Asked to compare himself to Ohio State's Greg Oden, Tim Duncan can only spit out a defiant laugh.
``Nooooooo,'' the San Antonio Spurs star said. ``He's a heck of a player as a freshman. People didn't decide I was going to be a top pick until I was a junior.''
True indeed, but those are semantics at this point. Duncan knew what Oden, Ohio State's prized center, knows now: When he does declare himself ready for the NBA Draft, he will likely be the first man selected. The question is when?
In 1996, Duncan bucked the trend and many warnings to stay through his senior season at Wake Forest. Sure enough, when he did come out, he was taken No. 1 overall and instantly became one of the NBA's best big men. He won the first of three championship rings in his second season.
Which is why his advice to Oden would be to follow a similar path.
``I say enjoy college and develop,'' Duncan said. ``I don't know what level he's at; I haven't watched him in enough games to say what he should do. I enjoyed college as a way to improve my game, a way to improve as a person and to just grow up a little bit.''
Oden hasn't given any indication that he has made up his mind and has, in fact, dropped plenty of hints that he might stay on in Columbus. Duncan believes that course would pay off down the line, not that he's telling the talented 19-year-old from Indianapolis what to do.
``It's a personal decision,'' Duncan said. ``I don't think someone can tell someone else what to do in that situation.''
첫댓글 스퍼스 플옵 떨어질때까지 기다려라...는 아닌가..ㅋ
던컨이 로빈슨마냥 내년시즌 전체를 쉴런지도 ㅎㅎㅎ
다쳐줄테니 기다리라는건가--
던컨은 3학년이 되어서야 전국적인 관심을 받기 시작했고 로빈슨, 올라주원도 대학에 들어와 거목으로 성장한 것을 감안하면...오든은 일단 출발은 선배들을 능가하네요.
던컨 고등학교때도 주목 받지 않았나요..?? 칼럼에서 읽었는데.. 고졸이 알론조모닝이랑 대등한 실력을 펼쳤다고 해서.. 여러 대학교에서 던컨을 스카웃할려고 했다고 쓰여있던데..
그 칼럼은 저도 봤는데...오든처럼 ncaa, 드래프트관련기사에 오르내리기 시작한 건 3학년때부터였어요.
순한 얼굴이면에 악마가 있군요. 3년뒤 스퍼스리빌딩할때 오라는건가...;;
ㅋㅋ 댓글들이 정말.;;;
던컨 ㅡㅡ 니가 96년에 안나와서 필리가 너 못뽑았었어!! 진짜 조용히 하는게 좋을꺼야!!! 라고 말해주고 싶군요 ㅡㅡ 팀하나를 완전 뭉게려고 하나;; 뭐 그결과 아이버슨을 뽑아서 제가 NBA를 볼수 있었지만 ㅋㅋ
던컨 생각과 달리 꽤 이기적인 사람인듯 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
댓글 다시는분들 던컨 안티인가요?? 던컨입장에서는 여러 빅맨들이 그랬듯이 대학에서 완성시키고 프로오는게 더 낫다는 것인데 다들 필리팬이신가...ㅋ 96년에 필리 못건게 한인지?? 올드래프트에서 필리가 못뽑을까봐 두려운것인지
참 장난도 분간 못합니까? 엄청 민감하시네요 거
이건 뭐 아예 대놓고 스퍼스오라는소리.....;; ㅎㅎㅎㅎ
오든 듀란 공정하던 팀들 잘하면 삽들겠네...ㅋㅋ