in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands However, Duncan and Robinson stood behind their coach and finished the season with a 31–5 run. [13] The foundation's major events have included the Tim Duncan Bowling for Dollar$ Charity Bowl-A-Thon and the Slam Duncan Charity Golf Classic. [73] As it turned out, Duncan and Parker were not enough to help the Spurs avoid a 4–1 defeat by Dallas, and the Spurs were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2000. Shoots: [9] Los Angeles Lakers general manager Jerry West suggested that Duncan might become the top pick in the 1995 NBA draft if he went early; however, Duncan said that he had no intention of going pro before graduation, despite the NBA's plan to add a rookie salary cap in 1996. [2][3][4] He spent his entire 19-year playing career with the San Antonio Spurs. 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[...] But he is that easy to play with, and his skills are so fundamentally sound that other people can fit in. He gives all the extra effort and work and wants to become a better player. [52] His colleagues were more appreciative of Duncan; among others, ex-teammate David Robinson referred to the Spurs titles as the "Tim Duncan era", and lauded his leadership. He just happens to be one of the greatest players of all time. [17][19] Although the Wake Forest star was now rumored to be entering the 1996 NBA draft, he stayed in college. I'm a tennis fan, and Pete Sampras is one of the greats. [39], In the next season, Duncan averaged 22.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.3 blocks per game. Tim Duncan - Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals The 2012-13 Heat were at the absolute peak of their powers. You take great players as you find them. [5] Coupled with another pair of All-NBA and All-Defensive First Team nods, he was named the league's Most Valuable Player, joining teammate David Robinson as one of only two Spurs players in history to have earned the honor. [109] On April 8, he scored a season-high 21 points in a losing effort to the Denver Nuggets. [114], On July 22, 2019, the San Antonio Spurs announced that Duncan had been named an assistant coach. The Spurs went on to conclude the 2013–14 regular season with a league-best 62 wins. [134], In his basketball career, Duncan collected a number of individual and team honors, including being a two-time MVP (2002, 2003), five-time NBA champion (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) and three-time NBA Finals MVP (1999, 2003, 2005). [101] After missing the Spurs' last three games of December due to rest and right knee soreness, Duncan returned to action on January 2, 2016, against the Houston Rockets. [112] In September 2016, coach Gregg Popovich indicated that Duncan would have a coaching role with the team in the 2016–17 season. [150] In 2000, Legislature of the Virgin Islands President Vargrave Richards said, "He is a quiet giant. [9] Duncan was first in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I in rebounding, tenth in blocked shots (3.3 bpg), and 28th in scoring (20.8 ppg). [84] Although Duncan produced career lows in points and rebounds per game, the Spurs ended the regular season as the first seed in the West for the 2011 NBA playoffs, and were second in the league (to Chicago). [76] Even at 34 years of age, he remained a constant 20–10 threat, being only one of three players in the league at the mid-season to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds a game. Click Season link for player's season game log, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history. [16] During that game, Duncan neutralized the threat of Wallace, while Childress sealed the win with a jump shot with four seconds left in overtime. [5] In the 2001 NBA playoffs, the Spurs eliminated the Timberwolves 3–1, defeated the Dallas Mavericks 4–1, but then bowed out against the Lakers (led by superstars Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant) in four straight games. 1.8k votes, 295 comments. Among other things, she taught him and his sisters the nursery rhyme "Good, Better, Best. "[57] Duncan won his third NBA Finals MVP Award, joining Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, and Magic Johnson as the only players in NBA history to win it three times. "[52] Then-NBA commissioner David Stern added: "[Duncan] is a player for the ages. [50], Before the 2003–04 season began, the Spurs lost their perennial captain David Robinson to retirement. [9] The Demon Deacons won the ACC Finals again,[18] but in the Sweet 16, Duncan came down with the flu, and his team missed the Final Four. home/away, monthly, etc... More Tim Duncan Basketball Reference pages, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 4:30AM. [132] Duncan has also stated that he especially likes his bank shot, saying: "It is just easy for me. He's [had] a different cast around him [in] '99, '03 and '05. [5] However, the Spurs had a disappointing post-season. [17], Standing at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m) and weighing 250 pounds (113 kg), Duncan was a power forward who could also play center. He was again named to the All-NBA and All-Defensive First Teams. [147], In 2017, Duncan and longtime girlfriend Vanessa Macias welcomed a child, daughter Quill Duncan. Right, Born: [62] For the season, he played 78 games and posted his typical 20/10 numbers,[63] San Antonio