Manu playing vs. Spain

[ArgSpursFan.]

Game time in about half and hour.
argentinian media said He'd play about 10-15 mins.

:danceclub

you can also use this thread as official game blog.

[ElNono]

You can watch the game live here:
mms://canal7envivo.telecomdatacenter.com.ar/canal7envivo

[ArgSpursFan.]

thanks for the link Nono.I forgot to mention it.

[skillz]

link works perfectly. thanks

[urunobili]

Manu is starting

[urunobili]

link was working and now it's not :(

[angelbelow]

:(

[2centsworth]

Trade Manu!!!!!

[ArgSpursFan.]

trade your avatar!!!!:lol

[ArgSpursFan.]

Prigioni
Manu
Nocioni
Scola
Gonzalez

Starting lineup for Arg.

[ArgSpursFan.]

q caño manu!!!!

[urunobili]

You can watch the game live here:
mms://canal7envivo.telecomdatacenter.com.ar/canal7envivo

me habia funcionado de entrada y ahora se taro y me dice que el servidor no me quiere o algo.. tenes el link de T& C Sports?

[rAm]

is the link not working for anyone else?

[ArgSpursFan.]

try justintv

[hater]

what is spains lineup?

[urunobili]

link not working for me now... i started watching it fine then i closed WMP and when i tried to run it again it's giving me an error message

[urunobili]

Spain 7-1

[2centsworth]

trade your avatar!!!!:lol

Manu is a top 5 player down the stretch in games when healthy. Problem is I don't think he will ever remain healthy again. I understand his country means more to him than anything, but as a Spurs fan the team means more to me than Manu's nationalism. Hence, Trade Manu!!!!!

[urunobili]

what is spains lineup?

España: Rudy, Raúl López, Felipe Reyes, Jiménez y Marc Gasol. Argentina: Scola, Oberto, Ginóbili, Gutiérrez y Porta.

[ArgSpursFan.]

España: Rudy, Raúl López, Felipe Reyes, Jiménez y Marc Gasol. Argentina: Scola, Oberto, Ginóbili, Gutiérrez y Porta.

prigioni
manu
nocioni
scola
gonzalez

[urunobili]

You can watch the game live here:
mms://canal7envivo.telecomdatacenter.com.ar/canal7envivo

Windows Media Player cannot connect to the server. The server name might not be correct, the server might not be available, or your proxy settings might not be correct.

that's the error i am getting now :depressed

[ducks]

windows stuff sucks ass

[urunobili]

Spain 11-4

[ducks]

Gooooooooooooooooooooooo
Spain!
GO SPAIN
GO SPAIN
GO SPAIN


less games manu plays the better:hat

[nil.ball]

Go scola!
MVP MVP MVP! :lobt2:

[urunobili]

Marc Gasol owning Scola

[nil.ball]

What's the score?

[ducks]

spain winning

[nil.ball]

Marc Gasol owning Scola

Tell me this isn't true. :wow

[urunobili]

16-9 Spain

[ducks]

Go scola!
MVP MVP MVP! :lobt2:

:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lmao:lmao :lmao:lmao

[ducks]

Tell me this isn't true. :wow

it is not true:downspin::downspin::downspin::downspin::downs pin::downspin::downspin:

[ducks]

Scola Overated!

[urunobili]

Manu benched already so get the fuck out ducks

21-11 1st quarter

[nil.ball]

Scola Overated!

You have to be somewhat good or relevant to be even considered to be overrated. That's why George Hill isn't. So STFU!

[nil.ball]

Manu benched already so get the fuck out ducks

21-11 1st quarter

Thanks for the update,
only 11pts in the first quarter? I mean did Spaniard build a great wall of europe or what..

[urunobili]

23-13 end of 1st

[ChumpDumper]

Is Manu injured yet?

[nil.ball]

any box scores?

[urunobili]

Is Manu injured yet?

nope he got pwned by calderon and went to the bench scoreless

[ducks]

nope he got pwned by calderon and went to the bench scoreless

sounds like he is still injured:bang:bang

[urunobili]

sounds like he is still injured:bang:bang

i really wish your dream of manu being injured for good becomes reality so you get to realize what TP is really made of...

