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diego
05-31-2007, 02:20 PM
in the spanish espn telecast last night, the (useless) announcers said that sloan was asked why it was so difficult to guard manu, and supposedly he answered in a sarcastic tone that manu had too much athletic ability, just like mike (i guess in reference to the russell push off).

is this true or were they making shit up again?

the way i see it, manu must be doing something right if he is getting jordan comparisons :spin
cheguevara
05-31-2007, 02:24 PM
Jordan is an olympic and NBA champion, Manu too.

comparison ends there.
spurs_fan_in_exile
05-31-2007, 02:25 PM
Jordan is an olympic and NBA champion, Manu too.

comparison ends there.
Not quite. I'm sure Manu is a shitty baseball player as well.
SpursWoman
05-31-2007, 02:26 PM
Not quite. I'm sure Manu is a shitty baseball player as well.


:lol
SAGambler
05-31-2007, 02:28 PM
Manu is not Jordanesque.

But then again Jordan is/was not Manuesque either.

Manu turns and twists his body in a manner Jordan could only dream of at night.
PM5K
05-31-2007, 02:34 PM
Manu is not Jordanesque.

But then again Jordan is/was not Manuesque either.

Manu turns and twists his body in a manner Jordan could only dream of at night.

Jordan didn't need to turn and twist...
nkdlunch
05-31-2007, 02:37 PM
Manu is Jordan after 5 shots of Jack, 7 lines of coke and 4 bong hits
diego
05-31-2007, 02:37 PM
i just want to know if sloan had that exchange with a reporter, not trying to make a manu- jordan comparison!!
MaNuMaNiAc
05-31-2007, 02:51 PM
Anyone who compares manu to Jordan obviously hasn't seen either of them play.
SouthernFried
05-31-2007, 03:18 PM
Manu and Jordan have the same level of competiveness. Defensively similar as well...lotta steals. Offensively, they used different ways of scoring. Jordan's athleticism and dunking ability were amazing and his fade away's were beautiful...but, both were 4th quarter demons. Jordan scored a lot more, but was needed to as well.

I think there are more similarities, than not.
jaespur21
05-31-2007, 03:38 PM
Manu and Jordan have the same level of competiveness. Defensively similar as well...lotta steals. Offensively, they used different ways of scoring. Jordan's athleticism and dunking ability were amazing and his fade away's were beautiful...but, both were 4th quarter demons. Jordan scored a lot more, but was needed to as well.

I think there are more similarities, than not.
Nice job
smeagol
05-31-2007, 03:40 PM
Manu = Argentine Jordan
DannyT
05-31-2007, 03:41 PM
dude i heard the same stuff as well....we were sittin here listening to sloan on the tube and he said that shit...and i looked at wifey and i said did he just compare manu to jordan and all giddy she was like yup...i thought i was hearing shit tooo
DannyT
05-31-2007, 03:41 PM
Nice job


its nice yob btw
manubili
05-31-2007, 04:57 PM
Manu is Jordan after 5 shots of Jack, 7 lines of coke and 4 bong hits

Does it mean he's better? :toast
King
05-31-2007, 05:02 PM
He compared their athleticism, not their abilities. They were/are both freakishly athletic players who are difficult matchups, because there just aren't that many guys who are able to match them in that area.

He wasn't putting Manu on the level of MJ as a player. Just as an athlete.
Martin R
05-31-2007, 05:04 PM
Manu and Jordan have the same level of competiveness. Defensively similar as well...lotta steals. Offensively, they used different ways of scoring. Jordan's athleticism and dunking ability were amazing and his fade away's were beautiful...but, both were 4th quarter demons. Jordan scored a lot more, but was needed to as well.

I think there are more similarities, than not.

best accurate description of their differences ever.
thousandth
05-31-2007, 05:57 PM
Manu is Jordan after 5 shots of Jack, 7 lines of coke and 4 bong hits


:lmao :lmao
gospursgooo
05-31-2007, 06:00 PM
Manu is better than Jordan!
saporvida
05-31-2007, 06:00 PM
Manu is Jordan after 5 shots of Jack, 7 lines of coke and 4 bong hits

then that makes me jordan too? damn that was last night.....
diego
05-31-2007, 06:08 PM
well i guess the exchange did take place, but no one can confirm the sarcasm in sloans take...
aaronstampler
05-31-2007, 06:52 PM
I would definitely take Manu over Jordan right now.


I mean, MJ is 44 years old.
ManuTim_best of Fwiendz
05-31-2007, 07:02 PM
well i guess the exchange did take place, but no one can confirm the sarcasm in sloans take...
I recall them showing the Sloan thing on ESPN before game 5, about anticipating Manu's game, and having no answer (it was part of this larger focus on Manu, talking about how he gets to the rim because he's a lefty), and how he's experienced the same problem before against Jordan.

The sarcasm either went over my head, or he was just complimenting Manu's "athleticism" alone as being comparable to Jordan's, about not really having an answer for it.
It's not that far-fetched to say Manu shares a similarity with the the other great shooting guards athleticisms, which makes them basically unguardable, which is why they can get to the line any time they want.