Dan Patrick - Why Tim Duncan Is a Top 5 All-Time Player 

He went out every night and quietly embarrassed the best players in the world, he was unreal. Incredibly dominant

“He didn’t ask for anything, but gave you everything”

Tim Duncan: winning record vs every single NBA team. 70% winning pct. Never missed the playoffs.

I get tired of people saying Tim's play was boring. It was not boring. It was beautiful.

Consistency = offense,defense,leadership,unselfish, multiple MVP's, 5x's champion,no off the court drama,at least 55 wins every year,no commercials,winner,playoffs every year for 19yrs,and was soooo coachable. He just came to work,kicked ass and went home. IMO The Greatest PF Of All Time.

Tim is a top 5 player, I quit watching the NBA when he retired.

They say he the most boring person but I gotta say give this man his flowers 💐 now He is criminally underrated

Tim Duncan won 4 titles without a teammate making an All-NBA team, the next closest are Magic and Bird with 2, but they played when there were only 2 All-NBA teams, with 3 they may have none. No other player has more than 1. Duncan is top 5 without question

I got the pleasure of watching the greatest power forward in nba history I watched my spurs draft Timmy d and it was a unreal ride for 19 years with Timmy

Tim Duncan is so unappreciated just because he played for a small market team doesn’t diminish what he did

Wow I've never heard Dan Patrick admit how great Timmy D truly was. Top 2-3 all time for sure.

If you are starting your franchze from zero and you have to start it all over again with 1 player before selecting anything else,Tim Duncan is one of the safest bets. The fans will love him,teammates will love him no matter who's on the team,he's very coachable and most importantly is a superstar on both ends of the floor but has no problem taking a step down if that's what the team needs. Perfect franchize cornerstone. You think of guys like Kobe and as great as he is I never know how is he going to get along with coaches,teammates and what's gonna happen once he starts to age. That's why I always think of Duncan. Great character,defensive anchor and a first option on a championship level team. All you need. The only place he lacks is in marketability but I'm fine with that. That's by choice...

If Steph Curry, Durant, or Harden had 5-1 finals record, 3 finals mvp, 15 all star, 15 All NBA, record 15 All NBA defense 17 straight 50 win season they would be considered top 3 🤦‍♂️ His personality is the reason he isn’t considered higher but his resume is 🤷‍♂️

Ppl really dont want to include Duncan because he wasn't flashy like everyone else in the top 10 but he was incredibly effective.

Tim Duncan was primetime day 1. A GOAT

Drop step, spin, off the glass. You knew it was coming but still couldn't stop it...for years!! Not many guys can say that.

Tim is the only NBA player in history to have 100+ offensive and defensive win shares. He also still holds the NBA Finals blocks record with 32...in six games. He's top-5, IMO.

He posterized Ben Wallace and Birdman pretty good

I get really annoyed when they say Tim Duncan never had monstrous dunks. From 97 to about 02 or 03 he was very athletic and was putting big men on posters. There's plenty of content on here that proves it, one of my favorites is when he literally crossed over Greg Ostertag and dunked on his head lol

Duncan has a lot of exciting highlight plays! And clutch shots

Tim Duncan = G.O.A.T

He was the best ever at his main position while having plenty of good competition at PF (Dirk, Garnett, Webber, Gasol, Stoudamire). Arguably the best player of an entire decade (2000s). Only Russell and Jordan have more rings as the clear best player on their teams. Most all defensive teams ever and tied second most all NBA teams ever. Lead Spurs to a title in 03 with no elite teammates (D Rob was washed and Tony+Manu were not good yet.) Lead Spurs to a title in only his 2nd season. Also the Spurs never had a losing season or missed the playoffs with him on the team. That puts him on a list with very few all time greats. He did not have the flashy game and media hype of some but he stands among the absolute best to ever do it. I think his case for top 5 is extremely great.

2 x mvp, 3x finals mvp , 15 x all defensive team 15x all nba , 5x champion. He’s so underrated it’s not even funny. Doing this on 1 team. Not bouncing around from team to team when things get tuff. 1x team Spurs = Legendary

Kobe, Duncan, or Garnett for 15 years to start my team? Duncan every time. Duncan made everyone around him better.

Top-5 all-time for sure.

There were lots of "wow" moments with Duncan. If people didn't notice, that's on them. Look up "Duncan dunking on Ben Wallace" and "Duncan dunking on Birdman" right here on youtube.

