McDyess set to retire after Spurs waive NBA vet
Antonio McDyess was waived by the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, clearing a path to retirement for the 17-year NBA veteran.
McDyess indicated at the end of last season that his playing days were over, but the Spurs didn't rule out his return after the lockout ended. The move clears $2.6 million from the team payroll.
The 37-year-old spent the last two seasons in San Antonio. He was...
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December 19, 2011
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McDyess to retire after Spurs waive him
Antonio McDyess was waived by the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, clearing a path to retirement for the 17-year NBA veteran.
McDyess indicated at the end of last season that his playing days were over, but the Spurs didn't rule out his return after the lockout ended. The move clears $2.6 million from the team payroll.
The 37-year-old spent the last two seasons in San Antonio....
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December 19, 2011
McDyess won't be back with Spurs this season
The San Antonio Spurs will not be bringing back Antonio McDyess this season.According to the San Antonio Express-News, the Spurs have decided not to guarantee the other half of McDyess’ $5.2 million contract.
The teams acknowledged that McDyess won’t be back, and the club will get to remove $2.6 million, the non=guaranteed portion of his contract, off its player payroll...
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December 19, 2011
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December 19, 2011
McDyess waived by Spurs, retirement next?
Antonio McDyess was waived by the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, possibly bringing an end to his 17-year NBA career.
McDyess, 37, indicated last season that his playing days were likely coming to an end.
The second overall pick in the 1995 draft, McDyess averaged 12 points and 7.5 rebounds in his career with the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks and Spurs.
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December 19, 2011
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December 19, 2011
Was McDyess’s tip-in goaltending?
Check out Antonio McDyess’s tip-in at the buzzer to beat the Lakers last night at Staples Center.
Was it goaltending? Lakers fans think so, but a quick read of the NBA’s goaltending rules leads me to believe that it wasn’t:
Section I-A Player Shall Not:
a. Touch the ball or the basket ring when the ball is using the basket ring as its lower base.
EXCEPTION: If a player near...
Via The Scores Report
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February 04, 2011
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February 04, 2011
San Antonio Spurs Confirm Antonio McDyess’ Retirement
Antonio McDyess has hung up his sneakers for good, retiring from the NBA after a 16-year career. From the Express-News: “The Spurs had hoped a short post-lockout season might help them convince veteran big man Antonio McDyess he could play one more season, even at age 37. On Monday they officially gave up the quest. With a deadline for fully guaranteeing McDyess’ $5.22 million...
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December 20, 2011
Top four Lakers reactions to the McDyess tip caught on video
All eyes were on San Antonio Spurs' Antonio McDyess after he made the game winning tip-in for the Spurs against the Los Angeles Lakers this past Thursday.
Spurs fans were cheering across the globe as they saw McDyess' teammates rush to mob him on the court and witnessed Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich crack an elusive smile.
However, if you rewind the video of McDyess' tip...
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February 05, 2011
Report: Ayon to sign with Hornets
Now that Antonio McDyess has retired, the San Antonio Spurs are left without another big man on their roster. And as available free agent centers begin to dwindle, one big man the Spurs had their eyes on was Mexican forward/center Gustavo Ayon.
However, Ayon (nicknamed "The Titan") will be taking his talents to the New Orleans Hornets.
According to ESPN Deportes, Ayon will...
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December 21, 2011
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December 21, 2011
Lessons from the past keep McDyess focused
San Antonio Spurs Antonio McDyess has experienced it all in the NBA during his 14 seasons. He has experienced the best of times such as going to the NBA finals in 2005, and being named an All-Star in 2001.He has also experienced the worst of times like the repeated knee injuries and more importantly, not capturing an NBA championship.Before entering this season, McDyess said this...
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February 16, 2011
McDyess set to retire after Spurs waive veteran
Antonio McDyess was waived by the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, clearing a path to retirement for the 17-year NBA veteran.
Via ESPN
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December 19, 2011
McDyess Will Return For 15th Season
The Spurs have managed the minutes of Antonio McDyess well this season.
Via RealGM
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February 19, 2011
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February 19, 2011
McDyess May Have Played Final Game
Antonio McDyess is ready tocall it quits after a 16-year career.
