Manu signs his contract

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Originally Posted by Bruno

:lmao sacrifice...

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I'm sure RC was projecting how good he thinks Ginoboli will be next year when considering it a "sacrifice." There's no way he could think that given Ginoboli's overall performance last year. That said, I think playing a team like the Heat was Ginoboli's worst nightmare. Teams that play a different defense style (not crazy athletes playing the passing lanes), are more his cup. In other words, I think Ginoboli plays well against the Pacers, but a team like Miami that plays the passing lanes has a much easier time picking off his passes when he tries to improvise.

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Originally Posted by cd98

That said, I think playing a team like the Heat was Ginoboli's worst nightmare.

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All the teams Spurs faced in the playoffs last year looked like his worst nightmare. Overall, Ginobili has been bad these past two seasons with Spurs. A lot of injuries during the regular season and the inability to really raise his level for the playoffs.

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Originally Posted by Bruno

All the teams Spurs faced in the playoffs last year looked like his worst nightmare. Overall, Ginobili has been bad these past two seasons with Spurs. A lot of injuries during the regular season and the inability to really raise his level for the playoffs.

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Granted his shot was way off the whole playoffs. But he was still a pretty good playmaker until Miami, where they were picking him off left and right.

If only TP wouldn't have shat the bed so hard like he always does when we lose a playoffs series poor Manu wouldn't have had to make such a big sacrifice :cry

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Originally Posted by cd98

Granted his shot was way off the whole playoffs. But he was still a pretty good playmaker until Miami, where they were picking him off left and right.

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It's not like shooting is a big part of the game...

For an average player, Manu global playoffs were good but for a part of the "big 3" paid $14.1M, they were just bad.

Given his age, his likely decline and his recent plays, he got a more than fair contract.

But, I'm happy he is back.

I really was a big Manu fan leading up to last year. He was on that George Gervin, David Robinson level. Now, he has kind of slid to the Avery Johnson, Sean Elliott level. Another bad year, and who knows what level he might fall to.

He was actually pretty good in last year playoffs (2011-2012), by any measure he did raise his level after a poor first series against Utah. He was just inconsistent.

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Originally Posted by Bruno

It's not like shooting is a big part of the game...

For an average player, Manu global playoffs were good but for a part of the "big 3" paid $14.1M, they were just bad.

Given his age, his likely decline and his recent plays, he got a more than fair contract.

But, I'm happy he is back.

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Yes, I know shooting is important for a shooting guard. That said, even when his shot is off, he can be an effective playmaker. I'd compare him to Kidd, who also had issues with his shot throughout his career, but was an excellent/elite playmaker. Manu isn't Kidd, but he is good enough to impact a game with his passing. Unfortunately, for him, when you play Miami, your passes have to be dead on and just dribbling into traffic and jumping in the air and then trying to make a pass is a recipe for turnovers. And Ginoboli had way, way too many.

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Originally Posted by Bruno

Belinelli signed => end of the cap space ability.

Disappointing off-season.

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Lol

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Originally Posted by Blake

Lol

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Come on now. The regular season was a resounding success and the playoffs have been great so far, but the offseason really was disappointing. Ayers is a 13th man and Beli hasn't been good.

But the contract given Manu sure looks really good now, doesn't it?

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Originally Posted by xmas1997

But the contract given Manu sure looks really good now, doesn't it?

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Fuck an A

can't wait for bonner's contract thread this summer

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Originally Posted by spurraider21

can't wait for bonner's contract thread this summer

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Bonner needs to be signed so he can be used in a trade for Love IMHO.