Jefferson Marvels at Duncan's Footwork

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    Al Jefferson is a young player with an old-school game. In a league filled with power forwards who patrol the three-point line, Jefferson prefers the post. And in that way he sees San Antonio star Tim Duncan as a kindred spirit, a fellow player who lets his feet do the talking.</p>

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    It's Duncan's post moves that have kept Jefferson glued to TV sets as far back as high school, watching and studying Duncan's game, patterning his own after it.</p>

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    "Duncan, he's a 7-footer, but he's not a guy who likes to go over the top of guys, dunk on them," Jefferson said. "Not that he can't, but he uses footwork to get his shot off. I like watching how he uses that footwork to get his shot, how he uses it to handle the double-team. And it's amazing to me. This is my fourth year, and I'm going to be seeing a lot of double-teams the rest of my career. That's why I watch him, all the time." -- <font color="#000000">Minneapolis Star Tribune</font></p>

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