Good read (Manu´s thoughts about the playoffs)

[Argiebabe]

Sorry for not posting translation...I am at work and it takes some time...

Can anyone help? (c´mon argies!)


SAN ANTONIO.- Acá estoy, mirando partidos de la NBA y en familia, con mis viejos, que llegaron hace unos días. Tranquilo y no tan cansado porque ayer el triunfo contra Houston fue más cómodo de lo imaginado. A esta altura del torneo y pensando en los playoffs que ya se vienen, es muy importante aprovechar minutos para recuperar energía.

La verdad es que ayer tuvimos un primer tiempo impresionante. Tremendo. Metimos todo lo que tiramos. Terminamos con un 65% de eficacia, una barbaridad. En el segundo no jugamos tan bien, pero mantuvimos la diferencia con una buena defensa. Además, Michael (Finley) la rompió. Ya hace varios partidos que levantó su nivel. Ayer anotó todo tipo de lanzamiento y eso nos quita presión a nosotros tres (por Tim Duncan y Tony Parker).

Todo se dio al revés últimamente: los partidos que teníamos que ganar con cierta facilidad se nos complicaron (ante los Clippers y Minnesota) y el que suponíamos que resultaría muy complicado, con Houston, se nos dieron todas sin tener un buen juego de equipo.

Faltan 8 o 9 partidos para terminar la serie regular y si miran las posiciones se darán cuenta de que en el Oeste estamos todos juntos, con una diferencia ínfima. Nosotros podemos terminar primeros o sextos; no creo que caigamos más de eso; por lo tanto, cualquiera de los ocho equipos que están hoy en la lucha nos puede tocar de rival en la primera serie de playoffs. Nunca pasó algo igual. Está tan peleado que hasta Dallas corre peligro de quedarse afuera.

Nosotros tenemos el fixture más complicado, me parece, aunque nunca se sabe. Nos quedan varios partidos con equipos involucrados en la clasificación, como Utah (dos veces), Phoenix, los Lakers y Golden State.

Y más vale que no se puede elegir rival. Puede pasar cualquier cosa. Los playoffs van a ser una carnicería . ¡Durísimos! La verdad, no quiero jugar con nadie. Podría pensar en New Orleans, que no tiene experiencia en playoffs, pero están jugando muy bien. Pienso que en todo esto va a sacar ventaja el Este, donde hay dos equipos que marcan diferencia (Boston y Detroit) y si llegan a la final seguramente lo harán menos desgastados que el primero del Oeste.

Ya habrá tiempo para hablar de la postemporada; ahora quiero decir algo de Luisito Scola, con quien nos juntamos la noche antes del partido para cenar. La pasamos muy bien, realmente, porque también estuvieron mis padres, Fabricio, su familia y un amigo de Córdoba. ¡Una multitud de argentinos!

Luis estuvo muy efectivo ayer, muy sólido, sin hacer cosas brillantes, pero positivo y aprovechando para anotar con sus cortes al aro. Tiene un gran olfato para jugar y no me sorprende su nivel. En Europa jugaba igual. Ahora se está acostumbrando al ritmo de la NBA, pero puede aportar mucho más cuando le pasen la bola. Todavía Houston no canta jugadas para él, como nos pasó a todos al principio acá. Tiene que ser paciente y seguir ganándose la confianza.

Durante la cena hicimos alguna referencia sobre la renuncia de Pepe (Juan Ignacio Sánchez) a la selección. A Luis no lo sorprendió tanto; creo que la suponía. Yo esperaba que se retirara después de los Juegos. Sin duda que es una pérdida enorme para la selección y especialmente para mí, porque debe ser el compañero con el que más tiempo jugué. En Bahía Blanca fuimos rivales hasta los 12 años, pero después el pasó a Bahiense y estuvimos juntos desde los 13 a los 17. En la selección debutamos juntos (1998) y nos entendíamos muy bien, él hacía engranar los sistemas; además, desde que se fue el Puma (Alejandro Montecchia) había tomado más preponderancia. Pero entiendo su decisión y lo apoyo. Jugar en un equipo de punta de Europa (Barcelona) es más complicado que en uno de la NBA. Seguro que los vamos a extrañar mucho.

