The F is for finisher.
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The F is for finisher.
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Amazing
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Amazing
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That was for amy
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aaahhhhhaaaaaaaaa! its an honor to watch this man play
drive for 5....believe
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What a perfomance. How does he do it.
Just masterful. Took over the damn game like he was 25 years old.
GOAT
That is all.
Duncan, Parker, Manu, and surprisingly Splitter brought it like champs in OT. Splitter came up so damn huge it was a joy to see
Great great game by Tim ! Amazing job
Tim is unreal. What an indescribable blessing to have had Tim as The Ultimate Cornerstone of the Spurs all these years.
Shit all over Gasol on that one drive. Elbow to the face and gives up an and-1? That sucks.
:lmao memphis are overwhelming favorites :lmao
No past, no future, no game 1, game 2, or game 3, only game 4 exist for us. -Pop
:lol timvp
:lol @ me
:lol saying Grizzlies in 6
When you need a grizzly slain, Timmy works overtime!
Good you explained it cause I was preparing to trash youQuote:
Originally Posted by timvp
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Eat crow, niggas. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by timtonymanu
He looked so determined when took Gasol to the basket for that 3pt play in overtime. Another wonderful Duncan memory.
Turning the clock back 10 years. Tim Duncan killing shit at 37 motherfucking years old.
"F'in" is also legit. Tim F'in Duncan is boss. :king
Timmy is playing on another dimension. He's freaking 37 years old and beating everyone down the court. Freaking amazing shot at the end of the game when T-Mac picked up Duncan. He earned that.
shot without hesitation in OT
biggggg :tu flawless OT performance
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Originally Posted by timvp
Naismith - Allen - Smith - Brown - Popovich - Duncan.
That opening jumper was a "I'm winning this fvcking ish if I gotta do it myself" shot.
Memphis fans should have just walked to the exits then, tbh.
:chestbump
Really proud of this Spurs team. Wow. I love this feeling.
Tim owned that OT. That was absolutely clutch!
:lol Gino-step
:lol everybody that had the audacity to claim Marc Gasol is the best big in the NBA
This. Pretty crazy stuff we're watching. I feel privileged to bear witness.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseline bum
Give us 5 more games.
On top of everything else, now Tim Duncan is Mr. OT as well. What a legend.
Spurs are 3-2 when they have a 18+ points disadvantage through the game. The rest of the league? 3-61.
:lolDPOY Fat Gasol
:lol Absolutely fvckin' right they should have!! ^$$&&@!ing amazing! :flag:Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
The greatest of champions finish baby.. Timmy is one of the ten best of all time..Quote:
Originally Posted by baseline bum
Was I the only one annoyed at Tony calling this his team in the pre game? Your damn good Tony but this is still 21's squad..
Yeah, he is amazing.
Aside of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, I don't think there is a player as old as Duncan that has been able to have that kind of playoffs run.
Props to Duncan for his amazing work ethic and props to Pop for taking so care of him by limiting his minutes during the regular season.
From ESPN -Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
The Big Fundamental comes up big
Tim Duncan moved his way a couple of all-time lists in this win.
Most 20-point/10-rebound games
NBA Postseason History
Shaquille O'Neal 118 Karl Malone 112 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 108 Tim Duncan 94 Wilt Chamberlain 94 >> Source: Elias Sports Bureau
He notched his 144th career postseason double-double, passing Wilt Chamberlain for the second-most all-time. The only player with more is Magic Johnson, with 157.
If you wish to hold him to a higher standard—- Duncan had his 94th postseason game with 20 points and 10 rebounds. That’s tied with Chamberlain for fourth-most.
Duncan is 37 years and 30 days old. He finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Elias notes that only two players in NBA history had a 20-10-5 game at an older age in postseason: Kareem Abdul Jabbar (four times) and Karl Malone (once)
Duncan also passed Jerry West and moved into sixth place on the all-time postseason scoring list.
Duncan was 6-for-10 with 14 points when guarded by Marc Gasol. he was only 4-for-11 against Gasol in the first two games of the series.
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Originally Posted by timvp
That was a straight 05 against Detroit shot there.
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Originally Posted by T Park
No hesitation. I knew it was in the second he released it.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
My favorite play was in the third when he beat everyone down the court on a break for a wide open layup. Old man gettin sneaky.
That was amazing
I've watched his entire career and HE is the reason the Spurs have 4
We're spoiled, tbh
Is this pic from 03 05 or 07? Can't tell from this pic.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbreiden83080
07Quote:
Originally Posted by mando6599
Was looking for left knee brace, but I guess he either wasn't using one yet or he left it off for this game?Quote:
Originally Posted by dbreiden83080
07 cause the shoes tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by mando6599
TD really has lost weight compared with this pic, crazy. So svelte now.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbreiden83080
He was always in good shape he had to lose some muscle too because he just wanted pressure off his knee..Quote:
Originally Posted by mando6599
Ha. Old school.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92365&
Agreed. He was never going the way of the Shaq, but man his off-season regiment has been paying dividends this season. Thanks, TD.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbreiden83080
Greatest PF of all time...
