Manu's new article,anyone can translate?

[amy020]

http://argentina.manuginobili.com/
publicación: 11-01-2009
por MANU

Los rivales ya no me respetan tanto como el año pasado
Estoy disfrutando de la última semana entera en casa, juntando energías antes del tramo más complicado del año. Acá le llaman la gira del rodeo , en la que, salvo por un par de días, vamos a estar un mes afuera, sin jugar en el AT&T Center. Para que se den un idea: hoy jugamos con Orlando y el miércoles que viene, con los Lakers. Después, todo de viaje: Philadelphia, Chicago y Charlotte; volvemos a San Antonio por dos partidos (Indiana y New Jersey) y otra vez afuera: Los Angeles, Utah, Phoenix; vuelta a casa un día para jugar con New Orleans y luego el tramo más duro de visitantes: Golden State, Denver, Boston, New Jersey, Toronto, New York, Detroit y Washington. En total, 14 de 17 partidos fuera de casa.

Es duro, siempre lo es. Pero históricamente éste fue un viaje que nos hizo bien. Es un momento en el que el equipo está junto durante mucho tiempo. Varias veces lo aprovechamos y supo ser un momento de cambio para crecer. En cuanto a mí, estoy recuperado de la lesión, pero no siento que esté haciendo mi mejor juego. Sin estar en crisis, a veces, me impaciento. No es un problema físico, sino de confianza.

Empecé a jugar tarde, sin entrenamientos. Me está costando un poco más. Estoy menos minutos en la cancha por una decisión del entrenador, que todavía me está cuidando. Lo entiendo, porque no quiere sobrecargarme y espera que llegue bien al final, pero si por mí fuera, me gustaría jugar 35 minutos. No estoy enojado, pero prefiero encontrar el ritmo que me falta ahora y no en marzo.

Lo que es cierto es que no estoy como el año pasado. Porque todavía no me animo del todo, me falta explosividad y no estoy llegando arriba como el año pasado. No me interesa ser el goleador del equipo, pero sí, me gustaría anotar más. Necesito estar más efectivo con el tiro de tres. Siento que los rivales ya no me respetan tanto como el año pasado, cuando metía un 40% de triples y eso me creaba líneas de penetración para llegar debajo del aro. En lo grupal, el equipo no modificó su identidad, sigue siendo el mismo. El único cambio es el de Roger Mason por Bruce Bowen, que perdió minutos. Algún día tenía que pasar. Bruce no puede jugar para siempre. El resto de la rotación sigue igual. Fabri tuvo una lesión que lo sentó un par de semanas y también le tocó una racha de equipos que jugaban con cuatro jugadores bajos. Con Tim Duncan como 5, hay pocos minutos para repartirse entre Kurt Thomas y Fabri.

En lo grupal, no estamos tan conformes con el juego. Por lo menos, no tanto como lo que sugieren las posiciones. Estamos irregulares, tenemos partidos malos y no somos defensivamente el equipo que podemos ser. Históricamente tuvimos una buena defensa. No como la de Boston, que es muy agresiva, y no lo digo por lo que se habla del medio foul. Ellos arremeten, salen a provocar al rival. Muchos equipos empiezan esperando a ver qué pasa y después ajustan los tornillos de acuerdo al rival. Los Celtics saben rotar, pero, además, tienen hambre y se nota. No vi muchos equipos con esa intensidad.

Nosotros podemos ser un gran equipo defensivo, pero en el bloque, desde la línea de tres. Espero que se entienda: sin atacar desde la defensa , como ellos. En nuestros buenos momentos, fuimos conservadores, sólidos y confiables. Eso es lo que tenemos que recuperar. No hay que echarles la culpa a los nuevos, tienen que hacerlo los líderes, los jugadores que están más identificados con el equipo, y el resto después va a acompañar. Ofensivamente tenemos dificultades, pero cuando esté bien la defensa nos quitaremos presión en el ataque. Lo mejor de todo es que estamos segundos en el Oeste. Y queda mucho para mejorar.

Además, en los últimos diez días, tanto los Lakers como los Celtics perdieron algunos partidos y se humanizaron un poco, por decirlo de alguna manera. Están sólidos, profundos y juegan bien. Lo de Cleveland es aparte. Jugaron la final dos años atrás, tienen a LeBron James y están sobrepasando las expectativas. Ellos siguen siendo los favoritos.

[Ice009]

Is this article after today's game?

