If duncan calls it quits

[tmtcsc]

2003 Finals, game 6

Yessir. That had to be one of the best games of his career. Saved the best for the clincher. He didn't have many "spectacular" moments, he just consistently performed at a high, high level that made him great. Oh yeah, and this was good:

[tonight...you]

Yessir. That had to be one of the best games of his career. Saved the best for the clincher. He didn't have many "spectacular" moments, he just consistently performed at a high, high level that made him great. Oh yeah, and this was good:

The greatest NBA player to ever grace a court. From top to bottom. From the hoop, to the locker room, to the off-season, to the bench-coaching during the games to his end-of-the-bench scrub teammate. To the money sacrificing for the team.
I'd take that man on my team over Jordan.
10 out of 7 days.

[TheGoldStandard]

It's hard not to like him.. and for those that do they at least have to respect him.. He changed the position.. He could do it all, he stepped up when everyone else would bail. He had an extra gear when it seemed like another was not possible. He carried teams that had no business winning. He knew when to step back and let others shine. Amazing player and an even better person.

[pgardn]

His knees are so bad.

If he could just get them healthy again...
he just can't move

[tmtcsc]

The moment he trolled Pop and told him he was leaving to Orlando was pretty good. I think Pop said he almost lost his lunch.

He could have easily left and joined Tracy McGrady, Grant Hill, Monty Williams and Doc Rivers in Orlando but he decided to stay. It was the decision that brought 4 more championships to San Antonio. The guy saved the franchise and gave its fans something to be proud of and celebrated. I wonder if people realize how instrumental he was in other peoples careers too. From players to coaches to GM's, etc. No one is as valuable if the franchise doesn't have the success it had.

[tmtcsc]

His knees are so bad.

If he could just get them healthy again...
he just can't move

I know.

[Obstructed_View]

Somebody better call the vet, 'cause these pythons are SICK!

[Ron Swanson]

Somebody better call the vet, 'cause these pythons are SICK!

[GSH]

I'm gonna miss seeing this for a very long time:

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Mine is the 3rd Q of game 7 of the 2005 Finals. Few people ever mention it because it was ugly, but it stands out for me.

We were down 7 or 8 and nothing was going - everyone, including Tim, was in a hole, and the Pistons' D looked impenetrable - yet Timmy just kept hammering away on the rock until it broke and he singlehandedly lifted us back into the game on some ugly but exceedingly smart and tough play.

Watching him demolish the Fakers in game 6 of 2003 semis would be second.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Mine is the 3rd Q of game 7 of the 2005 Finals. Few people ever mention it because it was ugly, but it stands out for me.

We were down 7 or 8 and nothing was going - everyone, including Tim, was in a hole, and the Pistons' D looked impenetrable - yet Timmy just kept hammering away on the rock until it broke and he singlehandedly lifted us back into the game on some ugly but exceedingly smart and tough play.

OT Game 6 2014 WCF

3rd quarter Game 7 2005 NBA Finals

THIS! The Spurs were down 9, things looking grim. Timmy put the team on his back, and almost single handed brought them back from the brink. Doing what great players are supposed to do.

Hard to argue with that one...Amazing

Heavy stuff!

Went back and read the thread after posting... glad to see others remember this one too. It was EPIC. The best part was that he was having an awful time but just kept going at them.

[GSH]

Mine is the 3rd Q of game 7 of the 2005 Finals. Few people ever mention it because it was ugly, but it stands out for me.

We were down 7 or 8 and nothing was going - everyone, including Tim, was in a hole, and the Pistons' D looked impenetrable - yet Timmy just kept hammering away on the rock until it broke and he singlehandedly lifted us back into the game on some ugly but exceedingly smart and tough play.

Watching him demolish the Fakers in game 6 of 2003 semis would be second.

When he was young, there were lots of nights when people (including broadcasters) said that he was having a bad night. Then you look up and he's got 22 and 14. And 4-5 AST's. And 2-3 blocks. And it's still the 3rd quarter. He made it look so effortless, even to the point of making you think he wasn't doing that much. And, yeah, I can't even count the times he just put the whole team in his back, and carried them over the finish line.

