Manu Ginobili: Player of the Week

[Spurminator]

Along with LeBron James.... Bad week for ducks. :duck :lol

http://www.nba.com/news/pow_070312.html


NEW YORK, March 12, 2007 – The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the San Antonio Spurs’ Manu Ginobili today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, March 5 through Sunday, March 11.

James averaged an NBA-high 32.8 points in helping guide Cleveland to a 4-0 record. He netted a double-double with 32 points and 12 rebounds in a 91-85 win over Houston on March 5 and scored a season-high 41 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, in a 101-97 overtime win at Detroit on March 7.

Ginobili, who has come off the bench in each game during the Spurs’ current 12-game winning streak, averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals in helping San Antonio to a 4-0 week. He tallied 23 points, four rebounds and thee assists in a 99-94 win at Portland on March 6 and scored 26 points to go with five rebounds, four steals and three assists in a 100-93 win at Sacramento on March 8.

Here is a closer look at the week for James and Ginobili:

LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers


March 5 vs. Houston: Registered a double-double with 32 points and 12 rebounds along with eight assists in 91-85 win over the Rockets.

March 7 at Detroit: Tallied season-best 41 points to go with eight assists and seven rebounds in a 101-97 overtime win over the Pistons.

March 10 at Milwaukee: Posted 32 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and three steals in 94-92 win over the Bucks.

March 11 vs. Indiana: Notched 26 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in a 99-88 win over the Pacers.

Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs


March 5 at L.A. Clippers: Scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and four assists in a 88-74 win over the Clippers.

March 6 at Portland: Posted 23 points, four rebounds and three assists in a 99-94 win over the Trail Blazers.

March 8 at Sacramento: Registered 26 points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists in a 100-93 win over the Kings.

March 10 vs. New Jersey: Tallied 12 points, four assists and three rebounds in a 93-77 win over the Nets.
Other nominees for Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Atlanta’s Josh Smith, Detroit’s Chris Webber, Houston’s Tracy McGrady, Miami’s Eddie Jones and Shaquille O’Neal, Philadelphia’s Andre Iguodala and Utah’s Deron Williams.

[timvp]

Along with LeBron James.... Bad week for ducks. :duck :lol

:rollin

Props to Manu.

[mardigan]

Manu deserved it.
On another note, Lebron seems to have turned it up a notch

[lefty]

:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :hungry:

[Clutch20]

Aaiiii, Manu!
(que ustedes pongan atencion, hay vienen los Spurs con Manu en frente, escondensen!)

[Pugglekicker_21]

Lebron turned it up because some people were saying things like he was letting his stats slip down or something like that. Manu turned it up because he knows its go time.

[Solid D]

Earlier this season...
Trade Ginobili!

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Dude hasn't done **** this year. He had one flash and now he's out. Dude is not an allstar. He belongs on the Grant Hill poster child list.

When are you all going to quit wacking off to this guy and see the light?

Dude is the reason why the Spurs lose and the exact reason why they didn't win last year.

Begone!

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54944&page=1&highlight=Ginobili+sucks

:smokin

[Phenomanul]

Manu's excellence is noted in his efficiency.... a fact which must have been considered in the voting.... since of course his MPG average was way lower than the respective averages of the other Western Conference candidates on that list.

[jaespur21]

WOW very unexpected. Good job manu

[MoSpur]

I had a feeling he was going to get one of those type of honors. Congrats to him

[Spurminator]

Someone name the last bench player to win POTW honors.

Go!

[doldrums]

Someone name the last bench player to win POTW honors.

Go!

Ben gordon

[kolko]

Ben gordon
The week he won this year, he started.

[T Park]

Ill guess someone like Derrick Mckey.

Or Rickey Pierce.

[FromWayDowntown]

Someone name the last bench player to win POTW honors.

Go!

I give up.

