Name: Timmy Theodore Duncan
Duncan's position on the court: power forward/center
Team: San Antonio Spurs
No.: 2 1
Height: 2. 1 1 m/6ft11inch.
Weight: 1 17.9 kg /260 lb
Birthday:1April 25th, 976
Shoe size: 16
Place of birth: St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands
High school: St. Dunstan Church High School, England
University: Wake Forest University Degree: 1997 Bachelor of Psychology.
Parents: William Duncan (father); Ian duncan (mother, deceased)
Family: two sisters: Cheryl Ann Tredy and tricia; Tricia participated in the swimming competition of 1988 Olympic Games.
Tattoos: eagle, magician and imp
Cars: Yukon Peak; Porsche
Hobbies: collecting knives, watching movies, playing video games, being afraid of sharks and studying Taoism.
Favorite actor: chris tucker.
Nickname: Buddha's Great Foundation [Edit this paragraph] Personal honor tim duncan.
Among the active NBA players, there are the players with the most best teams and the second most all-star teams.
97-98 season
No.1 pick, rookie of the year, 1 player of the next week, rookie of the month of six times, all-star substitute team, best team in the league, best defensive second team.
98-99 season
1 player of the week, 1 player of the month, best team in the league, best defensive team, league championship, finals MVP.
99-00 season
2-time player of the week, all-star starting lineup, best lineup in the league, best defensive lineup.
00-0 1 season
1 player of the week, all-star starting lineup, best lineup in the league, best defensive lineup.
0 1-02 season
Six-time player of the week, three-time player of the month, NBA IBM award, all-star starting lineup, league best lineup, best defensive lineup, regular season MVP.
02-03 season
Five-time player of the week, all-star starting lineup, league best lineup, best defensive lineup, regular season MVP, league championship, finals MVP.
03-04 season
1 player of the week, all-star starting lineup, best lineup in the league, best defensive second lineup.
04-05 season
Best team in the league, best defensive team, all-star starting lineup, league championship, finals MVP.
05-06 season
The best team in the league, the second defensive team, and the all-star starting lineup.
06-07 season
1 player of the week, all-star starting lineup, league best lineup, best defensive lineup, league championship.
07-08 season
The best team in the league, the second team, the best defensive team, and the all-star starting lineup.
08-09 season
The best lineup in the league, the second lineup with the best defense, and the all-star starting lineup [edit this paragraph] Ability analysis attack
General comments: a
Duncan is proficient in most of the inside attack techniques, mainly reflected in playing with the ball under the basket, breaking or shooting with the ball on the side, especially the jump shot hook on the left and right wings. Good frontcourt makes Duncan's second attack ability very good. Because his dribbling ability is outstanding among power forwards, he also has a certain fast break ability. He has a broad vision and can pass the ball to his weak teammates in the first time. It is the core of the Spurs' attack system from the inside out, and acts as the dual role of attack initiator and attack terminator.
In the early years, because of the existence of generals, Duncan's attack mainly focused on holding the ball at a high position or hitting the board. Generally speaking, this is a power forward game. Duncan's frontal box singles is a very threatening offensive means. Duncan often tries to figure out each other's psychology by probing, and chooses to break through or project according to each other's reaction and mentality, so he can often see Duncan's jump shot after a series of fake moves and breakthrough after a series of fake moves. Duncan's cross-cutting jumper after the breakthrough is the most difficult to defend. Duncan's clean shooting is Duncan's characteristic. Whether inside or on the wing, he can always score by rebounding. Now the 45-degree jump shot has become Duncan's symbol.
After the general retired, Duncan will be a guest center because the Spurs center has not been strong, so in recent years, Duncan's high-position attack has gradually decreased and the low-position attack has become more and more. Duncan's low post attack technique is good, which is characterized by fast footwork, fast turn and realistic fake action. Duncan can often turn around and get rid of his opponent after holding the ball first. The reason is that Duncan can accurately judge the center of gravity of the defender, and often can judge the center of gravity of the opponent when the defender is just at the top, thus turning to the center of gravity of the opponent. In addition, the turning speed is fast, so the success rate of back hitting is very high. Another feature of Duncan's backhand is that his footwork is changeable, which often makes his opponent unable to find his shot point and thus unable to block. However, after 2006, due to the gradual increase of age, Duncan's foot movements were not as flexible as in the past, so he gradually increased his back-hitting, which was very realistic and coordinated and had a high success rate.
