Great Article on the "Over-looked" superstar

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Column: In praise of NBA's overlooked superstar
By Gavin Byrnes
Columnist
Published: Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Eight straight All-NBA first teams beginning with his rookie season (and a first, three seconds, and a third after that with no appearances outside the top 15). Thirteen straight seasons on the All-Defensive first or second team. Exactly one season outside the top 10 in rebounds and none outside the top 10 in defensive rating (an estimation of points allowed per 100 possessions), including 11 straight in the top four. Eleven straight seasons in the top eight of MVP voting, with two straight victories. Eleven straight seasons in the top 10 in blocks. Produced a double-double in 70 percent of his games and averaged a double-double overall each season. Four championships as the leader of his team.

So who is this? Am I once again extolling the virtues of some forgotten rando? Will this player turn out to have played for the Syracuse Nationals or Kansas City Kings or Sheboygan Redskins or Pittsburgh Ironmen or something like that? No, the player described above is still active, still racking up double-doubles and still anchoring his team’s interior defense as he finally reaches his decline years. I’m talking about the most underappreciated NBA superstar of this generation: Tim Duncan.

Perhaps it’s become cliche to write about how Tim Duncan is ignored, even though by almost all accounts he is among the 10 best NBA players of all time, and perhaps it now happens so often that he’s no longer ignored. But when I look at his career statistics and accolades, it is truly astonishing how consistently excellent Duncan has been, and how his very presence ensures that the San Antonio Spurs can never be ignored as contenders Continues at:


http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/11/10/26801/

[NickiRasgo]

Tfs. :d

[CubanMustGo]

Should have sent this to those Jeopardy idiots who didn't know who TD is.

[greyforest]

Should have sent this to those Jeopardy idiots who didn't know who TD is.

i laughed so hard.

someone even said "parker" but the clue said "center".