David Robinson - The Admiral

David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965(1965-08-06)) is a retired American NBA basketball player, who is often considered one of the greatest centers to ever play the game. A born-again Christian, Robinson is also an amateur musician who enjoys playing various instruments at home. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". Robinson is now on staff at the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. He along with Tim Duncan were known by the nickname "The Twin Towers".

Although there was speculation that Robinson might choose not to sign with the Spurs and to become a free agent once his Navy commitment ended, Robinson decided in the end to come to San Antonio. Robinson joined the Spurs for the 1989--90 season, and led the Spurs to the greatest single season turnaround in NBA history at the time (a record the Spurs themselves broke in 1997-98, after drafting Tim Duncan). The Spurs went from 21--61. in the 1988--89 season to 56--26 in 1989--90, for a remarkable 35 game improvement. They advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs where they lost in seven games to the eventual conference champion Portland Trail Blazers. Following the 1989--90 season, he was unanimously named the NBA rookie of the year, and subsequently SEGA produced a game featuring him entitled David Robinson's Supreme Court.

The Spurs made the playoffs seven more seasons in a row, but never got farther than the Western Conference finals. Robinson also made the 1992 US Olympic Dream Team that won the gold medal in Barcelona. During the 1993--94 season, he became locked in a duel for scoring champion with Shaquille O'Neal, and by the last game of the season, he scored 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers to win it.

Before the start of the 1998--99 season, the NBA owners and the NBA commissioner David Stern locked out the NBA Players' Association to force negotiation on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. This lockout lasted for 202 days, well into the regular NBA season, until finally an agreement was reached. Thus, the NBA season began late on February 5, 1999, making it literally the 1999 NBA season. After playing a truncated 50-game season, the Spurs finished with an NBA-best record of 37--13, giving them the home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

The Spurs blitzed through the first three rounds of the NBA playoffs, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, and Portland Trail Blazers by a combined record of 11--1. In the NBA finals, the combination of Robinson in the post and second-year, 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) forward Tim Duncan proved overpowering, and the Spurs beat the New York Knicks in five games to become the NBA champions. Duncan was named the Finals MVP.

On June 15, 2003, in a fitting finale to Robinson's career, the Spurs sealed another NBA title with an 88--77 victory over the New Jersey Nets in game six of the 2003 NBA Finals. Robinson scored 13 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in his final game. And fittingly, he and the year's MVP Tim Duncan—together known as the "Twin Towers" —shared Sports Illustrated magazine's 2003 Sportsmen of the Year award.

Robinson's NBA career averages are 21.1 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game, 3.0 blocks per game, and 2.5 assists per game. Also, he is one of only a very small group of players to have scored over 20,000 career points in the NBA, as well as being one of only four players to have recorded a quadruple-double. (with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks against the Detroit Pistons on February 17, 1994), and one of the only five players to record more than 70 points in a single game (with 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on February 24, 1994), only David Thompson (73 points), Kobe Bryant (81 points), Elgin Baylor (71 points) and Wilt Chamberlain (70, 72, 73x2, 78, 100 points) have scored more than 70 points.

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[anthonygreenlove]

Robinson: Easily one of the most respectable players to ever play the game. Never talked smack, always respected the game, and just a righteous guy on and off the court.

Right on Admiral. Right on.

[allen73]

excellent choice for the music,smooth and soulful.....robinson the admiral,tribute....good mix......

[doriftodorifto]

@anthonygreenlove lmao @ implying trash talking is a bad thing.

[WeaponX1986]

All seems like yesterday. Forever miss watching the admiral play. Learned so much and awaiting Duncan's retirement is like pulling teeth. Great song, who is this btw?

[SHERLOCKSKY]

BENDICIONES DAVID ROBINSON!!!!

[MrTiggy1998]

@MAGIC32vsKOBE24 How bout

Magic

Jordan

Bird

Russel

Kareem

[boti2000]

@MAGIC32vsKOBE24

my favourite startup would be :

Magic

Jordan/ Kobe

Rodman

Garnett

Olajuwon/ Shaq

damn i love them all !!!!

[BIGGIEBOY26]

THANKS FOR ADDING THE EXTRA INFORMATION UNDER THE VID....ALWAYS NICE TO READ THOSE

[BIGGIEBOY26]

1263161 A STR8T HATER....I LOVE THIS VIDEO DEFINITLY THE BEST MIX ON HERE

[fazman52]

it was funny watching shaq trying to guard him lol

just incredibly quik for a 7 footer

[j69confessional]

@anthonygreenlove

Timmy followed right after. Robinson taught him well.

[mr10tomidnight]

Well appearances and reality are two different things.David I knew wouldn't be able to go through another 82 Game season.His production plummetted his last 2 years but Steve Kerr I was surprized because he didn't seem to have lost his step or shooting touch.