Duncan's attack is not only reflected in the individual's good singles ability, but also in the role of the team's attack system, with strong coordination ability, high quality of pick-and-roll and good vision of ball distribution. Its high-quality pick-and-roll allows Manu and Parker to give full play to their breakthrough ability. The defender's horizontal vision is mainly reflected in the distribution of the ball after the opponent's double-team, and the high position has strong cooperation ability. Of course, there are also several full-court transfers in the fast break. There used to be a lot of beautiful passes and internal cooperation. Generally speaking, it is the core of the attack. He is good at figuring out the opponent's defensive level and always finds the most reasonable way to deal with the ball.
Duncan's offensive short board is mainly unstable free throws and poor long-range shooting ability. Although his career free throw percentage of 68% is not too low in the paint, it is really not high for Duncan, so the opposing coach dares to foul Duncan endlessly when he feels bad. As for Duncan's poor long-range shooting ability, it is also related to pitching power forwards such as Dirk Nowitzki and david west. Of course, I want to say that Duncan's not shooting three-pointers is not his technical blind spot, but that he doesn't need to shoot three-pointers. This is like asking a good general to be a soldier, which is a problem of being overqualified. But don't underestimate Duncan's three-pointers, such as the three-pointer winner against the Suns in the 2008 playoffs.
protect
& lt/B& gt； General comment: A+
Up to now, the player who has been selected into the best defensive team for the most times, the natural barrier inside, the first-class defensive player, the defensive pillar of the team, the first-class defensive consciousness, the first-class defensive technology, and the player who can dominate the game with defense.
Duncan is a little different from the traditional inside defender. Some well-known inside defense experts, such as Moning, Olajuwon and Mutombo in the past, as well as Camby and Ben Wallace now, basically have similar characteristics: strong body, strong blocking ability, strong continuous take-off ability and strong blocking ability. But in general, Duncan's physical quality is not particularly outstanding, whether it is strength or bounce, it is not particularly outstanding, but this does not affect Duncan's defensive ability. Duncan's defense has the following characteristics: he can accurately predict the opponent's position, is good at disrupting the opponent's offensive rhythm, makes up the defense at the first time, has a good blocking feeling, and accurately judges the landing point of the defensive rebound.
Duncan's strong defense largely comes from his research on the opponent's offensive means. He can judge the opponent's offensive route in advance and take effective blocking. Duncan's defensive style makes him the nemesis of Stoudemire, kenyon martin and other basket power forwards, because Duncan can always block the opponent's breakthrough route in advance, so that he can't find the offensive route at all. When facing tall and large (such as Sabonis, Yao Ming) inside, Duncan is more likely to push the opponent out of his best scoring area, and because Duncan rarely eats fake moves, it can also effectively interfere with the opponent's shooting. The disadvantage of Duncan's personal defense is that he is not good at forward defense, so sometimes once the opponent's tall inside line hits smoothly, it is also the case that the opponent uses his height or strength to eat continuously.
Spurs can stand firm in the west, relying on Popovich's rotation and transposition defense system, and the core of the rotation and transposition defense system is Duncan, who has good assists and defensive ability. When the teammate's defense is misplaced, Duncan can make up the defense at the first time, with good blocking ability, good take-off time and good foul control, and keeps the record of blocking shots in the finals. Good awareness of rebounding protection, very accurate judgment of the ball's landing point, strong card position ability, even if you can't grab the rebound, you can let your teammates pick it up. Read the opponent's tactical ability first-class, can command the whole team to effectively freeze the opponent's attack initiator.
psychology
General comments: s
Duncan was nicknamed "Stone Buddha" because he was expressionless and had a good psychological quality. You can never destroy Duncan's psychological defense. When you dunk Duncan violently, he may play 2+ 1 while recalling the goal just now. This is Duncan, who always keeps a normal heart, just wants to score the ball in front of himself or how to defend his opponent, and will not be affected by the other's emotions or ridicule. A real big heart player will not be soft at the critical moment. Of course, Duncan's role at the critical moment is not how many dead balls he throws, but how calmly he can handle the ball. We can often see the drama of Manu's winner, and we should also see Duncan's pick-and-roll or attract the ball behind the double team.
core
What does it take to be the core of a team, especially a champion team? First of all, superb technology is the first condition, secondly, stability is also necessary, thirdly, the performance of the hero savior at the critical moment is also essential, and at the same time, it must be able to stabilize the opponent's mood on the court. See what kind of core Duncan is.
