http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-tim-duncan-question/

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That was one of his best articles I've ever read

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I felt like the retro diary was unnecessary and hurt what otherwise would have been one of his better articles. Felt like he wrote it and needed to add content to keep his word count up.

I didn't necessarily feel that way this time. I do, sometimes, but not this time for whatever reason.

God, I love Tim Duncan.

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That was one of his best articles I've ever read

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I felt like the retro diary was unnecessary and hurt what otherwise would have been one of his better articles. Felt like he wrote it and needed to add content to keep his word count up.

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I sort of agree. The retro diary showed that he's still got it, which was central to his entire point that it might be better to go out a year early than a year too late. But he rambled too much about the many other side stories to that game. Those would make a good article by themselves, but they were out of place when the focus of the article was supposed to be Tim Duncan's future.

What a great read.

I don't want to see him go out clinging to the game, having folks watch him play for the first time when he's 40 while I have to explain how great he was.

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Personally, I would like for him to announce that next year will be his last year. That way opposing teams can pay tribute to him when he goes into their arena for the last time in his career. Much like the MLB did with Jeter

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Would be com for teams top do that with him, but I don't really see that being his style.

Pop has said before he could see Duncan just walking off the court one night and deciding that was his last night.

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Personally, I would like for him to announce that next year will be his last year. That way opposing teams can pay tribute to him when he goes into their arena for the last time in his career. Much like the MLB did with Jeter

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That is what Tim deserves many times over, but I'm sure he'd never consent to such.

He'll probably just fade into the background.
























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My favorite NBA player growing up was Dr. J, and he probably got it pretty close to right as to retiring before he became a caricature of himself. He was not "The Doctor" any longer, and one could argue that the ABA saw him at his best, but he still had his moments of greatness...they were just not nearly as frequent. He averaged about 17/game and still shot a respectable %.

Duncan is absolutely astounding, and I really hope he retires while still having his skills intact...I am not a Spurs fan, but I respect the hell out of what they have accomplished, and we're all seeing a rare commodity with what Duncan is doing at his age.

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...he will remain in shape by swimming and eating plants and doing whatever else aliens do.

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Please don't retire Timmy.

It becomes a matter of minutes for a lot of guys. They don't all turn into Steve Nash, Shaq, or Willie Mays. A lot of them are like MJ or AI. They can still put in 20, but they can't guard anybody and they can't do it for 82 games.

When I was at UNC, Duncan, Rasheed, and Joe Smith were the elite bigs in the ACC. They had a 4 way tie at the top with Virginia (Junior Burrough). Smith and Rasheed went pro, and Duncan stayed 4 years. Even then, that was unheard of.

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When I was at UNC, Duncan, Rasheed, and Joe Smith were the elite bigs in the ACC. They had a 4 way tie at the top with Virginia (Junior Burrough). Smith and Rasheed went pro, and Duncan stayed 4 years. Even then, that was unheard of.

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For those that don't know the story, Duncan's mother died the day before his 14th birthday of cancer. She made each of her children promise to graduate from college, which is why Duncan stayed at Wake Forest all 4 years.

Thank you, Mrs. Duncan! If Tim left early, Spurs do not land Timmy and there is no dyNASTY in SA.

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Ginobili, who was adjusting from the leading the first team to ever beat a U.S. National team with NBA players in the FIBA World Championships.

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FIFY.

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Ginobili, who was adjusting from the leading the first team to ever beat a U.S. National team with NBA players in the FIBA World Championships.

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FIFY.

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I can not imagine how he managed to beat a squad featuring the great Raef LaFrenz.

Staff deleted my Tim > Hakeem post in a Tim Duncan thread? That's a little weird.

[You noticed that but you didn't notice that we cleaned up a bunch of posts with high negative votes that brought up Hakeem on a thread that had nothing to do with him. That's not weird. Or surprising. ]

At this level I think Tim has 2 years left. I know he works really hard each offseason to stay in shape, so it may come down to him not wanting to do that anymore.

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This is true for all sports. No other athlete from a professional Texas team comes close. Not even Smith or Aikman. (And I'm a Boys fan.)

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Ditto to all this.

As a basketball fan I'd love to see him play one more year. However, I really admire the ones who walk away at the top (or close to it).

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This is true for all sports. No other athlete from a professional Texas team comes close. Not even Smith or Aikman. (And I'm a Boys fan.)

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Ditto to all this.

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"I would be very surprised if he retired," said Antonio Daniels, Duncan's friend and former teammate with the Spurs. "As long as he's staying at a level where he feels like he's relevant and competing, I can't see it."

"He's not going to be like Kareem and go out on a big retirement tour," Daniels said, referring to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Lakers Hall of Famer who retired at age 42. "He's going to wake up one morning and say, 'You know what? I don't have it anymore. I'm done.'"

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Per Express news

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If Tim does decide to come back I would expect him to sign another two year deal with year two being a player option. Would prevent the talk Antonio is talking about. He wouldn't want a one year deal-farewell tour. He would sign for two to keep people thinkin he might have another year.

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That's because he will have another year because Timmy is a cyborg and is never retiring.