Re: Will Manu ever learn?
It was a playoff foul that made the refs think a little too hard. THIS IS THE PLAYOFFS. You don't give up uncontested layups at the end of the game, cutting a 2 possession game to "3 gives them the lead."
Overreaction fail. For the refs, and the OP. If Manu knew he was committing a flagrant foul, then sure... it was a retarded move.
But he didn't "know" that because that's not what he did. Maybe the best players aren't the ones who are clutch, or make their teammates better; The best players know what the refs are gonna call before it happens.