Superb skills: From the above analysis of attack and defense, we have been very clear about Duncan's technical strength. It is no exaggeration to describe him with comprehensive skills and outstanding specialties. In the finals, Duncan averaged 24.2 points 17 rebounds, 5.3 assists and a record-breaking 5.3 blocks. The technical comprehensiveness is self-evident. This season, whether it is the regular season or the finals, we can win the most valuable player award that can best show our personal ability, which is very telling.
Play a stabilizing role: Let's take a look at Duncan's two pairs (double-digit scores and rebounds) in six contests in this year's finals. He scored 18.9 points in one game, and he scored above 20 points in all other games. You got a double-double performance in consecutive 14 games. You mean stable or unstable?
Key play: Giving the opponent a fatal blow at the crucial moment is not very prominent in Duncan's game, but as long as we carefully review the whole process of the Spurs' game, we will find that Duncan has played an irreplaceable role every time the Spurs launch a counterattack at the last moment. It is his goal that makes these offensive climaxes even more unattainable for opponents.
Stabilize the morale of the army: In this respect, it seems that the stone Buddha is a little far from the core players. Maybe he is introverted, maybe he is not good at words, or maybe there are other reasons. He doesn't communicate with his teammates very intensely on the court, but encourages his companions occasionally. Maybe he understands that only good performance is the best way to inspire the morale of the army.
[Location] Debuted as a power forward, and often served as the center of the team in recent years. The template of power forward. Strong rebounding/blocking ability, stable low-post singles ability, can use double-team to create offensive opportunities for the periphery. Also often participate in the team's high pick-and-roll tactics. The style of the ball is selfless, and it is easy to make mistakes when double-teamed At present, when Duncan is on the court, the time between power forward and center is basically 50-50, and the ratio of jumper to low post in attack is about 6:4.
The captain of the [other] team is famous for being expressionless during the game. Bachelor of Psychology. A charitable foundation named after him was set up. Endorsement brands: Adidas, Sprite, Heb, Internet Direct Selling. 2 1 This number comes from his brother-in-law, his basketball enlightener. I like to play games during recess. Favorite player-magician. Looking forward to the players who can compete-Tiangou and Chamberlain at their peak.
[Injury History] In 2000, he missed the playoffs due to an ankle injury. In 2004 and 2005, he missed more than 10 regular season games because of ankle injury.
Duncan: epee has no front, cleverness doesn't work.
Someone said this about him:
Karim Abdul. Hall of Fame player Abdul-Jabbar: It's much better to stay on campus honestly and do more exercise in college leagues to mature technically and psychologically as soon as possible than to enter the NBA early.
-NBA head coach Byron Scott: On the court, he won't make that kind of return pass with high error rate, and he won't dunk his body ... he won't do any fancy moves. He is a low-key player. He just wants to win for the team. But when the game is over, you will find that this quiet guy will get 23 points and 20 rebounds.
Mavericks coach AveryJohnson: If Tim starts shooting three-pointers, then we can go home.
JerryWest, Hall of Fame player: His vision is extremely broad, even better than some point guards. Every time I look at him, I see the word "great".
DaveOdom, former WakeForest coach: Besides Tim, if you want to find a fearless warrior who can play his A level every night, then I can tell you this: impossible. In any era, you can't find another person like him.
-NBA All-Star Lamodom: His basketball IQ is unmatched by any other NBA player.
ReggieTheus, a former NBA all-star player: Tim is an extremely rare player in the NBA, and his ability to control the game is amazing. His flexible footwork and solid basic skills make him still full of threats at the distance of 12 feet and 15 feet from the basket.
————JoeSmith: Don't be deceived by his silent appearance. In fact, the real Tim sometimes even plays pranks.
————RaefLaFrentz: Some great players always have one weakness or another, and some people have more than one. But Tim never seems to have any fatal weakness.
Jazz coach Jerry Sloan: He is a great player, there is no doubt about it.
BradDaugherty, a former NBA all-star player: He has KevinMcHale's footwork under the basket and DavidRobinson's physical quality, which is his talent.
Nba executive DonnieWalsh Tim: he is a great thinker. He is great because his excellent talent and court skills can turn his imaginary scene into reality.
GeorgeKarl, coach of Nuggets: Like a silent assassin, he knows all the skills in the game and all the elements to win.
David Robinson, Hall of Fame player: I have always admired his ability to interpret the game.
