SI Article: Manu and the Brooks Injury

[Budkin]

Bunch of bull .

[Cessation]

Manu was set up early for that charge, no dirty play here.

[Jimcs50]

Yep, he just froze in place to make sure there would be no chance of a 3 pt foul. Unfortunate injury

[Mr.Robinson]

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.

Costs us the Mavs series in 06.

[Spur_Fanatic]

1) I prefer Manu going ballistic and most of time somehow make it work, that just being someone else in floor, like a passive , waiting for someone else to take a risk.

2) Really? Manu turned that game around by himself.

3) Plus, had it worked, we would still be kissing his ass for that.

[Obstructed_View]

Costs us the Mavs series in 06.

Yeah, all those minutes of Michael Finley at power forward had nothing to do with it. It's manu's fault for daring to play defense against Dirk with two seven footers watching from the Spurs bench for five games.

[DaDakota]

As a Rockets fan, and a big AB supporter, I saw nothing wrong with what Manu did, just bad luck for Brooks.

DD

[TJastal]

he was in a "take charge" position not moving mind you and this moron jumps up and trys to fly into manu (hoping for a foul) or trying to get a foot closer to launch the ball and lands on ginobilis foot!!! he deserves this injury he needs to stop trying to make a half court shot and get a foul called on the opposing player at the same time. i saya he deserves it b/c im sure he started this dirty player BS

this.

[tuncaboylu]

How can you blame a player who is standing without moving in anywhere of the court. Is this a joke?

[analyzed]

This is silly, Manu did what every good basketball would instinctly do, get to your man early and stop him from advancing. (basketball 101 stop the ball). But by the time he got close to brooks , Brooks jumps and takes the shot. (note Brooks sees the shot clock and situation while Manu is more concerned with defending). Now by the time Manu realizes that brooks is taking the shot, he stops ( to avoid not being called a foul, what else is he supposed to do, move away ? that's silly.) . It's just unfortunate brooks lands on Manu's foot. This situation is very different from not defending when a guy goes for a drive and making him land on you.

[DrSteffo]

As a Rockets fan, and a big AB supporter, I saw nothing wrong with what Manu did, just bad luck for Brooks.

DD

Classy post (And true).