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It's mental at this point. Probably distracted by his coming Reddit AMA.
Can we blame a slump with decision making? Same mistakes/decisions against playoff teams won't cut it; this isn't a Manu hate thread either- we all in here see it; his decision making is atrocious
It's mental at this point. Probably distracted by his coming Reddit AMA.
I'm sure nobody knows how badly he's playing more than he does. He also knows he dodged a bullet for his team tonight. I expect him to work through it sooner than later as a result of that.
If I were the coach I'd start him just for the change of scenery. Also because I'd start my best players, but that's just me.
Can't start him or you'd have to sit Danny Green and he seems pretty fragile.
This 100%
I thought about starting him so he doesn't come in cold after sitting on the bench for several minutes and so that he doesn't have to handle the ball as much. On the other hand Danny is playing great and I would hate to hurt his confidence. He obviously can't bring it off the bench like he used to that made him a great 6th man.
He has been horrible lately, his stupid passes all over the place and his shots good lord. I will still take him on this team anyday but he has been really bad as of late. This is not his year lol. He is fully healthy too so right now it's mental, what you see is what you get though.
Turnobili >>>>> Ginoturnover.
As long as we keep on winning... Non-Issue
Then he's not capable of starting for a championship team.
What's starting him gonna do? Add to his to total? It's who's on the floor at the end of a close game that counts - he's a vet; pop needs to be a coach and not be a Manu fan; Green is in a better groove and he's hitting his shot and plays D. Pop shouldn't hesitate to yank Manu if he continues to force things
Too predictable, and removes a ball handler... you trap Tony and nobody else can handle the rock. Manu can be playing like , but he still commands much more attention than Green.
Yeah, let's not do anything to help the guy who can go on a monster tear as one of the best players in the league because Danny Green is in a groove.
it was a bad game by Ginobilli but I think people are overreacting. His playmaking is still crucial to the second unit.
I'm not sure I like Manu as Sixth Man anymore. The only reason he's been that for years is for the spark of energy that he brings off the bench. Now as he's getting older he can't do that anymore and I think I even heard him say in his interview the other day is it's harder now because he comes in cold from sitting on that bench for a while. Of course it probably affects his mental status too.
Yep you read that correctly; like I said he's on the floor when it counts; if he continues to make the same mistakes, just bc he's Manu you're saying Pop shouldn't act accordingly and pull him? If the Spurs lost this game his decision making would be magnified - what's worrisome is his decision making hasn't seen any improvement
He has been slumping lately. Prior to this down period, he was playing great though. Could be personal problems, mid-season malaise, etc. I'm not worried. I fully expect him to be in true Manu form come playoff time.
If you're the coach of this team, what are you playing for? You know there's no president's trophy in the NBA, right?
Benching him during crunch time of a regular season game doesn't really help the team. If you want a le, you figure out a way to shake him up so that he produces or you hope he works his way through it. Either of those are going to require him to be on the court. He's not fighting a nagging injury, he's just not playing very well.
Tell him tonight that he's starting against Harden on Sunday. Problem solved.
He's coasting until the Playoffs, tbh.
So, you're saying he's pulling a Robert Horry? Hmm, I ing hope so. He's shown some sparks of the old Manu here and there, especially that nice dunk against the Cavs last week but he hasn't put in a full 4 quarters of quality work in a long time.
Nah, Ginobili is not the Horry's type. He needs to practise and see results to gain confidence.
He is definitely not coasting.
I agree he is not mentally like Horry! He needs to gain confidence as you said, right now he appears to have none and it shows.
The only real issue with starting Ginobili is it takes away from Parker's aggressiveness. Maybe if Ginobili can play off the ball more when he starts that could help.
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