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I hope we're not jinxing him again.
That was hilarious that Manu said he's now going to disappear for the next five or ten games. He has to rival Duncan as the humility leader in the NBA.
I hope we're not jinxing him again.
that was the return of Manu? you guys have pretty low standards, maybe go watch some tape of 05-07 Manu again
he was completely unimpressive tonight, took bad shots and missed them, messed up the rhythm of the offense, threw himself at the hoop and got bailed out by the refs all night.
we'd need a LOT more out of him than that to beat a real team that doesn't hand us the game, but we won't be getting it. trips to the line, one or 2 vintage drives to the hoop, and a couple 3's is the best we can hope for now
damn..I hope vander is being sarcastic..I don't know how much more you can ask for from a guy scoring 30 points and abusing the other team in the lane..
If that's Unimpressive Manu, I'll take him the rest of the season.that was the return of Manu? you guys have pretty low standards, maybe go watch some tape of 05-07 Manu again
he was completely unimpressive tonight, took bad shots and missed them, messed up the rhythm of the offense, threw himself at the hoop and got bailed out by the refs all night.
we'd need a LOT more out of him than that to beat a real team that doesn't hand us the game, but we won't be getting it. trips to the line, one or 2 vintage drives to the hoop, and a couple 3's is the best we can hope for now
2nd round exit again good enough for you?
Spurs wouldn't be getting eliminated if Manu is putting up 30 points on 13 shots and attacking the rim relentless. Not to mention zero turnovers.
Nice to see Manu back. He looked more aggressive in the game.
And It's duck that started the thread, unbelievable.
Just like Sequ said "Ducks is kin to people" the thing is he lets the "Tony bashing" by ultra fanatic CoM members get to him and instead of attacking those guys only, he starts bashing Manu.
See, this is the example of a hopeless CoT member.that was the return of Manu? you guys have pretty low standards, maybe go watch some tape of 05-07 Manu again
he was completely unimpressive tonight, took bad shots and missed them, messed up the rhythm of the offense, threw himself at the hoop and got bailed out by the refs all night.
we'd need a LOT more out of him than that to beat a real team that doesn't hand us the game, but we won't be getting it. trips to the line, one or 2 vintage drives to the hoop, and a couple 3's is the best we can hope for now
What do you expect from Manu? Seriously.that was the return of Manu? you guys have pretty low standards, maybe go watch some tape of 05-07 Manu again
he was completely unimpressive tonight, took bad shots and missed them, messed up the rhythm of the offense, threw himself at the hoop and got bailed out by the refs all night.
we'd need a LOT more out of him than that to beat a real team that doesn't hand us the game, but we won't be getting it. trips to the line, one or 2 vintage drives to the hoop, and a couple 3's is the best we can hope for now
A triple double? Shooting 60% of his 3 pointers? More steals? More rebounds?
This was a great game from our big 3.
I really donīt know what more do you want Manu to do...
If you are talking about consistency, ok, fine. But donīt tell me that his performance was "unimpressive". Shooting 18/18 is impressive.
Damn Right Porscha....!!!
Pop allowed Manu to talk him into to coming back 2-3 weeks too early. He should have rehabbed it a little longer to stretch the ligaments more so as to get his lift back. But, he looked great last night so hopefully this is a good sign!
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i hope this game will propel manu into driving to the rim more instead of jacking up three's.
that was the old time spurs we saw: tony and manu pressuring the defense with dribble penetrations.
During his post-game interview with Craig Sager, Manu even indicated that he realizes he MUST attack the rim more in order to open up the rest of his game and gain confidence.
also said he realizes he has been sucking
During his post-game interview with Craig Sager, Manu even indicated that he realizes he MUST attack the rim more in order to open up the rest of his game and gain confidence.
playing like this will help spurs win les
ducks trying to jinx manu with this thread
jk nice thread
Just wait until the beard is in full effect.
Once he hits Rocky IV mode, is going down!
I think Manu isn't that impressed with his performance.. he know he can do much better. I'm not complaining but by the high standards I judge Manu (and I believe Manu holds himself to an even higher standard) his performance was acceptable but far from vintage. At the very least, we see him aggresively attacking the rim which we all want him to do more frequently.
2nd round ? We got knocked out in the WCF with a 1 legged Manu. I think last night was a nice start. Although he took some bad shots, he said in the post game interview that he realizes he needs to take the ball to the rim and stop jacking up the 3's. That's what I wanted to hear.
He didn't finish w/ dunks but I saw a little more explosiveness (as mentioned by Doug Collins) and a real desire to take the ball to the rim. Its a good start towards the right direction. The 30 pts are a little misleading. All those points at the FT line helped the cause quite a bit. If that's how we get them, so be it.
you got to keep in mind though that Phoenix isn't a very good defensive team so of course Manu's going to be more aggressive. I'm not sold yet that he's back.
That's legal too you know. To get free throws you have to earn them first by attacking the rim. I'd rather have him atempting free throws than step back three's, is all about %.
Thank you, Timvp!!
I don't know what game they were watching last night. Wow!!
If Lebron James had attacked the rim against Orlando like Manu did against Phoenix last night...the Cavs would have beaten the Magic.
I guess some people expect perfection from Manu. Yikes!!
I believe last night's game was an excellent step in the right direction from him!!
don't underestimate how much phoenix had to do with those numbers, and when he went to the line, it was usually after a wild drive/layup that had no chance to go in.
Well, New Orleans will be a good test for your skepticism. Phoenix is a midlevel/ ty team now so you do have a point. But he wasn't bailed out by the refs, they were mostly legit calls, and normally the vintage Manu would have had a couple And-1's out of those possessions, but no one can deny Manu knocking down Shaq is the stuff we want to see from him, not relying on step back jumpers on an avg of 10 shots ppg.
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