I scoured lists from past years (see Patricia Bender's outstanding resources) and examined box scores, but couldn't find an answer. I thought it might have been Ben Gordon at the end of last season, but he started each game that week. I thought it might have been Lucious Harris in December of 02, but he started all 4 of the Nets' games that week. Mostly, the past winners appeared to be guys who've started for years -- or who were obviously starting when they won (Michael Finley, for example). I'm sure it's happened in the not-too-distant past, but I don't really have the time to find an answer and don't know it off the top of my head (I realize how shameful that admission really is).

[whottt]

I'm gonna say Mike Miller...last year.

I know he had a couple of 40 point games and triple doubles off the bench last year...but I never pay any attention to POW Winners.

Stackhouse might be a good choice...

NVE when he was with the Mavs might also be a good choice.

[Spurminator]

I'm sure it's happened in the not-too-distant past, but I don't really have the time to find an answer and don't know it off the top of my head (I realize how shameful that admission really is).

Hell, I don't either, that's why I asked. :lol

[Melmart1]

:lol

[FromWayDowntown]

Someone else can go look.

Here are some lists -- the date for each list is the end date (Sunday) for the week:

2006-07
Mar. 11 Manu Ginobili (SA); LeBron James (Cle)
Mar. 4 Kevin Martin (Sac); Al Jefferson (Bos)
Feb. 25 Amare Stoudemire (Pho); Vince Carter (NJ)
Feb. 18 All-Star Week (no POW named)
Feb. 11 Carmelo Anthony (Den); Dwyane Wade (Mia)
Feb. 4 Mehmet Okur (Uta); Dwyane Wade (Mia)
Jan. 28 Steve Nash (Pho); Ben Gordon (Chi)
Jan. 21 Steve Nash (Pho); Caron Butler (Was)
Jan. 14 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal); Dwyane Wade (Mia)
Jan. 7 Kevin Garnett (Min); Gilbert Arenas (Was)
Dec. 31 Josh Howard (Dal); Michael Redd (Mil)
Dec. 24 Josh Howard (Dal); Maurice Williams (Mil)
Dec. 17 Carlos Boozer (Uta); Gilbert Arenas (Was)
Dec. 10 Steve Nash (Pho); Gilbert Arenas (Was)
Dec. 3 Carmelo Anthony (Den); Michael Redd (Mil)
Nov. 26 Carmelo Anthony (Den); Dwight Howard (Orl)
Nov. 19 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal); LeBron James (Cle)
Nov. 12 Yao Ming (Hou); Joe Johnson (Atl)
Nov. 5 Carlos Boozer (Uta); Allen Iverson (Phi)

2005-06
Apr. 16 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Ben Gordon (Chi)
Apr. 9 Chris Wilcox (Sea); Jamal Crawford (NY)
Apr. 2 Yao Ming (Hou); LeBron James (Cle)
Mar. 26 Pau Gasol (Mem); LeBron James (Cle)
Mar. 19 Carmelo Anthony (Den); LeBron James (Cle)
Mar. 12 Mike Bibby (Sac); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Mar. 5 Pau Gasol (Mem); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Feb. 26 Yao Ming (Hou); Gilbert Arenas (Was)
Feb. 19 All-Star Week (no POW named)
Feb. 12 Tony Parker (SA); Gilbert Arenas (Was)
Feb. 5 Chris Paul (NO); Chris Bosh (Tor)
Jan. 29 Elton Brand (LAC); LeBron James (Cle)
Jan. 22 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Richard Hamilton (Det)
Jan. 15 Kevin Garnett (Min); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Jan. 8 Steve Nash (Pho); Mike James (Tor)
Jan. 1 Shawn Marion (Pho); Dwyane Wade (Mia)
Dec. 25 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Vince Carter (NJ)
Dec. 18 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Joe Johnson (Atl)
Dec. 11 Elton Brand (LAC); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Dec. 4 Baron Davis (GS); Dwyane Wade (Mia)
Nov. 27 Steve Nash (Pho); Gerald Wallace (Cha)
Nov. 20 Elton Brand (LAC); LeBron James (Cle)
Nov. 13 Marcus Camby (Den); Gilbert Arenas (Was)
Nov. 6 Kobe Bryant (LAL); T.J. Ford (Mil)

