That time Tim Duncan got a quadruple double in the Finals

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

He'll never get the credit he deserves simply because he wasn't 'exciting' to a lot of people.

 

[DaRock]

He would have developed it if he played in this era.

We got to stop with this assumption that if so or so played in this Era that means that would have developed into a 3pt shooter..
LeBron has played in this Era and still isn't a consistent 3pt shooter and he takes a lot of them..

TD is 6"11, played 15ft and in and is career 50% from the field and 69% from the the FT and played 20 years...now because of the Era he would be able to shoot better??
No!!

 

[MJ Truth]

We got to stop with this assumption that if so or so played in this Era that means that would have developed into a 3pt shooter..
LeBron has played in this Era and still isn't a consistent 3pt shooter and he takes a lot of them..

TD is 6"11, played 15ft and in and is career 50% from the field and 69% from the the FT and played 20 years...now because of the Era he would be able to shoot better??
No!!

Breh. It’s simple.

If someone worked their ass off to separate themselves from their peers during their own era and did what it takes to win, they would do the same amount of work in any era. The best become the best because they’re willing to do whatever it takes to win, not because of any particular skill set.

 

[africngiant]

tim duncan the coolest player to me he represents life you don’t gotta be flashy to do damage out here you just need to have a strong work ethic long-term and always stay consistent in your lane

 

[DaRock]

Breh. It’s simple.

If someone worked their ass off to separate themselves from their peers during their own era and did what it takes to win, they would do the same amount of work in any era. The best become the best because they’re willing to do whatever it takes to win, not because of any particular skill set.

That's why I gave you the LeBron example..he just like TD worked they ass off to separate themselves to become all time/all time greats..
LeBron has worked his ass off to become a better overall shooter...
Did that translate into a good 3pt shooter because of this Era? No!

You don't think Tim worked his ass off on FTS but in 20 years is only 69%..

All I'm saying is even the all time greatest work they ass off and still won't be great in certain areas of the game..

 

[Po pimp]

TD the GOAT PF...
But he's not hitting the 3 in this era...his shot has always been flat/line drives..
Part of the reason he's one of Goats off the glass jumper shooters..

Why would he need to develop a 3pt shot?

 

[DaRock]

Why would he need to develop a 3pt shot?

I was responding to a poster who said this:


He did it against my damn Nets but if I’m starting a team TD is my PF I don’t GAF! He could hit the 3 in this era too.

 

[Boonapalist]

Breh. It’s simple.

If someone worked their ass off to separate themselves from their peers during their own era and did what it takes to win, they would do the same amount of work in any era. The best become the best because they’re willing to do whatever it takes to win, not because of any particular skill set.

Nah that’s not how it works. You have people argue MJ (one of the greatest mid range shooters and good from the line) wouldn’t be able to develop a shot from 3. But Duncan with his limited range and inconsistency from the ft would?

 

[Remote]

Nah that’s not how it works. You have people argue MJ (one of the greatest mid range shooters and good from the line) wouldn’t be able to develop a shot from 3. But Duncan with his limited range and inconsistency from the ft would?

He might or he might not.

But we've literally seen Brook Lopez go from a guy who only scored in the paint to one of the best 3 point shooting big men literally from 1 season to the next.
From 2008-2009 to 2015-2016 Lopez took a combined total of 31 three pointers. And he only made 3 of them.

Since that point Brook Lopez has shot .349% from three (including .374% this past season) and helped to create a lot of space for the Bucks.

It's not crazy to think that maybe Tim Duncan could have been a competent three point shooter.

So if your argument is that Brook Lopez is more capable of adapting to basketball than Tim Duncan, just go ahead and say that.

 

[Boonapalist]

He might or he might not.

But we've literally seen Brook Lopez go from a guy who only scored in the paint to one of the best 3 point shooting big men literally from 1 season to the next.
From 2008-2009 to 2015-2016 Lopez took a combined total of 31 three pointers. And he only made 3 of them.

Since that point Brook Lopez has shot .349% from three (including .374% this past season) and helped to create a lot of space for the Bucks.

It's not crazy to think that maybe Tim Duncan could have been a competent three point shooter.

So if your argument is that Brook Lopez is more capable of adapting to basketball than Tim Duncan, just go ahead and say that.

Brook Lopez was better from the line than Duncan to begin with and ft shooting has shown to be a decent indicator at being able to shoot from 3.

I’m not saying it’s crazy or impossible I’m just saying it’s not a foregone or likely conclusion like that poster was.

And no my argument isn’t that Brook Lopez is more capable at adapting than Duncan. Don’t put words in my mouth. 3 point shooting is just one part of the game. Duncan was a star in the iso deadball era of the NBA, he was a star after they made illegal defense legal, he was a star after they changed the rules in 04 to open the game up more. And even as he got older he was still able to be All NBA or an all star during the small ball era. Hell he made 3rd team All NBA the season before his last at 38. And that’s not even getting into how he went from the Twin Towers to carrying solo, to playing with Manu and Parker, etc, etc, etc.