[Votação] O Melhor desportista de sempre

[Peplin]

O Michael Jordan já foi proposto. ;)

[El Colosso]

Só cá falta o Kobe e o Magic

E o LeBron, e o Duncan, e o Baylor, e os Malone, e o Doc J, e o Isiah, e o Stockton, e o Shaq, e o The Dream, e...

 

:mrgreen:

[João CC]

E o LeBron, e o Duncan, e o Baylor, e os Malone, e o Doc J, e o Isiah, e o Stockton, e o Shaq, e o The Dream, e...

 

:mrgreen:

Nash.... Perkins :funny:

 

Quando acabam as propostas e se começa a votar?

Editado 6 Abril 2011 por João CC

[Ed]

 

John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player who spent his entire career as a point guard for the Utah Jazz of the NBA from 1984 to 2003. Stockton is regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, holding the NBA records for most career assists and steals by considerable margins.He was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

 

Career highlights and awards

 

* 10× NBA All-Star (1989–1997, 2000)

* 2× All-NBA First Team (1994–1995)

* 6× All-NBA Second Team (1988–1990, 1992–1993, 1996)

* 3× All-NBA Third Team (1991, 1997, 1999)

* 5× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1989, 1991–1992, 1995, 1997)

* NBA All-Star Game MVP (1993)

* NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996)

 

Career NBA statistics

Points 19,711

Assists 15,806 (líder)

Steals 3,265 (líder)

 

Olympic medal record

 

Gold 1992 Barcelona

Gold 1996 Atlanta

Editado 6 Abril 2011 por Ed

[Peplin]

Nash.... Perkins :funny:

 

Quando acabam as propostas e se começa a votar?

 

Quando tivermos o nº mínimo de propostas, avança-se com a votação. ;)

[Nuk]

Já editei o meu post com as infos do Oscar ;)

[Che]

Yao Ming

 

Yao Ming (chinês: 姚明, pinyin: Yáo Míng; nascido em 12 de setembro de 1980) é um jogador de basquetebol chinês que joga na NBA. Com 2.29 m de altura, ano de 2008, considerado o jogador mais alto da NBA[2], atuando no time dos Houston Rockets. Foi a 1ª escolha do draft em 2002 pelo Houston. Em 2003 foi eleito o rookie do mesmo ano. Desde 2003 até 2007 participou em todos os All-Star Game. Yao Ming é actualmente a 6° pessoa mais alta do mundo logo atrás de mais 3 compatriotas seus, um indiano e um turco.

 

Prémios e Conquistas

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• 8× NBA All-Star: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
  
• 5× All-NBA Team:
  
• Second Team: 2007, 2009
  
• Third Team: 2004, 2006, 2008
  
• NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2003
  
• NBA Rookie All-Star Game: 2004
  
• Vencedor da medalha de ouro pela selecção chinesa 2001, 2003, 2005 Campeonato FIBA Asia
  
• MVP of the 2001, 2003, 2005 Campeonato FIBA Asia
  
• All-Tournament Team, Campeonato Mundial da FIBA: 2002
  
• Chinese Basketball Association Campeão: 2001-02
  
• Campeão dos rebotes na temporada 2001-02
  
• 2003 Sporting News Rookie of the Year
  
• 2003 Laureus Newcomer of the Year
  

 

 

Career in China

Early life and CBA career

 

Yao is the only child of 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Yao Zhiyuan and 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) Fang Fengdi,[2] both of whom were former professional basketball players.[3] At 11 pounds (5.0 kg), Yao weighed more than twice as much as the average Chinese newborn,[4] and he grew to be 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) by age ten.[5] At that age, he was examined by sports doctors, who predicted that he would grow to 7 feet 3 inches (2.20 m).[5] Yao started playing basketball at age nine, and he went to a junior sports school at the same age.[6]

 

Yao first tried out for the Shanghai Sharks junior team of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) when he was 13 years old, and practiced for 10 hours a day to make the team.[7] After playing with the junior team for four years, Yao joined the senior team of the Sharks at age 17, and averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds a game in his rookie season. However, his next season was cut short when he broke his foot for the second time in his career, which Yao said decreased his jumping ability by four to six inches (10 to 15 cm).[8] The Sharks made the finals of the CBA in Yao’s third season and again the next year, but lost both times to the Bayi Rockets. When Wang Zhizhi left the Bayi Rockets to become the first NBA player from China the following year, the Sharks finally won their first CBA championship. During the playoffs in his final year with Shanghai, Yao averaged 38.9 points and 20.2 rebounds a game, while shooting 76.6% from the field,[9] and made all 21 of his shots during one game in the finals.[10]

