Ginobili getting booed???

[thispego]

wow, denver is gay...

[EasilyAmused]

wow, denver is gay...



Everyfreaking time he has the ball they boo! :cuss

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Booing means sh*t in Argentina, maybe trying to impersonate a ghost. If they want to get on his nerves they will have to try harder.

[IX_Equilibrium]

They are scared shitless of him

[spursfan05]

wow i love it i have never seen a spur get boo'd like that

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

It took booing for you to figure that out? Howabout when they're chanting bullshit?

Who the hell do they think they are, New Yorkers?

[nkdlunch]

Oh, its beautiful. Like music to my ears. I'm sure he loves it too, means he's a superstar

[thispego]

really, gonobili is truely feared in denver, there is no other reason to boo him. They know he is going to rule them and that they cant contain him. ..And they wish they had stole him from us during the summer, fuckin bastards.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Until they start throwing batteries at him they've got nothing on the hostile environments he played in while in Europe.

[Experiment2100]

A guy had a sign that said "Ginobili must be punished"

[Drachen]

Oh I thought they were cheering him, "MANUUUUUUUUU MANUUUUUUUU" because his game should be modeled.

[Goddess Spur]

Hahaha, I love it. Spoken like a true team that has been owned.

[/de-lurk]

[CHAMPS AGAIN]

wow i love it i have never seen a spur get boo'd like that

When was the last time a SPURS player got boo'd everytime he touches the ball.

[Tek_XX]

They have no clue how to handle themselves, stupid white trash mountain hippies

[Ginofan]

lol I just love it when they are booing the crap out of him but he continues to shove it in their faces with drawing fouls and hitting shots :lol MANU IS THE MAN!

[TheWriter]

Being booed everytime you touch the ball is the ultimate sign of respect in a weird way.

Seriously.

It means the fans know you and know you're kicking their ass and they hate you for it.

[baseline bum]

Is Manu more hated than Kobe now in Colorado?

[SpursFanDan]

They are scared shitless of him

exactly.. good point.

[spursfan05]

A guy had a sign that said "Ginobili must be punished"


:lol i was rollin on the floor when is saw that sign.

all of a sudden hes osama or something

[Mr. Body]

wow, denver is gay...

Only idiots use 'gay' in that way.

[vincerodriguez23]

Being booed everytime you touch the ball is the ultimate sign of respect in a weird way.

Seriously.

It means the fans know you and know you're kicking their ass and they hate you for it.

that is very true

[exstatic]

They have no clue how to handle themselves, stupid white trash mountain hippies

:lmaoX1billion

[Obstructed_View]

The last three was a big "up yours" to the fans.

[Obstructed_View]

If Carmelo has a bad game on Wednesday, how a bout a rousing chant of "MEL-LO" sung to the tune of "BEL-FOUR"?

[TroyF]

Is Manu more hated than Kobe now in Colorado?


Good lord, no.

I hate the fans chanting BS, BS. It was stupid. I think the officiating in game three was horribly one sided in the second half, but that doesn't mean you do that in a venue where there are children watching a basketball game.

Ginobili was being booed mainly for one single play. The flop on the "elbow" by Buckner. The talk shows were filled with a lot of angry people about that play and it spilled over into their view of his overall game.

To be honest, that flop offended me. Elbows to the face are serious things. It's the type of thing someone can be ejected over. I don't think you fake that. I think it cheapens the game and though I'm a fan of Manu, I don't think it was one of his finer moments.

That said, the Nuggets fans who think that ALL he does is flop are idiots who don't know a lot about the game. He's a sensational player. Maybe he did go to the line more than he should have in game three (I certainly am among the people who think he did). That's not his fault. He's playing the game to win, not to worry about what other people think.

Boo the refs if you're pissed at them. (not scream BS at them, BOO them) Leave Manu alone.

I just hope Manu doesn't make a habit of the type of play he made against Buckner. That will certainly impact my view of him in the future.

[Obstructed_View]

My take on that elbow was completely different. The way I saw it Manu was ducking away from an elbow he knew was coming, not pretending that it landed. He knew it was coming because Buckner had just landed an elbow on him five seconds earlier. Ginobili knew he was under Buckner's skin so he crowded him, but Buckner threw it so hard I think it surprised him, so he fell. As far as I know, throwing an elbow like that, even if it doesn't land is, by rule, and automatic technical. They ruled no foul, and Buckner got off easy, considering that he's been anything but clean in this series.

