Is there any surprise we lost this game? Manu goes 1-6 and scores 3 pts, grabs 5 Rebs. If we win a Championship, it's going to be because someone other than Manu steps up and exceeds expectations. I don't think he's just going to turn things around. I've never seen him play so consistently bad before. It's come to a point where the good games are the anomaly.
It's hard to admit because Manu has been my favorite player to watch over the last decade but its not so fun anymore. He turns the ball over, makes ridiculous passes, plays sub-par defense and gets burned regularly. He ALWAYS gives great effort and is compe ive as - two things I'll always appreciate - but his miscues are starting to outweigh the positives.
Is there any reason to believe that he'll pull things together? I'm not so sure. It makes me cringe to see him with the ball in his hands. Do you know how crazy that sounds? I used to plead for his teammates to pass him the ball when the game was on the line. Now? He either throws up a garbage shot, gets the ball knocked out of his hands or jumps up in the air, off-balance and throws the ball in to the other guys hands
SMFH
I feel like Sean Elliott has sensed this and is already dropping hints about Kawhi needing to average 15 PPG+ in the playoffs for us to have a chance. Kawhi is going to need to assume bigger responsibilities on offense to offset Ginobili's putrid offensive output.
His shooting slump is certainly a big problem right now. Outside of that, I thought he had a solid outing. 5 boards, 4 assists, only one turnover.
Either Neal is hurt or Pop's making a point and punishing him. Either way, with Manu struggling, we are missing some points and/or big shots. We don't have much time to straighten things out. I'm actually glad we are going to play against tough compe ion down the stretch because this team needs to face the best before the playoffs begin.
Rockets announcers said Neal was out with planar fasciitis... closest I heard from official word on him.
His shot is definitely not helping him, but I still hope he can play at level he did in the olympics
Point blank we won't make it to the finals maybe not even the WCF finals with Manu playing like this.
He can't make right now...don't know if it's his old legs or what...I also noticed he doesn't even split pick and rolls any more, he just picks up his dribble and tries to make a pass...just really hope it's all mental and not physical...
Expect three more seasons of it.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...highlight=manu
It's difficult to play when you have a 3 tiner sticking out of your back.
tee, hee.
He doesn't have three years left in him unless he does a Tim Duncan about face from two seasons ago to now! He doesn't have enough left though IMO to do that.
hes clearly in decline lets just hope manu has 1 more good playoff push in him
Manu playing that bad is by far the biggest concern regarding Spurs.
It usually takes a little time for Manu to get back his groove and rhythm after an injury but, he has played 17 games since he came back from the hamstring injury and he is still struggling. It's worrying.
I certainly won't bury Manu because he is a great player but he is at an age where you had to wonder if this slump isn't a sign that he has nothing left in the tank. Manu is the fifth oldest SG/SF in the NBA behind Grant Hill, Jerry Stackhouse, Ray Allen and Vince Carter. The four wingmen older than Manu were great players that are now nowhere near their previous level.
We will need it.
It could all be the Olympics. He didn't get a summer of rest as he has in previous years and perhaps his body couldn't handle it.
I agree with what others have said though, we can't win a le with Manu playing like this in the playoffs.
Not going to bring up his good defense nor the great play he made for a steal in the 4th?
no?
ok
Carter's been better than Manu this season though.
At this point just stick him on the end of the bench and don't play him. Hopefully the other bench players will pick up their games.
He won't even be able to play out half that contract.
Yeah that's a fantastic idea....
While he made good plays on D and can be a good playmaker, I'm starting to get worried about all these 1-7 and 2-10 shooting nights along with dumb attempts at passes. I'll never give up on Manu though. TD hasn't always gone into the Playoffs playing well and once Game 1 of the 1st round begins he always turns it up a notch. I think Manu will turn this thing around soon...
His shooting is definitely the big elephant in the room right now. I think getting his shot back will make the rest of his game fall in place. I'm not buying the Olympics out of gas part... he doesn't look tired and he had some time off with the injuries. His minutes also have been limited throughout. Tonight he only took 6 shots, which I think speaks volumes on his lack of confidence in his shooting. Knowing Manu, he's probably the one being the hardest on himself over this.
Let's hope he turns a corner on the poor shooting sooner rather than later.
People were saying Manu was done in '10 when he was playing terrible at the beginning of the season. After TP went down with an injury and he started starting he became the Manu of old. I think it may be more of a mindset. He feels that the team is good enough that he doesn't have to do that much. However that lack of aggressiveness hurts his game.
What?!? Our team is getting old and it's showing? No. Wake me when it's over.
You're right about the shot attempts and as far as his overall play, I'm hoping for the same thing. However, he needs to play better defense too. Delfino and Lin ran right by him.
On a totally separate note: WTF are refs going to stop bailing out Harden's weak ass ? He's flopping out there and getting way too much respect from the officials. I hate that dude and his nasty troll-toothed mug.
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