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Many people played more soccer games last week than Alabamas Chatham DeProspo did. A few of them even scored more goals than the Crimson Tides junior midfielder had.No one was as brilliantly efficient as espnWs national player of the week.DeProspo took three shots in the only game Alabama played a week ago, a 5-1 win at Tennessee to begin SEC play, but all three found the back of the net from beyond 20 yards.A season ago, Alabama scored just four goals on the road against SEC opponents. DeProspo nearly matched that on her own before the game in Knoxville even reached halftime.The first goal suffers only in comparison to those that followed. Tennessee appeared to have escaped early danger when it cleared an Alabama cross into a crowded 18-yard box in the ninth minute of a scoreless game. But standing alone about 20 yards from the goal and in line with the left post, DeProspo settled the clearance with one touch and hit a left-footed volley that sliced past the diving goalkeeper into the net on the opposite side of the goal.She was just getting warmed up.As the 30th minute arrived, Tennessee again scrambled against pressure. One of its defenders intercepted a ball rolling across the top of the 18-yard box and deflected it back toward midfield. Behind the play and again all alone, DeProspo took about a five-step run-up and a full swing at the still rolling ball. No goalkeeper in the world would have stopped the resulting shot, a line drive from 25 yards that smacked into the top right corner of the net for a 2-0 lead.When Alabamas Abbie Boswell earned a free kick five minutes later, this time on the right side as the Crimson Tide faced the goal, there could have been little doubt who would stand over it. From a little more than 20 yards and facing a four-player wall, DeProspo stuck the ball into the same right corner she found with her first two goals. The keeper took one sliding step in the wrong direction as DeProspo hit the ball and could then only stand and watch the resultAny one of the efforts could have been the goal of the season for most players -- all the more for a player who began the season with three total career goals (DeProspo played her freshman season at Louisville). She collected them in less than half an hour.It isnt easy for a program that was treading water to develop the soccer equivalent of Simone Manuels stroke. Alabama isnt there yet in its second season under Wes Hart. And there will be growing pains, like a 1-0 loss at Samford on Tuesday night. Still, that game, which fell outside the scope of this award, marked just the second time this season the Crimson Tide went without a goal -- perhaps not coincidentally, the only games in which DeProspo didnt record a shot.After the brava hat trick, Hart talked about the belief and the confidence he sees in the players. Coaches will say that. The more convincing proof is that Alabama has already scored more goals than it did all of last season. The proof is that when the ball fell to DeProspo, she didnt hesitate to do something with it. Again and again and again. Javy Guerra Jersey . Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on the indoor hard-court at Belgrade Arena. The victory improved the Czech pairs impressive cup doubles record to 14-1. Rollie Fingers Jersey . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. 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"I was fortunate to end my last game on a win. Id love to see that for Tim," Robinson said. "I dont know if this will be his last year. If they win it this time, theres nothing to say they cant win it again next year." Duncan turned 37 in April, but thats where the similarities end. Everyone knew "The Admiral" was on his last legs back in 2003. Robinson, who scored 71 points in a game in 1994 to lock up the scoring title with 29.8 points per game, averaged just 8.5 points and 26.2 minutes in his final season. But he was able to deliver one last forceful performance -- 13 points, 17 rebounds, 6-for-8 shooting -- to close out the Nets in Game 6. Duncan is still motoring right along. He averaged 17.9 points and 9.9 rebounds this season to earn first-team All-NBA honours for the 10th time. "Hes aging gracefully," Robinson said. "Hes playing amazing basketball. Hes phenomenal." The two became friends when Duncan was drafted No. 1 overall in 1997. Duncan would tease Robinson about getting old, and now its the 47-year-old Robinson who sees his younger friend dealing with those same issues. "Ive not been so small as to come back at him," Robinson said with a chuckle. "When he came in, every once in a while Id have to warm up a little longer than him and hed tell me how much of an old man I was. Id have to go ice my knees down and jump in the hot tub. Hes experiencing some of those growing pains." When Duncan worked out for the Spurs before being taken No. 1 overall, Robinson famously told then-owner Red McCombs: "Hes already better than me." So began the plans for succession, which arent always met with open arms by aging stars. But Robinson had yet to win a title during his brilliant career, and Duncan helped deliver the first one in 1999 against the New York Knicks. That made it a lot easier for Robinson to swallow his pride and let the Spurs become Duncans team. "Its not tough when you want to win," Robinson said. "You realize what your limitations are. When Tim came in and we started working out together, it was clear to me this guy could score and he was going to be a great player. So it would have been stupid for me to say, No, I want to keep leading the team in scoring. "Who cares? As long as we win, thats all that matters." Duncan had 20 points and 14 rebounds in San Antonios Game 1 win in Miami, but the younger Spurs like Danny Green, Gary Neal and Kawhi Leonard played bigger roles in blowing out the Heat in Game 3 to put championship No. 5 within reach. "He sees his limitations starting to come up and says, Hey, Tony can carry this team just as well," Robinson said. "We give him good suppport, were still going to win and we all get the credit.dddddddddddd So I think we just have smart players. Theres only one agenda on this team, and its been that way for 20 years." Duncan learned from Robinson about sacrificing personal numbers for the greater good, which is why the leadership transition from him to point guard Tony Parker has been so seamless. Its also one of the main reasons he was able to get back to the finals 14 years after his first appearance. "I dont know that there was a point where we actually said, Im stepping aside and this is your team or whatever else," Duncan said of taking over for Robinson. "There was kind of an evolution of my game and his game. It is happening the same way now with Tony and Manu. I dont think Ive stepped aside or anything else. Our roles have just changed. And were all comfortable with that, as long as were working toward the same goal." Robinson was the one who started that all, and there still remains a special place in San Antonios heart for the 10-time All-Star and member of the original Dream Team. But time can dim anyones star, even one as bright as the Admirals. When he walked into Wheatley Middle School on Wednesday for an NBA Cares event to dedicate a new learning and play centre, Robinson took a seat and waited for his introduction. Emcee Ahmad Rashad listed his many accomplishments -- the Hall of Famer and the face of the franchise for 14 seasons -- and Robinson received a warm ovation from the children who sat cross-legged a few feet in front of him. Then came Danny Green, the no-name role player in his fourth year who was cut twice but had just exploded for 27 points the previous night. The place went bananas, a thunderous ovation for the man of the hour. "Most of these kids dont even know who I am," Robinson said with a hearty chuckle and a wide smile after reading a book to them. "Its great. Its been a lot of fun. Even to be just a small part of it right now is pretty cool for me." Theres no bitterness in his voice. No yearning for one more night in the spotlight, one more roar from the crowd. Its been 10 years since Robinson retired after winning his second championship with the Spurs. A full decade since he last laced up the shoes professionally and went to battle in the paint with 20,000 fans screaming his name and 14 teammates looking to him to make the big play in the big moment. "I miss the locker room," Robinson said. "Thats where you make such good friends, and the competing from day to day is a lot of fun. But I like raising my kids. Ive had my fun. That was great. And I enjoy now being a part of it the way I am." Somehow, some way, the same three kids -- Duncan, Parker, Ginobili -- Robinson left to carry the torch are still together. Still winning. Still Spurs. Theyve won two titles without Robinson, who showed them all how to be pros. "Theyre about the last ones I recognize on this team," he said. "Its great. You see the new generations coming now. Obviously Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard playing phenomenal basketball. Gary Neals doing a great job. Tonys still a young guy. Theyve got all the pieces to keep it moving." ' ' '