Ginobili's nose has made him half re ed I believe

[milkyway21]

Chill.
They cameback in the 3rd Q bec of Manu. Fell short, 1 game down but
THE SPURS ARE HEALTHY.
No reason to panic.

I'm sure Pop will make some adjustments next time they meet.

[gilmor]

I want to live in your bizarre little world where 26 points on 21 shots is better than 27 points on 20 shots. Can you give me directions?

Also, one guy had more rebounds, assists and steals than the other guy. I'll let you figure which.

The big three weren't the problem today. They were sensational, especially in the second half. They got ZERO help and Amare, Nash, and Richardson hit some tough shots, so credit to them.

The thing I don't get is that you guys still want to compare Manu and Tony.

Both are as important to this team as Tim.

Without either, we would be kicked out in first round.

Now it's time to consolidate and win instead of ing who is the better player.

For God's sake.

[Bukefal]

Parker is our best player tonight, and it's not close.

I agree.

I want to live in your bizarre little world where 26 points on 21 shots is better than 27 points on 20 shots. Can you give me directions?

Also, one guy had more rebounds, assists and steals than the other guy. I'll let you figure which.

The big three weren't the problem today. They were sensational, especially in the second half. They got ZERO help and Amare, Nash, and Richardson hit some tough shots, so credit to them.

come on ? It's just 1 difference each If you see it that way, what about the +3 minutes

[urunobili]

Where'd you go buddy? If you read these responses it seems my opinion was the unanimous decision...

As we haven't been acquainted let me introduce myself and give you some tips since your post count doesn't seem to help your sense of what thread opening should be all about...

Im urunobili a god damn no-one third world like you though Im trying to learn about basketball... that's why I more listen rather than speak and when I speak such a emotional slur (like the one on your thread le) about one of my favorite players, i do it IN THE ING GAME THREAD.

Unanimous decision? classic ST self sucking delirium symptoms u r having my friend...

and BTW I never go anywhere... it's just that i find little time to discuss with dorks like you... it's not even funny...

[smeagol]

As we haven't been acquainted let me introduce myself and give you some tips since your post count doesn't seem to help your sense of what thread opening should be all about...

Im urunobili a god damn no-one third world like you though Im trying to learn about basketball... that's why I more listen rather than speak and when I speak such a emotional slur (like the one on your thread le) about one of my favorite players, i do it IN THE ING GAME THREAD.

Unanimous decision? classic ST self sucking delirium symptoms u r having my friend...

and BTW I never go anywhere... it's just that i find little time to discuss with dorks like you... it's not even funny...

Don't be so hard on Alvie. He is a huge Manu fan. And the truth is Manu's 3-pt shot has been off since the playoffs started.

That being said, I want him to continue taking 3-pt shots in orde to get his groove back . . .

[flacura]

Manu basketball hall of famer, no doubt, he is the man, he means championships, what a player my god, can we clone him? spur will miss him when he retires, imagine a couple of decades without championships, not even close to that without manu

Manu = Championships

[Bukefal]

Manu basketball hall of famer, no doubt, he is the man, he means championships, what a player my god, can we clone him? spur will miss him when he retires, imagine a couple of decades without championships, not even close to that without manu

Manu = Championships

You should marry him

[flacura]

You should marry him

Sorry, but I'm little bit sick of the short term memory of people after a lost game. You destroy a player because of a lost game, remember the 1st game against Mavs.

Besides he has a relative good game, good numbers, when he was in the field in the third quarter Spurs gets closer and tied the game, when he went to the bench with 5 in the clock they put 10 points again.

Even what you mention about his 3 of 8 from 3 is not a bad percentage at all 37.5 (Give me that every night please)

Re ed, come on? who?

Manu =

[Bukefal]

Sorry, but I'm little bit sick of the short term memory of people after a lost game. You destroy a player because of a lost game, remember the 1st game against Mavs.

