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• 09.20.21.50
  October 16th, 2009 at 10:34 am

  wow, I remember that issue…

• GMT
  October 16th, 2009 at 11:23 am

  Jeez, Duncan looks like a little kid, despite standing among skyscrapers. Whatever happened to Keith Van Horn? I don’t even know the other guys, except for Allen, of course.

• NL
  October 16th, 2009 at 11:24 am

  I wonder who the Spurs would’ve taken in the 97 draft if they didn’t land the #1 spot. Could you imagine if we had Keith Van Horn. Yikes.

• Juan
  October 16th, 2009 at 11:32 am

  Timmy sure was pissed by the “Center” tag

  Also, Allen a Forward? I remember Van Horn, Kittles and even the O’Bannon’s (Charles and Ed) but I don’t recall Minor. Did something happen to him? Did he even play for an NBA team?

• RJ
  October 16th, 2009 at 11:43 am

  If I remember correctly, Duncan did not get the unanimous Rookie of the Year, one vote went to Van Horn. I have to believe it was an East Coast Writer, maybe a Boston area writer.

• SAJKinBigD
  October 16th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

  I remember all but Minor and that Allen guy (kidding).
  I thought O’Bannon was going to be good, too, from what I remember of UCLA’s Championship. Interesting note: As of 2009, he (Charles O’Bannon) was playing for the Toyota Alvark of the Japanese Basketball League, and was leading that league in scoring. Thanks, Wiki.

• LK
  October 16th, 2009 at 12:31 pm

  I even remember George (Jiri) Zidek lol

• Chris K.
  October 16th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

  Is Tim wearing a necklace and a watch in that photo???

• ThatBigGuy
  October 16th, 2009 at 1:54 pm

  Wow, I looked up the 1997 draft class and it stunk. Other than Timmy, only Chauncey Billups and T-Mac were All-Stars. It was the worst draft in the 90′s as far as sending guys to the All-Star game.

  Ryan Minor was drafted in the 2nd round of the ’96 draft but decided to play pro baseball instead, where he played over a decade between the pro’s and the minor leagues. Thanks wikipedia.

• Episode IV: Manu Hope
  October 16th, 2009 at 3:06 pm

  I don’t recognize that blue sleeved arm on the left… anybody remember that arm making a team?

• duncan228
  October 16th, 2009 at 3:22 pm

  RJ, you remember correctly. One Rookie of the Year vote did go to Van Horn. Duncan got 113 of the possible 116 points, Van Horn had the other 3.

  Chris K., Duncan did wear some jewelry in the early days, most often his Yin-Yang necklace. He even had a tongue stud for a short time.

• Martin
  October 16th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

  No way…wait…a tongue stud is a tongue piercing??

• duncan228
  October 16th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

  Yup, it’s a tongue piercing. It was a silver stud in his tongue. I have a gif of it but I have no clue how to post it here.

• Martin
  October 17th, 2009 at 7:10 am

  Wow, he looks so boring and traditional that never imagined he wore a tongue piercing…

  Credits for our Big Fundamental

• SpursfanSteve
  October 18th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

  Martin, he also has a giant tattoo of Merlin on his back. He wanted that to be his nickname in the NBA, but The Admiral and others wouldnt let him.

• duncan228
  October 18th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

  Just for clarification, the Merlin tattoo is on Duncan’s chest. He has a Skele-Jester on his shoulder blade.

  Duncan asked the league for ‘Merlin’ on his jersey in 1997, they refused, citing league uniform policies.

• Bushka
  October 18th, 2009 at 5:15 pm

  Kittles was actually a very solid guy too who if i remember correctly got shut down more from injuries than erosion of skills.

• Lefty
  October 20th, 2009 at 12:14 pm

  Hey guys. I saw the site through a link from Daily Thunder and thought I’d just let you know about Ryan Minor, since most of you don’t remember him (and I don’t blame you).

  He actually got drafted and played for the Baltimore Orioles. He was a backup for a few years - his most memorable accomplishment being that he was the guy to replace Cal Ripken, Jr. the night he broke his playing streak.

  so, yeah. The More You Know, right? Great blog.

• Ivander
  October 22nd, 2009 at 2:34 pm

  @ Bushka: Right, Kerry Kittles had a few good seasons for the Nets, but repeated injuries ended his career.
  Same with Keith Van Horn.

• Pok Flied Lice
  October 27th, 2009 at 12:08 am

  Wait… nobody else thinks this looks like a boy band poster?? I mean, look at KEITH!!!!

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