On a day of looking back, I kept thinking about the one that got away. The painful one. 2013. I have frankly avoided thinking about it for a couple of years now, other than as a hiccup on the way to 2014. But with Duncan's unceremonious press release yesterday, it reared its ugly head again, and I thought what a shame it is that he could so easily have had six rings. He'd be tied with Jordan. He'd be perfect in Finals appearances, like Jordan. It would put him squarely above Kobe Bryant in the conversation about all time greats.
How Tim Duncan's most heartbreaking defeat brought him closer to fans
