Tim Duncan was so alone during this series and in the 2002 playoffs. Robinson was already on the decline, although still pretty effective defensively. But scoring wise, Duncan was carrying such a heavy load, while playing elite defense, it wasn't enough.
+AJ Christopher Tim was basically in the same situation as LeBron during his first run w/ the Cavs. Even in 2003, he had to carry the team on his back to get to the Finals ala 2007 Bron
+thaxcutioner#1 True. Tim had a BIT more help in 2003. Manu, although a rookie, provided some spark off the bench. Parker was a tiny bit more experienced. Bruce Bowen was more acclimated into the system. But Duncan was at his best that year, he flat out dominated the league. But 2001 and 2002, Duncan was pretty much solo. You even hear the commentator say at 7:25, "I just don't know how much Tim has in him, he's carrying such a load offensively......"
+Post Toastee Yea because he clearly had the inferior team. Look at who he had around him. An older David Robinson and that's it. The rest of their team was horrible. Duncan was the only reason that team was even relevant.
Exactly he was never the guy to give you 30 for 5 years then drop off. He gave you 20 and 10 for almost his whole career and did what it took to win. Always minded his own business and never complained.
This is why seeing Demarcus Cousins saying "I'm gonna bust his ass" to Tim Duncan is a joke. Or when people say Draymond Green would be able to guard prime Shaq... it's like, are you fucking serious?
thatswavy People actually said that? Im my mind, tye only one who could guard primr Shaq are Bill and Wilt. Maybe someone else are in too, but for me only those two comes to mind.
{ bruh it's not like cousins is facing a prime duncan he can body current one } Duncan could still score on younger posts (until his very last season, when he turned 40, when he was finally too old). After that particular "Imma bust his ass" game thatswavy referred to (when Duncan was 36), Cousins had just twice scored after lowering his shoulder into Duncan's chest to knock him out of the way, and yelled "IMMA BUST HIS ASS'. Sean Elliott at the scorer's table (doing radio) heard that and said over the radio something like "Cousins may regret talking trash to one of the all-time greats. Duncan never talks but if you talk to him, he answers. Younger players have to learn, you don't tug on Superman's cape" Meanwhile Duncan and Pop give each other knowing looks and the Spurs go to Duncan for at least 10 straight possession and he scored on like 8 of them, culminating in a backdoor cut that spun Cousins completely around in a circle. Also, he blocked Cousins' layups 4 times that game. After the game, somebody told him what Elliott had said and Cousins waited outside for him and threatened to fight him.
David Cheishvili , yep, I think he is a great player but he feel in great team, great situation, great, & great coach, if he was draft by LA Clippers or some other bad team , he won't not have won 5 rings, Karl Malone, KG, & Moses Malone are better than him to me
I didn't watch it live but I looked up the highlights. I don't think it was a robbery Gordon had the best single dunk but Lavine's dunks overall were better
Knowing the game of basketball as well as I do, being from San Antonio, watching Timmy play in real life many times, no one I seen play the game of basketball like Tim did. He was literally 3,4,5 steps ahead of everyone on the court, every game night, for 19 years straight.. it's hard to find words to describe his game.. Jordan and Duncan, in my opinion, are the two best basketball players in history. Both sides of the ball.. . watching this man play and understanding his play, he's a true genius of the sport.
This perfectly illustrates why I love Duncan and dislike Shaq. Duncan was a complete, two-way player. On offense he could score in the post and from outside, and his D was outstanding. Shaq on the other hand didn't have a shot when he was more than 8 feet away from the basket. Sure, he could be highly effective, but it was all brute force, whereas Duncan highly skilled. Shaq was also inconsistent on D.
Hakeem Olajuwon was a true center who had a great fade-away jumper. He was also a great defender. Yes, Duncan was a PF-C, unlike Shaq who was a straight C, but they're both post players. Duncan was a highly-skilled, while Shaq was mostly brute force. I'm not saying Shaq wasn't effective in his prime, he certainly was. But as his athleticism diminished he wasn't nearly as effective, whereas Duncan still was.
You're talking about the Lakers Shaq. The magic shaq was very fast with good footwork. He was also good at blocks since he could jump so high. In Lakers, shaq put on more weight which made him so strong. He would score 30-40 points in one night, especially when other teams would clamp down Kobe a little bit.
yes , duncan cant really stop shaq but come on he prove you that basketball are not all about strenght timmy backs a little when shaq tries to attack and then go back to D but shaqs already out off balance thats why some of shaqs shots are miss or called charging. there is no way TD can stop him but timmy didnt back out he faced shaq tried his best but still lost
Tim was the total package especially back then but he was virtually alone vs prime Shaq and Kobe. And how good was Kobe back then… his passing was so good, Magic to Kareem like.