All that said, it was ruled no call, and the Nuggets got the ball back, so Nuggets fans complaining about a flop that resulted in absolutely nothing makes no sense whatsoever.

[SilverPlayer]

Seriously that wasn't a flop, that was just common sense, he was about to get hit. Him avoiding the contact actually prevented a situation where buckner would have been immediately ejected.

Thats really the dumbest complaint I have heard about a flop in my life. It saved your player from an ejection.

[pooh0406]

ha! they're just scared of what gino can do to their team...

[Dre_7]

I was laughing so hard every time I heard them boo. It was great. That last three he hit was poetic justice.
It was beautiful!

[xcoriate]

Troy I thought he was flinching away from the bow, I had no idea Denver fans took it that way.

Buckners bow was what cheapened the game.

[Clandestino]

I was laughing so hard every time I heard them boo. It was great. That last three he hit was poetic justice.
It was beautiful!

no shit! we went crazy at my house with that last 3! that was the best!!!

[TroyF]

Seriously that wasn't a flop, that was just common sense, he was about to get hit. Him avoiding the contact actually prevented a situation where buckner would have been immediately ejected.

Thats really the dumbest complaint I have heard about a flop in my life. It saved your player from an ejection.


Oh please. He looked as though he'd been shot out of a cannon. Ducking out of the way and flying like a Hollywood stunt man are two different things. Get real.

[samikeyp]

Oh, its beautiful. Like music to my ears. I'm sure he loves it too, means he's a superstar

exactly.

[Jimcs50]

Well, they knew this was their last chance to boo him this season, so they wanted to do it well.

:)

[boutons]

"with that last 3"

I wanted yet another 3, even a missed shot, as the Spurs ran the clock out in the last possession.

The convention is for the winner not to try to score insulting in that situation, not to kick the loser when he can't get up, but the Denver fans are beyond conventions. When a born-champion and proven, repeat natural winner, a clean-playing, hustling competitior, is playing incredible basketball to beat the shit out of you, you sit quietly and take it. But the Denver seat-fillers boo Manu the entire game as if he was some kind villain. What a fucked up bunch of losers. The Nuggets and their fans deserve each other, and their 4th straight loss Wed night.

[T Park]

so, what should Manu have done, stood there and taken an elbow to the goddamn face??


Fuck that. Fuckin whiny ass biatch nugget fans.

[Phenomanul]

Oh please. He looked as though he'd been shot out of a cannon. Ducking out of the way and flying like a Hollywood stunt man are two different things. Get real.


Troy you are a fan that makes sense... so rather than try to dissuade you, I'll leave you with this:

Manu clearly avoids the elbow as he is trying to get in closer to Buckner, in pulling his face back, the whole body falls where the head is falling... But, never did Ginobili pretend to be hit in the face. Look at the replay, Ginobili doesn't touch his face in anguish, nor does he check his nose for blood (all signs of actually getting hit... or someone faking a shot to the face). He knew he wasn't hit.

The question then is... does Ginobili exaggerate his movements.??? Yes, he certainly does, but all of his movements are exaggerated... all of the them, ofensively, defensively, while driving, while blocking, while stealing... everyone of his movements is unorthodoxically exaggerated... even his quite comical step-back jumper... Because of his exaggerated corporal movements, he tries to run through screens with players he knows are still shuffling their feet... he's that much quicker... But that my friend... is savvy... and if he's willing to take the punishment...

Granted, I know for a fact Ginobili does flop at least once per game... but that particular play was not a flop.

[picnroll]

Oh please. He looked as though he'd been shot out of a cannon. Ducking out of the way and flying like a Hollywood stunt man are two different things. Get real.
I have it taped and have watched it several times. If you have it taped you'll see Buckner swung his elbow and Manu bent back. Buckner then leaned into a bent back Manu who fell the rest of the way over. It wan't until Buckner leaned into Manu's chest that Manu went down. If you have a replay refute that.

That elbow swing is a message "don't play me tight on defense". It's like a headhunters pitch to back a guy off the plate. If Manu had happened to lean forward at the same time Buckner swung there could have been some nasty results. It shoud be whistled. There's no place for it in the game.

