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and so is this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXixmaZDSPA
and so is this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2iKXOluAws
and so is this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXixmaZDSPA
and so is this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXg-k_1NGMY
and this guy is ready too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNUFK3Vc5u8
and so is this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZPFUSwaA7M
so yeah, i think we're more than ready. in fact, we're licking our chops. gonna eat some Cavs for breakfast. with syrup on top.
Great Video of Manu!
He sure is. you'd better watch out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0LXeO_bk6Q
-Mars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCRIy...elated&search=
more from that guy, incase one has forgotten what he's done in the playoffs.
-Mars
Oh I love it....
Duncan excited to wear colors``If they don't know what Tim Duncan is about, they cannot be true fans, they are fantasy fans. I can dunk, but I ain't no Tim Duncan. I wish I was.'' Lebron James
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Duncan excited to wear colors
Spurs forward's efficient game is crucial to Team USA's cause
By Tom Reed
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Tim Duncan makes no apologies for his lack of charisma. Call him the Big Fundamen-dull if you must.
``My job is to be effective, not exciting,'' the power forward said.
Here's betting John Kerry does not adopt that one as a campaign slogan.
Duncan isn't out to lead our country. But without question, he's the leader of our country's Olympic basketball team. So what if he plays hoops with the flair of Retief Goosen in the final round of the U.S. Open? The only American player with an NBA championship ring, Duncan is a proven winner who supplies steady production and gives Larry Brown's team its only legitimate big man.
If the inexperienced club is going to win a gold medal, the San Antonio Spurs' 7-footer must score consistently, rebound effectively, defend tenaciously and log lots of minutes.
In other words, play a typical Duncan game.
Just don't ask him to talk about it.
``What I do isn't exciting,'' Duncan said in his trademark monotone after scoring 22 points and grabbing six rebounds Thursday in a 103-75 scrimmage win over Puerto Rico.
As more popular teammates such as LeBron James and Allen Iverson were ringed by television cameras, Duncan quietly stood off to the side autographing hats for naval serviceman in attendance.
Former teammate ``The Admiral'' David Robinson would be proud. As for Brown, he's just indebted.
``Tim is kind of our security blanket,'' the coach said. ``He's a steadying influence and he might just be the best player in the world.''
Two NBA les with the Spurs. Two league Most Valuable Player awards. Too many yawns from hypocritical sports fans who grouse about the absence of fundamentals, yet don't appreciate Duncan's contributions.
Sports Illustrated's Web site last May labeled him the most boring sports personality. The 2003 NBA Finals, featuring the Spurs and New Jersey Nets, drew the worst Neilson ratings for a basketball championship series since they began tabulating them in 1976.
In a hip-hop nation, Duncan and his Spurs are viewed as square as the late Dave Thomas and his Wendy's hamburgers.
That's too bad says one of sports' most electric performers.
``If they don't know what Tim Duncan is about, they cannot be true fans, they are fantasy fans,'' James said. ``I can dunk, but I ain't no Tim Duncan. I wish I was.'' :thumbsup:
James provided glimpses of his incandescent skills against Puerto Rico.
He made several sweet passes. He hustled after a ball going out of bounds, saving it with a behind-the-back pass to Dwyane Wade setting up a Shawn Marion layup.
He brought the University of North Florida Arena to its feet with a spectacular reverse dunk.
Duncan's work was less scintillating. He converted an offensive rebound here. Banked a turnaround jumper there. Spent the entire scrimmage in good defensive position.
Never showed a trace of emotion.
It was like watching a plumber install a three-quarter-inch elbow under a kitchen sink.
You cannot live in a house with leaky pipes. Just as you can't erect a solid foundation for a championship without someone like Duncan.
He learned the value of hard work and craftsmanship from his late father, Bill Duncan, who built by hand the family's Virgin Islands home and saw it withstand Hurricane Hugo's ferocity in 1989.
``Tim is such a great role model for our kids,'' Brown said of the 28-year-old Duncan.
Duncan missed practice Tuesday morning due to a case of food poisoning and his absence was noticeable. Spurs coach and U.S. assistant Gregg Popovich told Brown it didn't feel right without Duncan.
``Now you know how the other 29 teams in the league feel,'' Brown said.
Duncan cannot match Shaquille O'Neal for his devastating offensive presence and larger-than-life image. The Diesel has more nicknames than Duncan does appendages.
But given the choice on this team (average age 23.6 years) Duncan remains a better fit.
He is stronger defensively and his mobility figures to be a key factor in the international game where lanes are wider and European opponents like to spread the floor.
O'Neal is one of many NBA stars, citing various reasons, who declined USA Basketball's invitation. Duncan never wavered.
A late-season knee injury cost him a chance to play in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He participated on last year's unbeaten Olympic-qualifying team, and is anxious to go to Athens despite security concerns.
``This has been one of my dreams,'' Duncan said. ``Winning a gold medal would be a bonus. Just getting the chance to play is special.''
And play he will. The team's only other big man is rookie Emeka Okafor, who's nursing a sprained ankle.
Duncan's ability to rebound and score inside are invaluable to a team bereft of quality perimeter shooting.
If he excels while wearing the nation's colors, perhaps Duncan's popularity finally will soar. According to the Rocky Mountain News, sales of his Spurs jersey jumped from 15th to sixth this season.
Any takers on who's No. 1?
``I'd buy a LeBron James jersey if I could find one,'' he said.
Oh, that Tim Duncan. What a jokester.
Yeah I remember looking down on that dude before.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QQ8g9Pf-el4
It's hard to imagine this dude is playing for us.
Try looking up and remembering what you said about Mr. Duncan
And he won't allow that crap in the Playoffs. If you haven't figured it out yet, we play a little bit different brand of basketball in the playoffs than in the regular season
-Mars
Yeah, because you're actually LeBron James. Dumbass.
i hope your mom isn't going to be there. but if some equipment goes missing, we know who to go after.
http://espn.go.com/magazine/friend_20021118.html
Do you actually remember growing up as someone else before deciding you'd be much cooler as LeBron James?
Go get your "wise" on.
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