I've teased this before in other threads, but how come no one is pointing out how poorly Duncan has been playing relative to what we have come to expect out of our franchise player in the playoffs?
I haven't seen Duncan dominate a single game yet in this post season.
And what is up with all the missed layups and putbacks and bunnies in the paint?
Question.
Must have been someone else I saw dropping 40 on the Suns in Game 1.I haven't seen Duncan dominate a single game yet in this post season.
And to call out Duncan at this point is silly. For the most part, he's been our most consistent force this postseason. His defense and rebounding keeps us in games even if he's not putting up 30 points a night.
lame thread... TD has been a monster against LA... he just played under his usual level against the Hornets...
It's just you.
Only Finley has sucked and is trying to screw the Spurs chance of winning.
Didn't he have close to 20, 20 with 3, 3 & 3 last game? (Albeit, he's shooting a relatively low FG% for TD standards.)
Tell ya what- you can have Boozer for him if that's how you really feel.
Are you stupid or something. In this series alone, he's had a 30/18 game, a 29/17 game, and a 20/20 game. This Lakers team is just good enough to overcome that, even with Kobe not getting to the line at all. Phoenix game 1?? What do you want from the dude, 30/30? Be serious.
then why start a new one? Your observations about Duncan's game were idiotic enough the first time.
It is just you. He has been by far the best Spur in the post-season (though he layed and egg in the Hornets series).
Ginobili on the other hand, has been probably the least productive of the Big Three.
His numbers have been stellar, especially rebounds. It's just that he's missed his share of shots that he normally makes.
Lame thread. He missed some gimme layups in the 4th quarter in Game 4 that he would normally make, but I think at that point he was just gassed from playing 42 minutes. He still managed to grab 17 rebounds in his "sh1t game"
I don't think people realize the kinds of defenses Duncan has had to fight through for the past 3 rounds. Going against 360 pound Shaq, long arms and double teams of the Hornets, and now the long arms and double teams of two 7 footers in Gasol/Odom all the while manning the paint for the Spurs.
Spurs fans are very, very spoiled.
Duncan has been fine.
Dudes had 3 20 20 games these playoffs.
Had they taken care of business in game 5 vs New Orleans and won that in 6, gotten some time off between then and the western finals, things would be different, but oh well.
Game 1 versus the Suns was back in April. Stay current.
You guys pile on Ginobili and Parker and Finley and Horry and Bowen, but why is Duncan absolved?
Numbers don't lie:
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tim_du...eer_stats.html
Duncan is posting playoff lows in FG%, FT%, Assists, Blocks and Points per game.
I don't appreciate the name calling. Learn some Popd@mn respect for those that have done more for this Forum than you will probably contribute to this world.
tim crys way to much, just shut up and play the game....if he does this he will do fine.....
Nobody said defending les was easy. For the Spurs, it's been impossible to this point.
I am a huge Duncan fan, so I can appreciate the apologists, but again:
Duncan is posting playoff lows in FG%, FT%, Assists, Blocks and Points per game.
He has not seized control and dominated games like he has in playoffs past.
And the misses are very disconcerting.
Remember Tim is the last line of defense on one end and the sole point of interior post offense on the other. At this stage, it'd be nice if he had another rim-protector and rebounder along side him in the way of a backup PF.
Hmm, no.
This year numbers so far:
FG%: 0.454 (Career Playoff low is 0.453 in 01-02)
FT%: 0.638 (Career Playoff low is 0.632 in 03-04)
Assists: 2.9 (Career Playoff low is 1.9 in 98-99)
Blocks: 2.1 (Career Playoff low is 1.9 in 05-06)
PPG: 20.3 (This one is, so far, the his lowest since his rookie season where he had 20.7)
Why do you even post links if you're not even going to take a look at it?
FAIL thread.
Go fvck yourself, dude.
First off, by your comparisons, he's exactly .001 off from his FG% low and .006 from his FT% low and 0.2 off from his Blocks low.
And I was looking at his Career Playoff Averages anyway.
The bottom line is that Duncan is not having a strong playoffs by his usual standards, as the numbers and you have just attested.
You are FAILed abortion.
Tim has been dominant this whole post season except a few games in the New Orleans series.
He's playing great ball, just that he's not shooting as well as we would like him to, and his play looks sloppy, but he's really our most consistent player.
Duncan is good in these PO. he's very solid. but you got to be blind to not see he's not as dominant as by the past. He had such an incredible level few years ago that even if he's less good, he's still one of the best big man in the league and will be for 2 or 3 years again.
and it brings some questions:
tony is now very reliable in PO. he could be even better in the future since he has always increase his level each year. but i don't see him becoming a franchise player as Tim was.
Manu has still some years at a good level but he will always be irregular. not a typical franchise player either.
so, even if with a still very good and reliable Duncan, a still good manu and a tony in his prime, we can see the future with optimism, it's clear we'll need some help next year in order to be a first class contender. especially some help in scoring outside the big 3, at least one offensive threat in frontcourt and another one from the perimeter.
Now you're just being an idiot. Don't get mad because people have pointed out how ridiculous you calling out Duncan is. And you plainly asked why he hasn't dominated a game this postseason. Game 1 against PHX was this postseason. And if you're talking about current, his stats this playoff series:
Game 1: 30pts, 18 rebs, 4blocks
Game 2: 12pts, 16 rebs
Game 3: 22pts, 21 rebs, 5 assts
Game 4: 29pts, 17 rebs, 3 steals, 3 blocks
Calling out a guy with those kind of stats is just ridiculous. The only thing you can really use against him is his minor struggles from the field, but he's certainly not the only one on the team that hasn't been shooting the ball well. If we lose this series, it is no way, shape or form because of Duncan. But you can keep thinking it is in your delusional little world.
Duncan is playing HUGE. Anyone who thinks different is ed in the head.
Ghost with self humilitation once again
What the are you talking about? He's putting better numbers night in and night out than Gasol, KG and Wallace, the other 3 PF/C left in the playoffs.
You sound like ing Hollinger. What the numbers won't tell you is that he had a 7 game series where he was aggressively double-teamed every single possession. TD is not a stat padder. He won't force the issue just to make numbers look pretty. It's actually pretty amazing the guy is actually posting above average rebounds, considering he played against pretty good rebounders in Chandler, Shaq, Gasol and Odom.
Duncan is fine. He's actually being his dominating self, and it's certainly a relief to see he can still bring it during the playoffs.
So take your numbers, make a little cone and shove them up your ass.
oh it's just you.
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