[nil.ball]

what is the score now?

[urunobili]

36-22 Spain

[nil.ball]

ouch

[ducks]

i really wish your dream of manu being injured for good becomes reality so you get to realize what TP is really made of...

everyone will see how good tp is when duncan and manu are gone
and the spurs build around tp:ihit

[ElNono]

Here's another link:
http://www.justin.tv/widgets/jtv_player.swf?channel=tvalerta_deportes

[ElNono]

everyone will see how good tp is when duncan and manu are gone
and the spurs build around tp:ihit

TP is gonna go to another team when that happens, and I hope you follow him.

[urunobili]

Halftime Spain 45 Argentina 30

[urunobili]

Manu with the floater!

[Phenomanul]

He's back!!!

[urunobili]

And1 spaniard mofo's!

[E20]

Scola > TP
Argentines > French

Face it ducks.

[urunobili]

It's a Manu tres!

[ace3g]

manu hits a 3 pointer

Arg down 38-49

[ducks]

TP is gonna go to another team when that happens, and I hope you follow him.

I follow the spurs not players

unlike alot of manu fans here

[urunobili]

Delfino another turnover...

Manu 7 pts after 2 free throws

[ducks]

Scola > TP
Argentines > French

Face it ducks.


at what
talking

:lmao

[ducks]

Delfino another turnover...

Manu 7 pts after 2 free throws

one three pointer
one floater
2 free throws


how many steals

[urunobili]

Nocioni getting REALLY physical with Spain... was a clean block and they called a foul... Spain doubles the FT attempts

[urunobili]

fuck you Marc Gasol

[ducks]

fuck you Marc Gasol
is he owning that scola fellow again:lol:lol:lol

[nil.ball]

is he owning that scola fellow again:lol:lol:lol

http://www.zazzle.com/french_people_suck_shirt-235427119012922252

[nil.ball]

Nocioni getting REALLY physical with Spain... was a clean block and they called a foul... Spain doubles the FT attempts

What the score now?

[ducks]

G
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S
P
A
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N

[urunobili]

one three pointer
one floater
2 free throws


how many steals

don't have the boxscore but when he was fouled for the free throws he had his super quick first step back :)

[urunobili]

69-62 Spain

[urunobili]

biased non existing foul called on Nocioni

[urunobili]

Delfino 4 TO ARgentina was under just 5 pts now back to 8

[urunobili]

it's another Manu 3!!!

[urunobili]

Argentina just 4 down with 4 minutes left!

[nil.ball]

sweet we are catching up!

[ducks]

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[urunobili]

another Manu 3!

[urunobili]

all of his 13 points in the second half

[1Parker1]

Sounds like Delfino is actually hurting the team...shocker.

I can't remember, but did he have a big role in 04 when Argentina won it all? Seems his play is very, very sporadic and if he's on he can really help u win, but if he's off...he'll do everything to help ur team lose.

[1Parker1]

He's baaaaaaaaack. Although the Argentinian team should have taken a lesson from CIA Pop and not played him so much. Have other teams wondering if he's still seriously injured, etc.

[urunobili]

ANOTHER MANU 3333! on fire!!!

[weebo]

Manu on fire!

[urunobili]

Manu has just been fouled.. he already leads the team with 16 pts ALL in the second half

[tmtcsc]

Manu is a bad ass.

[urunobili]

biased call to favor spain

[TMTTRIO]

Manu's back on fire

[urunobili]

Big free throws for Juan gutierrez arg 4 down

[urunobili]

Argentina 2 down with 40 seconds left... damn this is the same situation as the world cup.. please chapu make a three!

[angel_luv]

Manu has just been fouled.. he already leads the team with 16 pts ALL in the second half

Way to go MG. :cheer

:)

[angel_luv]

Argentina 2 down with 40 seconds left... damn this is the same situation as the world cup.. please chapu make a three!

Come on team!

You can do it! :)

[Phenomanul]

I guess Barry would say the 'nu' is back in Manu....

