Maradona on Manu

[danyel]

Maradona and Manu were just crossed live on a very popular variety shows.

Maradona said:
- He was a Spur fan even before Manu got there.
- Manu deserved the MVP award over Duncan, for being more regular and taking the ball in the final minutes.
- Manu wanting and taking the ball in the last minutes showed a lot of courage and made us all very proud.
- He wants to get Manu's jersey and Manu said that he was not going to mail it but give it to him personally.
- He also said he was talking to Batistuta and they both thought Manu still playing for the national team after all he has already won was heartbreaking (really touching).

Manu also said he was really happy to see Maradona doing a lot better physically.

Did anyone else got it? It was about time somebody got those two together on TV.

[kolko]

It was great to see Maradona talking about basketball.

And it's true that he was a Spurs fan before Manu signed. He mention Duncan and Robinson in his book, written in 2001.

I liked when he said "Parker dissapeared" :lol

[weebo]

What did Maradona say about Duncan and DRob?

[boutons]

"dissapeared"

Be careful. "disappeared" has special historical/political implication in AR. :)

[EasilyAmused]

Maradona and Manu were just crossed live on a very popular variety shows.

Maradona said:
- He was a Spur fan even before Manu got there.
- Manu deserved the MVP award over Duncan, for being more regular and taking the ball in the final minutes.
- Manu wanting and taking the ball in the last minutes showed a lot of courage and made us all very proud.
- He wants to get Manu's jersey and Manu said that he was not going to mail it but give it to him personally.
- He also said he was talking to Batistuta and they both thought Manu still playing for the national team after all he has already won was heartbreaking (really touching).

Manu also said he was really happy to see Maradona doing a lot better physically.

Did anyone else got it? It was about time somebody got those two together on TV.


Oh god, I would LOVE to see this! Do you know if anyone has a video clip of this?

[kolko]

What did Maradona say about Duncan and DRob?

That he became a Spurs fan because of them.

[danyel]

"dissapeared"

Be careful. "disappeared" has special historical/political implication in AR. :)

huh? what does that has to do with anything?

Maradona actually said "Se borró" he didn't use the word "desaparecido" as in the political implication term.

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

I saw this. It was really great. Finally Manu is really reaching national star status, not only among basketball junkies.

Between, Diego knows a lot about football, but he shouldn't talk about basketball. If Parker would have taken 10 shots in the 4th quarter, what would he said? "He took too many shots". And this was influenced by the broadcaster, Juan Pablo Varsky...he was very critic with Parker and too friendly with Manu. So all the people that doesn't understand basketball and just started watching the game in this Finals believe that Parker is a bad player...

[1Parker1]

DAMN, now all of Argentina is going to hate Tony Parker! :)

[Athenea]

http://img107.echo.cx/img107/7100/diegomanuwall2qg.jpg

[danyel]

Between, Diego knows a lot about football, but he shouldn't talk about basketball.

Maradona knows about basketball, just because he doesnt agree with you doesnt mean he doesnt know what he's talking about...

[timvp]

Argentina hates Tony Parker. What else is new?

:)

[T Park]

man, argentina needs to chill the fuck out.

They are really gonna go bonkers next year with Scola in the fold....

[dn0]

Argentina hates Tony Parker. What else is new?

:)
Parker dissapears from a game . What *else* is new? :spin

[alamo50]

Thanks for the post about the 2 best athletes ever coming from Argentina.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Argentina hates Tony Parker. What else is new?

:)
That was a stupid comment Timvp, really!

[EasilyAmused]

Oooh- Thanks Athenea! I just set the wallpaper as my background. :elephant

Now, if only I could watch the interview! LOL

[E20]

So, when Argentines say Ginobili, do they say Ginobili with a 'G' sound or Ginobili with a 'H' sound like Hinboili?

[danyel]

It sounds more like Shinobili (as in Shampoo)

[SequSpur]

Manu deserved the MVP award over Duncan, for being more regular and taking the ball in the final minutes.

Bullshit.

Averaging a double double in points and turnovers is not the same as points and rebounds.

Without Duncan the Spurs would've been swept.

Some people need to wake up and for those of you fuckheads that booed when Duncan got the MVP.

Go Fuck yourselves.

[EasilyAmused]

Bullshit.

Some people need to wake up and for those of you fuckheads that booed when Duncan got the MVP.

Go Fuck yourselves.


Yikes isn't that a little harsh?
I thought it was settled that they didn't boo Duncan but Stern.

* Duncan did deserve his MVP.

[manubili]

I missed it! Holy shit! Diego and Manu!

I love Ginóbili, but Maradona is only comparable with Jordan. You know, all times best players in their respective sports.

I can't hate Tony Parker, I've seen him playing since 2003 championship, and I know he can be really good. But, this guy makes me mad sometimes. I'm still remembering that 3 point fault against RIP at the end of the game. Pop almost had a heart attack!

And yeah, us argentineans can be incredibly anoying sometimes. Deal with it!

And we call Manu "Shinobili", by the way.

[danyel]

Averaging a double double in points and turnovers is not the same as points and rebounds.

You are as stupid as it comes Sequ...

:rolleyes


You just cant stand Manu being big for the Spurs in the playoffs or in the finals...you needed to be right about Manu so much and he proved you wrong big time.

[SequSpur]

Danyel Son.

Horry, Bowen, Parker, Barry and Manu were all big for the Spurs, but come on...

we're talking MVP not being big.

Manu is not in the same category as Jordan, Shaq, etc. etc...

Come on.

[danyel]

Not everyone should agree with you, right?

