IF Duncan had not come along, Robinson would be another Pat Ewing - he was an amazing athlete for a 7 footer, great finisher, and worked hard on defense, but his offensive game was a joke compared to Olajuwon or someone like Kareem; Duncan is light years ahead of Robinson in terms of his complete game, even if he's not nearly the athlete Robinson was..
@juvserr Davids offensive game was not a joke. Sure Olajuwon was great as well, but David was an all round player. Hakeem was just difficult for any elite center (Ewing, O'neal, Robinson) to guard. David was awesome.
@juvserr 71 point game: a joke. leading the league in scoring: a joke
David Robinson was never an offensive joke. Duncan and Olajuwon have better footwork inside, but their probably the two best of all time at that. Also, Olajuwon didn't win alone, and Kareem wasn't competing in as athletic a league as David was.
@tommypickles7 I like DR, but Olajuwon in fact did win alone - his 2nd team had drexler however clyde was a shadow of his former self - and don't diss Kareem, he would dominate in today's game as easily as he did back then - look at robinson's stats, he avgd. less shots than kareem and still shot a worse percentage - and he never shot more than 10 ft from the basket (which is why he shot so many free throws) - and duncan for best low post player ever? ever hear of Shaq? more dominant than Wilt..
@juvserr meh, no, duncan wasn't the best low post player ever. He had a great post game inside, a fundamental game, soft hands, footwork. I said footwork. Shaq and Wilt dominated based on their size. They were just bigger than everyone they played against, but it's basketball, and that's part of the game.
@juvserr David's percentages are comparable to kareem too. it's really not worth arguing who's the better shooter, considering they both shot over 500 from the fields and 70% from the line. Kareem had the advantage of playing against smaller centers, though.
@91Omerde Hell no! hahaha I remember I like those colors in 1999 but that's when I was 5 years old! Do you know how much ridicule we'd get for having those colors these day's ha I'm so glad they changed em back to silver and black or white and black whatever you want to call them ha.
People Now Today always say Amar'e Staudimire and Vince Carter are the best Nba player from Florida. But David is just as good as them they never had a ring BUT... He has.
I liked his jumpshot, when he stood still in the air for a second before releasing the shot. Awesome! The Admiral was one of the most elegant and gifted players ever! The only thing, that i missed, was a fighters-attitude a la Zo or Pat Ewing. But his overall stats are amazing.
I hate Tim Duncan, but theres no denying, him and David Robinson were a dominant force!!! Robinson is a beast and one of the true legends of basketball!!
His jumps on these videos even at older age were just effortless! He was so athletic even later on that he just had to jump a little to throw down a huge dunk! He is one of the most athletic players ever! PERIOD.
@onblock7 WELLI TOTALLY AGREE WITH U BUT I DON'T EVEN THINK HOWARD WAS BETTER REBOUNDER.STATISTICALLY ARE THE SAME AND DON'T FORGET THE ADMIRAL HAD RODMAN AND DUNCAN SO HE SHARED THE REBOUNDING!
Also I saw some people talk about how can anyone elevate like Robinson and I guess thats how all this Dwight talk got started...there is a video where where David Robinson steals a Pippen to Jordan pass, dribbles it down the court (like he's a sf) and dunks it himself...if Dwight even tried to do that he'd fumble the ball before the half court. Robinson was a legit center who could run and gun like a sf. It was amazing.
@jmaal2345 lol did you get your evidence from that retarded short clip showing hakeem faking out robinson. Robinson literally carried the spurs on his back. hakeem had a better team which is why houston beat the spurs. just love how people dont show the clips of robinson blocking and scoring on hakeem.
@SAtownZ28 here we go with the excuses for robinson bs he had teammates he had rodman willie anderson strickland terry cummings, come on they had the best record in the west the year he won mvp and hakeem destroyed him flat out his career was never the same till duncan saved him and carried him to 2 rings, he lost all his confidence after hakeem embarrased him and ima robinson fan im just keepin it real
@jmaal2345 Hakeem still had a better team. horry, kenny smith, DREXLER! all Robinson had was Sean elliot. Robinson carried his team every year just like lebron did with the cavs. robinson stats were crazy. so again like i said did you get your evidence from that little clip. because my uncle has the whole series on vhs(recorded them) and didnt really seem like hakeem destroying Robinson. looked more like a better houston team destroying the spurs. so go back and watch your little clip again.
@SAtownZ28 negative robinson had a squad no excuses hakeem awas just way better than him ima huge david fan but hes not better i actually like him better than hakeem people act hes the greatest center on these vids no way had had good players he just couldnt carry a team like olajuwonm and hakeem won a ring the year before drexler came which he was outta his prime
see the thing everyone forgets is that dwight is still very young, it takes time to develop as a player on both ends by dwights prime he will be unstopable
@thismakemehate On O with the post moves and SHOT, Dwight will never be close to him all around. He is a better rebounder and he blocks around the same amount of shots, but on O Dwight is seriously limited.
No it won't. Dwight is a monstrous athlete but his skill level and innate talent seem to be pretty low. Anytime I see him put the ball on court I cringe...he has terrible ball handles, no soft touch...he'll work on things, but he'll never be a pure scorer.
the admiral a complete player who went out a champion did it all with class. let his game do the talking instead of his mouth. thats why he is one of the 50 greatest players to ever play the game and tim duncan will be joining that list.
