It May Be Time To Retire All Referrals To aTurning Back The Clocka Re: Bernard Duncan

Bob Duncan is 36, and will be 37 in less than a. Generally human years: not too old. In basketball person years: pretty really old. Then when he plays a game title like he did last night against the Clippers (34 points, 11 boards in a 104-102 win) and does this at the end: aitas tempting to express he aturned back the clocka or several other turn of phrase. Therefore seductive that individuals a' us included a' get it done constantly. But Duncanas latest brilliant getaway got us thinking: does it also sound right to utilize that expression to describe something he does anymore? Look at a few of his recent outings: 23 points/14 rebounds/5 blocks contrary to the Nuggets on Wednesday. A three-game mid-March stretch when he averaged 27.7 details and 14.7 rebounds. All told, heas calculating 21.2 points and 11.6 rebounds in only 32.1 minutes per game in March. Itas not the last gasp of an aging story when Duncan includes a good sport a' itas standard. Correct, one could argue his figures from the current month a' heas score, as an example, at easily the highest degree he's all year a' represent a throwback-type performance. Even his overall numbers of 17.6 factors and 10 rebounds per game are (slightly) more than theyave the past two years been, and his 2.7 blocks per game presents among the greatest numbers of a lifetime career filled up with elite protection. And yeah, actually his PER, as shown by basketball-reference.com, is a bit more than itas experienced a couple of years. But something different youall notice about his PER is that itas never dipped below 21.9. Duncan never not performed at an extremely advanced. And his mark of 24.6 to date in 2013? Take a look at his job number: 24.7. While Duncan seemingly have moved up his degree of play somewhat at 36 going on 37 a' which, yeah, is sort of remarkable a whatas more remarkable is that, as well as heas playing, heas just playing like Tim Duncan. Heas playing, more or less, the same flawless baseball heas played for 15 years. That, much more than an especially high-scoring night, may be worth remembering.