What year was the last Spurs Team so Manu dependent?

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Regular season

I'm thinking 2008 or so

He's being asked to do too much tbh. Like Manu he's answering the call but history shows this can be bad with him burning out or getting injured.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

2008 probably

[DAF86]

I doubt he gets burned out playing 20 mpg, tbh.

[HarlemHeat37]

2014..did you guys forget how dominant he was during that run?

And he'll be fine playing the minutes Pop is currently giving him..this is the best shape he has ever been in, tbh..

[KaiRMD1]

2009 - 2011, 2009 with Manu out, Spurs had really nobody with his explosiveness. 2010, dude went off on Dallas and then in 2011, that elbow injury at the end of the season

[100%duncan]

2014. And last year, but he didn't deliver in the playoffs, and so did most of the team.

20 mpg is ok tbh, it's not even half of a whole game. Jesus.

[spurraider21]

seriously though, what steroids did Manu take this offseason, he looks great

[dabom]

seriously though, what steroids did Manu take this offseason, he looks great

The "Don't-Eat-Donuts Steroid."

:lmao

[kaji157]

Always, he has the best win % of all spurs.

Alongside Duncan the only Spur that cannot be single covered, even now.

[100%duncan]

When all is said and done

:worthy:

1. Duncan
2. Manu
3. Kawhi
4. Drob
5. Parker

[DMC]

The "Don't-Eat-Donuts Steroid."

:lmao
aka "don't hang out with Tony" PED

[Kawhitstorm]

2014; Danny had a shitty start to the season & Kawhi was injured thus Belly had to be inserted into the starting line-up. Diaw/Patty were ballin that season & mitigate Porker/Shitter's injuries.

[Kawhitstorm]

seriously though, what steroids did Manu take this offseason, he looks great

He went on that 2013-14 Patty diet.

[HarlemHeat37]

2014; Danny had a shitty start to the season & Belly had to be inserted into the starting line-up. Diaw/Patty were ballin that season though.

He was also unreal in the playoffs and the best facilitator on the team during that run, along with the great performances vs. the Mavs and the legendary game 6 vs. OKC..

[kawhidoyoudothistome]

When all is said and done

:worthy:

1. Duncan
2. Manu
3. Kawhi
4. Drob
5. Parker

It looks like a starting 5. Parker's playing center and Duncan's running point. Would not underestimate point Duncan. Parker's got the weight for it :lol...I kid...

[KL2]

The game is coming very easy to him with all the weapons he's surrounded by, the passing lanes are wide open, he's getting wide open shots, you can tell he's having fun.

[Kawhitstorm]

He was also unreal in the playoffs and the best facilitator on the team during that run, along with the great performances vs. the Mavs and the legendary game 6 vs. OKC..

He was shitty against the Blazer but Porker ran circles around Lopez & Marco lit them up like a Christmas light

[YGWHI]

Always, he has the best win % of all spurs.

Agree. As far back as I can remember, the Spurs have always depended so much on him...and the ball was in his hands at the end of a close game.

[SAGirl]

He's being asked to do too much tbh. Like Manu he's answering the call but history shows this can be bad with him burning out or getting injured.
I agree with you. I know he started great, but we can't depend on the bench to bail this team out literally every freaking game. Tonight it was 22 minutes, other times it's been 24. And those minutes, he's not sitting in a corner waiting for someone else to set him up, he's the one making plays, dealing with all these young backcourts.

TD has more help at this point bc of David West and Lamarcus than Manu. If we want him this good all season, he needs to play less minutes and sit in the occasional back to back. It is early and SL is bound to figure it out, but really concerned about Manu, and in case no one noticed Rasual is 36. Last season he crashed after a very hot start for the Wiz playing starting minutes and ending the season averaging 22 mins. Those two cannot come to the rescue every game, or they won't last us.

[siraulo23]

Yea 2014, 2015 also was the spurs best playmaker

[spurraider21]

He was shitty against the Blazer but Porker ran circles around Lopez & Marco lit them up like a Christmas light
yeah parker took over the easiest series of that run, gave the real leaders a good rest

[lefty20]

When all is said and done

:worthy:

1. Duncan
2. Manu
3. Kawhi
4. Drob
5. Parker

Manu is my favorite athlete ever but I still think u gotta put D-Rob behind Timmy. Although, the gap between him and Manu would be quite small.

Obviously Kawhi is rising quick and we'll see how far up he gets on that list.

[100%duncan]

Manu is my favorite athlete ever but I still think u gotta put D-Rob behind Timmy. Although, the gap between him and Manu would be quite small.

Obviously Kawhi is rising quick and we'll see how far up he gets on that list.

Im also biased since I'm one of the younger fans but 4 is also always greater than 2.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

2011 Manu was also pretty damn dominant. His best year scoring iirc. Without him braking his elbow thag year we probably make to the 2nd round at least.

