Duncan the new C-Webb?

[RobinsontoDuncan]

what ^? ???? Ok I feel that C-Webb's game (over the course of his career) is becoming the kind of game Tim Duncan has been playing lately. Is that clear enough for you?

[CosmicCowboy]

what I wanted to know was.. why doesnt he ever spin baseline when someone is on his back?... he used to have this quick turn baseline and finish it off with a dunk. Is it his ankle thats keep him from using that effective move? Yesterday I yelled at the screen atleast 4 times "spin baseline, fortson can handle you".

because he has to push/turn with his right ankle to spin left...

[SpursFanDan]

well, how about the opposite side of the basket? he has a whole arsenal of moves... but he stands 10 feet out, shows a whole series of pump fakes, then either trys to drive in, or shoots off the glass.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

exactly^^^^^^^

[td4mvp21]

i was thinking the same thing about him and c-webb.....right now he is acting like it, but imo as soon as he gets comfortable with his ankle again, be back to normal

[DDS4]

CWebb is a big man who only shoots 18-20 foot jumpers. What a waste.

[2centsworth]

Cwebb comparison is a joke. Nevertheless, Tim has fallen in stature.

[kskonn]

he is coming back, all of the inujuries have caused this decline in his explosiveness. however, I have noticed from game to game that he is starting to use his old moves more and more, obviously more as he works through the mental block with his ankle. I can honestly remember thinking during game 5 'man he is going to shoot" then he would pump fake drive in and either get fouled, get a layup, or on a couple of occasions get a Dunk.

I would expect that we will start seeing the Duncan of Old when we make it to the next series.

[Kori Ellis]

I guess Duncan's not bad. He made First Team All NBA again.

[bigbendbruisebrother]

Manu isn't LBJ

How could you compare me to Tim Duncan?

[SpursFanInAustin]

Would C-Webb pull off that move Duncan pulled on Jerome James, when he drove right past his fatass and threw down a nasty one hand jam?

[kskonn]

How could you compare me to Tim Duncan?

that is good

[2centsworth]

I guess Duncan's not bad. He made First Team All NBA again.

he's way above average, but he's not great like he used to be. When's the Duncan who closed out the lakers in game 6 in '03 going to show?



what's funny is Tim made 1st team NBA but there are at least 7 players I can name that teams wouldn't trade for the current TIM. Old Tim people would trade just about anybody.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

I agree, and considering that 1st team all NBA isn't necessarily a scientific process, nut really only an opinion poll, I'm not impressed. I think he made 1st team on reputation alone.

[kskonn]

he's way above average, but he's not great like he used to be. When's the Duncan who closed out the lakers in game 6 in '03 going to show?



what's funny is Tim made 1st team NBA but there are at least 7 players I can name that teams wouldn't trade for the current TIM. Old Tim people would trade just about anybody.

I would be willing to say the Duncan that showed in game6 vs Lakers in 03 will show up for Game 6 vs sonics in 05.

[SequSpur]

Stupid Topic Forum.

[ALVAREZ6]

C Webb just takes shots from the half arc above the free throw line, trust me, I watched him play a lot since he got traded here to Philly.

Ever since his injury, all he does is shoot from that half arc, he doesn't even move from that arc. He can't even move his legs, he can't run, jump, which is why his jumper sucks ass now. He gets no lift from his legs.

[ZStomp]

Could It Be That Duncan's 'level Of Play' Isn't As Superior (although I Think It Is) Because He Now Has More Help On Most Nights?

[samikeyp]

so after 8 seasons....Duncan is already done? no. The past two summers of international ball and the recent ankle injury have slowed him for the moment. Give him a summer off and time to heal...he will be just fine.

[samikeyp]

Could It Be That Duncan's 'level Of Play' Isn't As Superior (although I Think It Is) Because He Now Has More Help On Most Nights?

Good point.

[Kori Ellis]

Duncan the new C-Webb?

No. But I heard navy is the new black.

[xcoriate]

Hey Kori and LJ change his le to "I compared TD to Chris Webber"

I think that is punishment enough for this stupid thread.

[milkyway21]

Look at my handle before you accuse me of "hating" on Tim.

I remember reading an article that was posted here just the other day (from FullSportPress) that called out Duncan, and I remembered thinking..."yeah I was beginning to feel that way too..." Mainly the article focused on his new lack of explosivness and his movement away from the low post and out to the top of the key. It lambasted him for taking little jumphooks instead of using the cunning and quickness he has for low post moves, you remember those right the trade mark of Duncan's domincance? I don't, I cant remember the last time I have seen him down there doing his Hakeem Olijuwan impression, the only thing I remember about Duncan is the new C-Webb impresonation he seems to love. Jump shots from the top of the key. Rasho lay-ups at the hoop? An over-reliance on his bank shot? What's worse is that he is being mauled for rebounds, and losing battles down there...to Nick Collison? Jerome James? Reggie Evans even? When did the Duncan of old fail to pull down 20 rebounds in a critical playoff game? Have you ever heard of Duncan having a field goal percentage of .482 for a series, let alone the playoffs?

What happened to his MVP form, his dominance, his unguardability 1 on 1? Ginobili has been the MVP of our team so far in the playoffs.... that's not going to win us a championship. Manu isn't LBJ or Kobe or MJ, he can be slowed down, and if we relly on him.... we're going to be elliminated very soon. The old Duncan was un-stoppable...you could never slow him down with out a triple team.... and you still would get beat about half the time with one.

Maybe one day he will get his old form back, but this isn't the story of the 2005 playoffs... this is the story of every game since the 2004 season... Duncan lost his domincance, lost his game, and began morphing into a slightly better rebounding version of C-Webb, he certainly hasn't been the MVP Tim Duncan this season, and he is no where near it right now, the scariest thing in the world for a Spurs fan.





Scroll down to read the article I refrenced and based this thread on if you have the desire to rant and rave without any intelligent angle to bring to the discourse.

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what? DUNCAN = C WEBB?
what an .


enough!

[bonesinaz]

CWebb is a choker for the ages.

TD has carried a team on his back for years.
Five weeks ago we were wondering if he would be playing basketball in the playoffs. Now you are ing about his dominance???

Get a grip.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

Can't you dumb asses understand what I'm saying?

I'm not saying he has the same character or mentality or whatever as CWebb, I'm saying that he is beginning to play like him


Did any of my less mature detracters even bother to read my first post or the article that i posted along with it from Fullsportpress?