The True King: Manu Ginobili

[Spurtacular]

Net Rating King

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/article/How-Spurs-Manu-Ginobili-became-the-NBA-s-net-11199595.php

[dabom]

Of course he is. The people love him here.

[tholdren]

Gay stat. But best spur of all time

[Play Boban]

:cry

[Pocho La Pantera]

He is.

[Play Boban]

:lobt2:

[Canyonero]

Fat virgins living in their mom's basements: "b-b-but Manure is garbage, he is done :cry:cry:cry"

[cutewizard]

:bobo

[cutewizard]

Manu forever.....

[TimDunkem]

Cool. Still shouldn't get more than 5 minutes a game next season, tbh.

[Play Boban]

Cool. Still shouldn't get more than 5 minutes a game next season, tbh.
:cry

[Proxy]

better jot this stat into my list of random things I can repeatedly say on the internet to people who don't appreciate my favorite player so that I win all of the arguments

[Phenomanul]

Hmmm... I don't see Olajuwon...

[wildbill2u]

Another stat that shows Manu's special skills. But unfortunately there is no way to measure his competitive drive and heart.

[BatManu20]

:worthy:

[tholdren]

Cool. Still shouldn't get more than 5 minutes a game next season, tbh.

Hahahahhahahahhahahahahah

[cd98]

Cool. Still shouldn't get more than 5 minutes a game next season, tbh.

Just make sure it’s the last 5 minutes of a close game.

[BatManu20]

939358017006505984

[tholdren]

Real basketball fans appreciate manu as an all time great. Glad to see him get the limelight at 40. Its laughable really. Hes doing at 40 what current nba superstars cant. Lead a team to a w without a star player.

[hater]

Wow an old thread where I dont shit on Manu

Nice. He was a beast today

[TimDunkem]

Hahahahhahahahhahahahahah
Hey, look, it's me and tonight...you's bitch. :lol

Tell us how there's no talent in the NBA again.

[spurs10]

:king

[tholdren]

Hey, look, it's me and tonight...you's bitch. :lol

Tell us how there's no talent in the NBA again.

One of the most talented, considered by ppl like you, lost the game because he isnt smart. A 40 year old handed it to him. Pretty much sums it up

[TimDunkem]

One of the most talented, considered by ppl like you, lost the game because he isnt smart. A 40 year old handed it to him. Pretty much sums it up
Maybe you should run the point for the Celtics.

[tholdren]

Maybe you should run the point for the Celtics.

Probably should.

[r0drig0lac]

goat gonna goat

[ambchang]

Best sg of his generation.

[Play Boban]

:cry Flashbacks of Mavs '06 tbh :cry

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hgmdYcGp5k


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf7qXYGT2Kw

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy9QRkpudW0

[ginobilized]

Great to see Manu being Manu!

I haven't noticed anyone commenting on this particular aspect of his game. He is the best out of bounds on ball defender that I have ever seen. Been watching the NBA since the 70's.
He has caused so much havoc for in-bounding passers. Amazing reflexes and knows how to take away their angles.
Intercepting a pass from a foot or two away is damn near impossible. Seen him do it a couple of times.

The shot to win was awesome, the inbound play was the real game winning play in my book.

[Play Boban]

:cry The best :cry

[Spurtacular]

Great to see Manu being Manu!

I haven't noticed anyone commenting on this particular aspect of his game. He is the best out of bounds on ball defender that I have ever seen. Been watching the NBA since the 70's.
He has caused so much havoc for in-bounding passers. Amazing reflexes and knows how to take away their angles.
Intercepting a pass from a foot or two away is damn near impossible. Seen him do it a couple of times.

The shot to win was awesome, the inbound play was the real game winning play in my book.

2:25 Manu does seem to sniff out that the inbounds is for Barea. He doesn't just mindlessly jump.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHtL_MW2UUI

Also, I seem to recall Manu having a great out of bounds defending in the 2016 playoff game against OKC in which we lost on the controversial play.

[Spurtacular]

This is from preseason:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2V9pTt5yJM

[tholdren]

Gay stat. But best spur of all time

[K...]

Any decent guard could get a layup if the pick man (alrdrige here) can jam two defenders. So kudos to LMA for the clutch play.


