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Why would you even say something like that?
Righttttttttttttttttttttttt Manu would never play at less than full strength. Not Manu. Never.
All in all I don't mind if he plays personally. I can see why the Spurs don't want him to play but it means a lot to him so I hope he does well and I hope his ankle is fine. I respect Manu's right to do what makes him happy regardless of what his employer may or may not want.
Why would you even say something like that?
best of luck to manu and his country. i'll be cheering for them! (and usa of cousre)
I said if he's that sure. Two weeks ago, he said he was more scared and worried than anyone else in Argentina. Now he's talking of it like it's a certainty. Of course he's still going to wait out the results of that MRI. But he has already stated before that if the MRI results are bad, he won't play. Manu is compe ive, not stupid.
Righttttttttttttttttttttttt Manu would never play at less than full strength. Not Manu. Never.
All in all I don't mind if he plays personally. I can see why the Spurs don't want him to play but it means a lot to him so I hope he does well and I hope his ankle is fine. I respect Manu's right to do what makes him happy regardless of what his employer may or may not want.
Manu would never skip the Olympics. If the Spurs told him to pick between the NBA and the Olympics, Manu would pick the Olympics every time.
It's not fair to say that Manu views San Antonio as that place he has to be to make money when he's not playing for the Argentina national team ... but it's probably somewhat close.
ing Manu, Spurs may lose a le they could have won because of this bull , this guy is just pissing me off by the minute anymore. You already have a gold medal, Spurs are not paying you 10 mil a year to be injured all year long. This guy needs to get his priorities in order.
Your right and to me that is bull when he already has a gold medal, is injured and making a ton of money for the Spurs. So what he comes into next year all beat up to ?? If i am the Spurs i am pissed at him big time right now.
See Timvp's post right before yours. (Ginobili DOES have his priorities in order.)
Kobe needs an NBA le without Shaq far more than he does an Olympic Gold Medal, that means far more to him nomatter what the he says.
Honestly, I am still confused as to how many people are freaking out over Manu wanting to represent his home country. I could understand if he wanted to play for some Argentinian club for a local tournament, but this is the OLYMPICS. Not only that, but this is most likely the last time Manu will ever be able to represent Argentina. I understand the concern over his ankle, but to flame the guy for having national pride is a bit much.
Would I rather he rest this summer? Absolutely, but come on people, this is Ginobili, of course he's gonna play for the national team even if he had a broken leg.
If anything, I'm excited to get my Ginobili fix over the summer instead of having to wait till the end of October.
I could not agree more. As a fan, I too want Ginobili fully rested and healthy for the upcoming season - but as a person, I admire Manu for his patriotism and compe iveness. I cannot fault him just because his priorities differ from what I would want them to be.
I'm sorry but i think the guy puts himself up to be flamed when he is making 10 mil a year, ends the season hurt, is still hurt and wants to play in the Olympics. What if he comes into camp totally beat up and can't play at a high level this year or worse gets hurt so bad in the olympics he needs season ending surgery?? Would you be OK with his decsion then??
Guess you can't have no in your heart... :-s
Basketball is just a game, Spurs fans need to step away from the "doom and gloom". I'm not paying Manu, he can do whatever he wants as far as I'm concerned.
If you want to see Manu limping around playing at 40% of what he is capable of just pop in a tape of his WCF and you'll have your fix. He is still hurt, this decision on his part is a bad one.
Will you be saying this if he is hurt all year because of his off-season activities???
Yes, it's his life. Until there are contracts that explicitly forbid extra-curricular activity he can risk what he wants. Manu has given this city FAR more than anyone thought he would, he owes us nothing.
People here are acting like Ginobili played international ball last summer and seem to imply that this was the reason why he was hurt during the Laker series.
Since those events were mutually exclusive I don't believe that the arguments even present a valid correlation.
In fact, Manu's history has indicated otherwise. When he has played international ball during the summer the Spurs went on to win the NBA le the following season. I'd cheer to banner No. 5 given the trend.
If he's healthy... let him defend his country's gold medal.
It is true that Argentina does not pay him his millions. But consider this: how many of us have the opportunity to carry our national flag on the world stage such as the Olympics?
Manu is Argentinian first, and Spurs 10th (or millionth). He is an Olympian for the millions of Argentines. He is an athlete/entertainer for the millions of Spurs fan.
I will do the same if I were him. No question.
That is bull when you are making 10 mil a year, in my view it is complete nonsense. You are right about it is his choice since his contract says he can do it, but that doesn't make it right. He is letting down the Spurs FO in my view big time with this nonsense. Tim Duncan would never pull this garbage. He is too loyal to Pop and the Spurs. Manu seems more loyal to the Olympics and knows nomatter what he has a guranteed payday coming his way. If this was the NFL where he could be cut, he'd never do this.
He's not healthy, that is the problem
Manu's doctor, is that you?
What did the MRI say?
I'll never understand how as SPURS fans anyone can say that they would be ok with an already injured Manu playing in the Olympics....I can see if you're a fan of Argentina or from there but how can you say that you would be ok with this guy jeoperdizing the '09 season by not letting the ankle heal properly during the summer so he can be at full strength for camp and more importantly the start of the season.
If this past season showed us that we can't afford any of the big three to be hurt for an extended period of time or to lose close or winable games during the regular season as it impacts playoff standings in a hypercompe ive western conference.
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