2004-05
Apr. 17 Tracy McGrady (Hou); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Apr. 10 Baron Davis (GS); Vince Carter (NJ)
Apr. 3 Baron Davis (GS); Reggie Miller (Ind)
Mar. 27 Ray Allen (Sea); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Mar. 20 Jason Richardson (GS); Chauncey Billups (Det)
Mar. 13 Tracy McGrady (Hou); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Mar. 6 Marcus Camby (Den); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Feb. 27 Mike Bibby (Sac); Jalen Rose (Tor)
Feb. 20 All-Star Week (no POW named)
Feb. 13 Steve Nash (Pho); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Feb. 6 Tracy McGrady (Hou); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Jan. 30 Brad Miller (Sac); Vince Carter (NJ)
Jan. 23 LeBron James (Cle); Jason Terry (Dal)
Jan. 16 Tracy McGrady (Hou); Larry Hughes (Was)
Jan. 9 Bruce Bowen (SA); Chris Bosh (Tor)
Jan. 2 Pau Gasol (Mem); Stephon Marbury (NY)
Dec. 26 Steve Nash (Pho); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Dec. 19 Shawn Marion (Pho); Shaquille O'Neal (Mia)
Dec. 12 Amare Stoudemire (Pho); Richard Jefferson (NJ)
Dec. 5 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal); Gilbert Arenas (Was)
Nov. 28 Shawn Marion (Pho); LeBron James (Cle)
Nov. 21 Amare Stoudemire (Pho); Grant Hill (Or)
Nov. 14 Ray Allen (Sea); LeBron James (Cle)
Nov. 7 Kevin Garnett (Min); Dwyane Wade (Mia)

2003-04
Apr. 11 Carmelo Anthony (Den); Jamaal Magloire (NO)
Apr. 4 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal); Richard Jefferson (NJ)
Mar. 28 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Ron Artest (Ind)
Mar. 21 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Vince Carter (Tor)
Mar. 14 Carmelo Anthony (Den); Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle)
Mar. 7 Yao Ming (Hou); Lamar Odom (Mia)
Feb. 29 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta); Ben Wallace (Det)
Feb. 22 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Dwyane Wade (Mia)
Feb. 15 All-Star Week (no POW named)
Feb. 8 Tim Duncan (SA); Kenyon Martin (NJ)
Feb. 1 Kevin Garnett (Min); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Jan. 25 Kevin Garnett (Min); Carlos Boozer (Cle)
Jan. 18 Michael Finley (Dal); Stephon Marbury (NY)
Jan. 11 Ray Allen (Sea); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Jan. 4 Elton Brand (LAC); Ben Wallace (Det)
Dec. 28 Sam Cassell (Min); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Dec. 21 Kevin Garnett (Min); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Dec. 14 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Dec. 7 Vince Carter (Tor); Shaquille O'Neal (LAL)
Nov. 30 Voshon Lenard (Den); Dikembe Mutombo (NY)
Nov. 23 Kevin Garnett (Min); Chauncey Billups (Det)
Nov. 16 Quentin Richardson (LAC); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Nov. 9 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta); Ron Artest (Ind)
Nov. 2 Rashard Lewis (Sea); Baron Davis (NO)

2002-03
Apr. 13 Shawn Marion (Pho); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Apr. 6 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Mar. 30 Tim Duncan (SA); Richard Jefferson (NJ)
Mar. 23 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac); Ben Wallace (Det)
Mar. 15 Steve Francis (Hou); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Mar. 8 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Mar. 1 Ray Allen (Sea); Michael Jordan (Was)
Feb. 22 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Feb. 15 Tim Duncan (SA); Allan Houston (NY)
Feb. 8 none, All-Star break
Feb. 1 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Chauncey Billups (Det)
Jan. 25 Tim Duncan (SA); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Jan. 18 Steve Francis (Hou); Antoine Walker (Bos)
Jan. 11 Kobe Bryant (LAL) & Stephon Marbury (Pho); Jermaine O'Neal (Ind)
Jan. 4 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal); Michael Jordan (Was)
Dec. 28 Tim Duncan (SA); Lucious Harris (NJ)
Dec. 21 Tim Duncan (SA); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Dec. 14 Chris Webber (Sac); Antoine Walker (Bos)
Dec. 7 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Nov. 30 Stephon Marbury (Pho); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Nov. 23 Kevin Garnett (Min); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Nov. 16 Rashard Lewis (Sea); Ron Artest (Ind)
Nov. 9 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal); Jerry Stackhouse (Was)
Nov. 2 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Glenn Robinson (Mil)

