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hopefully he is coasting till the playoffs.
Is he fatigued or injured? In January and February, he's shooting 40% and 31% from beyond the arc, averaging only 16 pts.
I'm not blaming him, but I'm just worried. We need supermanu to be a top team in the playoffs.
hopefully he is coasting till the playoffs.
He's been pathetic the past few games, very inconsistent. Hope he can snap out of it, because we won't win many in the POs with this Manu. He has spurts of Manuness, but needs to bring some balance back. Have a series of good games instead of trying to be great every night.
Pop needs to rest him a lot more, he gets a lot of unnecessary minutes for some reason. He needs to play Neal more minutes and sit Manu on the bench more often.
Pop's playing him because he's lost his confidence little by little... and that's huge for Manu. He really needs two or three good games to get it back for the playoffs... the ASG could help but I won't bet on that.
his game is fkn
i hate it when he gets 3 continuous possessions and just chucks up lazy shots
I thought he played great against NJ?
He must not have read all those threads back in November/December insisting that the early heavy minutes wouldn't matter.
Yeah, but back in 2008 playoffs vs the Fakers, he scored 30 in Game 3, and you know what happened next.
Well, he had a bum ankle then...
To be honest, he did have a weak game tonight, but I liked that dunk at the end. It's a sign he can still be successful driving, which I'm sure we'll see more of in the real season. I don't particularly mind him not going all out right now.
He was playing with one foot in 08.
We don't need Manu to be god. We need a solid performance every night with his FG% not to drop below 40%. Way too many 6/18 shooting nights the past couple of months.
he loves slumps
he will bring it in the playoffs. he knows damn well this is their last shot.
And that's why I'm worried if he's injured right now.
I completely agree with you. If he's healthy and not feel so good, he can take less shots and pass more.
No. Every Spurs player is under contract next season. We have a damn good shot this season. And no matter what happens, we have a damn good shot next season. After that? FTW
He's just taking too many 3's... when they were going in early in the season, he was an MVP candidate. Now he's injured?
He's not a pure shooter like Ray Allen. He's going to go through these slumps. If a guy like Kobe can go through stretches like this, I don't see why a guy like Manu can't.
He's basically matching his career high in assists... I don't think passing and creating for others is his problem right now.
I think Manu is confident enough to know he's playing like dump. Dude's smart. All sports have slumps. He'll recover, even though I think he's tired.
I guess one can look at his 40% and conclude that he's not going all out, but there might be other reasons as well.
I don't think he's injured. He probably needs a little more rest. The ASG shouldn't be too taxing.
Manu is not good enough to play at the level he was playing at earlier in the season, for an entire season..he's too old and has too much mileage at this point..the Spurs don't need him to be a star player for an entire season..
Ginobili's defense has improved, as his offense has declined, at least IMO..his D was horrible while he was on his hot streak, it has gotten better, as his offense has regressed, which isn't a coincidence IMO..
I don't mind to see him coasting, as long as he's peaking in the playoffs..
At this point, Parker is gonna have to take Manu's role from earlier in the season, Duncan is gonna have to step his game up(like he did tonight), and the rest of the team will have to bring a collective effort(particularly Hill and Blair)..
Manu hasn't been shy of telling Pop how he feels, especially in the regular season. You need to look no further than the Wizards game where he said he needed the rest.
I just don't see him driving as much. He ranks #3 in the entire NBA for 3 points attempted. He was #50 last season.
I agree with Harlem that if the expectation is for him to be SuperManu for 82 games, you're setting up yourself for disappointment.
Last season 28.7 min 4.9 assists
This season 31 min 4.9 assists
I know his passing ability is fantastic, but maybe a little overated? In some games he was just forcing shots too much. I really don't want him to go 6-18 in too many games.
Manu wanted the fast start, he got his wish, and so far it's worked out well.
Now he and the rest of the Spurs understand that the priorities are 1A) HCA and 1B) rest and injury-free. So hopefully all this is a little taking the foot off the pedal and getting themselves in the best position for the playoffs.
Worst-case scenario: he's got nagging injuries.
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