Tim Duncan: 97 vs. 05

[dieselboy]

Based on the numbers, one could make the argument that Tim Duncan's best season was his rookie season.

Check the numbers.

[keRplunK]

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Based on the numbers, one could make the argument that Tim Duncan's best season was his rookie season.

Check the numbers.

You should probably post them...if you're going to make a thread about it.

Anyways, David Robinson was a damn good player back then and probably helped a little.

But Duncan has basically stayed the same great player his whole career. Except he whines more now, and gets more calls.

[olec]

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^ very true!
that is the best thing about him,.. his consistency

[X*Cell]

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Duncan will most definetely go down in history as one of the 25 best players to ever play in the NBA... and it was evident that it would happen since we saw him first in his rookie season... but this guy never lets up.

[ShaKobe]

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I'll put up his numbers over the years. Or, you could look HERE

'97-'98 (Rookie Year)
21.1 ppg, 11.9 rpg, 2.7 apg, .67 spg, 2.51 bpg, .549 fg%, .662 ft%, 3.40 topg, 82 games @ 39.1 mpg
'98-'99 (1st championship year)
21.7 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, .90 spg, 2.52 bpg, .495 fg%, .690 ft%, 2.92 topg, 50 games @ 39.3 mpg
'99-'00
23.2 ppg, 12.4 rpg, 3.2 apg, .89 spg, 2.23 bpg, .490 fg%, .761 ft%, 3.27 topg, 74 games @ 38.9 mpg
'00-'01
22.2 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 3.0 apg, .85 spg, 2.34 bpg, .499 fg%, .618 ft%, 2.95 topg, 82 games @ 38.7 mpg
'01-'02 (1st MVP year)
25.5 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 3.7 apg, .74 spg, 2.48 bpg, .508 fg%, .799 ft%, 3.21 topg, 82 games @ 40.6 mpg
'02-'03 (2nd MVP year, 2nd championship year)
23.3 ppg, 12.9 rpg, 3.9 apg, .68 spg, 2.93 bpg, .513 fg%, .710 ft%, 3.06 topg, 81 games @ 39.3 mpg
'03-'04
22.3 ppg, 12.4 rpg, 3.1 apg, .90 spg, 2.68 bpg, .501 fg%, .599 ft%, 2.65 topg, 69 games @ 36.6 mpg
'04-'05
20.3 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, .68 spg, 2.64 bpg, .496 fg%, .670 ft%, 1.92 topg, 66 games @ 33.4 mpg

Career Numbers
22.5 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 3.1 apg, .78 spg, 2.50 bpg, .507 fg%, .692 ft%, 2.95 topg, 585 starts out of a total 586 games played @ 38.3 mpg.

His career playoff numbers
24.0 ppg, 12.9 rpg, 3.7 apg, .68 spg, 2.84 bpg, .502 fg%, .704 ft%, 3.33 topg, 97 games @ 41.1 mpg


He is definitely consistent.

As for the comment in the first post, I assume you're only comparing his rookie year and this year's numbers. If that is the case, then yes, his rookie year was the better of the two. Tho, I don't think he had to deal with as many injuries as he's had this year.

And as for his best year, I think it was the year that he won his first MVP award in the 2001-2002 season.

[Kashanova]

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I'll put up his numbers over the years. Or, you could look HERE

'97-'98 (Rookie Year)
21.1 ppg, 11.9 rpg, 2.7 apg, .67 spg, 2.51 bpg, .549 fg%, .662 ft%, 3.40 topg, 82 games @ 39.1 mpg
'98-'99 (1st championship year)
21.7 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, .90 spg, 2.52 bpg, .495 fg%, .690 ft%, 2.92 topg, 50 games @ 39.3 mpg
'99-'00
23.2 ppg, 12.4 rpg, 3.2 apg, .89 spg, 2.23 bpg, .490 fg%, .761 ft%, 3.27 topg, 74 games @ 38.9 mpg
'00-'01
22.2 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 3.0 apg, .85 spg, 2.34 bpg, .499 fg%, .618 ft%, 2.95 topg, 82 games @ 38.7 mpg
'01-'02 (1st MVP year)
25.5 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 3.7 apg, .74 spg, 2.48 bpg, .508 fg%, .799 ft%, 3.21 topg, 82 games @ 40.6 mpg
'02-'03 (2nd MVP year, 2nd championship year)
23.3 ppg, 12.9 rpg, 3.9 apg, .68 spg, 2.93 bpg, .513 fg%, .710 ft%, 3.06 topg, 81 games @ 39.3 mpg
'03-'04
22.3 ppg, 12.4 rpg, 3.1 apg, .90 spg, 2.68 bpg, .501 fg%, .599 ft%, 2.65 topg, 69 games @ 36.6 mpg
'04-'05
20.3 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, .68 spg, 2.64 bpg, .496 fg%, .670 ft%, 1.92 topg, 66 games @ 33.4 mpg

