What's wrong with MANU? [Archive] - SpursTalk.com Forums

powerpower

05-09-2007, 07:47 AM

what's wrong with manu?

a) his wife is pregnant
b) he's mad at the front office because they are not letting him play for Argentina
c) he's hurt and he is not telling
d) he wants to start
e) he has not eaten food in a very long time (he looks so much skinnier that previous years)
f) manu does not like pop and does not want to play under his coaching
g) raja bell's defense

Provide additional options? :blah

bdictjames

05-09-2007, 07:49 AM

h) Dirk's syndrome

DarrinS

05-09-2007, 07:51 AM

g) Raja Bell's defense.

Those years when Manu was scoring 30-40 points, they didn't have Raja Bell.

powerpower

05-09-2007, 07:52 AM

g) Raja Bell's defense.

Those years when Manu was scoring 30-40 points, they didn't have Raja Bell.

yes that is one of the reasons but not even one free throw in game 2.....his energy is way down....

DarrinS

05-09-2007, 07:53 AM

yes that is one of the reasons but not even one free throw in game 2.....his energy is way down....

It's hard to get to the line when you can't even get to the paint.

A.H 21-50

05-09-2007, 07:57 AM

nobody can say the suns didn't play good defense against parker and ginobili in game 2

i think most of the teams know that he will penetrate , they try to limit his penetrations
but also manu don't play as well as usual in this PO maybe soon.......

bdictjames

05-09-2007, 08:03 AM

It was just an off-night for Parker. I think he'll do better the next game.

Manu just has been so consistent with this poor performance that I dont know whether he'll be aggressive in Game 3 or not.

VaSpursFan

05-09-2007, 08:05 AM

manu is suffering from head in ass syndrome. as soon as he pulls it out, he'll be fine. he needs to attack the basket, get a few layups of foul shots to go down so then he'll be in a good rhythym for his jumper. right now, his jumper isn't on and his game is shit because of it.

lebomb

05-09-2007, 08:09 AM

I have a feeling he will GO OFF in Saytown......he is due a good 25-30pt game. If Manu plays well, the Spurs usually win.

powerpower

05-09-2007, 08:17 AM

I have a feeling he will GO OFF in Saytown......he is due a good 25-30pt game. If Manu plays well, the Spurs usually win.

that;s what we said in series one and now here ...he will not have 20pt in the playoffs if he plays like this

WalterBenitez

05-09-2007, 08:37 AM

nkdlunch

05-09-2007, 08:39 AM

g) Raja Bell's defense.

this is a sorry excuse. Manu missed wide open jumpers. He did not even TRY to attack the basket. he just dribbles it like an idiot and passes up. time to stop this shit.

powerpower

05-09-2007, 09:04 AM

this is a sorry excuse. Manu missed wide open jumpers. He did not even TRY to attack the basket. he just dribbles it like an idiot and passes up. time to stop this shit.

best description of manu's effort

BigBeezie

05-09-2007, 09:24 AM

Yeah, Manu just doesn't have it right now. I'm not sure what his problem is at this point.

mabber

05-09-2007, 10:15 AM

He's just had a couple of subpar games...give the guy a break. The problem is not with him but with how much some of you over-rate him. He's a good player but many of you think he's a great player.

Martin R

05-09-2007, 10:20 AM

why so much buzz for a reserve player?

Suck My Blurr

05-09-2007, 10:28 AM

He Sucks!

http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QH4oBlj%24trSvLBldI2BoRw%3D%3D17064

steppy

05-09-2007, 11:12 AM

Manu was always his best at driving. His most impressive moves are near the hoop. He's very hesitant now and looks like he's content to shoot a jumper or pass. Him and Parker both going into the lane created problems for the opposing team's defense. Two slashers in Parker and Manu plus a Duncan to clean up worked before. I think the big 3 need to be on the floor together much more in this series.

baseline bum

05-09-2007, 11:28 AM

He's just had a couple of subpar games...give the guy a break. The problem is not with him but with how much some of you over-rate him. He's a good player but many of you think he's a great player.

Ginobili carried the Spurs to a title in 2005. I don't think any of us overrate him. He is easily the second best player on the Spurs, and their second-best big-game player. I don't know what the hell is going on right now, because this is not the Manu we've seen here since 2003-04. All the talk about him needing to start is garbage too, since he's coming off the best season of his career as a bench player.

Marcus Bryant

05-09-2007, 11:32 AM

I guess Eva cut him off.

dreamcastrocks

05-09-2007, 11:33 AM

I guess Eva cut him off.
Nice.

mabber

05-09-2007, 11:35 AM

Ginobili carried the Spurs to a title in 2005. I don't think any of us overrate him. He is easily the second best player on the Spurs, and their second-best big-game player. I don't know what the hell is going on right now, because this is not the Manu we've seen here since 2003-04. All the talk about him needing to start is garbage too, since he's coming off the best season of his career as a bench player.

Yeah, but wasn't that the exception more than the rule in regards to his career with the Spurs? He had a great playoff run that year but he's been no where near that level before nor since. I'm not dissing Manu as I'd take him on my team any day. I just think he had an awesome playoff run in 2005 and now everyone assumes he should play like that all of the time.

Also, I think Parker is the 2nd best player on the Spurs but that's a different argument.