Yeah there was hardly anyone better than David Robinson-and know one did it with more class.I guess thats why he;s inducted in this years hall of fame.Dwight Howard-MAYBE-one day,but you have to have more than 2 good seasons.Shaq is slow and can't hit free throws,D.H. doesn't have an all around game,Karl and Olajuwon-were really good-especially Olajuwon.He has 2 rings w/Spurs,MVP,all star,71 point game-played ALL his years with the San Antonio Spurs-that says it all!!!
i guess, i mean i know dwight could elevate that fast but he normally doesn't, he does a little power up so he can really smash it down over your head, david was up there in less than a second
I'm a Spurs fan....People and Spur fans all over need to thank this man...He saved the Frnchise....Remember San Antonio was thinking about moving to New Orleans..The New Orleans Spuus??? Does NOT sound good at all.. Thank you David..Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great player, but c'mon. Most of these highlights are just stupid little point blank dunks that all the Eric Dampiers of the world do every game. DRob was much more than that.
my hero growing up was d-rob and even though tim duncan is probably the greatest spur in history, he probably wouldnt have been what he is without the admiral.
i heard D-Rob faked an injury in 97 season so the Spurs would miss the playoffs and have a chance at winning the lottery that year. but i think it's just crazy talk, after all it was chuck barkley who said that.
he tried to comeback he played 6 games but that injury wasnt fake besides the spurs got real lucky to land that 1 seed like you said it was barkley that said that.
i go to school with his kid he is actually in my grade so i c david robinson alot and we talk but i feel bad for hom and his family cause people don't let him do anything without mobbing him. he picked his son up from school today and said bye to me and everyone got jealous
David Robinson. True class. The most athletic center to ever play the game. He was just elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame today. He is also one of only 4 players in the history of the NBA to record a Quadruple-double. He's also the last to do it.
Ideal champion of champions. When TD was with the Spurs, the opportunity came for him with big money to join O-Magic. It was DR whom advise that the Spurs and Pop were the real deal. Yes, things can be more rewarding if you dig deep and believe...
must have respect fo DAvid robinson not only did he defend our great country.. he was also a devoted superstar of the spurs, unlike many superstars currently playin {kidd,oneal} they all change teams for money!!!
I think that among DR's qualities, one that is usually understated is his humility.
When Duncan arrived, he served as a mentor, he guided TD. Lots of ego players would have gone "This place is too small for the two of us". Instead he accepted to let TD stand in the floodlight and supported him, did the dirty work. Result ? Title.
another hint showing that DR was 90 % of his team is the drop in the number of victories the year he got injured. All that was left was a blackhole...
Maybe they should swap the years DR and HO got their MVP titles ?
I remember that time. I couldn't tell which one of the guys I liked best. I used to favour the spurs, but you'd have to admit that DR has been dominated by Hakeem that year. So what ? Hakeem was The Dream, the best AT THAT TIME at least. Anybody would have been dominated. He was pure skill, touch and genius.
Deep inside DR knew he was the sole cornerstone of his team, whereas Hakeem knew he could rely on Drexler,Horry,Cassell etc.
90s was era of great centers: Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson, Shaq, Mourning. In 1994(if I remember good)Robinson was best scorer in Nba -29,8 ppg, Shaq was 2nd-29,3 ppg, and where is centers in todays list.Sad.
BTW from you profile I see others say things about Hakeem to you, so you are obviously a Rockets fan, now that explains some things you would say in here to me, like they doubled Hakeem as much as they did D ROB and his role players were as good as Hakeems (Which is just crazy that year since they won it the year before). Houstons role players stepped up alot, the games were all close pretty much as I saw, but some things went their way, mainly role players late hitting BIG SHOTS.
The year Robinson was MVP Hakeem absolutely dominated him in the playoff. Humiliated him. That was it. If you ever compare the two players that was the defining moment. David was a great player but Hakeem was much better.
Yeah Hakeem was better! I never said he was not, he was better than almost any Center at that time if not the BEST! He is top 3 all times IMO at Center. Robinson as you said was a great player, truly one of the most athletic Centers ever and a first ballot HOF'er.
Agree on all accounts. Robinson was a freak. I read once that he actually performed best in his team in agility drills. At 7'1. But the form of his jumper is awful and he has not the lower body fluidy (if that is a word) of Hakeem. And for sheer asthetics, he had the most awesome physique of a any basketballer ever. He looked as if he was bred to be a basketball player.
That whole year as you mentioned, they won 62 games. Rockets were injured almost the whole year and surged late, they got their team back and went on a run late and were lights out in big games, that team just had something I can't explain in those situations. The Spurs could have beaten them, but Olojuwan turned into a MADMAN out there in those playoffs and nobody could stop him one on one. Rockets took away D Rob in that series with doubles, his numbers or anyones would drop with that.
And in the last game of the series Hakeem outscored Robinson with 20 points. Don't talk about it was Robinson's team choking, Hakeem killed the guy, what more do you need to admit?
Question to you there, did they double Hakeem as much? Or did they one on one him more? Did Robinsons role players hit as many big shots late in games? Who did Hakeem not dominate that postseason, he got Shaq too right? Did their team in as well. Hakeem was on another level that postseason, much as Tim was in 03 when he KILLED ANYONE in his path. I admit Hakeem killed him, but who did not know that? He killed anyone that year late, period.
After Sean Elliott there was who Rodman? Rodman gave up during that series against Hakeem, plus did they double Hakeem like they did David, who made them pay for it? Answer that one of you know so much? D Rob was only good against Shyty players and a horrible MVP? He is one of the best Centers to ever do it, guess during that time he played against Great Centers getting 29 and 12 or so a game and 4 blocks is not great? Fukk outta here man, one series does not define a career.
Avery, Elliott and Del Negro and Rodman were more then solid and they were better then Drexler, Kenny, Horry and Elie in all. The difference was that Olajuwon stepped up while Robinson choked. You gotta realize that you're overrating the rockets while underrating the spurs. They won western conference and won 62 games that season, that's sick and it wasn't all Robinson.
