Best San Antonio Spurs players of all time

[rogcl1]

1. Duncan
2. Robinson
3. Ginobili
4. Parker
5. Bowen

OK, I am sure you have a reason for Gervin not being on this list. Care to share your thoughts.

[spursfaninla]

Pretty good. I would make the following adjustment:
1 Duncan
2 Robinson
3 Gervin
4a Ginobili
4b Parker
5 Elliott

Pretty much.

Everyone putting one of TP before or head of Manu are not being objective. TP and Manu have taken turns being all-star level in the playoffs and in the regular season. Both have been just as important to our championships on balance. Neither has had to be the 1st option more than the other.

Too hard to compare Gervin b/c he did not have the talent that the Spurs had during their runs. DR carried the Spurs for a decade and was MVP, so he obviously gets ahead of all but TD.

[Rynospursfan]

Keeping Gervin off the list is insane, the guy is no doubt 3rd. Although I do believe Bowen should get some more consideration despite his offensive struggles. People don't seem to discount Parker as much even though he clearly struggles on the defensive end of the court.

[Darrin]

1. Tim Duncan
2. David Robinson
3. George Gervin
4. Tony Parker
5. Sean Elliott
6. Avery Johnson
7. Bruce Bowen
8. Manu Ginobili
9. Artis Gilmore
10. Robert Horry

[spursfaninla]

1. Tim Duncan
2. David Robinson
3. George Gervin
4. Tony Parker
5. Sean Elliott
6. Avery Johnson
7. Bruce Bowen
8. Manu Ginobili
9. Artis Gilmore
10. Robert Horry

I would like to hear the logic that puts AJ ahead of manu.

Aj: never an all-star: Manu: all-star.

aj: never CLOSE to being finals MVP: Manu: got votes in 05.

aj: never carried the Spurs for any stretch. Manu: carried end of this year, and in previous years carried the team for stretches.

aj: one-dimensional slasher with VERY shaky jumper who was able to pass, but was smart and bossy enough to be a "leader."

Manu: all-around player. Plays balls-to-the-wall. Intangibles like Horry, where he gets that rebound you needed, or the steal, or the assist, or the score. Clutch. Warrior. Everything you want in a player, except that he fouled dirk with 1 second left leading by 3 in game 7; his one big mistake. And he is too injury prone to be the lead dog on a team over an 82-game season.

Otherwise, it is not close. at all.

[DesignatedT]

1. Tim Duncan
2. David Robinson
3. George Gervin
4. Tony Parker
5. Sean Elliott
6. Avery Johnson
7. Bruce Bowen
8. Manu Ginobili
9. Artis Gilmore
10. Robert Horry

[MannyIsGod]

If I had to make an all time 12 man team this is how I would do it:

C - Robinson
PF - Duncan
SF - Bowen
SG - Gervin
PG - Parker

My Bench would be

Manu
Sean
Avery Johnson
Artis Gilmore
Terry mings
Mike Mitc
James Silas

[silverblackfan]

1. Duncan
2. Robinson
3. Ice
4. Ginobili
5. Tony
-- Bruce just missed the cut

[samikeyp]

Ice lower than 3rd? Never.

[CubanSucks]

Malik Rose FTW

[lefty]

[Obstructed_View]

OK, I am sure you have a reason for Gervin not being on this list. Care to share your thoughts.

Mainly because of defense and championships.

[Cane]

Ridiculous to leave a HOFer like Gervin out:

1. Duncan
2. D-Rob
3. Gervin
4. Manu
5. Tony Parker

[jimo2305]

lol yea.. any spurs top 5 list without robinson, duncan, and gervin as top 3 is a laugher..

[easy7]

Ice was poetry in motion. If you have not seen him play try to get some old tapes of him. He had the knock to make incredible shots, the sweetest finger roll and four scoring championships. Gervin was a mofo and most definetly deserves to be in the top 5.

[SenorSpur]

1. Tim Duncan
2. David Robinson
3. George Gervin
4. Tony Parker
5. Sean Elliott
6. James Silas
7. Avery Johnson
8. Manu Ginobili
9. Artis Gilmore
10.Larry Kenon & Mike Mitc (tie)

[SpursTillTheEnd]

from when i grew up watching the spurs its tim or manu no question about it

[DesignatedT]

How old are you, D Rob was a better defender, better passer, better scorer, better shot blocker, more feared in the paint.....Go look at DROBS numbers. Love TD but his top 5 years couldnt touch DRs.

Tim had more post moves, but Robinson could do it all. If Drob had been drafted in 96 first over all instead of TD the spurs would have won at least 6 rings. Dave never had a great team around him till his last 2 years.

