Tim Duncan

you could pick one player to start a franchise around post-Jordan, who would it be?  I'd take Tim Duncan.  The Spurs have had the best winning % in professional sports since drafting

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ntonio has the ball with 12.6 left on the clock, and after Phoenix blankets Manu Ginobili, he finds Tim Duncan who just drilled the game tying 3-pointer (his first of the season) with three seconds to go (Mike D'Antoni's  facial expression was priceless).  This season's NBA playoffs are already surpassing all expectations, as we are now headed to double overtime in just the second game (LeBron's throw-down in the first game was also unreal) of this year's playoffs.

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rd for him to make a huge impact playing where he does.  Kobe can't protect the rim like KG or Tim Duncan, and he's really only responsible for disrupting the oppostion's best perimeter player.  That's a crucial task, but it only affects one player and against elite teams in the NBA, tha's not nearly enough to win it all. 

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