-Spurs coach Greg Popovich: At every critical moment, he is more trustworthy than any player. At the last moment of every fierce battle, everyone knows that I will give the ball to Tim to vote, so I will strictly defend Tim. But the result is the same every time: Tim plays the ball and then goes back to the dressing room with a straight face. In my opinion, people's cognitive process about Tim is like this: Hey, does he know what passing is? Oh? His passing looks good. Wow! He is the best passer of all the big men I have ever seen except Bill Walton! ! Having Tim is the greatest honor in my life.
Tricia Duncan: He should go back to 1992 to participate in the Olympic Games that year, and then play the world by himself.
————CherylDuncanLowery: Mom has never seriously watched Tim play, but I think she has seen everything in heaven and has been cheering for Tim-this is probably the most touching encouragement of all angels, and I believe Tim can hear it. He is such a person: Tim got a bachelor's degree in psychology. Tim's teammates like to call him "Dunc". Tim likes Mexican food very much. Tim studied anthropology and China literature in college. As early as in college, Tim used to wear shorts for training. Tim is the ninth NBA player to win the MVP title in the regular season in league history. In the 97-98 season, Tim won the title of "Rookie of the Month" in the league every month. Since childhood, Tim's favorite music is reggae, which is a kind of folk music of West Indies residents. Tim's career statistics reached 10000 points and 5000 rebounds, ranking 13 in NBA history. Tim likes the prophet and magician Merlin in King Arthur's story very much. On his arm, there is a tattoo about Merlin. Tim was selected as the first team of the best team in the league in his rookie year. The last player to reach this height was Larry Bird, the former leader of the Celtics. Tim is an obsessed sword collector. All kinds of swords, ancient Japanese Tatsu Yamashiro has always been Tim's interest.
He thinks so himself: I know I am the kind of person who deserves to be relied on by others. I won't let myself deliberately challenge someone, that's not my style. I'm still studying. I hope I can get better, not just stand still. I am who I am, because I have experienced my growing process and I know where I come from. Many people say that I lack passion, but many times, my passion is invisible to others. If we win, I will be very happy. Besides, I think it's no different from ordinary work. I never go too far or not enough in the competition. I just got my opponent into trouble. I prefer attacking the basket, because even if I don't succeed, I can get a lot of free throws, and the free throw line is one of my favorite places to go.
For Tim, the only unfinished thing in his enviable career is probably only one thing: matching fame with strength. Unlike many talented superstars in the league who have become famous since childhood, Tim is not the kind of child who was born for basketball and dreamed of becoming a star since childhood. When he graduated from high school, he didn't even want to join an old basketball school deliberately; He didn't leave college early to pursue the money of professional basketball; He has been a model player since he entered the NBA. ...
appear
People are always used to dividing stars into idols and strength groups. Of course, if they are both pleasing to the eye and highly skilled, that would be the best, but God is fair. He brought Duncan's basketball talent, which will make his image lose greatly. Look at other skilled stars. Although O 'Neill is not good-looking, his image is lovely. Of course, Kobe is not a handsome boy, but his introverted coolness is still loved by everyone; Although this type of Rodman is extremely hateful, he will be smart enough to attract people's attention with all kinds of weird clothes ... Only Duncan, if he is not a star, if he walks in the vast sea of people, besides his height is very eye-catching, really can't find many places to "turn around".
This tall man with a shaved head and good facial features is really a bit "ignorant of the warmth and coldness of the world". Whether the team is ahead or behind, whether his performance is abnormal or excellent, he almost never smiles. Of course, there will be exceptions, that is, when he won the championship trophy and personal MVP trophy the day before yesterday, people finally saw his smile, which can only be described in one word-Han.
This is also in line with his style. On the court, he never did anything superfluous except occasionally swing his fist after scoring. This is related to his introverted personality, and it is precisely because of this humiliation that his play rarely fluctuates in the competition. At the same time, he is also very low-key off the court. Although 200 1 got married, news about his life was rarely reported in newspapers.
"Bowing down as a willing ox" should be Duncan's best portrayal. Even though some people accuse Duncan of playing too simply, his personality is too dull, and he has no passion on the court, Duncan has been conscientious and diligent for more than ten years, and has vividly interpreted the strong sense of responsibility and down-to-earth personality of cattle. Low-key like Duncan, calm like Duncan.
This is why people call him a "stone Buddha"-first, he is serious and cold, and second, he is not surprised.