better.
Why does everyone say Duncan is not athletic? For one thing, he was the # 1 overall draft pick. Being only 6' 11" is not a big deal, number ones are always athletic.
I remember Duncan back in the Robinson/Duncan days. Duncan played above the rim and shot over the top of everyone, and rebounded above the rim. On D, he blocked shots out of nowhere. And he had great coordination. That was 10 years ago.
Duncan was more athletic than Dwight Howard is today.
For a 32 year old at 6' 11", Duncan is easily the most athletic player in the league. Today, compared to the youngters, Duncan is still above average athletic, but he is the smartest and most skilled player in the game.
And what about his arm??? Have you seen some of the full-court bombs he's been throwing lately, and with pinpoint precision?? That passing ability (and I'm talking football passing here) has got to be considered when discussing his athleticism.
-Duncan was never as athletic as Howard is
-Duncan is not even in the top 5 of most athletic players today....
1. Lebron
2. Kobe
3. Wade
4. Josh Smith
5. Amare
With all due respect, Tim lacks speed. If you think he runs the floor well, you have to check out some footage of DRob back in the day. That dude ran the floor like a gazelle.
Tim definitely has GREAT hands. He's also a decent dribbler, although I haven't seen him do crossovers like Shaq.
So to sum it up, Duncan's physical prowess is composed of height, footwork, balance, soft hands, timing, decent amount of strength, ball-handling, shooting ability (bankshot, etc), and passing. Weak points are lack of speed and hops.
But all those skills above are not what adds up to make him a great athlete. What makes him a great athlete is the combination of the physical with the mental and the emotional. He WANTS to win and he UNDERSTANDS how to win. You add all three together, the physical, the mental and the emotional, and you have a Champion.
Finally a good article for McDonald
TD is so great that he makes everyone better, even McDonald
Nicely done.
Duncan is a classic case of making the most of the natural gifts you were given. He's worked his entire career at maintaining and trying to improve his skills.
I think he did show more hops before his knee surgery, that changed the jumping he did do. Although he's still the one jumping for the tip every night.
Actually, what he meant was David never averaged over 20 per game in a season after turning 33. It's accurate. From the '99 lockout shortened season (he turned 33 in August '98) until his final season in '02-'03, he never averaged more than 17.8 points per game in a season.This is false!
From NBA.com
Born: 08/06/65
2003:
Scored 20 points @ Orlando 1/31/03
2001-02:
scored a season-high 27 points – along with 8 boards and a season-high-tying 7 blocks – in 40 minutes at Orlando on 2/3 … had 25 points (12-19 FG, 1-1 FT) in 37 minutes at Phoenix on 2/24
2000-01:
- posted his 13th career 20-20 game, finishing with 29 points and a season-best 22 rebounds in 41 minutes vs. Detroit on 1/6
- scored 20 or more points 12 times with a season-high 34 vs. Dallas on 4/10
Wow... keep forgetting how good he still was in his last years... Miss him so much!
To say he never scored 20 or more points in any game after his 33rd birthday is obviously false (based on your post), but it would be almost ludicrous to say that a player of his caliber would never pull it off in 5 seasons.
I remember there is a player back in the 80s I think that got injured and lost his explosiveness but still became very dominant on his return because he did what's Duncan doing now...can't find him...
Compare anyone to D-Rob from a pure athlete point of view at that size and he wins. The man was a freak on nature in that department.. Duncan's the better basketball player though. But Timmy at 6'11 roughly 260 pds, yeah he is fast especially in his youth. Watch footage of him in 99 finals with the knicks, lighting quick spin moves to the baseline, running the floor finishing alley-oops. For example, living in NY i watched Ewing play up close his whole career and he never moved like Tim, had his coordination or ball handling ability. Tim has awesome hands, but also his hand-eye coordination is that of a NFL Tight-End..
"Tim definitely has GREAT hands. He's also a decent dribbler, although I haven't seen him do crossovers like Shaq"
LOL, Shaq other than goofing off in an all star game is not much of a ball handler. Timmy brings it all the way up court and goes through his legs all the time with total ease.
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