concluded the 2007–08 regular season with a 56–26 record, finishing behind the Lakers and New Orleans Hornets in the Western Conference and setting up themselves for a first-round contest against the Suns. In his return game, Duncan was held scoreless for the first time in his 19-year career;[102] giving him the most consecutive games with at least one point, at 1,359. Duncan was named league MVP for a second-straight year after his averages of 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.9 blocks and 2.3 assists over 81 games led the San Antonio Spurs to a 60-22 record and the No. This video is just a small testament to his greatness. [137], Duncan was also named by the Association for Professional Basketball Research as one of "100 Greatest Professional Basketball Players of the 20th Century", the youngest player on that list. Join our linker program. Shot location data available for the 1996-97 through 2019-20 seasons. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. [9], In 1989, after Hurricane Hugo had destroyed the one Olympic-sized swimming pool on the island, Duncan was forced to swim in the ocean instead, and his fear of sharks ruined his enthusiasm for the sport. Tim Duncan information including teams, jersey numbers, championships won, awards, stats and everything about the NBA player. In 2013, Duncan opened the vehicle customization BlackJack Speed Shop in San Antonio, Texas, located near the San Antonio Spurs practice facility. [119], In 1998, Duncan was selected as one of the last two players for the United States national team for the World Basketball Championship. [66] The Spurs dropped the next game as well, but recovered in Games 3 and 4, with Duncan putting up a team-high 22 point/15 rebound/4 block performance in the game that tied the series. Playing against Oklahoma State, Duncan scored 12 points to go with 22 rebounds and eight blocks, outplaying Bryant Reeves, but Wake Forest still lost, 71–66. [9] In the 1993–94 NCAA season, Coach Dave Odom was considering redshirting Duncan, but was forced to play him after fellow freshman big man Makhtar N'Diaye violated NCAA rules and eventually transferred to Michigan. Player stats broken down into various categories; i.e. [7] Cheryl was a champion swimmer before she became a nurse, and Tricia swam for the U.S. Virgin Islands at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. From 1999 to 2011 the NBA Finals had Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant AFAIK data about an individual player's record against every team does not exist, so … [OC] Tim Duncan has a winning record against every team in the NBA — An NBA Career Arc: Tim Duncan, Part 1 The Duncan Show has been many things over the past 16 years, but it has rarely, if ever, been boring T he San Antonio Spurs picked Tim Duncan on June 25, 1997, about seven weeks before Matt Stone and Trey Parker launched their new animated series on Comedy Central. "[44] Nevertheless, NBA.com praised Duncan as "phenomenal" and criticized his supporting cast. [40] Sports Illustrated described the series as a "[m]erciless mismatch", and Duncan was criticized as "silent when the Spurs need him most". [21] In those two years, Duncan was named by Sporting News as one of the "Good Guys" in sports. The Spurs again finished the 2011–12 season as the number one seed in the West—it was a lockout-shortened 66-game season—tying with the Chicago Bulls for a league-best 50–16 record. [11], Duncan was honored with the Virgin Islands Medal of Honor, the highest award bestowed by the Virgin Islands territorial government, and has been celebrated in several "Tim Duncan Day" ceremonies. Despite finishing with a 61–21 record, however, the Spurs could not avoid being upset in the first round, 4–2, by the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies. Duncan ended the season averaging 16.8 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, was named Defensive Player of the Year, and became the third-best shot-blocker in NCAA history with 3.98 blocks per game. If your opponent picks up on this frustration, you are at a disadvantage. Play-by-play data available for the 1996-97 through 2019-20 seasons. On January 21, 2010, Duncan was named as the starting forward for the West for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. He earned first-team All-American honors for the second time and was a unanimous pick for both the Oscar Robertson Trophy and Naismith College Player of the Year. [108] On April 5, in a win over the Utah Jazz, he became the third player with 1,000 victories in the regular season, following Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Parish. That's the difference. "[150], Duncan enjoys Renaissance fairs and the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Duncan injured his meniscus shortly before the end of the regular season and was unable to play in even one postseason game. I made a similar post a few days ago. 2013 NBA Finals-Wikipedia LeBron James has won the award a total of seven times, the most by any player, while Kobe Bryant , Tim Duncan , Hakeem Olajuwon , and Shaquille O'Neal have claimed two each. After graduating from college, Duncan went on to win NBA Rookie of the Year after being selected by San Antonio with the first overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft. I'll try not to share my experiences with anyone. [15] Duncan struggled with early transition problems and was even held scoreless in his first college game, but as the year progressed, he and teammate Randolph Childress led the Deacons to a 20–11 win–loss record. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The Spurs’ most intense series came two rounds before against Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns. [37] After a Game 3 loss in which Duncan was held scoreless in the third quarter and committed three turnovers in the last quarter, Duncan bounced back with 28 points and 18 rebounds in a Game 4 win,[37] and in Game 5, the Spurs protected a 78–77 lead seconds from the end with the ball in the Knicks' possession. 21 jersey in a postgame ceremony, making him the eighth Spur in franchise history to have his jersey retired. [9] On her deathbed, she made Duncan and his sisters promise that no matter what they would graduate from college having obtained a degree, going a long way in explaining Duncan's later refusal to leave his college early for the NBA. Despite their new captain's slight statistical slump (20.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.6 blocks per game),[5] the Spurs won the second seed for the 2005 NBA playoffs by winning 59 games. 1976 [14] However, after the first talk, Odom understood that this was just Duncan's way of paying attention and discovered that he was not only a talented athlete but also a quick learner. "[131] Sports journalist Kevin Kernan commented on his ability to relax and stay focused, stating that having a degree in psychology, Duncan often not only outplays, but out-psychs his opponents. [143], On April 4, 2020, it was announced that Duncan would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 29.[144][145]. On the same night he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to set the all-time record for the most minutes played in … [100] On November 14, in a win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Duncan had five blocked shots to become the Spurs' franchise leader with 2,955 blocks, surpassing former teammate David Robinson's career total of 2,954. He has been named to 15 NBA All-Star Teams (1997–98; 1999–2000 to 2010–11; 2012–13 and 2014–15), 15 All-NBA Teams (1997–98 to 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15; ten First Team nominations), and 15 All-Defensive Teams (1997–98 to 2009–10; 2012–13, 2014–15; eight First Team nominations). Games Played Against Each Other [36] In this series, a large contingent of Virgin Islanders flew over to support their local hero,[37] and were not disappointed. [38] Sports Illustrated journalist and retired NBA player Alex English added: "Duncan came up big each time they went to him with that sweet turnaround jumper off the glass. [27] Duncan was voted to the 1998 NBA All-Star Game by coaches. [22][23] After earning his college degree,[24] Duncan became eligible for the 1997 NBA draft. In the Finals, Duncan was pitted against Detroit's defensively strong frontcourt anchored by multiple NBA Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [113], On December 18, 2016, the Spurs retired Duncan's No. In August 2017, BlackJack Speed Shop, in partnership with The Tim Duncan Foundation, organized urgently needed supplies for victims of Hurricane Harvey. [9] Detroit won the next two games and the series was eventually tied at 3–3, but Duncan was instrumental in Game 7, recording 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Spurs defeated the Pistons. [152] In April 2017, the adviser pled guilty to wire fraud in the case;[153] in June 2018, he reached a settlement and received $7.5 million. While Tony Parker was named Finals MVP, Duncan averaged 18.3 points and 11.5 rebounds for the Finals. Tim Duncan has a 21-15 winning record over LeBron James, including a 11-5 record in Playoffs. The Suns—defeated by the Spurs in three of the past four seasons of playoffs—were out for revenge and featured a new player in four-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal. [89][90] On November 14, 2014, Duncan scored his 25,000th point in the first half of the Spurs' 93–80 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the 19th player in NBA history to reach the milestone. [92] On March 4, he recorded six rebounds against the Sacramento Kings, breaking his tie with Nate Thurmond for ninth in career rebounding. [152] In September 2016, a federal grand jury indicted the adviser on two counts of wire fraud related to the case. [...] Other than his height, I couldn't tell him from any other student at Wake Forest. Shot type and location data quality from the 1990s is He has two older sisters, Cheryl and Tricia, and one older brother, Scott, who became a film director and cinematographer. [148], In 2001,[149] Duncan established the Tim Duncan Foundation to fund programs involving health awareness and research, education, and youth sports and recreation in San Antonio, Winston-Salem, and the United States Virgin Islands. [64] The trio of Duncan, Ginóbili and Parker continued playing to form for the remainder of the series, and the Spurs eliminated the Suns in five games. The Spurs managed to beat the Suns at their own game, defeating them 4–1[9] and earning a spot in the 2005 NBA Finals against the Detroit Pistons. [75] The team got off to a 5–6 start, but a series of double-double performances by Duncan gave them a 9–6 record by the end of November. Helped by a supporting cast comprising Danny Green, Tiago Splitter, Gary Neal and Kawhi Leonard that had been maturing steadily over the last two seasons, Duncan and the Spurs would again make the playoffs with a 58–24 regular season record. San Antonio Spurs, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1997 NBA Draft, Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2020 (Full List), More Tim Duncan pages at Sports Reference. It was also the first time since NBA players became eligible that the U.S. men's basketball team returned home without gold medals at the Olympics. He averaged 23.