Tim Duncan

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For those who don’t remember or are unaware, there was once a time when Tim Duncan was an actual free agent that visited other teams. I know, crazy right? In the summer of 2000, Duncan was one of a trio of highly sought after free agents on the market, the other two being Tracy McGrady [...]

Tim Duncan has always been a highly effective and quiet leader behind the scenes and out of the public eye as he was not only the Spurs best player for almost 15 years on the court, but the heart and soul of the organization as a whole. He is leading and making a difference behind [...]

Kevin Durant is full of surprises—so much so he shocked even his own head coach by re-signing with the Golden State Warriors at an unexpectedly steep discount. Though it was presumed Durant would take a slight pay cut so the Warriors could retain the Bird rights to Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, he was supposed [...]

Robert Horry has had the opportunity to play with many all time great teams and players in his career, serving as a valuable and clutch role player for seven NBA championship teams. He has had his high moments, the game winning shot in Game 4 of the 2001 western conference finals, his big shot in [...]

Gregg Popovich has high expectations every season for his San Antonio Spurs, but he’s also a realist. And so, he is anything except upset over the year ending in a Western Conference Finals sweep at the hands of the Golden State Warriors—especially when you consider it was the team’s first season without Tim Duncan being [...]

Even though the Spurs are still doing Spursian things, sporting a 31-9 record through 40 games and are well on their way to proving once again that the only constants in life are death, taxes and the San Antonio Spurs winning 50 games, it still feels bizarre not seeing No. 21 patrolling the middle of [...]

The San Antonio Spurs are now 11 games into the post Tim Duncan era, a world in which they had not known since the 1996-97 season. They are 8-3 and mostly doing Spursian things but it still doesn’t feel right to not have Number 21 patrolling the middle and showing very little emotion outside of [...]

Ah yes, the NBA was officially back last night and we were treated to the King picking up right where he left off last season with a triple-double and a dominating victory over the Knicks. Damian Lillard and Joe Johnson had an “anything you can do I can do better” battle, and the Spurs absolutely [...]

We are only a few weeks removed from the 2016 Naismith Hall of Fame Induction in which three of the most successful and culturally viable players of the past 20 years were inducted; Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson and Yao Ming. This made the 2016 class one of the best in history for a number of [...]