[mikejones99]

english = we are gonna roll to another title

[honestfool84]

translated verbatim


SAN ANTONIO .- Here I am, watching matches in the NBA and as a family, with my old, who arrived a few days ago. Quiet and not so tired because yesterday the victory against Houston was more comfortable as imagined. At this stage of the tournament and thinking of the playoffs already come, it is very important to take minutes to recover energy.

The truth is that yesterday we had an impressive first time. Tremendo. Metimos everything they throw away. We finished with an 65% efficiency, a barbarity. In the second we played not so well, but we had a difference with a good defense. In addition, Michael (Finley) broke. Already a number of parties who raised their level. Yesterday scored all types of launch and that we remove pressure us three (by Tim Duncan and Tony Parker).

Everything was upside down lately: the parties that we had to win with relative ease us complicated (to the Clippers and Minnesota), and that supposed to be very complicated, with Houston, it gave us all without a good team game.

Missing 8 or 9 parties to end the regular series and if you look the positions they will realize that in the West we are all together, with a tiny difference. We can finish first or sixth, I do not think that fall more than that, so any of the eight teams that are now in the fight of us can play rival in the first round of playoffs. Never went something like. He fought so that even Dallas in danger of being left out.

We have the fixture hardest, I think, but you never know. We have several parties involved with teams in the classification, as Utah (twice), Phoenix, the Lakers and Golden State.

And it is better that you can not choose rival. You can spend anything. The playoffs are going to be a bloodbath. Durísimos! The truth, I do not want to play with anyone. I could think of New Orleans, which has no experience in playoffs, but they are playing very well. I think that all this is going to take advantage the East, where there are two teams that make difference (Boston and Detroit) and if they reach the finals they will surely less worn than the former West.

And there will be time to talk about the postseason, and now I want to say something Luisito Scola, with whom we gather the night before the game for dinner. The spent very well, actually, because my parents were also, Fabricio, his family and a friend of Cordoba. A crowd of Argentines!

Luis was very effective yesterday, very solid, without making things shiny, but positive and taking advantage to score with their cuts to rim. Have a great smell to play and I am not surprised at their level. In Europe he played well. Now is getting used to the pace of the NBA, but can make much more when we pass the ball. Houston still sings not played for him, as we went to all the principle here. You have to be patient and continue gaining confidence.

During dinner we did some reference on the resignation of Pepe (Juan Ignacio Sanchez) to the selection. A Luis therefore not surprised, and I think that meant. I was hoping to leave after the Games. Certainly it is an enormous loss for the selection and especially for me, because it must be the partner with whom I played more time. In Bahia Blanca were rivals until age 12, but then went on to Bahiense and stood together from 13 to 17. In selecting debutamos together (1998), and we understand very well, he did engage systems as well, since it was the Puma (Alejandro Montecchia) had taken more prominence. But I understand his decision and I support it. Playing on a team tip of Europe (Barcelona) is more complicated than one of the NBA. Surely we will miss a lot.

[kuato]

Hey !!! even Manu wants an Scola thread :dramaquee

[Argiebabe]

Thanks for that!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Los Spurs]

Thanks for posting. Arriba Manu!

[ancestron]

not the read easiest but gotten point was.

[BlackSwordsMan]

agreed you with .

[MoSpur]

He said he cannot believe how close the playoff seeding is this year. He said they can go from first to sixth, but doubts that they can drop below that. He also can't believe that Dallas may not make this year into the playoffs.

He talked about hanging out with Luis Scola, Fabricio and his family, a friend of theirs, and Manu's parents I believe.

