Prime David Robinson vs Prime Tim Duncan

HighFlyer23 · Post #1 » by **HighFlyer23** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:51 pm

Who was the better player and who would you choose for your team if you were a GM?

LuvOnTheRun · Post #2 » by **LuvOnTheRun** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:06 pm

kobe bryant

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ronnymac2 · Post #3 » by **ronnymac2** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:14 pm

I'd take Tim Duncan over David Robinson EASILY. Duncan is a playoff constant for your team on both offense and defense. Robinson is only a constant on defense.

WadeKnicks2010 · Post #4 » by **WadeKnicks2010** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:28 pm

PRIME DRob? This could be pretty close.. But Duncan 03 was a maniac too, So I'll take him.

Harison · Post #5 » by **Harison** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:37 pm

Depends what I would know as GM. As rookie - Robinson, but if I would know everything we do know now - Duncan. Injury really harmed DRob, otherwise his career would probably be even better than TD.

Ticket_Stub · Post #6 » by **Ticket_Stub** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:54 pm

I'd take Prime Duncan but it's pretty close.

WesWesley · Post #7 » by **WesWesley** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:56 pm

Duncan is a once in a quarter century type player. Robinson was phenomenal player and worthy of all the accolades he gets, but Duncan is a freak of freaks.

Post #8 » by **rrravenred** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:00 am

Regular season, I'm fairly tempted to pick Robinson, who was an excellent volume scorer (which isn't Duncan's forte). Bring the playoffs into it and it's Duncan, handily.

Here's a question. Would Hakeem have so brutally ravaged a prime Tim Duncan in 94-95?

HighFlyer23 · Post #9 » by **HighFlyer23** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:14 am

rrravenred wrote:Regular season, I'm fairly tempted to pick Robinson, who was an excellent volume scorer (which isn't Duncan's forte). Bring the playoffs into it and it's Duncan, handily.

Here's a question. Would Hakeem have so brutally ravaged a prime Tim Duncan in 94-95?

Probably haha...

But honestly, I don't see what Duncan could've done better than Robinson ... Robinson was way more athletic than Duncan ever was, and probably a better defender ... and even he couldn't keep up with Hakeem ... nobody could during that run in '95 ...

ClutchCityOwns · Post #10 » by **ClutchCityOwns** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:24 am

Who won the championship in the 2nd year? I'll go with that guy.

UDRIH14 · Post #11 » by **UDRIH14** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:50 am

HighFlyer23 wrote:
rrravenred wrote:Regular season, I'm fairly tempted to pick Robinson, who was an excellent volume scorer (which isn't Duncan's forte). Bring the playoffs into it and it's Duncan, handily.

Here's a question. Would Hakeem have so brutally ravaged a prime Tim Duncan in 94-95?

Probably haha...

But honestly, I don't see what Duncan could've done better than Robinson ... Robinson was way more athletic than Duncan ever was, and probably a better defender ... and even he couldn't keep up with Hakeem ... nobody could during that run in '95 ...

prime duncan would just not jump on many of them stupid pumpfakes hakeem did on drob....

and he probably let hakeem torched him while the rest of the team clamp down on 4 other players...just like against amare and the suns in 05

i take drob for regular season, playoffs i take duncan...

kooldude · Post #12 » by **kooldude** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:00 am

UDRIH14 wrote:
HighFlyer23 wrote:
rrravenred wrote:Regular season, I'm fairly tempted to pick Robinson, who was an excellent volume scorer (which isn't Duncan's forte). Bring the playoffs into it and it's Duncan, handily.

Here's a question. Would Hakeem have so brutally ravaged a prime Tim Duncan in 94-95?

Probably haha...

But honestly, I don't see what Duncan could've done better than Robinson ... Robinson was way more athletic than Duncan ever was, and probably a better defender ... and even he couldn't keep up with Hakeem ... nobody could during that run in '95 ...

prime duncan would just not jump on many of them stupid pumpfakes hakeem did on drob....

and he probably let hakeem torched him while the rest of the team clamp down on 4 other players...just like against amare and the suns in 05

i take drob for regular season, playoffs i take duncan...

