Spurs vs. Mavericks Game 6 -- Game Blog

[bonesinaz]

TD now with 2.

[MissAllThat]

Seriously, the booing of Finley is getting childish.

[1Parker1]

Spurs playing like THEY'RE the ones up 3-2.

[JasonsGirl]

Bill Walton is SO biased.

[Deb]

i have no idea. if i was a spurs fan i would be pissed.
But you're not, so shut the hell up :elephant

[detpistonsff7]

looks like it will be another tough game for the #1 seed! But I have faith in the Spurs!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

no more Tim for a while....
Get Manu or Tony to kick start it.

[RON ARTEST]

bill walton stating the obvious. :lol "the spurs are in trouble". no duh walton.

[CubanMustGo]

Oh, well. :depressed

[bonesinaz]

:pctoss
TD now with 2.

[himat]

You'll be down by 7 8 points early just watch. You guys just have to be tough and stick with them. Come on Spurs.

[Islymore]

... stupid foul on DHarris.

[RON ARTEST]

But you're not, so shut the hell up :elephant
whoa what was that all about? are you nervous or something?

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Parker might want to re-think taking those shots in a closeout game...

[Crookshanks]

Okay Spurs - this is not the way to start the game. You can't let yourself get into a big hole!

Where's the energy from game 5? COME ON SPURS!!!

[sanman53]

Manu time now that Timmy is on the pine!

[1Parker1]

Tony needs to stop taking shots and just concentrate on defending Harris. :pctoss

[MissAllThat]

They're killing me right now. I'm watching them instead of eating. I think I'm gonna chew my arm off before too long....

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Please don't drag Walton's comments on here...

[detpistonsff7]

bill walton stating the obvious. :lol "the spurs are in trouble". no duh walton.
I HATE BILL WALTON!

[sanman53]

Horry With The Board!!!!!!!!yeah!!!!!!!!!

[Deb]

tp is hurtin us

[Spurs Dynasty]

Tony !?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?

[JasonsGirl]

OMG, Bill is going on MUTE.

[hitmanyr2k]

Parker has Ginobili wide open in the corner for 3 and takes it one on three. Tunnel vision.

[strangeweather]

HorrY! Thank god there's someone that isn't rattled.

[Tek_XX]

small ball killing us.

[RON ARTEST]

BIG SHOT BOB. damn i forgot he was even on the damn team.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Relax guys...one thing I noticed on this blog...is how it exaggerates what actually goes on in the T.V. Sometimes I think two different games are going on.

[Mavs<Spurs]

Why didn't Tim realize that he needed to stay out of foul trouble?

Can he not count?

Does he think that he is a coach and does not need to play?

Some rational explanation.

[1Parker1]

Damn, Howard decides to go off on us. Mavs shooting 56%.

[snowboarder]

Barry needs to jack up some 3's

[JasonsGirl]

BELIEVE, not enough of you are BELIVING!

[Deb]

wtf with that lame call

[sanman53]

56% shooting for the Mavs SUCKS!
COME ON D!

[SANANTOJAMES]

the hell with walton listen to sean and bill on kens

[Mavs<Spurs]

tony iverson shooting about 20 %.

[RON ARTEST]

damn you guys are getting screwed by the refs. :lmao

[Spurologist]

Every fucking offensive foul Barry tries to draw is a block. What are you learning in practice, bones.

[Brutalis]

Wow one sided calls already. Here we go...

[BgT]

i have no idea. if i was a spurs fan i would be pissed.
If I was a Kings fan I would be too :oops to admit it.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Parker has Ginobili wide open in the corner for 3 and takes it one on three. Tunnel vision.
I know outside of the SA forums, Parker is called the anti-Nash...I don't know how many times I've seen him bypass one of the teammates on the wings.

[strangeweather]

Why didn't Tim realize that he needed to stay out of foul trouble?

Can he not count?

Does he think that he is a coach and does not need to play?

Some rational explanation.

It happens. The key is to get back out of foul trouble once he's playing again.

