"Timmy's not walking through the door to save us anymore and now we're on our own." - R.C. Buford
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"Timmy's not walking through the door to save us anymore and now we're on our own." - R.C. Buford
Powerful interview. Like Pop, RC extremely emotional about Tim's departure. Choked up at the end and they wrapped
Tim was the franchise.. Kept everything in check.. Now have to hope that Kawhi is that guy.
Theres some good stuff here, RC saying trade discussion/roster moves most of the time happen between Pop, TD, Manu and Parker
"More often than not the only reason he didnt play his best at the end of the year wasnt because he was playing poorly, it was because his body was letting him down"
"A year ago, he was still All NBA when he felt good, this year the good knee got tweaked in December and it just never, we never could get it calmed down and it was that point in time where the body finally limited him to a point that he couldnt play to what he wanted to do"
"I think he fully expected to continue to play had the good knee not blown up"
RC on the Spurs pitch during TD Free Agency:
"We probably couldnt have screwed it up worse than we did"
"We focused more on trying to convince him that Orlando wasnt the place for him than we focused on who we were"
"The meeting that we shared with tim was a disaster... Pop and Timmy's relationship saved us... "
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The ending hurt just to hear RC crying. He's feeling the same pain as the fans are feeling about Duncan's retirement.
That's as open as you will ever hear RC Buford.
The thing that worries me, is if there's a sentiment around the organization now of "what's the point?"
Maybe not, but I get the feeling that guys like Pop, RC, and others their fire is burning less, and if it is, that's not good at all.
Same feeling here, I was wondering what's left in Pop fire after his interview on DuncanQuote:
Originally Posted by T Park
this was tremendous
Hearing RC break down at the end was rough. I think we all here get it, but not so much of the rest of the casual NBA fans out there. TD was not as once in a generation player. He was once in a life time. We will never see that again. Some will get close, but will fall short what TD stood for and how damn good he was.
I think those two guys, mainly RC who still has years left in the job, but no so much Pop who only has till 2020 as his most likely retirement date, they hold it to Tim to not let the fire fade. For what Tim stood for, for what he meant to the organisation, and for what he continued to build, for it to come crushing down after he leaves would be heart breaking for him.
Wow. Felt like Duncan is gone forever or something from RC. I had to remind myself that in reality, he's just chilling in his car shop and might be playing pokemon go :lol
But I cant shake the feeling that Pop and RC might feel like they let Duncan down........... I mean usually coaches are happy when their star players retire..... I think they were trying to convince Tim to have another go at it but he declined and decided to hang it up
:lolQuote:
Originally Posted by playbonner15
Eff...RC losing it at the end hit me right in the feels.
The whole interview nicely sums up what the spurs organization is.
It's not just 5 championships.
Sorry, KD, you never get that.
Yep, that was brutal to hear. Amazing how TD affected the lives of those around him, and the lives of millions of us he never met. GOATQuote:
Originally Posted by AFBlue
Yeah, I have thought about if the Spurs have a really disappointing season next year knowing Tim's not ever gonna be on the team again. On paper the Spurs should easily be a 55+ win team with the roster, but I wonder if the shadow of Tim will have an effect on the players, staff, fans, front office, etc. My guess is it will, but will it result in a disappointing season? well they have to play the games to see. A player of Duncan's caliber, character is really impossible to replace.Quote:
Originally Posted by T Park
If the Warriors win it all next season it will be the most meaningless NBA title in the history of the NBA, unless you are a Warriors fan or Kevin Durant. It will be a bought NBA title. Durant winning a championship for OKC would have been a more meaningful NBA title.Quote:
Originally Posted by notcool
Love this interview, though Woj cut bait pretty quickly after RC breaks down. Did anyone else think that was awkward?
It's only natural there will be a grieving process. And especially by all accounts what Tim meant to who the Spurs are today, how beloved he is, that mourning for the end of an era will be deep. But when they step back from it, it really was a triumphant career. Sure the last 2 years were disappointing, but with 5... after the pain of 6... the story had reached its epic climax. We're just so fortunate Timmy stuck around to continue to give the young core a lottle more seasoning, and enabling the Spurs to acquire Aldridge, and even Gasol in way.
It's so thorough and complete how much Timmy has given to this orginization. One man can change the world. In the right environment.
This is as great a union you will ever see in sports. We weep because everything comes to an end. I just hope we got all the joy out it we could becuase this time will never come again.
I felt better after hearing/seeing TD.. And now this, it's back to :cry
the one question that i have never heard asked (of pop, RC or tim) was: whether or not they thought the baton (of leadership) had been passed, and if so, to whom?