Former Wizards big man Etan Thomas shared a delightful story about what it was like to play against Tim Duncan — who apparently instead of trash talking opponents, tried to coach them up a bit during games.
Here is my Tim Duncan story
So we're playing the Spurs and I get the ball on the post. I inside pivot and sweep to the middle for my jump hook and he blocks it. So as we are running down the court he says to me "that was a good move but you have to get more into my body so you can either draw the foul or I can't block it". So I didn't know if he was talking noise or what so just kind of looked at him confused and said ok. Then, a few plays later I did it again got more into his body and he couldn't block it. I missed the shot and he looked at me and said much better and kept playing lol. I remember calling my boy Zee Chilton and telling him this story lol Tim Duncan is honestly one of the nicest guys in the NBA and the best power forward ever in NBA history. Respect 
Ha-ha that's great 
Never got enough credit. One of the best ever.
Disappointed. I was hoping for a story about about Tim assfucking in the locker room with his glorious hog.
Duncan is awesome. Genuinely a good dude
That is an awesome story. Been a Tim Duncan fan since he was in college and I have never heard a bad thing about him.
Awesome story.
GOAT PF. He'll be missed.
So he wanted to bang Etan? Not surprised
Fake Pie - Never got enough credit. One of the best ever.True, wonder why?
P749 -Who is not giving him enough credit?Fake Pie - Never got enough credit. One of the best ever.True, wonder why?
He's considered the best PF ever and top 10 of all time.
FingerorMoon -P749 -Who is not giving him enough credit?Fake Pie - Never got enough credit. One of the best ever.True, wonder why?
He's considered the best PF ever and top 10 of all time.
He has accomplished more than Lebron with a tenth of the fan fare.
I hope we hear more stories like these about Timmy D. I'm sure there's plenty.
Steven Adams told a similar story. The first time he was playing against TD, Adams was doing his normal routine of playing overly physical and talking shit.
How did Duncan react to a rookie playing against him this way?
On the free throw line he asked Steven Adams how he was doing, making small talk, being nice.
Adams said he couldn't be mean and had he to ease up after that. Adams went to the bench later and told one of his coaches what happened. The coach said.."Ah, he got you. That's a veteran move."