Manu Haters!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

"... FUCK YOU!!!"by Manu, you people know who you are http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smirolleyes.gif

[MaNuMaNiAc]

bump! :lmao what happened? no Manu haters on the board today?

[Kori Ellis]

I don't think anyone hated him. They just didn't understand why he was sucking.

Props to Manu, Tim, Tony, Bruce, and Fin (and everyone else) for coming to play.

[Mr. Body]

Did he actually drive through traffic and dunk it with authority?

When was the last time that happened?!

[T Park]

props to Manu for actually showing up after not going to Sacramento the first time.

One game doesnt excuse those performances in Sacramento.

Bring it in game 6, and all is forgiven.

[MissAllThat]

Good job Manu. I didn't hate him after those last 2 games, I was just very very angry with him. I guess my "if manu finishes the game with less than 15 points, i will hunt him down" comment before the game worked. I was serious, and I'm so glad I don't have to go through with it.

[gospursgojas]

He only had a few iso plays against Artest....Pop was giving him some help out there, be it with screens, picks, or etc.

[WalterBenitez]

I do love MANU, but sometimes he does stupide things like every human being ... I support him, but we need to win :D

[Ginofan]

You can't be a Spurs fan and hate Manu...it just doesn't work that way. I just believe people were fustrated with his play and had to vent, no worries though Manu came through for us, just as expected. I hope he keeps up that intensity in Sacramento.

[Jimcs50]

What an idiotic statement. What Spurs fan could possibly hate Manu??????

I love the guy, even with his sometimes boneheaded passes and decisions. His heart is as big as anyone in the NBA, and he competes every min he is in the game.

[doldrums]

What's scary is that this has proved that no matter how well Tim or Tony plays in the playoffs, without Manu bringing it we are in trouble. Barry and finley are good but cannot compensate for a passive Manu. By the way, starting Horry was a great move.

[Jimcs50]

By the way, starting Horry was a great move.


AHF does not recognize Pop's good decisions, it is good that some people do. What it did, was give the Kings another worry defensively, and anytime you can do that, it is a good move.

[Jimcs50]

Artest quote:


"He's a great player," Artest said. "He might not be as publicized as a LeBron James or a Kobe Bryant, but I play him as if he's like Kobe or Michael Jordan, you know? He's so talented and so athletic, you have to give 100 percent every minute of the game or he'll scorch you."


nuff said


:smokin

[LilMissSPURfect]

Artest quote:


"He's a great player," Artest said. "He might not be as publicized as a LeBron James or a Kobe Bryant, but I play him as if he's like Kobe or Michael Jordan, you know? He's so talented and so athletic, you have to give 100 percent every minute of the game or he'll scorch you."


nuff said


:smokin

That from an above average defender!.....hmmm And y'all thought it was his SKIN COLOR that seperated MANU AND KOME OR BRON!?!??!?!!!!

[manubili]

Even Manu himself was a manu hater a few days ago. I got used to his highs and lows in play off times. I still remember his face in games 4 and 5 in the final series last year.

Spurs in seven.

[leemajors]

Artest quote:


"He's a great player," Artest said. "He might not be as publicized as a LeBron James or a Kobe Bryant, but I play him as if he's like Kobe or Michael Jordan, you know? He's so talented and so athletic, you have to give 100 percent every minute of the game or he'll scorch you."


nuff said


:smokin

i hope that doesn't mean artest will try and break his ribs...

[Nikos]

Artest quote:


"He's a great player," Artest said. "He might not be as publicized as a LeBron James or a Kobe Bryant, but I play him as if he's like Kobe or Michael Jordan, you know? He's so talented and so athletic, you have to give 100 percent every minute of the game or he'll scorch you."


nuff said


:smokin

He did not say this. Why did you make this up?

[Sportman]

Artest said that, that´s true

[T Park]

i read that Artest said that.

Thats coming from the best defender in the game.

High props.

[Sasha]

He did not say this. Why did you make this up?


He did say it. It was on the postgame last night.

[Jimcs50]

He did not say this. Why did you make this up?


Suck my balls!!!!


:flipoff

http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/basketball/kings/story/14250825p-15067405c.html

[Nikos]

i read that Artest said that.

Thats coming from the best defender in the game.

High props.

I didn't see it in the Quotes section of the Kings or Spurs, just that his teamattes need to help him out on the Ginobili screens, and that he used a lot of them last night. Anyone have a link to all the quotes?

[san antonio spurs]

i read that Artest said that.

Thats coming from the best defender in the game.

High props.
I disagree.
He's not the best, one of the best sure, but not the best
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[Nikos]

Suck my balls!!!!


:flipoff

http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/basketball/kings/story/14250825p-15067405c.html

I apologize. Just suprised that Artest would say something like this at this point in the series.