Avery Johnson was not that great man, sorry he seriously was very limited but a very smart player. Vinny I never thought a thing of, in the playoffs he always did bad pretty much and was not clutch. Elliott was an all star then so you have a point on him, but dude was also criticised as not being clutch until around 99 when he silenced them. Houstons role players played better in that series, hell Cassell killed us off the bench as well although being a rookie. Spurs were a very good TEAM
How the hell were they better than Clyde? Elliott close but nobody else was near him, nor near Horry or Cassell in clutch shots in that series, they were lights out! Their team played great, period end of story. Olojuwan was 7 foot Jordan that year as they called him late, so nobody was fukkin with dude at ALL, period.
"Avery, Elliott and Del Negro and Rodman were more then solid and they were BETTER THAN Drexler, Kenny, Horry and Elie in all."
That part made me laugh. Drexler alone was better than all of Robinson's teammates. Rodman's the only one who really stands out to me, plus Horry and Elie both hit some big shots late in games. What the Hell did any of David's teammate's do that year in the playoffs? Please note that I said "playoffs". I agree that Hakeem killed him, but let's be fair, please?
Oh it did? Yeah, Robinson's teammates in 95 sucked, Robinson won 62 games by himself, right? The great Celtics last year who crushed everyone only won 4 more games with their big 3..
I'm so fed up with this bs about David Robinson having lame teammates, they won 62 games ffs, you don't win 62 games even if your name is Michael Jordan with lame teammates you will not win 62 games. And seriously, all clutchpoints from roleplayer those 2 title years assists from Olajuwon. Robinson choked...
Amen, Shaq [who i hate now cause he really isnt that effective] was exposed against the spurs this year and got eliminated from the playoffs because of it. doesnt mean shaq isnt one of the best centers ever
He wasn't really exposed per se. He's been in the league 16 going on 17 years for one. The Suns have been failing to beat the Spurs for years because they have poor team defense and poor interior defense (no resistance for Duncan). And if he and Duncan played the same minutes, the Spurs would have fared much better. With Shaq in foul trouble the Suns had no hope of stopping Duncan in the middle.
Robinson is a great player, but dont say he had an offday, hedidnt even play that bad he averaged like 20+ pts and 10 + rebs, whenever u put his numbers up against Olajuwons in that series of course there gonna look shitty, Olajuwon was just a beast and made him look silly when he was defending him, and its a FACT that Dream was the best center of his era
man he was awesome. I just wish he could of come like 12 years later. Can you imagine if he could of been on the same team as Duncan, Manu, and Parker.
1st pick 1987 Draft by San Antonio Spurs Rookie of the yr 90' All Rookie 1st Team 90' 10 time All-Star 90-96,98,00,01 1 Defensive Player of The Yr 92' 1 NBA MVP 95' 4 All NBA 1st Team 91,92,95,96 4 All Defensive 1st Team 91,92,95,96 2 Championships 99,03 Led NBA Scoring in 94' Led NBA Rebounds in 91,96 Led NBA Blocks in 91,92
hmmm you are right, MVP finals (not regular season). There was a lot of fact why Olajuwon bright more on that match...
always Robinson was catching the ball, Houston double team him, and against Olajuwon was only David against him, but anyway, I dont take out the redit, Olajuwon played superior (on that moment)
I stil like more Robinson, he has all in one package!
wow, it's been awhile, i forgot just how good he was and he's my favorite all-time nba player!! he was amazing, not to mention completely ripped! wow, he was also an awesome man of God too. he would have to be top 10 NBA players regardless of what shaq bandwagoners would say, and we're just talking about game wise. he was very charitable. all around greatest player i've ever known of
It's unfortunate that Robinson never got to play with another true Superstar when he was YOUNG. Shaq got to play with 3 Superstars when he was YOUNG(Penny, Kobe, Wade), but neither Robinson or Olajuwon were young when they got superstars on their teams.
Yeah Shaq hardly ever gets dunked on, infact I have not seen it before (I remember that one there though being a Spurs fan). What other time has he ben dunked on? Hardly ever. I loved seeing D Rob and Tim beat LA that year to send him out on top, that loud mouthed Shaq he got for the last time in a series and that was it. That year meant ALOT, VERY MUCH.
Robinson wasn't just one of the greatest players ever he is a wonderful man. he lives in San Antonio which is only 45 minutes from where I live. It is so nice to hear of an athlete always doing good as opposed to doing steriods , beating women, fighting and so on. He gives alot to charity and when he played he took alot of crap for being a good guy from shaq , sir charles and others ,look at them now. they will never be half the man david is.
Hakeem VS Robinson was my favorite match-up to watch. They were the best true centers of the 90s. And Robinson did have to wait for Duncan to get a championship, that is true. However they had a 35 game turn around his rookie year- largest single season turn around and it was all because of the Admiral. Also he is career was short because of the two years he spent in the Navy and his back injury. Hakeem had a great team the years he won. Better than Robinson ever had before Duncan.
there were so many good centers in the 90's...now we only have Dwight
sitiosanguinem 2 months ago
IF Duncan had not come along, Robinson would be another Pat Ewing - he was an amazing athlete for a 7 footer, great finisher, and worked hard on defense, but his offensive game was a joke compared to Olajuwon or someone like Kareem; Duncan is light years ahead of Robinson in terms of his complete game, even if he's not nearly the athlete Robinson was..
juvserr 3 months ago
@juvserr Davids offensive game was not a joke. Sure Olajuwon was great as well, but David was an all round player. Hakeem was just difficult for any elite center (Ewing, O'neal, Robinson) to guard. David was awesome.
berawll 3 months ago
@juvserr 71 point game: a joke. leading the league in scoring: a joke
David Robinson was never an offensive joke. Duncan and Olajuwon have better footwork inside, but their probably the two best of all time at that. Also, Olajuwon didn't win alone, and Kareem wasn't competing in as athletic a league as David was.
