#13: If you watched Lakers-Spurs last week, there was a play when Duncan tried to foil a...

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#13: If you watched Lakers-Spurs last week, there was a play when Duncan tried to foil a two-on-one, drew the pass, whirled to block the layup, saw Gasol rising above him for a dunk, thought about challenging it for a split second, then instinctively ducked away, a move I recognized because I remember the exact season when the Bird era Celtics got old and McHale started doing that same duck-away move. It's the telltale sign. Same for playing 13 minutes in an All-Star Game. Crap. To my utmost chagrin, Duncan falls out of the top four for the first time.

Bill Simmons on Tim Duncan, from his Annual Trade Value column

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Yeah the guy in my lab showed me that first thing when I walked in. Ugh. I had to give him the usual Simmons is an idiot speech.

by LionZion on Feb 16, 2010 8:07 PM CST reply actions

Simmons is focusing on the wrong thing. Even if Duncan doesn’t make the top 5 in a list like this, he still isn’t 13th. Half of the people ahead of him weren’t actually better but they did have smaller contracts. Still I was disappointed with Simmons. I usually like is trade value column.

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by Rich Town on Feb 16, 2010 9:27 PM CST reply actions