[thispego]

Manu Haters = those that believe a player as gifted as Manu should never be the non-factor he was in games 3 and especially 4 ?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Manu Haters = those that believe a player as gifted as Manu should never be the non-factor he was in games 3 and especially 4 ?
Manu Haters = those that are deluded enough to believe a player as gifted as Manu should never be the non-factor he was in games 3 and especially 4, and then bitch and moan as if its the end of the world.

[The Great One]

I'm a kobe hater. that bastard hasnt won jack in 4 years. son of a bitch. i hope he gets clotheslined every time he goes to the basket. his bonehead shots and stupid passes cost the lakers an 82-0 season. son of a bitch!

[Nikos]

"No, it's really team defense that's doing it," Artest said of stalling Ginobili. "He's such a good slasher. He's so quick. It's been the whole team that has slowed him down."

Where did you get all that 'play him like he is Lebron...not as publicized'? stuff

[Sportman]

I apologize. Just suprised that Artest would say something like this at this point in the series.

Well actually it should be something obvious if artest says. Doing this, he was just throwing all the responsability to manu; but fortunately, manu have received it :spin

[T Park]

I disagree.
He's not the best, one of the best sure, but not the best

Tell me one whos better.

Bowen isn't.



Manu Haters = those that are deluded enough to believe a player as gifted as Manu should never be the non-factor he was in games 3 and especially 4, and then bitch and moan as if its the end of the world.

He shouldn't have been.

These are big playoff games.

You fuckin bring it, if your the second man on the team like Ginobili is.


We brought objectivity and realism when it comes to Ginobilil.


Sorry you take it like someone stepped on your foot when someone critiques him CORRECTLY!

[san antonio spurs]

really?
and how Bowen isn't?
cuz Ron shut down MANU?
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[MaNuMaNiAc]

Sorry you take it like someone stepped on your foot when someone critiques him CORRECTLY!
hey critique him all you want. I never said he didn't suck in those 2 games, never. Critique his performance all you want, but to critique his character and skills as CBF was doing after a mere 2 games then yes, I think that is stupid

[T Park]

really?
and how Bowen isn't?
cuz Ron shut down MANU?

Artest needs help behind him JUST LIKE BOWEN.

Artest didnt get the help, and Duncan and Nesterovic were setting VERY good picks last night.

But after watching this series, Artest can guard anyone.

Bowen, obviously, Cant.

[T Park]

but to critique his character and skills as CBF was doing after a mere 2 games then yes, I think that is stupid

Me, Kori, LJ, and a bunch of others agreed.

Him taking game 3 into game 4 mentally like that was bullshit.

You, of all people, cannot! DEFEND THAT!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Me, Kori, LJ, and a bunch of others agreed.
you say that like its supposed to prove something


Him taking game 3 into game 4 mentally like that was bullshit.

You, of all people, cannot! DEFEND THAT!
I don't think its bullshit. I think the guy has a lot of pressure, and if you people didn't have an idealised version of Manu in your heads perhaps you would allow for the possibility that the man can fuck up, and that it doesn't make him any less a player than he was two games ago.

[ducks]

I think everyone was suprised manu let that turnover bother him the next game
they did not expect that from him other players but not him
they held him above that they were dissapointed in him
he has played well 2 out of 5 games one with ron not playing

the spurs need him to play well more then that
not sure if spurs can win if he plays the way he is in every playoff series

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I think everyone was suprised manu let that turnover bother him the next game
they did not expect that from him other players but not him
they held him above that they were dissapointed in him
he has played well 2 out of 5 games one with ron not playing

the spurs need him to play well more then that
not sure if spurs can win if he plays the way he is in every playoff series
hmm... how is he in every playoff series? 'cause I was under the impression that with the exception of this series, he's been nothing but stellar in every other one he has been in.

[smoke1]

Artest needs help behind him JUST LIKE BOWEN.

Artest didnt get the help, and Duncan and Nesterovic were setting VERY good picks last night.

But after watching this series, Artest can guard anyone.

Bowen, obviously, Cant.

You don't know what the hell you are talking about. Artest is a good defender but he can't guard everyone! Bowen is having a hard time with Wells because Wells is much bigger and is a bad match up for bowen. That is like putting Artest on TD. TD would kill that fucker in the post, and you know it. It's a game of matchups... Artest matches up fairly well with Manu (although Manu should have come with more FIRE in games 3 and 4. Artest wouldnt have been able to handle him just like last night) but would match up horribly with TD. Bowen matches up very well with the likes of Kobe, Chauncey, Rip, and other guards but not well with Wells. The reason Bowen has to play Wells is because none of our bigs can guard him on the perimeter. Artest is good, but has not shut guys down as consistently as bowen. Just look at game 7 against chauncy... that is clutch defense.

[ducks]

hmm... how is he in every playoff series? 'cause I was under the impression that with the exception of this series, he's been nothing but stellar in every other one he has been in.

I thought we were talking about this year?
manu has not been the same player he was last year to this point
he has been hurt though
I twas hoping he would turn it on though in the postseason like last year

[ducks]

ron had 5 steals last night

[san antonio spurs]

Artest needs help behind him JUST LIKE BOWEN.

