Forever 21.. What's You Favorite Timmy Memory?

[Tully365]

Timmy never complained once about not winning a DPOY award, but I'm sure many members of the media, looking back, regret not voting for him. He probably should've had about three. He was the greatest defensive anchor of his era.

[-21-]

What I will remember most about Timmy is that he would always be the last player to leave the court after a win. He would wait for all his teammates regardless of who they were before he would walk back into the tunnel. I think it is the little things that I will remember about him the most. How he would hug the ball before a game. The pranks he played on his teammates on the sidelines. His expressions after a foul or bad call. The guy was locked in when he played and he competed every game. I never could say Tim took a game off. In 19 years, when he played, he never took a game off. He competed because he was a man of principle and integrity. I guess this is what I will miss the most:

^This tbh.

[TDomination]

I was working at Northwoods Theater (1604/281) in the Summer of 2002. Its a busy Saturday night and i'm ripping tickets and telling people which theater to go to. I'm looking down when I see a huge hand handing me a ticket and i hear a familiar voice and i look up and theres Timmy with one of his buddies going to watch THE SUM OF ALL FEARS.
I froze and i don't even think i told him anything, I just went blank. He had a backpack and they told us to not let anyone take their backpack but i didn't care, he could've had 8 backbacks and I would've let him in. He was my hero and he had just won MVP that year and I was just in awe. I ignored the other customers for a minute so i could see him walk to his theater. It was pretty cool. He ended up going a few more times, and every time he went was awesome.

[From Downtown]

Too young to remember early Duncan, so I'd say winning 5 and his performance in overtime in Game 6 against OKC

[I. Hustle]

I was working at Northwoods Theater (1604/281) in the Summer of 2002. Its a busy Saturday night and i'm ripping tickets and telling people which theater to go to. I'm looking down when I see a huge hand handing me a ticket and i hear a familiar voice and i look up and theres Timmy with one of his buddies going to watch THE SUM OF ALL FEARS.
I froze and i don't even think i told him anything, I just went blank. He had a backpack and they told us to not let anyone take their backpack but i didn't care, he could've had 8 backbacks and I would've let him in. He was my hero and he had just won MVP that year and I was just in awe. I ignored the other customers for a minute so i could see him walk to his theater. It was pretty cool. He ended up going a few more times, and every time he went was awesome.

I might remember you. Were you the guy with the gimpy hand and the thick glasses or were you the black guy who seems kind of gay but only because he still acts like a kid?

[look_at_g_shred]

What I will remember most about Timmy is that he would always be the last player to leave the court after a win. He would wait for all his teammates regardless of who they were before he would walk back into the tunnel. I think it is the little things that I will remember about him the most. How he would hug the ball before a game. The pranks he played on his teammates on the sidelines. His expressions after a foul or bad call. The guy was locked in when he played and he competed every game. I never could say Tim took a game off. In 19 years, when he played, he never took a game off. He competed because he was a man of principle and integrity. I guess this is what I will miss the most:

In losses too!

[Ginobili3]

The ones that come to mind are: the 3 pointer in G1 against PHX in the 08 1st rd, the OT against OKC in '14's Game 6 en route to Chip 5 and his dominating Game 6 against New Jersey for Chip #2.

[TampaDude]

2014 Game 6 against OKC, 38 year old Duncan sending home Dursoft and Westbrook.

Which led to this:

"We'll do it this time."

[JR3]

"We'll do it this time."

This quote still gives me chills... Mostly because of what the team had been through the year before combined with the fact that Tim is so quiet and would have never thought he would say something like this. You could just tell that he meant it... Then he backed it up in a historic way.

[Spurtacular]

" we're gonna do it this time"

ESPN needs to dig out the full video if it hasn't been destroyed and put it out there. At the time, they cut away to a replay, so we only heard him saying that.

[ElNono]

so many, tbh... on a personal note, just thankful I was able to watch him play live both at the AT&T Center and on the road...

[SilverSpur]

When he was drafted and walked up on stage with a Spurs hat.

[BillMc]

"We'll do it this time."

[Perry Mason]

His whole first season. It was so obvious then, this would not be the Spurs of old. The Jazz made it out of the WCF in 98', but the Spurs were at their heels and I could feel the Spurs imminently crossing the threshold.

I was a huge DRob fan, so the addition of Timmy seemed (and does seem) like divine providence. The Spurs were finally going to get their due.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Being at the AT&T Center, seeing Tim get number 5 against the Heat. I was with my son, on Father's Day, right after his baseball team won the city championship for his age group. Best Father's Day Ever!

That's perfect!