[snowboarder]

get in the game ginobili

[JasonsGirl]

the hell with walton listen to sean and bill on kens


how i wish i lived in san antonio

[mavsrule]

looking good so far!!! :smokin

[gospursgooo]

Parker has a tunnel vision.

[ducks]

robert horry shot the ball

[Islymore]

... back to the refs we go... i think this game is being evenly called... so far...

i will admit it when i see a foul call...

[SA210]

Wow one sided calls already. Here we go...
You can always depend on Bennett Salvitore for that.

[Slo spurs fan]

How the fuck Spurs can´t stop shit?

[vsnba]

fuck they td should have been carefull

[Brutalis]

Someone explain how Parker mans up and earns his 2 points while Dallas gets this little calls with the ball?

[Tek_XX]

I pissed at tim right now, wtf is he thinking trying to rap up Dirk, like he's going to miss the free throws

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

It happens. The key is to get back out of foul trouble once he's playing again.
Tim's a smart player he'll make up for it...relax people. We got Gino and Tony to shoulder the offensive absence.

[JasonsGirl]

Did Mark Cuban just say ugly motherf***** riverwalk. OMG, thats so mean. I HATE HIM.

kudos for pop bringing up maturety

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

TP is 2-6 with two TOs, while Gino hasn't attempted a shot yet. Your game management sucks right now TP...

[MissAllThat]

I love the back and forth trash talking.

[Islymore]

... no he said ugly ass riverwalk... so the replay goes when i heard it.

[strangeweather]

The good news is that we've got 5 guys with points already. Hopefully we can get guys involved and ease the load.

[bonesinaz]

Manu!

[Deb]

Man, I hope we pick it up. Our body language says we don't want this game very much

[Mavs<Spurs]

getting in foul trouble almost inevitably affects him the rest of the game.

he has to play passive defense until halftime or get another foul. Of course, he is much more likely to be in foul trouble at the end of the game when he starts off in foul trouble.


Now, we will get way behind with him on the bench.

[strangeweather]

Oh shit. I hop Horry's okay.

[MissAllThat]

You don't boo while a guy is hurting. Seriously, at least show that much class.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

TP is 2-6 with two TOs, while Gino hasn't attempted a shot yet. Your game management sucks right now TP...
Tony always mentions how he's gonna give Manu some touches...

I think Pop tells him to kick start the 1st quarter with his layups...don't know why he doesn't adjust that plan from time to time when Manu's open.

[JasonsGirl]

You don't boo while a guy is hurting. Seriously, at least show that much class.


They don't have class, sadly.

[Deb]

Horry needs to step up

[MissAllThat]

They don't have class, sadly.

Neither do Oklahomans...oh wait, nevermind. It's practically the same thing. Now I get it.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Finally Dirk misses.

[strangeweather]

Nice ORB!

[RON ARTEST]

If I was a Kings fan I would be too :oops to admit it.
i wasnt talking trash i was just saying tim shouldnt take those shots.

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

That's a horrid shot by Parker. Run the O Frenchy...

[Islymore]

the Spurs gotta start gettin some either better looks or take better shots.... get in ya rhythm...

[milkyway21]

I know outside of the SA forums, Parker is called the anti-Nash...I don't know how many times I've seen him bypass one of the teammates on the wings.that's why Manu leads team in assts in this series. Tony leads in FGA:lol playing more minutes.

[bonesinaz]

Mav pass to Horry!!

[Mavs<Spurs]

Clearly, he thinks that the refs will adjust their calls to his liking.

Equally clearly, that is stupid and he is wrong.



Adjust to the refs. You have no other choice. Otherwise, you are on the bench during the crucial parts of the game, where the outcome is decided.



I was worried that I would see a nail biter. Doesn't look like I had anything to worry about. More open space for my dvr.

[JasonsGirl]

blah cmon TP

[SANANTOJAMES]

wheres the whislte?

[Deb]

TP needs to settle down he is hurtin us

[WalterBenitez]

t u r n o v e r s !

[Spurologist]

Body fucking contact

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Manu is D-ing it up?

[milkyway21]

hey guys Tim is on the bench But the Mavs are only leading by 5 :lol

:flag:

[BgT]

You don't boo while a guy is hurting. Seriously, at least show that much class.
Like owner like fans. Or maybe like players like fans...

[bonesinaz]

Down by 5 end of the 1st.

[ducks]

man tp missed 3 layups that quarter

[strangeweather]

Manu has 4 RB already. Nice.

[Deb]

Manu playing good D

[Slo spurs fan]

You have team mates Tony, use them.

[MissAllThat]

At least they're only down 5. I've seen some promising things from them, even with Duncan on the bench. They've played some decent D at times. They just need to step it up a bit and stop being carelss on O.

[Bob Lanier]

Parker is playing way too soft, and his jumper's broken.

Spurs are lucky only to be down by two possession here.

[gospursgooo]

Parker should start distributing the ball more. His penetration hasn't been effective.

[Tek_XX]

wow TP thinks the only option is him one on three.

[SANANTOJAMES]

true dat milkyway21

[Brutalis]

I am god damn tired of this bullshit.

CALL THE FUCKING FOUL. Tony gets so much contact and we get SHIT.

Fuck Dallas and these god damn refs.

[mavsrule]

cuban should just stay quite sometimes :madrun

[JasonsGirl]

What's the deal with Cuban? Honestly, the guy is such an ass.

[Deb]

You have team mates Tony, use them.
Tony is a ball hog, hero hoping so far

[tetasfromtejas]

nothing but jump shots for the mavpricks, keep up the d spurs

[ducks]

spurs have balance scoring
that is good
mike and horry are contributing along with duncan,manu and tp

[sanman53]

hey guys Tim is on the bench But the Mavs are only leading by 5 :lol

:flag:

TRUE THAT!

LETS GO TIMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brutalis]

Dallas gets the calls when there's not half as much contact...

[SA210]

Fuck, Tony's making stupid plays, but godamm, he can get a fucking whistle for shit.

[myhc]

is tony going to shoot it 30 times tonight? :depressed

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

It's times like these you gotta go with teh Guy who's hungriest...and that looks like Manu and Horry...they need to lead...should curb Tony's gitteriness ...he's hurt also, but he's made some bad decisions to start...

[milkyway21]

DAL 11.0 Lost ball turnover on Adrian Griffin, Stolen by Manu Ginobili SA 1.0 Lost ball turnover on Tony Parker
what a waste Tony :cry

[Vinnie_Johnson]

I am here to bring you good luck Go Spurs!!!!!

[gospursgooo]

Tony is a ball hog, hero hoping so far

Young blood, eh?

[JasonsGirl]

Why does it feel like whenever Tim does really awesome in a game, everyone else blows.

[Mavs<Spurs]

Tony Iverson

I don't like AI as a player. And Tony is a very poor man's allen iverson.

[binary]

it's van exel time :lol

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

is tony going to shoot it 30 times tonight? :depressed
I hope not...he really tries to go for 25 though. :lol

[SA210]

Yall can say what yall want, but seriouslly, Tony has gotten alot of conact underneath and shit hasn't been called.

[bonesinaz]

Spurs out rebounded the mavs 11-9.
Spurs just have to hit some shots.

[Spurologist]

POP always tells tp to shoot 20+ times. Get it people? He's missing shots that he made the previous games. Nothing new.

[detpistonsff7]

call the damn foul! tony should have been shooting fts. down 5 after 1 qtr. We'll keep it close until the end when we take the lead.

[SlovenianGuy]

Beno time?

[SANANTOJAMES]

nice hair, reinagel

[Tek_XX]

Live by the Tony, die by the Tony

[ballhog]

Dirk camping out in lane.

[BgT]

TP made a big mistake choosing PG as his position. I know he's small, but he should try with SG.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Why does it feel like whenever Tim does really awesome in a game, everyone else blows.
Was this post late by like 3 games?? We've been having a decent contribution from 5 guys since game 4.

[JasonsGirl]

They get away with so many fouls, its ridiculous.

[strangeweather]

The Confucius spot with Manu -- good omen! Go Spurs!

:flag: :flag:

[SA210]

Remember guys, watch now,

Tony has already been robbed of a few calls, and that was in the 1st quarter only.

[Mavs<Spurs]

it's van exel time :lol



tony and nick are as bad as antoine walker, but at least antoine has been hitting shots lately.

Tony did not shoot well in the second part of the last game. He is not shooting well now. He had way too many turnovers last game and he has continued that trend. At this rate he ends up with about 10 turnovers.

if he can't shoot and can't pass or take care of the ball, he's useless.

Maybe when he's healthy and got his speed again he'll be able to score, but he is just a one trick pony, especially injured.

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Live by the Tony, die by the Tony




:lol

[strangeweather]

They get away with so many fouls, its ridiculous.

They're letting them play pretty well so far. Given the alternative, I'll take it.

[ducks]

nice o foul manu

[JasonsGirl]

Yes Manu!!! :)

[bonesinaz]

Manu!!!!

[SANANTOJAMES]

manu tres

[sanman53]

Did the guy on the radio say it correctly???

Offensive foul on MAvs???

CRAP, before I could finish typing, OFoul on Manu! DANG YOU REFS!

[hitmanyr2k]

Ginobili is ballin on both ends. Get that man the ball.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Nice one Pop. More smallball. Yer a freakin genius. :rolleyes

[gospursgooo]

I love Gino...!

[BgT]

Tony Iverson

I don't like AI as a player. And Tony is a very poor man's allen iverson.
I hate AI. I don't know how would I feel about Tony if he wasn't a Spur.

[binary]

nve has definitely become a pass first guard this series, very weird to see.

[Mavs<Spurs]

we just have to hope that the game does not get out of reach while Tim is on the bench and when he comes in he had better be conscious of avoiding picking up any foul, cheap or otherwise. In fact, he needs to avoid even the perception of a foul. Otherwise our chances go down big time.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Me no like Dampier. Dampier should miss

[detpistonsff7]

obi wan ginobli hit a 3!

[SANANTOJAMES]

Manu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bonesinaz]

Gino and 1!!

[RON ARTEST]

oh god damp is hitting freethrows?

[JasonsGirl]

YES ginobili! ahh Cmon Manu be your crazy wild self!

[gospursgooo]

Ginobiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii......................... ..........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ballhog]

Manu doing it all!!!

[hitmanyr2k]

Keep giving #20 the ball. He'll fuck up every now and then but more often than not he'll make something happen.

[bonesinaz]

SA down by 1.

[Islymore]

lol... damp can hit a few freethrows... no more than 4 a game tho...

[DannyT]

manus better keep bring it in the fourth ~!!!!!

[ballhog]

NO fouls Tim.....

[JasonsGirl]

LMAO offensive foul! YAY

[bonesinaz]

MANU is freaking awesome!!

[SANANTOJAMES]

Manu Is A Maniac

[Deb]

Damn NVE

[Mavs<Spurs]

what the hell just happened?

Dampier just hit two free throws. Did someone move the basket towards his shot?

[Slo spurs fan]

GTF out Vanx

[ballhog]

Howard sucks.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

and Manu sits down??

[WalterBenitez]

hmmm NVE? isn't time to send BENO?

[DannyT]

good deee and awareness

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

I think the refs are doing a pretty good job...

NVE with a bad, bad pass...

[strangeweather]

fuckin bowen is like nazi

The pass from VanX didn't do him any favors.

[Mavs<Spurs]

Manu to the rescue.

[hitmanyr2k]

WTF? Ginobili is rolling and you take him out? Ride your hot players man. This is a freakin elimination game!!

[RON ARTEST]

wow duncan is playing horrible so far.

[1Parker1]

This is not the game for both Duncan and Parker to be off offensively.

[ballhog]

Duncan gotta be under the hoop.

[SANANTOJAMES]

should nve be in the game?

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Take cue from your East Coast brothers..Rebound, Rebound Rebound.

[SA210]

Manu provides plays and spark = bench Manu

[bonesinaz]

KVH sighting, time for more whistles.

[Trifecta]

POPs need to ride the hot hand!!!!

Let MANU recover at halftime!!!!

[RON ARTEST]

van horn is in. thats good news for you guys.