I like the Spurs court colors better from these years than the current black and white. I understand simplifying the look, but the teal and fuchsia were a nice combo.
How the heck do you guard someone who has got 50-60 pounds on you, and is just as quick and agile as you are? To be that big while that nimble is almost unfair to other player who have to guard Shaq.
@@TheMediocreDev also didn't help that The '01 Lakers is arguably the Greatest Team of All time and had arguably the most unstoppable duo of all time being Shaq and Kobe
This tape is suppose to make Shaq look bad, but it actually shows how good he is. He avg 28pts and 12rebs against the twin towers for his entire career, which is just mind boggling. I can make a highlight tape of two HOFamers Duncan and Robinson just got bullied by Shaq. But it’s Shaq the best player in the world anytime you have a few good plays in him you gotta show it.
Lol, what do u mean..?🤔 All his shots he made were practically under the rim on dunks and put backs. He couldn't make a free throw if his life depended on it and the same for his shot beyond 6 feet away. He had maybe a "few" key word here is..👉 few nice plays but that's it. Nobody can guard Shaq because he was the biggest guy in the NBA at the time. All his shots and I mean all were possible by him bulling his way to the rim. There is no special skill set for that. Big and strong is it.😂😂😂 If if u say athletic.. I will tell u to watch the dunk Duncan blocked on Shaq. Shaq barely got off the ground and he was practically under the rim. Even his second attempt he didn't jump high. 💯 Ppl are funny when they try to put Shaq nxt to Duncan. Sorry man no comparison. They not even close.✌️😂😂😂
Duncan is the greatest pf maybe in history there's still Barkley but Shaq was another force. He is the most dominant player in the game no one could stop him Duncan did a great job at slowing him down a bit but you can't stop a player like Shaq he still gonna get 20,25+ points and probably 10+ rebounds he was insane 👌
@@ziginaigra How that coach and team been doing without him? It’s a lazy argument. What Duncan did well or better than KG (rim rotor ruin and interior scoring) impacts winning far greater than KGs versatility. Of course KG had worse teams, but Duncan dragged some fairly mediocre teams early to titles, something KG showed he never had the ability to do. Hell, KG couldn’t win a playoff series unless he had 2 other near 20+ PPG scorers with him. Duncan won titles averaging 11 more PPG than his next best.
@@hardwoodthought1213 put kg in that team instead of duncan and we would have same number of rings+duncan had mediocre teammates? manu , parker and all others lol
+Kobe Not Top 100: Duncan abused Shaq in the 2003 WCF. Spurs blew them out and even Magic Johnson said Duncan was unbelievable and had the best footwork of any big man he'd ever seen during that series.
I wish people would notice that shaq never had basketball skills, he's just bigger than everyone. if I probs outweighed everyone by 40 pounds at least, I'd dominate any league. whenever it was a shot besides a dunk or 1 foot layup, Shaq was off and looked very uncomfortable
Too much help! Duncan only led his team in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks in this series while being the only one with any chance guarding Shaq. Only scored 40 of their 81 in game 2. Obviously this dude only ever won because his coach and teammates carried his ass.
Damn Shaq what a brick show. Took great shots but just couldn’t lay them in. All Timmy gotta do is make him feel insecure but no defense other than murder can stop prime Shaq. Only Shaq can stop Shaq with that doodoo shooting.
Tim Duncan could’ve just as easily dominated at the Center position as well. It’s interesting to wonder how he would’ve developed if he didn’t start his career standing slightly shorter than David Robinson….
He is a Center, 1-5 positions is literally for casuals to understand the game. In reality there are 3 positions: Guard, wing, big men. The difference between a 4-5 is extremely minimal
@@redman6790 yes and no… It has recently come to my attention that Duncan actually spent most of his career as a Center. So my original question is somewhat irrelevant. However, there is definitely a difference between a Center and a Power Forward. Shaq v Rodman Embiid v Draymond Robinson v Barkley Yao v Dirk Dwight v Love Mutombo v McHale I could go on all day! Players are not always 1-5, correct. But sometimes they can be positioned as such. Some Centers are too big and slow to effectively play as a Power Forward. And some Power Forwards are too small to bang down low with the best Centers reliably well. It’s complex and depends on the system/players the coach is working with.
This is why prime Shaq is not equal to prime Kareem, Wilt, Russell or Hakeem on the court. Off the court, he is clearly the best. He managed his money and he's so, so smart.