 

Entering the NBA Draft

 

Yao was pressured to enter the NBA Draft in 1999 by Li Yaomin, the deputy general manager of the Shanghai Sharks.[4] Li also influenced Yao to sign a contract for Evergreen Sports Inc. to serve as his agent. The agreement entitled Evergreen to 33% of Yao's earnings,[4] but the contract was later determined to be invalid.[11]

 

When Yao decided to enter the 2002 NBA Draft, a team of advisers was formed that would collectively come to be known as “Team Yao”. The team consisted of Yao’s negotiator, Erik Zhang; his NBA agent, Bill Duffy; his Chinese agent, Lu Hao; University of Chicago economics professor John Huizinga;[12] and the vice president for marketing at BDA Sports Management, Bill Sanders.[13] Yao was widely predicted to be picked number one overall.[14][15][16] However, some teams were concerned about Yao's NBA eligibility due to uncertainty over whether the CBA would let Yao play in the United States.[17]

 

Shortly after Wang Zhizhi refused to return to China to play for the national team and was subsequently banned from playing for China,[18] the CBA stipulated that Yao would have to return to play for the national team.[19] They also said they would not let him go to the United States unless the Houston Rockets would take him first overall.[20] After assurances from Team Yao that the Rockets would draft Yao with their number one pick, the CBA gave permission on the morning of the draft for Yao to play in the U.S.[21] When the Rockets selected Yao with the first pick of the draft, he became the first international player ever to be selected first overall without having previously played U.S. college basketball.[22]

NBA career

Initial years (2002–2005)

 

Yao did not participate in the Rockets' pre-season training camp, instead playing for China in the 2002 FIBA World Championships.[23] Before the season, several commentators, including Bill Simmons and Dick Vitale, predicted that Yao would fail in the NBA,[24][25] and Charles Barkley said he would "kiss [Kenny Smith's] ass" if Yao scored more than 19 points in one of his rookie-season games.[26] Yao played his first NBA game against the Indiana Pacers, scoring no points and grabbing two rebounds,[27][28] and scored his first NBA basket against the Denver Nuggets.[29] In his first seven games, he averaged only 14 minutes and 4 points, but on November 17, he scored 20 points on a perfect 9-of-9 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line against the Lakers.[30] Barkley made good on his bet by kissing the buttock of a donkey purchased by Smith for the occasion (Smith's "ass").[26]

 

In Yao's first game in Miami on December 16, 2002, the Heat passed out 8,000 fortune cookies, an Asian stereotype.[31][32] Yao was not angry with the promotion because he was not familiar with American stereotypes of Chinese.[33] In an earlier interview in 2000, Yao said he had never seen a fortune cookie in China. He guessed it must have been an American invention.[34]

 

Before Yao’s first meeting with Shaquille O'Neal on January 17, 2003, O'Neal said, "Tell Yao Ming, Ching chong-yang-wah-ah-soh", prompting accusations of racism.[33] O'Neal denied that his comments were racist, and said he was only joking.[35] Yao also said he believed O'Neal was joking, but he said a lot of Asians would not see the humor.[35][36] In the game, Yao scored six points and blocked O'Neal twice in the opening minutes, and made a game-sealing dunk with 10 seconds left in overtime.[37] Yao finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks; O'Neal recorded 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 0 blocks.[38]

 

Yao prepares to shoot a free throw with John Stockton in the background

 

Yao finished his rookie season averaging 13.5 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game,[39] and was second in the NBA Rookie of the Year Award voting to Amar'e Stoudemire,[40] and a unanimous pick for the NBA All-Rookie First Team selection.[2] He was also voted the Sporting News Rookie of the Year,[41] and won the Laureus Newcomer of the Year award.[42]

 

