A decade without Duncan

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A decade without Duncan 

Post#1 » by Alymero » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:21 pm

Let's pretend the ping-pong balls bounce differently on that fateful day in 1997 and Tim Duncan ends up going to Boston, do you think the Spurs can win even one title between 1999 and 2009? I think you could still win in 1999 providing Sean Elliott's Memorial day miracle still ocurs that ultimately catapulted the Spurs into the finals during that lock-out shortened season.

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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#2 » by Donald Kaufman » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:01 am

:nonono:
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#3 » by co_laper » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:11 am

Ok, I honestly don't know but who is the 2nd best player (no the 2nd pick) of the Duncan draft? I imagine, if we don't get Duncan, replace him with the 2nd best player on that draft class.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#4 » by Alymero » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:14 am

1997 NBA Draft

First Round Tim Duncan · Keith Van Horn · Chauncey Billups · Antonio Daniels · Tony Battie · Ron Mercer · Tim Thomas · Adonal Foyle · Tracy McGrady · Danny Fortson · Olivier Saint-Jean · Austin Croshere · Derek Anderson · Maurice Taylor · Kelvin Cato · Brevin Knight · Johnny Taylor · Chris Anstey · Scot Pollard · Paul Grant · Anthony Parker · Ed Gray · Bobby Jackson · Rodrick Rhodes · John Thomas · Charles Smith · Jacque Vaughn · Keith Booth
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#5 » by co_laper » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:14 am

Uhm... We won't have any titles if we had KVH instead of Duncan. 100% sure about that.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#6 » by DBMethos » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:04 pm

I don't think this question is very hard to answer. No Duncan = no rings.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#7 » by SApuro_ » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:41 pm

Duncan is a top 10 all-time player without him we could not have won any rings.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#8 » by Alymero » Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:23 pm

I never thought I'd see the day when Spurs fans would dismiss D-Rob's contributions to that asterisk NBA title team.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#9 » by LyMinh » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:46 pm

Let's pretend for a second Alymero isn't a trolling *********.

Nah, too hard.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#10 » by Marc » Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:13 pm

Olivier Saint-Jean, Johnny Taylor, Chris Anstey, Paul Grant, Ed Gray, Rodrick Rhodes, John Thomas, Charles Smith, Keith Booth

What a **** draft! LOL
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#11 » by Black_Jack21 » Sat Aug 1, 2009 8:01 am

D-Rob was a massivew part of that championship side but we are not deluded enough to say we could win the titles without a player of Duncan's calibre. No TD no rings simple as that.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#12 » by Kayjay » Sun Aug 2, 2009 12:29 am

"No Duncan, no titles" makes sense, but I'm wondering how good the team would've been without him.

Your player development and scouting can't be dismissed and you would have had higher draft picks without Duncan.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#13 » by Blame Rasho » Tue Aug 4, 2009 6:04 am

Epic fail of a thread....
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#14 » by SApuro_ » Sun Aug 9, 2009 4:27 am

A decade without TD would mean hundreds of children forgetting to use the glass. What a beautiful bank shot.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#15 » by Nolan » Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:18 pm

DBMethos wrote:I don't think this question is very hard to answer. No Duncan = no rings.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#16 » by TAI8 » Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:58 am

co_laper wrote:Ok, I honestly don't know but who is the 2nd best player (no the 2nd pick) of the Duncan draft? I imagine, if we don't get Duncan, replace him with the 2nd best player on that draft class.


TMac..Billups follows 3rd behind those two..If TMac could've stayed reasonably healthy throughout his career we would've been pretty good but won't sniff no titles without the big fella..Such a shame to see such a talented player had his career cut short by dreaded injuries....
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#17 » by Donald Kaufman » Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:37 am

T Mac would have to be one of the unluckiest guys in basketball history. Can never seem to catch a break in the playoffs, has a 3-1 lead over Detroit in '03 (?) then proclaims what a relief it is to finally be into the 2nd round...only to lose three straight and eat major crow.

When his team finally gets into the 2nd round, he's sitting on the sidelines.

And unfortunately, this will be McGrady's legacy.
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Re: A decade without Duncan 

Post#18 » by realfung » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:03 pm

disaster

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