Tim Duncan: You Call Him Old and Boring, I Call Him Amazing

Tim Duncan is the best Center in the game, even with Yao Ming healthy.  Yes, better than Dwight Howard, Shaq "The Diesel has run out" O'Neal, and Pau Gasol.  With his determination and experience, it would be no surprise to me to see the Spurs make the Finals again this year, despite the plethora of talent in the West. 

I am utterly infatuated with the way he plays, because he plays REAL basketball, not this NBA street-style garbage.  I don't want to throw too many stats out, because Duncan's game already speaks for itself, but after an incredible performance in Game One in which Duncan dominated Shaq with 40 points and 15 rebounds, his encore performance of 18 points and 17 rebounds propelled the Spurs to a victory. 

Now sure, Howard is averaging 27/21, but his team barely squeaked by a mediocre Raptors team.  Duncan and the Spurs have played two quality games against one of the best teams in the NBA, the Suns.  Side note: if anyone wants to say the Suns are as mediocre as the Raptors, they are, in the words of Seth Greenberg, "certifiably insane". 

Duncan's longevity and career numbers put him 2nd on my list of overall active players if the league were to end now, trailing only the hated Kobe Bryant.  By the way, yes, I'm a Kobe hater too, but that's for a different column.

Timothy Duncan has refused to adapt to this awful National Thug Basketball Assocation mantra, but rather remains playing his "face-you-up, twenty-foot bank, good!" game.   

This man cannot be stopped in the postseason.  He works too hard for these moments and will shine once again this year.  For that, the Spurs are my pick to win the West, and if you don't already know me, that means winning the championship; the East is too much of a joke for me to even talk about.

The Spurs will win the title in 2008, creating a better dynasty than the Patriots.