Skip Bayless of ESPN: Manu is the reason Spurs lost

[gregpschneid]

Idiots, if manu doesn't have a monster reg season the spurs don't even make the playoffs. Parker and Duncan should have brought it in the reg season and maybe you don't have a worn out manu for the playoffs.

[Blake]

I'd like to see Skip do 1st and 10 with a missing fingernail and busted ankle, much less play pro basketball.

Manu was playing at about 50-60% of his normal healthy capacity.

[angelbelow]

im not going to throw manu under the bus, not because hes my favorite player, but you have to live and die by your stars. thats how this game works. he had a bad series, being injured and all, but its true, he could have played better. his passing was lazy and most of the time off the mark, his driving was nonexistent, his shot was worst than damons, label this series an F for him but expect him to bounce back because this man is a winner.

[CaptainLate]

I agree, although in deference will admit Manu was injured. If he was any good, the series would have been far different, starting with a Game 1 win.

Is this the first time in Conference Finals history that the games were sked on an every-other-day format? Very curious that the NBA would put one of the older teams in the league thru that. They definately wanted that Celtics-Flakers finals. I hope the Flakers get their asses handed to them.

[RonMexico]

anyone else see 1st and 10 on ESPN first take? skip went off on manu. he even took his jersey and threw it to the floor every thing he said was on point and i agree 100%. but what i don't understand is why aren't you spurs fans crucifying manu also? he cost us the series, he choked...yet you guys wanna go meet him at the airport to say "i love you". that he needs to take the blame and be reminded of it everyday until we make the WCF again. remember how after 06 reportedly manu "felt bad" the entire off season for blowing the series against the mavs. and the next year we won. we should all hope that he is feeling 10x worse now.

MANU IF YOU ARE READING THIS I HOPE YOU CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT. YOU BETTER BRING YOUR BEST GAME NEXT SEASON . NO EXCUSES!!!!

Is your pic of Splitter in your sig... Shavlick Randolph?

[01.20.09]

I'll take Manu any day and twice on Sunday. You bunch of whiners.

[Ludovician]

Skip Bayless is a tool.

[CubanMustGo]

Jayem is a tool.