[Extra Stout]

The boos were wonderful.

The Spurs were totally in those people's heads and under their skin.

[vanvannen]

Oh please. He looked as though he'd been shot out of a cannon. Ducking out of the way and flying like a Hollywood stunt man are two different things. Get real.

Seriously Troy, I'm asking what was he suppose to do? Take the elbow to the face??

[FromWayDowntown]

Oh please. He looked as though he'd been shot out of a cannon. Ducking out of the way and flying like a Hollywood stunt man are two different things. Get real.

Have you taken note of the fashion in which Buckner has taken out his frustrations on Manu in this series? Manu has every reason to believe that the elbow was directed at his noggin and to protect himself. I don't think he had any intention of trying to get Buckner ejected -- had that been his tack, he would have argued with Danny Crawford vociferously after play was stopped.

If you respect hard-nosed play, you've got to respect Ginobili's lack of bitching about the no-call on that play and his unwillingness to call for any suspensions after the Nugget three-way he took in the lane at the end of Game 3. Talk about unnecessary and unseemly!!

And again, you can complain about the officiating at the end of Game 3, but I don't recall the officials holding the Nuggets to 78 points. I thought it was interesting that Karl blamed everyone but his team for the last 2 losses.

[Rydia]

PLEASE Tell me you guys are going to Boo COach Karl with all your heart and soul. What a horrible coach!!! Blaming it on the refs! You can't do that when you miss more then half of your free throws


Love ya Manu!!!

[nkdlunch]

These are Manu's comments on the booing:

"I've never been booed so much before -I've always been the good guy of the movie. I heard some of it at the beginning of the game, but when one plays at the end doesn't really pay attention to it."

[SpursChampsIII]

PLEASE Tell me you guys are going to Boo COach Karl with all your heart and soul. What a horrible coach!!! Blaming it on the refs! You can't do that when you miss more then half of your free throws


Love ya Manu!!!

I hope the announcer tomorrow night pauses a little after calling Georgie Boy's name...I'll lose my voice boing that classless punk. I never had a problem with him before, but he sounds like someone in jeopardy of getting fired (AGAIN) by making all those excuses.

[ALVAREZ6]

Wow, Denver fans are so cool...I mean, booing a player everytime he touches the ball just proves how cool you are.

If I were Manu, I woul enjoy the booing in Denver, it would make me kick their asses even more on the court.

[GoldToe]

I think Manu feeds off those boos.

[Seru Giran]

I think Manu feeds off those boos.

exactly, Manu always feeds off of adversity. Denver fans could need a clue.

[td4mvp21]

what i thought was absolutely ridiculous was one fan had a sign saying "Ginobili must be punished." What in the hek should he be punished for? He didn't even do anything. Just shows how classless those fans were acting.

[ALVAREZ6]

Nugget fans, boo this :

http://supergino.com/images/Spurs/spurs332.jpg

[FromWayDowntown]

Wow, Denver fans are so cool...I mean, booing a player everytime he touches the ball just proves how cool you are.

If I were Manu, I woul enjoy the booing in Denver, it would make me kick their asses even more on the court.

How soon we forget. San Antonio offered the same treatment for Juwan Howard in Game 2 of the 2001 West Semis. From the May 8, 2001 Express-News: "Mavericks forward Juwan Howard got the reception everyone expected. He was booed every time he touched the basketball."

I'm not defending Denver fans, but I am saying that Spurs fans have done the same (albeit with far more justification).

[Obstructed_View]

Spurs fans booed the guy that delivered a flagrant 2. Nuggets fans booed the guy who received a flagrant 1. That couldn't really be more different.

[ALVAREZ6]

You can boo Manu all you want...
http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/COJD101050302_lower.jpg
...at the end of the night, look who's crying...

[FromWayDowntown]

Spurs fans booed the guy that delivered a flagrant 2. Nuggets fans booed the guy who received a flagrant 1. That couldn't really be more different.

Oh, I totally agree -- that's why my post acknowledged the difference.

I'm just saying that calling people out for booing a guy can be duplicitous.

[Obstructed_View]

Okay, I misunderstood. People get booed all the time, but I don't remember such an insane mentality from a city where they dislike a guy who so clearly didn't do anything wrong.

