If Manu doesn't get injured in FIBA...

[100%duncan]

he has lots of time to rest before the season starts and with our depth I doubt we'll need Manu to play above 25 mins in the RS.

Simply put, relax the quest for repeating is going to be fine. Let's not get carried away by The Betrayal first

[Mel_13]

Let's not get carried away

This is SpursTalk. It's what we do.

[vagabundios]

"Let's not get carried away by trolls, just ignore them."

[Emperor]

I'm rooting for Argentina to get eliminated as quickly as possible.

[100%duncan]

I'm rooting for Argentina to get eliminated as quickly as possible.

They are not. They have a weak ass group.

[littlecoyotecoin]

he has lots of time to rest before the season starts and with our depth I doubt we'll need Manu to play above 25 mins in the RS.

Simply put, relax the quest for repeating is going to be fine. Let's not get carried away by The Betrayal first

We should start a thread to discuss this.

[kobyz]

Still we will not get the compe ive Manu, we will get "I wanna play with my friends" Manu, like we see in his last comment he becoming 2012/2013 soft Manu again, seems he is satisfy in his mindset...

[100%duncan]

Still we will not get the compe ive Manu, we will get "I wanna play with my friends" Manu, like we see in his last comment he becoming 2012/2013 soft Manu again, seems he is satisfy in his mindset...

Can you predict how many kids I'll have?

[littlecoyotecoin]

They are not. They have a weak ass group.

http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/groups
http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/eve...3/rankMen.html

There is a precipitous drop after rank #2, so all of the groups are weak ass groups because the top four teams are all in their own groups, and all of the other teams suck, based upon September 2013 rankings. How much have those rankings changed, I don't know, but I would guess not dramatically.

But, we can still root for an upset, right?

[dbreiden83080]

Manu will show up for training camp Pop will tell him to get in a few shots and then go take a nap..

[littlecoyotecoin]

Manu will show up for training camp Pop will tell him to get in a few shots and then go take a nap..

I don't know. Pop is pretty cautious. I'll bet he tells him to take a nap, then get in a few shots.

[Two10Whitey]

And if he DOES get an injury?

[littlecoyotecoin]

And if he DOES get an injury?

We all get to go back to our lives?

[Two10Whitey]

We all get to go back to our lives?

"Get to go back to our lives?"
Welcome to ST aka Meltdown Central. If Manu gets an injury, he's going to be public enemy #1.

[BackHome]

Geez we just won the NBA championship and peeps are already ing........WOW....

[spurs10]

Geez we just won the NBA championship and peeps are already ing........WOW....

Wow is right! They haven't even swept the confetti off the streets yet and the inappreciative underachievers are weighing in.....

[littlecoyotecoin]

"Get to go back to our lives?"
Welcome to ST aka Meltdown Central. If Manu gets an injury, he's going to be public enemy #1.

I was being snarky, but welcome to ST? I assumed and dismissed the meltdown. You didn't? Is that what you were wondering about?

There is already a meltdown thread with 20 pages, and he hasn't even started playing in FIBA, yet.

ST really isn't much different than any other unregulated corner of the internet. I might be able to dig out 5 1/4 disks with flame wars stored on them from 300 baud bulletin boards from the 1980's. They would be corrupt, but I might be able to find them.

I enjoyed your Mormon cartoon, a while back, by the way. You might also like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth

Welcome to the internet.

[cd98]

With their competiveness, it's probably hard to stop playing after the final game. You win the fourth game and you have the championship, but they are still looking for the next game. Maybe that's why Manu decided to play.

[Blue-Lightning]

Manu needs rest... therefore, I'm all for a phantom injury the first month of the NBA season

[littlecoyotecoin]

Manu needs rest... therefore, I'm all for a phantom injury the first month of the NBA season

I repeat myself, but: He is El Contusion. There will be no need to list a FAKE injury.

[Two10Whitey]

I might be able to dig out 5 1/4 disks with flame wars stored on them from 300 baud bulletin boards from the 1980's. They would be corrupt, but I might be able to find them.

[phxspurfan]

I find it interesting how little the culture of Spurstalk reflects the actual fanbase of the Spurs. I.e. no one out there hates on Parker, or calls Manu playing for his country a betrayal, or says Fire Pop after after every loss, etc. I'd bet that there are tons of boards out there where the threads more accurately reflect what most fans think about their team.

[DesignatedT]

It's not as big a deal as it once was. Pop will find time to rest him.

[benstanfield]

I find it interesting how little the culture of Spurstalk reflects the actual fanbase of the Spurs. I.e. no one out there hates on Parker, or calls Manu playing for his country a betrayal, or says Fire Pop after after every loss, etc. I'd bet that there are tons of boards out there where the threads more accurately reflect what most fans think about their team.

Most of them also had no idea who RC Buford was at the Riverwalk. His float went by like the ones filled with nobodies. If you want an accurate reflection of the actual fanbase, sleep through the regular season and show up to a mexican bar & grill during playoffs.

[TampaDude]

I find it interesting how little the culture of Spurstalk reflects the actual fanbase of the Spurs. I.e. no one out there hates on Parker, or calls Manu playing for his country a betrayal, or says Fire Pop after after every loss, etc. I'd bet that there are tons of boards out there where the threads more accurately reflect what most fans think about their team.

Spurstalk caters more to the hardcore fan than the casual fan.