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Health is part of it but it looks like he probably did some off season work after that poor showing at the end of the season.
The dude was shooting 78% from the free throw line last year and having career worse numbers in shooting.. this year he is literally lighting teams up.. tonight he shot 9-9 from the free throw line and hes like 94% on the year..
was his struggles really injury-related or have something to do with his hamstrings? what do you think? was it a combination of him not playing in europe this year?
Health is part of it but it looks like he probably did some off season work after that poor showing at the end of the season.
The Heat-Spurs Finals was the first time the Spurs received widespread mainstream attention, and it coincided with Ginobili having arguably the worst stretch of his career..instead of remembering a great career that was full of memorable successes, NBA fans/media now view Ginobili as the guy that was a double-agent for the Heat during that series, tbh..
He's obviously motivated this season, tbh..
Kids (twins!)... you can also understand duncan's resurgence... so I like spurs' chance at 5 this year!
I've said it in the past and I'll say it again: rest
In the 2012 olympics he was putting great numbers. Next to that was last year's regular season, which was subpar. There was no way he could decline that bad in one summer. I think it has to be related.
Manu is very much a rhythm player. He had a phase last year when he got injured for long stretches and that upset his rhythm.
All said, Manu, while doing well this season, is still playing well within himself. The Spurs should only look for what they will get in the flow from Manu and should build apart from him and not around him. He is 36 and to expect anything much from a 36 year old SG in an athletic league is not going to help matters. Manu will have to be treated as bonus rather than the main core. I hope the Spurs involve Kawhi more over the course of the season in the offense.
What I like is that Green showed some signs of being verdant finally again. That augurs well.
Injury-prone, 35-year olds shouldn't be playing off-season basketball. He should have rested all summer and came into the season fresh. He didn't and was plagued all year with injuries. When he wasn't injured, he looked terrible and fatigued. Irresponsible and shameful of Manu to do that especially since he was the highest paid player on the team. He had an obligation to the San Antonio fans and pissed all over them in favor of Argentina.
Last edited by Johnny RIngo; 12-23-2013 at 11:56 PM.
I love Manu, last year I just kept waiting and waiting for the old Manu. It never happened, a game here or there. But no consistency. Yet I absolutely love the guy. I'm glad he is playing well.
When he's healthy he can still play at a high-level but it's early yet so we will see..
He didn't play international ball during the off-season. I'd imagine that probably helped quite a bit.
He was hurt more than we heard or he lead on last year, beginning to think that part is a fact now.
He made a bet in Vegas for the Heat to win tbh
Lol, plAyblair became playnando became playbonner.He made a bet in Vegas for the Heat to win tbh
Yeah, but his free throw struggles started way before that. Post-All Star Break, he was pretty bad at the FT line.He made a bet in Vegas for the Heat to win tbh
Then again, Tony Parker seems to have caught the FT bricking disease as he has been pretty terrible there this year so far.
Manu gets accustomed to shooting gaps with passes in the regular season that he often doesn't adjust for the increased pressure and attention in the post season. That's why he turns the ball over so much. He makes the same passes in the regular season but the Demarcuses and the Sacres don't give a , they just watch it sail through. Take that into a game where every possession is like fighting for your life, and Manu doesn't value the ball so he just flings it and tries to force the action. It's not new. He came into the league doing that except he'd hit guys in the audience instead of giving it to the other team.
Manu thinks he can make any pass he can imagine, so he tries it. That's like a shooter taking long range shots because he's made them before. The next one is going to go, at least in his mind. Look at that guy from Toronto tonight who kept pulling up from 25' and missing. Manu is to passing what Curry is to shooting. They can both make unbelievable plays, but it's going to cost you when they don't discriminate between in-game situations.
You see , with a couple quad injuries......
Not only was he struggling with injuries, he was unable to handle being our back-up point guard. Some people need to watch game 5 again, instead of using game 6 as his only example. When he was playing off the ball he was much better. He is looking great now. I think he wants redemption as much as anyone.
bro hit me up next time you decide to go to the rec imo
Sweet, you'll be in a vid.... PM
haha, where u from bro? I think I've seen a cathedral like the one in the vid near Bicentennial in McAllen.
i'm gonna say it til the day i die, somethign in that finals was bull cuz i don't care how bad a player falls off, he should be able to make a pass to a player 10 feet away from him with ease. i will always say he threw that finals just as heat fans and others say lebron threw the 2011 finals(lebron can't score on jason terry and deshawn stevenson? GTFOH!!!) and bubba smith until the day he died believed his own coach and qb threw the 1969 superbowl. it's one thing if you're having a bad shooting night, but to just throw the ball away in key points of the game is bull . then u come back next season as fresh as ever. bull . but i know noone agrees and it's fine. it's my opinion and it's just that. my opinnion. and he's playing well this year again.
His kids were being threatened by the mafia. Only explanation for someone who had a rep for being a "clutch" and "smart" player melting down so spectacularly.
This is an MRV Truth Nuke right here!
Last edited by Skull-1; 12-24-2013 at 10:55 AM.
It is too early for so many truth bombs. My eyes are still trying to focus! Where's the caffeine?
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