[FromWayDowntown]

Okay, I misunderstood. People get booed all the time, but I don't remember such an insane mentality from a city where they dislike a guy who so clearly didn't do anything wrong.

I'm with you. Upon hearing that noise last night, the first thought that came to mind was "Manu is completely in the City of Denver's collective head." The fans were almost more focused on booing Manu than they were on cheering for their own team.

[SPURSCHAMPS]

Spurs fans booed the guy that delivered a flagrant 2. Nuggets fans booed the guy who received a flagrant 1. That couldn't really be more different.

It was flagrant 2 that's why Melo was automatically ejected.

[MiNuS]

I thought they were chanting "moooooooooooooose"

America's team is rebuiding!


You know you're big time when a whole arena of 20K is booing.


SBC better cheer loud for Manu on Wednesday!They should do the soccer Argentinian chant for Manu.

Manu is certainly a Matador. Looks the bull in the eyes and go straight for the kill.


He is El Matador!

[gospursgojas]

I thought they were chanting "moooooooooooooose"

America's team is rebuiding!


You know you're big time when a whole arena of 20K is booing.


SBC better cheer loud for Manu on Wednesday!They should do the soccer Argentinian chant for Manu.

Manu is certainly a Matador. Looks the bull in the eyes and go straight for the kill.


He is El Matador!


Either that, or we should cry like a baby when they anounce Karl....or may we should all bring a baby rattle to the game

Or is that not Spurs fan style???

[EasilyAmused]

SBC better cheer loud for Manu on Wednesday!They should do the soccer Argentinian chant for Manu.

Manu is certainly a Matador. Looks the bull in the eyes and go straight for the kill.
He is El Matador!


*sigh* how I wish I could be there and Cheer loudly for Manu and the Spurs!

but I will be cheering from my living room

GO SPURS GO!!!

[Willinsa]

Oh please. He looked as though he'd been shot out of a cannon. Ducking out of the way and flying like a Hollywood stunt man are two different things. Get real.

Are all denver fans babies like George Karl? I guess they are.
:lol :lol :lol

[Obstructed_View]

It was flagrant 2 that's why Melo was automatically ejected.
It's possible that it was a flagrant 2 (I'm too lazy to check) but the refs can throw you out for a flagrant 1. They can throw you out on a single technical, too.

[Sonia_TX]

If I was sitting close to the Denver Bench tonight I would so take a baby bottle and a rattle. but of course I'm not. lol But I will be cheering loud for Manu tonight!

[nkdlunch]

If I was sitting close to the Denver Bench tonight I would so take a baby bottle and a rattle. but of course I'm not. lol But I will be cheering loud for Manu tonight!

:lol that would be awesome just like the kings fans w/the cowbells but instead baby rattles

[dunkum17]

Ok seriously now...booing a player in the NBA for good reasons like raping someone while you're on a team trip is one thing...but booing a player just because your team choses to foul him rather than defend and when the smoke cleared you still went home loosers...Thats classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Booing K-Mart when Denver traveled to Jersey because money was more important than loyalty...now thats a reason to boo someone. But booing just because a player can still make freethrows after being beaten up and left with bloody for choosing to drive the lane...That just spells out " N O C L A S S "!!!!
Here is my thought...why don't we as SPURS fans give Denver something to listen to while they sit their cold butts at home watching their team lose. Everytime and I mean EVERYTIME Manu touches the ball tonight we should cheer :blah and screen :spin as loud as possible. So Denver players can hear what it's like to actually have the RESPECT of your true fans.

And as for K-Mart...Next time you foul out ( since your defence is more of a boxing style than actual game )... GET YOUR "YELLOW SOCK :lol " WEARIN' *** OFF THE COURT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT SO LONG TO SEE YOUR FANS LEAVE EARLY AND YOUR TEAM LOSE IN THE END ANYWAY!!!!!!!!! :pctoss

[waly.mg]

Check this in Spanish

Link (http://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportiva/nota.asp?nota_id=701309&origen=relacionadas)