Like Duncan had a chance of contesting those shots anyways. haha

Post #13 » by **mojomarc** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:16 am

I'll be the contrarian that says prime DRob over prime Duncan. DRob was just a better all-around player. His big curses were the injuries and the lack of supporting talent compared to other playoff teams of that era.

LakerFanMan · Post #14 » by **LakerFanMan** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:22 am

I'm usually the guy who defends DRob in these kinds of threads, but I'd take Duncan.

HighFlyer23 · Post #15 » by **HighFlyer23** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:36 am

UDRIH14 wrote:
HighFlyer23 wrote:
rrravenred wrote:Regular season, I'm fairly tempted to pick Robinson, who was an excellent volume scorer (which isn't Duncan's forte). Bring the playoffs into it and it's Duncan, handily.

Here's a question. Would Hakeem have so brutally ravaged a prime Tim Duncan in 94-95?

Probably haha...

But honestly, I don't see what Duncan could've done better than Robinson ... Robinson was way more athletic than Duncan ever was, and probably a better defender ... and even he couldn't keep up with Hakeem ... nobody could during that run in '95 ...

prime duncan would just not jump on many of them stupid pumpfakes hakeem did on drob....

and he probably let hakeem torched him while the rest of the team clamp down on 4 other players...just like against amare and the suns in 05

i take drob for regular season, playoffs i take duncan...

So you're saying Duncan is better than Hakeem? :lol:

LebronsCavs · Post #16 » by **LebronsCavs** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:47 am

WesWesley wrote:Duncan is a once in a quarter century type player. Robinson was phenomenal player and worthy of all the accolades he gets, but Duncan is a freak of freaks.

I think you have it mistaken. Drob is the freak of freaks. The man was a complete freak of nature and put up ridiculous stat lines (one of four people ever to record a quadruple double). The responses in this thread are what I expected, most guys pick the guy with more rings. Robinson was the better player statistically and could not be stopped in his prime. I doubt Timmy wins a ring during Hakeem and Mj's era either. I'm gonna take Drob.

tha_rock220 · Post #17 » by **tha_rock220** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:14 am

LebronsCavs wrote:
WesWesley wrote:Duncan is a once in a quarter century type player. Robinson was phenomenal player and worthy of all the accolades he gets, but Duncan is a freak of freaks.

I think you have it mistaken. Drob is the freak of freaks. The man was a complete freak of nature and put up ridiculous stat lines (one of four people ever to record a quadruple double). The responses in this thread are what I expected, most guys pick the guy with more rings. Robinson was the better player statistically and could not be stopped in his prime. I doubt Timmy wins a ring during Hakeem and Mj's era either. I'm gonna take Drob.

This is a cop-out. Yeah, DRob put up some freakish stats, but he was so limited as a player. Duncan's main advantage is the fact that he has a legitimate post game. Admiral faced up a lot more, and he was really good at it, but in the playoffs when adjustments are constantly being made Robinson started having trouble.

The wierd thing is if the Admiral had more passion for basketball he would have been an absolute beast. I've never seen a player with his size and athleticism, and that includes Dwight Howard.

Frosty · Post #18 » by **Frosty** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:17 pm

Come on Drob once scored 71 pts......

Seems like 81 gets lots of runtime.

Prolific Scorer · Post #19 » by **Prolific Scorer** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:44 pm

23.2 PPG 12.2 RPG 4.5 BPG 2.3 SPG

magicman1978 · Post #20 » by **magicman1978** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:48 pm

I think Duncan is a better playoff performer, but people make it seem like the gap is much bigger than what it actually was. Up until Robinson's injury his playoff stats were every bit as good as Duncan's.

Duncan has not had a single season where he has exceeded Robinson's career averages in steals or blocks. And that includes the year where he was just a shelf of his former self. This isn't really evidence of who is the better player. I just thought it was an incredible stat.