No way. Robinson was way more athletic which people love and he had the goods but no way can you say the spurs would have won 6 if he took Duncans spot. You are forgetting some of the most important pieces in a basketball player like leadership, composure, clutch, consistency and the mentality to carry a team on your back... all things Duncan has over Robinson. Love DROB to death but fact is he didn't get it done until Duncan did it for him no matter what the excuses are that is still fact.

[LoneStarState'sPride]

1.) Tim Duncan
2.) David Robinson
3.) Manu Ginobili
4.) George Gervin
5.) Tony Parker

DRob was my idol growing up (never liked Jordan), and an absolute BEAST of an athlete. , he'd make Dwight Howard look like a fatty, and to this day, I'd still have my money on the Admiral if it came down to a fistfight between him and Timmy.

But sheer athleticism and big numbers do not a basketball player make. Timmy's leadership in the clutch (yes, he took copious notes on that from the Admiral, I believe) is ultimately what took this franchise from perennial also-ran to legitimate contender year in and year out.

[SpursTillTheEnd]

How old are you, D Rob was a better defender, better passer, better scorer, better shot blocker, more feared in the paint.....Go look at DROBS numbers. Love TD but his top 5 years couldnt touch DRs.

Tim had more post moves, but Robinson could do it all. If Drob had been drafted in 96 first over all instead of TD the spurs would have won at least 6 rings. Dave never had a great team around him till his last 2 years.

drob was beast but tim is one of the best of all time... ever , to me its tim-manu-drob, but thats just me i cant speak for yall

[barbacoataco]

I can't believe I am seeing Avery Johnson's name even being mentioned.
1. For most of his time with the Spurs the FO was actively trying to replace him. And they did get rid of him once.
2. His lack of a decent mid-range jump shot was one of THE main reasons the mid-90's Spurs couldn't win in the playoffs.
3. He never made the Allstar team. He simply wasn't considered one of the best PG's of his era. I'm not sure he was even considered above average for most of his career, and I was watching a lot of basketball bach then.
4. He did have a good run in 1999, and he did improve throughout his career due to his great work ethic. Still, too little too late.
5. There is NO WAY he should ever be ranked ahead of players like Manu and TP, whick I have seen on the occasion. Manu and TP are Allstars, game-changers, etc.

[barbacoataco]

TD clutch?, are you telling me he is more mentaly tough than DROB? Rob carried a team for 10 years with trash around him. And in no way is TD show he is a leader.....if anything Manu, Pops, Avery, Ellie, have been leaders......TD is not a leader, Dave would get after guy on the floor.

Go find some DROB film and tell me Duncan is better. My point about the 6 rings is if TD and DROB traded draft years we would have won more because DROB is such a defender. and could play high or low post.

No player would have won a ring with the trash Drob had around him......For God sake we had Avery Johnson and Delnegro as our starting backcourt, David green, Willie Anderson.......Look at the numbers he put up. being triple teamed every night.

Agree that DRob had a terrible backcourt with Del Negro and Avery, and that he never could have won a ring with those 2 guards. However, I have to disagree with your idea that Duncan is not more clutch than DRob. I love Robinson with tremendous man-love, but he wasn't a great clutch player. He just wasn't. Sorry.

On the other hand, Duncan is fierce in the playoffs and from 1999-2007 he waqs such a compe ive force. Being clutch isn't all about making last second shots, although he did that too. It is more about bringing intensity, making defensive stops and just competing. TD is super compe ive in the most fundamental way. He REALLY wants to win.

[DAF86]

I love TD but in no way is he on Robinsons level.

What?

[DesignatedT]

TD clutch?, are you telling me he is more mentaly tough than DROB? Rob carried a team for 10 years with trash around him. And in no way is TD show he is a leader.....if anything Manu, Pops, Avery, Ellie, have been leaders......TD is not a leader, Dave would get after guy on the floor.

Go find some DROB film and tell me Duncan is better. My point about the 6 rings is if TD and DROB traded draft years we would have won more because DROB is such a defender. and could play high or low post.

No player would have won a ring with the trash Drob had around him......For God sake we had Avery Johnson and Delnegro as our starting backcourt, David green, Willie Anderson.......Look at the numbers he put up. being triple teamed every night.

Are you implying that Duncan isn't clutch? If you are then just wow. There is a lot more to leadership than calling people out. I don't want to get into a Duncan vs Robinson argument because I love both players but you are a ing idiot for saying Duncan isn't a leader. Everyone knows who's team this has been for the last decade and it's his locker room presence and his leadership by example on and off the court that have made this franchise the most successful one over the last decade. No way is Robinson was more clutch or mentally tougher than Duncan. Duncan performed his best when the games meant something, something you can't say about Robinson.

[Brazil]

1. Tim Duncan
2. David Robinson
3. George Gervin
4. Tony Parker - Manu Ginobili
5. Sean Elliott