Career Numbers
22.5 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 3.1 apg, .78 spg, 2.50 bpg, .507 fg%, .692 ft%, 2.95 topg, 585 starts out of a total 586 games played @ 38.3 mpg.

His career playoff numbers
24.0 ppg, 12.9 rpg, 3.7 apg, .68 spg, 2.84 bpg, .502 fg%, .704 ft%, 3.33 topg, 97 games @ 41.1 mpg


He is definitely consistent.

As for the comment in the first post, I assume you're only comparing his rookie year and this year's numbers. If that is the case, then yes, his rookie year was the better of the two. Tho, I don't think he had to deal with as many injuries as he's had this year.

And as for his best year, I think it was the year that he won his first MVP award in the 2001-2002 season.

yea that was his best year but i thought kidd deserved the mvp that year, and now more then ever after nash won the mvp this year

[ShaKobe]

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yea that was his best year but i thought kidd deserved the mvp that year, and now more then ever after nash won the mvp this year

I agree. Kidd really did deserve it that year. And the next year, I thought that KG deserved it more. Oh well.

[Admiral50]

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Numbers aren't that important. I've seen Duncan since day one, earlier actually and he is such a better player this season than his rookie year. Much, much better.

With the improvement of Parker and Manu and better bench players, he only had to play 33 minutes a game, by far his career low. Watching the Spurs win so many games, you will notice he sits A LOT in the fourth qtr of games. Often he has his game stats at the end of the 3rd. Add to that, he is very unselfish. In blowout wins or games against lowely defenders, he rarely feels the need to score big. If they have the win then he's happy.

Look at the whole picture he people, not just numbers.

[RubenDouglas]

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you also gotta look at FT attempts and FG attempts to his %. He shot almost a career high when he made 80% of his FT's.

[X*Cell]

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2001-2002 was his best season... good job Duncan!

[DW Rutledge]

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when it's all over with, Duncan will be a top 10, maybe top 5 player of all time.

at this point it just depends on how many championships he wins.

[bball_1523]

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Numbers aren't that important. I've seen Duncan since day one, earlier actually and he is such a better player this season than his rookie year. Much, much better.

With the improvement of Parker and Manu and better bench players, he only had to play 33 minutes a game, by far his career low. Watching the Spurs win so many games, you will notice he sits A LOT in the fourth qtr of games. Often he has his game stats at the end of the 3rd. Add to that, he is very unselfish. In blowout wins or games against lowely defenders, he rarely feels the need to score big. If they have the win then he's happy.

Look at the whole picture he people, not just numbers.

I agree, and I also think this is a pointless thread because numbers are merely just one piece of a great player.

[dieselboy]

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when it's all over with, Duncan will be a top 10, maybe top 5 player of all time.

at this point it just depends on how many championships he wins.

Wow, wow, wow. Slow down.

[DW Rutledge]

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he's already the best pf ever. in my book he's slightly behind hakeem, but if he gets another title, that will put him in front of even olajuwon.

1 jordan
2 russell
3 chamberlain
4 bird
5 magic
6 kareem
7 shaq
8 olajuwon
9 duncan
10 dr j

[X*Cell]

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he's already the best pf ever. in my book he's slightly behind hakeem, but if he gets another title, that will put him in front of even olajuwon.

1 jordan
2 russell
3 chamberlain
4 bird
5 magic
6 kareem
7 shaq
8 olajuwon
9 duncan
10 dr j

I still think Malone has the edge, because the amount of games he played... but once Duncan gets further down the road... HE WILL BE the BEST PF who ever played the game!