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OT: Tim Duncan Retires

It's sad, but it's time.

I feel privileged to have gotten to watch him play for the past 19 years. Happy well-deserved retirement!
 
Cunning Linguist said:
Playing 25 minutes a night is a minor role? Okay.

I don't buy the Aldridge/Gasol frontline working out well defensively. Parker and Ginobili are a year older and imo, due for the injuries they had often in earlier years.

In short, they're very vulnerable imo and need to go for the ****ing kill.
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I guess he played a smaller role, but you're right. Looking at stats, he was a bit of a factor offensively (not much), and he was still a defensive anchor. Maybe SA will be hurt by this.
 
It definitely hurts SA, but they still have Leonard, Aldridge, and Pop. Plus plenty of other key contributors. I still see high 50's for wins at the lowest.
 
The Spurs are my mistress (when the Jazz are out of town during the playoffs). I would take them over any other team in the league. Professional, butt kicking good, all about the team, Duncan, Ginobli, Vinny D, Sean Elliot, The Admiral, the Red Rocket and many more.

Duncan played the game the way it should be played and it was a treat cheering for the Spurs with Duncan on the squad. Farewell to an all round Champion.
 
Siro said:
I don't think losing Duncan affects the Spurs at all. He played a very minor role last year.
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Maybe on the court, but TD's influence on the Spurs goes way beyond that. He sets the standards for effort, execution, and professionalism. He's going to be missed and the Spurs might take a step back.
 
Think Michael Wilbon just said it best regarding his position - let's just call him one of the best big men of all time. He wasn't a forward. He's a big man like Russell was.
 
I didn't watch Malone through his prime but got to see all of Duncans, for those that saw both would you really objectively take Malone over Duncan? Duncans rim protection would hard to pass up.
 
It is fascinating to me to compare Duncan's and Kobe's careers. They are surprisingly similar in some ways, and yet the way they each approached their final NBA season, so perfectly demonstrates just how different these two superstars were. In 20 seasons (Kobe) and 19 seasons (Duncan) each finished with 5 rings. Kobe was league MVP once, Duncan twice. Kobe was finals MVP twice, Duncan three times. Before his final NBA season, Kobe announced far and wide that it would be his last, so bring on the Farewell to Kobe show, which made a complete mockery of the season and the once proud Laker organization. On his way out the door, Kobe took the franchise to a fantastic (at least from a draft pick stand point) record. The team was left with limited talent, partially because Kobe would never give the Lakers a discount, and partly because he was so toxic to play with. There was never any doubt throughout his 20 seasons that it was always about Kobe. Duncan, no farewell tour. He just showed up and did his job every night, even when he was no longer the star. He helped to Spurs to a fantastic regular season (albeit a disappointing playoffs). Toward the end of his career, he took discounts every season for a number of years to help keep, or bring in younger talent. With his exit, the Spurs still have to be considered a top 4 team in the West and probably in the league. Although I hated his incessant whining and that look of incredulity every time a foul was called on him, the game was never about him. As exciting and electric as Kobe could be, if I had to start a franchise, give me Timmy all day long!! Even if Karl Malone was the better power forward.;)
 
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