Manu Ginobili's Secret Stories

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icGS99PZ9VI

[barakz21]

Nice!

[MmP]

Alvaro Martin is such a wonderful and well read broadcaster. I really enjoy when he's on. The other guy in the right is Carlos Morales. An assistent coach for the Puerto Rican national team, he knows pretty well every player. Especially Manu's in game tendencies. They're just a joy to listen.

[MmP]

Oh, they've pointed out that they think Manu is not healthy. They don't think it's a matter of aging, they don't look him 100% and I really do think the same. At the olympics he was playing great, he can't decline that fast. Hope Manu can pull it together.

[Kidd K]

Cool video, thanks for posting it.

[unleashbaynes]

CoM is very real apparently

[DarrinS]

Very cool. Thanks for posting it

[Spur|n|Austin]

Awesome, thank you sir :tu

[DarrinS]

That whole thing about Manu constantly stretching --concern?

I'm the biggest Manu homer ever, and I can tell he's not 100%

[lil'mo]

Cool video

[timvp]

Yeah, Ginobili is about 85% right now. Thankfully, he's still pretty damn good. In fact, he's easily the most underrated player in this series.

[pikkiwoki]

:lmao argentines hating on parker

[carina_gino20]

Manu trolling Pop. :lol

[ace3g]

Yeah, Ginobili is about 85% right now. Thankfully, he's still pretty damn good. In fact, he's easily the most underrated player in this series.

Exactly, and critics think his production is down because he isn't scoring as much. He has always been more than that, a stat sheet stuffer, just has more assists, rebounds, etc than points now days; still helps the team.

[DMC]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216291&p=6637724#post6637724

[Spursfanfromafar]

Nice video.

Yeah, it took some time for Pop to go from "Manu, your hands shouldn't tremble" ... to "He's Manu Ginobili".

[MmP]

Regarding the 'you shouldn't tremble' thing they're talking about this during a 2003 timeout: (fast forward to 2:15)
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[DOS CHAINZ]

TP being viewed as a Kobe ball hog down in Argentina.:lol

[SpurSwag]

All of the articles and stories about Manu over the years have convinced me that this guy is really one of the best teammates of all time in any sport and has an unmatched will to win. The way he constantly defends his teammates and Parker, whether it be telling the Argentineans Parker was a great and unselfish teammate or when they won the conference championship this year and they failed to mention Tony as a typical spur, really makes me so proud to say he is my favorite player of all time along with Duncan.

[SA210]

I said it before earlier in the playoffs that I didn't think Manu was fully healed. This man is not finished. I hope he goes crazy in Game 2 and 3

[jstep13]

great video, thanks for sharing

[jestersmash]

:lmao argentines hating on parker

You could've learned that just by looking on Spurstalk, tbh.

[kaji157]

I´ve said it before.
He is obviously playing injuried. But he won´t say it because that way he keeps the defenses honest.
If everyone knew for sure Manu was injuried he might struggle even more to be effective on court.

[mexpurs21]

Those guys are Puertorrican fyi

[BillMc]

Hope that 10% retirement chance goes to 0% by the end of this series.

[nkdlunch]

Damn pop is the best coach in the nba by far. Not even close

[justinandimcool]

saw the Lakers series in person, every chance Manu got whether it be pregame or on the bench he was stretching his hamstrings.

whatever it is, he's used to it by now.

[DAF86]

Those two guys (Martin and Morales) are by far the greatest commentators of any sport ever.

[SAtown]

Those two guys (Martin and Morales) are by far the greatest commentators of any sport ever.

:lmao Wouldn't expect YOU to say that

[romain.star]

Those two guys (Martin and Morales) are by far the greatest commentators of any sport ever.

Didn't know those 2 guys but they sound great indeed.

In France, we are fortunate too with the amazing Jacques Monclar (who happens to be one of the best French coach too). He is rightfully considered as one of the best commentator/pundit of any sport

[Captivus]

:lmao argentines hating on parker
They don't.


TP being viewed as a Kobe ball hog down in Argentina.:lol
Yes, but it is moslty a discussion like the ones in this forum: "Ball hog", "Hero Ball" and Argentinean favorite: "Bucket Head".


Those two guys (Martin and Morales) are by far the greatest commentators of any sport ever.
Yes, they are awesome, especially when you compare them to those idiots from Space.

[Marhq]

1) The TP hate story is real but a little dated by now. It all started mainly because during the Finals in '05, the guy calling the game for the local TV was really a Tony hater and kept going on and on about how a ball hog he was. Manu had an Olympic gold medal that was only months old and now he was having a mayor role in the Finals, so those games and its aftermath were by far the highest point in Manu's popularity here in Argentina. He was everywhere in a country that only cares for fútbol. Lots of people that couldn't be bothered to watch a single NBA game before were now having strong opinions and talking about Tony, and the selfish label not only stuck, but it evolved into TP being especially selfish towards Manu: he may pass the ball to TD (after all, he's the star of the team) but he had a personal dislike for Manu.

Since then the country has moved on and returned to his usual lack of interest in the game, interrupted here and there by some special game or tournament, but not for long. People that are discovering (o re-discovering) TP today are not getting the same message as in '05.

2) Those two in the video, as some already said, are Puerto Ricans and the single best team of commentators I have ever seen. I'm including every sport here in Argentina/Latin America and I'm also including English speaking NBA broadcasts; thanks to SAP and the internet I think I have listened to every call/color team in the US national TV (and a great many in the local US broadcasts) for the last 10 year or so. They are simply the perfect mix. Encyclopedic knowledge of rules, tactics, players, history and recent news; you always learn something about the game with them. Great chemistry. Perfect balance between being no-nonsense and being fun. They even set themselves apart by their great use of the language, especially when compared with their vocabulary-challenged counterparts in Argentina.

Saludos.

[SA210]

Let's be honest. I love Tony as much as anybody, but he sometimes goes out of his way to not pass to Manu. I remember a couple possessions in a row against Memphis, it was very obvious. Blind haters go ahead and try to hate on my comment, doesn't matter, it's true anyway.

[TMTTRIO]

All of the articles and stories about Manu over the years have convinced me that this guy is really one of the best teammates of all time in any sport and has an unmatched will to win. The way he constantly defends his teammates and Parker, whether it be telling the Argentineans Parker was a great and unselfish teammate or when they won the conference championship this year and they failed to mention Tony as a typical spur, really makes me so proud to say he is my favorite player of all time along with Duncan.

I remember he really had to defend Pop too with his people when Pop decided he was pretty much going to be a lifetime 6th man. Funny how it's gotten popular for coaches to do since Manu started the trend that it was kind of cool again.

[DAF86]

:lmao Wouldn't expect YOU to say that

What does that suppose to mean? Oh, that I'm a homer right? Martin is Mexican, Morales Puerto Rican so take that as you will. Besides, haven't you already learnt the hard way to do not doubt what I say? :lmao

[DAF86]

Yes, they are awesome, especially when you compare them to those idiots from Space.

Montero and Jacubovich, they are awful :lmao I don't know why with so many great players and coaches in this country they had to choose those two.

[urunobili]

Morales is ok. Alvaro Martin is a beast in what he does...

[mexpurs21]

Morales is ok. Alvaro Martin is a beast in what he does...

He's a good play-by-play guy for the NFL too

[Captivus]

Montero and Jacubovich, they are awful :lmao I don't know why with so many great players and coaches in this country they had to choose those two.

Lamentable! Gracias a Dios por el SAP! :lol