Respect to Tim Duncan

[Kews1]

a true legend, the greatest power forward of all time :bowdown:

[Sumter15]

Feel really bad for him. Was 5.4 seconds and a Ray Allen miss from a fifth ring and a finals MVP. And to miss his last shot after playing so well must be terrible.But he's not any less of a beast for it.

[DonDadda59]

37 years old and played like a beast, left it all on the court this series. Sadly, I think that was the last hurrah, his teammates really let him down.

Can't see him doing it again at 38, but looked like he was finished at 35 so who knows. Like Rudy T said, never underestimate the heart of a champion.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

He choked

[tikay0]

Respect. :bowdown:

[K Xerxes]

Dude beasted in the finals as a 37 year old. Deserves all the credit in the world.

Parker and Ginobilli really lost that game and series for them.

[DMV2]

Well, at least he went out like a warrior.

30 and 17 in Game 6 in OT loss
24 and 12 tonight in a game that was still in reach in the final minute and a half.

[ThaRegul8r]

37 years old and played like a beast, left it all on the court this series. Sadly, I think that was the last hurrah, his teammates really let him down.

It's a damn shame.

[Rondo]

So disappointed for him. You could see the devastation on his face.

The greatest to ever play his position and one of the all time nicest guys to ever play into the bargain. Honoured to have watched him play. Just hope he gets one more crack at #5. Spurs will still be great next year with the emergence of Leonard as a superstar so who knows.

[1987_Lakers]

Sad that the only teammate that came threw for him was a 21 year old.

[bmulls]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5515/9098587544_f06ffbaa30_o.gif

That hurt to see, more emotion in that slap than in the rest of his career combined. He knew he blew it.

[ThaRegul8r]

Well, at least he went out like a warrior.

30 and 17 in Game 6
24 and 12 tonight

:applause:

[Kews1]

He choked

i dont think he choked at all, he missed that shot but even so it dosnt degrade him at all in my book hes a absolute legend and the greatest player of the last decade.

[tikay0]

Thing that impressed me the most. The guy's 37 years old. Plays center. Every Time he fell to the ground, he popped right back up, without anyone helping him up, and didn't ham it up for the officials.

Played like a got damn man. :applause:

[Jameerthefear]

GOAT PF and top 10 player alltime. Love that guy, couldn't imagine the NBA without him.

[SpurrDurr]

He choked

Him and Leonard had to carry the other 3 starters during the last 2 game.

It was almost impossible pulling that off. He missed the last layup but at 37 he is still the best player in SAS and best center in the league.

Ask Bosh if u dont belive my words :confusedshrug:

[lilblingy]

yes, much respect. The idiots saying he choked needs to stfu, him and Leonard were the only spurs who brought their game today.

[fpliii]

+1

Doing what he did at his age was incredible, I hope this isn't the last we'll see of him in the Finals.

BTW shame on everyone trying to diminish him in any way, shape, or form. Absolutely pathetic.

[DaSeba5]

He's a class act and a legend. He didn't choke. He was a beast the last 2 games.

[Pushxx]

37 years old and played like a beast, left it all on the court this series. Sadly, I think that was the last hurrah, his teammates really let him down.

Can't see him doing it again at 38, but looked like he was finished at 35 so who knows. Like Rudy T said, never underestimate the heart of a champion.

His teammates definitely didn't let him down. Parker was clearly too injured to make his normal impact. Green, Leonard, Neal, and Diaw all met or exceeded their capabilities.

The only one who sucked ass was Ginobili, but he was trying to force offense too much because Parker couldn't do his thing.

Oh and that block on Splitter by LeBron ended his career so there's that. The Spurs should be proud despite the fact they let the championship slip away from them.

[miles berg]

It was an amazing performance by one of the most amazing warriors of this, or any, generation.

[Young X]

KG would've made that layup.

[Kews1]

Timmy is about to be on the press conference if anybody wants to watch it live on NBA.com, should be on ESPN soon

[kaiteng]

Timmy has already been inducted into the HoF in our eyes. Even his team doesn't win it all tonight, he still deserves all the respects.

:bowdown:

[Kews1]

Timmys pretty devastated, hard press conference to watch

[deja vu]

He choked
:biggums:

[booonkers]

I'm completely heartbroken for him, he deserved to win. The man is the greatest power forward of all time. How could anybody root against this guy?

[Sumter15]

He choked

Extremely overused term. Your shots don't always fall, and him and Leonard were the ones keeping them in. Blame Ginobli, Parker and Green (who crashed back down to Earth) for this.

[Screamingdoom]

He was amazing this series and played like a top 5 player in the league. Awesome and still a true warrior and winner.

[DCL]

old man played like he left it all on the floor. :applause:

[Anfernee]

Duncan is a class act. One of the game's greatest.