[urunobili]

i got it give me 20 min

[urunobili]

Rivals are not respecting me as they were last Season.

By Manu

Translation – urunobili

I am enjoying the last full week at home, saving energy before the toughest stretch of the season. On here they call it the Rodeo Road Trip, in which for all but a couple of days we will be gone a full month, without playing at the AT&T Center. Just for you to imagine, today we play with Orlando, next Wednesday with the Lakers. Then after that everything will be on the road: Philadelphia, Chicago and Charlotte; then back to San Antonio for two games (Indiana and New Jersey) and then gone again: Los Angeles, Utah, Phoenix, back home for a day to play New Orleans and then the most difficult part of the road trip playing away: Golden State, Denver, Boston, New Jersey, Toronto, New York, Detroit and Washington. 14 out of 17 games will be away.


It’s tough, it always is. But historically this has always been a trip that does well to us.
It’s a moment in that the team is together for a long time. Several times we took advantage of that and ended up being a moment of change to grow of. Regarding myself, I am recovered from the injury, but I don’t feel I am playing the best way possible. Without being in some sort of crisis, sometimes I get impatient. It is not a physical problem, it’s a confidence one.

I started to play late, without many training sessions. It is being a little more difficult than usual. I am having less playing time due to coaching decision because they are still being cautious with me. I understand, because they don’t want to overload me and they are hoping that I’ll be on my best shape at the end of the season, but if it was my call, I would like to play 35 minutes. I am not angry or anything, but I’d prefer to find my rhythm now and not in March.

Truth is I am not playing like last year. In part because I am not fully daring as I’m used to, I am lacking explosiveness and I am not reaching heights like last year. I am not interested in being the team’s highest scorer, but I would sure like to score more. I need to be more effective with my 3 shot. I am feeling that the rivals are not respecting me as they were last season when I was scoring 40% of my triples, and that used to bring penetration lines to get under the rim. Group wise, the team did not modify its identity, it’s the same. The only change is that Roger Mason has taken some of Bruce Bowen’s minutes. One day that was bound to happen. Bruce cannot play forever. The rest of the rotation is the same. Fabricio had an injury that sat him for a couple of weeks and also we have been playing small ball with 4 short players. With Tim Duncan playing the 5, there are fewer minutes to share in between Fab and Kurt Thomas.

As a team, we are not very happy with the way we are playing; At least not as much as our standings suggest. We have been irregular, we have had bad games and we are not being defensively the team we can be. Historically we have always had a good defense. Not like Boston’s, that is very aggressive, and I am not saying it because of the "half foul" style. They come at you; they go out and provoke their rivals. Many teams start waiting to see what happens and then make some adjustments depending on the rival. The Celtics know how to rotate, but also, they have that swagger and its noticeable. I haven’t seen many teams with that intensity.

We can be a great defensive team, but as a unit, from the 3 point line. I hope this is understood: without attacking from the defense, like them. In our good moments we have been conservative, solid and reliable. That is what we have to get back. The new additions have nothing to do with this, the leaders have to do it, the players that are more identified with the team, and then the rest will follow. Offensively we have had some difficulties, but whenever the defense gets together, we won’t have such a big offensive burden. The best part is that we stand second in the West. And there is a lot to improve.

In addition, in the last 10 days, both the Lakers and the Celtics lost some games and "humanized" a little bit to put it someway. They are solid, deep and play well. Cleveland is a different story. They played in the Finals a couple of years back and have LeBron James, they are surpassing expectations. They are still the favorites.

[amy020]

Rivals are not respecting me as they were last Season.

By Manu

Translation – urunobili

I am enjoying the last full week at home, saving energy before the toughest stretch of the season. On here they call it the Rodeo Road Trip, in which for all but a couple of days we will be gone a full month, without playing at the AT&T Center. Just for you to imagine, today we play with Orlando, next Wednesday with the Lakers. Then after that everything will be on the road: Philadelphia, Chicago and Charlotte; then back to San Antonio for two games (Indiana and New Jersey) and then gone again: Los Angeles, Utah, Phoenix, back home for a day to play New Orleans and then the most difficult part of the road trip playing away: Golden State, Denver, Boston, New Jersey, Toronto, New York, Detroit and Washington. 14 out of 17 games will be away.


It’s tough, it always is. But historically this has always been a trip that does well to us.
It’s a moment in that the team is together for a long time. Several times we took advantage of that and ended up being a moment of change to grow of. Regarding myself, I am recovered from the injury, but I don’t feel I am playing the best way possible. Without being in some sort of crisis, sometimes I get impatient. It is not a physical problem, it’s a confidence one.

