Robinson grew very late and seems to be aging later too.He was 5’9” as a junior in high school and grew to 6’6” in one year as a senior and grew to 7’1” at the academy.
Those growing pains must have been miserable
The jump to 7’1” was very painful to SU in the tournament. Pearl’s last game.
Duncan had better longevity (partly not Robinson's fault due to his Navy commitment) and more accolades, but Robinson at the peak of his prime was a more elite player than Duncan per whatever advanced stat you like.
The Harden of centers before Duncan was drafted. Playoff numbers cratered big time.
Insane comparison.
There is not one basketball expert who would take the Admiral over TD. Both great players but TD is sniffing air Robinson couldn't reach.
Lost as the better seed 4 out of 5 times from 91 to 96 and in those series was significantly outplayed by Malone twice, Olajuwon, and Barkley. If Duncan never shows up he’s not looked at in nearly the same way.
Strongly disagree. His legacy as a great player was cemented well before Timmy.
Hard to believe that Billy Owens (611) has played in more NBA games than Joel Embiid (549).
Not to belabor this, but to confirm, I was only talking the absolute apex of their career. Duncan never had a season like Robinson did in 1994: 29.8 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 4.8 APG, 3.3 BPG, 1.7 SPG.
Both great thoughts. Looks like Houston was favored in Games 3 and 4 of the 1995 Finals. And the Pistons were actually favored in all four games in 1989.
Even worse because last season it just felt like they were an ascending team. Last year the conversation was "How many players have more trade value than Amen Thompson?" and now the shine has really worn off a lot of these guys.
And still will be
Agree that hurt but I think their biggest problem is Udoka can't coach offense.
