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I don't get it. Is this "boring" some purely basketball, rucker park, flash over substance ideology? I don't remember anyone in the NFL complaining about how boring Tom Brady is...
the WRITER , who can't think of any topic under the sun except that "Duncan is boring" ..... is BORING
I don't get it. Is this "boring" some purely basketball, rucker park, flash over substance ideology? I don't remember anyone in the NFL complaining about how boring Tom Brady is...
The biggest wounds inflicted on the NBA by far have been by asshole media types like Paul Forrester.
Pilar's a lot hotter than Evan.
This article is re ed...first off, by comparing Duncan to wine, he is saying that he likes "fine wine" and likes un-"boring" basketball. To me, fine wine and solid basketball go hand-in-hand.
In fact, when I sit down to watch a Spurs game (usually I have to do this on my DVR), I make sure I have a fine bottle of wine within arm's reach...not because I love the wine, but because I love to toast great basketball. I've been a student, "ambassador" and teacher of this game, and I usually refer back to the methods of Tim Duncan and the entire organization for pointers.
Once, Timmy mentioned that he tries not to let himself get too high or too low, emotionally, when playing. You'll find him make a great dunk and do a little "Timmy-Shimmy" or get blocked (and frustrated) and just jog back down the floor, occassionally. But that's not like him. Why? It's not the way the game is supposed to be played.
Imagine being a poker player and watching a tournament on TV. What do you want to see? More than likely, you want great bluffs, guys playing cards they don't have, etc...why do us non-poker players watch? We want a Royal Flush and like that. We watch because we want excitement...real poker fans watch because they love (and want to learn) the game.
My point? This asshole writer is not a fan of the game. He's a fan of dunks and 3's and buzzer-beaters. If you're a fan of the game, you LOVE Tim Duncan.
I don't get it. How can a player be boring? I've seen many games and i never saw a boring player. I've seen boring games, but not boring players. I think this is one of those sayings that gets repeated so many times, it becomes the "truth" - afterall everybody is saying it...
But I can't say " him" about this writer...you gotta know what you like. In his case, it's those big plays. In mine (and a lot of others' here), it's about winning championships.
Besides, if you're looking for those big plays and big games, watch the Spurs play the Suns...any time; they will always be rated the best games of the year in the entire league. Watch the Spurs win game 5 against the Pistons...again. Watch game 7...again. Then, when you say Timmy is boring, watch this...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BSp1vDOfLq4
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you're not alone. he just kills you with his super efficiency. it's a beautiful thing to watch.
Who cares about the casual fans that don't watch until the playoffs anyways. I never liked jordan all that much I respected him and new he was the best player but that is it. I have been dedicated spurs fan since 1988 and glad that I don't see a bunch of bulls stickers every any more. I hate bandwagon fans and I could care less about big market teams too. I guess I am a little different I like to see passing and smart smooth playing much more than I like to see someone Dunk.
Id pick duncan's boring game over some guard's "flashness" anyday
boring is the whole EASTERN conference.....someone had mentioned they had to be smacked around to just stay awake....IMO maybe the WIZs keep my attention.....Do they know there AIN't an I in basketball...........geeeeeeesh....I'd rather see timmay take on 3 defenders and score than Kobe run up the floor for an easy 2........THAT's basketball!!!!! Scoring with someone defending you.....!!!!!!!!!!!
lol, the top 5 record in the nba are all western teams, the only thing great bout the east this days is lebron james
NO ONE CAN DEFEND DUNCAN 1-on-1 EVER!
It is the mark of a weak *&* writer that he provides no email to give feeback on his inane opinions. If anyone can find one for PF please provide.
Duncan doesn't leave a mark or impression.
After all the years Ive seen him play, not a single highlight immediately comes to mind when I think of Duncan.
You don't watch Duncan and say "Wow, i'll remember that shot/play/block etc. for the rest of my life".
Actually both these superstars have gotten more boring as they aged.
Duncan seldom faces the basket and drives or makes the long bankshot. Not much fun watching him stand flat footed and pick off a rebound and put it back because he simply tall and big.
Same with Shaq except he never started outside of the paint. He simply was so strong he'd bulldoze over players to the basket and the refs didn't stop him because he was the league's big draw.
Boring yes--but effective
Duncan's game is as boring as a point that has been rehashed hundreds of times for the last decade.
The Celtics work more like a team than the Spurs IMO, but they have players whose skills aren't as refined.First off, let me say that Tim Duncan is my favorite player hands-down, and that I love watching him play.
The thing that I can't understand is how Tim Duncan's intrinsic lack of "fizz" matters matters that much at to the overall enjoyment to watching basketball. Basketball is a team sport. I enjoy watching good teams; any team Tim Duncan is on is going to be good, if not great. I don't how or why people watch the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics, or the 76ers. LeBron, Pierce, and Iverson are good players, but watching a whole game of terrible team basketball just to see one or two fantastic plays from superstars is my idea of a snoozefest. The 76ers might be the most boring team in all of sports over the past few years this side of Mali's waterpolo team.
that's the beauty of his game. he just kicks your ass in such an understated manner. no highlights, just a good old fashioned ass kicking and when it matters, with all the marbles on the line, he'll pull an almost quadruple double out of his repertoire. a thing of beauty, no flash needed.
The man who wrote the story about this must be very stupid.
Wins are never boring. Championships are never boring. Big baskets in the clutch are never boring.
I think he was trying to explain why the NBA went into a slump in the post Jordan era.
One of the reasons is that when the Lakers weren't winning championships, the Spurs were. Duncan is not a draw. Don't take it so personal, he's just not that exciting to watch unless he's on your team....
That right there is part of the problem that perception. Yeah people remember guys like Vince Carter and MCgrady that make all the those memorable plays yet have never nor will they ever win jack .
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