Man Mountain

05-09-2007, 11:38 AM

Yeah, but wasn't that the exception more than the rule in regards to his career with the Spurs? He had a great playoff run that year but he's been no where near that level before nor since. I'm not dissing Manu as I'd take him on my team any day. I just think he had an awesome playoff run in 2005 and now everyone assumes he should play like that all of the time.

No, people aren't expecting him to play like 2005 Playoff Manu, they are expecting him to play like 2007 Regular Season Manu - a guy who average 17/4/4, shooting 46% (and 40% from 3). Instead, he's some guy we've never seen before :lol - he's shooting 32% in the playoffs and 25% from 3. It's disheartening.

dbreiden83080

05-09-2007, 11:39 AM

this is a sorry excuse. Manu missed wide open jumpers. He did not even TRY to attack the basket. he just dribbles it like an idiot and passes up. time to stop this shit.

It's true Manu has gotten way too jump shot and 3pt happy these days. He needs to go back to being that slasher to the hoop he was 2 years ago in games 3 and 4. We have to have both him and Tony playing well in those games to win them. We can not expect Tim to go for 30 every game in this series.

dbreiden83080

05-09-2007, 11:41 AM

He's just had a couple of subpar games...give the guy a break. The problem is not with him but with how much some of you over-rate him. He's a good player but many of you think he's a great player.

Manu is a very good player who on any given night can be the best player on the floor. We have not seen that in some time from him in the playoffs, so it is worrisome to Spurs fans.

baseline bum

05-09-2007, 11:50 AM

Manu's typically the kind of player who can win a game for you even if his shot isn't falling. He's usually a guy who attacks the basket and gets to the line, or causes defenses to collapse on him and leave shooters. He's not doing that anymore, and he's turning himself into Michael Finley with all the jumpshots. That's no disrespect to Fin. That's Fin's game, and him trying to play any other role is bad for the team. It ain't Manu's game, and the team suffers when he plays like it is.

mabber

05-09-2007, 11:50 AM

Manu is a very good player who on any given night can be the best player on the floor. We have not seen that in some time from him in the playoffs, so it is worrisome to Spurs fans.

Good description of Manu.

TMTTRIO

05-09-2007, 11:55 AM

I don't know what's up with him but he is not the same Manu (I still love him though) :depressed :depressed . I'm thinking part of the problem is the Spurs wanted him to become more of a jumpshooter this season so that he wouldn't get hurt and this is just not his game. If I was Pop I would tell Manu to forget about that and do your game and be aggressive to the basket. I was looking at his stats and this is the worst playoffs he's having so far since being a Spur. He isn't even close to what he was last year (even when he was injured all season). I hope he can get out of whatever funk he's in.

02-03 SAS 24 0 27.5 .386 .384 .757 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.9 1.7 0.4 1.50 2.60 9.4
03-04 SAS 10 0 28.0 .447 .286 .818 1.5 3.8 5.3 3.1 1.7 0.1 2.10 3.00 13.0
04-05 SAS 23 15 33.6 .507 .438 .795 0.8 5.0 5.8 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.87 3.00 20.8
05-06 SAS 13 11 32.8 .484 .333 .839 0.7 3.8 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 2.54 3.30 18.4
06-07 SAS 7 0 27.9 .325 .250 .857 1.1 4.4 5.6 4.0 1.3 0.0 1.86 2.40 11.6

cherylsteele

05-09-2007, 12:01 PM

Is there an injury we don't know about?

SpursFanFirst

05-09-2007, 12:02 PM

g) Raja Bell's defense.

Those years when Manu was scoring 30-40 points, they didn't have Raja Bell.

Where was Raja in the Denver series?
Here's hoping he'll be OK soon....I'd love to see him get his spark back! :toast

powerpower

05-09-2007, 12:06 PM

Is there an injury we don't know about?

That's WHAT i asked....but i don't know

powerpower

05-09-2007, 12:10 PM

Do u guys think that manu will not show up the next couple of games? w/ offense

vsnba

05-09-2007, 12:20 PM

If Tony and Manu does not step up then spurs will loose the series

Budkin

05-09-2007, 12:21 PM

If Tony and Manu does not step up then spurs will loose the series

Now that is some quality analysis right there... :dizzy

steppy

05-09-2007, 12:22 PM

Manu just needs to drive to the basket. Plain and simple. He's showed flashes a few times in the last game. He still has it, he just needs to use it.

J21

05-09-2007, 12:24 PM

I still think he will break out of this slump soon

J21

05-09-2007, 12:27 PM

He Sucks!

http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QH4oBlj%24trSvLBldI2BoRw%3D%3D17064
Just like your mama

powerpower

05-09-2007, 12:41 PM

doesn't manu know that his career is in jeopardy ...
he seems that he does not care ............

spurschick

05-09-2007, 12:42 PM

Have another sip folks... you'll feel better.

http://www.spurschick.com/manukoolaid.jpg

powerpower

05-09-2007, 12:43 PM

DID manu answer questions after the game 2 or not????
i wanna see his face after scoring in the signle digits the last 3 games???

timvp

05-09-2007, 12:43 PM

doesn't manu know that his career is in jeopardy ...
he seems that he does not care ............

:lol How is his career in jeopardy? He's in a shooting slump. He was playing awesome basketball before the postseason started. He had some of the best numbers of his career this season.

--This is Kori on timvp's account