[urunobili]

Manu blocked in a layup to tie the game... the steal was by Nocioni

[angel_luv]

I guess Barry would say the 'nu' is back in Manu....

:lol

[ducks]

Manu blocked in a layup to tie the game... the steal was by Nocioni

does he not have his legs back:bang:bang

[Ronaldo McDonald]

what's the signifcance of this game?

[angel_luv]

Manu blocked in a layup to tie the game... the steal was by Nocioni

:(

[pawe]

forget about the ginobili miss...look at those beauties!! dayum!!!

[angel_luv]

Misread it at first. I thought Manu blocked a lay up... not was blocked.

[koriwhat]

damn i wanna fuck those dancers! then again i have a brazillian of my own that quite likes to get down and is all mine. still those dancers are freakin' hot!

GO MANU!

[ducks]

forget about the ginobili miss...look at those beauties!! dayum!!!

yeah forget the bad he does just look at the good only:lol

[angel_luv]

Where are you guys viewing the game?

[urunobili]

they have just shown the referee fucking argentina with a call

[pawe]

manu racking the beard

[Phenomanul]

Link on page two...

[urunobili]

Scola was fouled and made just one free throw... argentina fouled marc gasol back

[angel_luv]

Link on page two...

Thanks. :)

[Phenomanul]

FIBA officiating sux...!!

[weebo]

Scola chokes at the line.:lol

[ducks]

Scola was fouled and made just one free throw... argentina fouled marc gasol back

WAY TO GO SUPERSTAR SCOLA!:lol:lol:lol:lol

[nil.ball]

so are we in overtime?

[urunobili]

sorry.. Scola missed both :pctoss

[angel_luv]

Scola was fouled and made just one free throw... argentina fouled marc gasol back

How Spur like, Scola- missing free throws.

[nil.ball]

Scola chokes at the line.:lol

it's not chocking if he sucks regularly!
ha :nope

[ducks]

sorry.. Scola missed both :pctoss

SCOLA = DIRK CHOKING:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

[urunobili]

Manu fouled on a tripe three free throws for him 7 seconds left

[Spur-Addict]

Manu got alot of lift on that foul. He rose pretty well.

[ducks]

it's not chocking if he sucks regularly!
ha :nope

if he sucks regularry then how can everyone say he is soooooooooooo GREAT

[angel_luv]

Manu fouled on a tripe three free throws for him 7 seconds left

What's the score????

[timvp]

Wow that was a horrible foul.

[urunobili]

Manu could have tied the game with the three free throws and missed one... :pctoss

[ducks]

Manu could have tied the game with the three free throws and missed one... :pctoss

:bang:bang:bang:bang
manu lossing his clutchness hanging around scola

[pawe]

manu with the game winning 3...book it!!

[urunobili]

damn this two teams are SO tied... it's like a playoff Mavs Vs Spurs 2006

[nil.ball]

what's the score?

[ducks]

has manu team every lead today though

[urunobili]

we can't lose like this to this suck ups :pctoss

[angel_luv]

Aw... boo!

[urunobili]

final Score Spain 90- Argentina 88

[ducks]

we can't lose like this to this suck ups :pctoss

you have to not let the other team get ahead by 20

[kolko]

Quinteros for the win....missed. Spain won 90-88

[ducks]

so if manu loses one more game does he get to come home?

[angel_luv]

Score and time left?

I am about to lose my computer access. :(

[timvp]

damn this two teams are SO tied... it's like a playoff Mavs Vs Spurs 2006Why didn't Spain have all its best players on the floor at the end? Were they even trying?

[ducks]

Quinteros for the win....missed. Spain won 90-88

not manu:wow:wow:wow

[koriwhat]

Score and time left?

I am about to lose my computer access. :(

it's over.... arg lost.

[angel_luv]

Quinteros for the win....missed. Spain won 90-88

Boo.

All right Argentina. Let's make that the last loss this summer.

I want an olympic gold repeat!

Later guys. :)

[ducks]

Score and time left?

I am about to lose my computer access. :(

game over manu and scola missed key free throws at the end
90-88 spain:hat

[pawe]

Pau and Marc owned the paint. looks like the args need to address interior defense against post players.

