David Robinson: The Greatest Player Nobody Thinks About.....

[Horse]

He made me a Spurs fan also. Never enough credit is given. Freak of nature way before Howard and a millions times better. Hakeem and gay-g

[SPURt]

What happens if D Rob and Hakeem switch teams in 95?

[Obstructed_View]

I love how Spurs fans (especially SA natives) put Admiral on a pedestal but on KG when their career is basically a mirror image.

Hakeem actually ate Admiral's lunch 1-on-1 but KG held his own against Tim 1-on-1 & actually performed better against the 2004 Lakers than Tim b/c Malone couldn't guard him on the perimeter.

Robinson was 20-12 against Hakeem head to head before Duncan arrived.

[Obstructed_View]

What happens if D Rob and Hakeem switch teams in 95?

Robinson's team wins it in four blowouts.

[Kawhitstorm]

KG recorded quadruple double before?? how can their career be a mirror image of each other..

Bruh, KG was the best all-around player of his generation before LeBron took the throne thus he doesn't need to record a quadruple double to prove it (he had numerous triple-doubles). KG played PF & defended numerous position like Draymond Green so he wasn't hanging around the rim like Admiral to get double digit blocks.

• Only player in NBA history to reach at least 25,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 5,000 assists, 1,500 steals and 1,500 blocks in his career
• Only player in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game for 6 consecutive seasons (1999–2000–2004–05)
• Only player in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists per game for 9 consecutive seasons (1998–99–2006–07)

I'm not saying they had a similar game but rather had a similar career when you look at their situation/narratives (just like how folks compare Tim to Kareem/Russell) otherwise Admiral wasn't averaging 5 assists at any point of his career like KG. Basically, KG is the Admiral of PFs.

[Obstructed_View]

Conjecture.

Not really. Robinson was instrumental in keeping Duncan and winning a le, without one or the other they wouldn't have gotten funding for a new arena, and they'd have been gone.

[Kawhitstorm]

Robinson was 20-12 against Hakeem head to head before Duncan arrived.

Big Dummy, Hakeem at Admiral's lunch when he was guarding him 1-on-1. Yeah, Admiral was getting doubled on the other end but that has nothing to do w/ Hakeem scoring on him at will which wasn't the case when KG was guarding Tim 1-on-1.

[Kawhitstorm]

What happens if D Rob and Hakeem switch teams in 95?

Rockets lose to the Jazz in the 1st rd b/c Admiral was also Malone's . (Even rookie Tim couldn't save him)

[Obstructed_View]

Big Dummy, Hakeem at Admiral's lunch when he was guarding him 1-on-1. Yeah, Admiral was getting doubled on the other end but that has nothing to do w/ Hakeem scoring on him at will which wasn't the case when KG was guarding Tim 1-on-1.

Head to head, Number of games shooting .500 or better:

Robinson 19
Hakeem 12

Head to head, Number of games shooting .600 or better:

Robinson 9
Hakeem 2

Head to head, Number of games shooting .700 or better:

Robinson 3
Hakeem 0

[Kawhitstorm]

Head to head, Number of games shooting .500 or better:

Robinson 19
Hakeem 12

Head to head, Number of games shooting .600 or better:

Robinson 9
Hakeem 2

Head to head, Number of games shooting .700 or better:

Robinson 3
Hakeem 0

Big Dummy, I'm talking about the '95 playoffs when Admiral was the MVP. (Ewing, who was on a decline, did a better job on MVP Hakeem in the '94 Finals)

[Obstructed_View]

Priceline gives him some love in their new commercial with Sprewell.

That commercial makes me feel really bad for Spree. Anyone else get the feeling that they didn't explain it to him?

[SPURt]

Rockets lose to the Jazz in the 1st rd b/c Admiral was also Malone's . (Even rookie Tim couldn't save him)

There's no team I hated more than Utah.

[Kawhitstorm]

First of all, KG was an egomaniac bag and everyone knows it. Robinson was the exact opposite[

Yep, Admiral was a soft who was Karl Malone's among many others.

Also, lol @ picking out one year out of so many... 2004, obviously KG's best year... where his stacked team only won 57 games and bowed out in the playoffs.

Stacked? Ervin Johnson/Hassell were STARTING, Sprewell was past his prime & he turned old ass Cassell into an All-Star for the FIRST TIME in his career. Cassell got injured in the playoffs (back) thus KG had to play POINT GUARD against the Lakers.




