Woj: Manu Returning to Spurs as Special Advisor to Basketball Operations

[BatManu20]

LFG. The GOAT has returned. Was only a matter of time tbh.


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[Spursfanfromafar]

Awesome. Go Spurs Go. Manu is a winner everywhere. Here's hoping the young ones learn some commitment through osmosis from one of the winningest legends ever.

[BatManu20]

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[BatManu20]

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[R. DeMurre]

Great news!

[rjv]

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[John B]

No wonder he’s with the young guys at the Hemisphere Arena last week. I love it. The young guys learning from a legendary Spur. I hope it’s a precursor to a coaching career. I would love for him to take the helm someday as the HC, TP as the GM and Timmy, we’ll Timmy can do whatever he wants.

[timvp]

Welcome back, Manu, tbh :tu

[exstatic]

No wonder he’s with the young guys at the Hemisphere Arena last week. I love it. The young guys learning from a legendary Spur. I hope it’s a precursor to a coaching career. I would love for him to take the helm someday as the HC, TP as the GM and Timmy, we’ll Timmy can do whatever he wants.

??? HemisFair Arena was torn down years ago. The Convention Center expanded over it’s former footprint.

[TimDunkem]

Finally...A good hire.

[KingKev]

I like it!

[Proxy]

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[itzsoweezee]

Amazing news! I love it

Looking very forward to this season, aside from the Bryn nonsense

[baseline bum]

Hopefully Manu can teach Simmons that Eurostep. :stirpot:

[JuneJive]

fuckin' A

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Now if he'd just suit up....

[Trill Clinton]

Anyone have the press release for the other hires?

[manufan10]

Welcome back!

[Dex]

My man(u)!

This is great news. I thought Manu had previously expressed he had no interest in coaching or development, and I figured he would spend the rest of his days with his family in Argentina and traveling the world (and no one could have blamed him).

Even if it's a short term gig, having guys like Timmy and Manu around in ANY capacity is a win for the organization.

[ginobilized]

The best news of the off-season!
His influence can only be positive.
Glad to know you are there helping to shape the future of the Spurs, Manu!!!!

[Chinook]

Nice but likely irrelevant. A lot of players sign on in this capacity and end up just collecting checks. Hope Manu is different and can impart some wisdom on the young guys. If this is a precursor to Ginobili taking a more prominent role with the organization in the future, that would be cool too. I wonder how different things would be if the Spurs had drafted Duarte and Bolomaro. Both of those guys could've used a Manu-like mentor.

[exstatic]

Nice but likely irrelevant. A lot of players sign on in this capacity and end up just collecting checks. Hope Manu is different and can impart some wisdom on the young guys. If this is a precursor to Ginobili taking a more prominent role with the organization in the future, that would be cool too. I wonder how different things would be if the Spurs had drafted Duarte and Bolomaro. Both of those guys could've used a Manu-like mentor.
God, you’re a bitter bitch. Unhappy that a franchise icon is returning in a PA development role.

[Uriel]

Duncan as assistant coach, Ginobili as special advisor, now all we need is Parker as a spousal relations officer and we’re all set.

[TDomination]

awesome!

GINOBILI!

[Chinook]

God, you’re a bitter bitch. Unhappy that a franchise icon is returning in a PA development role.

Put your edge back in its sheath, dude. Did you read the first sentence and then ignore the rest? Demanding anything but complete and total laudation for any move the Spurs make is lame.

[John B]

??? HemisFair Arena was torn down years ago. The Convention Center expanded over it’s former footprint.

Sorry I’m in Los Angeles. I meant just HemisFair :toast

But yeah, Manu would be a great influence to the young group.

Those pictures also great camaraderie already building, specially with newly acquired Zollins, McBucket and SOB. Even Luka doesn’t seem too lost with this group compared with being around vets.

[lefty]

Better than Porker ….

[lefty]

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:lol I read “fucked in there”

[jeebus]

Anyone have the press release for the other hires?


https://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-announce-basketball-operations-staff-additions-promotions

[Trill Clinton]

https://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-announce-basketball-operations-staff-additions-promotions

Thank you

[MultiTroll]

Hope Manu is different and can impart some wisdom on the young guys.
Anything less then a slurp here is not received well.

Didn't you see how well Duncan helping the Pop Bryn Spurs was?