I started to play late, without many training sessions. It is being a little more difficult than usual. I am having less playing time due to coaching decision because they are still being cautious with me. I understand, because they don’t want to overload me and they are hoping that I’ll be on my best shape at the end of the season, but if it was my call, I would like to play 35 minutes. I am not angry or anything, but I’d prefer to find my rhythm now and not in March.

Truth is I am not playing like last year. In part because I am not fully daring as I’m used to, I am lacking explosiveness and I am not reaching heights like last year. I am not interested in being the team’s highest scorer, but I would sure like to score more. I need to be more effective with my 3 shot. I am feeling that the rivals are not respecting me as they were last season when I was scoring 40% of my triples, and that used to bring penetration lines to get under the rim. Group wise, the team did not modify its identity, it’s the same. The only change is that Roger Mason has taken some of Bruce Bowen’s minutes. One day that was bound to happen. Bruce cannot play forever. The rest of the rotation is the same. Fabricio had an injury that sat him for a couple of weeks and also we have been playing small ball with 4 short players. With Tim Duncan playing the 5, there are fewer minutes to share in between Fab and Kurt Thomas.

As a team, we are not very happy with the way we are playing; At least not as much as our standings suggest. We have been irregular, we have had bad games and we are not being defensively the team we can be. Historically we have always had a good defense. Not like Boston’s, that is very aggressive, and I am not saying it because of the "half foul" style. They come at you; they go out and provoke their rivals. Many teams start waiting to see what happens and then make some adjustments depending on the rival. The Celtics know how to rotate, but also, they have that swagger and its noticeable. I haven’t seen many teams with that intensity.

We can be a great defensive team, but as a block, from the 3 point line. I hope this is understood: without attacking from the defense, like them. In our good moments we have been conservative, solid and reliable. That is what we have to get back. The new additions have nothing to do with this, the leaders have to do it, the players that are more identified with the team, and then the rest will follow. Offensively we have had some difficulties, but whenever the defense gets together, we won’t have such a big offensive burden. The best part is that we stand second in the West. And there is a lot to improve.

In addition, in the last 10 days, both the Lakers and the Celtics lost some games and "humanized" a little bit to put it someway. They are solid, deep and play well. Cleveland is a different story. They played in the Finals a couple of years back and have LeBron James, they are surpassing expectations. They are still the favorites.

thanks a lot

[asababy]

thx~~~！！

he had a little bit disappointment?

[urunobili]

thx~~~！！

he had a little bit disappointment?

his frustration is pretty noticeable while reading him... hopefully this will add up more fire come the end of the season :toast

[amy020]

his frustration is pretty noticeable while reading him... hopefully this will add up more fire come the end of the season :toast

Hope Manu will on fire in the following game and beat the Lakers!:ihit
Can't wait to watch the game.

[TMTTRIO]

Thanks for the translation. He has seemed really frustrated and down lately even out there on the court. I just hope his game and explosion come back to him :(. He has done a alright job of driving to the basket and scoring. Now if he can start hitting his threes again it'll open up his game a little bit.

[Doctor J]

Thanks for the translation.

By the way, what does this sentence mean?

"We can be a great defensive team, but as a block, from the 3 point line. I hope this is understood: without attacking from the defense, like them."

[urunobili]

Thanks for the translation.

By the way, what does this sentence mean?

"We can be a great defensive team, but as a block, from the 3 point line. I hope this is understood: without attacking from the defense, like them."

i think i should have used the word "unit" instead of block sorry i'll edit the post...

[Doctor J]

i think i should have used the word "unit" instead of block sorry i'll edit the post...

Thanks again. :toast

[timvp]

Thanks urunobili. I've been interested in what Ginobili as he tries to recover from his surgery. Interesting article and good translation :tu


Regarding myself, I am recovered from the injury, but I don’t feel I am playing the best way possible. Without being in some sort of crisis, sometimes I get impatient. It is not a physical problem, it’s a confidence one.He still seems a little stiff but I guess if he's not having any pain, that's a good sign.


I understand, because they don’t want to overload me and they are hoping that I’ll be on my best shape at the end of the season, but if it was my call, I would like to play 35 minutes. I am not angry or anything, but I’d prefer to find my rhythm now and not in March.So Manu not only doesn't believe in God, he doesn't believe in SPAM? :wow

Seriously though, Manu has plenty of time to get right for the playoffs. Playing him 35 minutes now would be season suicide.