[beirmeistr]

Considering he is out of shape and recovering from his ankle injury, this was a great game from Ginobili. Somewhere, a mallard is in torment.

[diego]

easy urunobili, we're only just getting the whole team together... and the spaniards have perfected the art of frontrunning like no other country before

[ducks]

Why didn't Spain have all its best players on the floor at the end? Were they even trying?

they had that big lead and coasted

[Cherry]

final score 90 88 Spain. fuck the refs! :lol
Manu (first game) is playing well

[urunobili]

Why didn't Spain have all its best players on the floor at the end? Were they even trying?

I guess Aito (Spain's coach) was trying to give Ricky Rubio more experience not to choke come the olympics... but Many players fouled out that could be it too...

[ducks]

Pau and Marc owned the paint. looks like the args need to address interior defense against post players.

scola sucks:lol:lol:lol

[timvp]

Those who want to criticize NBA refs should be forced to watch an international game and see those refs in action.

[TMTTRIO]

Manu looked pretty good for coming back with that ankle injury

[PDXSpursFan]

Pau and Marc owned the paint. looks like the args need to address interior defense against post players.

Because Oberto was out :hat

[Cherry]

Those who want to criticize NBA refs should be forced to watch an international game and see those refs in action.

+1

[ducks]

Manu looked pretty good for coming back with that ankle injury

no points in first half
blocked on a layup attempt

did make 3 threes however

[ducks]

Those who want to criticize NBA refs should be forced to watch an international game and see those refs in action.

why do you think duncan does not want to go back

[Cherry]

easy urunobili, we're only just getting the whole team together... and the spaniards have perfected the art of frontrunning like no other country before

and they almost choke :wow

[ducks]

and they almost choke :wow

they did not even have their best players in at the end

[urunobili]

Those who want to criticize NBA refs should be forced to watch an international game and see those refs in action.

man... it was pitiful... 4 real...

[kuato]

Considering he is out of shape and recovering from his ankle injury, this was a great game from Ginobili. Somewhere, a mallard is in torment. ------> Most of the Argentina NT is not in good shape, Oberto, Ginobili, Delfino, Kamerichs for example, Argentina played really bad and even with that awfull team play the match ended by a 2 point difference so ... i think this wasnt that bad for the Argentina NT considering that the same happened before the Athens OG.

[urunobili]

http://www.ole.clarin.com/diario/2008/07/22/basquet/thumb/manu473.jpg

he's back!

[Cherry]

they did not even have their best players in at the end

They all are best players and in better shape than us, but we go back whatever the score was and never give up. That's a good sign for our training. We need to get better.

God, those refs crack me up! :lol

[kolko]

Some stats:

Spain

Pau Gasol 11 pts (4/10 FG)
Calderon 18 pts (4/6 3pt)
Marc Gasol 12 pts 5 rebs (5/7 FG)

Argentina

Manu 18 pts (1/5 2pt, 4/5 3pt)
Delfino 15 pts (6/13 FG)
Nocioni 15 pts 5 rebs
Scola 9 pts (4/5 FG) 8 rebs

[hater]

delfino fucking blows. he will hurt argenina's chances

[montgod]

Curious... how many losses and you are out of the Olympics or don't qualify?

[urunobili]

delfino fucking blows. he will hurt argenina's chances

he had like 4 silly TO... unacceptable

[Trainwreck2100]

Pau and Marc owned the paint. looks like the args need to address interior defense against post players.


Those who want to criticize NBA refs should be forced to watch an international game and see those refs in action.

problem solved

[lefty]

final score 90 88 Spain. fuck the refs! :lol
Manu (first game) is playing well

That's because Pau is a Laker and Manu a Spur :lol

[roycrikside]

no points in first half
blocked on a layup attempt

did make 3 threes however

Dude, how do you call yourself a spurs fan? You are actively rooting against Manu every god damn game.

I don't know any CoM people who root for Tony to miss shots.

[roycrikside]

Curious... how many losses and you are out of the Olympics or don't qualify?

They're already in and qualified. It was an exhibition game.

