I think that getting a team to a point that they had not been before should be included. Obviously the mavs have not won anything of real value, but the numbers in the rafters here were a part of getting the team to respectablity in the late 80's.
Mashburn, Jackson and Kid put up the numbers, but did it had no impact on the floor. they still lost (a lot)
So we have B. Davis in the rafters and not Kidd, obviously one is far better then the other, but Davis helped the team to win.
March 20, 1998.Hate to bust your bubble, especially on Christmas and especially because I agree with a lot of your takes on Moore, but Moore's jersey was retired either late 1998 or early 1999. Far after the time period you speak of.
Silas, Feb. 28, 1984
Gervin, Dec. 5, 1987
Moore, Mar. 20, 1998
Robinson, Nov. 10, 2003
Elliott, Mar. 6, 2005
Johnson, Dec. 22, 2007
When are we gonna retire #23 out of respect for Jordan, just like the Heat?
Sorry to derail the thread, but I will never let this drop. Pure comedy.
In 20 years or so the Spurs players will have to wear triple digit jerseys.
If that's the case then it makes sense why there is a pretty big segment of Spurs fans that dont' think his jersey deserved to be retired...because by then he was largely forgotten...
In the era of which I speak he was one of the most well known Spurs, even during David's rookie year...and his story got a lot of coverage...includign during the Spurs playoff run...
What happend with him was very similar to what happened with Elliott...he got struck down by a rare disease...that had the potential to be life threatening...and he fought his way back to the NBA and overcame that disease...even playing a role on the 89-90 Spurs. It was also pretty apparent during that season that he wasn't the same player.
And for all you guys that don't think he was that great of a PG...it'd have been nice to have Johnny Moore at full strength on the 89-90 Spurs...might have made a big difference to have an experienced and talented PG on that team during the playoffs.
He was a much more sympathetic figure at that time, as well as important to the Spurs and it made a lot more sense to retire his jersey at that time.
I am pretty sure they did something for him in 90-91 even if it wasn't a jersey retirement, gave him a night or something...
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