Besides he has a relative good game, good numbers, when he was in the field in the third quarter Spurs gets closer and tied the game, when he went to the bench with 5 in the clock they put 10 points again.

Even what you mention about his 3 of 8 from 3 is not a bad percentage at all 37.5 (Give me that every night please)

Re ed, come on? who?

Manu =

Who is destroying Manu? I dont think anyone is
Maybe the op, not me. I was just joking about your cloning

[ElNono]

i was more confident with Horry, Barry, Finley or Bowen when we needed a late three. It helped us so many times in PO to have those catch and shoot killers from behind the line.

The only reason those guys were successful (besides not curling up in fetal position in the playoffs, like Mason or Bonner) was because of penetration from Tony or Manu. The fact that the big 3 command so much attention gave them open wide looks.
We still have that. The problem is that our options now are RJ, Mason, Bonner and Hill. Only Hill has shown he could knock the corner three, but he was garbage last night. Probably since he got rattled early by Nash.

now, manu and hill are probably our best solutions in that area.

They're pretty much the only solution until one of Mason, RJ or Bonner decide to show up.

[flacura]

Who is destroying Manu? I dont think anyone is
Maybe the op, not me. I was just joking about your cloning

not you you you, others, like in Lost, no names

Re ed is not a good word for an All Star

[Slippy]

Can't really fault Manu here, those are his shots. He was doing it the last month and half leading up to the play-offs. Since injuring his nose that's the best i've seen him shoot it from outside. His form was good and before he got subbed in the 3rd had hit 3 consecutive triples so you know he was feeling it . He was the team's most lethal outside threat. Gotta go with what got you there . If anything , others need to step it up from outside.

[sa_butta]

I just want to point out that noone on the Spurs team has shot the 3 well. Ginobili had a great game...too bad we did not have a 4th scorer tonight to help out.

[SenorSpur]

Furthermore, it appears that Manu and Hill are the only legitimate 3-point shooters in the rotation. I don't even bother to factor Mason and Bonner because they both suck in the playoffs -doing the one thing that they're supposed to be good at. In fact, I now cringe whenever either of them touches the ball. It's like they're playing "hot potato".

[carina_gino20]

Furthermore, it appears that Manu and Hill are the only legitimate 3-point shooters in the rotation. I don't even bother to factor Mason and Bonner because they both suck in the playoffs -doing the one thing that they're supposed to be good at. In fact, I now cringe whenever either of them touches the ball. It's like they're playing "hot potato".

True. But I'd still rather see them take those shots rather than putting it on the floor. If I see one more Bonner drive leading to a turnover or stagnant offense, .

[LnGrrrR]

As we haven't been acquainted let me introduce myself and give you some tips since your post count doesn't seem to help your sense of what thread opening should be all about...

Im urunobili a god damn no-one third world like you though Im trying to learn about basketball... that's why I more listen rather than speak and when I speak such a emotional slur (like the one on your thread le) about one of my favorite players, i do it IN THE ING GAME THREAD.

Unanimous decision? classic ST self sucking delirium symptoms u r having my friend...

and BTW I never go anywhere... it's just that i find little time to discuss with dorks like you... it's not even funny...

Let me tell you one thing.

You may not have a perfect grasp of English grammar.

But you sure as know how to handle expletives.

From my experience with people teaching me foreign languages... that tends to be one of the first things people like to teach.

[MmP]

An argie bashing Manu? that's new!

[nkdlunch]

well I gotta agree he took one re ed 3 after getting a rebound, off balance and in the 4th quarter vs. the Suns.

Manu was great though, we would have lost by 30+ w/out him.

[Kori Ellis]

Alvarez

[kace]

The only reason those guys were successful (besides not curling up in fetal position in the playoffs, like Mason or Bonner) was because of penetration from Tony or Manu. The fact that the big 3 command so much attention gave them open wide looks.
We still have that. The problem is that our options now are RJ, Mason, Bonner and Hill. Only Hill has shown he could knock the corner three, but he was garbage last night. Probably since he got rattled early by Nash.