Murray got lost on the pick on the inbounds play, and it think that led the mavs inbounder to get tunnel vision about barrea. Amazing really, because if murray doesn't lost barrea, the mavs probably get the ball inbound as secondary options would be prepared to execute.

[daledondale]

Any decent guard could get a layup if the pick man (alrdrige here) can jam two defenders. So kudos to LMA for the clutch play.


Murray got lost on the pick on the inbounds play, and it think that led the mavs inbounder to get tunnel vision about barrea. Amazing really, because if murray doesn't lost barrea, the mavs probably get the ball inbound as secondary options would be prepared to execute.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/39/7f/c4/397fc41a3d43fd84f8deb34bb25b8e3c.gif

[SAGirl]

Only saw those highlights but he was amazing down the stretch of that game, playmaking, scoring clutch baskets and making defensive plays.

Davis and Murray had good games too. Lamarcus and Bryn made important baskets to get the game close and Mavs choked too.

[boutons_deux]

I simply don't understand why Pop insists on going with Gino in crunch time. incomprehensible. :) (for those who don't get the irony)

[K...]

I simply don't understand why Pop insists on going with Gino in crunch time. incomprehensible.

because the other guard is patty mills?

[tholdren]

Any decent guard could get a layup if the pick man (alrdrige here) can jam two defenders. So kudos to LMA for the clutch play.


Murray got lost on the pick on the inbounds play, and it think that led the mavs inbounder to get tunnel vision about barrea. Amazing really, because if murray doesn't lost barrea, the mavs probably get the ball inbound as secondary options would be prepared to execute.

Confirms murray sucks.

[Biggems]

Any decent guard could get a layup if the pick man (alrdrige here) can jam two defenders. So kudos to LMA for the clutch play.


Murray got lost on the pick on the inbounds play, and it think that led the mavs inbounder to get tunnel vision about barrea. Amazing really, because if murray doesn't lost barrea, the mavs probably get the ball inbound as secondary options would be prepared to execute.

Well that didn't happen. Instead, Manu shot his load all over the Mavs on both ends of the court.

IMO, he is the 4th best Spur of all-time, behind Duncan, Robinson, and Gervin.

[Spurtacular]

Well that didn't happen. Instead, Manu shot his load all over the Mavs on both ends of the court.

IMO, he is the 4th best Spur of all-time, behind Duncan, Robinson, and Gervin.

Gervin? Stat stuffer. No real leadership, tbh. Manu miles ahead of him.

[Capster]

Manu has been an outstanding SPUR for as long as I can remember! I have thoroughly enjoyed watching his style of play and athleticism. CLUTCH player!

[ElNono]

lel Gervin, the Spurs version of Tracy McGrady... made sense to idolize when the Spurs had to settle for sloppy seconds, tbh, the bar is much higher now.

[tholdren]

Gervin? Stat stuffer. No real leadership, tbh. Manu miles ahead of him.

Manu is arguably the best spur of all time. Skill wise easily. Tim dominated more, but manu had the better all around game. Robinson was awesome but too soft

[Play Boban]

Manu is overated because of his white privilege tbh.

[tholdren]

Manu is overated because of his white privilege tbh.

Maybe, but still the best player on the court tonight.

[vander]

it would be nice if he could make open 3's

[DAF86]

it would be nice if he could make open 3's

He can make guarded threes, tbh.

BchfA6JSMTw

[Spurtacular]

He can make guarded threes, tbh.

BchfA6JSMTw

Did this on the same night, tbh.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdjHDzEeezk

[Gagnrath]

Manu is overated because of his white privilege tbh.

criollos only get white privilege from other beaners... Real 'muricans know they are just another wetback and will be sent back once the president gets his wall built by the Mexicans and America start being great again.

[Play Boban]

criollos only get white privilege from other beaners... Real 'muricans know they are just another wetback and will be sent back once the president gets his wall built by the Mexicans and America start being great again.
Manu is primarily of Italian decent tbh.

[Play Boban]

it would be nice if he could make open 3's
:cry

[Spurtacular]

:lobt::lobt:Ginobili!!!!!!! :lobt::lobt:

[wildbill2u]

Manu has always been a great clutch closer in the end game. Passes, shots, Fts, defense, he is the best Spur to hve the ball in his hands or out of it for that matter.