This years made shaq mad to this day.. saying TD is not great and webber is better and stuff.. must have hurt is feelings not being able to bully the great duncan ( top 10 player to me and number 1 PF ever)
duncan is good at catching little mistakes of shaq and draw those offensive fouls. I believe these highlights aside, duncan can't defend shaq 1 on 1 without help, while shaq can single coverage duncan with no problem
Shaq always had a hard time with guarding Duncan.. He was so bad that Shaqs coaches would try to keep him off Tim and play D on someone else. But when Shaq had to guard him, Duncan would fall back on his mid-range game and his pump fakes to get to the basket. He knew he wouldnt be able to out power him so he would just out play him from range. Duncan would create space off and pull Shaq out of the lane and drive by him. His footwork was too good for O'Neal. Shaq also made some stupid decisions on defense.. theres reasons why he was never voted to an NBA First Team All Defense.. unlike Duncan who was on that list eight times. Seemed to always be aggressive when he should be passive.. and visa versa. But as good as Timmy was at D.. he.. nor anyone else could guard Shaq 1v1 at this time of his game. He was too damn big and strong. A 7'6 Yao Ming even had a hard defending his shots.
Giorgio Bubuciacia, there one time Shaq guard TD & block is shot the Lakers could win...spurs got lucky in 2003 playoffs series, Lakers should have one
1225tdnelson, Shaq would made a First all NBA team , the only one Center sport, TD was a Forward & their two forward sport, so it was easy for him to a first team. In three different years, Shaq average over 3.5 blocks. The most TD had in one year was 2.0.
It really looked like robinson as a help defender on shaq is what worked. Duncan needed the refs to call the charge on Shaq and honestly some of the charge calls could of went either way
People talking about the Duncan's defense vs Shaq like it's 1v1 lol. He has majority of the team committing to him lol. Anybody can stop Shaq if he has to reset and constantly worry about 2 other defenders coming in to triple team he's gonna struggle to score at times. That help from the defense forced him to take jump hooks outside of his comfort zone. 1v1 he could back Duncan down EASILY and finish at the rim. It was more of team defense vs Shaq than just 1 individual . That goes from any player that has been that dominant in the paint. Lebron, Giannis, etc...
9:05 you see, this is what I’m talking about when I say Tim is overrated. Even when getting crossed the announcer still kisses Tim’s butt while Robinson is bailing Tim out. There’s a LOT of people who kiss Tim’s butt no matter the facts he’s not better than Shaq in any level.
The spurs never stood a chance against Kobe & Shaq during the 3peat. In 2003 Kobe and Shaq weren't hungry anymore. They had nothing else to prove in 2003. And the spurs took advantage in 2003. Beat the Nets in 6 games when the Lakers beat that same Nets team in 2002 in 4 games.
now everyone picture t wolves playing against these very lakers instead of spurs...they would get destroyed but not because garnett is not good enough but because twolves were not a strong contending team which proves garnett was the better player even though duncan just happen to have the better team. give garnett this very spurs team and dynasty lakers would have been defeated.
What? Lol. THAT very Spurs team got as far as the Western Conference Finals, where they met the Shaq and Kobe Lakers. I doubt exchanging Duncan for Garnett this series would mean anything Shaq and Kobe were phenomenal. Just watch the 1999 battle between Duncan and Garnett, prime vs prime, then ask yourself again who you think is better.
Unlike Duncan, Garnett wasn't so much of a team player. Garnett had as much as Duncan had in San Antonio. Guys like Stephon Marbury, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Sam Cassell, Latrell Sprewell . They were all great players. But they just wasted all these talents that Garnett had all around him.
Tremple Arsen garnett is much of a team player he had marbury when he was young and he only had cassell and latrell for only one year which he loss to a laker team. Wally was an allstar but u need more than just him.
That thing I loved about Duncan is, he always let the game come to him and never forced anything… and it’s crazy how bad Shaqs game is anywhere outside the paint? He never developed anything outside the paint… just like Lebron. U really have to be a privileged player or “Superstar” getting calls ur way to help u get more points, cuz that’s the only way ur gonna get any other points… at the foul line! And Shaq and Lebron are both horrible FT shooters so they can’t really capitalize off that LOL
Tim Duncan was so alone during this series and in the 2002 playoffs. Robinson was already on the decline, although still pretty effective defensively. But scoring wise, Duncan was carrying such a heavy load, while playing elite defense, it wasn't enough.
+AJ Christopher Tim was basically in the same situation as LeBron during his first run w/ the Cavs. Even in 2003, he had to carry the team on his back to get to the Finals ala 2007 Bron
+thaxcutioner#1 True. Tim had a BIT more help in 2003. Manu, although a rookie, provided some spark off the bench. Parker was a tiny bit more experienced. Bruce Bowen was more acclimated into the system. But Duncan was at his best that year, he flat out dominated the league.