They're in a group of six countries (along with Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Australia and Croatia) and they have to finish in the top four to go into the knockout rounds.

[nil.ball]

Dude, how do you call yourself a spurs fan? You are actively rooting against Manu every god damn game.

I don't know any CoM people who root for Tony to miss shots.


he's not a spurs fan, he's a troll!
:lol

[Hemotivo]

blocked on a layup attempt


not true

[hater]

ducks probably didn't even watch the game. fuckin hater.

[ducks]

not true

it was posted here he was blocked on his layup attempt
I did not post that
someone else did
then I repeated that

[ducks]

Manu blocked in a layup to tie the game... the steal was by Nocioni

see

[ducks]

Some stats:

Spain

Pau Gasol 11 pts (4/10 FG)
Calderon 18 pts (4/6 3pt)
Marc Gasol 12 pts 5 rebs (5/7 FG)

Argentina

Manu 18 pts (1/5 2pt, 4/5 3pt)
Delfino 15 pts (6/13 FG)
Nocioni 15 pts 5 rebs
Scola 9 pts (4/5 FG) 8 rebs

thanks

[roycrikside]

Ducks is a moron. He doesn't even understand that it was an exhibition game. The Olympics haven't started yet dummy.

[ducks]

:rolleyes:rolleyes
Ducks is a moron. He doesn't even understand that it was an exhibition game. The Olympics haven't started yet dummy.

:rolleyes:rolleyes

[montgod]

They're already in and qualified. It was an exhibition game.

They're in a group of six countries (along with Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Australia and Croatia) and they have to finish in the top four to go into the knockout rounds.

If that's the case, why even let Manu play?

[hater]

If that's the case, why even let Manu play?

he needs to be in shape

[ducks]

he needs to be in shape

does he not have trainging camp

[hater]

does he not have trainging camp

in shape for the championship that matters most. the olympics.

[ducks]

in shape for the championship that matters most. the olympics.

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[hater]

http://www.davidestrada.com/nbamatchup/ManuGold.jpg

[Spurs Brazil]

It looks like Manu played a lot like that game 3 against the Lakers, on fire from the outside.

Did he try to get things going with penetration or he just tryed to score on Js?

[kobyz]

Oberto played?

[johngateswhiteley]

Boo.

All right Argentina. Let's make that the last loss this summer.

I want an olympic gold repeat!

Later guys. :)

not the USA? wtf is wrong with some of you?

[ElNono]

I follow the spurs not players

unlike alot of manu fans here

No you don't. You hate Manu, a Spurs player, with a passion.
You're a Tony Parker fan first and foremost, a Spurs fan second.

[ducks]

Dude, how do you call yourself a spurs fan? You are actively rooting against Manu every god damn game.

I don't know any CoM people who root for Tony to miss shots.

I am rooting for the spurs
I want manu team to lose so he can come home

[ducks]

No you don't. You hate Manu, a Spurs player, with a passion.
You're a Tony Parker fan first and foremost, a Spurs fan second.

I was a spur fan since they got david robinson
not tp

[Hemotivo]

see

yep, urunobili like you were wrong

[ducks]

yep, urunobili like you were wrong

so what happened
why did he miss

[kolko]

Oberto played?

No, he is injured.

[nil.ball]

No, he is injured.

Chickenphalitis

[2centsworth]

I am so disappointed in Manu.

[Hemotivo]

so what happened
why did he miss
ginobli tried to make a layup but
when the ball hit the ring jimenez touch it (like a goaltending |basket interference)

[urunobili]

It looks like Manu played a lot like that game 3 against the Lakers, on fire from the outside.

Did he try to get things going with penetration or he just tryed to score on Js?

He did penetrate several times and his light speed first step is back


yep, urunobili like you were wrong

i was wrong yes manu missed the layup

[ducks]

ginobli tried to make a layup but
when the ball hit the ring jimenez touch it (like a goaltending |basket interference)

no he got blocked
but atleast he got the ball on the rim and not stuffed on the way up

[Hemotivo]

no he got blocked
but atleast he got the ball on the rim and not stuffed on the way up

nope
:sleep

[Brutalis]

I guess it's over?

