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duncan is not superman
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by kroberts on Sun Jun 17 2007 at 5:24 PM EST
while I thought your insertion of humor, particularily with Parker and Ginobli, was funny, I felt you didn't give them the credit that they're due. Duncan is not playing with a bunch of nobody's I'm not refuting how good he is. But Parker is one of the better point guards, Ginobli is a versatile and athletic guard, and this team is gushing with role players and young talent. Over the years Duncan has seen solid scorers and defenders come and go from his team: Nick Van Exel, Glenn Robinson, Steve Kerr. And he still has Brent Barry, Robert Horry, and Bruce Bowen. This team would be very good, even without Duncan. Would they have won 4 titles? No. But with guys like Parker and Ginobli, winning means too much to them for them to not have gotten 2 of those 4 without Duncan. I mean, take Duncan away, and you have the same guys plus some guy that would be taking Duncan's place. This is a great TEAM. And they're this good because it's been the same guys for the last 6 or 7 years, not because Duncan is Superman.
The Supporting Cast
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by Trevor on Sun Jun 17 2007 at 9:44 PM EST
Parker and Ginobili are better than the credit I gave them in the column. I was definitely gunning for humor with those two lines. However I think you would find they are closer to ordinary than stars if Duncan wasn't on that team. Every single top-notch point guard abuses Tony Parker when he sees him. Even though Utah lost that series, Deron Williams was absolutely killing Tony Parker out there. Ginobili is another guy who is good, but gets a lot of one on one chances out there because Duncan is on the court. If you took Duncan off the Spurs, not only would they not win any of those four titles, I think you'd be watching a team hard-pressed to make the playoffs. Take Duncan off this team and do you believe that they are better than the Golden State Warriors who were the eighth seed in the West.
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