Before the start of Yao's sophomore season, Rockets' head coach Rudy Tomjanovich resigned due to health issues,[43] and long-time New York Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy was brought in. After Van Gundy began focusing the offense on Yao,[44] Yao averaged career highs in points and rebounds for the season, and had a career-high 41 points and 7 assists in a triple-overtime win against the Atlanta Hawks in February 2004.[45] He was also voted to be the starting center for the Western Conference in the 2004 NBA All-Star Game for the second straight year.[46] Yao finished the season averaging 17.5 points and 9.0 rebounds a game.[39] The Rockets made the playoffs for the first time in Yao's career, claiming the seventh seed in the Western Conference. In the first round, however, the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated Houston in five games.[47] Yao averaged 15.0 points and 7.4 rebounds in his first playoff series.[39]

 

In the summer of 2004, the Rockets acquired Tracy McGrady from the Orlando Magic in a seven-player trade that also sent Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley to Orlando.[48] Although Yao said that Francis and Mobley had "helped [him] in every way [his] first two seasons", he added, "I'm excited about playing with Tracy McGrady. He can do some amazing things."[49] After the trade, it was predicted that the Rockets would be title contenders.[48][50] Both McGrady and Yao were voted to start in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game, and Yao broke the record previously held by Michael Jordan for most All-Star votes, with 2,558,278 total votes.[51] The Rockets won 51 games and finished fifth in the West, and made the playoffs for the second consecutive year, where they faced the Dallas Mavericks.[52] The Rockets won the first two games in Dallas, and Yao made 13 of 14 shots in the second game, the best shooting performance in the playoffs in Rockets history.[53] However the Rockets lost four of their last five games and lost Game 7 by 40 points, the largest Game 7 deficit in NBA history.[54] Yao's final averages for the series were 21.4 points on 65% shooting and 7.7 rebounds.[39]

Injury-plagued seasons (2005–2010)

 

After missing only two games out of 246 in his first three years of NBA play,[2] Yao endured an extended period on the inactive list in his fourth season after developing osteomyelitis in the big toe on his left foot, and surgery was performed on the toe on December 18, 2005.[55] Despite missing 21 games while recovering,[2] Yao again had the most fan votes to start the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.[56]

 

In his fifth season, Yao averaged a career-high 25 points per game.

 

In 25 games after the All-Star break, Yao averaged 25.7 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 53.7% from the field and 87.8% at the free-throw line.[57] His final averages in 57 games were 22.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.[39] It was the first time that he ended the season with a so-called "20/10" average. However, Tracy McGrady played only 47 games in the season, missing time because of back spasms.[58] Yao and McGrady played only 31 games together,[59] and the Rockets did not make the playoffs, winning only 34 games.[60] With only four games left in the season, Yao suffered another injury in a game against the Utah Jazz on April 10, 2006, which left him with a broken bone in his left foot. The injury required six months of rest.[61]

 

Early into his fifth season, Yao was injured again, this time breaking his right knee on December 23, 2006, while attempting to block a shot.[62] Up to that point he had been averaging 26.8 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, and had been mentioned as an NBA MVP candidate.[63][64] Yao was unable to play in what would have been his fifth All-Star game;[65] he was medically cleared to play on March 4, 2007, after missing 34 games.[66]

 

Despite Yao's absence, the Rockets made the playoffs with the home court advantage against the Utah Jazz in the first round.[67] The Rockets won the first two games, but then lost four of five games[68] and were eliminated in Game 7 at home, despite Yao's 29 points—15 in the fourth quarter.[69] Although he averaged 25.1 points and 10.3 rebounds for the series, Yao said afterwards "I didn't do my job".[70] At the end of the season, Yao was selected to the All-NBA Second Team for the first time in his career, after being selected to the All-NBA Third Team twice.[71]

 

On May 18, 2007, only weeks after the Rockets were eliminated from the playoffs, Jeff Van Gundy was dismissed as head coach.[72] Three days later, the Rockets signed former Sacramento Kings coach Rick Adelman,[73] who was thought to focus more on offense than the defensive-minded Van Gundy.[74][75]

 

Yao advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in his career in 2009.