He mentioned how proud he is of Finley. He stated that him scoring like the way he has been takes a lot of pressure off of him, Tony, and Tim.

[MoSpur]

He also stated he thinks they have the hardest upcoming schedule of games.

[ancestron]

Yeah, I'm assuming 'parties' means games?
Its kinda cool thinking Manu regards the games as parties.

[Barbarian]

"partidos" does not translate to parties. More like games.

[Barbarian]

Damn...I just saw my own sig and it pissed me off.

[urunobili]

once he post it on his website i'll translate it.... for whottt... They had dinner with Scola and all the family (Luis is like part of it) and still talks about how great he is doing... mora on this later

[honestfool84]

sorry if its not perfect; although i can speak fluent spanish, i don't have the time to go through this word for word, so i just had google translation do it for me.
just trying to save y'all the trouble.

[DAF86]

Sorry for not posting translation...I am at work and it takes some time...

Can anyone help? (c´mon argies!)


SAN ANTONIO.- Acá estoy, mirando partidos de la NBA y en familia, con mis viejos, que llegaron hace unos días. Tranquilo y no tan cansado porque ayer el triunfo contra Houston fue más cómodo de lo imaginado. A esta altura del torneo y pensando en los playoffs que ya se vienen, es muy importante aprovechar minutos para recuperar energía.

La verdad es que ayer tuvimos un primer tiempo impresionante. Tremendo. Metimos todo lo que tiramos. Terminamos con un 65% de eficacia, una barbaridad. En el segundo no jugamos tan bien, pero mantuvimos la diferencia con una buena defensa. Además, Michael (Finley) la rompió. Ya hace varios partidos que levantó su nivel. Ayer anotó todo tipo de lanzamiento y eso nos quita presión a nosotros tres (por Tim Duncan y Tony Parker).

Todo se dio al revés últimamente: los partidos que teníamos que ganar con cierta facilidad se nos complicaron (ante los Clippers y Minnesota) y el que suponíamos que resultaría muy complicado, con Houston, se nos dieron todas sin tener un buen juego de equipo.

Faltan 8 o 9 partidos para terminar la serie regular y si miran las posiciones se darán cuenta de que en el Oeste estamos todos juntos, con una diferencia ínfima. Nosotros podemos terminar primeros o sextos; no creo que caigamos más de eso; por lo tanto, cualquiera de los ocho equipos que están hoy en la lucha nos puede tocar de rival en la primera serie de playoffs. Nunca pasó algo igual. Está tan peleado que hasta Dallas corre peligro de quedarse afuera.

Nosotros tenemos el fixture más complicado, me parece, aunque nunca se sabe. Nos quedan varios partidos con equipos involucrados en la clasificación, como Utah (dos veces), Phoenix, los Lakers y Golden State.

Y más vale que no se puede elegir rival. Puede pasar cualquier cosa. Los playoffs van a ser una carnicería . ¡Durísimos! La verdad, no quiero jugar con nadie. Podría pensar en New Orleans, que no tiene experiencia en playoffs, pero están jugando muy bien. Pienso que en todo esto va a sacar ventaja el Este, donde hay dos equipos que marcan diferencia (Boston y Detroit) y si llegan a la final seguramente lo harán menos desgastados que el primero del Oeste.

Ya habrá tiempo para hablar de la postemporada; ahora quiero decir algo de Luisito Scola, con quien nos juntamos la noche antes del partido para cenar. La pasamos muy bien, realmente, porque también estuvieron mis padres, Fabricio, su familia y un amigo de Córdoba. ¡Una multitud de argentinos!

Luis estuvo muy efectivo ayer, muy sólido, sin hacer cosas brillantes, pero positivo y aprovechando para anotar con sus cortes al aro. Tiene un gran olfato para jugar y no me sorprende su nivel. En Europa jugaba igual. Ahora se está acostumbrando al ritmo de la NBA, pero puede aportar mucho más cuando le pasen la bola. Todavía Houston no canta jugadas para él, como nos pasó a todos al principio acá. Tiene que ser paciente y seguir ganándose la confianza.