[apalisoc_9]

The "Don't-Eat-Donuts Steroid."

:lmao

:lmao

[daledondale]

I doubt he gets burned out playing 20 mpg, tbh.
This. He's playing very good, we want this Manu in playoffs.

[look_at_g_shred]

2010-2011

[hater]

I can tell you which Heat team was so Manu dependent. 2013 Miami Heat

[daledondale]

I can tell you which Heat team was so Manu dependent. 2013 Miami Heat
:rolleyes
I can tell you who's a parkertard when i read him.

[Canyonero]

Lol, hating Manu is so sad.

[spurraider21]

Why did 100% get banned :lol

[Solid D]

He's had his moments of dominance and team dependency, off and on, for a long time. Game 5 of 2014 Finals. He went for 28 points last November, as I recall.

But, really...

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/s320x320/e15/11251864_354316734767660_895370155_n.jpg

"He's Manu Ginobili."

[LaMarcus Bryant]

This thread isn't about how dominant Manu is or how well he's playin
It's about how much he is contributing to the Spurs wins in this regular season.
We will begin dropping some games if we lose Manu this year IMO to a greater degree than most recent years.

We're screwed record wise if he goes down.

[Solid D]

This thread isn't about how dominant Manu is or how well he's playin
It's about how much he is contributing to the Spurs wins in this regular season.
We will begin dropping some games if we lose Manu this year IMO to a greater degree than most recent years.

We're screwed record wise if he goes down.

It's about team dependency on Manu. If Manu were to go down, the team would definitely suffer.

[el contusione]

I think more than anything, MANU is just enjoying it this season. He kinda knows that this might be the last ride. Being a big MANU fan, it is great to see him playing at this level and contributing with such limited minutes.


MANU = :lobt2:

[Stand]

Im also biased since I'm one of the younger fans but 4 is also always greater than 2.

:nope Robinson was one of the games greats. Not just Spurs greats, but games greats. Don't take me wrong as Manu has had a pretty storied career inside and outside the NBA, but as an individual player he wasn't even remotely in the same stratosphere as Robinson. Robinson was an MVP, defensive player of the year, rookie of the year, and had seasons where he lead the league scoring, blocks, and rebounds. He was a standout big man in an era of great bigs. And a prime Robinson in this era would have been an absolute monster.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Last year. Without Manu, the Spurs would have been not gotten another 50 game winning season. He carried the team along with Green and Duncan while KL, TP, Splitter, Mills and Beli were all out with injuries. Gave the Spurs a chance to almost clinch the #2 seed as well.

[Yuixafun]

Manu is the catalyst and the gasoline..

He's a game warp

[spursistan]

As long a the minutes are low, I'm fine with it..Though, yeas it does feel like he's exerting too much energy in being the dinamo of the second unit that comes in each time to narrow a SL-accumulated deficit or blow open a tight game..Yesterday he was even hustling for OFF boards (4 total) , not to mention his D has been quite pestering for his age...Hopefully the starters gel together soon to ease some of the pressure pinned on the bench ..but this is just Manu feeling healthy and going at it like the competitive demon he is..

[hater]

I have to agree ppl seem to forget Duncan and Evita carried the spurs throughout last season. Remember kawhi was injured and parker was struggling a bit.

Duncan and Manu got burnt out. Thus season Duncan is getting his rest. But Manu not so much. He most likely will be burnt out mid january

[ajh18]

Manu is my favorite athlete ever but I still think u gotta put D-Rob behind Timmy. Although, the gap between him and Manu would be quite small.

Obviously Kawhi is rising quick and we'll see how far up he gets on that list.

The gap isn't small. David Robinson is one of the greatest basketball players ever. As dominant as Kawhi on defense and a better scorer than anyone but maybe prime Duncan. Led the Spurs in five statistical categories. Also was MVP, scoring champ, dpoy, rebounding champ.

Start Robinson's Spurs career in 2003 (in place of Manu) and we likely win 7 or 8 titles in the 2000s. He was that good.

[MaNu4Tres]

Regular season

I'm thinking 2008 or so

He's being asked to do too much tbh. Like Manu he's answering the call but history shows this can be bad with him burning out or getting injured.

He's playing 20 minutes a game. That is not being asked to do too much.

[lefty20]

The gap isn't small. David Robinson is one of the greatest basketball players ever. As dominant as Kawhi on defense and a better scorer than anyone but maybe prime Duncan. Led the Spurs in five statistical categories. Also was MVP, scoring champ, dpoy, rebounding champ.

Start Robinson's Spurs career in 2003 (in place of Manu) and we likely win 7 or 8 titles in the 2000s. He was that good.

Ur right. I guess I too let my player bias effect my judgement.