How many more years do you think Duncan will play?

[davi78239]

Just thinking about this the other day out of curiosity.

[coz]

5

[Streakyshooter08]

7

[manustarting2gd]

2010

[Kori Ellis]

8

[King]

For some reason, Duncan strikes me as the kind of player that might up and retire one off-season just because he wants to. He has accomplished pretty much everything, and doesn't seem like he cares about the spotlight at all.

Like Barry Sanders or Jim Brown.

[bejanicek]

i say he has a good 6 or 7 years left and maybe more if he avoids any serious or nagging injuries that would make him leave the game any earlier. at the most 9 years.

[nkdlunch]

For some reason, Duncan strikes me as the kind of player that might up and retire one off-season just because he wants to. He has accomplished pretty much everything, and doesn't seem like he cares about the spotlight at all.

Like Barry Sanders or Jim Brown.

I agree, but I think he also loves to play the game, so he'll stick around for a few more years. Hopefully

[desflood]

Barry Sanders probably just got tired of playing for such a crappy team and was too tired mentally to try and adjust to a new one.

[exstatic]

I think a lot of it depends on his health. He's been pretty much healthy, so far. I do think he's done with the Olympics as of right now. Just a feeling. He was pretty disgusted with the whole deal last time.

David, who I think many agree had basketball probably 3rd or 4th on his list of things, played for 14 seasons, and he started late, at the age of 24. He was just shy of his 38th birthday when he retired. If not for the back problems, I think he could have played another season or two.

I think Tim has basketball way higher on his list. He plays a game that is fairly close to the floor. I think that he could realistically play well into his late 30s at a high level. I'm going to go out on a limb and say 10 years, retiring in the summer of 2015. He would start his last season at 38 years old.

Don't mistake Tim's ambivalence towards the press and notoriety as an ambivalence towards the game.

[BronxCowboy]

Shit, he could play till he's forty if he wants to and doesn't get hurt. His game doesn't depend much on quickness or athleticism, so unless he's hurt he shouldn't drop off much for a long time. That said, he'll probably have better things to do in 6 or 7 years.

[sa_butta]

7 more years.
When he is about 36 if still healthy I think he will be running out of gas

[Dex]

I think a lot of it depends on his health. He's been pretty much healthy, so far. I do think he's done with the Olympics as of right now. Just a feeling. He was pretty disgusted with the whole deal last time.

David, who I think many agree had basketball probably 3rd or 4th on his list of things, played for 14 seasons, and he started late, at the age of 24. He was just shy of his 38th birthday when he retired. If not for the back problems, I think he could have played another season or two.

I think Tim has basketball way higher on his list. He plays a game that is fairly close to the floor. I think that he could realistically play well into his late 30s at a high level. I'm going to go out on a limb and say 10 years, retiring in the summer of 2015. He would start his last season at 38 years old.

Don't mistake Tim's ambivalence towards the press and notoriety as an ambivalence towards the game.

Well said.

Tim Duncan knows he has a chance to be remembered as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, especially if he manages to bring in any number of additional championships. I think Tim's love for the game, and moreso his competitiveness and desire to excel at it, will drive Tim to play until his body simply won't take it anymore, much like David Robinson did.

However, David was also characteristically known for keeping his body fit and healthy, so there's no reason to believe that Duncan's will withstand the beatings of the hardcourt any longer than Robinson did. Health can always be an issue, but thus is the life of basketball. An injury could end anybody's season, or career, at any time.

Tim wants to be known as one of the greats, and he has to realize that he is already on a pretty fast-track to becoming one of the best of them. If he could pick up two or three more rings in, let's say, seven or eight remaining seasons, his name would belong with the games brightest stars.

And don't think he doesn't know it.

[exstatic]

The All Time great that I compare Tim's game most to is Kareem. They both play a beautiful post game, predicated on moves, feints, and fundamentals, not jumping over you. Both were known as enigmas to the press.

Kareem played until he was 42. He got cleaned out by a dirty agent, and probably played longer than he wanted to, but he was still a force in the post, although the offensive emphasis had moved away from him in the last few years.

The way that I came up with my 10 year figure was that he has 5 years left on his current deal. The new CBA supposedly will limit raises to 4 and 5%, and so it probably would not make sense for him to opt out in '08. The new CBA also supposedly will limit new deals to 5 years. So, the 5 years remaining, plus one more 5 year deal, plus his style of play = 10 years. :lol

[td4mvp21]

I'd Say about ten more seasons, he would be out of his prime in about five or six. So we need to make these years count!

[tlongII]

One. Maybe two. I think he's getting embarrassed about being associated with a franchise that purposely tanked the season in order to be in a position to draft him.

[td4mvp21]

Oh no, its a jailblazer faggot dissing us what should we do

[Mr. Body]

One. Maybe two. I think he's getting embarrassed about being associated with a franchise that purposely tanked the season in order to be in a position to draft him.

But it was the BEST TANK JOB EVAH!

[exstatic]

Actually, the second best. Houston did the best tank job ever. They had the number one pick, drafted Ralph Sampson, he was kind of injured, and they didn't bring him back. They then got the number one overall AGAIN and drafted Hakeem. The next year, the league put the lottery into effect. :lol

[TDfan2007]

I give him 8 - 10 more years.

Don't forget that Tim's game doesn't really depend on athleticism. Tim truly loves the game and is a great competitor so he could be around for a while.

[ducks]

10 + 10+ 10-11+3-30+10-100+60+55+10-14

[14dave]

8-10 more years

[boutons]

Could there come a point where, like Kareem and Ewing, an end-of-career Tim gets traded away?

[ducks]

depends if the spurs keep the core in tact or what to start over
tp will not be as quick if he is a spur
manu will not be a spur in 8 years
rember how close dave was not resigning with the spurs
duncan might say heck that low ball offer is stupid and bolt and not even be a spur after his contract runs out

[exstatic]

Could there come a point where, like Kareem and Ewing, an end-of-career Tim gets traded away?
I doubt it, but never say never. He seems to be taking on more of a role as defensive anchor now that they have Manu and Tony. I think if he's willing to do what Dave did his last couple of years at the end of his career, he'll never go anywhere. Ewing still thought he was All NBA and had it coming to him, but Hakeem got screwed over by the pro-Francis faction of the Houston front office. They should have NEVER traded him.


duncan might say heck that low ball offer is stupid and bolt and not even be a spur after his contract runs out
They won't lowball Tim. Even without running a ton of plays for him, he could probably average 18p/12r.

[Rummpd]

8 years, past this one. Mark it down

[Manu20]

I will say 7 to 8 more years.

[davi78239]

When he is done, he'll probably land a front office job with the spurs or something like that. Can't see him being a commentator like kerr and elliot, since he's more of a reserved type of guy.

[Kaster]

Longer than Randolf or any sorry Blazer player.