Durante la cena hicimos alguna referencia sobre la renuncia de Pepe (Juan Ignacio Sánchez) a la selección. A Luis no lo sorprendió tanto; creo que la suponía. Yo esperaba que se retirara después de los Juegos. Sin duda que es una pérdida enorme para la selección y especialmente para mí, porque debe ser el compañero con el que más tiempo jugué. En Bahía Blanca fuimos rivales hasta los 12 años, pero después el pasó a Bahiense y estuvimos juntos desde los 13 a los 17. En la selección debutamos juntos (1998) y nos entendíamos muy bien, él hacía engranar los sistemas; además, desde que se fue el Puma (Alejandro Montecchia) había tomado más preponderancia. Pero entiendo su decisión y lo apoyo. Jugar en un equipo de punta de Europa (Barcelona) es más complicado que en uno de la NBA. Seguro que los vamos a extrañar mucho.

SAN ANTONIO- here i am, watching NBA games with my family, my parents just got here a few days ago. Calm and not very tired because the game against houston yesterday was easier than i thought. At this stage of the season is very important to save energy for the playoffs.

Yesteday we played an impresive first half. everything was going in. we shot 65% in that half. In the second we didn't play so well but we kept the difference thanks to our defense. Michael Finley was amazing yesterday. He has picked up his game the last couple of matches. that takes a lot of pressure off us (tim, tony and him).

everything is upsidedown lately: the games we should have won easily were very tough and the game that was supposed to be though we won it easily but without having a very good team work.

With 8 or 9 games remaining the things in the west are pretty tight. we could endup anywhere between 1 and 6 that has never happened before. It's so tight that even Dallas is close to miss the playoffs.

In my opinion we have the thoughest remaining schedulle. we have several games against playoffs teams (phoenix, Golden State, Los Angeles and two against Utah).

And you can't choose a rival because every team is great i don't want to face nobody. Maybe New Orleans, because they don't have playoffs experience, but they are playing really good right now. I think that with all these, the east teams (Boston and Detroit) could take advantage. because they could get to the NBA finals less tired than the west team.

We will have time to talk about the postseason but now it's time to talk about Luisito Scola, with who we gathered the night before the match. We had a great time, specially because my parents, Fabricio and his family were also there. A bunch of Argentines!

Luis was very effective yesterday taking advantage of his cuts to the rim. He's very intelligent and he's doing great but that's no surprise. He's doing the same thing that he did in europe. Now he's adapting to the NBA but he's going to be 10 times better when his teammates realize that they need to feed him inside. Houston still doesn't run plays for him, but that's what happens to international players here (in the NBA). He just needs to be pacient and keep earning his dues.

the last paragraph is about the national b-team and pepe sanchez so you won't care.

[MoSpur]

Good translation. I would have done it, but I am lazy. Thanks for translating though.

[DAF86]

Good translation. I would have done it, but I am lazy. Thanks for translating though.

No problem. But people should say thanks to Honestfool84 also. the intention is what counts.

[honestfool84]

No problem. But people should say thanks to Honestfool84 also. the intention is what counts.


thanks man.

[thispego]

sorry if its not perfect; although i can speak fluent spanish, i don't have the time to go through this word for word, so i just had google translation do it for me.
just trying to save y'all the trouble.
ppfffft thanks for nothing

[thispego]

No problem. But people should say thanks to Honestfool84 also. the intention is what counts.
:rolleyes why not put his ability to "speak perfect spanish" to use instead of giving us some bullshit google translation that he labels as "translated verbatim"

he would have been of more help posting nothing

[DAF86]

thanks man.

thanks to you also

[tmtcsc]

For Crap sake Manu, stop with the Scola bullshit already. There's about a zillion other threads about him. Once and for all,he's not coming to the team..ever ! :lol

[DAF86]

:rolleyes why not put his ability to "speak perfect spanish" to use instead of giving us some bullshit google translation that he labels as "translated verbatim"

he would have been of more help posting nothing

He didn't have the need to translate anything. He just did it for the ones that don't speak spanish. He thought you would understand his translation but you didn't, what's the big deal?
For once someone tries to do something nice and the whole forum just bashes him.

