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Basically this means one more year.
Buck Harvey wrote an article for the SA Express-News today essentially bidding goodbye to Tim Duncan, which included this key line:
http://www.expressnews.com/sports/columnists/buck_harvey/article/Reason-No-431-you-will-miss-Duncan-8219524.php?t=50b51bbbebbc83a41f&cmpid=twitter-premium
Basically this means one more year.
Duncan @cryhavoc lereddit "Dad- ed him"
What kind of broken ass engrish?
that would ing suck
Only thing wrong with it was a typo of "lmao". got.
No surprise. I expected it. That knee soreness was just age, that is why they sat him down for about 9 games and he pressured to get back but looked just about the same as he did the game right b4 resting. That last game of the series was very emotional. It did feel like his last.
It explains a lot definitely...
I'd love to see him as a coach for young bigs, but who knows. He has a life besides basketball.
By the way, link doesn't work.
I figured there was little chance of Tim coming back on two bad knees, but it still sucks to see the Spurs feel the same is likely. Enjoy your retirement Tim, you have given us the most amazing 19 years we could have ever imagined.
This might help explain why Boban "decided" not to play with his national team. Pop told Boban Timmy's going bye-bye.
We need ya, big fella.
I think it'd suck worse for him to try another season and then not be able to play at the level that he wants to. Would be sad to see him sitting on the bench with bum knees.
Should have ridden off into the sunset after 5, but that money ...
Actually, to me it explains Milutinov showing up for SL despite having 2 more years under contract in Europe and declining the opportunity to play for his national team after Boban pulled out.This might help explain why Boban "decided" not to play with his national team. Pop told Boban Timmy's going bye-bye.
We need ya, big fella.
I agree, his health is the most important thing but I meant more in the grand scheme of things. It being an end of an era and it's like reality is hitting now that TD won't be with the team next year and so on. It's more of what Duncan represents.
Ah. I get what you were saying.
End of an era for sure. It's going to really hit home for me that first game when he's not there for the jump ball. I hope he stays around and helps work with the team. But I can also see him just riding out into the sunset.
I'm not believing anything until it's official (we may know as soon as next week). Knowing Tim he's just as likely to be pranking Pop as he is serious.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...9&goto=newpost
I bet he read that thread and that broke the camel's back
It remains to be seen if Duncan makes it known before the draft the Spurs could still go the over the cap route by having Tim opt in and using his contract to trade. He and the other team could agree to a buyout. That almost certainly wouldn't be a secret on draft night, both because Manu and Tim would probably both do it if one of them did it and because I think the league would have a real problem with a trade that required so much under-the-table handshaking. I think if the plan is/was to keep Diaw, that might happen. But with him being VERY expendable, I wouldn't think the team needs to be that creative.
That money? Tim took an enormous paycut. He played because he loves the game and said he would play until the wheels fell off. They didn't fall off until he hurt his good knee this year.
Buck Harvey...I'll believe it when it's officially announced.
Tim is such a private person I doubt anyone except maybe Pop has any real insight into his thinking. He and Pop are so close, almost a father/son relationship, so they may be talking about it, but everything else is just speculation. I do think that Tim will let Pop know his decision in time for the team to figure out their possible moves. He won't leave the team high and dry by deciding too late.
This guy could just walk away and retire, he has nothing left to prove to anyone but himself. One of the NBA's greatest players ever. I do hope he suits up for one more season as a Spur and try and win another NBA le. He does seem like the kind of player that wouldn't bother playing again if he couldn't compete at a high level.
If it happens this way, the worst would be Tim denying his fans in the ATT stands to show their appreciation with a 1 hour standing ovation.
Ugh. It's not official, of course, but you just know this day is coming. Sad day for the league when Timmy retires.
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