we need the old duncan

[Cant_Be_Faded]

if he doesnt exist any more then i guess we better hope our chodes that finley horry and barry hit barrage after barrage of clutch threes come playoff time

[Kori Ellis]

With plantar fasciitis, we probably won't see a dominant Duncan consistently this season.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

thats sad cuz it seems pretty clear to me that the old duncan is only a memory now

who truely recovers from plantar fasciitis, and what incredibly bum luck that he gets this shit after he finally rested for a summer....this was supposed to be his big 'rebound' season

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

We need the Duncan that wins championships.

Oh, wait...we already have him.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

i cannot logically expect this spurs team to overcome Detroit if Duncan is not able to do the damn thing

Let us not forget that it took 2 lucky lucky three point showings to win our last two championships...it'll take twice as much if Duncan can't take over games


what does timvp have to say about the duncan situation

[Joepa]

Tim will step it up in the playoffs, as most of the spurs do. Detroit is the only real threat this year, even with a healthy Duncan, but I like our chances, and the fact that we are the defending champs by virtue of breaking their hearts helps a little as well.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Detroit plays best when they're losing though :lol

[Cant_Be_Faded]

what does timvp have to say about the duncan situation

[Kori Ellis]

I just told him that you were beckoning him in this thread. He's working but I guess he'll answer you shortly.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Surely even he thinks Duncan is on a decline
His response will be interesting

http://images.sportsline.com/u/photos/football/college/img9144641.jpg

[timvp]

Duncan doesn't try in the regular season. Each year, his effort level is less and less until April rolls around. If you watch him, he can still move and jump when he wants to. Come the playoffs, he'll be ready to play. I'm sure he has a case of PF, but also a case of WTWSGTWS.

Why try we still gon' win sixty.

[Brutalis]

Detroit must be thrilled at their chances knowing Duncans limitations.

[mavsfan1000]

Even though Detroit won both meetings against San Antonio I felt San Antonio came out flat for both games. They could've played better and beaten Detroit. I still don't understand why spurs fans say Detroit is their only threat.

[Brutalis]

Even though Detroit won both meetings against San Antonio I felt San Antonio came out flat for both games. They could've played better and beaten Detroit. I still don't understand why spurs fans say Detroit is their only threat.
They flat out wooped us cause we played like it was a regular game and they felt they had to prove something. It's not news, you know.

[xcoriate]

Dallas flat out wooped us and detroit...

I still see detroit as more of a threat though.

[T Park]

I still don't understand why spurs fans say Detroit is their only threat

Because, uh, they are the best team in the NBA??


No, not the _Allas Mavericks either chump. When they get rid of clowns like Terry and Van Horn, thats when I'll take em seriously.

[T Park]

Duncan doesn't try in the regular season. Each year, his effort level is less and less until April rolls around. If you watch him, he can still move and jump when he wants to. Come the playoffs, he'll be ready to play. I'm sure he has a case of PF, but also a case of WTWSGTWS

Exactly.

Robert Horry's apathy twords November through January and February has rubbed off.


Come March and April.

A rested and ready Tim Duncan will be gettin 24 and 12, 28 and 15.
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Duncan, if given a day or two between games, is MORE than fine.

Also, if Duncan thinks during a game, I've gotta take it over, he WILL take it over.

He just doesn't feel the need anymore with the emergence of Ginobili and Parker, Finley, Van Exel, Bowen all stepping up from time to time too.

[CharlieMac]

Because, uh, they are the best team in the NBA??


No, not the _Allas Mavericks either chump. When they get rid of clowns like Terry and Van Horn, thats when I'll take em seriously.

But Amare's going to come back and dominate next month. Haven't you seen all those magazine adds? "They said I couldn't do it........"

[Vashner]

How many times do we have to rehash this for noobs that for some reason want Timmy to blow out something and get really hurt in regular season?

We have only 10 losses... what more do you want? It's all about the playoffs at this point why blow out something in our best player?

[sa_butta]

How many threads are we going to have about this. Duncan is playing with injury and he is not even playing that poorly with the injury. Give the guy a break.

[Spurminator]

i guess we better hope our chodes

I'm still trying to figure out what this means.

[polandprzem]

we need the old duncan

Nope.

we need the young Tim Duncan, the fresher Tim Duncan
BTW - what do you mean by saying old TD? The fifty, sixty or seventy years old?

[mookie2001]

gonHave to trade for Lamarcus

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I didn't mean to say Detroit was our only "threat"..we're in the west, naturally any team can catch fire and bury any other team.

Dallas is playing quite well. Suns will be a force if Amare is 100% later.
But Detroit are fucking beasts right now.