[Mugen]

Nice! Now we just need talented players on the roster and a new head coach :lol

[Robz4000]

Nice! Now we just need talented players on the roster and a new head coach :lol


What are you talking about? We got Brent M'fvckin' Forms on our roster!!!! :danceclub:danceclub

[exstatic]

Nice but likely irrelevant. A lot of players sign on in this capacity and end up just collecting checks. Hope Manu is different and can impart some wisdom on the young guys. If this is a precursor to Ginobili taking a more prominent role with the organization in the future, that would be cool too. I wonder how different things would be if the Spurs had drafted Duarte and Bolomaro. Both of those guys could've used a Manu-like mentor.

OK, by the sentence, then:
1. Bitter.
2. Skeptical/negative.
3. Skeptical
4. Neutral
5. They didn’t draft who you wanted, which has nothing to do with Manu in this role, just you bitching some more.
6. See: 5.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

We STAAAACCCCCKEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDD



tbh

[Mugen]

What are you talking about? We got Brent M'fvckin' Forms on our roster!!!! :danceclub:danceclub

Good point, totally forgot that we need a new GM as well :lol

[widowmaker]

Hopefully Manu can teach Simmons that Eurostep. :stirpot:


Jonathan Simmons is coming back? I thought he was out of the nba?

[Seventyniner]

Duncan as assistant coach didn't end up moving the needle all that much, so I can't say this has me excited in terms of adding to the bottom line (W/L record). But it's great to have a Spurs legend with the team in an official capacity all the same.

[Chinook]

OK, by the sentence, then:
1. Bitter.
2. Skeptical/negative.
3. Skeptical
4. Neutral
5. They didn’t draft who you wanted, which has nothing to do with Manu in this role, just you bitching some more.
6. See: 5.

Ex, no offense, but you sound like a fucking idiot right now.

1 -- Not bitter. Indifferent.
2 -- Skeptical? No. Realistic, yes.
3 -- That's actually optimistic. If I wrote "I hope Vassell improves next year", would you call that skeptical too?
4 -- "That would be cool" is neutral in your mind. Do you even have nostrils at this point? It takes some hard-core sniffery to think saying something would be cool is neutral
5/6 -- I never said I wanted Durarte. Like ever. I CERTAINLY never said I wanted Bolomaro. Your condemnation is so damned lazy that you couldn't think for two seconds why I would think those two players in particular could benefit from Manu beyond how I'd feel about them as prospects.

Seriously, man, this anti-hero snifflord shtick you're on is really sad. You're on a Spurs site -- there's no reason why everyone has to be aggressively pro Spurs all the time. I'm a Spurs fan. The thousands of posts and countless hours I've spent on here should be evidence for that. You constantly trying to gate-keep the fandom behind your narrow idea of what it means to support the team does nothing but create pointless side arguments. You already know I'm not a troll or a doomer unless you're so hardwired into your bit that you react to posts without context or history. If that latter things is the case, then you should stop trying to make sweeping judgments about people's personalities or motivations, because you'll end up embarrassing yourself with wild misses like this.

[Larry O]

At last, our GOAT has come along! Our lonely days are over, and life is like a song, oh yeah, yeah! GINOBILI!!! Welcome back SIR! Manu doing some important behind the scene work with culture, development & corporate knowledge to pass down to the youngin's! No better person to hire than the GOAT!!! Cheers Manu!!!

[KingKev]

Where is Manu’s primary residence?

[MVPCues]

Regardless of whether it leads to anything more prominent in the future, this is great news.

[TheChillFactor]

this place sucks

[SpurPadre]

I TOLD Y'ALL MOTHERFUCKERS HE WAS COMING BACK! He might be groomed to be Pop's successor, too. This doesn't make our shit roster that better in the short term but it's still great news.

[superbigtime]

freaking awesome

[SpurPadre]

Duncan as assistant coach, Ginobili as special advisor, now all we need is Parker as a spousal relations officer and we’re all set.

Well, maybe in that role, TP can convince Murray to fuck Forbes' girl and that will lead to Bryn demanding off the team?! Win-win!

[jeebus]

Ex, no offense, but you sound like a fucking idiot right now.

1 -- Not bitter. Indifferent.
2 -- Skeptical? No. Realistic, yes.
3 -- That's actually optimistic. If I wrote "I hope Vassell improves next year", would you call that skeptical too?
4 -- "That would be cool" is neutral in your mind. Do you even have nostrils at this point? It takes some hard-core sniffery to think saying something would be cool is neutral
5/6 -- I never said I wanted Durarte. Like ever. I CERTAINLY never said I wanted Bolomaro. Your condemnation is so damned lazy that you couldn't think for two seconds why I would think those two players in particular could benefit from Manu beyond how I'd feel about them as prospects.