I am not interested in being the team’s highest scorer, but I would sure like to score more.Interesting.


We can be a great defensive team, but as a block, from the 3 point line. I hope this is understood: without attacking from the defense, like them. In our good moments we have been conservative, solid and reliable. That is what we have to get back.Good take by Manu about the difference between Boston's defense and San Antonio's. His point that Boston has an attack defense while San Antonio has a more conservative and steady approach is a good one.


The new additions have nothing to do with this, the leaders have to do it, the players that are more identified with the team, and then the rest will follow. Wonder who he has in mind . . .


In addition, in the last 10 days, both the Lakers and the Celtics lost some games and "humanized" a little bit to put it someway. They are solid, deep and play well. Cleveland is a different story. They played in the Finals a couple of years back and have LeBron James, they are surpassing expectations. They are still the favorites.Manu has elevated the Cavs to the top? Intriguing.

[WalterBenitez]

Nice reading, great to see Manu considering he has to improve in confidence. Speaking about defense I watched a few games and saw we are soft in many situation, no saying we have to be Boston oriented, but some statement must be made, no easy baskets.

[duncan228]

Great read, thanks for the translation urunobili. I like getting stuff right from the players. I wish more would do it.

Manu wanting to play 35 minutes doesn't surprise me, I'm glad Pop makes that call. I hope Manu finds his rhythm soon, we need him.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu is upset

Lakers game is a good one for his biggets game of the season

[tp2021]

Manu has elevated the Cavs to the top? Intriguing.
Looks like the Celtics are losing respect to me...

[romain.star]

Thanks urunobili. I've been interested in what Ginobili as he tries to recover from his surgery. Interesting article and good translation :tu

He still seems a little stiff but I guess if he's not having any pain, that's a good sign.

So Manu not only doesn't believe in God, he doesn't believe in SPAM? :wow

Seriously though, Manu has plenty of time to get right for the playoffs. Playing him 35 minutes now would be season suicide.

Interesting.

Good take by Manu about the difference between Boston's defense and San Antonio's. His point that Boston has an attack defense while San Antonio has a more conservative and steady approach is a good one.

Wonder who he has in mind . . .

Manu has elevated the Cavs to the top? Intriguing.

TP?

[Yorae]

I think Manu is blaming himself too much about last season, him being injured and all. I thinks it's in his mind all the time because it's like a missed chance, having peaked last year only to be injured. I hope he calms down (in his mind) and have a good peace of mind. That's the only way he can return to the old daring, fearless manu.

[Ice009]

Nice reading, great to see Manu considering he has to improve in confidence. Speaking about defense I watched a few games and saw we are soft in many situation, no saying we have to be Boston oriented, but some statement must be made, no easy baskets.

You think this is the reason for Manu's increased activity on defense. I think in the last week or two Manu is really trying to turn up the intensity on the defensive end. You think he's trying to get his teammates to do the same?

[Yorae]

You think this is the reason for Manu's increased activity on defense. I think in the last week or two Manu is really trying to turn up the intensity on the defensive end. You think he's trying to get his teammates to do the same?

I think yes. Sometimes even duncan is passive.

[ElNono]

Manu wants to play 35 minutes a game. Pop better be listening, or he'll be hearing from the Church of Manu real soon now... :lol

(Gracias urunobili for the translation)

[ducks]

Truth is I am not playing like last year. In part because I am not fully daring as I’m used to, I am lacking explosiveness and I am not reaching heights like last year. I am not interested in being the team’s highest scorer, but I would sure like to score more. I need to be more effective with my 3 shot.


manu already is breaking down
spurs should have traded him last year to get = value for him

he is going to be worse next year

[Ice009]

Truth is I am not playing like last year. In part because I am not fully daring as I’m used to, I am lacking explosiveness and I am not reaching heights like last year. I am not interested in being the team’s highest scorer, but I would sure like to score more. I need to be more effective with my 3 shot.


manu already is breaking down
spurs should have traded him last year to get = value for him

he is going to be worse next year

Or maybe he is just trying to get into form.

[ducks]

his best years are behind him unfortunally

[Ice009]

his best years are behind him unfortunally

How about giving him a chance to get back into form first huh?

[ducks]

I will give him tell the playoffs are over
but he will not be better when he should have won finals mvp in the finals

[Baseline]

Interesting. It's pretty clear that he thinks LeBron is the most dominant player.