Artest didnt get the help, and Duncan and Nesterovic were setting VERY good picks last night.

But after watching this series, Artest can guard anyone.

Bowen, obviously, Cant.
for knowing you on this board I've learned not to pay any attention whatsoever to what u say, but to judge a player's ability on 2 games is just lame.
Artest is a pretty good defender, but to call him the best cuz he played well Ginobili is beyond stupidity.
And where was Artest in game 1? How about last night? How about next friday when he'll be exposed again?

Artest had a momentum goin' as the whole Kings team had.
Just like tony seemed to be the next Jordan in the LA series in 2004. in TWO games.
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[thispego]

hmm... how is he in every playoff series? 'cause I was under the impression that with the exception of this series, he's been nothing but stellar in every other one he has been in.
its the characteristics of the situation that makes these particular PO games so important and necessary of manus best play.
1. ron artest was shutting ginobili down
fucking artest is a punk ass and granted he's been well behaved this series i will never put it past him to blow up on somebody.
2. 1 v 8 seed 1st round
who gives a shit if it was "a team playing better than an 8" and "a different team since the trade".
3. Manu playing sub par and with innjuries all season
4. kevin martins eraser head running around scoring points and dropping game winners

Manu knew the importance and he showed it in game 5...just not in 3 or 4

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I thought we were talking about this year?
manu has not been the same player he was last year to this point
he has been hurt though
I twas hoping he would turn it on though in the postseason like last year
this is what you said


not sure if spurs can win if he plays the way he is in every playoff series
if you're talking this year, then yes, I see what you are saying, but I think you can see where I went wrong

[thispego]

lol

[MaNuMaNiAc]

its the characteristics of the situation that makes these particular PO games so important and necessary of manus best play.
1. ron artest was shutting ginobili down
fucking artest is a punk ass and granted he's been well behaved this series i will never put it past him to blow up on somebody.
2. 1 v 8 seed 1st round
who gives a shit if it was "a team playing better than an 8" and "a different team since the trade".
3. Manu playing sub par and with innjuries all season
4. kevin martins eraser head running around scoring points and dropping game winners

Manu knew the importance and he showed it in game 5...just not in 3 or 4
are you serious?? why are you underestimating the Kings so much? (which technically its no longer underestimating since they've already proved they are better than originally estimated). The kings are a good team, and Artest is a great defender, now I realise Manu didn't play at his best on games 3 and 4 but Artest sure as hell had something to do with that.

[ducks]

yes this year
I am sorry I did not type that
I am at work

[MaNuMaNiAc]

yes this year
I am sorry I did not type that
I am at work
no prob

[smoke1]

I thought we were talking about this year?
manu has not been the same player he was last year to this point
he has been hurt though
I twas hoping he would turn it on though in the postseason like last year
you can't just look at this year. The guy has been clutch, and came out clutch again in game 5. Look for Manu to click it up a notch. You have to look at the past to figure out what a player may do in the future. Otherwise, you are guessing blindly. And two games dont mean shit especially when they were the same two games played against seattle and detroit last year. It's all happened before, and Manu rises to the occasion every time. Just look back to see what happens...

[ducks]

their record with artest would make the kings the second seed
they only lost 7or 8 times with artest this season

[ducks]

you can't just look at this year. The guy has been clutch, and came out clutch again in game 5. Look for Manu to click it up a notch. You have to look at the past to figure out what a player may do in the future. Otherwise, you are guessing blindly. And two games dont mean shit especially when they were the same two games played against seattle and detroit last year. It's all happened before, and Manu rises to the occasion every time. Just look back to see what happens...

what worried me was his quotes more then his bad 2 games

[smoke1]

what worried me was his quotes more then his bad 2 games
That's cool. I just dont understand how so many people act like they are jumping off the wagon when the spurs lose back to back playoff games on the road after winning the first two. The spurs do it almost every single time, then they come back for 5 and 6. It's almost clockwork. I looked over the posts after game 4 and the only guy who pointed this out was some guy named FloppinGreat or something like that. Almost everyone else was whinning about the loss. We all should be used to this by now.

[thispego]

are you serious?? why are you underestimating the Kings so much? (which technically its no longer underestimating since they've already proved they are better than originally estimated). The kings are a good team, and Artest is a great defender, now I realise Manu didn't play at his best on games 3 and 4 but Artest sure as hell had something to do with that.
yeah so that for the rest of this season and all of next we can listen on espn how "the spurs suffered the upset of the franchises history at the hands of the 8th seeded kings" or some misleading bullshit like that?
no thanks

[thispego]

I'm a kobe hater. that bastard hasnt won jack in 4 years. son of a bitch. i hope he gets clotheslined every time he goes to the basket. his bonehead shots and stupid passes cost the lakers an 82-0 season. son of a bitch!
bad comparison
try anybody else on your team