Being optimistic, I still think the Spurs win the west. Tim will come back even if he's not 100 percent. His presence will give the Spurs the lift they need.
Btw, the Spurs OWN phe-ho-nix
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/s...6p-251502c.html
Tim & none
That's what Spurs' chances for le are if Duncan's out
From Seattle to Phoenix to Dallas, and in every Western Conference playoff town in between, team executives, players and coaches are on a Tim Duncan watch.
A week ago, Duncan severely sprained his right ankle and could be out for the rest of the regular season with ligament damage that may not fully heal until next season. His status for the playoffs, and how effective he can be in the postseason, is the most significant development in the West since the Lakers broke up their mini-dynasty last summer by trading Shaquille O'Neal to the Heat.
"The entire West changed dramatically with Shaq leaving the Lakers," said Seattle GM Rick Sund this past week. "If Duncan is not 100% when the playoffs start, it changes things in our conference in a big way. I've always felt that Phoenix was the best team out here, anyway, even before Duncan went down. But he is the most dominant player in the West . . . If he's not his normal self for the playoffs, then that gives everybody a legitimate shot to get to the Finals."
The loss of Duncan could be a huge break for the Sonics, who could finish with the No. 2 seed, even with Vladimir Radmanovic, their third-most important player, out for the rest of the regular season with a leg injury.
But the biggest winner could be Phoenix, which is looking at its first No. 1 seed since posting the best record overall in 1993. That would cap a remarkable turnaround. The Suns finished in the lottery last season after winning only 29 games.
"Tim is an obvious impact player and his absence could certainly affect the Western Conference playoff picture," said Bryan Colangelo, the Suns' GM. "The No. 1 seed has been our goal all along, and we have competed neck-and-neck with the Spurs all season. What we need to worry about, however, is that we stay sharp and focused and compete each night as if nothing has changed."
There hasn't been a Western Conference champion outside of the Lakers or San Antonio since Utah won the conference in 1998. Since then, the Lakers and Spurs have won five of the last six NBA championships, with Detroit finally ending the West's domination last June.
"I can't worry about how this will impact us for the playoffs, because I really don't know at this time," said Spurs executive VP-coach Gregg Popovich. "Tim's disappointed because he was starting to get on his roll. But he knows that is over with and he's got to start over. So he's got to start to change gears and has gotten into rehab mode."
The West could well come down to how Duncan's recovery goes between now and the start of the playoffs on April 23.
"The Spurs are one of the few exceptions in that if they have Duncan, it doesn't matter if they have the homecourt advantage," said Boston coach Doc Rivers. "They've got veterans, they've been together and they've won. But without Duncan, you might see a team like Houston go to the Finals. They've got two stars - Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, one inside and one outside - and a ton of veterans who can shoot. I wouldn't be shocked to see them go far. Because without Duncan, the West now is actually a small conference and a speed conference."
And suddenly, a conference up for grabs.
Being optimistic, I still think the Spurs win the west. Tim will come back even if he's not 100 percent. His presence will give the Spurs the lift they need.
Btw, the Spurs OWN phe-ho-nix
who cares about winning the west?
The le is all that counts
With Duncan out for the season, who cares?
Unless the Spurs can pull off the biggest post-season miracle run in NBA history and win a le without Duncan all this good play means
That's not the right at ude. You can't lower your arms that easy
Who made you a doctor?
Unless you can tell me Duncan will play in the playoffs... I AM
That's why i Love manu's style...he never gives up
and what does that have to do with Duncan being done for the season?
who says the other stars will stay healthy
and no team in baseball came back down 3-0 before the redsocks did this year
that is why you play the game
wanna show me the LEGIT person that said DUncan was out for the season???
This is as much BS as EVA and Tony talk.
Another useles thread by DuncanMVP
.....look dude if you don't want to follow the Spurs and gut out the rest of the season then bail out. I hear the Miami bandwagon is still accepting coattail rides.
DuncanMVP had Duncan out for the sesaon after the last sprain too. Hang in their Chicken Little
no i didnt, because he was only supposed to miss 2-4 games not 2-4 weeks
sad way to end to the season like this
your getting duncan confused with Devin Brown dumb .he was only supposed to miss 2-4 games not 2-4 weeks
You f^cking LOSER,you have no faith and you call yourself a SPURS fan.You must be hanging around sequ to much in this forum
then do not follow the spurs
no im not talking about devin brown
Duncan only missed a few games with his first ankle injury, now its weeks you dumbass
Duncan is done, unless we start hitting 3's @ arounf 90% we wont make it past the first round
i think we can win it all without duncan
Fans also must realize when the season is over
now that Duncan is done, are you stupid enough to think that we can still win a le?
you're right.....
but only if Nash, Tmac, Ray Allen , Gasol, Shaq, Dirk, Billups get hurt
Duncan is not out for the in season you goddamn moron.
Got a link from the Spurs saying this???Duncan is done
If he isn't then please, SHUT THE UP.
what the is this bull ?
who reported Duncan is done for the season? Pop said Duncan will be back with about 5 games left. He said it again today. I think I will go with that over some idiot posters claims. I saw a mention in Manu's forum from Manu that Duncan was doing good and better than expected. Did he just make that stuff up?
I was at the game today and Duncan was walking around fine
insidehoops.com
Back in 2000, Spurs said Duncan would be back but that was all bull , just like anything thinking he can come back for this seaosn
its one thing to walk around and its another thing to play in the NBA you fukkin moron
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