The San Antonio Spurs are one of my two favorite teams. David Robinson is the reason I have followed them so closely even from Atlanta.
Somewhere around 1986, NBA scouts began to report on a freak of nature that happened to play center for the Navy, not really known for their basketball prowess.
David Robinson came out of nowhere, and the first time I saw a scouting video, my mouth stood agape and I wished, hoped, and prayed my hometown Hawks could get this guy. He was seven feet tall, amazingly athletic, and a supreme ball handler. I thought he was going to dominate the NBA.
And he did.
David Robinson was the perfect center. Seven feet tall, he had height, strength, and solid fundamentals: he excelled at offense and defense.
When they induct him into the hall of fa ...
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