Do I think Manu deserved the MVP award? sure.
Do I think Manu deserved the MVP award over Duncan? nope.

I was just quoting Maradona...

[SequSpur]

Maradona is a tool.

[conversekid]

who's maradona?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Maradona is a tool.
A tool, but one hell of a soccer player! :)

[GrandeDavid]

Maradona was a legendary soccer player even though he looks like he's related to Ron Jeremy now.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Maradona was a legendary soccer player even though he looks like he's related to Ron Jeremy now.
:lmao Not anymore though, he's really lost weight, its amazing. He's recuperating preety well.

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Maradona knows about basketball, just because he doesnt agree with you doesnt mean he doesnt know what he's talking about...

Oh, yeah he does know a lot...

Look, he was the best football player ever, but don't make him a god and believe that everything that he does or says is OK. That attitude was the worst we Argentinians could have with him.


who's maradona?

He is to soccer what Magic, Bird, Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan, Russell or Chamberlain are to Basketball.

[danyel]

Oh, yeah he does know a lot...

I didnt say he was an expert or anything, did I? Actually I dont have any evidence to decide whether he does know or not anything about basketball, just the interviews I've seen, him talking about 1999 Spurs team and when Shaq sent him his t-shirt.

Why should I be the judge on whether someone knows about basketball or not? does it make any difference? judge the words not the person...


Look, he was the best football player ever, but don't make him a god and believe that everything that he does or says is OK. That attitude was the worst we Argentinians could have with him.

I dont believe anything he says, in fact I dont even agree with him with most things, but he is entitled to say them.

Dont disqualify someones opinion on what you think he knows or does not know about the subject. Thats what bothered me from the original post.

[smeagol]

Averaging a double double in points and turnovers is not the same as points and rebounds.
You are an idiot.


Without Duncan the Spurs would've been swept.
I call BS Bullshit on this one.

Manu was as important as Duncan in the series.

Manu had two bad games. Duncan didn't play the lighhts out on those game's either. He had 14 and 16 pts in games 3 and 4. That's as bad as having 7 and 12 pts for Manu.

Manu only other "bad" moment in the series was at the end of game 6, when he lost three times the ball in the last two minutes. Well, Duncan had some "bad" moments of his own, such as the 4th Q and OT of game 5, when he went scoreless.

Again, Manu wa as important as TD. So gu fuck yourself with your Manu hating.


Some people need to wake up and for those of you fuckheads that booed when Duncan got the MVP.
They were booing Stern, you idiot.

[WalterBenitez]

I'll pay for a photo with Maradona next to Manu

[Jelly]

Kind of tacky for Maradona to bring up the MVP thing. I've read a few items from the Argentine press and from Spanish language message boards etc and they do need to chill out. They are getting way too nationalistic about this. To read some of the press you would think that Manu won the series on his own. Makes me not want any more Argentinean (Scola) players in the future. You can celebrate Ginobili, but you don't need to disrespect our other players in the process.
I do love Manu though!

[smeagol]

Kind of tacky for Maradona to bring up the MVP thing. I've read a few items from the Argentine press and from Spanish language message boards etc and they do need to chill out. They are getting way too nationalistic about this. To read some of the press you would think that Manu won the series on his own. Makes me not want any more Argentinean (Scola) players in the future. You can celebrate Ginobili, but you don't need to disrespect our other players in the process.
I do love Manu though!
Uhh? OK :rolleyes

[SequSpur]

Tim averaged 20 and 14 you knucklehead.

[smeagol]

Tim averaged 20 and 14 you knucklehead.
He is supposed to average that and more, nitwit. Manu averaged 19 and 6. For a guard who took only 12 shots per game in the series, that's impressive.

Any way you measure it, Timmy had an OK series, but not a great one. When he won the two previous MVPs, he had much better series. There was no question he was the MVP. This year, there were lots of questions. Many people thought Manu should get it. The voting was 6-5, imbecile. Many knowledgeable posters here thought Bruce should get it.

Lets go back and analyze the series, shall we?

Games 1 and 2, he played great but he was overshadowed by Manu, who played better.

Games 3 and 4, both Manu (2 of 6 and 4 of 9) and Tim (5 of 15 and 5 of 17) were horrible. Not only shooting, but their overall attitude.

In game 5 Timmy played very well until the 4Q, then he had a total meltdown and if it were not for Horry, right now people would be asking for TD's head.

In game 6 it was Manu who played well until he decided to suck the last two minutes.

In game 7, both Manu and Timmy had good games. But while Tim needed 27 shoots to score 25 pts, Manu needed only 13 to score two less points than TD.

As I said in another post, I'm happy Timmy got the award. I honestly don't care too much for who wins the MVP finals.

But idiots like yourself and TPark, who continue to sing the same stupid song: "Manu without Timmy is just another guard", just makes me lose it.

Manu was as instrumental as Tim in winning this championship. Without Manu, the Spurs lose against Seattle. Manu took game 5 of that series by the nuts, scoring 39 points taking just 15 shots (remember, Timmy had to take 27 shots to score 25 pts two nights ago). He also dished the assist to seal Game 6 @ Seattle.

So fuck off with your hate. You don't like Manu, tough buddy, 'cause you are stuck with him for the next 5 years.

[ALVAREZ6]

Smeagol>SequSpur

[smeagol]

Wanted: An adequate backup point guard, and a shooting guard who can play in every game.
Hey asshole, trade Manu for Hamilton. Maybe the Spurs are better off with Rip (I'm sure DET fans would be delighted in getting Manu).

Or maybe we can trade him for your lover, the proven champion VC. :lol