No one brings up that 2007-2008 season... but Manu Ginóbili was a legit MVP candidate despite not being a starter at all, one of only a couple of players all-time to lead their teams in scoring from the bench... (#7 in PER at his career best 24.3 / #4 in VORP at his career best 5.9 behind LeBron, CP3, and Kobe / #3 in plus-minus at 8.1 behind LeBron and CP3). The 46 points he dropped on Lebron at Cleveland that season (on 15/20 shots) is still one of the most efficient games ever by anyone. Freaking Stern and his cronies fixing that season via a Joey Crawford no-call... the league so desparately wanted a Lakers/Celtics finals that year and got their wish... The whole plane on the tarmac debacle prior to Game 1 vs. L.A. and the Game 5 officiating were vomit-inducing... but yeah that game epitomized Ginobili's abilty to take over games.



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SuperManu, tbh
