OT: Duncan officially retires

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    Made the playoffs 19 times in 19 years. That alone is an amazing career. Other than the lockout shortened 1998-99 season when they went 37-13 (equivalent to 61-21) and won the championship, the Spurs never won less than 50 games during Duncan's career. Hell, they even won 50 during the 66-game lockout shortened 2011-12 season.

    Still, it was time to go. He was still reasonably solid, in limited minutes, during the regular season, but looked pretty bad in the playoffs (5.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, PER = 11.6). I didn't want to see him go out like Willie Mays. I'm glad I got to witness his entire career and that he chose to hang up his sneakers at the right time.

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    Kobe was the best of his era.

    Best Jordan impersonator, that is.

    Duncan is either the best player, or second-best to LeBron James, of the post-Jordan era. A decade ago, I used to think it was close between Duncan and Karl Malone for best power forward ever, but Duncan just kept being great. Definite top-ten player of all-time.
     
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    He decided to hang it up after one year with Aldridge...good move
     
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    Sucks to think only a few guys from the '90s are left now. Including vampire Andre Miller.
     
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    My youth is fading away. It's so weird to see guys that came into the league after you started following basketball, now start to retire.
     
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    Michael Doleac is long gone but Andre Miller is eternal.
     
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    I started to feel old when players entered the league who were younger than I was. Starting with Moses Malone.
     
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    You KNOW you're old when you see the children of players you watched now playing professionally.
     
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    See ya Tim...happy retirement! You earned it....

    That said Blazers chances for the 2 spot in the west just got better...
     
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    Bill Walton's son not only played professionally, now he's a coach.
     
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    Jerian and Jerami Grant spring to mind. Especially as they're sons of an ex-Blazer.
     
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    You know you're old when you saw Elvis perform on Ed Sullivan for the first time on a black and white TV with rabbit ears
     
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