[Noob Saibot]

Man, Duncan got robbed for real. Guy played about as hard as any player could in a NBA finals. A real leader.

[b1imtf]

His interview has been so sad :cry:

[DMV2]

He's live on ESPN/Post-game press Conference.

He looks devastated. :(

[deja vu]

Greatest PF ever and despite the loss, his legacy is now greater than ever. :bowdown:

[booonkers]

His interview has been so sad :cry:
How's it going in the interview? I just feel so devastated for the man.

[nosfan773]

Great thread. They don't make them like him anymore :(

[booonkers]

Agreed. I think his heart and the fight in him bumped him up a little further up.

[b1imtf]

How's it going in the interview? I just feel so devastated for the man.
He looks like shit really.. But said he doesn't plan on retiring, that's a positive

[Kews1]

Timmy said he has a contract which says he will be back next year

[MARLO]

Man I really wanted to see those guys do it one more time..

:cry:

[booonkers]

He looks like shit really.. But said he doesn't plan on retiring, that's a positive
That's good news. Although I think that the window is probably closed already. I want him to go for one last time next year.

[DMV2]

"Too early to think about that right now" - TD if he's proud of what the Spurs did in this series and the season.

[Jameerthefear]

Anyone got a link to interview?

[madmax]

most underappreciated and durable big man of all time:applause: :bowdown:
Guy doesn't need to jump out of the gym to post his regular 30-17 games at the age of 37. Mr Fundamental indeed

[Kews1]

Anyone got a link to interview?

its over now, check on NBA.com

[Round Mound]

[B]Though I Don

[Magic 32]

This was the saddest series in NBA history.

Like an obscene nightmare of reverse moral justice.

[booonkers]

This was the saddest series in NBA history.

Like an obscene nightmare of reverse moral justice.
I agree. How could the basketball guys not let the good guys win?

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

[QUOTE=Round Mound][B]Though I Don

[deja vu]

[QUOTE=Round Mound][B]Though I Don

[TheFan]

Duncan is an amazing player... He was close to winning a title.... Good night.

[Round Mound]

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
KG, Duncan and Dirk are way better than Barfley GTFO here:roll:

:roll: :no:

Would like to see them play vs the 80s Real Boston Big 3, 80s Show Time Lakers, The 80s-90s Detroit Badboys and MJ-Pippen-Phil Jackson Bulls of the 90s and They Would Alll Remain Ringless Too Dumbarse...

[LongLiveTheKing]

Congrats to Tim what a legend!!!

[nosfan773]

[QUOTE=Round Mound][B]Though I Don

[rmt]

Feel bad for Timmy - he had a great year/post-season. Can't believe he played at that level at his age.

Very proud of Leonard. Pop needs to give up on this idea of a big 3 and turn the keys over to Leonard. Stop parking him in the corner and incorporate him in the offense. When they put a longer defender on Parker and blitz him, they need to have someone else to rely on. That person is not Manu anymore.

Hope they re-sign Manu for very little. Hopefully, re-sign Splitter for $8-$9 million after this pitiful playoff series. Get a real (veteran) point guard. Draft a big for the future. Play Leonard 40 minutes a night and let him grow/develop. Maybe McGrady will re-sign for vet's min and teach Leonard some of his offensive moves.

[Round Mound]

Even Barkley concedes to Duncan in the rankings, GTFOH

"Might"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJM8YVpaNYw

[Kiddlovesnets]

Duncan 24/12, a great performance for a 37 year old in game 7.
:applause:

Edit: Damn you Danny green cost the Spurs a title, but I understand why Gregg Popovich insisted on trusting in him. After all, benching him tonight would completely destroy his confidence.

[DirkNowitzki41]

still playing at a very high level. incredible

[nosfan773]

"Might"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJM8YVpaNYw

Listen I love Barkley but come on man. Duncan is the one PF thats clearly better. 99% of ISH will back me up on this.

[ThaRegul8r]

This isn't about some insipid pissing contest. Go take that somewhere else. Smh at some people being unable to keep their agendas out of threads giving respect to a player. They have to drag things back to the usual status quo. :facepalm

[Ai2death]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jTBbrQgTEk

I cried watching this just now :cry:

:applause: to Tim Duncan

[Carbine]

Feel bad for Timmy - he had a great year/post-season. Can't believe he played at that level at his age.

Very proud of Leonard. Pop needs to give up on this idea of a big 3 and turn the keys over to Leonard. Stop parking him in the corner and incorporate him in the offense. When they put a longer defender on Parker and blitz him, they need to have someone else to rely on. That person is not Manu anymore.

Hope they re-sign Manu for very little. Hopefully, re-sign Splitter for $8-$9 million after this pitiful playoff series. Get a real (veteran) point guard. Draft a big for the future. Play Leonard 40 minutes a night and let him grow/develop. Maybe McGrady will re-sign for vet's min and teach Leonard some of his offensive moves.

