I don't see why Duncan would need to change his number. The Spurs already have another person on their side wearing number 21.
A third number 21 would be fine.
Can a mere number define Tim Duncan? I think not...
Think of the statement it would make...groundbreaking.
Discuss.
I don't see why Duncan would need to change his number. The Spurs already have another person on their side wearing number 21.
A third number 21 would be fine.
Tim would never give up his number. when he's gone nobody should be allowed to wear 21 for the spurs again.
lame is this cheap ass thread you made
And yet here you are...somehow dragging it down even further with lame insight.
alright whatever, i guess next year tim will be number 99 so splitter can have 21
Wouldn't it be cool if Duncan just said...you go ahead, the number is meaningless...I'll make another one.
Then he could have two retired jerseys like MJ.
Just sayin'...it'd be different, and unconventional. Could start a trend.
intersting whottt
intersting
#21 and perhaps he can then take #12 so Bowens gets retired without argument.
If numbers aren't important then why would Slitter care?
On the other hand, it would boost TD's jersey sales like KB24.
What jersey sales?
Nah that ...
jordan with #45 was weird
pretty dumb thread....
I agree...why don't you help it out by not viewing and participating in it anymore?
I mean ask yourself something...do you really think it's better because of your participation? Did it get any smarter after you entered it? No it didn't.
There are no stupid questions...only stupid people that lack the intellectual capacity to appreciate the necessity of asking any and all questions.
Buh bye now.
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I for one am aghast that so many Spursfan consider Duncan to be nothing more than a mere number. As if that could do his magnificient basketball skills justice.
In biblical terms...isn't the act of assigning numbers to people a signal of the impending apocalypse? Doesn't Tim Duncan deserve better than that?
I think the only way you could do Duncan justice by retiring his number...is if you just retire the number 21 period. From and all usage in number lines, mathematical equations etc. ...then maybe, just maybe, it would be reflective of what he has done in his career.
Additionally, IF Duncan were to just say...sure, he can have my number...it would increase his greatness...then he would be lauded for his lack of ego, celebrated for his willingness to treat a teamate as an equal...it'd just be an unprecedented act of leadership and breaking the mold of the typical superstar character, actions, tributes and behaviors IMO.
I think the idea has merit...if Duncan were to do this, it could only increase his greatness, and set him even further apart from the typical superstar.
Something to think about.
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The only question left to answer is whether Duncan could be quicker with a different number. Specifically, the quickness of his first step.
IF he went single digits..or something like 11...his jersey would weigh less.
You are so cheaper.
Yes. No good reason.
his number will be retired and eventually that will happen
i say no....any rookie doesnt deserve the right to take a superstars number
tim is supers ious(sp?) so he is keeping it!
No. Terry Catledge didn't give his #33 jersey for Shaq.
Duncan's greatness is already appreciated by the Spurs and their fans.
He will be in the HOF, his place in the top ranks of all time is already secured.
He's already "broken the mold of the typical superstar character" just by being who he is on and off the court.
He treats his teammates as his equals, we've heard Pop say it, Horry has said it.
He's already lauded for his lack of ego, that's part of what separates him from most superstars.
I don't think Duncan is about "increasing his greatness", I think he's about winning. If giving up his number would increase his odds of winning I bet he'd do it in a minute.
I'd like to see him retire a Spur, then see the Spurs retire his number. It's how a team recognizes an important franchise player.
Duncan is certainly that.
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