Seriously, man, this anti-hero snifflord shtick you're on is really sad. You're on a Spurs site -- there's no reason why everyone has to be aggressively pro Spurs all the time. I'm a Spurs fan. The thousands of posts and countless hours I've spent on here should be evidence for that. You constantly trying to gate-keep the fandom behind your narrow idea of what it means to support the team does nothing but create pointless side arguments. You already know I'm not a troll or a doomer unless you're so hardwired into your bit that you react to posts without context or history. If that latter things is the case, then you should stop trying to make sweeping judgments about people's personalities or motivations, because you'll end up embarrassing yourself with wild misses like this.

He was a massive Errors supporter. Don't expect much imo

[NASpurs]

Duncan as assistant coach didn't end up moving the needle all that much, so I can't say this has me excited in terms of adding to the bottom line (W/L record). But it's great to have a Spurs legend with the team in an official capacity all the same.

Yeah this is how I feel.

[baseline bum]

Duncan as assistant coach didn't end up moving the needle all that much, so I can't say this has me excited in terms of adding to the bottom line (W/L record). But it's great to have a Spurs legend with the team in an official capacity all the same.

Yeah but at least we'll get some Manu highlights going into the timeout to inject some excitement into game coverage this season.

[cd98]

He’s coming back like 40 year old Jordan.

[John B]

Fuck I’ll suit Manu up and play better defense han any of these guys :lol

[Ozballer]

He is not coming to play...just saying. I've been following his twitter account and reading some interviews in Argentinian publications and he seems a little tentative on life after Spurs. His public business speaking angle has not taken off (let's face it, as a speaker he is every bit a...fantastic basketball player).
As much as I rate him enormously as a player, I can't see in him the coach and the mentor.
Feels like a foil role to prolong Popovich's career in trying to hide the five time champion 's coach obvious past "used by date" antics with the playing group.
Different story would be bringing Ginobili to fit in with a futuristic agenda and a clear forward plan. Spurs don't seem to be about that any longer.

[XDT76]

Hope that he can impart our young guys his euro step, hesitation and behind the back penetration. If DjM, White, Walker, Vassell and KJ can pick up on these, they will be much better players.

[Buddy Holly]

Where is Manu’s primary residence?

San Antonio.

[Ice009]

He is not coming to play...just saying. I've been following his twitter account and reading some interviews in Argentinian publications and he seems a little tentative on life after Spurs. His public business speaking angle has not taken off (let's face it, as a speaker he is every bit a...fantastic basketball player).
As much as I rate him enormously as a player, I can't see in him the coach and the mentor.
Feels like a foil role to prolong Popovich's career in trying to hide the five time champion 's coach obvious past "used by date" antics with the playing group.
Different story would be bringing Ginobili to fit in with a futuristic agenda and a clear forward plan. Spurs don't seem to be about that any longer.

I wish he was actually going to try and play ;). I still think he had plenty of game left when he retired.

What do you mean by tentative on life after the Spurs? He doesn't know what he wants to do? What has he been trying to do since retiring?

As for a coach or mentor, do you not see him as one for the same reason as Tim? I think Tim said it was too frustrating not being able to go out there on the court and do it himself. Do you think Manu would be frustrated seeing the player's limitations and not being able to do anything about it, especially when he knows he was much better than most of the players out there.

[dbestpro]

Can you teach passion?

[BillMc]

Excellent news!

[Biggems]

Jonathan Simmons is coming back? I thought he was out of the nba?

hahahaha, I see what you did there.....sarcastic bastid......

[SAGirl]

Really glad about this. He said multiple times he didn't want to coach so he might just be trying this out like Timmy did to see how it fits him, but it's still great news. I am sure Manu will bring new feedback and a different perspective to both players and coaches. It can only help.

[Ozballer]

I wish he was actually going to try and play ;). I still think he had plenty of game left when he retired.

What do you mean by tentative on life after the Spurs? He doesn't know what he wants to do? What has he been trying to do since retiring?


As for a coach or mentor, do you not see him as one for the same reason as Tim? I think Tim said it was too frustrating not being able to go out there on the court and do it himself. Do you think Manu would be frustrated seeing the player's limitations and not being able to do anything about it, especially when he knows he was much better than most of the players out there.