Tim is absolutely a top 5 player. I would say, in no particular order, Jordan, Lebron, Kareem, Duncan, and Magic

The only thing Tim Duncan didn't pull off was a back-to-back championship. He accomplished everything else.

i used to wake up at around 2-5am (european zone) just to watch him play...after he retired im just a casual fan and dont care who wins

You had me there at the beginning, Dan, but halfway through the audio you started talking about Tim the way people talk about him today--with a perspective based on the back-end of his career. You asked about whether Duncan "dunked"? His whole prime was inundated with strong dunks at the basket. You mentioned him playing with great players like Manu and Tony, and coached by a great coach. Those players and coach excelled BECAUSE of Tim Duncan, not the other way around. Popovich was able to coach the team as he did BECAUSE Duncan allowed him to. Make no mistake...Tim Duncan was ALWAYS in control. Anybody who watched the Spurs from 97-07 would know that. There was no mythical "system"; there was only "4-Down." Plenty of game tape of the Spurs simply dumping it down to Duncan and letting him to go to work. Did the others contribute? Absolutely. They played their part just like the Worthy's, the Parish's, the McHale's, the Riley's, the Jackson's before them. But make no mistake...from the moment he set foot on that court, Tim Duncan was the cog that made that franchise into the dynasty it became. Just ask Will Perdue...ask Vinny DelNegro...ask Sean Elliott, Steve Kerr, Kevin Willis, David Robinson...the list goes on and on. They'll tell you the same thing. "We owe EVERYTHING to Tim Duncan." All-Star appearances in reality don't carry so much weight. Look at the REAL highlights of his career: 1st-Team All-NBA as a ROOKIE; Champion, Finals MVP, and league-MVP candidate by his Sophomore season; By his 10th season, he was a 4-time Champion, 3-time Finals MVP, and 2-time League MVP...already an all-timer in 10 years of play (that's Bird and Magic-esque); Finally, he was 29 seconds away from 6-0 in the Finals and 4 Finals MVPs, the only one to rival the great Michael Jordan's Finals resumé.

Tim's stat line for Game 6 of 2003 NBA Finals 21 pts 20 RB 10 AST 8 Blks

If Duncan hadn't played in a small market that lacked national level syndication of famous sports commentators, it's not even a question that he would be top 5 of all time.

Nobody is mentioning the fact that he made the playoffs EVERY year. The Spurs were a title contender EVERY year he played. He brought a leadership and consistency that every team feared. And he played in the West, which was always the better conference with much better competition. I think his greatness is in his consistency and dominance for such a long period of time.

Argument for him being top 5 is legit. During his time. No1 post MJ was as dominate. Consistent. He is one Pop mistake away from being 5-0 at a minimum..2 MVPS. 3 Finals MVPS..folks got to remember. Thus guy was scoring 22 to 25 ppgs in an era where teams barely scored in the 90s. Defensively he is top 2 at worst at his position. Even if he was a 5 man. His career was better than everyone not named Dream or Kareem..him being top 5. I'm good with that really.. his career is better than Kobe and Shaq. Top 5 type guys in his era.. I'm taking him above Russell and Wilt..

Tim Duncan is the GOAT to me. 5-1 in the finals. 3 finals MVPs. 2 NBA MVPs. Never missed the playoffs. 21 straight 50+ win seasons. A Finals win in 3 different decades! Once again Just MY opinion

Best ever footwork and athletism for a man of his size. So glad he was on my team.

Tim Duncan is sooo underrated player

Definitely Top 5. Actually he is my Number 5.

Timmy changed everything here in South Texas! He certainly spoiled us ... winning it all was always possible with him! Man I miss him playing with my Spurs!

I actually think top five is conservative for Duncan. I have him third overall behind Jordan and Kareem.

David Robinson made San Antonio relevant, Tim Duncan made San Antonio into championship contenders .

Thank you for this! TD is so underrated

Tim is d greatest power forward of all times...

Timmy #1 PF All Time and arguably the best player of all time! You can keep Bron and Jordan, I am taking Duncan 1st in an all-time draft 10 times out of 10!

5 rings without demanding trades or building superteams just great drafting and building around him.

Dark horse pick for the GOAT

My 3rd favorite player of all time

If you have to pick your 1st pick for a team, Tim's the man.

The bank bro!!! It was soooo deadly!!! TD was the stuff!! Killed the damn lakers!!!! Loved it! Rip Kobe..

As great as Duncan was, future generations outside of San Antonio won't remember Duncan. He'll go down as the Stan Musial of basketball. The quiet superstar that time forgot.

Totally agree !!

I agree, very odd that we don't hear timmy top 5 arguments. I get it he wasn't flashy but dammit he personifies consistency and stability. 97 to 16 Spurs made the damn playoffs and won 50. Always was a problem for the league regardless who was there timmy keep them as contenders.

I remember Duncan's dunk on Ben Wallace. Duncan did dunk a lot and had a lot of clutch plays, just watch his highlights.

