Now you know how valuable Manu is

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Originally Posted by dav4463

Manu Ginobili will come back strong. So will Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. I would like to see Drew Gooden get a chance to be in the rotation next year. The future is bright.

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Manu's body is broken down. He's got not one, but two, bad ankles. His game is built on slashing and reckless play. He's almost 32 years old. The chances of him making it all the way to the playoffs are slim.

Duncan is past his prime and has tendenosis. You really think he's gong to go through another whole season without that flaring up again? I don't.

And Drew Gooden is gone. After the way Pop dicked him around? GONE.

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Originally Posted by peskypesky

Manu's body is broken down. He's got not one, but two, bad ankles. His game is built on slashing and reckless play. He's almost 32 years old. The chances of him making it all the way to the playoffs are slim.

Duncan is past his prime and has tendenosis. You really think he's gong to go through another whole season without that flaring up again? I don't.

And Drew Gooden is gone. After the way Pop dicked him around? GONE.

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lol +1

the brutal cold hard facts have blinded the homers once again.

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Originally Posted by Mugen

manu misses a playoff game for the first time + spurs get destroyed without him = Trade Manu.

good logic.

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:lol

Whining little (spineless) bitches, that goes for most of you.

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Originally Posted by nkdlunch

Manu would have never let us get embarrassed this way.

He is the balls of the team

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Come on man, thats so easy to say. It isnt all about manu's loss man, there are many factors why spurs lost, and did not have a great series. Get over it, get over manu. Even with Manu, would it be any different? Maybe a bit more points and all, but I dont think it would.

:lol at people who think that a healthy Manu would carry a team with Matt Bonner and Michael Finley in its starting lineup to the Finals.

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Originally Posted by peskypesky

Manu's body is broken down. He's got not one, but two, bad ankles. His game is built on slashing and reckless play. He's almost 32 years old. The chances of him making it all the way to the playoffs are slim.

Duncan is past his prime and has tendenosis. You really think he's gong to go through another whole season without that flaring up again? I don't.

And Drew Gooden is gone. After the way Pop dicked him around? GONE.

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LOL @ this junk of a post. Why do you even bother?

Amazing. Simply amazing with all this Manu hate. The man didn't get up one morning and told himself, "Hmm, How can I screw my U.S. team (Spurs) over"?. Come on folks. Nobody in here will ever feel the commitment one feels for his country. Not one of us. I doubt any of the posters in here are ex-NBA players much less national team players. Give the guy a break. Turn the clock back 2.5 years to 2007 and some folks in here that are bashing Manu right now wanted to bear his children. Hypocrites. What's done is done. Water under the bridge.

I've been following Manu for several years now and the guy is a GEM. Go ahead, trade him and get rid of him. You'll have pie in your face so fast it won't be funny. Get him healthy. Purge some guys out of your roster and add some decent role players and the Spurs are right back in it. I don't buy the "Spurs run is over" theory. It's Horse-Dung.

Lay off Manu guys. He deserves it.

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Originally Posted by Kori Ellis

Bashing Manu is really out of hand. You don't think he would have given anything to be out on the floor? Injuries happen. Whatever the circumstances, it's grossly unfair to trash him for being injured, considering how much of his heart, soul and guts he's poured into this franchise over the years.

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+1000

Odd how the bitterness of this 1st round exit has transformed itself into fan ungratefulness...

If you want to 'blame' something:
Blame Pop's strategies...
Bonner's disappearance...
Mason's sudden lack of confidence...
The Spurs' defensive rotations...

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Originally Posted by nkdlunch

Manu would have never let us get embarrassed this way.

He is the balls of the team

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You are an idiot. Manu did let down the entire team more than anyone else.

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Originally Posted by Bosell

You are an idiot. Manu did let down the entire team more than anyone else.

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you're a genius to have that idea that it was manu's fault the spurs got beat in the first round. your post is a gem. i don't know, but you must have an IQ above 140.:bang

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Originally Posted by timvp

And yes, it's extremely lame to blame anything on Manu. There's no doubt that he would have been out there if possible. There's no doubt he'll try his hardest the rest of his career to bring a fifth championship to San Antonio. The guy is a warrior and one of the top winners in basketball history.

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agreed. that's the reason i'm a fan of manu. but i'm not happy with how the season ended, because i'm a spurs fan. i hope manu returns healthy next year, i know he'll be a beast again.
as for timmy, he has shown he still has gas in the tank. and with the superstar plays of tony, we can have another run for the 5th ring next year.

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Originally Posted by Bosell

You are an idiot. Manu did let down the entire team more than anyone else.

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I know... especially when he intentionally played so hard for the Spurs he ended up breaking a leg... premeditated I say.

GAFB. This thread needs to be bumped next season...