A look at leadership by two NBA players

[lazarus]

Tim Duncan had 26 points and 15 rebounds, but just three points in the fourth in the 5 point loss to Toronto.
"I'll put this loss on my shoulders," Duncan said. "I missed a bunch of layups and free throws, chances and opportunities to go up six or eight points."

Compare to...

"We got beat," Iverson said. "No, we got our butt kicked by a good team tonight. It's as simple as that.

"It was a collective effort. Myself, I can beat anybody one-on-one, but it's those other guys that make the difference and allow that to happen. These guys, the Spurs, have won two championships in five years and tonight they showed why."

This after scoring only 14 points in a 30+ point blowout loss to San Antonio. Oh, and he managed to add 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal.

[DenverDem]

1. Duncan is a man, iverson a punk.

That will be the death of the NBA, not enough of the former, far to much of the latter.

[tk2kewl]

2. the second one reminds me

of Guiliani's explanation for why the 380 tons of explosives went missing in Iraq

[Mojambo]

3. Iverson = Everything that is wrong with NBA Basketball

He's pretty much a has-been and he knows it.

He used to be one of the top players in the game but now he'd have big trouble breaking the top 20.

[lazarus]

4. Barkley has nicknamed Iverson

"Me, Myself, and Iverson".

Duncan, of course, he nicknamed "Groundhog Day". :D

[mosin]

5. Barkley...

You gotta love Barkley as a commentator. :) He makes those broadcasts.

[lazarus]

6. even when I don't watch the games

I still try to tune in for half-time and post-game. That's the best show on television.

My two favourite bits:

"How you say that?"

"Where he play at?"