But 2001 and 2002, Duncan was pretty much solo. You even hear the commentator say at 7:25, "I just don't know how much Tim has in him, he's carrying such a load offensively......"
Yes,very underrated aspect ofDuncan. He also carried that team to winthe champions in 03
so alone!? are you kidding me!? so why they are was the best team in NBA that year if he really lifted the Spurs by just by himself!??
Ralph Panares Playoffs is way more different than regular season.
Duncan is a mind-ninja. He defeats you mentally. He makes your emotions get the best of you while he laughs at your frustration.
+Brandon Van All them mind games and still got swept.
+Post Toastee Yea because he clearly had the inferior team. Look at who he had around him. An older David Robinson and that's it. The rest of their team was horrible. Duncan was the only reason that team was even relevant.
+Brandon Van dont forget he graduated with a honor psych degree lol
+Post Toastee savage
+Brandon Van Timmy d overrated as fuck.
Best PF in the history of the game.
Exactly he was never the guy to give you 30 for 5 years then drop off. He gave you 20 and 10 for almost his whole career and did what it took to win. Always minded his own business and never complained.
ill pick garnett over duncan any day
timhoward5, lol!!! Garnett is a fucking loser.
Davie Donna no he is not he is a champion
Ibnziyad Tariq , in My opinion, I think Karl Malone is better than him even KG
This is why seeing Demarcus Cousins saying "I'm gonna bust his ass" to Tim Duncan is a joke. Or when people say Draymond Green would be able to guard prime Shaq... it's like, are you fucking serious?
I know right! NBA bigs today are so soft compared to the centers in the 90's with the exception of wilt, Russell, reed, etc.
I know right! NBA bigs today are so soft compared to the centers in the 90's with the exception of wilt, Russell, reed, etc.
naw bruh ..Howard couldn't even do that either
thatswavy People actually said that? Im my mind, tye only one who could guard primr Shaq are Bill and Wilt. Maybe someone else are in too, but for me only those two comes to mind.
{ bruh it's not like cousins is facing a prime duncan he can body current one }
Duncan could still score on younger posts (until his very last season, when he turned 40, when he was finally too old). After that particular "Imma bust his ass" game thatswavy referred to (when Duncan was 36), Cousins had just twice scored after lowering his shoulder into Duncan's chest to knock him out of the way, and yelled "IMMA BUST HIS ASS'. Sean Elliott at the scorer's table (doing radio) heard that and said over the radio something like "Cousins may regret talking trash to one of the all-time greats. Duncan never talks but if you talk to him, he answers. Younger players have to learn, you don't tug on Superman's cape"
Meanwhile Duncan and Pop give each other knowing looks and the Spurs go to Duncan for at least 10 straight possession and he scored on like 8 of them, culminating in a backdoor cut that spun Cousins completely around in a circle. Also, he blocked Cousins' layups 4 times that game. After the game, somebody told him what Elliott had said and Cousins waited outside for him and threatened to fight him.
Duncan is a phenomenal player.
David Cheishvili , Duncan is great player but he somewhat overrated to me
Nah the Big Fundamental was never overrated.
GOTY 2016, he TD is great players, but he felt into a great team, system, & great coach. Just saying
Adedamola Odutayo TD is overrated?are you serious?this is the dumbes comment i've ever seen!
David Cheishvili , yep, I think he is a great player but he feel in great team, great situation, great, & great coach, if he was draft by LA Clippers or some other bad team , he won't not have won 5 rings, Karl Malone, KG, & Moses Malone are better than him to me
Not gonna lie, when you make unbiased content it’s really good.
that's the best 1080p quality i've seen
what other player in nba history could block a shaq dunk....duncan is amazing
big ben wallace alonzo mourning
adam alexander Yao Ming got 6 blks in one game on shaq one time. What legends
adam alexander , Shaq dunk on Duncan like 8 times
Shaq had 2-3 guys on him. Delusional Spurs fans giving Duncan all the credit. Watch the video. TD was never alone in defending Shaq.
Big country
I miss Timmy, my all time favorite NBA player.💙
In Game 1+2 when Duncan was guarding Shaq - Shaq shot 19/43 and in 3&4 when Robinson was defending him most of the time - 27/42 .
Yeah but game 1&2 were at san antonio!
Souly G lol
Souly G right
Game 1 - 0:00
Game 2 - 4:55
Game 3 - 8:05
Game 4 - 10:10
+Nobody Touches Jordan - Did you watch the Dunk Contest? I thought it was a robbery. "Air" Gordon should have won.
