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SAN ANTONIO -- Wearing a black shirt emblazoned with a picture of Tim Duncan with a caption underneath reading Impossible Is Potential, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich waxed poetic for 15 minutes Tuesday about the retirement of arguably the greatest power forward to ever play the game, and plans to make a pitch to Duncan to keep him working with the organization in some capacity in the future.Duncan announced his retirement on Monday, but wasnt present for Tuesdays news conference.Its not a show of humility in any sense or form. People who grew up with me know me, Popovich explained. I would not be standing here if it wasnt for Tim Duncan. Id be in the Budweiser League someplace in America, fat and still trying to play basketball or coach basketball. But hes why Im standing. Hes made livings for hundreds of us, staff and coaches, over the years and never said a word, just came to work every day. Came early, stayed late, was there for every single person, from the top of the roster to the bottom of the roster, because thats who he was, in all those respects.Sources told ESPNs Marc Stein that the Spurs officially waived Duncan on Monday for salary-cap reasons. While the move was a mere formality, the club needed to do it to waive and stretch Duncans $6.4 million salary for the 2016-17 season so that its spread out over three seasons instead of one, which lessens the cap hit the team will take.Duncan exercised his player option for the upcoming season before the June 29 deadline, which means hell receive his full salary for the upcoming season despite retiring. Consider it a parting gift for Duncan, who gave so much for the NBA, the city of San Antonio and the Spurs organization.Hes irreplaceable. It cant happen, Popovich said. Were all unique. I guess each one of us is unique. But hes been so important to so many people, its just mind boggling. To think that hes going to be gone makes it really difficult to imagine walking into practice, going to a game, getting on the bus, taking him a piece of carrot cake -- whatever it might be.You dont see Timmy beating his chest as if he was the first human being to dunk the basketball, as a lot of people do these days. Hes not pointing to the sky. Hes not glamming to the cameras. He just plays, and weve seen it for so long its become almost mundane. But its so special that it has to be remembered.Popovich said Duncan is too smart to try his hand at coaching in retirement, but he plans to reach out to the former Spur to keep him involved in some capacity.I dont think were going to see Timmy going up and down the sidelines much, Popovich said. But I have a notion he will at least listen to being involved, somehow or other, maybe even on a part-time basis. 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For every two steps forward, Gustafson took one backward as a first-time starter last season, but hes getting locked in as a senior, leading the Griz to a 4-1 record and the No. 10 ranking in the STATS FCS Top 25 heading into Saturdays game versus Sacramento State.Hes thrown for 1,084 passing yards over the last three games, with a school-record 47 completions against Cal Poly.Its getting noticed by everybody in Missoula. Most likely, that is.Bradys playing very well right now physically and mentally, second-year coach Bob Stitt said. We continue to grow on a weekly basis. Hes getting confidence in whats he doing, and hes continually adding to what hes checking to and getting us into. It was great to see him call some checks (against Mississippi Valley State last Saturday) that we hadnt called all yeear and had some success with it.dddddddddddd. We have a quarterback-driven offense, and when your quarterbacks playing well, its kind of fun.Gustafson has completed nearly two-thirds of his pass attempts for 1,555 yards, a 311-yards-per-game average that ranks seventh nationally. He has thrown for 14 touchdowns with only four interceptions, but hes still turnover-plagued -- a complaint about him -- because he has fumbled the ball seven times and lost five of them.With NFL teams now looking for the next Carson Wentz, Gustafson has Wentz size at 6-foot-7, 230 pounds. He makes good decisions and works the field for receivers.That he beat Wentz and North Dakota State in his first career start with 434 passing yards and three touchdown passes may have raised expectations to an impossible level last season. He only played in seven games because of a leg injury, but returned to win a playoff game against South Dakota State.This season, hes been more comfortable running Stitts fast-paced offense.We just feel like if we dont turn the ball over on offense, Stitt said, were going to be tough to beat. ' ' '