Live and let live :smokin

[DAF86]

For Crap sake Manu, stop with the Scola bullshit already. There's about a zillion other threads about him. Once and for all,he's not coming to the team..ever ! :lol

Maybe he knows something you don't :lol

[thousandth]

once he post it on his website i'll translate it.... for whottt... They had dinner with Scola and all the family (Luis is like part of it) and still talks about how great he is doing... mora on this later

No.
Vato tu sabes que Manu no decir eso.


Luis estuvo muy efectivo ayer, muy sólido, sin hacer cosas brillantes, pero positivo y aprovechando para anotar con sus cortes al aro

Luis was effective, too solid, he didn't great/amazing things, but in a positive light and taking advantage of his cuts to the rim.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

He didn't have the need to translate anything. He just did it for the ones that don't speak spanish. He thought you would understand his translation but you didn't, what's the big deal?
For once someone tries to do something nice and the whole forum just bashes him.

Live and let live :smokin
No, Thispego's complaint is legitimate.
Google translations aren't really that helpful from a reading standpoint or much effort at all.

To label it "Translated Verbatim", was misleading and stalled a real translation from being posted.
No biggie, but I can see why some would be annoyed.

[honestfool84]

No, Thispego's complaint is legitimate.
Google translations aren't really that helpful from a reading standpoint or much effort at all.

To label it "Translated Verbatim", was misleading and stalled a real translation from being posted.
No biggie, but I can see why some would be annoyed.


dictionary.com's definition of 'verbatim': in exactly the same words; word for word

that's what i meant by verbatim

[BonnerDynasty]

When manu goes home after a nice day of owning teams he is supposed to own...he relaxes in his huge bubble bloodbath.

[smeagol]

Manu hates Scola

[thispego]

He didn't have the need to translate anything. He just did it for the ones that don't speak spanish. He thought you would understand his translation but you didn't, what's the big deal?
For once someone tries to do something nice and the whole forum just bashes him.

Live and let live :smokin
it was gibberish, quit being a twat


dictionary.com's definition of 'verbatim': in exactly the same words; word for word

that's what i meant by verbatim
:lmao you know what verbatim means but i dont think you know what it means

also... do you even know what that is in your sig?

[WalterBenitez]

That last paragraph talking about Scola should be erased since many sensitive fans could get mad about that.

[honestfool84]

it was gibberish, quit being a twat


:lmao you know what verbatim means but i dont think you know what it means

also... do you even know what that is in your sig?

yes. its megan freaking fox.

[DAF86]

No, Thispego's complaint is legitimate.
Google translations aren't really that helpful from a reading standpoint or much effort at all.

To label it "Translated Verbatim", was misleading and stalled a real translation from being posted.
No biggie, but I can see why some would be annoyed.

people could be more polite and say things like: "thanks for the traslation but i didn't understand what you wrote. can someone please make another?" instead of insulting the guy.

[timvp]

And you can't choose a rival because every team is great i don't want to face nobody. Maybe New Orleans, because they don't have playoffs experience, but they are playing really good right now.Damn, that was Tony Parker-esque in terms of brutal honesty without concern for consequences. Hopefully New Orleans doesn't get wind of that quote. They've already beaten the Spurs' azz twice already.

Personally, NO is the one team in the West I think the Spurs need to avoid. Asking for them after getting blown out twice is pretty damn ballsy. Then again, it's Manu and he's usually up for challenges.

