Why was Timmy wearing

[TNT21]

a different shirt than the rest of the team during the river parade? Was it because the Championship shirts had the reebok sign on them? I noticed Tim wearing the adidas shirt rather than the reebok Championship shirt. I think these companies should allow their players (especially if they just won the championship) to let their players wear whatever brand of shirt the Championship shirt is. It just kinda makes him seem like he's not with the program. If I was just a casual fan I would say why is that guy not wearing what the rest of the team is wearing?

[ObiwanGinobili]

I noticed that too.
I thoguht it was strange.
actually the adidas shirt he was wearign looked a bit too big and worn out/old.
If adidas was gonna be so pickly that he couldn't wear the champ shirt then they could've provided him with a nice spankin new shirt.

[Mixability]

I'm sure it's somewhere in his contract about wearing other companies gear. He was wearing it after Game 7 though, maybe he forgot with all the champagne drinking! Yeah right. I know that Tony, Bruce, and Manu are all "nike" ballers and they were wearing the reebok shirts. But then again, they're not actually "up there" with the likes of Kobe, Vince and Lebron.... bleh. At least they're not as bad as Lebron and his "not drinking out of a gatorade cup" attitude.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Beno wore the champs shirt. He's with Adidas.

[Jelly]

I noticed that too.
I thoguht it was strange.
actually the adidas shirt he was wearign looked a bit too big and worn out/old.
If adidas was gonna be so pickly that he couldn't wear the champ shirt then they could've provided him with a nice spankin new shirt.

It's not like he can't afford a new T-shirt!!
If they wouldn't let him were the championship shirt, maybe he deliberately wore an old T-shirt to make addidas look bad.

[Mixability]

I didn't know Beno was with Adidas, maybe Timmy just the kinda guy that doesn't want to get "the boss" mad. I guess it was just his preference then.

[Mixability]

I'd like to get some Tim shoes, but I just don't like Adidas that much, aside from the old school shoes. I wish he was still with Nike, then he would've been on the kick ass piranha commercial.

[Vashner]

Timmy just does not like to be generic and do everything other people do.

[Sense]

Hmm.... who cares we won...

Screw the companies.... this is what they do that for... so that you debate over stupid shit..

lol it works.. ahh!!!

[Vashner]

Hmm.... who cares we won...

Screw the companies.... this is what they do that for... so that you debate over stupid shit..

lol it works.. ahh!!!

Uh.. it's a Spurs talk forum.... everything from Timmy's hair to his toenails is subject to debate.. relax a bit...

[Mixability]

speaking of hair.... isn't Manu due for a trim?

[ObiwanGinobili]

Manu totally needs a trim.
the longer his hair is the more I notice his bald spot.

speaking of spots. Wahts up with Rasheeds patch? anyone know the story behind that one?

[easjer]

Isn't Manu supposed to be cutting his hair now that the finals are over? I really, really, really hope so. Steve Nash is the only one who's been able to pull off the long hair, and that is debatable. I miss the handsome Manu of the TimeWarner commercials.

[ShoogarBear]

Rasheed's skunk patch has been there forever. It's congenital, I think.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Tim wore a different shirt because he's not a team player. Typical Duncan bullshit. "Look at me! Look at me!" Sickening.

[easjer]

^^ Lol

[ObiwanGinobili]

Isn't Manu supposed to be cutting his hair now that the finals are over? I really, really, really hope so. Steve Nash is the only one who's been able to pull off the long hair, and that is debatable. I miss the handsome Manu of the TimeWarner commercials.

Yeah. He looks really good in those commercials.
I lawasy laugh at the fact that he 's looking up a recipie for fruit salad. Hello? It's fruit in a bowl.


Rasheed's skunk patch has been there forever. It's congenital, I think.

Aha. Montel willkiams has that too. exept his is 4 or 5 big patches, thats why he does the Mr. Clean thing.

[ObiwanGinobili]

Tim wore a different shirt because he's not a team player. Typical Duncan bullshit. "Look at me! Look at me!" Sickening.


:lmao
fuckin attention hog. I hope we trade him in the off season.

[SWC Bonfire]

:lmao
fuckin attention hog. I hope we trade him in the off season.

New thread:

How do we unload Tim Duncan & his contract? :lol

[foodie2]

Re the shirt--if you will remember the 1999 championship river parade, Tim (and Antonio Daniels, IIRC) did not wear the championship shirts, even though everyone else did. I don't know about the 2003 parade.

[Tek_XX]

lol Manu's going to have a pony tail next year. ugh

[Jelly]

Isn't Manu supposed to be cutting his hair now that the finals are over? I really, really, really hope so. Steve Nash is the only one who's been able to pull off the long hair, and that is debatable. I miss the handsome Manu of the TimeWarner commercials.

oh my god. I hope not. Manu's hair is gorgeous! He looks much better with that wavy hair flying around. Steve Nash's hair doesn't work because it's stick straight. Sorry, but Manu's sex appeal doubled when he grew his hair out. :smokin

[SpursDork]

Re the shirt--if you will remember the 1999 championship river parade, Tim (and Antonio Daniels, IIRC) did not wear the championship shirts, even though everyone else did. I don't know about the 2003 parade.

He didn't wear it then either.

http://img203.echo.cx/img203/4243/2003parade5vh.jpg

[CosmicCowboy]

LMAO @ this thread...

Tim probably just took a shower and grabbed the first shirt he saw on the closet floor, did the "armpit sniff" just to make sure, and put it on...

[TNT21]

Isn't Manu supposed to be cutting his hair now that the finals are over? I really, really, really hope so. Steve Nash is the only one who's been able to pull off the long hair, and that is debatable. I miss the handsome Manu of the TimeWarner commercials.



June 27, 2005
Minuto Con Manu: Twice As Nice
by Manu Ginobili



Manu Ginobili is a two-time NBA Champion.
This time I feel more deserving of the trophy because I had a major role!
Wow - how can I explain to you what I feel! It's hard for me to begin because many things come to my mind, everything is scrambled. I believe that most important thing is that at this moment I feel like I contributed to this title more than in 2003 because I was more of a key player. I feel more deserving of the trophy. For that reason I am enjoying it. This time I had more responsibilities and more pressures. It was worth all the pain.

Luckily I could bring my family and share this joy with them. When the game finished, I saw them celebrating and they were hugging in the stands and I couldn't be with them. Luckily later they could come down and we embraced a lot.

I tied the flag to my waist and approached my wife, like in 2003. I do not know where we got it, I believe that an Argentinean in playoffs of that year gave it to us and we saved it. She always brings it to the arena. It's not the same one that we had at the Olympic Games, of course, because she did not go to Athens.

As far as the comparison with the Gold Medal, the value can be the same, but emotionally there is a difference. This NBA title had much to do with being a professional, the one in Greece came from the heart because we felt a great pride to represent a flag, a country, and so many millions of people. But, I repeat, professionally this was the greatest of my life. I am very lucky to have achieved my second title in the third year that I have been here.

It is enough to think that several of my teammates, like Massemburg, Barry, and Robinson, with more than 10 seasons in the league, never having gotten to this point. I cannot deny being happy and feeling pretty lucky.

I know that many people remained until late watching the games on various occasions. So I am very thankful for all the support that you gave me and so this is because of you. And I found out that the ratings went up and that in my League, in Bahiense del Norte, they put up a giant screen and an incredible number of people showed up. It's very satisfying to have brought another joy to the Argentineans.

The truth is, it seemed like it was taking forever to finish the final series; it was extremely long and the last the four days were the hardest, very rough, very tense and nerve-racking. Happily, it ended with a smile, that is incredible. Detroit is a great team and a most difficult rival; they have as good a defense as ours and they put a lot of pressure on us. Unlike the previous game, in the seventh game we were able to make the best plays in the last quarter, just as they had done in the sixth game, but it could have gone either way. This time I worried that I would have something left in my tank in the last quarter; I did not want what happened to me in the game before, where I was worn out. For that reason, in the first quarter when I went to the bench after my second foul I wasn't worried about it. I knew that that was not going to mess things up and that it was just something circumstantial.

OK, now it is time to talk about "Mr. 21" Tim Duncan, who was fantastic. Pop (Gregg Popovich, the head coach) had told us that the key was for Tim to take at least 25 shots. And he not only did that, he also grabbed a boatload of rebounds (11) and when they doubled him in the paint, he kicked it out to Bowen or me. He was very aggressive and the MVP was deserved (prize to the most valuable player). They commented to me that people were calling my name in the arena, but I did not listen to it, the crowd noise was very high and I was very focused on what I was doing. The only thing I wanted was that the game finish as soon as possible. In addition, there are so many specialists watching, who study this and know there are no doubts that if they chose Tim it is because he deserved it. It was enough that I saw that prize next to Tim.

Just because I have made an important three-pointer at the end or some free throws, does not mean that I have won the game. The guy who opened the lane with his game was Duncan. There are no doubts that he was the best player. I feel proud that they have considered me to win that award. But it is also clear that he didn't win the ring by himself; the title we obtained because we have a great team that plays without ego, with a great defense, and always had a common objective. We won the last game because we finished the game better. We had five final minutes that were very sweet.

In the first period we were also very focused, but toward the end we committed four turnovers and as a result they were tied to us. It was not until I believe there were less than 20 seconds and I hit two free throws, I thought that we had won the game; in addition, I think they didn't have any more timeouts. It was done.

What I can tell you about my work? I was very happy because I could get to the Finals, without injuries, doing what needed to be done. So now I am not going to want to cut my hair for a long time.

It was really a incredible series, with a huge responsibility for both teams and I believe that it was exciting for people. Luckily everything ended well. I finished very tired, only had enough juice left to shake the bottle of champagne. It was like in Athens, how I finished dead and couldn't even walk, but at party time I jumped more than in all the Olympic Games. The truth is, to win two NBA titles and an Olympic Gold in three years seems incredible, that it does not occur very often. I believe that it is too much for a single person.


There you go, looks like he doesn't want to cut his hair!!

[Mixability]

Damn that flashy Tim! He just has to be different. He just has to prove Mr. Walton wrong. He just has to dominate everything......

[ObiwanGinobili]

Damn! He's not cuttign his hair.
damn!

[mrcoon29]

Well, maybe he'll meet us in the middle and trim it up nicely.

[boutons]

To satisfy all you Queer Eyes for a Straight Guy, Manu's hair will be long enough by November to wear in a pony-tail, or perhaps two high pigtails like Fortson or Sprewell. :lol

[KewlKat00]

horry wasnt wearing the spurs championship shirt either.

[ClintSquint]

Champeenship shirt!?.....we don't need no stinkin' champeenship shirt!

[DesiSpur_21]

I think it was more of Timmy's choice - I think in US, it is more liberal esp. if it involves a c'ship gear, but in rest of the world - it's a strict no-no. Games/Tourneys will stop just for that - it is ugly.

[SpursFanDan]

Timmy didn't wear it after they won the championship either... he stayed with his jersey, maybe during the lockerroom celebration he put it on.

[Vashner]

He just likes to do the parade thing relaxed and he is an observer. He like watched us on the parade... Look at the white plain shirt he used in 2003..

The league supplies boxes of special Player sized NBA official t-shirts. Obviously Tim choose not to wear it. I don't remember the 99 parade as far as what he wore.

[Timoha]

Tim's just trying to be different to appear cool :lol

[NZHayden]

i didnt know that u guys worried so much about a god danm tshirt, crazy. anyway i like addidas better than reebok anyway.

[veronicamae]

I guess Timmy has never worn the championship shirt for the parade in all 3 years. No clue why. Guess he's "too serious" for it.

[MadDog73]

Tim is laid back. 'Nuff said! :lol