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Spurs-Nets Finals Index | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE SAN ...  ... Involved  Appearance Requests  Donation Requests  Team Up Challenge ... NBA Finals 2003 MVP Tim Duncan gave a performance for the ages, scoring 20 ... Centers at The Carver Academy in San Antonio today and at the Boys & Girls ... Dikembe Mutombo (Congo), Tim Duncan (U.S. Virgin Islands), Manu Ginobili...
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Tim Duncan - Wikipedia  Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is a retired American professional basketball player who played his entire 19-year career with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... Listed height, 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) .... Given the weak level of basketball in the Virgin Islands, Odom was wary...
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Twice Blessed Drafted No. 1 by the Spurs a decade apart, David ...  Dec 15, 2003 ... As the clock wound down on the final game of his 14-year NBA career, David ... Standing at the end of the San Antonio Spurs' bench, he shook with ... and David Robinson as SI's 2003 Sportsmen of the Year. ... He is big (listed at 7 feet, he is ... cancer research and youth sports in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in
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Tim Duncan facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  Tricia represented the Virgin Islands in the 100- and 200-meter backstroke in the 1988 ... grow ten inches in the next few years, Lowry taught his then-six-foot pupil the .... Malik Rose told Basketball Digest, "He's always trying to get us pumped up. ... of the San Antonio Spurs; selected Most Valuable Player of the NBA finals.
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Jeopary Questions page 881 - I INVENTED THAT - TriviaBistro.com  SPORTS NAMES: This 7-foot San Antonio Spur, the 2003 NBA finals MVP, grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands  FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: E.M. Forster proposed...
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Gary Payton - Wikipedia  Gary Dwayne Payton (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player ... He was nicknamed "The Glove" for his excellent defensive ability. ... Considered the "NBA's reigning high scorer among point guards" in his .... Prior to the 200405 season, the Lakers traded Payton and Rick Fox to the Boston...
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Hakeem Olajuwon - Famous Basketball Players - Biography.com  Feb 4, 2016 ... Born on January 21, 1963, in Lagos, Nigeria, Hakeem Olajuwon ... The cornerstone of the Houston Rockets for 17 of his 18 NBA seasons, "The ... Olajuwon emigrated to the United States to play basketball at the University of Houston. ... NBA All-Star Clyde Drexler on the high-flying "Phi Slamma Jamma"...
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Shawn Bradley - Wikipedia  Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22, 1972) is an American and German (dual citizen) retired basketball player who played center for the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Nets and the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) tall, Bradley was one of the tallest players in NBA history. ... During his time at the school, Emery racked up a 68-4 record and won two...
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Kresimir Cosic, Croatia | Player Profiles by Interbasket  From Wikipedia.com: He was the first foreign player to earn All-American ... player ever elected to the world's Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, ... Cosic, a 6-foot-11 center who was equally effective playing near the basket and ... Finals and two Western Athletic Conference (WAC) titles in 1971 and 1972.
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Building Colorful Good Life in the Virgin Islands - latimes  Apr 5, 1987 ... ALL FOR THE BETTER, Virgin Islands  It was a warm, sunny Sunday ... "You can call us a couple of slobs," remarked Jim Millen, 25, on the beach at Slob ... Cruzans speak a colorful and melodic dialect that resembles middle ... He called the island, largest of more than 50 U.S. Virgin Islands, Santa Cruz,...
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Robert Parish - Wikipedia  Robert Lee Parish (born August 30, 1953) is an American retired basketball center. He was known for his strong defense and jump shooting, and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. ... 1 College career; 2 NBA career. 2.1 Golden .... He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. Parish remains...
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How Dikembe Mutombo's Finger Changed The NBA - BuzzFeed  Five years after his retirement, one of the greatest shot-blockers in NBA history is ... In 1992, the 7-foot-2-inch rookie center was an NBA All-Star, but he played on a .... Mutombo joined Congo's junior national basketball squad, where he played ... Mutombo, who now speaks nine different languages, slowly learned English...
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1999 NBA Finals | Basketball-Reference.com  League Champion: San Antonio Spurs. Finals MVP: Tim Duncan (27.4 / 14.0 / 2.4). 1999 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Latrell Sprewell (407). TRB: Tim Duncan (195).
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Steve Nash - Wikipedia  Stephen John Nash, OC, OBC (born February 7, 1974), is a Canadian retired professional .... Both Johnson and Cassell had NBA Finals experience, while Kidd was the second overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft ..... A two-time NBA MVP, Nash is only the second point guard (along with Magic Johnson) to win the MVP award...
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Hakeem Olajuwon - Wikipedia  Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon formerly known as Akeem Olajuwon, is a Nigerian-American retired professional basketball player. ... He was nicknamed "The Dream" during his basketball career after he ... Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the ..... Before I come down, I make my move.
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San Antonio Spurs History - NBA.com  "The Iceman" And "The Admiral" Stand Tall In Spurs' Past And Future ... NBA Titles: 1999 2003 2005 2007. Retired Uniform Numbers: (00) Johnny Moore ... Called the Dallas Chaparrals, the franchise survived the turmoil of the ABA era and .... The franchise played its first game in San Antonio on October 10, 1973, before...
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Wilt Chamberlain - Volleyball World Wide  Wilt Chamberlain Nicknames: "Wilt the Stilt" and "The Big Dipper" Born: 8/21/36 Died: ... NBA: 1959-1973 (14 years) Volleyballer: 1969-1999 Height: 7-1 Weight: 275 lbs. ... Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door
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NBA.com: Michael Jordan Bio  He attended Laney High school in Wilmington, North Carolina, but as a 5-11 skinny ... As a freshman, he played somewhat in the shadows of upperclassmen ... in college but the Blazers bypassed Jordan because just the year before the team ... the golden rookie limiting his opportunities to score by not passing him the ball.
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Grant Hill - Wikipedia  Grant Henry Hill (born October 5, 1972) is an American retired basketball player. Hill played for ... After his first six seasons with the Pistons, in which he averaged 21.6 points, 7.9 ... Hill also won the Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award. ... to play in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, but in the end no NBA players...
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NBA.com: Hakeem Olajuwon Bio  Transactions: Traded to Toronto, 8/2/01, Honors: NBA champion (1994, '95); NBA ... During his 18-year career, Nigeria-born Hakeem Olajuwon staked his claim as ... play -- highlighted by his Houston Rockets' back-to-back NBA titles -- earned .... NBA Finals MVP awards while leading Houston to its first-ever NBA crown.
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They Said It - SI.com  Sep 27, 2004 ... They Said It. Think of the people quoted here as .... "He's just like me--except he's 7'6" and Chinese." STEVE FRANCIS, 2002. Houston Rockets point guard, on his similarities to teammate Yao Ming. COLOR PHOTO DONALD...