 

On November 9, 2007, Yao played against fellow Chinese NBA and Milwaukee Bucks player Yi Jianlian for the first time. The game, which the Rockets won 104–88, was broadcast on 19 networks in China, and was watched by over 200 million people in China alone, making it one of the most-watched NBA games in history.[76] In the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, Yao was once again voted to start at center for the Western Conference.[77] Before the All-Star weekend, the Rockets had won eight straight games, and after the break, they took their win streak to 12 games. On February 26, 2008, however, it was reported that Yao would miss the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his left foot. He missed the 2008 NBA Playoffs, but he did not miss the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, China in August.[78] After Yao's injury, the Rockets stretched their winning streak to 22 games, the second-longest in NBA history.[79] Yao underwent a successful operation on March 3, which placed screws in his foot to strengthen the bone, and recovery time was estimated at four months.[80] Yao's final averages in 55 games were 22.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks a game.[39]

 

The next season, Yao played 77 games, his first full season since the 2004–05 season, and averaged 19.7 points and 9.9 rebounds, while shooting 54.8% from the field, and a career-high 86.6% from the free throw line.[39] Despite McGrady suffering a season-ending injury in February,[81] the Rockets finished with 53 wins and the fifth seed in the Western Conference.[82] Facing the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, Yao finished with 24 points on 9 of 9 shooting in the first game, and the Rockets won 108–81, in Portland.[83] The Rockets won all their games in Houston,[84] and advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 1997, and the first time in Yao's career.[85]

 

The Rockets faced the Lakers in the second round, and Yao scored 28 points, with 8 points in the final four minutes, to lead the Rockets to a 100–92 win in Los Angeles.[86] However, the Rockets lost their next two games,[87][88] and Yao was diagnosed with a sprained ankle after Game 3.[89] A follow-up test revealed a hairline fracture in his left foot, and he was ruled out for the remainder of the playoffs.[90] In reaction, Yao said the injury, which did not require surgery, was "better than last year".[91] However, follow-up analysis has indicated that the injury could be career threatening.[92] The Yao-less Rockets went on to win Game 4 against the Lakers to even the series 2–2.[93] The Rockets eventually lost the series in seven games.

 

In July 2009, Yao discussed the injury with his doctors, and the Rockets applied for a disabled player exception, an exception to the NBA Salary Cap which grants the injured player's team money to sign a free agent.[94] The Rockets were granted the exception, and used approximately $5.7 million on free agent Trevor Ariza. After weeks of consulting, it was decided that Yao would undergo surgery in order to repair the broken bone in his left foot.[95] He did not play the entire 2009–10 season.[96]

 

For the 2010–11 season, the Rockets said they would limit Yao to no more than 24 minutes a game, with no plan to play him on back-to-back nights. Their goal was to keep Yao healthy in the long term.[96] On December 16, 2010, it was announced that Yao had developed a stress fracture in his left ankle, related to an older injury, and would miss the rest of the season.[97] In January 2011, he was voted as the Western Conference starting center for the 2011 All-Star Game for the eighth time in nine seasons. Injured All-Stars usually are required to attend the All-Star functions and to be introduced at the game, but Yao was not in Los Angeles because of his rehabilitation schedule after his surgery.[98]

International career

 

Yao was the leading scorer of the 2006 FIBA World Championships.

2000 and 2004 Olympics

 

Yao first played for China in the Summer Olympics at the 2000 Olympics Basketball Tournament, and he was dubbed, together with 7-foot teammates Wang Zhizhi and Mengke Bateer, "The Walking Great Wall".[99] During the 2004 Athens Olympics, Yao carried the Chinese flag during the opening ceremony, which he said was a “long dream come true”.[100] He then vowed to abstain from shaving his beard for half a year unless the Chinese national basketball team made it into the quarter-finals of the 2004 Olympics Basketball Tournament.[101] After Yao scored 39 points in a win against New Zealand, China lost 58–83, 57–82, and 52–89 against Spain, Argentina and Italy respectively. In the final group game, however, a 67–66 win over the reigning 2002 FIBA World Champions Serbia and Montenegro moved them into the quarterfinals. Yao scored 27 points and had 13 rebounds, and he hit two free throws with 28 seconds left that proved to be the winning margin.[102] He averaged 20.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game while shooting 55.9% from the field.[103]

Asian Championships

 

Yao led the Chinese national team to 3 consecutive FIBA Asian Championship gold medals, winning the 2001 FIBA Asian Championship, the 2003 FIBA Asian Championship, and the 2005 FIBA Asian Championship. He was also named the MVP of all three tournaments.