[stxspurs]

Flippin the bird @ walgreens

[GSH]

I thought this was a great story by a compe or:

Etan Thomas: Here is my Tim Duncan story: So we’re playing the Spurs and I get the ball on the post. I inside pivot and sweep to the middle for my jump hook and he blocks it. So as we are running down the court he says to me “that was a good move but you have to get more into my body so you can either draw the foul or I can’t block it”. So I didn’t know if he was talking noise or what so just kind of looked at him confused and said ok. Then, a few plays later I did it again got more into his body and he couldn’t block it. I missed the shot and he looked at me and said much better and kept playing lol. I remember calling my boy Zee Chilton and telling him this story lol Tim Duncan is honestly one of the nicest guys in the NBA and the best power forward ever in NBA history. Respect 5 hours ago – via Facebook.com

[barakz21]

The 2 best "good" Timmy memories I have are when he carried the team on his back in the 3rd quarter of game 7 against the Pistons, and when he was just hugging his kids on the floor of game 5 of the 2014 finals. At the same time, game 6 or game 7 of the 2013 finals was also one of the best despite it being a bad one because you get to see that despite Tim's being so stoic, he couldn't help but hide the frustration he had. I am truly fortunate to have seen a Tim Duncan in my lifetime and there won't be another one ever, or it would be a very long time before another one came along.

[spurraider21]

the 3 pointer against phoenix was so in awesome... but to me that one is always lacking because it wasn't in a championship run. in a vacuum, it was his best moment, but i dont remember the moments in vacuums

for me its the performance against shaq in game 6 of 2003

as much as people are talking up his game 7 vs detroit, i thoroughly remember feeling manu absolutely deserved F-MVP when they were going to make the announcement post game.


1 - 2003 lakers game 6
2 - 2003 nets game 6... that comeback and all the big shots made by him or a result of furious double teams
3 - we'll do it this time

[YGWHI]

A few weeks ago, some guy was trolling me on twitter saying that Tim wasn't great, and that reminded me of my first fight in the real life. And it was for Tim
https://twitter.com/MRJEODLL/status/747678558542270465

But my best Duncan's memory isn't a play.
I was 4 years old when the Spurs won in 1999, and still remember my dad celebrating, throwing me into the air like a baby, then doing the same with my sisters, he seemed so happy...

Tim is in my heart where those memories reside now.

[mbass]

I'm sure there's a similar thread to this already, can't remember tbh.

But I'm sitting here recollecting all the memories since 1997, and there's so many great ones. What are y'all's favorites? 2014 is mine, with Timmy holding his hands in the air. And the "Not bad for a bunch of old guys" quote during the locker room celebration. Greatest championship ever.

What say you?

That is also my best memory - 2014 - game 5 - and we were there, in San Antonio, to be part of the celebration. Timmy holding his hands in the air is an iconic image - for the ages.

[Sean Cagney]

2003 game 6 against LA, 2003 Game 6 against NJN, Pistons game 7 in the third Q when he took over, Dallas game 7 2006 when he left it all out on the floor and had over 40 some odd points. Those games right there were my faves.

[davidbowie]

when tim got cheated on and divorced his wife (plus the rumors she floated out there) then later lost game 6 & 7 in the finals in excruciating fashion. only to come back the following year with a new hotter babe and getting revenge on the team that nearly ended him while completely dismantling them. THAT'S MY FAV MEMORY.

GOAT

[SAGirl]

Understand I have only followed the Spurs since 2013. Game 6 2013 is one of the most vulnerable I have ever seen him.

But recently, more recently. I have memories of him playing a great game against LMA of all ppl. The triple OT that we lost bc Lillard went HAM at the end in December 2014. It was a magnificent game and came in on the hills of another triple OT against Memphis. We lost both games but Timmy was just amazing in those games and that was a historic deal the amount of minutes he played in those games at his age and his play level. Timmy was intensely compe ive. He held the team together that month without Kawhi and Tony.


Then I remember him in the Clippers series 2015. I knew he wanted the repeat with a passion. I remember Pop saying that season Timmy was our most consistent player at 38-39? I knew he wanted the repeat badly that season. It was his last great season too. We got a different player in 2016, it was time. But boy he was great almost until the very end, truly great.

I will remember game 6 OKC series in 2014 and game 6 OKC series 2016. His leadership. Staying until the very end in that game 6 his acknowledgement to the crowd cheers even in a loss. I knew. I will miss Timmy the teammate and leader. Though no one compares to Tim, I hope Kawhi steps up in that area. I hope for all of our youngest players to have soaked up as much as they could from him.

[nadie]

I forgot which post season it was. He was walking to the forum for the press conference and he tripped going up. He pretended to take a practice shot.
Also, on another post season, the journalists were telling their names and press affiliation before they could ask a question and Tim Duncan said, "Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs."
Also in one interview, the interviewer, I forgot which one, asked him how important the win was and he answered, "Very important," and that was it.

We love Tim Duncan to the moon and back!!!