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It's true, he's only "serviceable" now.
Until May.
Heard today on a local morning sport show that they believed the Spurs could insert any "servicable" big in the rotation for Tim and get the same results. That Tim is not the Tim of 5 years ago nor ever will be.
I know he's slowed down due to age and health...but to list him as a "servicable" big was a bit ridiculous.
It's true, he's only "serviceable" now.
Until May.
that is true.
but he's still the best defensive big man in the team. by far
He is and will always be our Mr.Big Fundamental for as long as he is a BBplayer.
what locality is that?
Unbeavable.
Now sevicable
I don't agree with that whatsoever. Just look at Tim's game against Chicago. 28 pts, 13 of 19 shooting, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 steals. What other big man on our team could possibly do that? Tim can take over games if needed, he just doesn't have to as often as he used to.
BTW, you left out a few letters in "Serviceable".
Funny that Timmy's on the downside of his career and manages to put up numbers healthy bigs in their prime only dream of.
Tim can't be the Tim of 5 years ago over an 82 game regular season, but there's no reason to believe that he can't be the Tim of 5 years ago for a 2 month postseason run.
Timmy Will Be fine Come March, and for the Playoff push... I hope the guy plays 65 games.... that way he is more fresh come playoff time....
Yep Yep..
We'll hear from these tools in May when he is dominating..
Call them and tell them you could switch the channel to any other serviceable sports station and get the same ty, uneducated results.
So instead of being the best big man he is in the top 5, who cares?
I'm still curious to know who it was that is alleged to have said this. But assuming for the moment that such a statement was made, this is par for the course with many "NBA fans" and Tim Duncan.
Because he's not flashy, because he's not a quote machine, because he understandably annoys some people, he just doesn't get the "respect" that so many of his colleagues are accorded. He'll go down in history as one of the 10-15 best players in the history of the game, but among his peers, he'll likely be the guy who was least appreciated during his time (Kareem had this problem, too, but I don't think to the same extent that Timmy has).
As it stands, if you asked the other 29 clubs if they'd take Tim Duncan in a swap for their biggest star, I'd guess (without making a list) that at least 20-25 would say yes in a heartbeat. Serviceable, my eye.
It's true that this isn't the Tim Duncan of 2001-03, but few players in history have ever played at that level at any point in their careers. Instead, he's one of the 5 or 6 best big men in the game right now and putting up average numbers that would be compe ive with career games for some "serviceable" big guys.
It was here in San Antonio. They were discussing (leaving it up for debate) that Spur fans would be less likely to miss Duncan than Ginobili.
Well, that explains a lot. Even some Spurs fans take Tim Duncan for granted. . . .
Spurs fans might miss Ginobili more than Duncan, but the San Antonio Spurs have no chance to win a le (in this day and age) without Tim Duncan (absent a trade for the likes of Kobe). That some Spurs fans don't understand that never ceases to amaze me . . . .
Then again, this forum reminds me (almost daily) how lucky we are that saner minds than those of some fans are running the Spurs.
Don't I know. But I'd expect a better comparison than that coming from a "respectable" talk radio host.
Slip of the tongue maybe to just prove his point.
There is a part of me -- the smartassed part, I think -- that would be fascinated to see the Spurs play a serviceable big man (someone on this roster and not named Tim Duncan) at the 4/5 for a while and see just how things go for the Spurs over that stretch of time. I suspect that the Spurs would be serviceable . . . .
Of course, the Spurs fan in me doesn't want to see that at all.
Heard today that you could insert just any random guy from the street in a local morning sport show and get even better results, because the current local sport show host really is nothing more than serviceable.
Winner.
Agreed. I think that comment is the typical knee jerk reaction of winning two games without Tim. The reality is that one was against a fairly poor defensive team in Toronto, and the other is a team which plays a lot of small ball in Dallas. Both games being at home didn't hurt either.
But it's foolish to think this can be sustained, especially against tall teams, good defensive teams and on the road.
Can you say controversy keeps ratings high? Come on, say it out loud... 20 times in a row if you have to. "Controversy keeps ratings high". Understand? Very good.
What can be a source of controversy that a ratings on the radio in San Antonio can use to his advantage? Get in a debate over who's more useful - Manu or Tim D.
All believers, go kiss your can of SPAM.
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