In the history of the league, there was only one small-ball city team that eventually became Dynasty. They are the Spurs, San Antonio's ball market is not hot, but after Duncan debuted, but all the way back, and finally won 5 championship trophies, becoming a historic powerhouse. The success of the Spurs dynasty obviously stems from the tacit understanding and strength of the GDP combination. They won 4 crowns during the joint team, so are they really equal names? Duncan averaged 20+13 per game in the finals of the 4 crowns, what is the stats of Demon Knife and Parker?
The four overall titles were in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014. In 2003, they defeated the Nets to win the championship, in 2005 they defeated the Pistons to win the championship, and in 2007 they eliminated the Cavaliers to win the championship, and the league at that time was popular with the Spurs' odd number of years to win the championship. After years of silence, in 2014, the Spurs once again reached the top, this time Leonard won the FMVP trophy, but he is clearly not the core, GDP is the foundation.
After four finals, the GDP combination played a total of 22 matches, and Duncan, Parker and Ginobili did not miss a single one. As the boss of the team, Duncan's personal performance is naturally the best, with the longest playing time and the most shooting rights. He averaged 20 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, shooting 46.9 percent from the field. In both '03 and '05, Duncan managed to win the FMVP trophy and performed impeccablely.
Parker is the team's starting point guard, and as a player with a low pick, Parker got a lot of opportunities as soon as he debuted, and also showed great strength. At Duncan's side, Parker made the most of his breakthrough ability, and the organization performed well. In the four finals series, Parker averaged 16.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was also 46.9%, which is very efficient offensively. In 2007, Parker was elected FMVP, the first foreign FMVP in history.
Let's look at the demon Ginobili, he is a very special player, very strong, but he has been a substitute for many years. Even on the Finals stage, Demon Knife is a substitute for the Spurs. However, although he is a substitute, he has a lot of ball rights and shooting rights, and he will stay on the field at key moments. He averaged 14.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in four Finals, shooting 43.9 percent from the field, which is also very good. However, Ginobili has never won the FMVP trophy, which is a major regret of his career.
Overall, the GDP combination is very strong, and their efficiency is very high, but it is obviously not a synonymous existence. Duncan is a superstar, and both offensive and defensive ends are the core of the Spurs' system. Demon Knife and Parker are double guns in the backcourt, and their strength is all-star level, but they are not superstars. It's just that the GDP combination is very tacit, so it has the effect of 1+1+1>3, and has successfully won 4 championships. Now that all three have retired, it's only a matter of time before they are inducted into the Hall of Fame.