dougp
02-20-2009, 07:03 AM
Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
"The new bone is already starting to lay down, which means the healing process is underway. We're thinking that it will be 2 to 3 more weeks from tonight."
-- Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on Manu Ginobili, who is sidelined with an ankle injury
TD Pulls Down 18 Boards Again
By Elias Sports Bureau Tim Duncan had 18 rebounds in the Spurs' win over the Pistons in Detroit. It was the 31st time in Duncan's career that he grabbed at least 18 rebounds in a road game, but it was the first time he did so since Feb. 1, 2007 at Phoenix.
Best Way To Get Duncan To Open Up
By Chris Sheridan | ESPN.com
NEW YORK -- Contrary to popular belief, Tim Duncan (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=215) is actually a pretty interesting, talkative guy. It's just a matter of catching him at the right time and bringing up the right subject.
And if the subject is classic cars, Duncan -- who collects them and plans to collect more -- is a virtual motormouth.
The Spurs' shootaround had just ended, and Madison Square Garden was virtually empty Tuesday morning when ESPN.com asked Duncan to name his Fave Five classic cars -- and not necessarily the ones he owns.
Duncan thought so long and hard before choosing his top 5, he actually listed them in descending order while also acknowledging that he is an occasional reader of Hemmings Motor News, the parts bible for classic car collectors.
Duncan's Top 5:
No. 5: 1966 Chevrolet GTO (http://ultimategto.com/cgi-bin/showcar.cgi?type=lot&pic=/1966/66_00001_1)
Duncan does not have one of these early Motown muscle machines, but he is looking. And if he had a spare minute Thursday night in Detroit when the Spurs played the Pistons, he could have quizzed Pistons broadcaster Rick Mahorn (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3774) on the merits of the '66 GTO vs. the '71 GTO. (Mahorn owns a '71 ragtop that he purchased new.)
No. 4: 1969 Dodge Charger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charg.jpg)
Another one on Duncan's wish list rather than in his garage, this muscle car was what Bo and Luke Duke were driving in the early '80s TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard." Cool Wikipedia fact: Of the 89,199 Chargers produced by Dodge for the 1969 model year, 260 were produced with sunroofs.
No. 3: 1955 Chevrolet Belaire convertible (http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_0811_1955_chevy_bel_air_convertible/photo_01.html)
Duncan has one of these, fully restored with a white interior and exterior. He purchased it after a buddy in California spotted it on a lot and gave him a heads up.
No. 2: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro (http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?ei=UTF-8&h=95&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flmuscleandspeed-feedback.com%2F&imgurl=www.flmuscleandspeed.com%2Fimages%2Fheader% 2F68-camaro.jpg&back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch %2Fimages%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3D68%2520camaro%26fr2%3Dtab-web%26fr%3Dslv8-cj&w=164&size=27.8kB&name=6&frame=top)
Duncan owns one of these, too, a hardtop model in all black. It is equipped with a 502 crate motor, which Duncan explained is a high-performance replacement engine that can be special ordered.
No. 1: 1950 Mercury (http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1950-mercury.htm)
Duncan called this one as a "lead sled" (say it so it rhymes), and he was entertained later in the day upon hearing a story of how this writer's dad, Bob, was once a 14-year-old having a white-knuckle moment in the back seat of a brand new '50 Merc when he and three friends drove from Wauwatosa to North Lake, Wisconsin, at speeds in excess of 100 mph back in '50 or '51. "Tell Tim that is a very fast car," the senior Sheridan said.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich did not have any white-knuckle moments to recall -- only a heartbreaking one that any former teenaged baseball card collector can relate to -- when discussing his most favorite car, a 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS (http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?ei=UTF-8&h=375&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fbobsdc g%2F26224828&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F2321%2F2622482874_b9e36 bc9e1.jpg&back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch %2Fimages%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3D1963%2520Chevrolet%2520SS%26fr2%3Dtab-web%26fr%3Dslv8-cj&w=500&frame=top) with a 283, 4-barrel-engine that he owned when he was a high school student growing up in Merrillville, Indiana.
"I went off to the Air Force Academy, and my mom sold it," Popovich said.
Shame he does not like my favorite classic car, the '69 Corvette Stingray Convertible ...
