2002-2003: 21.3 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.7 blocks, 0.6 steals.
2012-2013: 21.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 3.2 blocks, 0.9 steals.
D::thumbsup:
cuz Pops is an engineer
It's amazing how much mathematics can control games, so many differentials in games and yet those stats are almost exactly the same in a 10 year span.
Duncan's numbers have nothing to do with Pop, outside of time management. Those are only his Per numbers, but his numbers have gone down due to playing less minutes.
No doubt, Duncan is the best PF to ever lace them up. Though I'd say he's also one of the most fortunate players in that he's always had a solid group of good team mates playing with him. From David Robinson and Avery Johnson to Manu and Tony, I don't remember Duncan ever having to play with scrubs. Good for him. :thumbsup:
what.
he's a machine cuz Pops is his engineer. He keeps him running in top performance by doing things such as limiting his minutes and resting him before crucial games, even if it gets him into trouble with the league
not taking anything from Timmy lol.. but give some credit to Pops..
'05 and '07 weren't exactly stellar rosters outside of the Big 3 & Bowen.
Compare those rosters to what Dirk has had to work with. I will admit Duncan is a better power forward than Dirk but Dirk is a lot more fun to watch.
Btw the spurs have the best front office in basketball. Look at their drafts and all they have got out of the poor draft positions they've had. They've hit on more late first round and second round guys than anyone and its not close.
Excluding the bad pass game, pacers haven't won a game this series where the refs didn't play a big impact on the outcome. And miami has all the statistical anomalies going their way.
I said before this series that if Wade plays like he did against Chicago the Heat would go either 8-5 or 8-6 the rest of the way. 8-0 or 8-1 if he is healthy. You need another reliable scorer off of the main guy in this league. Defenses these days are too sophisticated to allow any one guy to win a series. This isn't the kindergarten level defense of the 90s.
This series is going like I figured it would given Wade's contributions.
Lebron's shot is reliable but what is that good for? 40? 50? You need more than that to win a game in the NBA. The other guys need to be involved and that doesn't happen if he is shooting jumpers. He has to get into the paint and draw in the defense to open up things for everyone else. There is no other way right now.
As far as his inability to hit jumpers late, may I refer you to the 2011 ECF? I have any of those games available if you want me to upload some videos. If you don't recall it involves Lebron hitting jumpers late to bury the Bulls. Game after game. I have mountains of games where that happens. Give me the parameters and I'll show you the game. I have 300+ games but it doesn't take me long to sift through the ones I need to prove my point.
2002-2003: 21.3 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.7 blocks, 0.6 steals.
2012-2013: 21.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 3.2 blocks, 0.9 steals.
D::thumbsup:
Miami should easily be the favorite tonight. Pacers haven't strung 2 games in a row together yet, and Miami has always bounced back with a win. And it's in Miami.
However I don't expect Pacers to go lightly. Espn's poll yesterday had 52% choosing Pacers to win with 250k votes in. I think that's more representative of who people want to win.
Pacers can play with nothing to lose and can shock the world. So much 'up and coming' play out of this team, no one knows how they will respond. Heat played Boston last year in an ECF game 7, and James, Wade, and Bosh all played big. So I don't buy 'the pressure is on the heat' argument. A lit fire seems to do them good.
That said, GO PACERS! (and please let them play, refs.)
At this point in the series, this is the Pacer's game to lose. Most everyone has picked the Heat in 5 or 6, so the question is if they can capitalize on their position.
Turnovers - Can they limit them to 12? Anything higher and they lose.
Foul trouble for George and Hibbert - Since no one else has decided to show up on offense, the more these guys need to be on the floor.
Who shows up, Bosh and/or Wade or Hill and/or Stevenson.
The Pacer's have won the rebounding war, which is the best way to limit and offense that will capitalize on the fast break like the Heat.
But hey, all I'm doing is rehashing what the pro's have been saying - but I think the Pacers can pull this off.
do fans or familiarity really make a difference? miami fans don't show up until the 2nd half lol
Wow, I haven't yelled this much since the last Bengals game. My throat is already out.