I didn't watch it live but I looked up the highlights. I don't think it was a robbery
Gordon had the best single dunk but Lavine's dunks overall were better
+Marcus Murphy robbery. lavines dunk was sick also, but it was just like most of his other dunks
those 111-82 and 111-72 games are scary
I can't imagine anyone doing a better job defending that man during his prime, one on one. Amazing footwork, positioning, and tenacity.
Duncan was the only player in the NBA that could match 98-03 Shaq talent wise
Knowing the game of basketball as well as I do, being from San Antonio, watching Timmy play in real life many times, no one I seen play the game of basketball like Tim did. He was literally 3,4,5 steps ahead of everyone on the court, every game night, for 19 years straight.. it's hard to find words to describe his game.. Jordan and Duncan, in my opinion, are the two best basketball players in history. Both sides of the ball.. . watching this man play and understanding his play, he's a true genius of the sport.
I agree 100 percent Tim Duncan is severely underrated
This perfectly illustrates why I love Duncan and dislike Shaq. Duncan was a complete, two-way player. On offense he could score in the post and from outside, and his D was outstanding. Shaq on the other hand didn't have a shot when he was more than 8 feet away from the basket. Sure, he could be highly effective, but it was all brute force, whereas Duncan highly skilled. Shaq was also inconsistent on D.
Alan Koslowski well Shaq was a true center and I'd say Duncan is more of a PF so it makes sense his outside shot would be better.
Hakeem Olajuwon was a true center who had a great fade-away jumper. He was also a great defender.
Yes, Duncan was a PF-C, unlike Shaq who was a straight C, but they're both post players. Duncan was a highly-skilled, while Shaq was mostly brute force.
I'm not saying Shaq wasn't effective in his prime, he certainly was. But as his athleticism diminished he wasn't nearly as effective, whereas Duncan still was.
But Duncan flopped.
You're talking about the Lakers Shaq. The magic shaq was very fast with good footwork. He was also good at blocks since he could jump so high. In Lakers, shaq put on more weight which made him so strong. He would score 30-40 points in one night, especially when other teams would clamp down Kobe a little bit.
bro prime Shaq eats Duncan Everytime !
yes , duncan cant really stop shaq but come on
he prove you that basketball are not all about strenght
timmy backs a little when shaq tries to attack and then go back
to D but shaqs already out off balance thats why some of shaqs shots
are miss or called charging. there is no way TD can stop him but timmy
didnt back out he faced shaq tried his best but still lost
they mad, cause Timmy DA GOAT
Prime Duncan would bully AD and Giannis into retirement.
Tim was the total package especially back then but he was virtually alone vs prime Shaq and Kobe. And how good was Kobe back then… his passing was so good, Magic to Kareem like.
Shaq is more like wilt and kobe's more like the big o lol
I like the Spurs court colors better from these years than the current black and white. I understand simplifying the look, but the teal and fuchsia were a nice combo.
Nearly 2 decades later still on top of the West.#GoSpurs!!!
How the heck do you guard someone who has got 50-60 pounds on you, and is just as quick and agile as you are? To be that big while that nimble is almost unfair to other player who have to guard Shaq.
Shaq was a force not human.
Yep, it is crazy...The guy wad 7'1 345lbs, but quick, nimble,& great athlete
....I doubt we will ever see a player like that again
I forgot how quick Shaq was in his prime (or near it). For a big man he sure could move.
His prime was 1999-2000
@@idipped2521 That might have been his best year, but he had a 3-4 year run of playing at an optimal level.
Nobody stopping a fully engaged Shaq
He was not fully engaged after his mvp season, that’s why him and Kobe had problems toward the end
Pretty decent defense. Shaq pretty well owned in this series outside of one game Spurs got stomped overall in this series Kobe was roasting them good.
+Colton W That one game was when Tim dropped 40/15 & the Spurs still lost b/c he had no help whatsoever.
+thaxcutioner#1 spurs lost because the Lakers were the superior team.
@@TheMediocreDev also didn't help that The '01 Lakers is arguably the Greatest Team of All time and had arguably the most unstoppable duo of all time being Shaq and Kobe
Kobe was the man against the spirs and kings but shaq was in the finals...only haters think shaq carried kobe or vice versa.
@@resurrectedpa Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh right. They've got nothing on the '96 Bulls, '86 Celtics or '87 Lakers
I think i see the spurs problem. Danny Ferry was playing major minutes.
Tim Duncan was a better player than Shaq, but Shaq had Kobe on his team. Edge Lakers.
