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Duncan in his prime had insane footwork on the block. I doubt The Admiral would ever get the ball back.
I say skunk
Robinson
Duncan
Playing ball my whole life I know a 1 on 1 game goes to 11, with a 7-0 skunk, baskets are 1 point, three's are 2 points.
(for those that don't play ball a skunk means getting to 7 before the other player even scores, meaning skunk, game over.)
I know this is a difficult choice on who would win, except for duncan228 of course. But under those standard 1 on 1 rules, who wins?
I vote David. In his prime he was better defensively, shot blocking, and rebounding. And I think in his prime against Tim in his, defense would win.
11-8 Robinson.
Duncan in his prime had insane footwork on the block. I doubt The Admiral would ever get the ball back.
I say skunk
David in his prime?
David wins, 11-5 IMO.
Duncan takes Robinson with both in their primes.
Surprised?
One would only have to reference the 1995 playoffs when Hakeem school David in his MVP year. Tim would have the same effect with his footwork and solid fundamentals.
Despite all of his talents, David never had a go to offensive move. Tim would win probably 11-6, probably worse if make it take was in action.
But you voted Duncan?
Well, whoever scores first gets to call make it take it or switcharoo. But we're pretending it's switcharoo.
Havent voted yet.But you voted Duncan?
Oh. Well I guess I'm the only DRob believer haha.Havent voted yet.
I bet half of the people that vote wasn't around for Dave's prime either.
DRob made me a Spur... sorry Tim
is this a joke. Duncan would obliterate Robinson.
Puhhhleeeezeee
I wasn't too, but saw lot of Dave's videos, and that guy is an athletic freak. And Tim gets flustered by tall, long-armed, athletic, black guys haha. And who's footwork is better: Timmy's or Hakeem's?Oh. Well I guess I'm the only DRob believer haha.
I bet half of the people that vote wasn't around for Dave's prime either.
There. voted for it.
Easy, Hakeem. Can't be biased about that. Hakeem was a footwork god.
One on one you could go either way, i'll take Tim because of his polished low post game but they both would be getting games off eachother.
There really is no argument who is the better all time player though.
Do you guys remember what DRob said after training camp '97? Tim killed him and David realized that TIm was better offensively than he ever was (I'm more or less quoting him here).
Tim is too good and people underestimate how versatile he really is. He holds back a lot of his offensive game and for the good of the team he sticks to the post.
I say Tim wins, the score would be pretty close if they're going winners out, but if it's make it take it Tim will destroy DRob.
There's a huge difference between a real game, where a low-post player can set up on the block and then get fed the ball, and a 1-on-1 game, where you have to get there yourself from the top of the key. It wouldn't be easy, and I loves me some Timmah, but I think Five-Oh has the edge in this fantasy scenario: he was longer, quicker, and a bit stronger, with insane hops. DRob could take more chances on D and recover more quickly, and get more rebounds with his length and quickness. And don't forget the 71-pt. game.
Fun to imagine, but I'm just glad they were both on our side.
Of course, in the context of real NBA ball games, Timmy is the better offensive player, and DRob said so himself more than once.
David Robinson (God rest his soul) was probably a better 1-on-1 player, but timmy won championships!
Ginobili > both
David.
Duncan couldn't have guarded David. David was faster than Dirk and Duncan can't guard Dirk. And David could have defended Duncan and lot better than Duncan could have defended him...
As for Hakeem, he didn't just do that to David, he did it to everyone, and he'd have done it to Duncan if Duncan had been around.
Plus...Hakeem didn't score as many points on David as Amare scored on Tim...
Watching Duncan guard Amare is a pretty good indicator of what it would have been like for Duncan to guard David...
Except for the fact that David is bigger, stronger, can jump higher, and dunk better than Amare.
Plus he's about one million times the defender Amare is.
That David didn't have go to offensive move is ludicrous, the man won a scoring le and dropped 71 points in a game. The only people that say he couldn't score are people that never saw him play. He could score. In fact he was one of the best scoring bigmen in NBA history.
He scored more points at a higher PCT than Duncan did through the first 7 years of his career.
A young DRob would own a young Timmy in 1-on-1. No question.
Like i said they would both do well off eachother but David is on record as saying that when Tim came up he could not guard him practically at all.
And Pop's on record as saying the first time David and Tim matched up, he regretted the fact that he hadn't drafted Keith Van Horne.
I don't know how anyone think Duncan is going to score on David like David is going to score on him...
Exactly how do guys propose Duncan defend a guy that has 3 inches of height on him, more reach, is faster, is stronger, and can jump higher?
Trip him?
David will dunk on Duncan all day long...Duncan better hope that bank is working as good as David's dunk is and it won't be.
I know I know...but Duncan is more talented than David...he has a much better, Tony(finals MVP) Parker and Manu(Manu!) Ginobili than David had on his best day.
David says a lot of things...which is why he was perennially on the All Interview team, he is humble and classy and self depreciative...
But he was also one of the most insane athletic freaks to ever step foot on an NBA court.
And his college entrance exam qualified him for Mensa...
Duncan does one thing better than David...and that's want to win championships. But in a game of one on one, there is nothing Duncan will be able to do to stop David.
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