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.2 blocks per game, earning another pair of All-NBA and All-Defense First Team nods. [11] The Spurs captain has also stated that he chose No. [11] On and off the court, he believes that the three most important values are dedication, teamwork and camaraderie. [11], Duncan never swam competitively again, but his brother-in-law inspired him to turn to basketball. On December 2, 2013, Duncan became the oldest player to record a 20–20 game in NBA history, finishing with 23 points, 21 rebounds and the game-winning jump shot against the Atlanta Hawks. In that game, Duncan scored 25 points in the first half, his biggest haul in a half of an NBA Finals game. [5] The big man came back strong in the 2006 NBA playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks, where he outscored rival power forward Dirk Nowitzki 32.2 to 27.1 points, with neither Nowitzki nor Mavericks center Erick Dampier able to stop Duncan with their man-to-man defense. [70], Duncan started the 2008–09 season with strong showings in points and rebounds per game. Unofficially, Duncan steps away with another Spurs record that will never be broken. [59], The following season, however, was another championship year for Duncan and the Spurs. Game 6 of the 2003 NBA Finals saw Tim Duncan put the perfect bow on a dream season. Tim Duncan Win-Loss Record (Regular Season) 878-468 (.652) 888-376 (.702) Win-Loss Record (Postseason) 137-89 (.606) 133-83 (.616) Finals Record 5 … After two convincing Game 1 and 2 wins for the Spurs, the Pistons double teamed Duncan and forced him to play further from the basket. [14] Eventually, despite scholarship offers by the University of Hartford, the University of Delaware, and Providence College, Duncan joined Odom's Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Duncan finished his senior season with career high averages of 20.8 points, 14.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game while shooting .606 from the field and winning the Defensive Player of the Year for a third straight season. [91] On February 19, 2015, he passed Alex English to move into 16th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list with 30 points against the Los Angeles Clippers. . [122] The record represented more losses in a single year than in the 68 previous years combined. Or write about sports? However, this team was later replaced with CBA and college players because of the NBA lockout. On November 30, 2010, Duncan recorded his third career triple-double against the Golden State Warriors. [5] In the 1999 NBA playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 3–1, swept the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers 4–0, and defeated the Cinderella-story New York Knicks 4–1 in the Finals. Up against star center O'Neal once more, the Spurs were defeated 4–1 by the eventual champions. During that period, he was a two-time ACC Player of the Year and a three-time NABC Defensive Player of the Year. He was chosen to represent the U.S. in the 1994 Goodwill Games. On February 18, 2006, he was named one of the Next 10 Greatest Players on the tenth anniversary of the release of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team by the TNT broadcasting crew. "[38], In the 1999–2000 season, Duncan further cemented his reputation. [34], During the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season, the Spurs started with a lackluster 6–8 record and Popovich came under fire from the press. [17] In 2002, Duncan was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the 50 greatest players in ACC history. [46] In the Western Conference Semifinals against the Lakers, Duncan dominated forward Robert Horry[47] and closed out the series in style; Duncan finished Game 6 with 37 points and 16 rebounds. [48] Helped by an inspired Robinson, Duncan almost recorded a quadruple double in the final game,[49] and was named the NBA Finals MVP. He spent his entire 19-year career with one fr… His play attracted the attention of several universities, despite his having picked up the game only in ninth grade. [107] On March 19, he came off the bench for only the third time in his career to counter the smaller lineup of the Golden State Warriors. In Childress's absence, Duncan led the team to a 12–4 record for their ACC season, and a 26–6 record overall. [43] Duncan, who managed 34 points and a franchise-high 25 rebounds in Game 5, stated his frustration: "I thought we really had a chance at this series. Charles Banks, 49, had faced up to … [136] In his debut year in the NBA (1998), he was voted Rookie of the Year and elected into the All-Rookie Team. [9] Duncan's style of play was simple yet effective, combining an array of low-post moves, mid-range bank shots, and tough defense. Duncan left college as the all-time leading shot-blocker in ACC history with 481 