No statistics back up Duncan being better than shaq
What's stats u lookin at shaq scored more pts than Duncan all time
This tape is suppose to make Shaq look bad, but it actually shows how good he is. He avg 28pts and 12rebs against the twin towers for his entire career, which is just mind boggling. I can make a highlight tape of two HOFamers Duncan and Robinson just got bullied by Shaq. But it’s Shaq the best player in the world anytime you have a few good plays in him you gotta show it.
Lol, what do u mean..?🤔 All his shots he made were practically under the rim on dunks and put backs. He couldn't make a free throw if his life depended on it and the same for his shot beyond 6 feet away. He had maybe a "few" key word here is..👉 few nice plays but that's it. Nobody can guard Shaq because he was the biggest guy in the NBA at the time. All his shots and I mean all were possible by him bulling his way to the rim. There is no special skill set for that. Big and strong is it.😂😂😂 If if u say athletic.. I will tell u to watch the dunk Duncan blocked on Shaq. Shaq barely got off the ground and he was practically under the rim. Even his second attempt he didn't jump high. 💯 Ppl are funny when they try to put Shaq nxt to Duncan. Sorry man no comparison. They not even close.✌️😂😂😂
Stop hating lol u must be trash player wish u could do same
I think the spurs had three most quiet superstars in the league from three different generations(Robinson,Duncan and Kawhi)
I wish kawhi stayed on the spurs, they should have surrounded him with lots more talent after 2017
Duncan is the greatest pf maybe in history there's still Barkley but Shaq was another force. He is the most dominant player in the game no one could stop him Duncan did a great job at slowing him down a bit but you can't stop a player like Shaq he still gonna get 20,25+ points and probably 10+ rebounds he was insane 👌
Ali Cheikhali It's not like Shaq stopped Timmy, either.
In 2003, Tim Duncan beat prime shaq and Kobe in the playoffs without a single all star on his tea. He’s one of the 8 greatest players in history
i like kg more,way more
@@ziginaigraCan like him, but he isn’t close to Duncan all time
@@hardwoodthought1213 in what duncan is better than kg? he just had better team and coach so he win more
@@ziginaigra How that coach and team been doing without him?
It’s a lazy argument. What Duncan did well or better than KG (rim rotor ruin and interior scoring) impacts winning far greater than KGs versatility. Of course KG had worse teams, but Duncan dragged some fairly mediocre teams early to titles, something KG showed he never had the ability to do. Hell, KG couldn’t win a playoff series unless he had 2 other near 20+ PPG scorers with him. Duncan won titles averaging 11 more PPG than his next best.
@@hardwoodthought1213 put kg in that team instead of duncan and we would have same number of rings+duncan had mediocre teammates? manu , parker and all others lol
timmy is better than shaq
SHAQ is even dunking even when in traffic.
Dam. Prime Duncan was a beast too
this channel didnt show dunks of shaq on robinson and ducan at the same time.
Maybe some of the dunks you were looking for are in the David Robinson defense on Shaq video
Ooooooohhhhh - Shaq crossed him up bad at 8:40. More proof Shaq is the best. Hakeem is the only other center that can cross up someone like that
+Kobe Not Top 100 thumps up just for your name lol
+Kobe Not Top 100 watch tim duncan highlights vs laker 2003
+Kobe Not Top 100: Duncan abused Shaq in the 2003 WCF. Spurs blew them out and even Magic Johnson said Duncan was unbelievable and had the best footwork of any big man he'd ever seen during that series.
+Kobe Not Top 100 but you do realize that's a travelling right?
Shaq couldn't shoot for Shit anyways
i'm a new fan to NBA, but shaq picks up the ball at 0:56 and commits a travel in modern terms. Was this not enforced back in the early 2000s?
I wish people would notice that shaq never had basketball skills, he's just bigger than everyone. if I probs
outweighed everyone by 40 pounds at least, I'd dominate any league. whenever it was a shot besides a dunk or 1 foot layup, Shaq was off and looked very uncomfortable
great Match up between Duncan & Shaq, to me Shaq is better player, I glad Lakers swept then in 2001, it was sweet Revenge, for then swept us in 1999.
2:47 nicest shot of the game
lol
Too much help! Duncan only led his team in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks in this series while being the only one with any chance guarding Shaq. Only scored 40 of their 81 in game 2. Obviously this dude only ever won because his coach and teammates carried his ass.
Best power forward of all time
shaq owned duncan in that era. robinson was a no show
Tim Duncan! He Really Giving Shawq A Hardtime,,
Damn Shaq what a brick show. Took great shots but just couldn’t lay them in.
All Timmy gotta do is make him feel insecure but no defense other than murder can stop prime Shaq. Only Shaq can stop Shaq with that doodoo shooting.
Dude before u speak on man shooting Google his story damn fool
Wow Game 1 TD really did word defensively
That Spurs team had no perimeter option able to create anything. That's what killed them. That and Fox&Fisher hitting everything from outside...