Via RealGM
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April 30, 2011
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April 30, 2011
Spurs top Lakers on Antonio McDyess’ tip-in
Antonio McDyess' tip-in at the buzzer gave the San Antonio Spurs an 89-88 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Officials gathere... Souce Via Sportifi.com
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February 04, 2011
Antonio McDyess to retire; Spurs front line very thin
After the playoffs, Antonio McDyess sounded like a guy ready to retire. After the lockout there was the thought he might be willing and able to give it a go in the shortened season, but that is not going to happen, reports Mike Monroe of the Express-News. The team acknowledged that McDyess won’t be back,…
Via Pro Basketball Talk
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December 19, 2011
Antonio McDyess Won’t Retire After All
The San Antonio Spurs and Antonio McDyess have agreed to take another look at the 36-year old’s deal next summer, after he informed them that he won’t retire (which he was seriously considering last season.) From the Express-News: “McDyess’ contract called for him to be paid $5.2 million next season unless the Spurs waived him by midnight Thursday. The deal is...
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July 01, 2011
McDyess Tips Spurs to Victory
"I was in the right place at the right time, and it bounced right to me,"
Those were the words by San Antonio Spurs veteran forward Antonio McDyess, following the Spurs' 89-88 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.
With 2.1 seconds left in the ball game, Tim Duncan shot a 16-foot fade away-jump shot over Lakers (34-16) forward Pau Gasol. The ball...
Via Project Spurs
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February 04, 2011
McDyess set to retire after 17 seasons (AP)
Antonio McDyess was waived by the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, clearing a path to retirement for the 17-year NBA veteran. McDyess indicated at the end of last season that his playing days were over, but the Spurs didn't rule out his return after the lockout ended. The move clears $2.6 million from the team payroll.
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December 19, 2011
Poster of the Day 4/5/11: Horford on McDyess
Al Horford drives and whams on Antonio McDyess…
Honorable mention to Derrick Brown. That may have been the sicker dunk, but Jerryd Bayless didn’t give much of an effort to stop it… so I rolled with Al Horford.
Dunk Rating on the Starbury Nastiness Scale:
7/10 Starbury Nasty Faces.
2010/11 Daily Poster Stats.
Throwback Poster of the Day: Scottie Pippen on...
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April 06, 2011
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April 06, 2011
Antonio McDyess will not return to Spurs
The Spurs had until the end of business Monday to guarantee the other half of veteran big man Antonio McDyess’ $5.2 million contract, but they won’t drag the process to the end of the day.
The teams acknowledged that McDyess won’t be back, and the club will get to remove $2.6 million, the non=guaranteed portion of [...]
Via Inside Hoops
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December 19, 2011
McDyess Leaning Towards Retirement
Antonio McDyess is leaning towards retiring after playing for the Spurs for the past two seasons.
Via RealGM
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May 16, 2011
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May 16, 2011
Spurs news and notes: Spurs bonding, McDyess on dining, and more
• Seems being away from home on the Rodeo Road Trip allows for some team bonding for the San Antonio Spurs:
• Speaking of the Spurs' Rodeo Road Trip, Antonio McDyess knows all about dining on the road:McDyess said that landing late at night into a city and finding food isn’t always so easy. “It’s always tough,” said McDyess. “You don’t know when to...
Via Project Spurs
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February 17, 2011
McDyess leaves late vs Grizzlies with neck strain
Spurs center Antonio McDyess left Game 3 in Memphis late after hurting his neck.
Via FOX Sports Southwest
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April 23, 2011
McDyess, Spurs Agree To Extend Salary Guarantee Deadline
Antonio McDyess had indicated that he plans on retiring.
Via RealGM
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July 01, 2011
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July 01, 2011
Antonio McDyess Thinks His Neck is OK
If you were watching yesterday’s Spurs-Grizzlies battle, you saw Antonio McDyess go down with what looked to be a nasty neck injury. Well, X-rays came back negative, and Dyess believes he’ll be back on the court in no time. Via the San Antonio Express-News: “The 15-year veteran big man went to the bench, where he was unable to close his right hand. X-rays of McDyess’...
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April 24, 2011
Former Knick McDyess retires
San Antonio Spurs forward Antonio McDyess - a one-time oft-injured centerpiece of the New York Knicks - announced his retirement.
Via NY Daily News
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December 20, 2011
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