Tentative post playing.
I figured that he wanted to do the public speaking rounds after retirement. His guernsey retirement speech was a good example of it and some leadership business conferences he was a guest in BA. But he came across a little dull / boring. Clearly he has heaps of experience, however playing basketball and "convincing on the mike / storytelling" are two very different skill sets. He seems lacking in the latter department. After that he did not kick on with any project that I know of. Anyhow, I was reading his good mate Luis Scola just retired and became the CEO of an Italian Basketball Club (Varese). I feel he probably got into MANU's ear to get some exposure to the managerial side of things in basketball clubs.
Coaching
Probably, there are many examples of sporting GREATS that end up being poor coaches. For some reason MANU does not strike me as the coach type fella. Just not real interest, probably the same as TD. I maybe totally wrong of course (I bloody hope so).

[ElNono]

Damn, he ran out of money already?

Pop and his loyalty contracts, smh

[Budkin]

MANUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[KingKev]

I recall Corey Joseph saying Manu took him aside as a rookie and told him he didn’t need to be buying a Louis V duffle as a gym bag and Joseph saying that really stuck with him. He is on board to teach some of these young fellas about life as a basketball player and a person. With some
of these young guys it will resonate, with some it won’t. What I hope we as Spurs fans get out of this is him telling players what it’s like to be in Pop’s dog house and how you need to earn your right to throw an errant pass, play the passing lanes when you should be on your man or take a heat check sometimes.

[lefty20]

Damn, he ran out of money already?

Pop and his loyalty contracts, smh

Putting all of SA strippers through college is an expensive endeavor, tbh.

[Dejounte]

I recall Corey Joseph saying Manu took him aside as a rookie and told him he didn’t need to be buying a Louis V duffle as a gym bag and Joseph saying that really stuck with him. He is on board to teach some of these young fellas about life as a basketball player and a person. With some
of these young guys it will resonate, with some it won’t. What I hope we as Spurs fans get out of this is him telling players what it’s like to be in Pop’s dog house and how you need to earn your right to throw an errant pass, play the passing lanes when you should be on your man or take a heat check sometimes.

CUBw4k8lyBr

message never resonated with this guy

[KingKev]

CUBw4k8lyBr

message never resonated with this guy

DJ has earned the right to stunt and will easily make 150mm in his career. Him and Keldon are the only dogs we have on this team so they can do whatever they want on social media. Couple 50k watches and some Gucci is NOT wilding out. DJ doesn’t even drink. My point was more about Manu teaching these guys you need to earn the right to get the green light and play through the ups and downs. Too many guys don’t make it out of Pop’s doghouse for dumbass shit.

[ismael-robert]

How many orphans could he have helped with that

[ElNono]

CUBw4k8lyBr

message never resonated with this guy

Looks like DeJuan Blair before the jewelry place sued his ass... he's one broken ACL away from being there, tbh

[Brazil]

tbh


God, you’re a bitter bitch.


Put your edge back in its sheath, dude.


Better than Porker ….


OK, you are an ass


Ex, no offense, but you sound like a fucking idiot right now.

blabla no you are an ass

All in all, a classical Spurstalk thread... :lol

[Brazil]

oh and welcome back to Manu..

[Brazil]

CUBw4k8lyBr

message never resonated with this guy

dear fucking god.. those watches are ugly

[widowmaker]

How many orphans could he have helped with that


Its not everybody else’s responsibility to pay your child support.

[Dex]

DJ has earned the right to stunt and will easily make 150mm in his career. Him and Keldon are the only dogs we have on this team so they can do whatever they want on social media. Couple 50k watches and some Gucci is NOT wilding out. DJ doesn’t even drink. My point was more about Manu teaching these guys you need to earn the right to get the green light and play through the ups and downs. Too many guys don’t make it out of Pop’s doghouse for dumbass shit.

I never understood the point of dropping the cost of a car on a watch or pair of sunglasses, but I'm also not one to tell anybody how to spend their own money. I guess I just don't really care for that being a way to show status, but it's been part of NBA culture (and celebrity/hip-hop culture in general) forever.

It's also different if you are a multimillionaire, and not some guy struggling to pay your mortgage but also trying to roll around in brand new Jordans and Gucci sunglasses.

DJ has been good to the community so I'm not gonna dog him there...but yeah, those chains and watches probably could've bought school supplies for every school in San Antonio.

[HankChinaski]

Manu working with the Spurs staff in a player development capacity is nice to hear about. I don't see Manu as a asst coach or head coach. But aiding the players in various player development is something I think would be something he could enjoy doing.

[XDT76]

I remember he previously do not want to take up coaching as he did not want to be constantly be away from his family. I guess the Spurs found a role which suits both parties.

[bigfan]

Great to have him back, regardless of the status.

[lefty]

San Antonio.
Does he have U.S citizenship?

[cd98]

I think his first bit of advice will be to tank.