Tim Duncan could’ve just as easily dominated at the Center position as well.
It’s interesting to wonder how he would’ve developed if he didn’t start his career standing slightly shorter than David Robinson….
He is a Center, 1-5 positions is literally for casuals to understand the game. In reality there are 3 positions: Guard, wing, big men. The difference between a 4-5 is extremely minimal
@@redman6790 yes and no… It has recently come to my attention that Duncan actually spent most of his career as a Center. So my original question is somewhat irrelevant.
However, there is definitely a difference between a Center and a Power Forward.
Shaq v Rodman
Embiid v Draymond
Robinson v Barkley
Yao v Dirk
Dwight v Love
Mutombo v McHale
I could go on all day! Players are not always 1-5, correct. But sometimes they can be positioned as such. Some Centers are too big and slow to effectively play as a Power Forward. And some Power Forwards are too small to bang down low with the best Centers reliably well. It’s complex and depends on the system/players the coach is working with.
This is why prime Shaq is not equal to prime Kareem, Wilt, Russell or Hakeem on the court. Off the court, he is clearly the best. He managed his money and he's so, so smart.
Everybody gangsta until TD shows up.
Shaq is being terrorized by the big fundamental here.
Challenged? yes. Terrorized? No.
This years made shaq mad to this day.. saying TD is not great and webber is better and stuff.. must have hurt is feelings not being able to bully the great duncan ( top 10 player to me and number 1 PF ever)
Old man riverwalk the goat for a reason
The addition of manu and parker passed lakers
good find!
Is there no 3-Point-line?
It didn't exist back then.
your an idiot
It's in white. Just hard to see. I went to a couple of games back when they played in the Alamodome
Anthony Castillo Thank you!
didn't exist in 2001? alrighty. just wondering what that white line above the key is
You can tell shaq is having an uncomfortable time with duncan... he respects him a lot
Head to head battle suggests that both player cancel each other almost.
Yeah Shaq said that the only two players that he couldn't intimidate was Hakeem Olajuwon and Tim Duncan.
At 12:22/12:23 sums up what type of player Shaq is.💯 Smh🤦
Timmy is retiring :(
duncan is good at catching little mistakes of shaq and draw those offensive fouls. I believe these highlights aside, duncan can't defend shaq 1 on 1 without help, while shaq can single coverage duncan with no problem
Shaq always had a hard time with guarding Duncan.. He was so bad that Shaqs coaches would try to keep him off Tim and play D on someone else. But when Shaq had to guard him, Duncan would fall back on his mid-range game and his pump fakes to get to the basket. He knew he wouldnt be able to out power him so he would just out play him from range. Duncan would create space off and pull Shaq out of the lane and drive by him. His footwork was too good for O'Neal.
Shaq also made some stupid decisions on defense.. theres reasons why he was never voted to an NBA First Team All Defense.. unlike Duncan who was on that list eight times. Seemed to always be aggressive when he should be passive.. and visa versa. But as good as Timmy was at D.. he.. nor anyone else could guard Shaq 1v1 at this time of his game. He was too damn big and strong. A 7'6 Yao Ming even had a hard defending his shots.
if young shaq had prime shaq mentality, probably would be more interesting
nomooon , agree, Shaq is underrated defender
Giorgio Bubuciacia, there one time Shaq guard TD & block is shot the Lakers could win...spurs got lucky in 2003 playoffs series, Lakers should have one
1225tdnelson, Shaq would made a First all NBA team , the only one Center sport, TD was a Forward & their two forward sport, so it was easy for him to a first team. In three different years, Shaq average over 3.5 blocks. The most TD had in one year was 2.0.
did Shaq..dunk on Tim?
Shaq has dunked on everyone bro, not a big deal
duncan blocked a shaq dunk, twice that more impressive by a mile
Carlos Viteri ,yep, Shaq & Kobe took turns duking on Tim & David lol😂😂😂😂😂
It really looked like robinson as a help defender on shaq is what worked. Duncan needed the refs to call the charge on Shaq and honestly some of the charge calls could of went either way
probably the best basketball rivalry.
magic/bird??
LeBron vs the Spurs was better
Tim Duncan Defense on shaq
Double team every time
0:56 the patented Shaq Attaq
duncan underrated
The reason the Lakers dominated the Spurs was because Derek Anderson was injured in the first quarter of game 1, and was out the rest of the series
g5162 ,lol, DA, got injury in Dallas series lol
KOBE was the best defender on shaq, actually
No wonder he is the best PF ever
People talking about the Duncan's defense vs Shaq like it's 1v1 lol. He has majority of the team committing to him lol. Anybody can stop Shaq if he has to reset and constantly worry about 2 other defenders coming in to triple team he's gonna struggle to score at times. That help from the defense forced him to take jump hooks outside of his comfort zone. 1v1 he could back Duncan down EASILY and finish at the rim. It was more of team defense vs Shaq than just 1 individual
. That goes from any player that has been that dominant in the paint. Lebron, Giannis, etc...
