Should Duncan go out on top?

Written by Rey Moralde on .

During the NBA Finals, Rey Moralde of The No Look Pass will be contributing to Project Spurs during the San Antonio Spurs' chase for title number five.
 
We have seen this before in San Antonio. David Robinson did this in 2003. But would Spurs fans be surprised if Tim Duncan did the same as Robinson if the Spurs win title No. 5?
 
I'm talking about going out on top.
 
Tim Duncan is 37 years old but he still seems very healthy at this stage of his career. But if the Spurs win the championship, would you blame Tim for retiring? After all, he's 37 years old and another 82-game grind has got to be taxing for someone who has been in the league since 1997.
 
Duncan's legacy is secure. If he goes out, he doesn't have much left to prove. He may very well be the greatest player of this generation. If San Antonio gets the chip, that's five championship rings. Maybe his fourth Finals MVP.  Two MVP awards. 10-time All-NBA First Team. Eight-time All-NBA Defensive First Team. 14-time All-Star. 2000 All-Star Game MVP. What else does he have to prove?
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Video: Spurs fans show their support for the silver and black

Written by Jeff Garcia on .

The streets of San Antonio were a sea of Spurs fans last night after the team swept the Grizzlies and captured the 2013 Western Conference Championship.

From car horns blaring to fans running down street with Spurs banners, the city of San Antonio was alive in celebrations.

Check out just how much Spurs fans love their hometown team including fans heading to the San Antonio airport late at night to welcome back their basketball heroes. It even caught the attention of Danny Green.

Here's the video of the jubilation in San Antonio.

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Spurs set to workout Syracuse sharpshooter Southerland

Written by Michael A. De Leon on .

James SoutherlandWith the NBA’s pre-draft combine over and the draft coming up late next month, the San Antonio Spurs will begin working out potential draft candidates.

With the Spurs being of the best perimeter shooting teams in the league, it’s no surprise that they’ll be bringing in Syracuse sharpshooter James Southerland in for a workout and visit.

Southerland is a 6-8 swingman who played all four years at Syracuse and ended his career on a Final Four run. While he’s a bit one dimensional offensively, he’s an efficient shooter with range beyond the NBA three-point line.

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Sorry everyone else, but this one is for Timmy

Written by Trevor Zickgraf on .

With apologies to every other player on the San Antonio Spurs roster, every fan and even Gregg Popovich, this Finals run isn't about them.  It's not even about Tony Parker, who has been brilliant this postseason, especially against the Memphis Grizzlies.  No this run to the Finals is about Tim Duncan and the quest to get him ring number five.

The idea that it's about Duncan more than everyone else became clear after the Spurs held off the Memphis Grizzlies Monday night to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2007.  The evidence that this one came in several forms.  First there was Tony Parker's postgame comments, where he admitted that he told Duncan he was going to do everything he could to get the Spurs another crack at the title after last year's devastating loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder (H/T to ESPN's J.A. Adande).

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Video: Spurs' 'Big 3,' Bonner speak on returning to the NBA Finals

Written by Jeff Garcia on .

San Antonio Spurs fans are still beaming with pride over the silver and black's sweep of the Grizzlies and stamping their ticket for a return trip to the NBA Finals. This will mark the franchise's fifth time in the Finals where San Antonio is 4-0. 

After the team was crowned the Western Conference Champs, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Matt Bonner spoke on making it to the Finals with our friends over at News 4 San Antonio.

Here is a boat-load of videos for Spurs fans to feast on and relive the magic one more time.

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Duncan continues to be a winner and that's not boring

Written by Rey Moralde on .

During the NBA Finals, Rey Moralde of The No Look Pass will be contributing to Project Spurs during the San Antonio Spurs' chase for title number five. Here is Rey's first post on Tim Duncan returning to the NBA Finals.

This was shown during Game 4 of the 2013 Western Conference Playoffs. And now Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs have a chance to get their fifth NBA title.
 
Until Bill Simmons mentioned his accolades in that video, most casual fans may have forgotten what Duncan has done in this game. Most people want to talk about is whether Kobe Bryant would tie Michael Jordan when it comes to number of championships or whether or not LeBron James can get to that level. People forget Duncan has a chance for five rings, the number of rings Kobe has.
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Hawks name Budenholzer their Head Coach

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USA Today SportsThe once heir to Gregg Popovich's throne in San Antonio with the Spurs has agreed to a deal that will make him the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks.

ATLANTA --The Atlanta Hawks have named Mike Budenholzer (BEW-den-holzer) the team’s new head coach, President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Danny Ferry announced today. Budenholzer becomes the 12th full-time head coach in Hawks history. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not announced.

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De Colo: Despite frustration, all that matters is team success

Written by Jeff Garcia on .

San Antonio Spurs' Nando De Colo recently vented on his lack of playing time as the regular season ended and now in the postseason. His time on the court has dipped significantly and has only played in the playoffs during the Lakers opening-round series and not at all since.

His comments created a stir among Spurs fans, however, Nando followed up his comments to French media on his Facebook page and made the record clear - he is frustrated with the lack of playing time but does say as long as the team is winning, that is all that matters in the end.

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The Memphis Grizzlies didn't bluff, they were just flawed

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True to their word, the Memphis Grizzlies don’t bluff. It’s an admirable, if limiting, quality. There’s something we find noble about a person that tears straight forward at an opponent, all hustle, heart, grit and grind.

But the thing about not bluffing is that sometimes the cards just aren’t there to play straight up. What then?
 
The NBA playoffs are a giant spotlight. The further a team advances, the brighter the spotlight; the brighter the spotlight, the more glaring a team's flaws become. The magnifying glass can reveal enough without a team laying all their cards on the table.
 
Matchups play an important part in all of this because when teams of equal talent or esteem face off in the shortened confines of a playoff series, all too often the team that can best exploit a team’s vulnerabilities walks away the winner and into the NBA finals.
 
Two years ago when the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs met the eighth-seeded Grizzlies the Spurs had two key vulnerabilities that swung the matchups in Memphis’ favor.
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Video: Duncan focused on winning fifth NBA title

Written by Jeff Garcia on .

The San Antonio Spurs are back in the NBA Finals for a fifth time in franchise history as is Tim Duncan.

Duncan already has quite the resume winning four NBA titles and three NBA Finals MVP trophies and now will have a shot at adding the elusive fifth championship to his illustrious NBA career.

Prior to Game 3 in the Western Conference Finals, Duncan spoke on what it means to reach the NBA Finals again, how focused he is on the prize, how his age is a non-factor and more.

Needless to say, Duncan wants title No. 5 badly.

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