tommypickles7 2 months ago
@tommypickles7 I like DR, but Olajuwon in fact did win alone - his 2nd team had drexler however clyde was a shadow of his former self - and don't diss Kareem, he would dominate in today's game as easily as he did back then - look at robinson's stats, he avgd. less shots than kareem and still shot a worse percentage - and he never shot more than 10 ft from the basket (which is why he shot so many free throws) - and duncan for best low post player ever? ever hear of Shaq? more dominant than Wilt..
juvserr 2 months ago
@juvserr meh, no, duncan wasn't the best low post player ever. He had a great post game inside, a fundamental game, soft hands, footwork. I said footwork. Shaq and Wilt dominated based on their size. They were just bigger than everyone they played against, but it's basketball, and that's part of the game.
tommypickles7 2 months ago
@juvserr David's percentages are comparable to kareem too. it's really not worth arguing who's the better shooter, considering they both shot over 500 from the fields and 70% from the line. Kareem had the advantage of playing against smaller centers, though.
tommypickles7 2 months ago
Lol i just noticed that robinson was lefthanded :D I Tought that they werent many NBA superstars who were lefthanded, execept Bill Russell xD
hexler4 4 months ago
David Robinson is one of those players the league could use more of
Thomas57588 6 months ago
bring back the 90s spurs logo with the pink accents on the court!
91Omerde 6 months ago
@91Omerde Hell no! hahaha I remember I like those colors in 1999 but that's when I was 5 years old! Do you know how much ridicule we'd get for having those colors these day's ha I'm so glad they changed em back to silver and black or white and black whatever you want to call them ha.
slipknotian99 6 months ago
People Now Today always say Amar'e Staudimire and Vince Carter are the best Nba player from Florida. But David is just as good as them they never had a ring BUT... He has.
keith1309 7 months ago
I liked his jumpshot, when he stood still in the air for a second before releasing the shot. Awesome! The Admiral was one of the most elegant and gifted players ever! The only thing, that i missed, was a fighters-attitude a la Zo or Pat Ewing. But his overall stats are amazing.
TheThorte30 1 year ago
NICE TRIBUTE!
Also those Nike Air Force Commander pumps are hard to find!
GunGemini 1 year ago
THE ADMIRALL!!!!!!!
theman3320 1 year ago
I hate Tim Duncan, but theres no denying, him and David Robinson were a dominant force!!! Robinson is a beast and one of the true legends of basketball!!
HeresLukingAtUKid 1 year ago
Thank you david for the great times you did a lot for the community.
redmanbuzz88 1 year ago
His jumps on these videos even at older age were just effortless! He was so athletic even later on that he just had to jump a little to throw down a huge dunk! He is one of the most athletic players ever! PERIOD.
onblock7 1 year ago
@onblock7 WELLI TOTALLY AGREE WITH U BUT I DON'T EVEN THINK HOWARD WAS BETTER REBOUNDER.STATISTICALLY ARE THE SAME AND DON'T FORGET THE ADMIRAL HAD RODMAN AND DUNCAN SO HE SHARED THE REBOUNDING!
AdreasTheGreat 1 year ago
David Robinson > Chuck Norris
its that simple
MyCockIsNotForYou 1 year ago
jez. the music is horrbile!
doule76 1 year ago
David Robinson Is the best B-ball player!! He is my HERO!!!
bloo1121 1 year ago
quite possibly the most agile, speedy center in the history of the game
Dankidus 1 year ago
one of the best
cougarfighting 1 year ago
The combination video+music sucks
juancarlangas 1 year ago
My favourite player in my childhood... still have a bunch of basketball cards of both spurs and Robinson form that time! Great to see this again!:)
ChrisTheCougar 1 year ago
@ChrisTheCougar agree. he and magic johnson are the reason i started really enjoying nba basketball
bm9tube 1 year ago
best christian b-ball player!!! lol
peterequation 2 years ago
Also I saw some people talk about how can anyone elevate like Robinson and I guess thats how all this Dwight talk got started...there is a video where where David Robinson steals a Pippen to Jordan pass, dribbles it down the court (like he's a sf) and dunks it himself...if Dwight even tried to do that he'd fumble the ball before the half court. Robinson was a legit center who could run and gun like a sf. It was amazing.
smoke117 2 years ago
@smoke117 he was pretty much a 7'1" SF, a great shooter, passer and defender, players like Mr. Robinson don't exist anymore!
InuRanmaLP 1 year ago
the music sounds like annoucing the robinson's death
jerjeremy 2 years ago 38
@jerjeremy lol me too when the video started i was like OH SHIT HE DIED
skaterjohn117 1 year ago
@jerjeremy
I know right lmao xD
Kidz24 1 year ago
@jerjeremy i agree with you. but in last few years. the spurs turned into a bunch of floppers.
thlin 1 year ago
@jerjeremy exactly!!!!
bk35100 11 months ago
if robinson had Pippen and grant and he would have more rings than Jordan robinson is the best
shootermcjohnny 2 years ago
@shootermcjohnny Robinson the chocker olajuwon owned him
jmaal2345 1 year ago
@jmaal2345 Olojuwan owned alot of guys that year, come on now man ...........
onblock7 1 year ago
@jmaal2345 lol did you get your evidence from that retarded short clip showing hakeem faking out robinson. Robinson literally carried the spurs on his back. hakeem had a better team which is why houston beat the spurs. just love how people dont show the clips of robinson blocking and scoring on hakeem.
SAtownZ28 1 year ago
@SAtownZ28 here we go with the excuses for robinson bs he had teammates he had rodman willie anderson strickland terry cummings, come on they had the best record in the west the year he won mvp and hakeem destroyed him flat out his career was never the same till duncan saved him and carried him to 2 rings, he lost all his confidence after hakeem embarrased him and ima robinson fan im just keepin it real
jmaal2345 1 year ago
@jmaal2345 Hakeem still had a better team. horry, kenny smith, DREXLER! all Robinson had was Sean elliot. Robinson carried his team every year just like lebron did with the cavs. robinson stats were crazy. so again like i said did you get your evidence from that little clip. because my uncle has the whole series on vhs(recorded them) and didnt really seem like hakeem destroying Robinson. looked more like a better houston team destroying the spurs. so go back and watch your little clip again.
