Ludden: Spurs hope to net nice return on remodeling job

[2Cleva]

What is this on, XBOX?

If Bynum is at 300 no wonder his knees are shot

Both knee injuries were impact, not structure related.

As for Bynum vs Duncan - Bynum gave it to Tim last year when they played.

[raspsa]

Timmy at 240lbs? Wow, that's more than I expected but it will definitely lessen the load on his knees. MacDyess, Blair, Ratliff will alos help carry the load.

TheNBA really has to addres the growing imbalance between the rich clubs and the not-so-rich otherwise the league will suffer. Guess the salary cap is the way to do it.. REALLY penalize clubs that buy their way to the le.

[mystargtr34]

Both knee injuries were impact, not structure related.

As for Bynum vs Duncan - Bynum gave it to Tim last year when they played.

now Duncan's the one who cant match up on Bynum. An All-NBA guy cant match up on a 6-5 playoff guy who cant stay on the court longer than 5 minutes at a time.

Duncan will be spending alot more time on Gasol, who goes about 230, while McDyess will see most of his time on Odom.

Neither Duncan or McDyess will have anywhere near as much trouble with Bynum as they will with Gasol and Odom.

[MI21]

Light Duncan has always been my favourite Duncan. His strength isn't really a result of body mass like a lot of others, it's a result of incredible footwork on post defense and good core strength. He doesn't lose a single thing in terms of holding position when he trims down. I've always felt he played his best ball when he is a little thinner.

[MI21]

Oh, and of course Bynum will destory Duncan. According to Laker fan, Bynum's worst case scenario career wise is a more explosive Tim Duncan...

[dbestpro]

Timmy at 240lbs? Wow, that's more than I expected but it will definitely lessen the load on his knees. MacDyess, Blair, Ratliff will alos help carry the load.

TheNBA really has to addres the growing imbalance between the rich clubs and the not-so-rich otherwise the league will suffer. Guess the salary cap is the way to do it.. REALLY penalize clubs that buy their way to the le.

Normally I would agree that the issue of money would be a problem for teams, but this is nothing new for the NBA. Name a team not named LA, SA, Boston, Houston, Chicago or Miami to win a ring in the last 20 years. The NBA has been lopsided for a long time.

[mystargtr34]

Light Duncan has always been my favourite Duncan. His strength isn't really a result of body mass like a lot of others, it's a result of incredible footwork on post defense and good core strength. He doesn't lose a single thing in terms of holding position when he trims down. I've always felt he played his best ball when he is a little thinner.

I agree, he holds alot of his weight naturally through his wide base. Hes always had skinny arms and legs but hes always been around 260 regardless. Hes alot stronger than he looks.

[Big P]

God I miss Ludden

[Doctor J]

Duncan at 240? Interesting. That definitely saves on the knees but that makes him lighter defensively against the post. I guess Shaq in the West and Yao out helps that.

Shaq in the West => Shaq in the East

[alchemist]

Wow in that picture Duncan looks like he's been on the Dwight Howard regimen. Never seen Duncan this toned.

[#2!]

Normally I would agree that the issue of money would be a problem for teams, but this is nothing new for the NBA. Name a team not named LA, SA, Boston, Houston, Chicago or Miami to win a ring in the last 20 years. The NBA has been lopsided for a long time.

Detroit, but thats where it ends

[Riverwalkman]

Duncan:240 lbs

LBJ:265 lbs

Ron Artest:250lbs

[raspsa]

Duncan:240 lbs

LBJ:265 lbs

Ron Artest:250lbs

Kevin Garnett - 253lbs

So Pop's plan is for Timmy to start the season "out of shape" then slowly work his way back into form.. some out of the box thinking going on.. should mean a lot of minutes for the new bigs as I don't see pop giving extra minutes to McDyess on account of Duncan's limited minutes. Got to keep Dice fresh as well.

[Das Texan]

So your jumping back on the bandwagon.

Got it.

As long as your OK with being a fairweather fan

You quit too if memory serves me correctly....

[Danny.Zhu]

Good piece.

[ohmwrecker]

I think VC would have been nice for last year and this year but the Spurs likely would have had to given up both Hill and Mason. RJ works out better if you ask me. He is not as good but he has a better contract and he is younger by about 3 or 4 years.

I guess, but Carter is not the player he used to be and Jefferson is a better defender. It seems like Jefferson is a better fit.

Would you have given up Ginobili for Carter?

[Bruno]

Duncan taking a lot of rest this summer is a damn good news.

I also agree with MI21: mobility is more important than strength for him.

[duncan228]

I guess this does belong here. I didn't want to hijack the thread with it, but there's a lot of conversation about his weight.

This was taken last week.

[benefactor]

Damn he's skinny.

[urunobili]

I guess this does belong here. I didn't want to hijack the thread with it, but there's a lot of conversation about his weight.

This was taken last week.

WOW he looks SO lean

[SonOfAGun]

I am counting down the days until opening game.

I hope Blair is in the weight room with Tim.

[myhc]

are we gonna see a lot more quick spin moves and sharp cuts to the basket this year ala Timmy circa 2000? because if so, holy crap!

[#2!]

are we gonna see a lot more quick spin moves and sharp cuts to the basket this year ala Timmy circa 2000? because if so, holy crap!

probably not too much as it may be counterproductive to the whole knee preservation thing, but a couple of those old spin moves would be awesome!

[Muser]

Reminds me of rocky 3, gets beat down, loses some weight and the brings the smackdown.

[sanman53]

I guess this does belong here. I didn't want to hijack the thread with it, but there's a lot of conversation about his weight.

This was taken last week.

Wow, his lost weight makes his head look bigger.

This is going to be an interesting season for the Spurs. Duncan at 240? Wow!