Tim Duncan was absolutely amazing in OT. He had that "No way in hell are we losing this game" mentality. It was beautiful to watch. We are truly lucky as hell to have enjoyed him for every second of his career since he was drafted...
Tim Duncan is sex.
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TIM & POP
http://64.19.142.13/www.nba.com/spur...uncan_18_0.jpg
I hate to even think about when these 2 retire...
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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
Duncan's got to be by far the most clutch big man in the history of the game.
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It's obvious Duncan can smell what's coming. His commitment to willing the team through this OT period was the same as in Game 2. Those first 5 pts of the OT period were just sheer will and determination. And that look-away, high-low pass to Tiago was a sheer thing of beauty.
After all these years, he's still an amazing player to watch.
Countdown from 5 to FIVE. I am beginning to feel it in the sticky air and see it in the oppressive early summer South Texas Sky. Quintiolgy.
The most impressive thing about TD in this game was that he played 44 minutes, and still had the juice to carry the team in OT. Quite a rejuvenation this year.
Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
Duncan sipping a celebratory beer in the training room.
Tim Duncan is cementing his Legacy to all those doubters and naysayers. In the end they will acknowledge that he is the best PF to ever play the game. I think if they win this season he might just walk away a champion and beat father time.
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Originally Posted by SA210
If anyone upload the OT to youtube or find it there, please share.
Tim is last of a dying breed. He has given it his all and endeared himself to all spurs fans. It would be heartwarming to see the big three rise to the occasion one last time. Let's go Spurs!!!
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In the two overtimes of the last two games, Duncan has combined for 13 points on 6-for-9 shooting, three rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block. That's a good game for most players. For Duncan, it's a combined 9:07 of work, in two consecutive overtime games in the Western Conference finals.
As much as I don't want him to retire just yet, there is definitely some poetic justice to that idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGoldStandard
They gotta win the finals first though!
PS: Go Pacers!
Timmy is unreal
Tim is awesome!!! He's such a great player to put the team on his back. He never worries, doubts himself, or starts thinking too much in crunch time. Some of the all-time greats shrink in crunch time, Duncan begins to have fun. :toast
The thing I take with me from this game is that after all the battles that this trio have won, they still managed to feel surprise about themselves and how the game went. I have rarely seen them smiling the way they did during the game. It was very genuine stuff.
If we do win a ring I hope Timmy keeps on playing for more
We've all been tuned into the motherfucking greatest.
Thanks Timmy!
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Originally Posted by timvp
Don't jump back on now mate.. Get started on that pessimistic rubbish for next round like you did coming into Grizz series. Joke.
need vid or pic of this pls :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by ace3g
God bless Tim Duncan
That was Awesome. Tim the Boss showing the young ones how it's done! That overtime was sweet!
I loved how some of the guys on the bench where rubbing him down during a late break in ot
From Grizzlies board, during the first quarter:Quote:
Pau watching lil' brother show Timmy D what a center is.
The only thing Tim has never accomplished is Back to Back titles. If we win the title this year i'd love to see him go for this mythical B2B Championship next year. It'd be a team on a mission. That'd be the perfect way to sail into the sunset. Heck, maybe go for a 3 Peat, ok im getting way ahead of myself. Leaving after this season even if we win the championship is just too early though. I can't even fathom the NBA without Mr. Duncan.
It's really incredible how great Tim is still playing at his age. Truly a joy to behold.
This would be nice, but definitely need an addition or two for this to happen, the old legs need that help, bc other teams will improve. We need to add something this offseason that is worthwhile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russo21
Thanks for the work ethic Mr. Duncan!
The wheels, while one might be squeaky, are obviously not any where near coming off.
Tim + Pop = pro sports legendary success.
GOAT.
That's MISTER Duncan to you! :hat
My favorite. Duncan didnt give two fucks about the elbow either.Quote:
Originally Posted by SanDiegoSpursFan
Funny how no one mentions that Duncan is torching the Defensive Player of the Year--an honor that many people belive Duncan should have won after comparing their relative stats and the relative quality of their team's defense.
gasoil even tried to sell it like a duncan's foulQuote:
Originally Posted by td4mvp21
Tim Duncan has shit on everyone in these playoffs and for the season for that matter. He has extra motivation and he's wanting vindication. I think a lot of his play attributes to the fact that the people around him are 1 year better, they're hitting shots they should make so he doesn't have to carry the team for 4 quarters.
The best ever.. If people can't say they are amazed, then they are lying.