[1Parker1]

YES!!! KVH in. :elephant

[SANANTOJAMES]

hell yeah nick

[JasonsGirl]

Nick! Yay!

[strangeweather]

Nice move, Nick

[Mavs<Spurs]

with Tim on the bench, AJ can outcoach Pop and put in Griffin.

Guess it's not Pop's fault that Tim had a brain freeze.

[sanman53]

Timmy and Big Shot on the court together!

GO FREAKING SPURS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JasonsGirl]

uhh KVH.....3 pts...FOUL!

[bonesinaz]

X actually hit a shot.

[RON ARTEST]

van horn is in. thats good news for you guys.
nevermind. :lmao

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

YES!!! KVH in. :elephant

You spoke a tad too soon ...

[ballhog]

About time Tim gets a call.

[Mavs<Spurs]

Don't want to win. So, we must sit the hot hand!!!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Does Pop not like hot streaks??? maybe there's a reason why we haven't had a constant of comfortable leads ....because of his concern for partitioning...

Didn't we ride a Hot Manu all the way to the championship all last year???

[SANANTOJAMES]

thats old school nve

[BgT]

WTF? Ginobili is rolling and you take him out? Ride your hot players man. This is a freakin elimination game!!
I see you haven't been watching Spurs games in last few seasons? Pop always takes his hot players out in first half.

[RoscoRASHEEDWallace]

!!!!! Go Spurs !!!!!

[SA210]

Manu hot and then benched?

Makes alot of sense.

:madrun

[binary]

Van Exel is pass first right now, taking good shots, giving it to duncan and manu ...keep him in this game. He got a hop in his step.

[JasonsGirl]

Does anyone ever watch the WNBA? I feel bad that I'm a girl and I find it so boring.

[Horry For 3!]

You spoke a tad too soon ...
He won't do much but he will fuck up a lot

[Doc Jerome]

Can someone recognize that VanHorn can shoot the 3?

[Mavs<Spurs]

If Van Horn has a good game, we just are not supposed to win.

[Tek_XX]

scared for Duncan, now he's gonna play all scared of his 3rd.

[BgT]

Timmy and Big Shot on the court together!

GO FREAKING SPURS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMFG, big ball, HUGE ball, small ball is over! :lol

[Melmart1]

1Parker1, how can you be here and in chat at the same time? I can't do both and watch the game. You must be multitalented!

[WalterBenitez]

WTF? Ginobili is rolling and you take him out? Ride your hot players man. This is a freakin elimination game!!
POP, you know him

[strangeweather]

Van Exel is pass first right now, taking good shots, giving it to duncan and manu ...keep him in this game. He got a hop in his step.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but so far, he's been better than Tony.

[SA210]

Defense!!

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

He won't do much but he will fuck up a lot

He's already done more than he usually does...

[ducks]

For the most part, yes. You can't forget about Horry or TD though.

maybe in the second half
he has to rest to be effective in 4 we need his points in 4 geez

[sanman53]

I love the Real Men of Genius commercials on WOAI radio!

"Mr. Half-Time half court shooting contest"! is great!

[1Parker1]

You spoke a tad too soon ...


:oops Jim passed his jinxing skills onto me I guess. My bad.

[Deb]

Hey, given TD's not exemplar game so far, I feel lucky

[binary]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but so far, he's been better than Tony.


plus dallas is afraid to double off him, leaving duncan single coverage..tp can't hit a jumper and avery knows they can't let nick get hot.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

For the most part, yes. You can't forget about Horry or TD though.
Oh I won't forget Horry and TD's parts...but the Manu show kinda helped set the tone for the Spurs with that winning spirit.

[Mavs<Spurs]

Dallas shooting 33 % from 2 and 75 % from 3.

[RON ARTEST]

!!!!! Go pistons !!!!!
i think you made a mistake so i fixed it. :lol you guys looked great against the cavs earlier. if the spurs rebounded like the pistons they would be fantastic.

[Deb]

Manu, on the other hand, is playing a monster game so far

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

:oops Jim passed his jinxing skills onto me I guess. My bad.


They make antibiotics for that...

:fro

Chat is up and running?