Admiral NEVER had a career defining performance such as this when he single handily beat the same Kings squad that took care of Nash/Dirk/Finley/Jamison in 5 games:

Also, the Spurs tied the season series with them that year (also 2002 and 2003) but we beat them in the season series every other year Garnett was in Minnesota as well as beating them every time we met them in the playoffs.

Rasho was 2nd in win-shares on the Wolves in 2002-03 (KG averaged 27/15/5 on 50% shooting against the Lakers whom they could have beaten if Rasho didn't get steam rolled by Shaq in the 2nd half of Gm 4 when the Wolves had a chance to go up 3-1...remember how one game changed the Spurs fate after they won 2 games in 2003: Horry's shot rims out & 2004: Fisher 0.4)

KG was obviously the more athletic guy, but he doesn't hold a candle to TD in the brains department or really overall.

KG has a Bball IQ that rivals LeBron

Lastly, TD never even considered bandwagoning a different stacked le contender (in the Leastern Conference no less) to win a championship. KG never won a le as the alpha dog, whereas TD won 3 of them. Overall, TD has five rings, KG has one.

Which is why I'm making the comparison b/w Admiral & KG rather than KG/Tim. (KG would have won more than one if he didn't get injured in 2009)

Folks act like KG wasn't the best player on the 2008 Celtics just like Tim in 2007, he was the best defensive player in the league & ended Sheed's career:



He also run Bron out of town in 2010:

With KG, anything is possible... including the fact he's a waste of a roster spot at this point. He needs to retire and let that team grow without him, seriously.

At least he isn't getting in the way of the franchise & the young players like Kirby, he's basically getting paid a coaches salary to be a mentor.

[Kawhitstorm]

There's no team I hated more than Utah.

Admiral did nothing but bend down when Mail Man came to town. The Mail Man doesn't deliver on Sundays but Admiral goes to church b/c he's scared.

[Arcadian]

Not sure who was better, 04 Garnett or 95 Robinson. Both amazing two way players. Different skills on offense. Garnett had a better post game, better handles, better rebounder, and better passer. But Robinson was a better scorer in his prime.

[KL2]

I wish we could see today's bigs vs 90's bigs, wonder how they would've fared.

[Kawhitstorm]

I wish we could see today's bigs vs 90's bigs, wonder how they would've fared.

Garnett would have been BETTER in today's small ball era; Draymond Green is basically a bootleg version of KG.

[Kawhitstorm]

Not sure who was better, 04 Garnett or 95 Robinson. Both amazing two way players. Different skills on offense. Garnett had a better post game, better handles, better rebounder, and better passer. But Robinson was a better scorer in his prime.

The fact KG had a better jumper, handle, an unblockable fadeaway & a exponential better court vision made him tougher to double b/c he would make teams pay like LeBron. KG fared better against the 2004 Lakers than Tim b/c of those reasons along w/ Hedo chokin'.

[houston spurs fan]

Garnett would have been BETTER in today's small ball era; Draymond Green is basically a bootleg version of KG.

Draymond Green couldn't hold prime KG's jockstrap. Bad take. Jesus these young posters have no clue

[SupremeGuy]

Getting quadruple teamed by the Rockets really did a number on how people remember him... sad.

[KL2]

Garnett would have been BETTER in today's small ball era; Draymond Green is basically a bootleg version of KG.

Eh, I don't really consider him a 90's big, didn't reach his peak until the 00's. I would've like to have seen if Olajuwon could defend these guys though, which I don't think he could, especially not KG.

[Kidd K]

The Admiral is the reason I became a Spurs fan.

Same here actually, way back in the early 90's

Eh, I don't really consider him a 90's big, didn't reach his peak until the 00's. I would've like to have seen if Olajuwon could defend these guys though, which I don't think he could, especially not KG.

Hakeem would on KG., both ends of the floor.

[houston spurs fan]

Eh, I don't really consider him a 90's big, didn't reach his peak until the 00's. I would've like to have seen if Olajuwon could defend these guys though, which I don't think he could, especially not KG.

Young Hakeem had rediculous athleticism. He would not only been able to hang, but dominate.

[Horse]

The fact KG had a better jumper, handle, an unblockable fadeaway & a exponential better court vision made him tougher to double b/c he would make teams pay like LeBron. KG fared better against the 2004 Lakers than Tim b/c of those reasons along w/ Hedo chokin'.

KG stat passer on teams. And yeah he's like Lebron that he's a with no leadership skills.

[KL2]

Hakeem would on KG., both ends of the floor.

Prime Hakeem struggled guarding Shawn Kemp, he's not gonna D up KG. He also struggled against the Sonics in general because their defense had elements of zone in it which are now legal.