SAtownZ28 1 year ago
@SAtownZ28 negative robinson had a squad no excuses hakeem awas just way better than him ima huge david fan but hes not better i actually like him better than hakeem people act hes the greatest center on these vids no way had had good players he just couldnt carry a team like olajuwonm and hakeem won a ring the year before drexler came which he was outta his prime
jmaal2345 1 year ago
THE ADMIRAL!
locoroco1980 2 years ago
One of the better baskeball videos I've seen.
PJHunterTJ 2 years ago
One of the best players in NBA history.
PJHunterTJ 2 years ago 5
this is all in the twilight of his career. Guy the first 7 yrs int he league was only bested by olajuwon and prior to 94 he was better than him.
Dkouts57 2 years ago
see the thing everyone forgets is that dwight is still very young, it takes time to develop as a player on both ends by dwights prime he will be unstopable
superjario64 2 years ago
@superjario64 I don't think dwight will ever have anything close to the admirals nasty jump shot, it's just that his shot is way to messed up.
thismakemehate 2 years ago
@thismakemehate On O with the post moves and SHOT, Dwight will never be close to him all around. He is a better rebounder and he blocks around the same amount of shots, but on O Dwight is seriously limited.
onblock7 1 year ago
No it won't. Dwight is a monstrous athlete but his skill level and innate talent seem to be pretty low. Anytime I see him put the ball on court I cringe...he has terrible ball handles, no soft touch...he'll work on things, but he'll never be a pure scorer.
smoke117 2 years ago
not only in center,, he's the number one center then dwight i think,
woshoooooooooooooo 2 years ago
AMAZING!!!
You are the true Admiral
Soweid9 2 years ago 3
Admiral is 1 of the top 10 center in nba history!!
bangoramas 2 years ago 2
Dwight Howard's offensive game isn't 10% of what the Admirals offense was.
bradjeh 2 years ago 4
and his defense isn't as good...look at Robinson early on in his career. not to mention he missed 2 prime yrs because he was int he Navy
Dkouts57 2 years ago
The Admiral is officially enshrined in the HOF.
Thanks for everything 5-0
RobSixtyQuatro 2 years ago
David Robinson, a class act year round, and a Champion All-Star. Glad you came to San Antonio.
blktexanbitchz 2 years ago
the admiral a complete player who went out a champion did it all with class. let his game do the talking instead of his mouth. thats why he is one of the 50 greatest players to ever play the game and tim duncan will be joining that list.
palmtree2150 2 years ago
Yeah there was hardly anyone better than David Robinson-and know one did it with more class.I guess thats why he;s inducted in this years hall of fame.Dwight Howard-MAYBE-one day,but you have to have more than 2 good seasons.Shaq is slow and can't hit free throws,D.H. doesn't have an all around game,Karl and Olajuwon-were really good-especially Olajuwon.He has 2 rings w/Spurs,MVP,all star,71 point game-played ALL his years with the San Antonio Spurs-that says it all!!!
38decembers 2 years ago
shut the fuckup the admiral his ten times better than that no shooting motherfucker alright tell me when dwight get 71 points
boicraig 2 years ago
that motherfucker can hoop, can any of you name someone who can elevate as quickly as him?
13ftrim 2 years ago
::cough cough:: Dwight Howard
magicfan7687 2 years ago
i guess, i mean i know dwight could elevate that fast but he normally doesn't, he does a little power up so he can really smash it down over your head, david was up there in less than a second
13ftrim 2 years ago
you should also take note that dwight is
6'10 and david is 7'1....
but david could sure fly...
he was the dwight howard before dwight...
dominant in the paint both on offence and defence and he was sure a guy to be afraid of.
jingeshan24 2 years ago
de los grande de la epoca¡¡¡¡¡¡
rivherdog 2 years ago
Agile mutherfucker!
HappyHourKoolAid 2 years ago
My man David Robinson!
Hudson12829 2 years ago 2
Spurs* sorry
southwesttexasm 2 years ago
I'm a Spurs fan....People and Spur fans all over need to thank this man...He saved the Frnchise....Remember San Antonio was thinking about moving to New Orleans..The New Orleans Spuus??? Does NOT sound good at all.. Thank you David..Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
southwesttexasm 2 years ago 33
@southwesttexasm really enjoy watching him and duncan play.....unstoppable!!!
wookie719 1 year ago
David Robinson will always be my favorite NBA player of all time. He did it the right way. and boy, was he dominate.
Somewhat overshadowed by Jordan and the Bulls at the time. Nobody impacted the game like he did.
God Bless you David and May your faith take you home!
ballrude1 2 years ago 2
God bless you David Robinson, thank you for your great donation to the Edelman Public Relations.
ugomez84 2 years ago 2
all the spurs did was replace their 90s team... Duncan being Robinson, Ginobili being Del Negro, TP being Avery Johnson
RickyMoss 2 years ago
dude if del negro and avery had half of tonys and manus game the admiral would have won before duncan.
IansitoQ 2 years ago
This music works for me.
SuperNugg98 2 years ago
still my favorite spur!
:)
nirvana1714 2 years ago
he will always be the best spur! !!!
ballrude1 2 years ago 2
Great player, but c'mon. Most of these highlights are just stupid little point blank dunks that all the Eric Dampiers of the world do every game. DRob was much more than that.
jgold72288 2 years ago 3
my hero growing up was d-rob and even though tim duncan is probably the greatest spur in history, he probably wouldnt have been what he is without the admiral.
dalastdon1432 2 years ago 2
the dude won 2 championships without him though. so what's your pint?
liweiwu007 2 years ago
that isnt kinda fair duncan had manu and parker the admiral had del negro and the lil general
IansitoQ 2 years ago
duncan had little general, del negro, and elliot too.
liweiwu007 2 years ago
you forgot ellie , jackson , rose and hummm who im i leavin out??? ROBINSON
IansitoQ 2 years ago
point is duncan got kinda lucky with the admirals injury that he came into a great team robinson got scrubs when he came into the league.
