Duncan on Sunday

[Theresa Lee <tjoyce@MIT.EDU>]

I was wondering if anyone saw two not-so-good things about Tim Duncan on
Sunday.

1. He got pushed around the floor and frustrated by the bigger Millard
(?)...of course still managed to score and rebound, but how does this bode
for his first few times against a bigger center in the NBA?  He didn't
necessarily outquick his opponent(s) on Sunday as it is often said about
smaller/quicker centers vs muscle-men centers.  Would he be a center on all
teams in the NBA or would some take advantage of his quickness, size and
ball handling skills andplay him at the PF position?

2. He was mentally frustrated.  And he showed it.  For a guy that gets such
high marks for his character, he appeared to lose some of it on Sunday.  I
felt for the guy, knowing allhe sacraficed to return to school and possibly
live the dream of the championship, but I couldn't help thinking that he'll
be super-frustrated playing for the Celtics.  He won't be able to turn them
around THAT much....there will probably be more losses than wins at first,
especially if ML continues to coach.

Thoughts?  Don't get me wrong...I can't wait until he wears GREEN, but I
just don't count on him being THE answer to the Celtics problems,
especially in the short term.

TJL


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