What people underestimate the most, I think, is that on all those nights when the Spurs would "win ugly", it was Timmy most responsible for keeping the other team scoreless for 4-5 minutes at a time. He's grinding them down on the offensive end, and then making sure the team isn't just trading buckets by shutting down the middle on the defensive end.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

When he was young, there were lots of nights when people (including broadcasters) said that he was having a bad night. Then you look up and he's got 22 and 14. And 4-5 AST's. And 2-3 blocks. And it's still the 3rd quarter. He made it look so effortless, even to the point of making you think he wasn't doing that much. And, yeah, I can't even count the times he just put the whole team in his back, and carried them over the finish line.

What people underestimate the most, I think, is that on all those nights when the Spurs would "win ugly", it was Timmy most responsible for keeping the other team scoreless for 4-5 minutes at a time. He's grinding them down on the offensive end, and then making sure the team isn't just trading buckets by shutting down the middle on the defensive end.

[houston spurs fan]

Mine is the 3rd Q of game 7 of the 2005 Finals. Few people ever mention it because it was ugly, but it stands out for me.

We were down 7 or 8 and nothing was going - everyone, including Tim, was in a hole, and the Pistons' D looked impenetrable - yet Timmy just kept hammering away on the rock until it broke and he singlehandedly lifted us back into the game on some ugly but exceedingly smart and tough play.











Went back and read the thread after posting... glad to see others remember this one too. It was EPIC. The best part was that he was having an awful time but just kept going at them.

Damn, this has become a freakin wake. TD, one more please. Give the fans a chance to show appreciation.

[houston spurs fan]

TD in his prime literally was the point guard out of the high and low post position. Don't believe me, go watch film. Greatest of his generation yet not respected like the top 5 greats imo

[Joseph Kony]

You just knew he was gonna be an all-timer

[Russo21]

Wayyy to many to name. More importantly when is he gonna inform the team wtf he is going to do?

[shaq_h8ter]

Yeah there is nothing like 2003 and making The Lakers cry!!!
Mmmm the best!

[TD 21]

1. 2003 game 6 vs. Lakers
2. The entire 1999 Finals, since I went to 2 of those games and they were my first live games
3. OT vs. OKC in 2014
4. 2008 game 1 vs. Phoenix
5. 2006 game 7 vs. Dallas

All of his prime from 98-99' through 03'.

When he was in his athletic prime he was an absolute monster. Young crowd doesn't really remember or really know how incredible that Duncan was.

He could have won more les than two during that span if he didn't have to carry 85 year old Terry Porter, 58 year old Danny Ferry, and no back David Robinson/Mark Bryant through the playoffs in the early 00's.

^^I hate that newer NBA fans think Tim played with 2013-2014-level supporting casts his entire career, along with the "magical Pop system"

They have no idea the type of ty supporting casts Duncan was playing with in the early 2000s..the numbers-oriented fans understand the dominance of the 2003 run, but the rest don't..

Mine is the 3rd Q of game 7 of the 2005 Finals. Few people ever mention it because it was ugly, but it stands out for me.

We were down 7 or 8 and nothing was going - everyone, including Tim, was in a hole, and the Pistons' D looked impenetrable - yet Timmy just kept hammering away on the rock until it broke and he singlehandedly lifted us back into the game on some ugly but exceedingly smart and tough play.

Watching him demolish the Fakers in game 6 of 2003 semis would be second.

[Thomas82]

^^I hate that newer NBA fans think Tim played with 2013-2014-level supporting casts his entire career, along with the "magical Pop system"

They have no idea the type of ty supporting casts Duncan was playing with in the early 2000s..the numbers-oriented fans understand the dominance of the 2003 run, but the rest don't..

+1

[spurs10]

Mine is the 3rd Q of game 7 of the 2005 Finals. Few people ever mention it because it was ugly, but it stands out for me.

We were down 7 or 8 and nothing was going - everyone, including Tim, was in a hole, and the Pistons' D looked impenetrable - yet Timmy just kept hammering away on the rock until it broke and he singlehandedly lifted us back into the game on some ugly but exceedingly smart and tough play.











Went back and read the thread after posting... glad to see others remember this one too. It was EPIC. The best part was that he was having an awful time but just kept going at them.

The more I think of all the great moments, the more Game 7 2005 just has to be the greatest. Even Rasheed said after the game 'he put that team on his shoulders and carried them to victory!' Just wow!