2006 World Championships

 

Yao’s injury at the end of the 2005–06 NBA season required a full six months of rest, threatening his participation in the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[104] However, he recovered before the start of the tournament, and in the last game of the preliminary round, he had 36 points and 10 rebounds in a win against Slovenia to lead China into the Round of 16.[105] In the first knockout round, however, China was defeated by eventual finalist Greece.[105] Yao's final averages were 25.3 points, the most in the tournament, and 9.0 rebounds a game, which was fourth overall.[106]

2008 Olympics

 

After having surgery to repair his fractured foot, Yao said that if he could not play in the Olympics, "It would be the biggest loss in my career to right now".[107] However, he returned to play with the Chinese national team on July 17, 2008.[108] On August 6, Yao carried the Olympic Flame into Tiananmen Square, as part of the Olympic torch relay.[109] He also carried the Chinese flag and led his country's delegation during the opening ceremony.[110] After China opened with a 101-70 loss to the United States,[111] and an overtime defeat to Spain,[112] Yao scored 30 points in a win over Angola,[113] and 25 points in a three-point win against Germany,[114] which clinched China's place in the quarterfinals. However, China lost to Lithuania in the quarterfinals by 26 points,[115] eliminating them from the tournament. Yao's 19 points a game were the second-highest in the Olympics,[116] and his averages of 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game were third overall.[117][118]

Editado 6 Abril 2011 por Doce & Gostoso

[Osnofa]

candidato for the lulz

[Che]

candidato for the lulz

Deixa-me em paz! :C

[Enzo Dios Perez]

 

 

Kobe Bryant (Filadélfia, 23 de Agosto de 1978), é um jogador de basquetebol dos Estados Unidos. Atua como ala-armador pelo Los Angeles Lakers. Filho do ex-jogador do Philadelphia 76ers e ex-técnico do time da WNBA Los Angeles Sparks Joe Bryant, é tido como um dos maiores jogadores da atualidade e também de todos os tempos. Kobe foi o 1º atleta a ser escolhido no draft direto do High School na história da liga norte-americana.

 

Kobe, juntamente com o pivô Shaquille O'Neal e o vitorioso técnico Phil Jackson levou Lakers a três campeonatos consecutivos na NBA, a chamada dinastia nos Estados Unidos - 2000, 2001, 2002. Após a temporada 2003/04, Shaquille O'Neal saiu do time e Kobe tornou-se a estrela principal do Lakers, sendo o cestinha da liga por duas temporadas consecutivas: 2005/06 e 2006/07.[1] Nessas temporadas Kobe quebrou vários recordes pessoais e também da liga. Em 2006, fez 81 pontos num jogo contra o Toronto Raptors, segunda maior pontuação de todos os tempos, atrás somente dos 100 pontos de Wilt Chamberlain, marcados numa partida em 1962. Contudo, há analistas da NBA que defendem que a peformance de Kobe foi melhor.[2][3]

 

Em 2003, Kobe envolveu-se num escândalo sexual no estado do Colorado, quando foi acusado de estupro por uma funcionária do hotel em que estava hospedado. Kobe admitiu que foi adúltero, mas que não havia cometido o crime. Em setembro de 2004, o processo foi retirado.[4]

 

Desde a segunda temporada da carreira, Kobe foi titular em todos os jogos das estrelas da NBA, sendo MVP em quatro ocasiões: 2002, 2007, 2009 e 2011. Em 2010 ele foi convocado para ser titular, mas uma contusão o impediu de participar do evento.

‎

 

Foi o jogador mais valioso da liga norte-americana (MVP),[5] na temporada 2007/08, após ter liderado seu time à melhor campanha na conferência Oeste, tida como uma das mais difíceis dos últimos tempos [6] e levou o time às finais da NBA, mas não ao título, que ficou na mão do maior rivald do Lakers, o Boston Celtics. No mesmo ano, Kobe foi medalha de ouro nas Olimpíadas de Pequim.

 

Em 2009, Bryant levou o Lakers ao título da NBA e, assim, conquistou o seu quarto campeonato na carreira. Foi também o jogador mais valioso das finais, que ocorreram contra o Orlando Magic. Nesse ano, o uniforme de Kobe foi o mais vendido nos Estados Unidos, Europa e China. Ainda em 2009 o Rapper Lil Wayne Homenageou Kobe Bryant com uma musica com o próprio nome de Bryant.

 

Em 2010, numa partia contra o Memphis Grizzlies, tornou-se o maior pontuador da história do Los Angeles Lakers.