Playing Like He’s in His Prime, Duncan Boosts the Revitalized Spurs
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It is not true that Tim Duncan only has two facial expressions, but you could forgive anyone who arrives at that conclusion after watching him play basketball. Duncan does not twist up his face in anger after a hard dunk or pound his chest after blocking a shot to his teammate. You will not see him offering reassuring smiles or laughing dismissively when a call does not go his way. Duncan, an almost certain future hall of famer, has two looks: a plaintive, wide-eyed stare that he gives officials when he feels wronged, and a focused, deadpan gaze that hardly changes whether his team is up 9 points in overtime or trailing by 18 in the first half.
Duncan and the Spurs found themselves in both scenarios during their 104-93 Game 3 win Saturday against the host Memphis Grizzlies. It was a dramatic comeback victory in which Duncan again dominated the overtime period. Days after being named the oldest all-N.B.A. first-team player, Duncan, 37, still had enough in the tank to bulldoze the younger Grizzlies for 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks. The Spurs now hold a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals, an advantage no team has overcome in the N.B.A. playoffs.
But before Duncan’s overtime performance became the headline, the Spurs got off to what Coach Gregg Popovich called “one of the worst starts I’ve ever seen.” With the Memphis crowd roaring, the Grizzlies forced eight first-quarter turnovers and led 29-13 at the end of the first quarter.
That lead disappeared over the course of the second quarter as Tony Parker and Duncan teamed to once again dismantle the Grizzlies’ outstanding defense. After his early turnover troubles, Parker was superlative, torturing the Grizzlies defenders with his bursts to the basket and accurate jump shot. No matter how the Grizzlies chose to guard him, he made the right read, slipped through the cracks and continued to propel his team’s offense.
Even when the Spurs were winning titles and Parker was named the most valuable player of the finals, he was never this explosive. His improved consistency from the perimeter perfectly complements his canny manipulation of the Spurs’ offense. Not only does Parker know every angle and read within their intricate sets, he still has the physical gifts to blow past all-N.B.A. defenders.
While Parker, 31, is in his prime, the Spurs are an odd mix of too young or too old. Yet they have clearly improved in the last two seasons and are a game away from sweeping the same core of Grizzlies players who upset them in the first round two seasons ago. Though the Grizzlies won a franchise-record 56 regular-season games, it is their opponent that has grown the most since they last met in the playoffs.
“We have been old for probably eight years,” said the 35 year-old guard Manu Ginobili. “I remember in 2007, our last championship, they were saying we are old.”
Since that disastrous Memphis series, Popovich and General Manager R.C. Buford have been developing their younger, more athletic players as their core stars age. Playing in San Antonio is an immersion course in intelligent basketball. When Kawhi Leonard first arrived as a 20-year-old first-round pick, he was immediately lectured on the value of the corner 3-pointer, one of the most efficient shots in the game and one the Spurs’ offense strives to create.
Two seasons with essentially the same roster has afforded Popovich time to shape his players’ instincts, and Buford has supplied him with a trio of athletic youngsters to bolster the defense. Leonard, Danny Green and center Tiago Splitter have flipped the 2011 series on its head. Suddenly, it is the Spurs who are too quick and aggressive for the Grizzlies in the paint. Through three games, the Grizzlies are shooting a measly 42 percent at the rim.
Splitter, a 7-footer from Brazil, has been vital to San Antonio’s defense of Zach Randolph, the Grizzlies’ leading scorer. Banging on the low block with Randolph is one of the toughest tasks in the league, but Splitter accepted the challenge and has used his size advantage and quick feet to frustrate him.
Duncan and Splitter form an enormous front-line tandem, but their duplicate skill sets often meant the Spurs struggled to score when they played together. In true Spurs fashion, the two big men have tweaked their games and developed a system in which they can not only coexist but thrive.
“They’ve read each other position-wise and how to work with each other,” Popovich said of Duncan and Splitter’s improved chemistry. “Timmy’s going to look to shoot more jump shots than in the previous part of his career and Tiago’s a great roller so they’re going to work together in that way.”
The Spurs provided a seminar on offensive execution in overtime, and Duncan and Splitter were the keynote speakers. After sinking an 18-footer and beating Marc Gasol off the dribble, Duncan fed Splitter for two baskets inside, essentially sealing the game.
Two seasons ago, the Spurs’ collapse against the bigger, tougher Grizzlies seemed like the final chapter in their storied run of dominance. Now up by 3-0, Duncan stands on the doorstep of his fifth trip to the N.B.A. finals, somehow once again the best center in basketball.
It is no coincidence that the last year he received all-N.B.A. honors is also the last time the Spurs won a title.
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"Almost"?Quote:
Originally Posted by boutons_deux
Fuck this entire article, tbh :lol