They're pretty much the only solution until one of Mason, RJ or Bonner decide to show up.

so, that leads to this question: are we able to be succesfull in those PO with so few solutions behind the line ? Hill can't be yet considered consistently reliable in clutch time (which is logical for a sop re) and manu is with tony the one who should be driving and passing for the outside shooters.

After so many time pesting that we needed to attack the rim more instead of shooting threes..... now, we have tony and manu back to their best level to drive to the rim, with Hill and RJ showing some ability to do that, but the 3 pts shooters are lacking.

[ElNono]

so, that leads to this question: are we able to be succesfull in those PO with so few solutions behind the line ? Hill can't be yet considered consistently reliable in clutch time (which is logical for a sop re) and manu is with tony the one who should be driving and passing for the outside shooters.

After so many time pesting that we needed to attack the rim more instead of shooting threes..... now, we have tony and manu back to their best level to drive to the rim, with Hill and RJ showing some ability to do that, but the 3 pts shooters are lacking.

Ultimately, teams are going to clog the paint. Might not be these series, but the next one if we make it that far. At that point, we're going to need to hit a shot from outside. Dice was actually money in the Dallas series, and even if not as mobile as Bonner, I rather have him taking the jumpers. Also RJ can have a decent jumper. I mean, if we have shots to spare so Mason can take them, then might aswell have Richard take them.
We still need some form of three ball though. It will most likely come from Hill and Manu just like in the previous series.

[MateoNeygro]

I still love Manu. I know that with the good you take the bad and its a fine tradeoff imo.

Couldn't agree more. The good outweighs the bad by atleast a metric ton.

[ALVAREZ6]

An argie bashing Manu? that's new!

OK re s I'm clearly not bashing him, read all of my posts.... of all people, trust me I am well aware of what Manu means to the team...if it weren't for Manu, Spurs wouldn't be in the playoffs, period. And certainly wouldn't have gotten past Dallas.

With that said, I won't hesitate to call out any spur, especially in the playoffs.

[Cherry]

OK re s I'm clearly not bashing him, read all of my posts.... of all people, trust me I am well aware of what Manu means to the team...if it weren't for Manu, Spurs wouldn't be in the playoffs, period. And certainly wouldn't have gotten past Dallas.

With that said, I won't hesitate to call out any spur, especially in the playoffs.

Alvarez. Last game:

Hill was off,
Jefferson was missing,
McDyesss did little,
Bogans did little,
Mason did nothing,
Bonner is done,

and you pick Ginobili to call him half-re ed for his 3pt????

[ALVAREZ6]

Alvarez. Last game:

Hill was off,
Jefferson was missing,
McDyesss did little,
Bogans did little,
Mason did nothing,
Bonner is done,

and you pick Manu to call him half-re ed for his 3pt????

Let me further explain...NO of course not am I blaming Manu for the loss, not even close haha. I'm not saying those stupid shots had a huge impact on the game either. But when you are in a close playoff game, a game where the Spurs are down and having trouble just keeping up with the Suns offensively, it probably isn't smart to jack those stupid shots. It's not something that only happened last game either, he did it vs. Dallas too, he's becoming trigger happy from three when there are like 20 seconds left on the shot clock. And for obvious reasons, those kind of decisions are exactly what the Suns want. It lets them go right back onto offense, Spurs fail to slow the game down, and the Suns know they can't stop Manu from driving the lane...and he should know that too and attack it because it has two effects, essentially the opposite of what jacking stupid threes does. The Suns love playing with huge runs and scoring bursts, I don't think the Spurs system is built for that, in fact I know it isn't. They need to be consistent, 48 minutes a game, even flow. Get better shots and better control the pace.

The half-re ed part was just to catch people's attention, as jacking threes with plenty of time and covered well is not Spurs basketball, it's streetball.