 

Ainda em 2010, Kobe Bryant comandou mais um título da NBA do Lakers ao bater em sete jogos o Celtics. Foi a primeira vez que Kobe disputou um jogo 7 das finais da NBA. E pela segunda vez na carreira, foi escolhido como o MVP (jogador mais valioso) das finais.

 

 

Career highlights and awards

 

* 5× NBA Champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010)

* 2× NBA Finals MVP (2009–2010)

* NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)

* 13× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2011)

* 2× NBA scoring champion (2006–2007)

* 8× All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2010)

* 2× All-NBA Second Team (2000–2001)

* 2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)

* 8× All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003–2004, 2006–2010)

* 2× All-Defensive Second Team (2001–2002)

* NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997)

* 4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011)

* NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1997)

* Olympic Gold Medalist (2008)

* Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1996)

 

 

Editado 7 Abril 2011 por Pitchfork

[pedrituh_9]

TIM DUNCAN

 

 

Timothy Theodore Duncan (Christiansted, Ilhas Virgens Americanas, 25 de abril de 1976) é um jogador de basquete da NBA, atuando na posição de ala/pivô pela equipe do San Antonio Spurs. É considerado um dos melhores jogadores de todos os tempos, pela sua incrível capacidade em executar todas as jogadas de forma simples e eficiente, atingindo resultados impressionantes tanto no ataque quanto na defesa. Ele levou os Spurs a quatro títulos da NBA em 1999, 2003, 2005 e 2007.

 

Universitário

 

Tim Duncan,foi escolhido por 3 vezes como o Melhor Jogador da Conferência ACC, quando atuava pela Universidade de Wake Forest University, Na Carolina do Norte. Foi eleito o Melhor Jogador Universitário na temporada 1997.

 

NBA

 

Foi a primeira escolha do Draft da NBA em 1997, pelo San Antonio Spurs, e teve um impacto imediato no sucesso da equipe, com média de 21,10 pontos por partida em sua primeira temporada.

 

Em sua segunda temporada, Duncan e seu companheiro David Robinson formaram as "Torres Gêmeas" e levaram os Spurs ao primeiro título da equipe na NBA, vencendo o New York Knicks nas finais.

 

Foi eleito o MVP (Melhor Jogador) da NBA na temporada 2001-02, repetindo a dose no ano seguinte, quando os Spurs conquistaram pela segunda vez o título da NBA, superando na final a equipe do New Jersey Nets.

 

Em 2005, Duncan não tinha mais a companhia de Robinson, mas juntamente com seus novos colegas Manu Ginobili e Tony Parker, formou um conjunto forte e levou o Spurs ao tricampeonato da NBA, desta vez contra o campeão do ano anterior Detroit Pistons.

 

Duncan sempre melhorou seu desempenho nos playoffs, e nas três conquistas do Spurs foi escolhido como o MVP das Finais da NBA, conquista alcançada somente por estrelas como Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal e Magic Johnson.

 

Em Novembro de 2010, na metade do terceiro quarto de um jogo entre Spurs e Jazz, Duncan após dois lances-livre passou David Robinson como maior pontuador da franquia na NBA, pois George Gervin é o maior juntando os tempos da ABA e NBA com 23602 pontos.

 

Seleção

 

Duncan fez sua primeira participação na seleção americana em 1999. Ajudou a classificar o time para as Olimpíadas de 2000, porém após machucar o joelho não pode ir aos Jogos. Em 2003, se classificou novamente para as Olimpíadas, e esteve na seleção que foi aos Jogos de Atenas. O time norte-americano perdeu três jogos e ficou com o bronze, o pior resultado desde que começaram a enviar jogadores da NBA. Após o torneio, Duncan comentou: "Tenho 95% de certeza que acabou minha carreira com a FIBA".

 

Honras

NBA

 

4 títulos da NBA: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007

3 MVP da Final da NBA: 1999, 2003, 2005

2 NBA MVP: 2002 e 2003

12 vezes All-Star NBA:

10 vezes - Primeiro Time: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009

1 vez - Segundo Time: 2006

NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2000

9 vezes All-Defensive:

6 vezes - Primeiro Time: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005

3 vezes - Segundo Time: 1998, 2004, 2006

Calouro do Ano da NBA: 1998

Primeiro Time NBA All-Rookie: 1998

 

Universitário

 

Prêmio John Wooden: 1997

Jogador Universitário do Ano: 1997

 

Médias por jogo: 20.6 ppg ; 11.4 rpg ; 3.1 apg.