2001-02
Apr. 14 Michael Finley (Dal); Eric Snow (Phi)
Apr. 7 Tim Duncan (SA); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Mar. 31 Shawn Marion (Pho); Ben Wallace (Det)
Mar. 24 Tim Duncan (SA); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Mar. 17 Tim Duncan (SA); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Mar. 10 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Kurt Thomas (NY)
Mar. 3 Rasheed Wallace (Por); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Feb. 24 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Ben Wallace (Det)
Feb. 17 Karl Malone (Uta); Andre Miller (Cle)
Feb. 10 none, All-Star break
Feb. 3 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Jan. 27 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Jan. 20 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Jan. 13 Kevin Garnett (Min); Ray Allen (Mil)
Jan. 6 Chris Webber (Sac); Eddie Jones (Mia)
Dec. 30 Tim Duncan (SA); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Dec. 23 Gary Payton (Sea); Jermaine O'Neal (Ind)
Dec. 16 Steve Nash (Dal); Richard Hamilton (Was)
Dec. 9 Elton Brand (LAC); Andre Miller (Cle)
Dec. 2 Stephon Marbury (Pho); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Nov. 25 Tim Duncan (SA); Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl)
Nov. 18 Kevin Garnett (Min); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Nov. 11 Tim Duncan (SA); Vince Carter (Tor)
Nov. 4 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Ray Allen (Mil)

2000-01
Apr. 15 Ray Allen (Mil)
Apr. 8 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL)
Apr. 1 Jason Kidd (Pho)
Mar. 25 Paul Pierce (Bos)
Mar. 18 Cuttino Mobley (Hou)
Mar. 11 Derek Anderson (SA)
Mar. 3 Vince Carter (Tor)
Feb. 25 Shawn Marion (Pho)
Feb. 18 Allen Iverson (Phi)
Feb. 11 none, all-Star break
Feb. 4 Darrell Armstrong (Orl)
Jan. 28 Tim Duncan (SA)
Jan. 21 Chris Webber (Sac)
Jan. 14 Steve Francis (Hou)
Jan. 7 Allen Iverson (Phi)
Dec. 31 Aaron McKie (Phi)
Dec. 24 Kobe Bryant (LAL)
Dec. 17 Glenn Robinson (Mil)
Dec. 10 Chris Webber (Sac)
Dec. 3 Antonio McDyess (Den)
Nov. 26 Baron Davis (Cha)
Nov. 19 Kevin Garnett (Min)
Nov. 12 Stephon Marbury (NJ)
Nov. 5 John Stockton (Uta) & Karl Malone (Uta)


1999-00
Apr. 16 Kobe Bryant (LAL)
Apr. 9 Alonzo Mourning (Mia)
Apr. 2 Tim Duncan (SA)
Mar. 26 Kevin Garnett (Min)
Mar. 19 Jalen Rose (Ind)
Mar. 12 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL)
Mar. 5 Karl Malone (Uta)
Feb. 27 Vince Carter (Tor)
Feb. 20 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL)
(Feb. 13 none, All-Star break)
Feb. 6 Michael Finley (Dal)
Jan. 30 Dikembe Mutombo (Atl)
Jan. 23 Steve Francis (Hou)
Jan. 16 Chris Webber (Sac)
Jan. 9 Grant Hill (Det)
Jan. 2 Chris Webber (Sac)
Dec. 26 Kevin Garnett (Min)
Dec. 19 Jason Kidd (Pho)
Dec. 12 Alonzo Mourning (Mia)
Dec. 5 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL)
Nov. 28 Tim Duncan (SA)
Nov. 21 Vince Carter (Tor)
Nov. 14 Kevin Garnett (Min)
Nov. 7 Sam Cassell (Mil)