I agree he is a Top 5 of all time.

8:15 Exactly. When we have these discussions, we need to do it by generation. It is so hard to compare someone like Wilt Chamberlain to Steph Curry.

Top 5. No question. On top of that, If he pounded his chest, talked trash, and got in opponent's faces he would be considered top 3

All-NBA first team as a rookie. Ok, wow.

Perfect description by Dan!

Shaq said it himself that Tim is the greatest big man

Tim was a perfect player. Perfect

Tim Duncan Lets his game speak for its self. His numbers tell u how great he is. He is a top ten player of all time

Tim Duncan is one of the best and being from Texas I loved seeing them win! At least my Rockets got 2

if duncan had stockton as pg, that would be a quiet, 45 pts 15 assists 15 rebounds 3 steals between them two...but they'll win... boring, but they'll win... . 😊

For sure. The Great Timmy.

My favorite player of all time

For me Duncan are ahead of Bird and Magic.

I agree. Top 5. Maybe top 3. Unguardable- 2 way big

THAT IS AN AWESOME COMPARISON TIM & BARRY 2 GENTLEMEN WITH THE EYE OF THE TIGER AND THE HEART OF A LION 🙏😎

Tim posterized my boy Ben Wallace.

My only wish for The Big Fundamental, is that he along with Iverson would’ve played on the Redeem Team phase between 2006 🇯🇵 🥉 (2007 🇺🇸 🥇) and 2008 🇨🇳 🥇.

Mr. Fundamental, top 5 DOA 🔥

2nd greatest players of all time in my opinion. So happy for Tim Duncan

His dunk on Haslem in the 2014 finals when he dunks it followed by the fist basically saying we know we should've won in 2013 now we're showing the world who the real champs are.

Mike, Kareem, LeBron, Russell, *Duncan,* Magic....

There really should be a statue outside of San Antonio’s arena. Surprised there’s not. Someday when pop retires they should at least get a statue of him.

I wouldn’t say top 5, but definitely top 10. 5-1 in the finals. Best PF of all time without a doubt.

Best player since Mike

He literally carried an entire franchise and a city. That puts him a cut above the rest.

it was duncan era after mike not shaq not kobe

I agree 100%

11:00 Tim Bankshot lmaaaaaaooo

I’m a Spurs guy, home town is SA and I’ve always thought Tim was definitely top 10 prolly in the 9-10 range but after looking up stats and record and who he played w vs who he played against I think top 6 may be more appropriate. MJ, Kareem, Wilt, Magic, Bird, Tim, Bill, Oscar, Kobe, LeBron.

Saying he was boring, because he wasn't a loud talker is ridiculous. I never saw Garnett posterize anyone either. I enjoyed watching him play. Duncan whipped Shaq many times.

1. Jordan 2. Duncan 3. Kareem 4. LeBron 5. Magic

Tim Duncan is an underrated passer too

When your the GREATEST at your position, and ya by a good margin, he is EASILY a top 5 of all time, i

GOAT

He's definitely my No. 1

Ain't this the guy that tried to argue with Barkley about who the best PF was, insinuating that he was actually better than Duncan? Barkley of course said flat out that Duncan was the best PF ever. I'm glad that Dan Patrick shaped up.

for 15 years im taking Tim Duncan and hes top 5 for sure

Very underrated

Tim fasho top 5 .. check his stats N accomplishments N the eye test don’t lie

He’s number 5 for me.

He is definitely top 5 in my book. Along with Larry Bird, MJ, Russell, and Magic.

My greatest team I’ve ever witnessed with my own eyes Pg- magic, most beautiful passer I’ve ever seen Sg- jordan, just magnificent Sf- Larry bird, like he was just the best player when he was healthy, just the greatest shooter ever. Steph is good but he needs space, bird needed nothing and would tell you where he was going to shoot it Pf- duncan, what can you say he was dominant on offense and defense. He was so skilled and talented but was so quiet you just think he defense wasn’t being played on him C- this is a tough on but I’ll give Hakeem the nod because he was a ballerina playing the center position. Shaq was the most ferocious player when he was near the basket but he lacked footwork and touch on his shots

Best player too come into mba after Jordan hands down a best on both ends of the floor

I like that the top 10 players are all debatable.

He could be, but anytime I hear this my response is: "Who are the other four??? Really??? What about Hakeem Olajuwan and Larry Bird (for example) -- **they** aren't in your top five???" Tim Duncan is among the NBA's 75 Greatest Players and that's more than good enough!!!

Timmy made Texas a country worth wile living in it.. cudos to the admira(one of my favorite players)l but timmy made it real

I got Timmy 4th all time. the man was a winner