[Pocho La Pantera]

Manu has always been a great clutch closer in the end game. Passes, shots, Fts, defense, he is the best Spur to hve the ball in his hands or out of it for that matter. even at 40!

[spursgu]

Sad day when he finally hangs them up. Still so clutch.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Manu is the shit but imagine how awesome his legacy if he doesn't nearly singlehandedly kill us in 2013
Or if he doesn't foul dirk in 2006.

[Play Boban]

Manu is the shit but imagine how awesome his legacy if he doesn't nearly singlehandedly kill us in 2013
Or if he doesn't foul dirk in 2006.
:cry

He could’ve never fouled Dirk in 06 if he hadn’t made the game tying three seconds before tbh.

As for 13, 6/23 and 4/12 from our “star” point guard in the closeout games. :lol. Manu had 18 in game 7.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

:cry

He could’ve never fouled Dirk in 06 if he hadn’t made the game tying three seconds before tbh.

As for 13, 6/23 and 4/12 from our “star” point guard in the closeout games. :lol. Manu had 18 in game 7.

Hey I don't disagree with either point, but Parker had one of the best games of his career 2013 game 1 meanwhile Manu was overall bad for Manu standards.

[DAF86]

Hey I don't disagree with either point, but Parker had one of the best games of his career 2013 game 1 meanwhile Manu was overall bad for Manu standards.

Manu was an over the hill player that, if you look at his stats, performed at pretty much the same level he had been performing on those finals. Tony was the only all-star of that team and the one that was suppossed to carry the team and ended up putting 15 ppg on 40% shooting (even worse than Manu).

[BatManu20]

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[spurraider21]

Manu was an over the hill player that, if you look at his stats, performed at pretty much the same level he had been performing on those finals. Tony was the only all-star of that team and the one that was suppossed to carry the team and ended up putting 15 ppg on 40% shooting (even worse than Manu).
no need to deflect to tony. manu played like shit outside of game 5. he was also good in game 7 but shit the bed near the end

[TD 21]

Manu was an over the hill player that, if you look at his stats, performed at pretty much the same level he had been performing on those finals. Tony was the only all-star of that team and the one that was suppossed to carry the team and ended up putting 15 ppg on 40% shooting (even worse than Manu).

Ginobili was obviously past his prime by '12-13, but he wasn't really "over the hill" until '16-'17.

Duncan was not only an All-Star in '12-'13, but 1st team All-NBA and defense and 7th in MVP voting.

Parker was dealing with a grade 1 hamstring strain from game 3 on. Before you inevitably scoff at this, this type of injury is particularly damaging for a small, speed reliant guard, since they're obviously heavily reliant on explosiveness.

[Play Boban]

Ginobili was obviously past his prime by '12-13, but he wasn't really "over the hill" until '16-'17.

Duncan was not only an All-Star in '12-'13, but 1st team All-NBA and defense and 7th in MVP voting.

Parker was dealing with a grade 1 hamstring strain from game 3 on. Before you inevitably scoff at this, this type of injury is particularly damaging for a small, speed reliant guard, since they're obviously heavily reliant on explosiveness.

A lot of guards are out of the league by 35. He was over the hill.

And Tiny Parker gets the injury excuse again. :lol He’s always injured. Remember when he quit on the team during the closeout game against Portland in 2014? :lol

[TD 21]

A lot of guards are out of the league by 35. He was over the hill.

And Tiny Parker gets the injury excuse again. :lol He’s always injured. Remember when he quit on the team during the closeout game against Portland in 2014? :lol

Irrelevant; you take each player on a case by case basis. He wasn't over the hill, but he was dealing with a hamstring strain of his own (second of the season).

It's more reason than excuse. Reality is, at that size injuries are going to have more of an effect . . . yeah, I'm sure he quit on the team when they were on the verge of going back to the WCF.

[Play Boban]

Irrelevant; you take each player on a case by case basis. He wasn't over the hill, but he was dealing with a hamstring strain of his own (second of the season).

It's more reason than excuse. Reality is, at that size injuries are going to have more of an effect . . . yeah, I'm sure he quit on the team when they were on the verge of going back to the WCF.
:lol Triggered :cry

[Spurtacular]

943164299865759744

The Euro Step needs to be renamed the Manu Step for the man who actually invented it.

