I wish I could.
But I don't get it either.
I also love it when the Spurs get their passing game going - no team moves it in the half court the way the Spurs do. The way they picked Utah apart in the UCF was jaw-dropping.I just don't get it and I've never been able to comprehend this ever since the boring label came out for the Spurs, but the Men In Black play some exciting basketball.
When you become great you get irrational hate. It's a given. People hate Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and many other players simply because of their success. Some people hate Parker because he's had the single greatest year of anyone alive, and people are starting the irrational hate on Tony Romo because he's proving to be a great diamond in the rough. Is it jealousy? Probably, at least a good part of it.
the average fan
ESPN because it only wants to attract the average fan with high flying dunks/rough tackles/ball diving plays that are only just a small part of the whole game
because ESPN breeds morons like this ahole who wrote the blog
Obviously I meant WCF.
An amusing blog to counteract the ridiculous one.
It asks the question: Who Is Your Favorite Athlete Of All Time?
http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/...-favorite.html
My favorite athlete of all time is Jesus Christ. He was/will be a stud (again). Now, I know that we don't have any actual proof that Jesus played any sports (Is getting crucified a sport?), but could anybody conceivably be better at anything, let alone sports, than the Son of God? Maybe Tim Duncan, but that's about it. Come to think of it, yes, Tim Duncan is probably better than Jesus at everything. I mean, he's Timothy-frigg'n-Duncan! He's won like, a thousand championship and scored about a billion points! I've changed my mind. Forget Jesus, my favorite athlete of all time is Tim Duncan.
And paris hilton is good for America.....Wait, IS America.
Duncan 08'
"Don't be who you are. Be who we want you to be."
Yeah, great lesson for the kiddies.
I can't stand it.
Tim Duncan doesn't have to do jack but win. And he does it.
i agree with some of his points (not that it's right that people think that way, but they do think that way) - until he says that KG would make the spurs a bigger draw. Does anybody even know anyone who got real excited for a wolves game because KG was playing?
"Man, I can't wait for KG to defer to his teammates in clutch situations!" - is that a common thought around the basketball world?
1. Somebody remind me what was so fascinating and wonderful about Larry Bird's personality again?
2. If Tim Duncan didn't exist, the same dip s who complain about how boring Tim's fundamentals are would be complaining just as loudly about the lack of fundamentals in today's stars. They just need something to write about to justify themselves.
blah blah blah
The question isn't whether Tim should show more of his personality. It's whether people are paying attention to him.
If they do, they'd see his personality from the way he works with his teammates and the way he conducts interviews. Laid back, hard worker, has wry sense of humor, etc. The problem is that most probably, people already have this preconceived mold of what an NBA player's personality is. Because Tim doesn't fit that mold, they immediately write him off as boring.
In any case, Tim would probably find this article re ed.
I have a hard time believing that a Lakers fan wore number 21 in honor of Tim Duncan, particularly during a time where the Lakers and Spurs were contending for championships.
He had an illegitimate kid whom he has ignored for just about her entire life:
wikipediaAfter his return home from Indiana University and his parents' divorce, Bird married his high-school girlfriend, Janet Condra. The marriage lasted only 11 months, but produced a daughter, Corrie. In 1998, Corrie Bird appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and revealed that she was Bird's daughter from his first marriage though Larry had denied paternity until the mid 80's. She discussed her longing to connect with her father, who she hadn't seen in 17 years. Corrie's story was also shown on 20/20 and was run as an article in the September 4, 1998 issue of Sports Illustrated. Corrie, like her father, played basketball in high school and attended Indiana State University, graduating with a degree in elementary education. Corrie invited her father to her college and high school graduation, however, Larry did not attend either. Corrie has not seen her father since he retired from the Celtics. Corrie celebrated her 30th birthday in August 2007 with no card from her father.
Bird met his current wife, Dinah Mattingly, while attending Indiana State. They married in September of 1989 and have two children, an adopted son (Connor)and an adopted daughter (Mariah), though they have never met their half sister Corrie.
2. If Tim Duncan didn't exist, the same dip s who complain about how boring Tim's fundamentals are would be complaining just as loudly about the lack of fundamentals in today's stars. They just need something to write about to justify themselves.
These never get boring, even if Mike Lupica says they are so.
My definition for somebody being bad for the NBA would be just a tad different. Ok like when one of its main superstars gets accused of raping a girl. Thats bad. Or like an on court fight breaks out in to the stands against the fans. That says bad for the NBA to me. Or what about a player flipping off the crowd after he gets thrown out? Oh but Tim is the problem with today's NBA becuase he's low key. That makes total sense
What Fox needs is for The Simpsons to create a new lead character voiced by Dane Cook. That would help increase the ratings and Fox would see more ad revenue.
The only reason Duncan is bad for the NBA is that he chose to play his entire career in a small market.
Tim Duncan is the best thing to happen for the NBA since Micheal Jordan!
So? Switch to topless cheerleaders, and quit whining about "boring" MVPs and teams that win with dominating defense.
Yeah...Peyton Manning is having the same problem.
OH WAIT!
Peyton Manning is great for the NBA.
Ive killed that "small market" excuse numerous times, yet its still always fun to do it again.
Except you didn't.
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