I know this is a question that most of you don't want to think about. But Tim is going on 10 years in the league. Honestly, how many good years do you all think he has left? He hasn't looked very good most of this year due to injuries but the Spurs are still winning. Are all of his injuries catching up to him? Who will be the next person to carry the Spurs like Robinson and Duncan? Will Jermaine O'Neal not signing here affect us in the long run or will Nazr be the next Spurs great? This is a great time for Spurs fans and I know I am not the only one who has become spoiled by thier success. It scares me when I look around the league and see where Chicago and Los Angeles are now. I know I am enjoying every minute of this ride but I can't help but wonder how long it will last ?
Last edited by Mike Jones; 04-03-2006 at 07:16 PM.
I don't know how to make that judgment now since he's been injured all year. I really want to see how he performs starting off healthy and injury free. Then I think you can make a better gauge of where he is at his career and even then, it's hard to say how many X number of years he's got left in the tank. His age right now, 29, is supposedly still in his prime with a few years left to spare.
If he recovers from PF (which I understand isn't guaranteed, but I'm not positive on that point), he'll have a few years left in the tank. And I'll bet he'll return to a high level of play when he recovers, too.
Good thing Tim doesn't heavily rely on athletic ability to be effective.
2 or 3 years
he's gonna retire much sooner than the average athelete. he wasnt to be out of here b4 Dwight howard hits his prime he said after the orlando-sa game
Spur fans are spoiled. Look at other teams which have rarely had winning records, much less three NBA les. After Duncan will be Lebron time, then after that, who knows?
Spurs players often complement other team's players, and Tim DOES have a sense of humor. Anyways, if it is only 2-3 more years, why aren't you enjoying it instead of being such a negative ?
I'll say 5 years.
He has about 3 years left of MVP consideration-type seasons. After that he will continue to be effective on defense and efficient on offense. He could play until he was 40 if he wanted, I believe
I think Tim will get bored before his body retires him.
His weak interest in the first half of seasons is sort of a premonition, imo. He's not the super-compe ive, fiery emotional, alpha male type. I think he will be satisfied with a repeat, maybe go for a 3-peat, then after that, take his 10s of $Ms, his wife and kid(s), and go hang out on the beach until his jersey retirement ceremony.
His injuries the last 3 seasons, even if not quite him breaking down with age, have to be discouraging, esp when compounded with the boredom of oct/nov/dec/jan every year, going through the motions until the playoffs.
Oh, I think so, too. David was effective until he was 37, and that was with a horrible back. It's a matter of how long he wants to play.
He's signed through '10, and I'd be surprised to see him leave hefty back end year money on the table. I think we might get an indicator if he wants to play for a while in '08. He has a player option which he could use to extend the deal. Then again, he can't get raises like his current 12.5% ones with a new deal.
Fiery emotional? No. Super compe ive? There isn't anyone moreso in the league...
If Tim Duncan takes care of himself and eats right I could see him living another 50-60 years. . .easily.
Three more good seasons, maybe four.
i'm not being a negative you . i'm just stating what he said.
bull
manu ginobili is twice as comep ive as tim
More fiery emotional, more super compe ive ...
Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace, Sam Cassell ...
They are more so. They may not be more talented. They might not be the winner TD is. But, they are more fiery with emotion and (arguably) more compe ive.
i dont doubt TD has a huge desire to win, but if he was the most compe ive player he'd be working on his FT's 24/7 knowing how crucial they are come playoff time. but there are def. a lot more players who are more compe ive than tim
Last edited by Amuseddaysleeper; 04-03-2006 at 07:22 PM.
if he plays with me, he can win 6 more les
BOOK IT
not if u never pass the ball!
"What ifs" generally suck.
But in this case...what if Duncan was healthy this season? It would be Detroit chasing us. We would have one of the best records in NBA history. That's one way to look at, or maybe TP doesn't develop as much as he has...and we have a similar record still with TD as our leading scorer and not TP.
5 or 6.
just because you don't blow your top and act over emotional doesn't mean you aren't ultra compe ive. it means you can control your outward expression and emotions well.
How the do you know he doesn't??but if he was the most compe ive player he'd be working on his FT's 24/7 knowing how crucial they are come playoff time
Duncan is one of the hardest workers on this team.
Go talk to Brent Barry about what swung him on this team.
Duncan doing drills in the middle of July.
Meaningless balance drills that you do during the year.
Working his ASS off.
Sam Cassell has more hunger than Duncan??
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yeah right.
If he did, he sure didnt show it last tuesday when he decided that putting on his shoe was more important than defense.
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i didnt mean to say cassell, but in terms of the 1st 1/2 of your post, if TD was working on FT's as much as you say he might we'd be seeing a significant improvement. but we havent. he did great the 1st month of the season but its all been downhill. now i dont know how much PF affects FT shooting but Duncan's ft's for a player of his status who could get fouled a lot during crunch time leave a lot to be desired. thankfully he is so good in other areas that it makes up for his ft ability
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