[Play Boban]

The Euro Step needs to be renamed the Manu Step for the man who actually invented it.
A lot of racist NBA fans think Manu is from Europe, unfortunately.

[Ice009]

A lot of racist NBA fans think Manu is from Europe, unfortunately.

You can still call it the Eurostep, though, as he played in Europe and that is probably the time that he started doing it.

[cutewizard]

Manu is the best. Period.

[DMC]

The Man u came to respect
The Man u came to watch
The Man u never want to see retire
The Manu

[DMC]

A lot of racist NBA fans think Manu is from Europe, unfortunately.

Kinder Bologna was a European team. It's also an HEB staple for friendlier versions of deli meat.

[chasky]

You can still call it the Eurostep, though, as he played in Europe and that is probably the time that he started doing it.

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[DAF86]

You can still call it the Eurostep, though, as he played in Europe and that is probably the time that he started doing it.

Didn't you watch the video posted on this thread where Manu says that he has been doing that since he can remember?

[Ice009]

Didn't you watch the video posted on this thread where Manu says that he has been doing that since he can remember?

Well, I was going to write in my original post that I didn't know if he was doing it before playing in Europe and that I could be wrong, but I didn't write it. I guess I was wrong.

[Phenomanul]

943164299865759744

:tu

[TD 21]

:lol Triggered :cry

:wow That you made an attempt at an actual post before inevitably resorting to your usual :cry, Harlem.

[Spurtacular]

The arc on these game winners is what gets me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOrIAJKpQKI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slzwsmTmSw0

[Spurtacular]

:lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXZe7H5pfAY

[Pocho La Pantera]

:lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXZe7H5pfAY oh mamaaaa

[emanueldavidginobili]

Manu now has a streak of 5 straight games in double digit scoring. Hasn’t done that since December 2014!!!

[daledondale]

Manu now has a streak of 5 straight games in double digit scoring. Hasn’t done that since December 2014!!!https://ugc.kn3.net/i/760x/https://33.media.tumblr.com/c5e498f6cd9d42e9466c1dd86e392126/tumblr_ntibl4DHs71uzui07o1_400.gif

[TheGreatYacht]

Manu now has a streak of 5 straight games in double digit scoring. Hasn’t done that since December 2014!!!
Lmao pathetic

[cd98]

Lmao pathetic

I mean I know it’s a shtick and all, but even so I don’t get why anyone would in any way gripe at Manu. He’s one of the greatest draft steals of all time and is underrated in his influence on basketball. He may, in the long run, turn out to have the most stylistic influence on basketball of all the Spurs greats. At an advanced age, he still pulls one trick out of the bag that no one else in the league will do.

And that hat also goes to the people that hate Parker, who is every bit as great as Manu.

I’ve seen the future with Fathead, Murray, and White. I’m not looking forward to the lottery years. Let us true Spur fans enjoy the last few runs this team makes before all of the big three are gone and Pop forces Kawhi to retire after the next ankle sprain.

[TheGreatYacht]

I mean I know it’s a shtick and all, but even so I don’t get why anyone would in any way gripe at Manu. He’s one of the greatest draft steals of all time and is underrated in his influence on basketball. He may, in the long run, turn out to have the most stylistic influence on basketball of all the Spurs greats. At an advanced age, he still pulls one trick out of the bag that no one else in the league will do.

And that hat also goes to the people that hate Parker, who is every bit as great as Manu.

I’ve seen the future with Fathead, Murray, and White. I’m not looking forward to the lottery years. Let us true Spur fans enjoy the last few runs this team makes before all of the big three are gone and Pop forces Kawhi to retire after the next ankle sprain.
Fathead and Murray....











Instagram = f:lolcked

[daslicer]

I mean I know it’s a shtick and all, but even so I don’t get why anyone would in any way gripe at Manu. He’s one of the greatest draft steals of all time and is underrated in his influence on basketball. He may, in the long run, turn out to have the most stylistic influence on basketball of all the Spurs greats. At an advanced age, he still pulls one trick out of the bag that no one else in the league will do.

And that hat also goes to the people that hate Parker, who is every bit as great as Manu.

I’ve seen the future with Fathead, Murray, and White. I’m not looking forward to the lottery years. Let us true Spur fans enjoy the last few runs this team makes before all of the big three are gone and Pop forces Kawhi to retire after the next ankle sprain.

