Manu Ginobili

[superjames1992]

:hat

[KenziE]

word !!!

[SpursRock20]

Fear the Batmanu, indeed.

[Brunodf]

:depressed:depressedBut but he is done!!He should retire!!:depressed

[RD2191]

it was the bat, tbh

[MmP]

TMTRIO :toast

[BatManu20]

BatManu is still a gamer. Manu haters can kick rocks

[DesignatedT]

Awesome to see Manu play like he did tonight. Tony being out is such a good thing for him. Wish it wasn't 4 weeks but this is without a doubt exactly what Manu needed.

[Darkwaters]

I wish he'd have scored 20 again tonight. Then we could bump the "Will Ginobili ever score 20 pts again?" thread. Still, 18 and 9 is a damn solid stat line.

[TheGoldStandard]

Everyone is playing better and this unit has to learn to play with one another without Parker stirring the drink. Good sign tonight against a pretty solid defensive team.

[spurraider21]

I wish he'd have scored 20 again tonight. Then we could bump the "Will Ginobili ever score 20 pts again?" thread. Still, 18 and 9 is a damn solid stat line.
That thread is irrelevant. Manu has already proven he isn't "done" which was the original point of that thread. Whether he scores 19 or 18 instead of 20 doesn't mean anything to me. He's playing as well as he has in the last 2-3 years in these last 2 games with TP out

[TheGoldStandard]

That thread is irrelevant. Manu has already proven he isn't "done" which was the original point of that thread. Whether he scores 19 or 18 instead of 20 doesn't mean anything to me. He's playing as well as he has in the last 2-3 years in these last 2 games with TP out

He has shown that he can still do it, I don't expect him to do it every game but it's a good sign if we need that kind of performance in the playoffs

[Sean Cagney]

BatManu is still a gamer. Manu haters can kick rocks

How can you be a SPURS fan and be a Manu hater????

[Darkwaters]

That thread is irrelevant. Manu has already proven he isn't "done" which was the original point of that thread. Whether he scores 19 or 18 instead of 20 doesn't mean anything to me. He's playing as well as he has in the last 2-3 years in these last 2 games with TP out

Well obviously.

Thats why it's so fun to bump it everytime and call the OP out for stupidity.

[Darkwaters]

How can you be a SPURS fan and be a Manu hater????

Church of Manu, Church of Tony.

They're likes Protestants and Catholics. They both fundamentally think the same things, but sometimes have very different beliefs on how things are interpreted, past historical events, or who the head of the Church, ahem, team is at any given time.

[therealtruth]

Awesome to see Manu play like he did tonight. Tony being out is such a good thing for him. Wish it wasn't 4 weeks but this is without a doubt exactly what Manu needed.

Same thing happened in 2010. He started slow and didn't really get going till TP went down.

[TampaDude]

GINOBILI!!!!!

[letmk]

If Manu stays healthy (pray!) and maintains this level, the Spurs would have very good chance to beat the Thunder. Against the Heat, it's another story. It all depends on whether the defense can lower LeBron from historical to normal MVP level.

[ElNono]

enjoy until TP comes back, tbh

[DAF86]

Manu just playing like he does, only with more responsabilities/touches, tbh. Did you all really expect something else?

[SpursRock20]

Manu just playing like he does, only with more responsabilities/touches, tbh. Did you all really expect something else?

I honestly was worried about his driving capability during the season. He seemed to be settling for a lot of jumpshots early on in the season and that has never been his MO. Watching him attack the paint relentlessly is a welcome sight.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Church of Manu, Church of Tony.

They're likes Protestants and Catholics. They both fundamentally think the same things, but sometimes have very different beliefs on how things are interpreted, past historical events, or who the head of the Church, ahem, team is at any given time.

That's clever. :tu

[letmk]

Manu just playing like he does, only with more responsabilities/touches, tbh. Did you all really expect something else?

It's more than just more touches with Tony out. It's how he attacks the rim efficiently, which is not often seen for the whole season.

[DAF86]

It's more than just more touches with Tony out. It's how he attacks the rim efficiently, which is not often seen for the whole season.

He didn't need to earlier in the season.

[superjames1992]

I honestly was worried about his driving capability during the season. He seemed to be settling for a lot of jumpshots early on in the season and that has never been his MO. Watching him attack the paint relentlessly is a welcome sight.
He's just been coasting all season, tbh. He knows when the real season starts, per par.

[BatManu20]

How can you be a SPURS fan and be a Manu hater????

There's a lot of em on these boards for some reason. Saying that he's washed up. The guy can still ball with the best of em when he wants.

[racm]

He leads the team in WP48 IIRC

[TheGoldStandard]

It's gotta be the shoes.

[capek]

Very happy to see him start getting back to his ballin' ways.

Thought it was a little interesting what Tony mentioned in his interview with BS, about how the team is treating Manu a little differently this year, giving him even more rest/games off than usual in the hope that he's at maximum freshness level come playoffs. I had kinda assumed it was mostly legitimate injury issues that have kept Manu off the court so much, it sounds like there was a real game plan there. With Manu getting back to this level, and Kawhi's development, this team has some real potential come playoff time. :tu

[racm]

Very happy to see him start getting back to his ballin' ways.

Thought it was a little interesting what Tony mentioned in his interview with BS, about how the team is treating Manu a little differently this year, giving him even more rest/games off than usual in the hope that he's at maximum freshness level come playoffs. I had kinda assumed it was mostly legitimate injury issues that have kept Manu off the court so much, it sounds like there was a real game plan there. With Manu getting back to this level, and Kawhi's development, this team has some real potential come playoff time. :tu

Pop has been sitting Manu even if he gets a niggle.

I recall back in early January Manu was fresh enough to dunk.

[therealtruth]

Very happy to see him start getting back to his ballin' ways.

Thought it was a little interesting what Tony mentioned in his interview with BS, about how the team is treating Manu a little differently this year, giving him even more rest/games off than usual in the hope that he's at maximum freshness level come playoffs. I had kinda assumed it was mostly legitimate injury issues that have kept Manu off the court so much, it sounds like there was a real game plan there. With Manu getting back to this level, and Kawhi's development, this team has some real potential come playoff time. :tu

There's a balance between resting too much and keeping in shape to be ready to play big minutes in the playoffs. Obviously if you rest too much you won't be in good enough shape for the playoffs. The big 3 always seem at less than maximum freshness in the playoffs and I don't think the answer is necessarily more rest. It might be the opposite.

[Brazil]

but but he didn't score 20 :depressed

[Sean Cagney]

There's a lot of em on these boards for some reason. Saying that he's washed up. The guy can still ball with the best of em when he wants.

When he is healthy I fully agree.