Spurs: David Robinson: "Jahlil Okfur Reminds Me Of Tim Duncan"

[Koolaid_Man]

Towns wants to play with Kobe...

The attractiveness of Los Angeles is obvious. The 19-year-old out of the University of Kentucky would get to learn from Kobe Bryant, who gave him a pep talk three years ago when Towns played for the Dominican Republic's national team against Team USA.

He'd also become the future face of the franchise for a team that has a long history of building around great centers. Fellow former Wildcat Julius Randle would be next to him in the frontcourt, and the Lakers are sure to make a run at the big names in free agency next summer.

[Mitch]

Towns wants to play with Kobe...

The attractiveness of Los Angeles is obvious. The 19-year-old out of the University of Kentucky would get to learn from Kobe Bryant, who gave him a pep talk three years ago when Towns played for the Dominican Republic's national team against Team USA.

He'd also become the future face of the franchise for a team that has a long history of building around great centers. Fellow former Wildcat Julius Randle would be next to him in the frontcourt, and the Lakers are sure to make a run at the big names in free agency next summer.

It'll take a few years, Kam, but we'll enter the 2020s like we did the 2000s

[spurraider21]

I need to bump the "Spurs will finish injury free jinx thread"

Less than 48 hours later...broken leg...done for season.

nah the best was when he posted a thread about a fake ibaka injury and then ibaka actually had to miss playoff games... announced just hours later

[dg7md]

No complaints from me. I'd like to see what he can do. Going to be hard to match 5 NBA les and 2 MVPs, though.

[Koolaid_Man]

No complaints from me. I'd like to see what he can do. Going to be hard to match 5 NBA les and 2 MVPs, though.

One note in the Sports Illustrated article discusses how Okafor likes to emulate San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan. That's not to say he's going to become one of the best post players in NBA history, but rather, it illustrates the type of game he prefers to play.
He's not overly flashy and doesn't demand attention. Yet when you look at the box score after the game, he's usually pretty close to 20 points and 10 rebounds. Duncan was a far more polished defender coming out of college than the Duke product is, though.

Keep in mind...he's coming out after his freshman year...whereas Duncan played 4 yrs in college

[ambchang]

“If you compare them as freshman — just as freshman — ‘Jah’ is a lot better offensively,” said Jeff Capel, Duke’s assistant coach who played against Duncan in college.

Staaaahhhppp it, you're killin these guys

You two butt buddies do realize that Duncan didn't even play basketball until high school and he didn't get any type of real coaching until he actually got to wake forest, right?

[elmanutres]

So now Kool really likes Tim Duncan.

[IronMexican]

Hey watch the Hyundai talk, Amb. The 2015 Genesis is nothing to sneeze at it beats a BMW 300 series in many ways ...

And of course Kobe, kobe Kobe for chrisssakes Amb can you get that dude out your head. Dude has been irrelevant for 3 years running ...

How can you compare a Genesis and a 3 series. If you put it next to a 7 series.

[DMC]

let's get it in Spur fan....I think this kid will win us just as many les as Timmy did for SA...they're basically carbon copies of each other....if David Robinson who played with Duncan can admit it then I have no reason to believe it's not true...David would know


The Admiral—who played alongside Duncan in San Antonio for six seasons—tweeted his impressions of Okafor, who turned in a 20-point, 10-rebound performance as part of the Duke rout.

So what you're saying and What Dale agrees with is that you wish you had Tim Duncan.

[KaiRMD1]

So what you're saying and What Dale agrees with is that you wish you had Tim Duncan.

Didn't you know he was the biggest TD fan on this site?

[Killakobe81]

How can you compare a Genesis and a 3 series. If you put it next to a 7 series.

ehh got my numbers confused not beamer guy ...
used to be ...but i think the benzes look better nowadays same with Jag and Audi

But if I could afford it would get a Maseratti

[Buddy Mignon]

No complaints from me. I'd like to see what he can do. Going to be hard to match 5 NBA les and 2 MVPs, though.

Not id he's a Laker. We've had 3 players win 5 les in three different eras. This kid in one season had a better college career than Jim had in 4 seasons.

[Malik Hairston]

How can you compare a Genesis and a 3 series. If you put it next to a 7 series.

What are you driving nowadays, IM?

[dg7md]

Not id he's a Laker. We've had 3 players win 5 les in three different eras. This kid in one season had a better college career than Jim had in 4 seasons.

Wishful thinking tbh.

[pgardn]

Not id he's a Laker. We've had 3 players win 5 les in three different eras. This kid in one season had a better college career than Jim had in 4 seasons.

Oh so this translates into a Duncan pro career.

Absurd.

One small detail that has allowed Duncan to last so long.
Huge wingspan.

Bad mushrooms in the salad post.
Duncan was an immediate force on D. Robinson understood this having his shots blocked for the first time in practice.

[IronMexican]

What are you driving nowadays, IM?

A 13 corolla. Thinking about getting something bigger,like an Avalon or Rav 4.

[Thread]

Duncan was an immediate force on D. Robinson

Absolutely. Saved him from your people high tech lynching David.

[Buddy Mignon]

Oh so this translates into a Duncan pro career.

Absurd.

One small detail that has allowed Duncan to last so long.
Huge wingspan.

Bad mushrooms in the salad post.
Duncan was an immediate force on D. Robinson understood this having his shots blocked for the first time in practice.

I'm not translating anything. Just the facts here. Jim played four years in college and never made it to the le game let alone winning it. This kid did it in his first season, while Jim struggled in his first season at Wake. At 19, this kid is way ahead of Jim as far as skill level. In fact... there aren't many guys in the pros that man the block the way this kid does already. Oh... Jim has a 7'3 wingspan and this kid has a 7'5. Whoever gets this kid has a dominate big for years to come if he stays healthy. No one can predict he'll be as good as Jim. ... no one saw Jim being as good as he became. We all thought he was the second coming of Brad Daugherty and Benoit Benjamin.

[Raven]

i can see the similarity.

[-21-]

He actually LOOKS like Duncan.

[Killakobe81]

I'm not translating anything. Just the facts here. Jim played four years in college and never made it to the le game let alone winning it. This kid did it in his first season, while Jim struggled in his first season at Wake. At 19, this kid is way ahead of Jim as far as skill level. In fact... there aren't many guys in the pros that man the block the way this kid does already. Oh... Jim has a 7'3 wingspan and this kid has a 7'5. Whoever gets this kid has a dominate big for years to come if he stays healthy. No one can predict he'll be as good as Jim. ... no one saw Jim being as good as he became. We all thought he was the second coming of Brad Daugherty and Benoit Benjamin.

I saw Daugherty not Benjamin, but I watch a lot of ACC. UCLA and UNC are my favorite NCAABBall teams ...

[Koolaid_Man]

I think in the ass Spured him on....NO PUN intended

[Killakobe81]

Duncan was really good at Wake and they had some other talent there was a skinny big that was a year or two behind Duncan (woods?) but he never amounted to much ...
Duncan never had a great guard in college and that is why he never went deep in to the tournament.

[Brazil]

tbh I understand Lakers fans are excited by the idea to draft a new Tim Duncan and not a new Kobe Bryant

They finally came to reason

[FlAVaK]

tbh I understand Lakers fans are excited by the idea to draft a new Tim Duncan and not a new Kobe Bryant

They finally came to reason

well played