GrandeDavid
04-21-2006, 07:17 AM
As a fellow alum of the University of Cincinnati, this latest Spurs championship drive is particularly special to me. Nick Van Exel has never won a championship and he has announced his retirement after this playoff run. If he wins a ring it'll mark the first Bob Huggins player to win an NBA ring. I want that to happen badly. Plus, I like Nick as a person, he's a cool guy.
So I've got some of my Cincinnati fellas on the Spurs wagon for real now. Here's to Nick getting that ring!
Spurs notebook: Van Exel fails to get emotional
www.mysanantonio.com/spor...89c65.html
Web Posted: 04/20/2006 01:08 AM CDT
Johnny Ludden
Express-News Staff Writer
HOUSTON — Having already decided to retire this summer, Nick Van Exel had one last request for his teammates as he took the floor for the final regular-season game of his 13-year career.
"I told the fellas," Van Exel said, "I needed to get about 20 attempts."
Van Exel had to settle for fewer than half that, taking nine shots, making three and scoring 10 points in 20 minutes.
Said Van Exel of his teammates: "They held me back."
Though Van Exel was playing in Houston, where he makes his off-season home, he wasn't too sentimental about the game.
"I didn't really think about it much," he said. "I was just like, 'Man, this is going to be my last regular-season game.' That was about it."
If Van Exel sticks to his retirement plans, he will end his career at 880 regular-season games. Now, however, he's looking forward to the postseason.
"I'm feeling a little bit better, just trying to just get into that playoff form," he said. "Hopefully it carries over."
So I've got some of my Cincinnati fellas on the Spurs wagon for real now. Here's to Nick getting that ring!
Spurs notebook: Van Exel fails to get emotional
www.mysanantonio.com/spor...89c65.html
Web Posted: 04/20/2006 01:08 AM CDT
Johnny Ludden
Express-News Staff Writer
HOUSTON — Having already decided to retire this summer, Nick Van Exel had one last request for his teammates as he took the floor for the final regular-season game of his 13-year career.
"I told the fellas," Van Exel said, "I needed to get about 20 attempts."
Van Exel had to settle for fewer than half that, taking nine shots, making three and scoring 10 points in 20 minutes.
Said Van Exel of his teammates: "They held me back."
Though Van Exel was playing in Houston, where he makes his off-season home, he wasn't too sentimental about the game.
"I didn't really think about it much," he said. "I was just like, 'Man, this is going to be my last regular-season game.' That was about it."
If Van Exel sticks to his retirement plans, he will end his career at 880 regular-season games. Now, however, he's looking forward to the postseason.
"I'm feeling a little bit better, just trying to just get into that playoff form," he said. "Hopefully it carries over."