:wtf:

If he gets anywhere near 8-9 million he raped whoever gave it to him. Hopefully it's not the Spurs.

They're best bet is to let Splitter walk if that's what he wants, re-sign Gino to a reasonable contract and go after a couple good players in the FA Market with the cap space or a big fish. Preferably an athletic big man.

[booonkers]

This isn't about some insipid pissing contest. Go take that somewhere else. Smh at some people being unable to keep their agendas out of threads giving respect to a player. They have to drag things back to the usual status quo. :facepalm
Let's just ignore Round Mound and honor Duncan here. :cheers:

[Celtic_Pride]

Felt really bad for Timmy. I wanted Spurs to win just for him. I don't think we will see another no non-sense, fundamentally sound and a thorough professional like Tim Duncan!

What a tremendous player and it was an honor to watch him play. Thanks for the memories Timmy.

[Trollsmasher]

:applause:

[booonkers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jTBbrQgTEk

I cried watching this just now :cry:

:applause: to Tim Duncan
Can't wait to watch it when I get home. It's gonna be a long summer for the big guy. Getting divorced, just missed out on a championship. I'm glad he was able to put together a good run considering all his off court distractions, the man is a professional.

[Celtic_Pride]

Spurs need an athletic big who can protect the rim very badly. Their defense goes shit whenever Timmy takes a break.

Josh Smith would be a PERFECT fit for Spurs. He can protect the rim, guard the Lebrons and Durants if needed and Pop would keep him under check offensively. My Celtics will suck next year anyway, so hoping that Spurs can sign Josh Smith this summer and it would be real fun rooting for them

[Round Mound]

Listen I love Barkley but come on man. Duncan is the one PF thats clearly better. 99% of ISH will back me up on this.

[B]ISH is also filled with many kidds who never saw prime and healthy charles barkley play before so they don

[nosfan773]

[QUOTE=Round Mound][B]ISH is also filled with many kidds who never saw prime and healthy charles barkley play before so they don

[rmt]

:wtf:

If he gets anywhere near 8-9 million he raped whoever gave it to him. Hopefully it's not the Spurs.

They're best bet is to let Splitter walk if that's what he wants, re-sign Gino to a reasonable contract and go after a couple good players in the FA Market with the cap space or a big fish. Preferably an athletic big man.

I admit that Splitter was not a good matchup with the Heat. He needs some serious help learning to keep the ball high and not getting stripped. But, the West is filled with Gasols, Dwights, Randolphs and bigs that Splitter performed well against. Without him, Spurs don't get out of the West. Don't want to go back to midgets like Bonner, Blair and Diaw against those giants.

Who's to tell that IF the Spurs by chance make it out of the West that it'll be MIA in the Finals next year. IND will only get better with Granger and George improving. Rose will be back. Then what's going to happen against Hibbert/West and Noah/Boozer? Besides, we know that Pop is not going to make drastic changes. For God's sake, he stuck with Manu too long. He's not going to give up on Splitter after 3 years.

IMO, they should draft an athletic big, find a veteran backup point guard who can spell Parker for 15 minutes, re-sign Manu, Splitter and Neal hopefully to very reasonable contracts after their horrible play in the Finals.

[chosen_one6]

Spurs need an athletic big who can protect the rim very badly. Their defense goes shit whenever Timmy takes a break.

Josh Smith would be a PERFECT fit for Spurs. He can protect the rim, guard the Lebrons and Durants if needed and Pop would keep him under check offensively. My Celtics will suck next year anyway, so hoping that Spurs can sign Josh Smith this summer and it would be real fun rooting for them

In a video game, yes.

Real life, no.

[Ancient Legend]

Mad Respect. Before this series I still thought Barkley and Malone were better players even if ringless. Duncan had a hell of season at 37 and I now think he's the undisputed #1 PF of all time.

[reppy]

Duncan seems like an awesome guy. I would totally play Dungeons and Dragons with him. Or even Magic the Gathering.

[Groovy Kat]

Feel pretty bad for Duncan. He left everything on the court though and he deserves a ton of respect. Lebron took this series. I'm not a Lebron fan at all but he won my respect too with his performance.

[Jayiza]

I been a Heat Fan for the Mid 90's with Mourning and Hardaway days. Heartbreaking loses from the knicks. It's great to see the Heat win, but it breaks my Heart for it to be against Tim Duncan. I mean I respect him to the fullest, a class act all the way and it sad to hear about his recent personal problems. I wish it was against the some one else. Tim Duncan is at the end of the day an all time great that worked hard and respected the sport. I wish as NBA fan more NBA players were like him. He just played the game as it should. He never showed off and kept playing hard. I appreciate the Spurs in general. I do like my Heat but the spurs are a class act organization. Especially Duncan and Pop.

