Massively overrated tbh
Been reading different forums the last few days and it seems consensus he was not a top 5 player in the 90s. Not that he wasnt a top 5 player at some point but just in totality.
Jordan
Hakeem
Malone
Chuck
Shaq
seems to be the consensus.
And Now In the alltime ranking list most fans rank Kawhi, Curry and wade over him too in the greatest players ever list
Massively overrated tbh
for 90s, I'd personally rank him above Chuck and Malone. Close to Shaq, behind Hakeen and Jordan.
Better than Wade and Kwahi.
If you use the same logic as the Pop haters, Robinson didn’t win anything until he had Duncan so he is overrated.
5th all time PER and a great defender - yes he is underrated- has a terribly supporting cast most of career. https://www.basketball-reference.com...er_career.html
DR in this era would probably be better than TD. DR now would be like the Greek Freak, but taller, bigger, and a better mid range, with better interior defense and weakside blocking. My god.
Never in any era would Drob be better than Duncan. Duncan was not only individually way more skilled but also was much better at making his teammates better and I would argue he was slightly better at defense too because of it. DRob might've had better numbers but in the playoffs Duncan would always be the goto.
And that's only because it averages in the last 4 years of his career in which he was playing with a herniated lumbar disc.
Duncan supporting cast was way better so it was easier to make them better then David Robinson
Duncan did not win without David or manu or Parker or Leonard
David Robinson was the 3rd best player of the 90s. Shaq didn't surpass him until 2000, and anyone who thinks Karl Malone or Barkley were better is a dumbass.
Maybe not underrated but under appreciated?
glorified because he was somebody in san antonio that was actually in great shape
Robinson had a three year stretch were he was prime LeBron/MJ good.
From 1993-96 he averaged 27 points, 11 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3 blocks, and 1.6 steals per game. His PER during this stint was 29 with an average BPM of 9.5.
For those keeping tabs...
Michael Jordan
Hakeem Olajuwon
David Robinson
Shaquille O'Neal
Charles Barkley
Karl Malone
Scottie Pippen
Patrick Ewing
John Stockton
Reggie Miller
Were statistically the best players that played at least 8 seasons during the 90's.
When he played, the Admiral never ranked lower than 6th for an entire NBA season. David Robinson's end of year PER, by year during the 90's:
Season '89-'90 --- NBA Rank (5th) --- PER (26.35) Rookie Season*
Season '90-'91 --- NBA Rank (3rd) --- PER (27.43)
Season '91-'92 --- NBA Rank (2nd) --- PER (27.51)
Season '92-'93 --- NBA Rank (6th) --- PER (24.19) (Red McCombs sells away most of the team's depth)
Season '93-'94 --- NBA Rank (1st) --- PER (30.66)
Season '94-'95 --- NBA Rank (1st) --- PER (29.13)
Season '95-'96 --- NBA Rank (1st) --- PER (29.41)
Season '96-'97 --- Broken foot after 6 games missed most of the season
Season '97-'98 --- NBA Rank (3rd) --- PER (27.85) [for comparison Tim Duncan - 22.63]
Season '98-'99 --- NBA Rank (3rd) --- PER (24.91) [for comparison Tim Duncan - 23.21]
Season '99-'00 --- NBA Rank (5th) --- PER (24.55) [for comparison Tim Duncan - 24.78]
He's in that Harden/Westbrook player tier.
Regular season stat-padder who routinely got exposed and choked in the playoffs.
Yes definitely agree
MVP voting:
1989-6th
1990-6th
1991-3rd
1992-3rd
1993-6th
1994-2nd
1995-1st
1996-2nd
During the Jordan era with tons of hall of famers, Robinson was an elite player and no worse than top 6 player in any one season during that 8yr run
This is just ridiculous. Why does every conversation about Robinson always end up with comparing him to Duncan?
Proceeds to compare the 2:
duncan was not individually more skilled, they were both elite and did it with very different styles. That’s why they complemented each other well. Robinson was a freak athlete that also possessed tons of skill. Duncan wasn’t an elite athlete but he had size, skill and phenomenal “old man” game. Meaning he knew how to max all of his strengths while expending as little energy as possible. Which is why he played so much longer. It’s like comparing Wilt to Kareem. Wilt be drob (although drob had better individual b-ball skill) and Duncan being Kareem (smooth, smart, longevity)
yeah i cant think of any good reasons
Exposed in the playoffs?
I think lack of support allowed teams to focus on him.
I admit I'm biased, but definitely underrated.
He was so unique it took two different coaches to figure out how to use him. Way too thin in the lower body to be a traditional post up player Lucas had him face up using his height and athleticism.
Pop with a switching D utilized his strengths better defensively.
1. Chuck lmao
2 kawhitter lmao
He was easily a top player in the 90s. People who don't think so must not have been around then.
David was elite at both ends of the court, and he also made his teammates better. The problem is that he didn't have a very good collection of teammates most years. Unlike Jordan, Olajuwon, Malone, etc., he never played with another superstar during his prime. Rodman was a great rebounder, but was a liability on both ends of the floor and is the main reason we lost to Houston in the 1995 WCF. Sean Elliott was a two time All-Star, and had some good seasons, but was not the second superstar needed to complement the primary superstar (like Jordan had with Pippen, Olajuwon had with Drexler, Duncan had with Parker, etc.).
It's really amazing that the Spurs were a contender during the first 8 years of David's career, considering the supporting cast David had. It's a testament to his talent and leadership abilities that we were winning 50-60 games all those years.
intresting.
Fans are under the impression that kawhi surpassed him cause of toronto run.
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