IansitoQ 2 years ago
i heard D-Rob faked an injury in 97 season so the Spurs would miss the playoffs and have a chance at winning the lottery that year. but i think it's just crazy talk, after all it was chuck barkley who said that.
liweiwu007 2 years ago
he tried to comeback he played 6 games but that injury wasnt fake besides the spurs got real lucky to land that 1 seed like you said it was barkley that said that.
IansitoQ 2 years ago
i go to school with his kid he is actually in my grade so i c david robinson alot and we talk but i feel bad for hom and his family cause people don't let him do anything without mobbing him. he picked his son up from school today and said bye to me and everyone got jealous
sapd09 2 years ago
I normally HATE these musical montages but nicely done-this one is wonderful Timvp
signed, MrChug (you know who I am ;-P~)
MrChug 2 years ago
i still see him around the town. Poor dude has to shop in the middle of the night cause he gets mobbed!
Class act all the way!
SYNDICADO 2 years ago 4
David Robinson. True class. The most athletic center to ever play the game. He was just elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame today. He is also one of only 4 players in the history of the NBA to record a Quadruple-double. He's also the last to do it.
cdman882 2 years ago 2
I second that motion rowancv.
glad I wasn't the only one who cried during his retirement. LOL
pcluis60804 2 years ago
sniff :**) my main man the admiral!
rowancv 2 years ago
the best big man to do it.
I still get chills seein the big 50 on the court. seein him at this years all-star game was great.
DUB5021 2 years ago 2
This music is really fitted for David's devotion.
He's a religious person. And my hero.
THE ADMIRAL ! #50
jermaineonealnumber7 2 years ago 4
Ideal champion of champions. When TD was with the Spurs, the opportunity came for him with big money to join O-Magic. It was DR whom advise that the Spurs and Pop were the real deal. Yes, things can be more rewarding if you dig deep and believe...
strke4ce 3 years ago
lovely film!
radekxx1 3 years ago
cool¡¡¡¡the song is orrible
ezequiber 3 years ago
BUT OF COURSE...the Admiral knows best!
2spurz 3 years ago
i think every player, coach,NBA star
and fans
must have respect fo DAvid robinson not only did he defend our great country.. he was also a devoted superstar of the spurs, unlike many superstars currently playin {kidd,oneal} they all change teams for money!!!
Hermpiokkr- your comment rocks much respect
poolygang 3 years ago 4
I think that among DR's qualities, one that is usually understated is his humility.
When Duncan arrived, he served as a mentor, he guided TD. Lots of ego players would have gone "This place is too small for the two of us". Instead he accepted to let TD stand in the floodlight and supported him, did the dirty work. Result ? Title.
another hint showing that DR was 90 % of his team is the drop in the number of victories the year he got injured. All that was left was a blackhole...
Hermpiokkr 3 years ago 2
Maybe they should swap the years DR and HO got their MVP titles ?
I remember that time. I couldn't tell which one of the guys I liked best. I used to favour the spurs, but you'd have to admit that DR has been dominated by Hakeem that year. So what ? Hakeem was The Dream, the best AT THAT TIME at least. Anybody would have been dominated. He was pure skill, touch and genius.
Deep inside DR knew he was the sole cornerstone of his team, whereas Hakeem knew he could rely on Drexler,Horry,Cassell etc.
Hermpiokkr 3 years ago
90s was era of great centers: Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson, Shaq, Mourning. In 1994(if I remember good)Robinson was best scorer in Nba -29,8 ppg, Shaq was 2nd-29,3 ppg, and where is centers in todays list.Sad.
23jordan45air 3 years ago
amazing how the Spurs old court looked like South Beach Miami
brad71forfsu 3 years ago
great player, bad mix.
jonvegard31 3 years ago
its amazing that this was my dads best friend at the naval academy
williamscrodom 3 years ago
excelent video
NathanWooley 3 years ago
BTW from you profile I see others say things about Hakeem to you, so you are obviously a Rockets fan, now that explains some things you would say in here to me, like they doubled Hakeem as much as they did D ROB and his role players were as good as Hakeems (Which is just crazy that year since they won it the year before). Houstons role players stepped up alot, the games were all close pretty much as I saw, but some things went their way, mainly role players late hitting BIG SHOTS.
onblock7 3 years ago
The year Robinson was MVP Hakeem absolutely dominated him in the playoff. Humiliated him. That was it. If you ever compare the two players that was the defining moment. David was a great player but Hakeem was much better.
omnivorous65 3 years ago
Yeah Hakeem was better! I never said he was not, he was better than almost any Center at that time if not the BEST! He is top 3 all times IMO at Center. Robinson as you said was a great player, truly one of the most athletic Centers ever and a first ballot HOF'er.
onblock7 3 years ago
Agree on all accounts. Robinson was a freak. I read once that he actually performed best in his team in agility drills. At 7'1. But the form of his jumper is awful and he has not the lower body fluidy (if that is a word) of Hakeem. And for sheer asthetics, he had the most awesome physique of a any basketballer ever. He looked as if he was bred to be a basketball player.
omnivorous65 3 years ago
That whole year as you mentioned, they won 62 games. Rockets were injured almost the whole year and surged late, they got their team back and went on a run late and were lights out in big games, that team just had something I can't explain in those situations. The Spurs could have beaten them, but Olojuwan turned into a MADMAN out there in those playoffs and nobody could stop him one on one. Rockets took away D Rob in that series with doubles, his numbers or anyones would drop with that.
onblock7 3 years ago
They doubled Hakeem as much. I have the series. Don't claim something else. Olajuwon just dominated David Robinson badly. No more excuses please.