That quote scares me and give me confidence about Manu's confidence at the same time.

[DAF86]

Damn, that was Tony Parker-esque in terms of brutal honesty without concern for consequences. Hopefully New Orleans doesn't get wind of that quote. They've already beaten the Spurs' azz twice already.

Personally, NO is the one team in the West I think the Spurs need to avoid. Asking for them after getting blown out twice is pretty damn ballsy. Then again, it's Manu and he's usually up for challenges.

That quote scares me and give me confidence about Manu's confidence at the same time.

I think that manu feels confident about playing a young team in the playoffs. And if he says something like that is because deep inside he knows NO can't beat the spurs in the playoffs. Just like parker knows that he owns Kidd :lol
Or maybe he thought: "this is for an argie newspaper nobody in NO is gonna read this"

[Avitus1]

Thanks

[spurschick]

the last paragraph is about the national b-team and pepe sanchez so you won't care.

some of us do :spin

[xmas1997]

Yeah, would someone please interpret the last paragraph too???????????

[thispego]

people could be more polite and say things like: "thanks for the traslation but i didn't understand what you wrote. can someone please make another?" instead of insulting the guy.
he didn't write/type shit. he copy and pasted. are you the new board pansy or something?

[honestfool84]

he didn't write/type shit. he copy and pasted. are you the new board pansy or something?


dude.
chill out.
are you on your period or what?
if you haven't noticed, someone posted a better version; go jerk yourself off - it MIGHT help

[DAF86]

he didn't write/type shit. he copy and pasted. are you the new board pansy or something?

no, i just don't like beign rude to people for no reason if someone is a fucking dumbshit asshole i'm going to be the first to say so.

[thispego]

dude.
chill out.
are you on your period or what?
if you haven't noticed, someone posted a better version; go jerk yourself off - it MIGHT help

if I could speak fluent spanish and I was posting google translations of spanish articles i would be down right ashamed of myself.

[DAF86]

Durante la cena hicimos alguna referencia sobre la renuncia de Pepe (Juan Ignacio Sánchez) a la selección. A Luis no lo sorprendió tanto; creo que la suponía. Yo esperaba que se retirara después de los Juegos. Sin duda que es una pérdida enorme para la selección y especialmente para mí, porque debe ser el compañero con el que más tiempo jugué. En Bahía Blanca fuimos rivales hasta los 12 años, pero después el pasó a Bahiense y estuvimos juntos desde los 13 a los 17. En la selección debutamos juntos (1998) y nos entendíamos muy bien, él hacía engranar los sistemas; además, desde que se fue el Puma (Alejandro Montecchia) había tomado más preponderancia. Pero entiendo su decisión y lo apoyo. Jugar en un equipo de punta de Europa (Barcelona) es más complicado que en uno de la NBA. Seguro que los vamos a extrañar mucho.

During dinner we (manu, fab and luis) talk about Pepe's (Juan Ignacio Sanchez) resignation to the national team. Luis wasn't so surprised, i guess he saw it coming. I was hoping that he could play the olympics. Without a doubt it's a huge lost for the team and specially for me, because we know each other so well. In Bahia Blanca we were rivals until the age of 12 years old, but then he came to Bahiense (manu's team when he was a child) and we played together since 13 to 17. In the national team we made our debut in the same game in 1998 and we clicked rigth away. He runs the offense very well, and since Alejandro Montecchia left, he became even more important to our team. But i get his decision. Playing for an elite team in europe (Barcelona) is a lot more complicated that playing in the NBA. We sure are going to miss him.

[thispego]

no, i just don't like beign rude to people for no reason if someone is a fucking dumbshit asshole i'm going to be the first to say so.
no reason? I started reading his google translation giving him the benefit of the doubt because he claimed it was translated verbatim, I figured maybe he was just giving it a shot. no, he ended up wasting my time with a google translation, thats reason enough for me to call him out.