Buck Harvey: Spurs front office thinks Tim Duncan will retire

**Keepin' it real** · 06-16-2016

13 years ago

What about games 2, 4 and 5?

**tbdog** · 06-16-2016

It is so weird that Tim may not be there next season. I can't accept that. Although after 2011, I was surprised we got this far.

**Kikoluna** · 06-16-2016

This is the end of an era, sad day....If true. Top 5 all time. Arguably best ever

**tholdren** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by Keepin' it real

What about games 2, 4 and 5?

2 - 19/12/3/3

4 - 23/17/2/7

5- 29/17/4/4

avg 24/17/5/5

lol

**tholdren** · 06-16-2016

finals - pts/reb/ast/blk

1999- 27/14/2/2

2003 - 24/17/5/5

2005 - 20/14/2/2

2007 - 18/11/3/2 *more apg than tp*

2013 - 19/12/1/1

2014 15/10/2/1 * KL MVP with..17/6/2/1...LOL*

**Sean Cagney** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by GSH

He was at a high level at the end of '15. He's done so much here, but that series against the Clippers is one of my sentimental favorites. His performance against those two monsters was absolutely heroic - the aging lion. He deserved to win that series, and would have if he had gotten any kind of support from most of his teammates.

If he had been able to play at that exact level this season, there is no way the Thunder win that series. So, no, he shouldn't have quit after the '14 season, because he was still a beast in the '15 season.

Damn he was a beast in that Clippers series! It seems like forever ago seeing him play at that level but it was just last year. You are right. He started to fall off this year when the other knee went, after that it was downhill for Timmay.

Originally Posted by Obi Juan Kenobi

Those are some ungodly stats...

2003 Tim was a problem, a different planet he came from.

**Keepin' it real** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by tholdren

2 - 19/12/3/3

4 - 23/17/2/7

5- 29/17/4/4

avg 24/17/5/5

lol

Journeyman stats ... I can see why they were excluded.

**eDizzle20** · 06-16-2016

Plain and simple it will seem unreal when Duncan hangs it up. I would love to see prime Duncan feast on all the current turd towers.

**HI-FI** · 06-16-2016

, hope both him and Manu come back one more year. Part of that is my own selfishness for not going to a game the past 2 seasons, plus I don't want them in the same induction as Kobe.

**K...** · 06-16-2016

They should let Duncan play against the Lakers and only the Lakers. Make that happen Adam silver

**baseline bum** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by GSH

He was at a high level at the end of '15. He's done so much here, but that series against the Clippers is one of my sentimental favorites. His performance against those two monsters was absolutely heroic - the aging lion. He deserved to win that series, and would have if he had gotten any kind of support from most of his teammates.

If he had been able to play at that exact level this season, there is no way the Thunder win that series. So, no, he shouldn't have quit after the '14 season, because he was still a beast in the '15 season.

If Tim had been able to play at that level this season I'd have been at the Riverwalk watching a ing parade today.

**tmtcsc** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by baseline bum

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.

No , right? Tim wasn't playing for $$ at the end of his career. The guy loves to play & loves to win. That's why he took less than market value for years.

**tmtcsc** · 06-16-2016

If he wants to retire without fan fare, it would need to be now.

**SAGirl** · 06-16-2016

Good article in bballbreakdown
http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/05/12...ed-tim-duncan/ An excerpt that comments on TD struggles in the OkC series.

Duncan’s longevity is owed to a lot of different factors, but it’s been his ability to constantly reinvent himself that’s kept him relevant. Since 2010, Duncan has worked to restructure his body and game. Conceding things to age, rather than outright fighting it. In doing so, he was never going to get the same glorious spotlight ending that a Kobe Bryant got, fighting tooth and nail to defy Father Time one last time.Tim Duncan’s end was always going to be about making one adjustment after another until there were no more to be made.
“When he doesn’t think he can, he’ll stop. It might be in the middle of a game,” Popovich once said. “I can see him walking off the court saying, ‘Nah, I’m not pulling my weight anymore. I’m gone.’ And he’ll walk.”
.....
Duncan can still get off his screen, catch the ball on the move, and make all the split-second reads. But he lacks the lift to finish in traffic, and the brakes needed to halt momentum and get a soft touch on those flip shots. His jumper has all but abandoned him, cramping the Spurs spacing with only Danny Green as a feared spot-up shooter in the starting lineup with Leonard working inside the paint so often. And while he still positions himself well contesting shots, he’s also bumped off his mark, and often to the floor.

But so long as he’s a non-threat finishing, he’s also another body to help off of—a rotation point the Thunder big men, notorious for their inability to follow complex actions, don’t have to track.
A few years ago, when Duncan first started to show his age, he promised to keep playing until the wheels fell off. Each year since, he’s spent the summer training and tinkering; assessing his limitations and improving upon the things he could still do well on the court and maintaining his baseline of play. Now, those wheels finally appear to be wobbling.

**Kidd K** · 06-16-2016

Man, it always sucks to see one of your all time favorites retiring. . . .

If he does retire this season. . .well thank you for the memories Timmy. I'll always consider him a legend.

**Sean Cagney** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by tholdren

finals - pts/reb/ast/blk

1999- 27/14/2/2

2003 - 24/17/5/5

2005 - 20/14/2/2

2007 - 18/11/3/2 *more apg than tp*

2013 - 19/12/1/1

2014 15/10/2/1 * KL MVP with..17/6/2/1...LOL*

That man showed up big for every finals he was in, even at 38 years old. LEGEND.

**Russ** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by tholdren

finals - pts/reb/ast/blk

2014 15/10/2/1 * KL MVP with..17/6/2/1...LOL*

TD should have been the only player to win Finals MVP in three different decades.

**DJR210** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by GSH

What's your point? He's not righteous enough for your standards? Shouldn't be allowed to make a living? I don't even know if there's any truth to your statement, but who gives a rat ?

Have a couple of drinks and chill the out.

is Buck your father or what? You're here going off white knighting men telling others to chill?

looks like you need the drink, im sure Buck would knock back a dozen or so with you

**cjw** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by Russ

TD should have been the only player to win Finals MVP in three different decades.

He was apparently on a majority of ballots when 6 happened

**Keepin' it real** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by Russ

TD should have been the only player to win Finals MVP in three different decades.

LBJ should have won MVP in 2014. 28 / 8 / 4

No one else was close. Last year was even worse. He should have won it twice in defeat.

**tmtcsc** · 06-16-2016

Originally Posted by Obi Juan Kenobi

Those are some ungodly stats...

I beg to differ. Those are GODLY stats.

**Kawhitstorm** · 06-17-2016

Originally Posted by tholdren

finals - pts/reb/ast/blk

1999- 27/14/2/2

2003 - 24/17/5/5

2005 - 20/14/2/2

2007 - 18/11/3/2 *more apg than tp*

2013 - 19/12/1/1

2014 15/10/2/1 * KL MVP with..17/6/2/1...LOL*

As if Kawhi wasn't the best player after the series was tied 1-1, might as well have been 0-0 & the best of 5. Kawhi cucked LeBron in Gm 3 which was the turning point of the series. Iggy meanwhile won the MVP despite LeBron dominating the series.