David Robinson in series: 23.8 points 11.3 rebounds 2.7 assists 1.5 steals
Hakeem Olajuwon in series: 35.3 points 12.5 rebounds 5.0 assists 4.1 blocks 1.3 steals
And in the last game of the series Hakeem outscored Robinson with 20 points. Don't talk about it was Robinson's team choking, Hakeem killed the guy, what more do you need to admit?
maxpeezaay 3 years ago
Question to you there, did they double Hakeem as much? Or did they one on one him more? Did Robinsons role players hit as many big shots late in games? Who did Hakeem not dominate that postseason, he got Shaq too right? Did their team in as well. Hakeem was on another level that postseason, much as Tim was in 03 when he KILLED ANYONE in his path. I admit Hakeem killed him, but who did not know that? He killed anyone that year late, period.
onblock7 3 years ago
After Sean Elliott there was who Rodman? Rodman gave up during that series against Hakeem, plus did they double Hakeem like they did David, who made them pay for it? Answer that one of you know so much? D Rob was only good against Shyty players and a horrible MVP? He is one of the best Centers to ever do it, guess during that time he played against Great Centers getting 29 and 12 or so a game and 4 blocks is not great? Fukk outta here man, one series does not define a career.
onblock7 3 years ago
Avery, Elliott and Del Negro and Rodman were more then solid and they were better then Drexler, Kenny, Horry and Elie in all. The difference was that Olajuwon stepped up while Robinson choked. You gotta realize that you're overrating the rockets while underrating the spurs. They won western conference and won 62 games that season, that's sick and it wasn't all Robinson.
maxpeezaay 3 years ago
Avery Johnson was not that great man, sorry he seriously was very limited but a very smart player. Vinny I never thought a thing of, in the playoffs he always did bad pretty much and was not clutch. Elliott was an all star then so you have a point on him, but dude was also criticised as not being clutch until around 99 when he silenced them. Houstons role players played better in that series, hell Cassell killed us off the bench as well although being a rookie. Spurs were a very good TEAM
onblock7 3 years ago
How the hell were they better than Clyde? Elliott close but nobody else was near him, nor near Horry or Cassell in clutch shots in that series, they were lights out! Their team played great, period end of story. Olojuwan was 7 foot Jordan that year as they called him late, so nobody was fukkin with dude at ALL, period.
onblock7 3 years ago
"Avery, Elliott and Del Negro and Rodman were more then solid and they were BETTER THAN Drexler, Kenny, Horry and Elie in all."
That part made me laugh. Drexler alone was better than all of Robinson's teammates. Rodman's the only one who really stands out to me, plus Horry and Elie both hit some big shots late in games. What the Hell did any of David's teammate's do that year in the playoffs? Please note that I said "playoffs". I agree that Hakeem killed him, but let's be fair, please?
Droog13 3 years ago
Oh it did? Yeah, Robinson's teammates in 95 sucked, Robinson won 62 games by himself, right? The great Celtics last year who crushed everyone only won 4 more games with their big 3..
I'm so fed up with this bs about David Robinson having lame teammates, they won 62 games ffs, you don't win 62 games even if your name is Michael Jordan with lame teammates you will not win 62 games. And seriously, all clutchpoints from roleplayer those 2 title years assists from Olajuwon. Robinson choked...
maxpeezaay 3 years ago
One of the Best centers of the NBA.
riveracedeno 3 years ago
David Robinson = Legend
ZuluuAndorhal 3 years ago 3
Olajuwon>Robinson>Ewing
If you rank the 3 centers...
And this has nothing to do with Robinson scoring 71 or Olajuwon destroying Robinson in the finals. Just skillwise...
Deenijel 3 years ago
There are two kinds of centers, the first one is Hakeem Olujowan, the second one is the rest.
platokantph 3 years ago
dude his arm is huge
ConstructionMadness 3 years ago
i base my hole basketball life around this guy just watching his videos makes me a better player
so what if hakeem kicked his ass every player has a off day against a nother player in there career at some point
ACExKILLAx51x50 3 years ago 5
Amen, Shaq [who i hate now cause he really isnt that effective] was exposed against the spurs this year and got eliminated from the playoffs because of it. doesnt mean shaq isnt one of the best centers ever
julzrulz241 3 years ago
He wasn't really exposed per se. He's been in the league 16 going on 17 years for one. The Suns have been failing to beat the Spurs for years because they have poor team defense and poor interior defense (no resistance for Duncan). And if he and Duncan played the same minutes, the Spurs would have fared much better. With Shaq in foul trouble the Suns had no hope of stopping Duncan in the middle.
Blackwwoolff 3 years ago
That should read, "if he and Duncan played the same minutes, the Suns would have fared much better."
Blackwwoolff 3 years ago
Robinson is a great player, but dont say he had an offday, hedidnt even play that bad he averaged like 20+ pts and 10 + rebs, whenever u put his numbers up against Olajuwons in that series of course there gonna look shitty, Olajuwon was just a beast and made him look silly when he was defending him, and its a FACT that Dream was the best center of his era
jorge61190 2 years ago 2
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hakeem kiked your ass
zoomboomboomroom 3 years ago
hakeem made a bad look 2 u
zoomboomboomroom 3 years ago
could david play PF?
COIN19ON89TOP 3 years ago
I gaurded Dave's son in a bball game
we won
nickgt30 3 years ago
was he good?
maxpeezaay 3 years ago
yea, he wasn't really the best player on the team but he is good
nickgt30 3 years ago
man he was awesome. I just wish he could of come like 12 years later. Can you imagine if he could of been on the same team as Duncan, Manu, and Parker.
texas4456 3 years ago 3
saved28 3 years ago 2
Nothing against OLAJUWON!
maxpeezaay 3 years ago
what i like are his arms.their so ripped man!damn!
mvbalilia 3 years ago 2
yeah...he is my favorite nba player
turtleliang777 3 years ago 2
Prettiest tomahawk in the game's history.