[Big#50]

Sucks he was too old to carry Parker, Manu, and that hack coach to another title.

[booonkers]

Sucks he was too old to carry Parker, Manu, and that hack coach to another title.
:oldlol: I agree except for TP. They couldn't have gotten there without him and he was obviously limited by his hammy, unfortunately.

[Big#50]

:oldlol: I agree except for TP. They couldn't have gotten there without him and he was obviously limited by his hammy, unfortunately.
**** Parker.

[booonkers]

I been a Heat Fan for the Mid 90's with Mourning and Hardaway days. Heartbreaking loses from the knicks. It's great to see the Heat win, but it breaks my Heart for it to be against Tim Duncan. I mean I respect him to the fullest, a class act all the way and it sad to hear about his recent personal problems. I wish it was against the some one else. Tim Duncan is at the end of the day an all time great that worked hard and respected the sport. I wish as NBA fan more NBA players were like him. He just played the game as it should. He never showed off and kept playing hard. I appreciate the Spurs in general. I do like my Heat but the spurs are a class act organization. Especially Duncan and Pop.
Agreed.

[BoutPractice]

I feel bad for him. He was mostly vintage Tim Duncan this season (at 37 years old) and came really, really, REALLY close to a fifth championship.

[Geezer]

You can't possibly be a fan of basketball and not be a fan of Tim Duncan.

[Foster5k]

Much respect to Tim Duncan. Truly an all time great player. Guy is a class act. I like Tony Parker too. Great series Spurs!

[Uncle Drew]

I have nothing with the Spurs, but I wanted Duncan to get that 5th so bad. Greatest player since MJ. NBA won't be the same without him.

[Diegio]

I have nothing with the Spurs, but I wanted Duncan to get that 5th so bad. Greatest player since MJ. NBA won't be the same without him.

Agreed with this. When he missed that put in that was so crucial with the addition of grieving about it..

[SCdac]

Tim Duncan is the man

:applause:

[ProfessorMurder]

Duncan was absolutely spectacular this year. Really sad that he didn't get the ring.

Outside of him and Kawhi, the team stunk it up for the majority of the series.

[To4]

Both Team deserve the Title, but as any sport, there can only be one winner

and champion, Timmy is one hell of a competitor, and a class act, saw him with

pop hugging the heat players with respect, that's what you want in a player..

hope we can see timmy for a few more years before calling it quits, i won't lie,

i am still pissed about that game 6... manu!!! :banghead:

:sidenote:

congrats heat fans!.. :cheers:

[nightprowler10]

Classy thread, despite a couple of attempts by posters to derail it.

I gotta say, I welled up when Timmy slapped the floor. :(

[Derka]

Dude's gonna be haunted by that missed layup and missed second chance for a minute or two. If I were him, I'd hang Manu Ginobili from the Alamo.

I'll echo what everyone else said, though...greatest power forward of all-time :bowdown:

[To4]

Dude's gonna be haunted by that missed layup and missed second chance for a minute or two. If I were him, I'd hang Manu Ginobili from the Alamo.

I'll echo what everyone else said, though...greatest power forward of all-time :bowdown:


til now, im still so pissed at manu... :lol :banghead:

[DMV2]

Duncan made Pop a household name. Helped develop Parker and Manu to become HOFers. All 3 of them didn't help him out in the final 2 elimination games. :(

[booonkers]

Duncan made Pop a household name. Helped develop Parker and Manu to become HOFers. All 3 of them didn't help him out in the final 2 elimination games. :(
Agreed. I think Pop is luckier to have had Timmy than it is the other way around.

[booonkers]

Dude's gonna be haunted by that missed layup and missed second chance for a minute or two. If I were him, I'd hang Manu Ginobili from the Alamo.

I'll echo what everyone else said, though...greatest power forward of all-time :bowdown: I do think that he really shouldn't be beating himself up over that missed layup. If it wasn't for his great play throughout the game, they wouldn't still be in the game at that point. On the other hand, his teammates sans Leonard let him down, especially Manu. He should burn him at the stake.

[step_back]

Tim Duncan is awesome, he's one of the few players who I actually respect in this league. A Hard worker, modest and a classy winner/loser. He will be missed when he leaves this game in the hands of these new school primadonna players.

[booonkers]

Tim Duncan is awesome, he's one of the few players who I actually respect in this league. A Hard worker, modest and a classy winner/loser. He will be missed when he leaves this game in the hands of these new school primadonna players. I hope there are kids out there who saw Duncan play in this series and made him their role model. I can't imagine seeing the guy leave the nba.

[Draz]

Respect.. Love him game. Love him snd his game

[thefatmiral]

He was just thirty secs away from holding up his fifth trophy two day ago! Now goes home with nothing. He deserved it, the wrong team one.