Marhq
05-07-2013, 04:12 PM
This came out in the wake of Manu's crazy heroics last night but it isn't about a particular game or play. I think it describes Manu's game at a deep level perfectly, including his knack for driving people to murder or breakfast cooking in equal measure.
It's a longish piece, but well worth the read imho.
Why We Watch: Manu Ginobili, Man Without A Plan
Manu Ginobili seems, almost always, to be playing out of control. He is, but for a good reason.
By Yago Colás
In the Argentine movie Nine Queens two grifters’ paths collide when the younger of the two, Juan, botches a con at a convenience store, only to be rescued by the elder, Marcos, who rapidly ushers him out of the scene posing as an arresting undercover officer.
From this seemingly random encounter, the two strangers form an uneasy alliance. Marcos will take Juan under his wing, show him some simple cons, and, eventually, reveal that he has a much bigger proposition for which he enlists Juan’s assistance: the sale of some rare (and counterfeit) stamps to a corrupt Spanish businessman. Reluctantly, Juan, who is desperate to raise money to bribe a judge so that his father (also a con artist) can be released from prison, agrees.
The film then does what good movies of this sort do: take us through an unpredictable and dizzying and often harrowing set of twists and turns during which it is never quite clear what is planned and what occurs by chance, what is an obstacle and what an opportunity, what is real and what is mere appearance, and who has the upper hand. And even at the end, when it is all finally clear, there’s this overwhelming urge to replay the whole thing to see what you missed the first time, how the whole thing got pulled off. We might as well call it That Manu Ginobili Feeling.
Go to the rest of the article... (http://theclassical.org/articles/why-we-watch-manu-ginobili-man-without-a-plan)
Saludos.
It's a longish piece, but well worth the read imho.
Why We Watch: Manu Ginobili, Man Without A Plan
Manu Ginobili seems, almost always, to be playing out of control. He is, but for a good reason.
By Yago Colás
In the Argentine movie Nine Queens two grifters’ paths collide when the younger of the two, Juan, botches a con at a convenience store, only to be rescued by the elder, Marcos, who rapidly ushers him out of the scene posing as an arresting undercover officer.
From this seemingly random encounter, the two strangers form an uneasy alliance. Marcos will take Juan under his wing, show him some simple cons, and, eventually, reveal that he has a much bigger proposition for which he enlists Juan’s assistance: the sale of some rare (and counterfeit) stamps to a corrupt Spanish businessman. Reluctantly, Juan, who is desperate to raise money to bribe a judge so that his father (also a con artist) can be released from prison, agrees.
The film then does what good movies of this sort do: take us through an unpredictable and dizzying and often harrowing set of twists and turns during which it is never quite clear what is planned and what occurs by chance, what is an obstacle and what an opportunity, what is real and what is mere appearance, and who has the upper hand. And even at the end, when it is all finally clear, there’s this overwhelming urge to replay the whole thing to see what you missed the first time, how the whole thing got pulled off. We might as well call it That Manu Ginobili Feeling.
Go to the rest of the article... (http://theclassical.org/articles/why-we-watch-manu-ginobili-man-without-a-plan)
Saludos.