I kind of noticed how Duncan doesn't try very much the past 2 or so seasons, but he also seems lethargic in first rounds. Remember 2004? Tony did all the work in the first round then.
I don't like the 'why play hard now' strategy, sure he'll stay "healthy" or at least "healthier" but still....If I don't see a 4-down called this afternoon 3 times in a row and duncan banking it or scooping it in, then I'ma be pissed..

[exstatic]

The best thing that could happen to the Spurs chances for the next 5 years would be for Amare Stoudemire to attempt a comeback from microfracture surgery after a few months.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

career low in blocks points

[polandprzem]

Yeah TD looks like a sixty years old right now

[Walton Buys Off Me]

Tim Duncan= Chris Webber, fortunately Duncan has a better team to play with so his weaknesses aren't as glaring.

Overrated and overpaid- bottom line.

[Parkersgirl9]

I trust in Timmy. Last finals everybody was saying Tim Duncan wasn't stepping up. but then In the last half of game 7, he stepped up the way I knew he could. He'll step up when we need him.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I trust in Timmy. Last finals everybody was saying Tim Duncan wasn't stepping up.

Especially a poster with four words in his moniker.

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=746145&postcount=6

[Rummpd]

The guy had the flu and may still not feel better. Give him a break please - every other team in the league would love to have Duncan period.

[zocool16]

man come to talk to me when duncan even gets the ball...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The guy had the flu and may still not feel better. Give him a break please

You should tell that to Pop, we're back to fucking idiotic 4down shit when he's like 1-15 today.

Stupid.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

spurs are fawked

[zocool16]

sweet redemption huh? nice last defensive play and rebound and pass to gino.... i dont think real spurs fans ever give up on him

[usckk]

I'im worried. If he continues to play this way, we cannot win the championship . We can have a struggling, inconsistent Duncan in the playoffs. Please tell me he can get back to form...

[mavsfan1000]

Parker and Ginobili=Best backcourt in the NBA.

[T Park]

I'im worried. If he continues to play this way, we cannot win the championship . We can have a struggling, inconsistent Duncan in the playoffs

If the Flu continues till April, yeah, Id be worried too.

[Dre_7]

spurs are fawked

[TDfan2007]

Tim has been laying turds on the court lately but I'll give him a break since he's fighting PF and the flu.

HOWEVER, this shit cannot keep up if we want to win a championship.

btw, WTF was up with that missed layup today? DUNK THE DAMN BALL TIM YOUR 7 FUCKING FEET TALL!!!!!!!!!!


:pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss

[2centsworth]

Even though Detroit won both meetings against San Antonio I felt San Antonio came out flat for both games. They could've played better and beaten Detroit. I still don't understand why spurs fans say Detroit is their only threat.
because last years finals was a virtual tie.

[Manu4Three]

Parker and Ginobili=Best backcourt in the NBA.

Are you feelin' good??? The flu or something like that???

[dbreiden83080]

The rest of the league must be pissing their pants right now, we are 40-10 and Timmy has been at like 80% all year long. You watch he will get himself going down the stretch run and restablish himself and we will be ready to defend our title.

[SAGambler]

How many threads are we going to have about this. Duncan is playing with injury and he is not even playing that poorly with the injury. Give the guy a break.

Not only that, but TD doesn't have to put the team on his back in crunch time, like the TD of old did... He has Tony and Manu to do that...

If TD was playing like he has been of late, and demanding the ball all the time, like he once did, they would be looking to trade him...

The bottom line is he has excellent help on the team.. He doesn't have to play up to superstar stats every night in order for his team to win..

Hell, look at KG... Very close to TD in superstar status, but he has to carry his team every game.. And you see how many rings he has...

The Spurs are a team... A complete team... Some guys have bad games some nights, but usually someone else steps up... That's why you take a superstar and build around him, instead of relying on him to do it all...

[SpursIndonesia]

Darn, what a lucky franchise the Spurs is, they got Manu & Tony for the price of a single Jason Kidd. If Kidd signed that fateful summer, we wouldn't have Manu & Tony around. We would be left with a creaky, declining Kidd, and well, a less than Dominant Duncan. Thank GOD !!

[Dingle Barry]

We dodged a fucking bullet with Kidd. It is still unbelievable that many Spurs fans wanted to acquire that guy.

[TDMVPDPOY]

We dodged a fucking bullet with Kidd. It is still unbelievable that many Spurs fans wanted to acquire that guy.

if we did, we be seeing duncan showin his greatness for last couple of years, instead we are stuck with a duncan coasting to the playoffs showin us a sneak preview only. damn ballhogs

[SequSpur]

Tim Duncan= Chris Webber, fortunately Duncan has a better team to play with so his weaknesses aren't as glaring.

Overrated and overpaid- bottom line.

True.