Exactly 💯
@@fabiofam2 no.
wtf are you saying that David Robinson is not "anybody". Check the video of him defending Shaq, it is obvious that Duncan's defense is better.
Well no because Kawhi did stop Gianni's. Made him give up the ball a lot
Traveling by Shaq 6:00
Prime shaq dont stop!
All lakers clip. Duh. Where is the versus?
9:05 you see, this is what I’m talking about when I say Tim is overrated. Even when getting crossed the announcer still kisses Tim’s butt while Robinson is bailing Tim out.
There’s a LOT of people who kiss Tim’s butt no matter the facts he’s not better than Shaq in any level.
Lakers had the best team that year but spurs gave them a go. go spurs go
Didn’t he get swept this year?
Kobe-Shaq just not fair.
this series kobe was by far the best player on the Court
his numbers back that statement up as well..
Dat crossover at 9:05 by Shaq
9:05 might be the funniest dribble move i've ever seen. Gota love Shaq
he travel too
I imagine this is the best on can do on earth
SWEEP
2:14
They be saying ad would beat this man 💀
5:56 I mean.. cmon Duncan stans.
The spurs never stood a chance against Kobe & Shaq during the 3peat. In 2003 Kobe and Shaq weren't hungry anymore. They had nothing else to prove in 2003. And the spurs took advantage in 2003. Beat the Nets in 6 games when the Lakers beat that same Nets team in 2002 in 4 games.
now everyone picture t wolves playing against these very lakers instead of spurs...they would get destroyed but not because garnett is not good enough but because twolves were not a strong contending team which proves garnett was the better player even though duncan just happen to have the better team. give garnett this very spurs team and dynasty lakers would have been defeated.
What? Lol. THAT very Spurs team got as far as the Western Conference Finals, where they met the Shaq and Kobe Lakers. I doubt exchanging Duncan for Garnett this series would mean anything Shaq and Kobe were phenomenal. Just watch the 1999 battle between Duncan and Garnett, prime vs prime, then ask yourself again who you think is better.
what i've been saying for years. garnett was always a better player but never had a better team.
Ive watch both of them play garnett is still better
Unlike Duncan, Garnett wasn't so much of a team player. Garnett had as much as Duncan had in San Antonio. Guys like Stephon Marbury, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Sam Cassell, Latrell Sprewell . They were all great players. But they just wasted all these talents that Garnett had all around him.
Tremple Arsen garnett is much of a team player he had marbury when he was young and he only had cassell and latrell for only one year which he loss to a laker team. Wally was an allstar but u need more than just him.
2:37 he has to foul the diesel😆
No hate on Duncan, I mean, how else you gonna stop prime Shaq?
Shaq dominated Duncan wtf y’all talking about in the comments
fake
You couldn't defend Shaq those days.
You could try for awhile. LOL
GOOOAATTT
shaq was beast
這才是NBA
Timmy the GOAT!!!
不知道有沒有看錯，一開始上將想跟歐尼爾碰拳，他真的很紳士或說人太好，不過歐尼爾也不是錯，他也是好人又搞笑，但球場上 他就是要裝一副兇悍不認人的樣子
Duncan was never able to defense Shaq. It’s the whole Spurs defended Shaq and that is how they lost to Lakers
Shaq was the best
That thing I loved about Duncan is, he always let the game come to him and never forced anything… and it’s crazy how bad Shaqs game is anywhere outside the paint? He never developed anything outside the paint… just like Lebron. U really have to be a privileged player or “Superstar” getting calls ur way to help u get more points, cuz that’s the only way ur gonna get any other points… at the foul line! And Shaq and Lebron are both horrible FT shooters so they can’t really capitalize off that LOL
Is it just me or did younger Pop look a little like Thibs?
Shaq had a hairline in 01?🤣
shaq is another world compare to robinson and duncan.i love duncan,goat pf..but no competition with shaq
yep.. i agree.. and that makes him very impressive as a PF trying to contain an elite and probably the most dominating big man the NBA had ever seen.
Lololol stfu idiot
Lol stop. Shaq was a monster in his prime but Duncan was a better player for much longer.
you just seen the video...duncan stopped shaq
He did, often. For a smaller man, he sure messed with his game a lot.