[ducks]

takes a steve kerr article for lebron james to step up weak
calling lebron james not clutch
takes a tp injury to make manu player of the week weak

awesome that manu did step up with tp being injured

[whottt]

2002-03
Apr. 13 Shawn Marion (Pho); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Apr. 6 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Mar. 30 Tim Duncan (SA); Richard Jefferson (NJ)
Mar. 23 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac); Ben Wallace (Det)
Mar. 15 Steve Francis (Hou); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Mar. 8 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Mar. 1 Ray Allen (Sea); Michael Jordan (Was)
Feb. 22 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Feb. 15 Tim Duncan (SA); Allan Houston (NY)
Feb. 8 none, All-Star break
Feb. 1 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Chauncey Billups (Det)
Jan. 25 Tim Duncan (SA); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Jan. 18 Steve Francis (Hou); Antoine Walker (Bos)
Jan. 11 Kobe Bryant (LAL) & Stephon Marbury (Pho); Jermaine O'Neal (Ind)
Jan. 4 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal); Michael Jordan (Was)
Dec. 28 Tim Duncan (SA); Lucious Harris (NJ)


I think that's it right there...good call on Lucious Harris, unless he was starting due to injury.

[whottt]

Wait a second...

Didn't Jordan move to the bench at some point during his final season?

It's possible that the last guy to do it was Jordan..since he won POW in his last year.


I am pretty sure he moved to the bench at some point, and then moved himself back off of it lol.

[kolko]

2002-03
Apr. 13 Shawn Marion (Pho); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Apr. 6 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Mar. 30 Tim Duncan (SA); Richard Jefferson (NJ)
Mar. 23 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac); Ben Wallace (Det)
Mar. 15 Steve Francis (Hou); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Mar. 8 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Mar. 1 Ray Allen (Sea); Michael Jordan (Was)
Feb. 22 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Feb. 15 Tim Duncan (SA); Allan Houston (NY)
Feb. 8 none, All-Star break
Feb. 1 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Chauncey Billups (Det)
Jan. 25 Tim Duncan (SA); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Jan. 18 Steve Francis (Hou); Antoine Walker (Bos)
Jan. 11 Kobe Bryant (LAL) & Stephon Marbury (Pho); Jermaine O'Neal (Ind)
Jan. 4 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal); Michael Jordan (Was)
Dec. 28 Tim Duncan (SA); Lucious Harris (NJ)


I think that's it right there...good call on Lucious Harris, unless he was starting due to injury.
Someone already said that Harris started all the games during that week.

[FromWayDowntown]

2002-03
Apr. 13 Shawn Marion (Pho); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Apr. 6 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Jason Kidd (NJ)
Mar. 30 Tim Duncan (SA); Richard Jefferson (NJ)
Mar. 23 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac); Ben Wallace (Det)
Mar. 15 Steve Francis (Hou); Allen Iverson (Phi)
Mar. 8 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Mar. 1 Ray Allen (Sea); Michael Jordan (Was)
Feb. 22 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Tracy McGrady (Orl)
Feb. 15 Tim Duncan (SA); Allan Houston (NY)
Feb. 8 none, All-Star break
Feb. 1 Kobe Bryant (LAL); Chauncey Billups (Det)
Jan. 25 Tim Duncan (SA); Paul Pierce (Bos)
Jan. 18 Steve Francis (Hou); Antoine Walker (Bos)
Jan. 11 Kobe Bryant (LAL) & Stephon Marbury (Pho); Jermaine O'Neal (Ind)
Jan. 4 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal); Michael Jordan (Was)
Dec. 28 Tim Duncan (SA); Lucious Harris (NJ)


I think that's it right there...good call on Lucious Harris, unless he was starting due to injury.

I already looked at that one, since it jumped off the page at me, too. Like I noted above, though, Harris started all 4 of the Nets' games that week.

It's good to know that nobody is reading my posts, though.

[whottt]

Well I looked over all the lists posted by FWDT, and unless it was Jordan(who won POW twice in his final season) or Harris I don't see who else it could have been.


I did look it up and Jordan came off the bench for 15 games during his final season...but I don't know which ones they were.

[whottt]

It's good to know that nobody is reading my posts, though.




good call on Lucious Harris


Was going from memory...it' good to know no one is reading mine either....obviously good call means I was crediting someone else for mentioning the name...I just didn't remember the details that went with it.


I use my photographic memory to back up my political views, not for POW debates.

[whottt]

Basically, unless it's Jordan or someone coming off the bench due to coming back from injury...it hasn't happened since these lists have been kept.

[FromWayDowntown]

Was going from memory...it' good to know no one is reading mine either....obviously good call means I was crediting someone else for mentioning the name...I just didn't remember the details that went with it.


I use my photographic memory to back up my political views, not for POW debates.

My bad. I mistook your statement as propping yourself up for having found that. My apologies for my over-sensitivity.

[bigfundamental21]

Manu deserves POTW. Sad that it takes a 12 game win streak to get anyone's attention!

[ChumpDumper]

Move Manu to the bench and he gets POTW in addition to bumping up his shooting percentages as well as his assist and scoring produciton. Hell, he's in the running for a year-end honor now. Will the CoM congregation want Manu to give the Sixth Man Award back because it's beneath him?

[mardigan]

Move Manu to the bench and he gets POTW in addition to bumping up his shooting percentages as well as his assist and scoring produciton. Hell, he's in the running for a year-end honor now. Will the CoM congregation want Manu to give the Sixth Man Award back because it's beneath him?

Can he win 6th man of the year if he hasnt been coming off the bench all year?

[ChumpDumper]

Good question. If he doesn't miss any more games, it looks like he'll have played 41 games from the bench while starting 36 games. All he has to do is play 37 games from the bench if you choose to believe wikipedia. Haven't bothered to look elsewhere.

[spurschick]

Move Manu to the bench and he gets POTW in addition to bumping up his shooting percentages as well as his assist and scoring produciton. Hell, he's in the running for a year-end honor now. Will the CoM congregation want Manu to give the Sixth Man Award back because it's beneath him?

Interesting question. I think this is a weird situation. If he continues coming off the bench, there can't be any argument against a sixth man award consideration. And yet Brent Barry calls himself "window dressing" for Manu. I don't know any other way to put it than Manu would not be your traditional sixth man award winner.

[ChumpDumper]

I think he will get alot of attention since the current streak is roughly coinciding with his coming from the bench and the resulting boost in his stats. I would guess many sportswriters will connect the dots accordingly.

[mabber]

I think he will get alot of attention since the current streak is roughly coinciding with his coming from the bench and the resulting boost in his stats. I would guess many sportswriters will connect the dots accordingly.

Hasn't Gordon come off the bench the entire year? I'd think he'd be tough to beat but I really haven't been paying that much attention to the 6th man competition.

[Kori Ellis]

Hasn't Gordon come off the bench the entire year? I'd think he'd be tough to beat but I really haven't been paying that much attention to the 6th man competition.

No, Gordon has started over 1/2 the games he's played in.

The leading candidates for 6th man are Manu, Barbosa and David Lee.

[smeagol]

I use my photographic memory to back up my political views, not for POW debates.
Are those photographs you use to back up your political views a Polaroid from the 1970s? :lol

[SequSpur]

a nice gesture to manu especially when most of the dallas starters had better numbers than him.

[aaronstampler]

Dude Dallas has barely played last week.

[milkyway21]

...on the road to the 6th-man of the yr award :D

Congratulations, Manu!

[samikeyp]

:tu

[~Sweetmelody~]

Yay! Way to go Manu!! :elephant

[Cherry]

Oh yeah :toast :clap :hungry:

[Texas_Ranger]

Great job Manu.:tu

[xamila rey]

Felicitaciones Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! :toast

[bdictjames]

I expected Shaq in the East. But Manu really deserved it.

[hitmanyr2k]

The 4th qtr against the Kings on a nationally televised game sealed that honor.