Timmy never complained once about not winning a DPOY award, but I'm sure many members of the media, looking back, regret not voting for him. He probably should've had about three. He was the greatest defensive anchor of his era.
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Timmy never complained once about not winning a DPOY award, but I'm sure many members of the media, looking back, regret not voting for him. He probably should've had about three. He was the greatest defensive anchor of his era.
^This tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taking it to the Hole
I was working at Northwoods Theater (1604/281) in the Summer of 2002. Its a busy Saturday night and i'm ripping tickets and telling people which theater to go to. I'm looking down when I see a huge hand handing me a ticket and i hear a familiar voice and i look up and theres Timmy with one of his buddies going to watch THE SUM OF ALL FEARS.
I froze and i don't even think i told him anything, I just went blank. He had a backpack and they told us to not let anyone take their backpack but i didn't care, he could've had 8 backbacks and I would've let him in. He was my hero and he had just won MVP that year and I was just in awe. I ignored the other customers for a minute so i could see him walk to his theater. It was pretty cool. He ended up going a few more times, and every time he went was awesome.
Too young to remember early Duncan, so I'd say winning 5 and his performance in overtime in Game 6 against OKC
I might remember you. Were you the guy with the gimpy hand and the thick glasses or were you the black guy who seems kind of gay but only because he still acts like a kid?Quote:
Originally Posted by TDomination
In losses too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Taking it to the Hole
The ones that come to mind are: the 3 pointer in G1 against PHX in the 08 1st rd, the OT against OKC in '14's Game 6 en route to Chip 5 and his dominating Game 6 against New Jersey for Chip #2.
"We'll do it this time." :hatQuote:
Originally Posted by timtonymanu
This quote still gives me chills... Mostly because of what the team had been through the year before combined with the fact that Tim is so quiet and would have never thought he would say something like this. You could just tell that he meant it... Then he backed it up in a historic way.Quote:
Originally Posted by TampaDude
ESPN needs to dig out the full video if it hasn't been destroyed and put it out there. At the time, they cut away to a replay, so we only heard him saying that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mal
so many, tbh... on a personal note, just thankful I was able to watch him play live both at the AT&T Center and on the road...
When he was drafted and walked up on stage with a Spurs hat.
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Originally Posted by TampaDude
His whole first season. It was so obvious then, this would not be the Spurs of old. The Jazz made it out of the WCF in 98', but the Spurs were at their heels and I could feel the Spurs imminently crossing the threshold.
I was a huge DRob fan, so the addition of Timmy seemed (and does seem) like divine providence. The Spurs were finally going to get their due.
That's perfect!Quote:
Originally Posted by Old School 44
Flippin the bird @ walgreens
I thought this was a great story by a competitor:
Etan Thomas: Here is my Tim Duncan story: So we’re playing the Spurs and I get the ball on the post. I inside pivot and sweep to the middle for my jump hook and he blocks it. So as we are running down the court he says to me “that was a good move but you have to get more into my body so you can either draw the foul or I can’t block it”. So I didn’t know if he was talking noise or what so just kind of looked at him confused and said ok. Then, a few plays later I did it again got more into his body and he couldn’t block it. I missed the shot and he looked at me and said much better and kept playing lol. I remember calling my boy Zee Chilton and telling him this story lol Tim Duncan is honestly one of the nicest guys in the NBA and the best power forward ever in NBA history. Respect 5 hours ago – via Facebook.com
The 2 best "good" Timmy memories I have are when he carried the team on his back in the 3rd quarter of game 7 against the Pistons, and when he was just hugging his kids on the floor of game 5 of the 2014 finals. At the same time, game 6 or game 7 of the 2013 finals was also one of the best despite it being a bad one because you get to see that despite Tim's being so stoic, he couldn't help but hide the frustration he had. I am truly fortunate to have seen a Tim Duncan in my lifetime and there won't be another one ever, or it would be a very long time before another one came along.
the 3 pointer against phoenix was so fuckin awesome... but to me that one is always lacking because it wasn't in a championship run. in a vacuum, it was his best moment, but i dont remember the moments in vacuums
for me its the performance against shaq in game 6 of 2003
as much as people are talking up his game 7 vs detroit, i thoroughly remember feeling manu absolutely deserved F-MVP when they were going to make the announcement post game.
1 - 2003 lakers game 6
2 - 2003 nets game 6... that comeback and all the big shots made by him or a result of furious double teams
3 - we'll do it this time
A few weeks ago, some guy was trolling me on twitter saying that Tim wasn't great, and that reminded me of my first fight in the real life. And it was for Tim :ihit :lol
https://twitter.com/MRJEODLL/status/747678558542270465
But my best Duncan's memory isn't a play.
I was 4 years old when the Spurs won in 1999, and still remember my dad celebrating, throwing me into the air like a baby, then doing the same with my sisters, he seemed so happy...
Tim is in my heart where those memories reside now.
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Originally Posted by BatManu20
2003 game 6 against LA, 2003 Game 6 against NJN, Pistons game 7 in the third Q when he took over, Dallas game 7 2006 when he left it all out on the floor and had over 40 some odd points. Those games right there were my faves.
when tim got cheated on and divorced his wife (plus the rumors she floated out there) then later lost game 6 & 7 in the finals in excruciating fashion. only to come back the following year with a new hotter babe and getting revenge on the team that nearly ended him while completely dismantling them. THAT'S MY FAV MEMORY.
GOAT
Understand I have only followed the Spurs since 2013. Game 6 2013 is one of the most vulnerable I have ever seen him.
But recently, more recently. I have memories of him playing a great game against LMA of all ppl. The triple OT that we lost bc Lillard went HAM at the end in December 2014. It was a magnificent game and came in on the hills of another triple OT against Memphis. We lost both games but Timmy was just amazing in those games and that was a historic deal the amount of minutes he played in those games at his age and his play level. Timmy was intensely competitive. He held the team together that month without Kawhi and Tony.
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Then I remember him in the Clippers series 2015. I knew he wanted the repeat with a passion. I remember Pop saying that season Timmy was our most consistent player at 38-39? I knew he wanted the repeat badly that season. It was his last great season too. We got a different player in 2016, it was time. But boy he was great almost until the very end, truly great.
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I will remember game 6 OKC series in 2014 and game 6 OKC series 2016. His leadership. Staying until the very end in that game 6 his acknowledgement to the crowd cheers even in a loss. I knew. I will miss Timmy the teammate and leader. Though no one compares to Tim, I hope Kawhi steps up in that area. I hope for all of our youngest players to have soaked up as much as they could from him.
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