BJNavarre

September 7th, 2020 at 3:58 PM ^

Spoelstra needs to trust Duncan more in crunch time. He played about 10 seconds the final 9 minutes of the game (including OT), and the Heat offense really struggled without him. He's barely played the 4th quarter in their previous games this series. That usually made sense, as they were usually nursing a double digit lead and went with defense. If the game's close, their best lineup includes Duncan.

Joined: 07/02/2008

MGoPoints: 4434

Qmatic

September 7th, 2020 at 12:48 PM ^

Duncan actually has shown that being “just a shooter” at the NBA level isn’t a bad thing. The NBA is full of young players who are superior athletes but not really skilled in one category. You see players leave early who were not dominant at all in college (players like Romeo Langford) or special athletes with spotty skills like a Josh Jackson. 

If you can be really good at one thing you can have a spot in the nba. Goes to show it’s better to be a master of one better than a jack of all trades but a master of none. Players like D-Rob, Marcus Smart, and Patrick Beverly are prime examples.

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njvictor

September 7th, 2020 at 3:42 PM ^

I think Duncan has taken the whole "just a shooter" type to a new level though. His ability to move off ball, get open, and get his shot off at an extremely high clip is something that I'm not sure I've seen in the NBA. He's shown that if you can move off ball well enough and be a good enough shooter, you barely need an inside game to be an effective player that sets conventional and analytical records

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MGoStretch

September 7th, 2020 at 7:44 PM ^

I received that exact advice from a college coach when discussing getting recruited and getting time on the field for college soccer. Guy told the audience that for the vast majority of players, their best shot was having a skill they excelled at over everyone else. Whether that was winning headers, or extremely good at crossing the ball from the left, or whatever. That way, when a coach was like, “we’re getting killed in the air” the first guy he would think of is you. Duncan has taken that sentiment to its highest level (that is not to disparage all the rest of the work he’s put in to add to his game).

Joined: 03/20/2015

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ohio

September 7th, 2020 at 3:12 PM ^

I love the first sentence of the article as this is the image his name has always evoked to me...”somehow he is not a center for the Spurs”

Joined: 09/04/2011

MGoPoints: 1043

ChalmersE

September 7th, 2020 at 3:23 PM ^

Duncan Robinson was just added to the Chicago Cubs’ 60-player pool. For real! He’s a 6-6, 230 pound righthanded pitcher, drafted in 2016 out of Dartmouth.  

Joined: 11/19/2008

MGoPoints: 5196