Half geometry, half poetry: The bank was always open for Tim Duncan | Signature Shots

Tim Duncan built his Hall of Fame career on a masterful array of post moves and a ridiculous level of consistency. On this episode of Signature Shots, ESPN analyst Kirk Goldsberry pays tribute to The Big Fundamental’s low-post game, especially his patented bank shot.
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0:00 Tim Duncan’s Signature Shot: low-post moves
0:47 An era of inside-out basketball
1:39 The bank shot
3:37 Footwork, passing and poster dunks
5:04 Same formula, five rings
7:23 Sustainable greatness

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[dollarize]

Him and Michael Jordan walked into a franchise with no championships and left it with 5 and 6 championships, respectively. That level of greatness cannot be matched.

[LordNecron-TheWitchingHour]

Thank you ESPN for showing Duncan some love. The most underrated superstar of all time.

[nikolajokic]

A casual won't find Tim Duncan interesting to watch but for anyone who's knows basketball, he's one of the most fun players to watch

[Cheap.Adventures]

The dude literally didn't miss a playoffs in his whole career. Playing in western conf. is very tough and still manage to get 5 rings.

We need more of this content please, it's far better than those pointless First Take debates.

[jayg]

For a guy who never claimed to be "flashy" his post moves now would look like art into todays modern game of stretch bigs

[leetraviusmckay]

People don't understand but Tim Duncan took pay cuts so that the Spurs could win championships

[otaviofrn_adv]

As we say in my homecountry, Tim Duncan, wasn't a chef that knew many meals, he cooked the rice and beans. But his rice and beans is the best there is.
The most underapreciated NBA great

[r.deandre]

Duncan was the scariest player in the playoffs. I remember my pistons going toe to toe and he was simply unstoppable against the greatest defensive team.

[Goyanks]

I was a Spurs fan for so many years because of this man. Tim Duncan is my favorite player of all time and he was my childhood hero.

[nikolajokic]

He's really the most underrated top 10 player

[mgu-ph]

Playoff mode Timmy was just lethal. Eliminated my Mavs a bunch of times in his prime. Kobe gave him mad respect. Real ones know.

[nyelle.]

Most underrated hall of famer
5x Champ
3x finals MVP
2x MVP
15x all star
10x first all NBA
26 thousand points

The man isn’t even brought up at most times.

[Herosennin]

Tim Duncan is one of only 5 players that has a quadruple double.

Of these 5 he's the one of two players that did it in the playoffs, the only player that did it in the finals and the only player that did it in a game 6 finals clinching game. He had 21 point, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks.

Let that one sink in.

[lmnefg]

This is how I found Tim Duncan so amazing. When I was in high school, he got a championship; when I was in college, he got another two; when I can to United State for graduate school, he has got another one. After I finished my PhD and started working, guess, he has got another Definitely my favorite player

[saulvaldez]

He’s the best role model the game could ever ask for 💯

[chaoyahan]

I really miss those games. I remembered the day he announced retirement. Just so quiet and sudden. As a superstar, Duncan is so humble

[atlien]

Lakers fan for 31 years. I have nothing but the utmost respect of Tim Duncan. Well deserved nomination.

[noaffiliation-xw]

How does a 5x champ, 2x MVP, 3x Finals MVP and 15x All-Star barely get spoken about? When they do, they always bring up pop. Every great player and champion has had a great coach and system around them, yet when it comes to Tim Duncan discussions and where he ranks all time, they always try and use it against him. Timmy D is top 5 all time and deserves to be on the mount rushmore of basketball.

[GeronFletcher]

Duncan is just rare. One of a kind. That big and strong and nimble and had handles and had every single post move elite defensively.