Former Spur Mike Mitchell Dead @ 55 from Cancer

[Taco]

:depressed

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/article/Former-Spurs-star-Mitchell-dies-of-cancer-1416879.php


He had a great jump shot !

:flag:

[cantthinkofanything]

RIP.
Very sad. Great guy and a great Spur.

[coyotes_geek]

:(

One of my favorite Spurs.

[Taco]

c9_-Xx4ThOA

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Sad....one of my favorite Spurs. R.I.P. Mike.

[Cane]

Before my time but RIP anyway. God damn cancer :(

[The_Worlds_finest]

RIP Mike, feel very sad for his family

[ohmwrecker]

Sad news indeed.

[baseline bum]

Sad to lose Mitch. Great player and an even better person. :(

[MoSpur]

Very sad news. He was one of the best to ever put on the Silver and Black. Kinda underrated if you ask me. Prayers go out to his family. May you rest in peace Mike.

[Giuseppe]

- "From William Shakespeare, Richard the Third, a small excerpt. The line reads, 'He has come to open the purple testament of bleeding war.' And for Lieutenant William Fitzgerald, A Company, First Platoon, the testament is closed. Lieutenant Fitzgerald has found the Twilight Zone."

- Rod Serling - 2.12.1960

[BlackSwordsMan]

Keep shaking that ass and you're about to get fucked, Seppe.

[Strange Botwin]

Big barrel-chested SF with a sweet mid-range jumper. RIP #34. RIP Mike Mitchell.

[Budkin]

Fuck Cancer. RIP.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Rip #34

[SenorSpur]

c9_-Xx4ThOA

Thanks Taco, for posting this video and for breaking this very sad news.

RIP Mitch.

You were truly the original Faker killer.

[wildbill2u]

RIP Mike was a happy warrior, good teammate and citizen. He deserved more time on this earth.

[lefty]

Rip

[Taco]

Thanks Taco, for posting this video and for breaking this very sad news.

RIP Mitch.

You were truly the original Faker killer.

:tu :flag:

[jjktkk]

R.i.p.

[Ross Parrot]

25 PPG against the Fakers, guys! :hat:wow

RIP

[Spurs Brazil]

Rip.

[Biggems]

I tend to take the other approach. Since it was clear he was not going to recover, I am actually glad that he passed, as to take away anymore suffering he and his family had to endure.

He will always be one of my favorite Spurs of all-time....RIP Mitch

[TE]

Rip

[SenorSpur]

New school posters new to get familiar with the man, who broke George Gervin's consecutive season streak as the Spurs perennial leading scorer. The man affectionately known as "Mitch", who possessed one of the sweetest baseline J's the NBA has ever seen.

R.I.P

[Libri]

sad news :(

[Buddy Holly]

RIP.

We should start a facebook page to get mike's jersey retired.

[Solid D]

In his prime, he was one of the better pure scorers in the NBA. He worked with at-risk or trouble young teens to help them get onto the right track in their lives. He made his mistakes in life but he recovered, he learned from them and encouraged others not to make those same mistakes.

Here's to one of the great Spurs! Mike Mitchell.

http://www.woai.com/media/lib/12/6/6/7/667c9832-b99f-4c7e-98b1-44d045ef91cf/Story.jpg

[Capt Bringdown]

I tend to take the other approach. Since it was clear he was not going to recover, I am actually glad that he passed, as to take away anymore suffering he and his family had to endure.

He will always be one of my favorite Spurs of all-time....RIP Mitch

Having been through a series of cancer deaths in my family, yeah, I totally understand that.
RIP, Mike.

[Capt Bringdown]

New school posters new to get familiar with the man, who broke George Gervin's consecutive season streak as the Spurs perennial leading scorer. The man affectionately known as "Mitch", who possessed one of the sweetest baseline J's the NBA has ever seen.

R.I.P

:toast
I'm grateful that I got see him play. Did he participate in the Spurs championship celebrations as other former Spurs did? I hope so.

His "Master of the mid-range" game is now pretty much a lost art in today's NBA. I think he deserves to mentioned along with other great mid-rangers such as Adrian Dantley and Bernard King.

Remembering and celebrating Mike Mitchell :flag:

[2centsworth]

He brings back hood memories. R.I.P. Will always
Be remembered.

[bigfan]

Mike was one of the best Spurs ever, Id say in the top 6. A good man off the court as well. His number should have been retired years ago. RIP Mike.

[reddog 99]

In his prime, he was one of the better pure scorers in the NBA. He worked with at-risk or trouble young teens to help them get onto the right track in their lives. He made his mistakes in life but he recovered, he learned from them and encouraged others not to make those same mistakes.

Here's to one of the great Spurs! Mike Mitchell.

http://www.woai.com/media/lib/12/6/6/7/667c9832-b99f-4c7e-98b1-44d045ef91cf/Story.jpg

Well Done Mitch!

You made a difference.

Thanks for the great memories.

RIP

[Taco]

on NBA.com

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2011/06/09/20110609_mike_mitchell.nba/

[SenorSpur]

Mike was one of the best Spurs ever, Id say in the top 6. A good man off the court as well. His number should have been retired years ago. RIP Mike.

Exactly. From all accounts I've ever heard, in addition to being a perennial all-star caliber-type player, Mitch was an absolute sweetheart of a guy. He always appreciated fan support and always took time out for autographs or even just to "chew the fat" with a total stranger. Additionally, he was very active in the community. He was just a good-hearted, charitable, down-to-earth, family man.

[100%duncan]

Never got the chance to watch him play but RIP Mike, God Bless to your family

[Agloco]

Fuck Cancer. RIP.

:tu

[Winehole23]

RIP and peace to his family. That's a bitter twist.