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DUNCAN A MARKETING DONUT? NO, HE'S JUST TAKING HIS TIME

          Although Spurs F/C Tim Duncan has "six national
     endorsement deals," including Sprite, Nike, EA Sports, Edge,
     Topps and Fleer, as well as a local deal with Gunn
     Automotive, "he has come off as so emotionless, so aloof,
     ... that he's not the most marketable personality in the
     game," according to John Delong of the WINSTON-SALEM
     JOURNAL.  But Duncan's roommate and business manager Marc
     Scott said, "As long as we're one-on-one with Tim and
     sponsors, they love him because he's got a great
     personality.  As long as we can bring out his personality,
     he's fine. ... It's just in the media, when he's sitting
     there doing interview after interview, he's not showing any
     pizazz."  Delong added that Duncan is "beginning to take a
     personal interest in his Web site -- Slamduncan.com." 
     Scott, on the Web site: "We want the fans to know what's
     going on all the time.  At this point, Tim isn't the best
     with the media, but if he does something, if he's featured
     in something, we want his fans to be able to go look and
     find out what's going on with him" (W-S JOURNAL, 6/14).
          KNICKS MEAN BUCKS? Pro Player has sold more than $1M
     worth of Knicks Eastern Conference Championship locker room
     T-shirts in retail sales and claims sales are five times
     more profitable than any previous conference championship
     shirt.  Pro Player states that should the Knicks win the NBA
     Finals, sales of their merchandise will be three times more
     profitable than those of the Spurs (Pro Player).
          NO BANNER DAY: In San Antonio, Antonio Sharp writes
     that the Historic & Design Review Committee of San Antonio
     "won't allow exceptions for the Spurs" regarding a city
     ordinance that prohibits banners in the city's River Walk
     district, the "downtown tourism magnet," on the "theory that
     they may diminish [its] overall beauty and architectural
     integrity."  Historic Preservation Office Senior Planner
     Genie Cooper: "We don't want to seem like 'no fun'
     bureaucrats.  This is just a standard for keeping the
     clutter down" (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 6/15).

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