Aren't we used to Manu playing every millisecond, esp in crunch time and pressure plays?
I can see somebody else, like 99% of the NBA, spectating that play, but not Manu.
I still don't get the big deal.
Was the clock running? Then Manu is allowed to defend his man.
Injuries happen all the time in basketball. This is another case of one that was unfortunate, but still unintentional, and just happened to take place at the buzzer.
Who ever got the idea half-court shots were open season? They are not good shots, but NBA players can make them, as evidenced by the Shooting Stars challenge they do at every All-Star Game.
Another thing nobody mentioned is that Brooks was on a full run. When his feet left the floor, Manu was between 9 and 10 feet away from him. Manu is coming over to get in his way, and Brooks leaped from well short of the mid-court line. Look at how far he went in the air, while shooting that shot.
Manu is supposed to know that they guy's foot is going to come down nearly 10 feet away from where it left the court? That's not exactly a normal shooting motion, is it? You think he calculated how far the guy was going to fly, and knew exactly where to put his foot? Gimme a break.
Manu is about 10 feet away from Brooks when Brooks jumps and lands on Manu's foot. We wouldn't even make a call in street ball or 3 on 3 in a play like that. It falls under the category as " happens". It's like trying to find someone at fault because they got hit by lightning.
You can challenge anything and it's not like he measured it all in 1 second to approximate where Brooks was going to fall. He just tried to deter the shot by being in the way. So, there was no malicious intent at all. On my replay, I clearly see Manu checking up on Aaron and offering support, so..in closing, in basketball that kind of stuff happens on every level.
Bruce did it night after night. I imagine that he showed Manu how to do it. The Spurs only win because they get other guys hurt, right?
Manu bad
Unfortunate, I like Brooks and the Rockets. It looks like he barely touched Manu's foot if he did at all. He leapt so far that he may have rolled that ankle regardless of whether Manu was even there. He came down on that ankle very hard though. Any word on the extent of injury?
The injury was unfortunate but I doubt Ginobilli had the intent to harm.
That's one of the strangest responses I've ever read. I seriously don't know if you totally mis-read what I posted, or you're trying to be ironic, or what.
I'll try to make it simpler for you:
Manu did not do it on purpose.
It was an unusual, and unfortunate play.
The Spurs are not a dirty team.
Bruce doesn't play OR work out with the team anymore.
Take your meds.
Hey, "veteran", your sarcasm detecter's on the fritz.
Manu did it that way to make sure a foul wasn´t called on him mainly, and because he sees brooks is being trapped by Hill so the charge is the right thing to look for.
And if you remember well the last time Manu actually challenged a half court shot it ended with chris paul shooting 3 freebies.
Too bad for Brooks.
The rox will take advantage of this if Lowry recovers soon because he and Ish Smith seem like much more cappable players at running their offense, Brooks is a 3pt shooter with none passing or defensive abilities.
Some people need the blue text....Hey, "veteran", your sarcasm detecter's on the fritz.
Hey, "veteran", your sarcasm detecter's on the fritz.
Oops. Hee-haw.
(See, I'm admitting to being a jackass there. Just in case my sarcasm maker is on the fritz too.)
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Oops. Hee-haw.
(See, I'm admitting to being a jackass there. Just in case my sarcasm maker is on the fritz too.)
.I was thinking, did I suddenly get too subtle? The answer was, of course, "naaaaah".
When clock is at 0.00 it usually sounds.
according to which bag is that a hidden rule?
you play to win games not give out free shots
Pretty much
Here we go again, dirtiest team in the league accusations, the sequel.
Manu only tries to injure batsbut yeah seriously.. that was far from dirty. Manu was just trying to play the best defense he could without fouling. It sucks that brooks got injured but accidents happen.
how many games has manu played in he should know
how many games has manu played in he should know
This X 10000000. As long as that clock is running and the opposing team has the ball, you should try to defend EVERY shot. NBA players can make the shot any day, nothing wrong with trying to defend it.
Manu plays with heart, never giving up...
And now that is a bad thing, according to some fans here.
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