Liga Nacional 1996/97. Estadio Osvaldo Casanova, de Bahía Blanca. Estudiantes, con un flacucho habilidoso y corajudo que venía anotando 25 puntos por partido y con 19 años era la revelación de la temporada, recibía al glorioso Atenas. Uno de los pivotes cordobeses, fuerte, aguerrido y ex jugador del seleccionado nacional, se preparó para hacerle saber al goleador rival, que no era otro que Manu Ginóbili, que no le resultaría fácil anotar puntos. "La primera vez que me encaró, lo bajé y fue al piso. Pensé que era suficiente. A los pocos minutos me encaró de nuevo, mano a mano, y tuve que bajarlo otra vez... Nunca pensé que fuera tan bravo. Al ratito vino derecho hacia mí con toda la furia, pegó un gran salto y si no saco la cabeza me la parte de un rodillazo. Iba directo a mi boca. Ahí me di cuenta de que era un fuera de serie", contó el ex jugador.

En la NBA, y mucho menos en Denver, parece que todavía no lo saben. A Ginóbili le pegaron con violencia, el DT George Karl lo criticó duramente y los hinchas lo abuchearon anteanoche cada vez que tomó el balón. A Manu los golpes y esas demostraciones de hostilidad lo animan, lo motivan, lo optimizan. Cuando más le pegan más importante se siente, más se concentra y pasa de víctima a verdugo. Es implacable, se enciende y arremete; no pierde el equilibrio táctico, emocional ni sicológico. En síntesis, encuentra lo mejor de sí. ¿Cuántos grandes atletas pagarían por tener esa mentalidad?

Manu provoca impotencia y luego desorden en el rival. Y aunque cada tanto da muestras de dolor, por dentro parece disfrutar como nadie. Pocos saben que por ese carácter y estilo de juego arriesgado hace varios años fue retirado en camilla y hospitalizado en Bahía Blanca, después de volcar un balón y pegar con la cabeza en el piso. Quien mejor conoce a Manu nunca va a la cancha ni puede verlo jugar por televisión. Tiene temor de que se lesione. Es su mamá.

Quizá todo esto explique por qué su DT, Gregg Popovich, lo ubicó como suplente en esta difícil serie. Lo de Popovich es una "agresión" que transforma a Manu en un remolino de energía y coraje ganador.

[nkdlunch]

that's awesome

[nkdlunch]

I translated it:

Bahia Blanca.
Estudiantes, with a skillfull skinny and brave kid that came in scoring 25 points a game at 19 years was the story of the season, his team received the glorious Atenas. One of the centers, strong, ballsy and ex-player in the national team prepared to let this kid, Manu Ginobili know that it would not be so easy to score points this time. "The first time he came in the lane, I dropped him strong to the floor. I thought that was enough. A few minutes later he came at me again, one on one, I had to drop him again... I never thought he would be so brave. A little later he came straight to me with all his might, he jumped so high and if I hadn't moved my head he would have hit it with his knee. It was going straight to my mouth. That's when I realized he was a phenom." the ex-player said.

In the NBA, and especially in Denver, it seems they still don't realize. Ginobili was hit violently, Karl critizized him harshly and the fans booed him the other night each time he had the ball. To Manu, the hits and the hostility encourage him, motivate him and pump him up. The more they hit him the more important he feels, he concentrates more and transforms from victim to criminal. He is merciless, he lights up and charges; he doesn't loose tactical, emotional or psychological control. He finds the best in him. How many athletes would pay to have that mentality?

Manu provokes impotence and then chaos on his opponent. And eventhough he shows pain, inside he seems to enjoy it. Few know that because of this attitude and risky style of play he was taken out in a stretcher and hospitalized a few years ago in Bahia Blanca, after dunking and hitting his head on the floor. His mother knows best and never goes to see him or watches his games in tv. She is always afraid he will get hurt. Its his mom.

Maybe this is why his coach placed him in the bench this series. It could be taken as an agression that will turn Manu into a tornado of energy and winning courage.

[Rydia]

Okay, I misunderstood. People get booed all the time, but I don't remember such an insane mentality from a city where they dislike a guy who so clearly didn't do anything wrong.


Didn't do Anything Wrong?!?! How dare you!!! Manu got their All Star Dumped with Twenty Seconds left!! That's wrong doing to me! I think Manu should go to Jail!!


hahaha How lame eh?

*Being Sarcastic of course*