[1Parker1]

1Parker1, how can you be here and in chat at the same time? I can't do both and watch the game. You must be multitalented!

:lol I have it opened in two windows! Come join us in chat...we need more female MOJO in there :)

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

maybe in the second half
he has to rest to be effective in 4 we need his points in 4 geez
That's true...Pop's just playing it safe...but still, Manu could have had a spurt of 10 points in 3 minutes and then benched him once we got comfortable...but yeah we need to save him even if that's a good gamble.

[Doc Jerome]

Block out!!!!

[Mavs<Spurs]

So far, Dallas shooting below 50 %. Currently at 38.5%, but I have no confidence in our ability to sustain that here.

[bonesinaz]

D up Spurs and slow this down.

[ballhog]

Di-oppppp outta there.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

SLINGBOX ANYONE???

Not watching this game is KILLING me!!! :(

[bonesinaz]

3 on Diop. 2 on Dampier. TD at the line.

[SANANTOJAMES]

too much junk in his game

sean is awesome

[1Parker1]

They make antibiotics for that...

:fro

Chat is up and running?

yea come join!

[Warlord23]

6 offensive boards for Dallas

[Doc Jerome]

These f#$%ing guys look slow and scared.

[Melmart1]

:lol I have it opened in two windows! Come join us in chat...we need more female MOJO in there :)

You mean Shoogar wants more girls to flirt with!

[RON ARTEST]

dirk coming back in.

[hitmanyr2k]

That's true...Pop's just playing it safe...but still, Manu could have had a spurt of 10 points in 3 minutes and then benched him once we got comfortable...but yeah we need to save him even if that's a good gamble.


I'm not sure you can play it safe in an elimination game. Dallas is an explosive team. You just can't take that chance.

[sanman53]

44-39% shooting (favor Spurs).
Just need to get the defensive boards!

GO MEN GO!

[SA210]

Bennett Salvitore

[hitmanyr2k]

Man, that was a weak call on Duncan :lol

[ballhog]

Duncan you can't do that!!! Jeez

[Tek_XX]

Thank you Duncan and pop for not playing smart.

[RON ARTEST]

3rd foul on duncan. if you guy werent screwed by the refs before you guys sure as hell are now.

[detpistonsff7]

duncan didnt even touch him! Nowitzki getting away with murder, yet again and it will continue.

[Islymore]

Duncan you can't do that!!! Jeez

exactly my thots... i dont know where his mind is so far...

[Horry For 3!]

Sean: "Dirk just reached Larry Bird's status"


Lame call, Duncan made no contact with Dirk what so ever :rolleyes

[milkyway21]

we are the league's 2nd best 3p shooter team and i didn't see much 3s in this series. is it Pop's game plan? We won the WC last yr bec of it. Now the mavs has 3 3pts already.

try some Manu, Rob...

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Dirk gets the same stuff as TD in this game, no complaining


Diop or Damp just touches TD and he gets a call.

[Doc Jerome]

Spurs had the perfect matchup edge and just blew it.

[WalterBenitez]

we'll win if Manu goes over 30

[Deb]

Lame ass call on TD

[WALLACE POWER]

is this game on locally? i know u guys gotta be goin crazy watchin a nerve racking game with bill walton talking on top of it.

i nearly told my mom to shut the fuck up during the cavs game and she's not nearly as bad as bill walton

[RON ARTEST]

i think manu should attack the basket more. hes bailing the mavs out with threes.

[milkyway21]

whoa, 3 fouls on Tim.

it's a conspiracy...

[Crookshanks]

%$#* - Timmy with 3 fouls!

He can't guard Dirk - I thought that was the purpose of small ball. DAMN, DAMN!

[Deb]

WTF is going on?

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I'm not sure you can play it safe in an elimination game. Dallas is an explosive team. You just can't take that chance.
like i said, it would have been a good gamble to let Manu go off...

but I don't know Pop doesnt want him to get in foul trouble early, or the defenses to adjust to him or something too early.. I don't agree with it...but he's probably thinking about that OT when Manu fouled out...

I think Manu deserves more minutes. Pop's been holding him back.