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PtR Survey: The most athletic and best Spurs role players of all time

We also conclude this entire exercise with the best signature move.

Welcome back to the PtR Survey, where we are following an online trend where fans are voting on players from their team to fill out a grid like the one below. Most recently, we did the Spurs’ best passer and ball handler of all time, and these were the results:

Joining Tim Duncan with three appearances on the board is Manu Ginobili, who unsurprisingly won best passer in Spurs history with a landslide victory of 59% of the vote. There isn’t much more to say here other than forget just the Spurs, few players in NBA history have generated more highlights just by passing the ball than Manu. He was a joy to watch as he dumbfounded defenses and awed fans with his unconventional but impressive court vision. In fact, enjoy some highlights while we’re here. You can never have too many Manu highlights.

Also, making his first appearance on the board is Tony Parker, who won Best Handles with an even greater 62% of the vote. Again, no surprises as few players of his stature have been better at navigating the trees and getting off his own shot or finding other shooters. His speed and ball control made it nearly impossible to strip the ball from him, giving him the top spot in this category.

Finally, in our last entry, we have what I’ll call the miscellaneous category, with three polls that don’t necessarily fit into any particular topic. First is Most Athletic, which is exactly what it sounds like: who was the Spurs best athlete? The term is generally used to describe players who are physically fit, strong, active, fast, agile, and any other term you can use to describe and impressive specimen. While the term isn’t necessarily associated with skill, it helps when you’re impressive at both, like the players below.

Next is best role player: a player who is not a star or gets the most minutes or touches, but they fill a specific role on the team and do it well while having a significant impact on the outcome. There have been many of those for the Spurs over the years, and in some cases there is a fine line between a role player and borderline star. (I couldn’t decide which one Sean Elliott was, so I included him here and will let you all decide.)

Last but not least for this project is the best signature move, or a play that a player was best known for or even brought to the league himself. There are four pretty easily defined such plays tied specifically to Spurs that don’t even need an explanation.

Be sure to vote, and remember, if “Other” wins in either poll, I will check the comments here and on social media, and the most liked will win. Be sure to check back for the final results and to see the completed grid!