blocks—at the time second in NCAA annals behind Colgate's Adonal Foyle—and third on the ACC career rebounding list with 1,570 rebounds. Never let it rest / Until your Good is Better, and your Better is your Best", which he adopted as his personal motto. The Patriots rank second at.704. [69] However, arch-rivals Los Angeles Lakers defeated San Antonio in five games in the Conference Finals, and the Spurs once again failed to capture back-to-back NBA championships. [13] They had a second child, son Draven, in the summer of 2007. On July 11, 2012, Duncan agreed to re-sign with the Spurs. [9][10] His parents were very supportive, and Duncan excelled at swimming, becoming a teenage standout in the 50, 100, and 400 meters freestyle and aiming to go to the 1992 Olympic Games as a member of the United States Team. [9] He was also voted All-ACC First Team, a feat he would repeat in each of his two remaining years at Wake Forest. It just feels good. 1,001: Wins for Duncan under Gregg Popovich. Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976)[1] is an American former professional basketball player and coach. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. With a double-double career average in points and rebounds, he was considered one of the most consistent players in the NBA throughout his career. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. However, the Spurs lost the game in overtime, and then lost the deciding seventh game. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Eleven games into the 2010–11 season, Duncan became the Spurs' all-time leader in points scored and games played. Duncan won his first Finals MVP in 1999 as a second-year player, and went on to win two more in 2003 and 2005. He now owns a 2-1 Finals record over King James, who again is widely regarded as the Duncan also returned to the All-Star line-up and was named to the All-NBA First Team. As a college player, he was honored by the House of Representatives,[135] named the ACC Male Athlete of the Year, won the John R. Wooden Award and Adolph Rupp Trophy, and was selected as the Naismith College Player of the Year in addition to player of the year honors from the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Sporting News (all 1997). [93] Two days later, he recorded three blocks against the Denver Nuggets to surpass Patrick Ewing for sixth overall in career blocks. [98] On November 2, 2015, in a win over the New York Knicks, Duncan recorded 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in his NBA-record 954th victory with one team, surpassing John Stockton's 953 wins with the Utah Jazz. San Antonio's big man won his third Finals MVP, the fourth player to … [94] On April 12, he played his 1,330th career game against the Phoenix Suns, which passed Moses Malone for 11th all-time. He was the fulcrum of virtually every key play down the stretch", and coach Popovich added: "[Duncan's] complete game is so sound, so fundamental, so unnoticed at times, because if he didn't score, people think, 'Well, he didn't do anything'. [9] On January 12, 1997, Duncan scored 26 points and 14 rebounds in an 81–69 win against Duke. This includes 8 blocks in game 6 to close the series out, as well as 7 blocks in a game 1 win, and 7 blocks in a tight game 4 loss. [14], In the 1994–95 NCAA season, the sophomore was soon called one of the best prospects among the eligible for the NBA, along with peers Joe Smith, Rasheed Wallace, and Jerry Stackhouse. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [60] There, the Spurs swept the Cavaliers 4–0, earning Duncan his and San Antonio's fourth ever championship. Tim Duncan's Jersey Retirement Merci Tony AT&T Center Arena Map Parking & Directions FAQs and Policies Search Toggle Search Input Search Box NEXT UP: Replay Play Next Link copied to … [55], Duncan and his Spurs looked to re-assert themselves in the next 2004–05 season. [67] Duncan then recorded 20 points and 15 rebounds in Game 6,[68] and the Spurs relied on their experience to seal the series in Game 7. A third-quarter rally led by Duncan saw the Spurs take control late in the final game. [72][73] Coupled with an aging supporting cast (Bowen, Michael Finley and Kurt Thomas were all in their late 30s), however, the Spurs were only considered fringe contenders for the championship. Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2019-20), Note, this is done in an automated way, so we apologize for any errors, & please. Saint Dunstan's Episcopal in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Draft: Duncan started out as an aspiring swimmer and did not begin playing basketball until ninth grade when Hurricane Hugo destroyed the only available Olympic-sized pool in his homeland of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. [44], In the 2002–03 season, the Spurs began play at the SBC Center on November 1 by defeating the Toronto Raptors 91–72. [21] Duncan has also supported the Children's Bereavement Center, the Children's Center of San Antonio and the Cancer Therapy and Research Center. On May 31, 2012, in the third game of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Duncan set the record for most career blocks in playoffs history, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. That is the best 19-year stretch in NBA history and the best in the four major U.S. sports over the past 19 years. 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