Duncan on a farewell tour: "Not my deal, not my style"

[SpursFan86]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/tim-duncan-on-a-farewell-tour---not-my-deal--not-my-style-182129056.html

(https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/tim-duncan-on-a-farewell-tour---not-my-deal--not-my-style-182129056.html)
Should Tim Duncan ever decide to retire from the NBA, which is no sure thing, we can be sure there is another league hallmark that he may decide to give a miss. In the media back-and-forth that led up to his team’s first-round pairing with the Memphis Grizzlies, Duncan told Jeff MacDonald of the San Antonio Express News (http://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Big-Three-s-last-ride-New-Two-could-make-it-a-7253075.php) (via The Score (http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1010422)) that he wants absolutely nothing to do with a farewell tour:

"Not my deal," Duncan told Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News. "Not my style."

That’s the extent of the quote, brevity that is very Tim Duncan-like.

Not exactly surprising, but figured it was worth posting anyways.

[YGWHI]

Nice find! Thanks for posting the article :toast

I didn't expect otherwise from him about the farewell tour...

[bic50]

Goat role model goat player goat teammate

[DarrinS]

Team above self. -- no surprise

[313]

He should announce it before the WCF. Maybe then the refs will call GS for moving screens:

[SAGirl]

:tu like we say we won't know. His deception is making it seem like this one is not the last bc he doesn't want all the farewell tour attention.

[dabom]

He should announce it before the WCF. Maybe then the refs will call GS for moving screens:

I didn't see Kobe's last game but I heard the Lakers got a TON of questionable calls/noncalls. The refs would do the same here.

[tonight...you]

He should announce it before the WCF. Maybe then the refs will call GS for moving screens:
And then reneg during the celebration ceremonies.
That would be so Machiavellian.

[bigfan]

snarky article, writer sounds like a smartass

[313]

I didn't see Kobe's last game but I heard the Lakers got a TON of questionable calls/noncalls. The refs would do the same here.
Randle did get away with a pretty egregious moving screen that freed Kobe for the go ahead bucket. I wasn't paying attention too closely throughout the game though

[313]

And then reneg during the celebration ceremonies.
That would be so Machiavellian.
Why renege when he's really retiring? This is it tbh

[BillMc]

Why renege when he's really retiring? This is it tbh

I think you're right. But hey Brett Favre retired and unretired like 3 times. :lol You never know...

[tonight...you]

Why renege when he's really retiring? This is it tbh
You may very well be right. This could be the swan song, but I think he just might have one more year left in him.
He has the contract for it.

It comes down to a ton of variables that not a single one of us can fathom, unless one of us are him.

I do know he's a NBA lifer and his desire to go as long as he can, so I can see him talking himself into a title defense, or simply one more stab at the prize.

You may be right though, I will concede that. This may be it for Manu and Duncan.
Damn. That will be like losing family. Almost 20 years of following a team closer than you follow your own extended family from the continuity (Followed the Spurs since 87, but I mean the Duncan Era)...
Shit.

[Arcadian]

:lol Nice.

[GSH]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/tim-duncan-on-a-farewell-tour---not-my-deal--not-my-style-182129056.html

(https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/tim-duncan-on-a-farewell-tour---not-my-deal--not-my-style-182129056.html)

Not exactly surprising, but figured it was worth posting anyways.


Good to finally get it in his own words. I guess he's been telling us that indirectly for his whole career.


Good find, and thanks!

[Kidd K]

He should announce it before the WCF. Maybe then the refs will call GS for moving screens:

They won't. GSW is the new ref-assisted team. Watched the whole OKC/DAL game. . .OKC no longer getting rampant assists by refs like they used to. It's GSW now, so you can bet money they'll be getting away with the vast majority of those to ensure Curry excites the casual viewer with a lot of open threes.

[Jubabe]

Duncan is class. I was almost embarrassed for Kobe. I say almost because he was loving it all too much.

[HarlemHeat37]

Obviously Tim would never even consider this, but even if he did, it wouldn't generate anywhere near the hype, of course..he has never made an effort to fabricate an image through the media and casuals..

[houston spurs fan]

Obviously Tim would never even consider this, but even if he did, it wouldn't generate anywhere near the hype, of course..he has never made an effort to fabricate an image through the media and casuals..
This just in, water is wet.

[Kawhitstorm]

It's pretty obvious Tim wants to thank his teammates in the locker room after winning a championship & ride off into the sunset like Russell.

TGcgnRkPhoY

[barakz21]

You may very well be right. This could be the swan song, but I think he just might have one more year left in him.
He has the contract for it.

It comes down to a ton of variables that not a single one of us can fathom, unless one of us are him.

I do know he's a NBA lifer and his desire to go as long as he can, so I can see him talking himself into a title defense, or simply one more stab at the prize.

You may be right though, I will concede that. This may be it for Manu and Duncan.
Damn. That will be like losing family. Almost 20 years of following a team closer than you follow your own extended family from the continuity (Followed the Spurs since 87, but I mean the Duncan Era)...
Shit.

Now that you mentioned it.. I can't believe I've been a spur fan for so long now.. Started becoming a fan during my 1at year in high school, and now I'm nearly 30. :lol:depressed

[Holden_Caulfield]

my nigga

[100%duncan]

Alpha

[Slomo]

Good and respect to the GOAT.

The Kobe season long fellatio was disgraceful.

[DeRozan m8]

Thank fuck, knew this would happen though.

Kobes farewell thing was the cringiest thing this decade for sure.

[hater]

It would be badass is Duncan said once in the WCFs. My farewell tour starts now and end the moment I clinch my 6th ring in the Finals.

[NameLess Scrub]

It's pretty obvious Tim wants to thank his teammates in the locker room after winning a championship & ride off into the sunset like Russell.

TGcgnRkPhoY


:lol Gotta love the "World Champion" tradition for championships in the United States.

[100%duncan]

It would be badass is Duncan said once in the WCFs. My farewell tour starts now and end the moment I clinch my 6th ring in the Finals.

I'd cry.

[Gervin44Silas13]

You may very well be right. This could be the swan song, but I think he just might have one more year left in him.
He has the contract for it.

It comes down to a ton of variables that not a single one of us can fathom, unless one of us are him.

I do know he's a NBA lifer and his desire to go as long as he can, so I can see him talking himself into a title defense, or simply one more stab at the prize.

You may be right though, I will concede that. This may be it for Manu and Duncan.
Damn. That will be like losing family. Almost 20 years of following a team closer than you follow your own extended family from the continuity (Followed the Spurs since 87, but I mean the Duncan Era)...
Shit.

dont remind me of 1987 everybody in the city was on the Lakers cock....those are the ones that are Spurs Fans now

[Gervin44Silas13]

Duncan is class. I was almost embarrassed for Kobe. I say almost because he was loving it all too much.


Hes a attention whore.....hes always been like that....fucking prick I'm glad he gone

[Gervin44Silas13]

Duncan has nothing to prove GOAT....baby

in 10 years the ESPN documentary 30 for 30 of Duncan will be out......I'm sure he will have some choice words then....LOL

[pgardn]

Suitably embarrassed...

I like that phrase.

The NBA and Kobe apparently don't get it.