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
"The new bone is already starting to lay down, which means the healing process is underway. We're thinking that it will be 2 to 3 more weeks from tonight."
-- Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on Manu Ginobili, who is sidelined with an ankle injury
TD Pulls Down 18 Boards Again
By Elias Sports Bureau Tim Duncan had 18 rebounds in the Spurs' win over the Pistons in Detroit. It was the 31st time in Duncan's career that he grabbed at least 18 rebounds in a road game, but it was the first time he did so since Feb. 1, 2007 at Phoenix.
Best Way To Get Duncan To Open Up
By Chris Sheridan | ESPN.com
NEW YORK -- Contrary to popular belief, Tim Duncan (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=215) is actually a pretty interesting, talkative guy. It's just a matter of catching him at the right time and bringing up the right subject.
And if the subject is classic cars, Duncan -- who collects them and plans to collect more -- is a virtual motormouth.
The Spurs' shootaround had just ended, and Madison Square Garden was virtually empty Tuesday morning when ESPN.com asked Duncan to name his Fave Five classic cars -- and not necessarily the ones he owns.
Duncan thought so long and hard before choosing his top 5, he actually listed them in descending order while also acknowledging that he is an occasional reader of Hemmings Motor News, the parts bible for classic car collectors.
Duncan's Top 5:
No. 5: 1966 Chevrolet GTO (http://ultimategto.com/cgi-bin/showcar.cgi?type=lot&pic=/1966/66_00001_1)
Duncan does not have one of these early Motown muscle machines, but he is looking. And if he had a spare minute Thursday night in Detroit when the Spurs played the Pistons, he could have quizzed Pistons broadcaster Rick Mahorn (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3774) on the merits of the '66 GTO vs. the '71 GTO. (Mahorn owns a '71 ragtop that he purchased new.)
No. 4: 1969 Dodge Charger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charg.jpg)
Another one on Duncan's wish list rather than in his garage, this muscle car was what Bo and Luke Duke were driving in the early '80s TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard." Cool Wikipedia fact: Of the 89,199 Chargers produced by Dodge for the 1969 model year, 260 were produced with sunroofs.
No. 3: 1955 Chevrolet Belaire convertible (http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_0811_1955_chevy_bel_air_convertible/photo_01.html)
Duncan has one of these, fully restored with a white interior and exterior. He purchased it after a buddy in California spotted it on a lot and gave him a heads up.
No. 2: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro (http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?ei=UTF-8&h=95&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flmuscleandspeed-feedback.com%2F&imgurl=www.flmuscleandspeed.com%2Fimages%2Fheader% 2F68-camaro.jpg&back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch %2Fimages%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3D68%2520camaro%26fr2%3Dtab-web%26fr%3Dslv8-cj&w=164&size=27.8kB&name=6&frame=top)
Duncan owns one of these, too, a hardtop model in all black. It is equipped with a 502 crate motor, which Duncan explained is a high-performance replacement engine that can be special ordered.
No. 1: 1950 Mercury (http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1950-mercury.htm)
Duncan called this one as a "lead sled" (say it so it rhymes), and he was entertained later in the day upon hearing a story of how this writer's dad, Bob, was once a 14-year-old having a white-knuckle moment in the back seat of a brand new '50 Merc when he and three friends drove from Wauwatosa to North Lake, Wisconsin, at speeds in excess of 100 mph back in '50 or '51. "Tell Tim that is a very fast car," the senior Sheridan said.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich did not have any white-knuckle moments to recall -- only a heartbreaking one that any former teenaged baseball card collector can relate to -- when discussing his most favorite car, a 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS (http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?ei=UTF-8&h=375&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fbobsdc g%2F26224828&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F2321%2F2622482874_b9e36 bc9e1.jpg&back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch %2Fimages%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3D1963%2520Chevrolet%2520SS%26fr2%3Dtab-web%26fr%3Dslv8-cj&w=500&frame=top) with a 283, 4-barrel-engine that he owned when he was a high school student growing up in Merrillville, Indiana.
"I went off to the Air Force Academy, and my mom sold it," Popovich said.
Shame he does not like my favorite classic car, the '69 Corvette Stingray Convertible ...