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    Default T.J. Ford done for season. Update: He's retiring from basketball

    Spurs guard TJ Ford will sit out the rest of the season, and may retire from the league.

    Read about it here: http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=9404

    What's your view of Ford as a player and how his career went?

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season, may retire from NBA

    Quote Originally Posted by insidehoops
    Spurs guard TJ Ford will sit out the rest of the season, and may retire from the league.

    Read about it here: http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=9404

    What's your view of Ford as a player and how his career went?
    He was a journey man after his stint with the Raptors. We had some decent teams while he was the main PG in Toronto.

    I'm surprised he played as long as he did. Those injuries he suffered with the Bucks and Raptors, I still cringe when I see those plays.

    I wish him the best on all future endeavours.

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season, may retire from NBA

    Baron Davis already making a huge impact

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season, may retire from NBA

    Quote Originally Posted by Legends66NBA7
    He was a journey man after his stint with the Raptors. We had some decent teams while he was the main PG in Toronto.

    I'm surprised he played as long as he did. Those injuries he suffered with the Bucks and Raptors, I still cringe when I see those plays.

    I wish him the best on all future endeavours.
    I admittedly lost track of Ford after a while so I just took a quick look at his career statistics. He had solid years for Toronto, but his longest stint came in Indiana, where he played three years (in contrast to two seasons a piece for Milwaukee and Toronto). After year one in Indiana, his statistics very much began to dwindle.

    I have to be real and admit I wasn't any kind of T.J. Ford fan or anything, but it did bum me out to watch him go down with that back injury in Milwaukee. On one hand it's a shame to watch someone's NBA career stifled due to injury at such a young age. On the other hand, he was able to live out a dream of his. Sometimes it can be most beneficial to be thankful for what one was able to experience as opposed to regretting what did not happen. The fact he was able to return from such a serious injury and put in nearly 8 years of work is admirable.

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season, may retire from NBA

    If not for the back injury this guy could've been a good starter for solid 10 years.

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season, may retire from NBA

    Quote Originally Posted by franchise#3
    If not for the back injury this guy could've been a good starter for solid 10 years.
    This. I miss watching the healthy version of him. Shame he had that terrible back injury, then as he was coming back had another one on that hit by Horford. I'll never forget the lack of reaction on the raptors bench that day though.

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    Default TJ Ford retires....

    via his twitter:

    "It's official " I Retire from the NBA " as of today"

    "Thanks to all my fans who follow my career since a kid from all over the world. Basketball has been great to me & my family for 28yrs"

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season, may retire from NBA

    Update: He's retiring for sure:

    http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=9404

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season. Update: He's retiring from basketball

    That sucks. Not much of a fan of his playing style but he was a class guy during his time in Indy. Hope for nothing but success and good health in his future. I expect to be hearing him on a sideline soon.

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season. Update: He's retiring from basketball

    how many games or seasons does it take to be vested for nba pension?


    just asking?

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season. Update: He's retiring from basketball

    Quote Originally Posted by get these NETS
    how many games or seasons does it take to be vested for nba pension?


    just asking?
    Three years, escalates with more service time obviously. Can start collecting at 50. And the NBA matches 401k's up to 140%.

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season. Update: He's retiring from basketball

    He was expected to become a top level PG. I remember on draft night, they werent talking about Bron, Melo and Wade......... They were talking about Bron, Melo and Ford. That injury he had where he missed the entire season put an end to it.

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    Great career. Glad you stopped by San Antonio on your way out T.J.

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    Default Re: T.J. Ford done for season. Update: He's retiring from basketball

    Sad for TJ. He was a BOSS at UT. Kid can definitely ball

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