[mystargtr34]

Well isnt that a block in the European game, if it hits the rim first?, or is it a rebound.

Its one of the most ridiculous rules ive seen, if anyone in Europe could actually jump they would outlaw that rule.

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

ROFLMAO at the hateful retard trolling this thread.

I TIVOed the game and I've just finished watching it. So now I'm ripping timpv's style Game Thoughts©:

Spain is probably the worst possible matchup for Argentina. They have won 14 of the last 15 times both teams played each other. With that in mind, it should be noted that the game was used as a scrimmage by both coaches, until the fourth quarter, when Manu in one side and defense in the other got Argentina back in the game. Spain came out flying and took a 15 point lead in the second quarter, helped in no part by some awful refereeing which got half of the already shorthanded Argentinian roster in early foul trouble. Overall it was a deserved victory for Spain, even with the home biased refs.

The Spaniards are one of the strong candidates for the gold, because they have a very good roster with flexibility and depth, which allows them to run or go to the paint and to play different kinds of zone in defense. They have a good mix of experience and youth, and many players that are proven in the FIBA stage. For Argentina the game left a good taste overall, specially considering that 3 players were missing, that Manu and Delfino played their first official games since the training camp started, and that our back-up point guard is still playing on one leg. The offense is starting to flow, not in 2002-2004 level, but there were glimpses of that ball movement. The defense is what needs to be worked on, specially the zone rotations, the pic n roll switches when playing man to man, and the box outs.

- Manu Ginobili is back. Not at 100%, because he took it easy, probably advised by the coaching staff. But late in the game he went crazy and almost makes Argentina comeback from 15 points down all by himself. He's still rusty, but he tried some penetrations, which shows that he is really confident, specially because this is his first game after coming back from the ankle injury. He has said that his objective is not to be in perfect shape right now, but to build momentum and get the best of his game when the Olympics start. His three point shooting was on target. On defense, he wasn't very active, but he wasn't getting lit either. He made a decent job on Rudy and Navarro.

- Luis Scola got into foul trouble early and never found the rhythm in offense. Spain has the player that I've seen play the best defense on Scola, Felipe Reyes. Not a great talent in offense, but a really hard-nosed, no nonsense defender, who gets most of his points from offensive rebounds. Reyes has defended Scola very well when they played against each other in the Spanish League and in previous Argentina vs Spain matchups.


- With Scola in foul trouble and Oberto out, the best Argentina big was *gasp* Roman Gonzalez. He was really aggresive taking it to the rim, posting Marc Gasol, who is taller, but weaker. When Spain went big (both Gasol brothers on the floor), he struggled in the boards, but he moved the ball well, and was aggressive.

- The best Argentinian player in the 4th quarter was Manu, but Andres Nocioni kept Argentina in the game the other three quarters. He had to play PF for large parts of the game because of the shortage of big men, and he did a really good job. He was a key part of the fourth quarter comeback with his defense on Garbajosa. In the end, he fouled out, but most of his fouls were very questionable calls. This was played as a friendly match probably by everyone on the floor, except for Chapu, he was diving for loose balls, fouling to avoid fast breaks and doing all those little things needed to win.

- Carlos Delfino had his ups and downs. He showed both of his faces today. When he was in the good side, he has hitting shots, penetrating and playing solid defense. In his bad moments, he took ill-advised three pointers, made some dumb turnovers and fouls and missed defensive assigments. Hopefully he gets into game rhythm soon, now that he has finally solved his contract situation.

- Pablo Prigioni showed that he is really important (for good and bad) to the Argentine cause if we are going to challenge for a medal. With Pepe Sanchez gone, Prigioni is now one of the floor leaders of this team. He was moving the ball well, avoiding the Spanish traps and half court pressure, and taking open shots. This last point is important, because some rivals will surely left him open by design, so it's important that he stops hesitating and takes that open shot with confidence. However, his defense was awful, he got torched by both Calderon and Raul Lopez. So far in this tour, he got torched by the Mexico, Poland and Spain point guards. Only against Uruguay his defense seemed good, and that's because the Uruguayans have a pass-first point guard and take a lot of shots in the paint. Many people talk about Pepe being missed to run the offense, but what worries me the most is the defensive side. Back in 2004, Pepe did a great job on Allen Iverson and Stephon Marbury. If Prigioni keeps playing defense this way he would get abused not only by Chris Paul or Jason Kidd, but also by almost any point guard in the Olympics. One of the reasons of Argentina's success, was the ability to switch between man-to-man and different zones. If Prigioni is getting blown by every point guard when playing 1 on 1, we're fucked.

