Friday, September 11th, 2009...9:27 am
The Facts of the Matter
David Robinson is a two-time NBA champion. He is a recipient of the Most Valuable Player award. He won both the Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards. In the ‘93-94 season, he won the scoring title, leading the league with 29.8 points per game. In the ‘90-91 season, he won the rebounding title, leading the league with 13 rebounds per game. In the ‘91-92 season, he won the blocked shots title, leading the league with 4.49 blocks per game. He is the only player in history to win the MVP, RoY, DPoY, scoring title, rebounding title, and blocking title.
While in College, David Robinson was a two-time consensus All-American and the recipient of both the Naismith College Player of the Year Award and the John R. Wooden Award.
David Robinson was a four-time member of the All-NBA first team. He was a two-time member of the All-NBA second team. He was a four-time member of the All-NBA third team. He was a four-time member of the All-Defensive first team. He was a four-time member of the All-Defensive second team. He was a 10-time NBA All-Star.
On February 17, 1994, The San Antonio Spurs played the Detroit Pistons. During that game, David Robinson achieved a quadruple-double: 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks. On April 24 of that same year, he scored 71 points in a game against the Clippers. Over the course of his career he scored 20,790 points, collected 10,497 rebounds, and blocked 2,954 shots
David Robinson is a three-time Olympian and a two-time winner of the gold medal. He also won a gold medal at the 1986 World Championships.
He was the recipient of the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 2001. The plaque a player receives when they win the NBA’s Community Assist Award is named after David Robinson. In 2001 he founded the Carver Academy, which has been providing socio-economically and culturally diverse students with a high quality education since.
David Robinson is a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
David Robinson is a father and a husband. I imagine that, if you ask him, he lists that as his greatest accomplishment.
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7 Comments
September 11th, 2009 at 10:24 am
great individual, when i met him i was a young boy and he picked me up and said “your going to stay in school in right?”
September 11th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Dwight Howard might catch him in all but the scoring title…
September 12th, 2009 at 12:08 am
I felt I had to write out a bit of what Robinson meant to me as an adolescent growing up in the Robinson era. I wish I was a better writer and could put it all in the right light, but here is my attempt:
http://www.ubersite.com/cgi-bin/message_get.cgi?message=125274213536018689
September 12th, 2009 at 4:05 am
Really touching tribute. I hope he sees it. You have caught the essence of one of the greatest “individuals” to play the game we love. It is ironic that he was inducted on the same night as MJ. Not being the center of attention yet being on the biggest stage is what David was always about. He is the man you point to when you tell your son or daughter, this is the player and person I hope you one day emulate.
Dad
September 13th, 2009 at 7:50 am
I sent him a letter asking for an autograph when I was in 1st or 2nd grade and he sent me back his signature on the Sports Illustrated for Kids tear-out card that I included with the letter. He was one of the few athletes who took the time to do something like that.
September 13th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
MJ maybe the greatest bball playa but Robinson was the greatest over-all on and off the court. His life isn’t just bball. He is THE PERFECT SPORTSMAN. He is a throwback to an era when being a player carried dignity and honor.
And the way he received that singular honor in Naismith, it shows class all the way. That’s what Spurs is all about,folks. Go Spurs go!
September 13th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Wouldnt the world be a better place had Nike chosen to hype up sportsmanship above any other characteristics? Yes I obviously was daydreaming.
@Brian: I obviously don’t get your true point, but that’s kind of an ignorant comment, especially in a tribute post that lists the amazing accomplishments (some unsurpassed) of Robinson.
You mean Howard might catch him in the two-time consensus All-American, the Naismith College Player of the Year Award and the John R. Wooden Award, and ROY?
Joking aside, realistically speaking I think this shortlist is impossible for Duh-Wight: Sportsmanship Award, 4.49 blocks per game, a quadruple double, a 71 point game. I would think twice, no, three times before making that statement if I were you.
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