Tim Duncan Extended for Two-more Years

Well Well Well....... :)

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Originally Posted by MaNuMaNiAc

Seriously, it has been damn good to be a Spurs fan in the Duncan era. I don't think there is one other team, front office and roster, in the whole league, that gives their following such a feeling of easiness. Now, I understand us Spurs fans like to overreact to every little move by our front office, but really think about it...

Yeah you can bitch about some stupid trade (ex. Scola) and you can criticize Holt for being cheap, but is there another front office that has managed to build a franchise like this, where respect and professionalism are the norm? No scandal, no controversy, just continued, harmonious success... and behind it all, two great selfless sportsmen Tim and Pop!

Its good to be a Spurs fan! Here's to the good times, past, present and by the looks of it, a great and prosperous future! :toast

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It certainly has been a good time being a Spurs fan all these years. You know that there'll always be people out there with comments to make.

WOW!

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Originally Posted by timvp

These are the times when a Spurs fan should be proud of being a Spurs fan. The team you root for is all about winning ... and that's all we can really ask.

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Abbsolutely.

:tux1536582353766794!

Very impressive. Duncan is a terrific player and person. Too bad this year is his last chance at winning another championship.

yeah! :downspin:

Props to TD. I hope this means we keep Manu into his mid 30's. Shoot, now Horry might stick around until 2012 too. J/K

Tim (Toledo): Are you unwilling to comment on any of today's news out of San Antonio--even by Pop/Buford standards, it's been a banner day?

John Hollinger: (3:44 PM ET ) I'd like to see the fine print first, but if they really got Duncan to take what amounts to a pay cut on his extension, that's pretty amazing.
http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=17848

wow go mr.tim duncan :clap :clap :clap :hungry: stay hungry mr.tim duncan. :clap :clap :clap :elephant :elephant :spin :spin :blah :blah

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Originally Posted by Aggie Hoopsfan

FWD, it's on the front page of ESPN.com now.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3086623

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I finally saw that a little while ago. That's an improvement.

I maintain that if this story had broken about Garnett or Kobe, the lede wouldn't be the extension itself, but the voluntary choice to take less money to aid the franchise.

I guess I should just realize that things like that, when it comes to Tim Duncan, are just expected and not particularly newsworthy. In that sense, I really appreciate Tim's ability and willingness to set an example -- it reminds me a bit of that time a couple of years ago when Tim and Iverson were coming back from injury at the same time; Iverson made a big stink about how he shouldn't have to come off the bench and Tim responded the very next night by coming off the bench against the T'Wolves. It's Tim's one career appearance in which he did not start, but the message was sent loudly and clearly, I think. This act, it seems to me, does a similar thing. Whether anyone will follow suit or whether Tim will, again, be a lone beacon of relative virtue (he could have asked that the team donate his entire salary to charities or something like that, I guess; he could have also agreed to a deal for the minimum) on this speaks volumes about his character.

Not surprising that ESPN and others would miss that point.

:tu Duncan is the epitome of a team player. :)

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Originally Posted by dbreiden83080

Timmy is just the MAN. You got A-Rod telling the Yanks that 30 mil a year is an insult and he is hitting the free agent market and Timmy takes 11 mil less than he could have got to stay a Spur and give them cap space. He is one of the classiest guys in sports period. :toast

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hey man i dont get how some baseball players earn more than NBA players, when they play less games...

Tom Brady did the same thing.

Wasn't it Peyton?

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Originally Posted by timvp

IIRC, that'd be against the CBA rules. The Spurs would be punished severely for promising part ownership down the line. Plus Holt wasn't at the meeting, which to me would be mandatory if such talks occurred.

I don't think there is anything else to the story other than Duncan just decided to take less money. I need to see how this will affect the books down the line to figure out what the Spurs told Duncan, but I assume they pointed to a summer in which they'll have the caproom to open up enough room to bring in a max free agent.

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gee if that little greedy james would take less money he might have a point guard :smokin

so it looks like the spurs gm are going to get the gm award this year

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Originally Posted by baseline bum

Man, that is awesome to have Tim on the Spurs for at least two more years after 2010. What a great day to be a Spurs fan: two more years from our franchise's best player, AND he leaves ~ $5 million extra in cap room to help the team re-sign Manu and maybe pick up another impact player in 10-11.

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do you really think they will resign manu?
hope manu will take less to be a spur but denver almost made a bid on him last time

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Originally Posted by duncan228

They'll keep him happy, keep a contending team around him.
This is not the Lakers.
Duncan doesn't need $ or opt out threats to get what he needs from the Spurs.

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Exactly Duncan is a once in a lifetime type of player and they know it. They have a 3 or 4 year window here, maybe a little longer where they will have a shot at more rings and then the franchise while it may be competitive may never be the same again. These are the glory years for the Spurs where they are leaving their mark on the history of the league and they are not going to blow it by not standing by their word to keep the talent around Timmy after this gesture of his on top of everything else he's done for them.

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Originally Posted by dbreiden83080

Exactly Duncan is a once in a lifetime type of player and they know it. They have a 3 or 4 year window here, maybe a little longer where they will have a shot at more rings and then the franchise while it may be competitive may never be the same again. These are the glory years for the Spurs where they are leaving their mark on the history of the league and they are not going to blow it by not standing by their word to keep the talent around Timmy after this gesture of his on top of everything else he's done for them.

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Exactly! :flag:

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Popovich also showed reporters gathered around him before Tuesday's tip-off a cartoon he got from a newspaper several years ago. It depicted a player sitting in a main office, a coach waiting outside to see him and an administrative assistant. Popovich had labeled the player "TD" and the coach "Pop." The cartoon's caption read: "The Franchise will see you now, coach."

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:D

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After a few weeks of deliberation, Duncan agreed to the $40 million extension. He will make $22.2 million in the final year of his current contract, with his salary dropping to about $18.7 million in the first year of the extension.

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So instead of TD demanding the max extension of $24.5 mil in 2010-11 and $26.9 mil in 2011-12 he will take $18.7 mil in 2010-11 and $21.3 mil in 2011-12, ostensibly freeing up $5.8 mil in 2010-11 and $5.6 mil in 2011-12?

Did you guys see Duncan's reaction talking about it last night in postgame?

"Were you relieved to get it over with before the season?"

Tim (paraphasing) - "I didn't even know it was time for it. Whatever." :lol

Let me find the video ...

http://www.woai.com/mediacenter/loca...videoId=463010 (very end of the clip)

:lol