TheOldDirtyBastard 3 years ago 3
haha,i remember watching spurs back in the day,i miss the trio of sean elliot,robinson,and dennis rodman.
ewawrestling101 3 years ago
he is a good legend (:
sheiloks23 3 years ago 2
happy birthday david!
TexasBALLA94 3 years ago 3
probably the best center spurs ever had
Ueki0507 3 years ago 3
im left handed, but how come every left handers shooting form looks crooked???
SPYDRxz 3 years ago 2
you're right! maybe because you're not used to it
keniffkeniff 3 years ago
look at Michael Redd :)
mightyPants 3 years ago
Nice show. Robinson is one of my favorite centers. "The Admiral", nice music, in the action and the end, well made. Guam U.S.A.
sgd822822 3 years ago 2
BEAST!!!!!!!!!
the best spurs player ever no disrespect to gervin but david robinson was a BEAST
dead19877 3 years ago 2
Tim Duncan disagrees
jag7211 3 years ago
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duncan is the best spurs player ever. Robinson road Duncan's nuts to win thoses titles in 99 and 03
FlamesXT10 3 years ago
legend!!!
kobyz21 3 years ago 2
My favorite player of all time along with Tim Duncan
testicularcancer 3 years ago
Best center ever!
Im looking the play he blocks Penny dunk (on his prime, it was 95) and dunks on the other way in the same sequence...
cirexlab 3 years ago
The same year Olajuwon ripped the MVP-trophy from David and shitted on him in the conference finals?
maxpeezaay 3 years ago
hmmm you are right, MVP finals (not regular season). There was a lot of fact why Olajuwon bright more on that match...
always Robinson was catching the ball, Houston double team him, and against Olajuwon was only David against him, but anyway, I dont take out the redit, Olajuwon played superior (on that moment)
I stil like more Robinson, he has all in one package!
cirexlab 3 years ago
The best of his era after Olajuwon
ahcali08 3 years ago 2
wow, it's been awhile, i forgot just how good he was and he's my favorite all-time nba player!! he was amazing, not to mention completely ripped! wow, he was also an awesome man of God too. he would have to be top 10 NBA players regardless of what shaq bandwagoners would say, and we're just talking about game wise. he was very charitable. all around greatest player i've ever known of
GreatJamma2181 3 years ago 2
It's unfortunate that Robinson never got to play with another true Superstar when he was YOUNG. Shaq got to play with 3 Superstars when he was YOUNG(Penny, Kobe, Wade), but neither Robinson or Olajuwon were young when they got superstars on their teams.
Sal30 3 years ago 2
The best is when he throws down a MONSTER JAM over Shaq @ 1:15. I was going crazy when I saw that live.
Sal30 3 years ago 2
Yeah Shaq hardly ever gets dunked on, infact I have not seen it before (I remember that one there though being a Spurs fan). What other time has he ben dunked on? Hardly ever. I loved seeing D Rob and Tim beat LA that year to send him out on top, that loud mouthed Shaq he got for the last time in a series and that was it. That year meant ALOT, VERY MUCH.
onblock7 3 years ago 2
the best center in the history !! incredible defenses
jimmy2rl 3 years ago
Robinson is the best center i ever seen he is a 5 star player he never got the respect he deserves but all the true spurs fan he has our repect
chevyracer210 3 years ago 3
smooth dunker
plasticeye69 3 years ago 2
Any tribute to David Robinson deserves 5 stars. He's one of the greatest people, not just players, to ever pick up a basketball.
husat77 3 years ago 6
Robinson was the best!!!!He also came outta the Naval Academy,did his time in the navy then played for us!!!!!
lovemanuginobili 3 years ago 4
Only player in NBA history to win a Rebound title, Scoring title, Blocked Shots title, Rookie of the Year and MVP
not to mention a 70 point game and one of 4 players to EVER achieve the rare Quad Double
nuff said
Nolen77 3 years ago 7
I talked about Horry, he doesn't do much more than scoring.... Did I say Rodman?
maxpeezaay 3 years ago
POint center one of then greatest center that ever played the game...better that o'neal.nuff said//
Pinoiballer 3 years ago
One of 4 players to ever record a quadruple-double in a single game...
xgreatking 3 years ago 2
Robinson wasn't just one of the greatest players ever he is a wonderful man. he lives in San Antonio which is only 45 minutes from where I live. It is so nice to hear of an athlete always doing good as opposed to doing steriods , beating women, fighting and so on. He gives alot to charity and when he played he took alot of crap for being a good guy from shaq , sir charles and others ,look at them now. they will never be half the man david is.
marsyro 3 years ago 3
D. Robinson careers high 1994 - 71points against LA Clippers.
Rookie of the Year 1990
Lead League in Scoring 1994
Lead League in Rebounding 1991-2
Lead League in Blocked Shots 1991-3
Defensive Player of the Year 1992
Most Valuble Player 1995
NBA Champion 1999, 2003
Simply one of the best Centers
jotaalpha 3 years ago 4
Hakeem VS Robinson was my favorite match-up to watch. They were the best true centers of the 90s. And Robinson did have to wait for Duncan to get a championship, that is true. However they had a 35 game turn around his rookie year- largest single season turn around and it was all because of the Admiral. Also he is career was short because of the two years he spent in the Navy and his back injury. Hakeem had a great team the years he won. Better than Robinson ever had before Duncan.
mcummins14 3 years ago
we should count ourselves lucky just to have witnessed robinson and oljuwon play. they were the 2 most exciting big men i've ever seen.
llapole 3 years ago 2
he had (and still have) great fundametals and his jump shot is fucking exelent
tukijs 3 years ago