Advertisement - scroll for more content
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement - scroll for more content
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Draymond Green compares Cameron Boozer to Tim Duncan: Tim Duncan never had to blow you through the roof. Yet he was so great. He’s one of the greatest players we’ve ever seen. But it wasn’t like gonna jump of the page at you from an entertainment standpoint to call it low on the entertainment value of it but very high on the production value of it. And I think that was Tim Duncan. And you look at Cam Boozer, he has a similar thing. Not saying Cam Boozer is going to be Tim Duncan. I don’t know that Tim Duncan’s greatest power forward we’ve ever seen play. But what I’m saying, it’s not like there’s no wow to it. It’s just results after results after results.
Iman Shumpert says it’s time for Wemby to work with Tim Duncan to find a go to move: “He wasn’t ready. I know if they haven’t already, this is your year with Tim Duncan. It’s time to sit down with Tim Duncan for the whole summer and understand how to get to something. How to have a plan that nobody can do anything about… He’s gonna have to watch Dirk, you’re gonna have to watch some Kobe. Go watch some Tim Duncan”
Tom Petrini: Mike Brown with high praise (and a playful burn) for Mitch Johnson: "He's lightyears in front of me. He's a way better coach than I was when I was a young guy. The job that he's done is fantastic. It's second to none. He's got a great guy to help him out in Pop. Not only does he have Pop around, but, you see Manu, you see, Tim Duncan, you see David Robinson, even Sean Elliott, you have those guys around as players that can not only give you guidance here and there, but also uplift you when you're down... To have that support system around with the knowledge that he has already as a young coach is phenomenal. I don't know him well, but I know he appreciates the situation that he's in, because he's blessed, lucky and fortunate. The only thing is, I think even though he went to Stanford, I went to University of San Diego, better player than him, that might be the only advantage I have, but we're not playing."
Wagner alumnus Jordan Clarkson has vivid memories of the "amazing energy" that reverberated throughout San Antonio during the Spurs' Tim Duncan-led championship years. "My stepmom worked at the Westin, so I would see the parades through the hotel balconies," he said. "I would sneak around there at the hotel, with (the opposing teams) staying there, being able to take pictures and run up on players for autographs. I was definitely that kid, seeing that energy and how alive this city comes when the Spurs are in the Finals and winning championships." But the New York Knicks guard will do everything in his power to make sure the championship parade after the 2026 NBA Finals weaves through the streets of Manhattan and not along San Antonio's Riverwalk.
Advertisement
But veteran guard De'Aaron Fox pointed out that Popovich isn't the only Hall of Fame resource walking around the building every day as a valued source of knowledge and expertise on the championship stage. Current CEO R.C. Buford, the team's former general manager and two-time NBA Executive of the Year, is also a trusted voice within the organization along with Duncan, Manu Ginobili, David Robinson and a host of other Spurs all-time greats such as Sean Elliott and Bruce Bowen. "It's great," Fox said. "Not even just Pop, just the organization as a whole. It's a lot of people walking through this building that have been there and done that. We could just have practice, and Manu is there or Tim is there. We have these guys who have won multiple championships and been to the mountaintop multiple times. You can ask them anything.
Bibi: Exactly. LeBron misses his shot, the Spurs play the possession, and I have someone next to me who was not only on the floor, but also on the bench and may have some insight. One of the best rebounders in NBA history is not on the floor. The Spurs are playing smaller. I understand it was to defend the three-point line, but— Tony Parker: It was to defend the switch. It was not to defend the three-point line. It was to defend the switch. Pop preferred having Boris for the switch rather than Tim. After that, with coaching choices, you never really know. That has been said and repeated. It is clear that most people would have preferred Duncan to be on the floor. But as a player, with things like that, you never know. It is difficult.
Sam Amick on Victor Wembanyama skipping media duties: "It was a bad look because as a player accountability matters. When Tim Duncan would never talk to the media, he would always talk to the media when they lost, because he didn't want his teammates having to sit there and answer questions that he thought that he should be answering. With Victor, he's barely done this sort of thing over his first three years. It was definitely a break from his norm. The people I talked to basically said like he was not only pissed, but just it was a philosophical thing about I don't care about anything else other than answering the call after I had a bad Game 5 and of course the whole season was on the line. So to his credit, I mean if they lost last night and if he laid another egg, then he would have been looking at three months of I think ridicule when it comes to the fans and social media."
Advertisement
Ian Begley: Asked if he's been around a leader who carries himself like Jalen Brunson, Mike Brown mentions Tim Duncan and Steph Curry: “The aura that those guys have, the quiet strength that they have is unbelievable…. they got it on the floor &…off the floor.”
Asked if he's been around a leader who carries himself like Jalen Brunson, Mike Brown mentions Tim Duncan and Steph Curry:
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) May 26, 2026
“The aura that those guys have, the quiet strength that they have is unbelievable…. they got it on the floor &…off the floor.” pic.twitter.com/WnGybufW3F
