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08-02-09, 01:09 AM
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Week in review/preview: Spurs adept at finding vets wanting a ring Web Posted: 08/02/2009 12:00 CDT Week in review/preview: Spurs adept at finding vets wanting a ring  By Douglas Pils - Express-News The Spurs make a habit of acquiring an older veteran every year. Two decades of having either David Robinson or Tim Duncan on the roster usually means that a big man willing to deal with fewer minutes than he could get elsewhere will sign here. Sometimes the move has paid off for the Spurs and the veteran looking for a championship. This time around, it’s 14-year veteran Theo Ratliff, a 36-year-old 6-foot-10 shot-blocking center, and 13-year pro Antonio McDyess, a soon-to-be 35-year-old 6-9 forward, looking to duplicate what these guys did and win that first ring. Jerome Kersey The 6-7 forward signed on Jan. 22, 1999, for his 15th season at age 37. He spent 12 in Portland, with two of those ending in NBA Finals losses. He wasn’t asked to do much. He averaged 15.5 minutes, 3.2 points and 2.0 rebounds in the regular season and 10.9 minutes, 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in the playoffs, which ended with the Spurs’ first NBA title. Kevin Willis At 40, he played 71 games for a Spurs team that won the 2003 NBA title. The 7-foot center averaged 4.2 points and 3.2 rebounds while playing 11.8 minutes a game. He averaged 2.6 points and 1.7 rebounds in 18 playoff games. He had played 17 seasons with six teams before coming to San Antonio. He played three more years. Tony Massenburg At 37, the 6-9 forward ended his circuitous career in 2004-05 where it began in 1990. The 13-year veteran played for 11 other NBA franchises and three more in Europe after spending 36 games with the Spurs to start his playing days. He averaged 11.5 minutes, 3.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in 61 games, but he only played nine playoff games when the Spurs won their third NBA title. Jacque Vaughn A veteran of four other teams, the point guard played in all 20 playoff games for the 2007 championship team. Then 32, he averaged 3.0 points and 2.0 assists, and his minutes were almost cut in half from his previous season with the Nets. However, he provided a steadier hand when subbing for Tony Parker than Nick Van Exel had for the 2005-06 team. Still ring-less These veterans tried to do the same thing and win that ring with the Spurs, but it didn’t happen. So grabbing the old guy doesn’t always work. - Terry Porter, G, 36, 1999-02 - Mark Bryant, F/C, 36, 2001-02 - Nick Van Exel, G, 34, 2005-06 - Damon Stoudamire, G, 34, 2008 - Kurt Thomas, F, 35, 2007-09      |
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08-02-09, 01:17 AM
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I completely forgot about T-Mass.
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08-02-09, 01:21 AM
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he does a killer Mohammed Ali impersonation
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08-02-09, 10:00 AM
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Glenn Robinson was on 3 teams before being waived and then signed by the Spurs mid year. A former 1st overall draft pick and all star who had only got as far as the conf finals before winning a ring in his last year playing. About the same age as Vaughn when he joined the team.
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08-02-09, 12:15 PM
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| < forgot damon stoudamire played for 1 season
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08-02-09, 05:51 PM
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hmmmmmm. alan iverson??????
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08-02-09, 05:53 PM
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Love the Mark Bryant reference. That's one of those references that wins huge points with me. Detlef Schrempf is another one.
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08-02-09, 09:22 PM
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| allen iverson off the bench for tony p. this would get him his ring and he could retire having done what karl malone, charles barkley, patrick ewing, and many other top 50 players could never do.
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08-02-09, 09:41 PM
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08-02-09, 10:19 PM
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AI would totally disrupt this organization, No Thanks.
__________________ most accomplishments are made because you visualize it before it happens...RMS |
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08-02-09, 10:49 PM
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We sittin here, and we talkin about AI. AI. Not a game. AI.
__________________ JAVIE SUCKS! JAVIE SUCKS! --AT&T Center, 5/9/2006 |
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