It's always been the same with him. Feast or famine. If you get the best, we ring (2014), if you don't we can't (2013)... this shouldn't be news at this point, tbh...
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Manu is a 38 year old with tons of mileage on his body...you must be blind and stupid if you don't think he'll have games like these from time to time...If the younger guys would step up...maybe we wouldn't have to rely on him so much...I'm pretty sure he wasn't banking on still being the go to guy coming off the bench this year...
Manu maxed out in 2014 playoffs
Parker maxed out in 2013 playoffs-WCF
Duncan maxed out last years playoffs.
can't believe PAFTO let this turd cuck us for all those years during the summer playing for the national team with all the money they were giving him. not only did it force the wheels off but cost us GOLD in 2004 smh.
Manu had a few boneheaed plays tonight but hes 38 years old who had 4-5 38 year old games. Thats more than anyone can ask for. He really just needs to stop forcing the issue.sometimes.
Manu has been awesome all year.
He was rested for the game against the Suns, and had a masterful throw back game against the Lakers. A game we would have lost if not for Manu.
He needs to be rested. It will allow others to grow, develop, and also the team's stars to get their mind straight to not rely on him so much.
I am not one to ever, ever wish any player injury (even opposing teams, it's not my style), but he was great against the Lakers when he was rested. Meantime he's been resorting to the bad kind of heroball against good teams.
He'll bounce back,this narrative that he's only been good in the first part of the season is far from the truth,even if with his shooting he's kinda icy right now
The only problem is that he still puts the pressure on himself when the others are sitting the bed,he would do it in the past and he usually delivered,he can't do it anymore (or rarely can)
But he'll be fine,both him and Tony still have something left in the tank,I'm sure about that
Lets be honest and say what everyone think, It's a joke if you trying to win a title with Manu as a rotation player at this point of his career...
Manu 38 years old D > Belli D
next.
Manu is having a very productive year, shut up faggot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YYNPnql9YI
Lol manu did play terrible, but green is the worst.
Well I'm hoping Pop sits him for a few games. I thought that was going to be the deal with him coming back. Only Tim and Tony have received games off to rest. Time to sit Manu and let the other guys carry the load.
lol hating on Manu
I agree. But Parker is what is hurting the team. He dug them in a hole early in the game with empty possessions, turnovers and forced shots. He simply cannot run the offense with the starters, LMA and Kawhi should be dominating to start games. There is no excuse not getting them the ball in the right positions to score. It's even worse when the second unit comes in and has to pick up the slack. You cannot expect Manu to dominate at this point. The Spurs this year have been terrible in first quarters, again due to Parker's inability to run the offense. Spurs are not winning anything versus Golden State, Clippers, or OKC with their backcourt. Curry, Westbrook, cp3 are all elite pgs.
With Tim out Manu has one less person out there to share the load and that knows his game. I'm much more concerned with Mills and Green. Manu is having a great year excluding last night and GSW. Extra, extra, we aren't beating those two teams without Tim....apparently.
Hoping Pop will rest Manu for several games while Tim's out too. Manu could use the rest and we need to stop relying on him so much. I'm surprised Manu doesn't have a lot of DNP's this year. I thought this was going to be the year that sometimes we use him/sometimes we don't.
I thought the same. I thought we would be developing Anderson/Simmons more who the Spurs have slotted to take up the bench scoring and creating load when Manu retires next season. His own competitive spirit hasn't let him defer and as the season has gone along he's looked worse, same as last season.
I am not hating on Manu at all, but he's old and he should not be the one relied on to take over games. For the good/wellness of the team (and himself) he has to defer to younger legs.
Beli can't even get consistent minutes on a lottery team, tbh:lol