In a loss today, Duncan had 31 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals. Not bad for a 36 year old.
no one said he wont. It'll be interesting to see where he is on the all time PF and the all time list.
He took over. After some Hack-a-Javale, the Spurs battled back behind TD (and some 3-point shooting). The Nuggets were helpless and almost blew the game. tzou, TD is a first-ballet HOFer. That isn't even a question in anyone's mind. There is no basis for discussion.
man...........he's like garnett and gasol you're almost a 7 footer (i'm certain garnett is like 7'1, 7'2) but like to play PF. weak, play at C with most of the centers are at 7 feet and above. not against 6'8-6'10 guys
IIRC Garnett purposely under-listed himself at 6'11 when he is 6'11 barefoot and 7'1 in shoes (most NBA players list themselves at their height in shoes) because he didn't want to play center. I'm pretty sure Gasol is over 7 feet tall as well, probably around 7'2. He just looks so tall.
Duncan is far more skilled than most centers. He can put the ball on the floor and make passes off the dribble. He runs the break (more so when he was younger). So, yeah, he has all the skills of a center. But he also has forward skills too.
Also, Duncan's 2003 postseason was much better than any postseason Hakeem ever had. So no just that he was longer on higher level, he was better at his peak too. 4 is more than 2. Is that so hard to accept? Duncan is one of the greatest passing bigs, Hakeem was a blackhole for decent amount of his career. Duncan is better rebounder, more efficient scorer, much less turnover prone and better leader.
I know that you're just trolling, so I shouldn't respond. But Duncan's 25-15 in 2003 was inferior to Hakeem's 33-10 postseason in 1995. The rest of their career statistics put a lie to your arguments that Duncan was a better rebounder (both at 11rpg), efficient scorer (both 51% and Dream shot FT better), and turnovers (2.5 vs 3.0 is fairly insignificant, especially considering the offensive schemes run by the respective clubs). And Dream didn't run from playing center, despite being sub-7 foot, and his playoff runs were through HOF-caliber centers in Shaq, Robinson, and Ewing.
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He shot 11/25. I didn't watch the game. Did Denver dare him to shoot the midrange, which he hasn't been very efficient? But 18 rebounds, 5 blocks and 6 assists are insane numbers anyway you look at it, even for a player at his peak.
Hakeem posted a 39 PER in the 1988 playoffs. That's right, a 39! Granted, it was just 4 games, but he averaged 37.5 ppg, 16,8 rpg and the rest of his usual stats.
Let's end this shall we... Google "Quadruple Double" and click on the double (basketball) wikipedia link... Does Duncan even know the word quadruple double? Hakeem does. Yeah, Duncan had more double doubles, but his name really stops appearing after the top of the page, while Hakeem appears more often towards the really interesting and rare stats at the bottom. Duncan is a great player, no doubt. I've been watching him this year and i'm impressed by how he is holding up with his age and producing very good numbers still. As a real rockets fan, i hate the spurs but he is a remarkable player. But Hakeem was on a different level. Sorry
