From OKC- Manu must e feared

[TDomination]

Oh I especially loved that layup where Manu faked a pass to the corner and blew past Durant. Durant was so totally faked out his jockstrap I don't think he ever even saw Manu's layup.

I was at Durant, but thats what Manu does. Durant had'nt seen that all year. He doesn't know lol

[Nathan89]

I'm becoming convinced that when healthy, Manu just knows when he's needed to raise his game and he did it on cue. He wasn't needed like this in the first two rounds, but with Green having a bad night and Parker being less than stellar he knew it was his time.

The beauty about this is that any night there are a lot of guys who can get you 26 and boost the Spurs to a win. If they focus on Manu like the article says 5 other guys might take up the slack. That's how you win all these games is having guys step up when other guys are off their game. If Durant or Westbrook or Harden are having a bad game, who on OKC will step up and give you 20+ to carry them?

Manu steps up when Parker plays like . He did the same thing in game 1 vs the Clippers.

Or is he only capable of producing in 1 game after a long break?

[emanueldavidginobili]

I was at Durant, but thats what Manu does. Durant had'nt seen that all year. He doesn't know lol

He knows that Manu might come out of no where and block his dunk though LOL. Manu is honestly incredible. Its just a joy to watch and we wont be seeing this for much longer, him and Timmy..its just been a of a ride to watch them over the years and is just blessed to see them play. If the Spurs make it to the finals and end up winning, I hope Manu goes off and wins finals MVP, that would just be perfect.

[Ghjkll]

Manu is capable of playing like this for short periods of time, like 5-10 games...People here forget that he is a rhytm player, when he is on a tear and healthy, just wach out...Of course, sometimes he goes cold for strechtes too, like the first 8 games in this playoffs, sans one or two good ones...But even in those bad games, he is due to make the game-defining play. It´s certainly a rare and unique talent. Even Kobe had a game in which he went 2-18, and then proceeds to hit the game winner. Manu has the same quality. He lives to make things happen in the biggest stage. The nice thing here is that we are deep enough to avoid overusing him. That´s great. Of course, if he goes 20-5-5 in the low 30´s minutes he plays in the series, the Spurs are almost unbeatable. Let´s hope that we are witnessing the start of a great streak of games, and that lead us to another ring and a Finals MVP for him. It would be a perfect final act to an amazing career and cement his place as an all-time great.

[kaji157]

Manu steps up when Parker plays like . He did the same thing in game 1 vs the Clippers.

Or is he only capable of producing in 1 game after a long break?

Bost assestments are quite wrong, first because he produced well against Utah in the 4th game (17 points on 11 shots) and second because Tony Parker has been horrible shooting the ball since the first 3 games of the PO.

BEFORE SOMEONE CALLS ME ANTI PARKER CHECK BELOW.

Tony Parker has been far from dominating this playoffs, he is just shooting a lot, his averages have been great during the first 3 games against Utah (he shot .565 during those games), but on all the other games he is shooting .350, which is awfull for a first option.

His playoffs average are also far from great at .426

Actually Ginobili´s and Parker´s averages are pretty similar given that Manu has also been shooting so-so at .438 .

Here is a FG% by series comparision:

----------Ginobili----Parker
1st Round---.394------.500
2nd Round --.405------.361
WCF(GM1)---.643----- .400

Sometimes is better to check out the boxscores, even when they don{t tell all the truth, but they also don´t lie.

[skulls138]

Says you.


Mnau is capable of having 3 more just like that.

Agreed. Whats the logic in Manu's performance being a fluke?

[Wild Cobra Kai]

Agreed. Whats the logic in Manu's performance being a fluke?

I also agree. It's not like he dropped 40 or 50 on them. He can drop 26 about any time he wants to. If they think the timing (crunch) is a fluke, I invite them to review the playoff career of one Emmanuel David Ginobili. Clutch is his calling card.

[m33p0]

Well Manu won't have a night like Game 1, at least on Game 2.

Someone else has to step up. Who?

is that timvp behind you with a pair of scissors to snip your testicles off?

[The Reckoning]

[PublicOption]

When everyone elses butthole shuts under the pressure, our guys are ting all over the floor.