 

[zlatanzinho]

MAGIC JOHNSON

 

Armador principal do Los Angeles Lakers da NBA durante as temporadas de 1979 a 1992, Magic ficou conhecido por levar o Show Time de volta aos Lakers já na sua primeira temporada, quando ganhou o Título da NBA, sendo reconhecido como o MVP (Most Valuable Player) das Finais da temporada de 1979-1980, ao marcar 42 pontos, jogando como pivô, ala e armador durante aquele jogo. Em sua própria opinião, Magic afirma que aquele foi o seu melhor jogo como atleta profissional.

 

Vencedor de 3 MVPs, 5 títulos da NBA, considerado um dos 50 melhores jogadores da história da NBA, Magic ficou mundialmente conhecido em 1991, ao anunciar que era portador do vírus HIV, o que o levou a se afastar das quadras neste mesmo ano. Participou do Dream Team na Olimpíada de Barcelona em 1992, considerado o melhor time de basquete de todos os tempos. Ativista, pesquisador, Magic impulsionou grande parte do desenvolvimento de tratamentos alternativos para portadores do vírus HIV, sendo reconhecido por seu ativismo em prol da saúde humana.

 

Até hoje se discute quem foi o melhor jogador de todos os tempos, Magic, Jordan, Bird, Dr. J., Russell, Chamberlain e Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Apesar da discussão e das dúvidas, estes nomes já figuram na história do esporte não apenas por suas vitórias como atletas e como pessoas, mas também pela paixão que demonstraram pelo esporte.

De qualquer forma, o próprio Magic Johnson afirmou recentemente que Michael Jordan está num patamar acima de todos os outros: "Primeiro vem Jordan, depois todos nós". Certa vez citou, ainda no início dos anos noventa que "Se Deus um dia viesse a terra pra jogar Basquete, ele seria Michael Jordan".

Ao menos para Magic, esta é uma causa resolvida. O maior legado de Magic será a revolução que ele e Larry Bird promoveram no esporte, dando uma outra dimensão ao passe, fazendo deste parte do show como nenhum antes e sem perder a eficiência (pelo contrário, aumentando a eficiência), ao jogo coletivo e à competitividade.

 

 

5 vezes campeão da NBA (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)

3 vezes MVP da NBA (1987, 1989, 1990)

12 aparições no All Star Game

3 vezes MVP das Finais (1980, 1982, 1987)

9 vezes eleito para o time ideal da NBA (1983-1991)

Uma vez eleito para o segundo time da NBA (1982)

Eleito para o time ideal de calouros (1980)

Eleito um dos 50 maiores jogadores da NBA

2 vezes MVP do All Star Game (1990 e 1992)

Camisa aposentada pelo Los Angeles Lakers (#32)

Campeão Olímpico (1992)

 

Editado 7 Abril 2011 por AnDeRsHoW

[Cruyff]

peplin,peço desculpa não tinha reparado que o Michael Jordan , já tinha sido proposto. :wink:

[Peplin]

Votação: Melhor desportista - Basquetebol

 

Candidatos:

 

- Michael Jordan

- Larry Bird

- Oscar Robertson

- Wilt Chamberlain

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

- John Stockton

- Yao Ming

- Kobe Bryant

- Tim Duncan

- Magic Johnson

 

(clica nos nomes para aceder à informação sobre o atleta)

 

 

A votação decorre até ao dia 11 de Abril.

[Bugno09]

Jordan

Bryant

Abdul-Jabbar

[pedrituh_9]

Jordan

Stockton

Duncan

[Enzo Dios Perez]

1º Michael Jordan :heart:

2º Kobe Bryant

3º Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Editado 9 Abril 2011 por Pitchfork

[Millán]

Jordan

Abdul-Jabbar

Johnson

[Ed]

Jordan

Stockton

Bird

[Taj]

Jordan

Abdul-Jabbar

Johnson

[João CC]

Jordan

Bryant

Abdul Jabbar

[Che]

Yao Ming

Briant

Michael Jordan

[Elvis]

Jordan

Abdul-Jabbar

Johnson

[zlatanzinho]

Jordan

Bryant

Magic

[Black Hawk]

Nem vale a pena votar :lol: