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orhe
09-09-2005, 04:16 AM
He said it on WDFN on Sean Baligan's show this morning. It will be offical on Oct. 1st.


link...
http://wc4.worldcrossing.com/webx/.1de0ed61

:(
i was a big fan...
spurschick
09-09-2005, 06:38 AM
Good for him! He's a good guy, he got a ring, he deserves a rest. Maybe we'll see him coaching soon.
DesiSpur_21
09-09-2005, 06:53 AM
Good for him! He's a good guy, he got a ring, he deserves a rest. Maybe we'll see him coaching soon.

Yeah I liked the guy too. imo, he looks too passive to be in the coaching staff, but again looks are different from what's there in his brains :spin
Taco
09-09-2005, 07:18 AM
Good Luck to the Hoot Owl!!!!
yeahone
09-09-2005, 06:05 PM
good luck in the future..steve and thanks for the years of service ot the spurs franchise.
2centsworth
09-09-2005, 06:20 PM
That dude made a ton of money in his career. He's got a big heart and will probably be very active in the community like David Robinson. Spurs could use Steve as a public relations guy.
Duff McCartney
09-09-2005, 06:58 PM
good luck in the future..steve and thanks for the years of service ot the spurs franchise.

Well to be honest....I wouldn't call the 01-02 season he spent with us actual service.
exstatic
09-10-2005, 12:48 AM
Well to be honest....I wouldn't call the 01-02 season he spent with us actual service.

Damn, I agree with Duff on something. Every game in that Laker series was contested late into the 4th Q, and when we needed shooting in the worst way, it seemed like Smitty mailed it in in retaliation for Pop's refusal to extend his contract. He certainly had no troubles scoring on LA in the WCFs a few years before, being one of the few Blazers who showed up for the whole series.
spurschick
09-28-2005, 07:21 PM
bump...

Steve Smith to announce retirement
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=nba/news/acn3981943.htm

East Lansing, MI (Sports Network) - Miami Heat swingman and former NBA All-Star Steve Smith is set to announce his retirement on Friday.

In 14 seasons in the NBA, Smith averaged 14.3 points and 3.1 assists in 942 career regular-season games. The 6-foot-8, 221-pound Smith was an All-Star in 1997-98 and a member of the All-Rookie First Team in 1991-92.

Drafted by the Miami Heat as the fifth overall pick in 1991, Smith also spent time with the Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Hornets and Charlotte Bobcats before returning to the Heat last season. The 36-year-old won a world championship with the Spurs in 2003.

Smith will make his announcement from the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center -- named after his mother -- on the campus of Michigan State, where Smith had a successful college career.

A two-time All-American at Michigan State, he ranks second on the Spartans' all-time scoring list and is also ranked in the top five in six other categories, including scoring average and field goals. He was inducted into the Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001 and was a member of the Team USA Olympic squad that took home the gold medal in 2000.
T Park
09-28-2005, 08:41 PM
3 years later he finally realizes its over.

Heres to Steve returning as a shooting coach.

Heaven knows in his prime, dude couldn't miss.
FromWayDowntown
09-28-2005, 09:30 PM
You know -- in a way, the Spurs title in 2003 grew out of Steve Smith's contribution. Had Smitty not gotten hurt in the 2002-03 opener in LA, Pop might have only used Stephen Jackson sparingly (on opening night that year, Jax played only 5 minutes, while Smith played 27 before leaving with an injury -- the next night in Golden State, Jax played 18 minutes, and after that, he played at least 11 minutes in every game other than a game in Denver where he got hurt early on).

Say what you will about the dude, but Stephen's play was a gigantic part of that team's success. If Steve Smith stays healthy do things end up the same way? I doubt it.
SpursFanInAustin
09-29-2005, 12:00 AM
FWD, great memory man. Remember also, before he left the game early in the 4th, he was actually having a good game, and torching Devean George all game long.
baseline bum
09-29-2005, 02:34 AM
Late HITA... the Spurs are richer for having you departed.
Tek_XX
09-29-2005, 04:19 AM
Really, it was about time.
Useruser666
09-29-2005, 07:53 AM
Miami wasn't desperate enough for shooters?
spurs_fan_in_exile
09-29-2005, 08:05 AM
Miami wasn't desperate enough for shooters?

Well they were but they realized that he didn't have nearly enough ego issues to fit in with the rest of the team. No sense in having a cancer like that in the locker room.
alamo50
09-29-2005, 12:53 PM
One of the most down to earth NBA players I ever had a chance to talk to.
What a great guy and what a great career.
Thanks for the memories Steve!
BlueShark#6
09-30-2005, 11:32 AM
Thank You Steve....for helping us bring one of the championshis to SA.
baseline bum
09-30-2005, 11:44 AM
Helping bring a championship? He thieved like $17 million from the Spurs and then stole the game ball from game 6 of the 2003 Finals, when it should have gone to Duncan, David, or Jax after their amazing performances that night.
alamo50
09-30-2005, 12:31 PM
Helping bring a championship? He thieved like $17 million from the Spurs and then stole the game ball from game 6 of the 2003 Finals, when it should have gone to Duncan, David, or Jax after their amazing performances that night.

If it wasn't for Steve's guidance, mental Stephen (Jackson) would have chocked dramaticaly during those playoffs.
BlueShark#6
09-30-2005, 02:21 PM
Helping bring a championship? He thieved like $17 million from the Spurs and then stole the game ball from game 6 of the 2003 Finals, when it should have gone to Duncan, David, or Jax after their amazing performances that night.
As a team member he helped bring a championship did he not?
He was on that Wheaties box with the rest of the team, even if he played a small role, so why can't one be appreciative of his time in SA?