The whole universe is doing nothing but talk about the Lakers and Bryant, but they should listen to Manu - he should know.

[DAF86]

TP?

No way, he'll never throw a teammate under the bus. I think he's talking about the whole "old" group: Tim, Tony, Bruce and specially himself. I think that is pretty clear that he isn't satisfy with his own game.

[roycrikside]

I HATE MANU GINOBILI

Fixed.

[Brazil]

Muchas gracias for the translation. It's an interesting interview. The spurs are ok with a good W / L record considering the Manu injury. Moreover I think Manu is improving well. Bottom line I think everybody would have signed before the beginning of the season for this record and Manu shape as of today.

[Rogue]

Rivals no longer respected me as much as last year
I am enjoying the last full week at home, before joining energies more difficult stretch of the year. Here they call the tour rodeo, which, except for a couple of days, we will be out a month without playing in the AT & T Center. To give an idea: play with Orlando today and next Wednesday, with the Lakers. Then, all of trip: Philadelphia, Chicago and Charlotte, back to San Antonio by two games (Indiana and New Jersey) and out again: Los Angeles, Utah, Phoenix, back home one day to play with New Orleans and then the toughest stretch of visitors: Golden State, Denver, Boston, New Jersey, Toronto, New York, Detroit and Washington. In total, 14 of 17 games away from home.

It's hard, it always is. But historically this was a trip that we did well. It is a time when the team is together for a long time. Several times and knew what we take to be a turning point for growth. As for me, I recovered from the injury, but did not feel like it's my best game. Not in crisis, sometimes I am impatient. It is not a physical problem, but of confidence.

I started playing late, with no training. Is costing me a little more. I am less minutes on the court's decision for a coach, I'm still watching. I understand it, because you do not want overloaded and expected to arrive in the end, but if I were, I would like to play 35 minutes. I am not angry, but I prefer to find the rhythm that I do not now and not in March.

What is certain is that I do not like last year. Why not encourage me at all, I lack explosiveness and I'm not coming up like last year. I'm not interested to be the scorer of the team, but I would like to write more. I need to be more effective with the shooting of three. I feel that the rivals no longer respected as much as last year when 40% got a triple and I created lines of penetration to reach below the rim. As a group, the team did not alter its identity, remains the same. The only change is that of Roger Mason by Bruce Bowen, who lost minutes. Had to happen some day. Bruce can not play forever. The rest of the rotation remains the same. Fabri had an injury that sat a couple of weeks and he had a streak of four teams playing with players low. With Tim Duncan and 5, few minutes to share between Kurt Thomas and Fabri.

As a group, we are not happy with the game. At least, not so much as to suggest positions. We are irregular, we have bad games and defensively we're not the team we can be. Historically we had a good defense. Not like Boston, which is very aggressive, and I am not saying we speak from the foul. They arremeten, come to lead the opposition. Many teams start waiting to see what happens and then adjust the screws according to the rival. The Celtics know how to rotate, but also are hungry and it shows. I did not see many teams with such intensity.

We can be a great defensive team, but in the block, three from the line. I hope you mean: no attack from the defense, as they are. In our good times, we were conservative, robust and reliable. That is what we have to recover. We should not blame the new leaders must do this, players who are most identified with the team, and the rest will follow later. Offensively, we have difficulties, but when we remove either the defense pressure in the attack. The best part is that we are seconds in the West. And there is much to improve.

Moreover, in the last ten days, both the Lakers and the Celtics lost some games and humanizaron a bit, so to speak. They are solid, deep and play well. It is separate from Cleveland. Played the final two years ago, they have LeBron James and surpassing expectations. They are still the favorites.

it just took me 20 seconds to do it with google translating machine.

[ducks]

Interesting. It's pretty clear that he thinks LeBron is the most dominant player.

The whole universe is doing nothing but talk about the Lakers and Bryant, but they should listen to Manu - he should know.

because manu knows all
he knows how to play basketball
but most nba players know nothing about coaching gm
or other things in life

[urunobili]

it just took me 20 seconds to do it with google translating machine.

wow! you are da girl! i bet it's premuim quality too! cograts for being such a great googler! :rolleyes

[Kamnik]

got to love Manu&the spurs

great read, thanks for the translation

[Indazone]

I had surgery on my wrist a year ago for carpal tunnel and now it's starting to feel like normal. It's still not as strong as it was before and may never be but hopefully with the rehab it'll be as good as new. I look to Manu to return to form by the playoffs and for sure by next season.