I think him and Tony both had equal influence on the game of basketball from a style perspective. Manu popularized the Euro step and now you see other perimeter players doing it. Tony popularized the tear drop. Almost every PG in the league has their own tear drop type of move.

[tonight...you]

I think him and Tony both had equal influence on the game of basketball from a style perspective. Manu popularized the Euro step and now you see other perimeter players doing it. Tony popularized the tear drop. Almost every PG in the league has their own tear drop type of move.
True.

[diego]

i think stylistically, the most special thing about parker were his teardrops and his little ninja jump hook post moves in the paint. i dont think anyone else has really copied that style of play where a small guard gets position inside quickly and shoots a jump hook on a drive. By far his most special quality. and yes both will be missed for decades, general nba fans pay no respect to spurs players (whether because of the pace, minutes distribution, system, pop getting undue credit, people's perception of texas/san antonio) for as long as ive been a spurs fan ive seen every single one of our players be criminally underrated by most nba fans. tony was absolutely right, that if they had played the same way in new york instead of san antonio, they would have gotten credit/recognition that they didnt get in san antonio.

[DAF86]

Wasn't he teardrop signaled as the least efficient shot in basketball not too long ago? :lol

Not hating on Tony, tbh. If anything it's admirable that he mastered such a difficult shot. I just found funny folks talking about the influence of the teardrop when it was just outed as the (or one of the) least efficient shots in the sport. :lol

[Play Boban]

If Tony popularized the tear drop, then I popularized truth bombs tbh.

[MI21]

Can we mention some of Manu's defensive plays this season? There is so way such a slight guy without an abnormal wingspan at age 40 defending guards should be this effective defensively...

[Spurtacular]

Manu now has a streak of 5 straight games in double digit scoring. Hasn’t done that since December 2014!!!

I might've figured he had in Dec. 2015 when the Spurs had all those injuries. Maybe Manu was one of them? When did he bust a nut again? :lol

[Spurtacular]

And that hat also goes to the people that hate Parker, who is every bit as great as Manu.

I mean, I can see the case for having him in the same stratosphere. But at the end of the day Manu > Parker, tbh.

[ElNono]

I don't hate Tony either, he's a staple of the franchise, but he just hasn't aged well. He's 35 right now, can you see him playing at the current Manu's level at age 40? I can't.

It's true it's not his fault, tbh, and has a lot of miles. C'est la vie.

I agree with cd98 that the time is now to enjoy whatever is left of them.

[Spurtacular]

I think him and Tony both had equal influence on the game of basketball from a style perspective. Manu popularized the Euro step and now you see other perimeter players doing it. Tony popularized the tear drop. Almost every PG in the league has their own tear drop type of move.

Tony also popularized the wrong-footed lay-up and the reach-out-and-shoot before the big can go for the swat. As well, he brought the 360 back en vogue (to some degree), post Dominique. But at the end of the day Manu > Tony.

[Play Boban]

Tony also popularized shooting 6/23 and 4/12 and scoring 0 points in the first three quarters of closeout games in the NBA Finals tbh.

[daslicer]

Tony also popularized the wrong-footed lay-up and the reach-out-and-shoot before the big can go for the swat. As well, he brought the 360 back en vogue (to some degree), post Dominique. But at the end of the day Manu > Tony.

It doesn't matter which one was better since they were both Duncan's sidekicks. This is like Celtic fans debating whether McHale is better than Parish.

[Spurtacular]

It doesn't matter which one was better since they were both Duncan's sidekicks. This is like Celtic fans debating whether McHale is better than Parish.

:lol Hard to argue against that, tbh.

[Play Boban]

It doesn't matter which one was better since they were both Duncan's sidekicks. This is like Celtic fans debating whether McHale is better than Parish.
:cry

Manu >>> Duncan in 2005 NBA Finals tbh.

[ElNono]

That pass/3 pointer :wow

Pure magic

[Canyonero]

My nig burying 3s even when he doesn't want to.

[Play Boban]

That pass/3 pointer :wow

Pure magic

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdJkYIyL8lA

[daledondale]

My nig burying 3s even when he doesn't want to.:lol

[kuato]

Manuel wins even when he fails...