[lefty]

I think his first bit of advice will be to tank.
Manu : we should tank

Pop :

https://c.tenor.com/INJKwr24XhMAAAAM/that70s-show-red-foreman.gif

[lefty20]

Does he have U.S citizenship?

Probably not. Argentina doesn't allow dual Citizenship with anyone except Italy & Spain. He's likely just renewing his Green Card every 10 years to maintain his permanent resident status.

[lefty]

Probably not. Argentina doesn't allow dual Citizenship with anyone except Italy & Spain. He's likely just renewing his Green Card every 10 years to maintain his permanent resident status.
Ah ok ok

[jjspur]

If Manu can help the spurs win just 1 game with his knowledge and experience, it will easily be worth it. Having a future Hall of famer like Manu is priceless. Very positive influence.

[Sugus]

Probably not. Argentina doesn't allow dual Citizenship with anyone except Italy & Spain. He's likely just renewing his Green Card every 10 years to maintain his permanent resident status.

Wait, what? I'm pretty sure that's not the case tbh. I know a couple IRL people that have both Argie & a slavic country's citizenship (Slovenia in one case, don't remember which in the second one), and a third one with a USA & Argentina dual citizenship. As far as I know, it's the other way around with Argie citizenship: by Constitution, it's irrevocable and inalienable, so it's usually the second nationality country's restrictions that hinder you, not the first's.

Having said that, I don't know the requirements for getting US citizenship and whether they require direct bloodline in order to get; pretty sure Manu doesn't have relatives there so it'd have to be some other way. Him consistently renewing his Green Card makes the most sense, in any case.

[lefty20]

Wait, what? I'm pretty sure that's not the case tbh. I know a couple IRL people that have both Argie & a slavic country's citizenship (Slovenia in one case, don't remember which in the second one), and a third one with a USA & Argentina dual citizenship. As far as I know, it's the other way around with Argie citizenship: by Constitution, it's irrevocable and inalienable, so it's usually the second nationality country's restrictions that hinder you, not the first's.

Having said that, I don't know the requirements for getting US citizenship and whether they require direct bloodline in order to get; pretty sure Manu doesn't have relatives there so it'd have to be some other way. Him consistently renewing his Green Card makes the most sense, in any case.

Idk, I just googled it and got this...


Argentina has dual citizenship agreements with Italy and Spain. Individuals from other countries are not entitled to dual citizenship and must therefore renounce their original citizenship in order to become naturalized. Children born abroad to Argentine parents do not automatically acquire Argentine citizenship.

Manu likely came here on a H1 Visa initially, but that can turn into a green card & even a citizenships(eventually) if you employer is willing to file the necessary forms. I've got multiple cousins who here that way and went on to become citizens.

[Chinook]

Idk, I just googled it and got this...



Manu likely came here on a H1 Visa initially, but that can turn into a green card & even a citizenships(eventually) if you employer is willing to file the necessary forms. I've got multiple cousins who here that way and went on to become citizens.

Sounds like Argentina doesn't give citizenship to people from most other countries, but that doesn't suggest that Argentinians have to renounce their citizenship to get it from another country. So if Manu did want US citizenship, he could likely get it, but like Duncan couldn't get Argentine citizenship without renouncing his American status.

[lefty20]

Sounds like Argentina doesn't give citizenship to people from most other countries, but that doesn't suggest that Argentinians have to renounce their citizenship to get it from another country. So if Manu did want US citizenship, he could likely get it, but like Duncan couldn't get Argentine citizenship without renouncing his American status.

This could be it, tbh.

[daslicer]

Idk, I just googled it and got this...



Manu likely came here on a H1 Visa initially, but that can turn into a green card & even a citizenships(eventually) if you employer is willing to file the necessary forms. I've got multiple cousins who here that way and went on to become citizens.


You can also get citizenship easily if you are rich. They are special programs that the US has that allows rich people to get citizenship quicker than regular people from other countries. I'm sure Manu can take that special pathway since he is rich.

[Sugus]

Sounds like Argentina doesn't give citizenship to people from most other countries, but that doesn't suggest that Argentinians have to renounce their citizenship to get it from another country. So if Manu did want US citizenship, he could likely get it, but like Duncan couldn't get Argentine citizenship without renouncing his American status.

Yep, that's exactly how it is. Thanks for wording it up, Chino.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

You can also get citizenship easily if you are rich. They are special programs that the US has that allows rich people to get citizenship quicker than regular people from other countries. I'm sure Manu can take that special pathway since he is rich.

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cash_now.jpg
Manu's passport