What Sets the Spurs Apart From the Suns and Mavs?

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No. I'm saying you weren't paying attention to what Manu's done in the playoffs over the past couple of years. And while he committed that well documented stupid foul... I seem to remember Manu taking over that game to bring the Spurs back from a large deficit, to nearly pull it out.

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But in you post you said

"It’s the guy for whom the basket seems two feet wider in the final 5:00 of the 4th quarter... or who always come up with the great play in crunch time."

That line, doesn't discribe his play in the most important game to be played by his team last year. Do "Great players" vanish when needed the most? Was the Basket "two feet wider" on his last shot? Was his foul a "great play in crunch time"?

Your words, not mine.

Great players do not vanish in the biggest games. If you give him props for what he did the year before, you have to take away for what he did last year. In fact, he didn't "Vanish" he was very visible in the final 20 seconds of last years playoffs.

His visibilty was not what you discribe as a Great player

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Originally Posted by Tony Montana

"Amigo, the only thing in this world that gives orders is balls. Balls. You got that?"

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Of course, naturally... I'll see all these good things about Finley, and he'll have a 1/10 night. If that happens, I take personally responsibility. :lol

a couple of games

i wouldnt call manu a great player anymore...he sure is a very dangerous player but i dont think anyone would take him over amare or jho

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Originally Posted by confined

i wouldnt call manu a great player anymore...he sure is a very dangerous player but i dont think anyone would take him over amare or jho

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Have you been watching Manu over the past 3-4 weeks? I'm really not trying to be a smartass, but I suspect you haven't. I don't watch all the Maverick's games, so I wouldn't expect you to be tuning into every Spurs game.

It's not just us bloggers... I've heard several players and coaches comment that Manu is playing at 2005 finals level.

And when you use the word "anymore", it kind of puzzles me. Manu's only 29, and he hasn't had any major injuries or surgeries in his career.

Really... no bravado here. I really think you will see in the playoffs that he is a truly great player.

Manu was never a great player. Always just a very good role player. Is this thread a joke? Manu a great player? LOL..c'mon.

no one in their right mind would take Manu over guys like marion/amare or say even Howard.

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Originally Posted by The_Game

Manu was never a great player. Always just a very good role player. Is this thread a joke? Manu a great player? LOL..c'mon.

no one in their right mind would take Manu over guys like marion/amare or say even Howard.

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For one game .... maybe. .... maybe yes ....Hell Yeah!!!

Golden State is 30-36. I would consider them a bad team. Didn't they beat Dallas twice?

I didn't know the word "great" was considered superior to the word "excellent" in the English language....but whatever.

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Originally Posted by mavs4ever

they are a playoff team in the west.

thats not a bad team.



what are the bucks, 12-13th in the east?

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How about the Clippers? They beat both Dallas and Phoenix.

Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Seattle beat Phoenix this year. Are they not bad teams?

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Originally Posted by mavs4ever

they are a playoff team in the west.

thats not a bad team.



what are the bucks, 12-13th in the east?

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Our game wasn't over with 4 minutes left in the 4th.

Your game was over with 4 minutes left in the first half.

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Originally Posted by Cry Havoc

Our game wasn't over with 4 minutes left in the 4th.

Your game was over with 4 minutes left in the first half.

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Man you're REALLY reaching.