- Paolo Quinteros had a solid, if uneventful game. With Manu and Delfino coming back, it was obvious that his minutes were going down. He showed his soft touch in the offensive end, but had some problems in defense. Hopefully he is ready for his role in limited minutes. That is, the Brent Barry/Michael Finley role: enter the game, help the offense flow and hit open shots.

- Juan Gutierrez was too passive on both ends of the floor. His only 2 points came from free throws, he had two field goals attempts in his 14 minutes of playing time. He had 2 boards, 2 assists and 4 fouls. With Scola in foul trouble, he should've contributed more.

- Antonio Porta is a liability at this point, but it should be considered that he is facing an extra difficult task. He came back from a torn ACL and started trainning before finishing rehab, because he didn't want to miss the Olympic roster. He's the only natural point guard in the roster to back-up Prigioni. So far in the games he has played, he has shown several problems to handle the defensive pressure and to stay with his man at the other end. He needs to be honest with himself and pick up his game of quit if he's not going to be ready come August.

- Fabricio Oberto didn't play because he had a bruised thigh in a previous game and the coaching staff didn't want to risk any further injury. Leo Gutierrez has a small strain. I don't have a clue why Kammerichs didn't play.

Cheers.

[Hemotivo]

:tu

[amy020]

how long did manu play in the game?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

wow... looks like ducks has thrown diplomacy overboard and just came out swinging in this thread :lol What happened ducks? Hypocrisy win the fight?

[roycrikside]

A preview of every Ducks post during the Olympics:

Manu makes a shot

A) Why is he playing in these stupid games? He's going to get hurt and ruin the Spurs season! He's selfish and doesn't care about the team. :bang:bang:depressed:depressed

B) Great, he does that now. Couldn't do it against Vujacic when it mattered.

:rolleyes:rolleyes:rolleyes:lol:lol

Manu misses a shot.

A) Just like the Lakers series.

:downspin::downspin:

B) I told you he sucks. We should trade him while we can get anything for him and let Tony shoot more.

:bang:bang:flag::flag:

There, now that we got that out of the way, you can just put him on ignore and miss nothing.

[anakha]

If only to see how big a meltdown ducks will have, I hope to see Lebron James on the Spurs someday with Manu. :lol

[ducks]

guess what james is hurt
now do you understand why I do not want manu playing

[ducks]

nope
:sleep

what do you call getting the ball off the rim
if it not a block

[ducks]

thread about james getting hurt
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101785

[ducks]

If only to see how big a meltdown ducks will have, I hope to see Lebron James on the Spurs someday with Manu. :lol

james wants to be the first nba laying to make one billion dollars
he will not come to the spurs :hat:hat:hat:hat:hat:hat:hat

[Hemotivo]

what do you call getting the ball off the rim
if it not a block

rebound?


:downspin::downspin:

[homer]

what do you call getting the ball off the rim
if it not a block

The ball was on the outside of the rim when he swatted it away.It didn't have a chance in hell of going in at that point. watch your tivo again.

[urunobili]

how long did manu play in the game?

Manu played 21 min.. 18 pts in 21? damn the "nu" is back y'all haters!

http://www.ole.clarin.com/diario/2008/07/23/basquet/thumb/basquet.jpg

[Manufan909]

Pau needs to take a lesson from the Argentians and shave already. He looks like a seven foot hobo.

[mytespurs]

From what I gathered, Manu played well.

I still think the US team is favored (and rightly so) but we'll see.......:king

[Manufan909]

Hey, whoever Tivo'd the game, is there anyway you can put it up?