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He should give back his salary for this season seeing as he didn't do anything to earn it.
Thanks for the translation. Mi pobrecito Manu....I know it kills him inside not to be participating. I hope he gets plenty of R&R this summer and be raring to go come 2009. He is such a compe or I have no doubt he'll give his best and I too hopes he stays with the Spurs come 2010.
He should give back his salary for this season seeing as he didn't do anything to earn it.
If I had a cent for every junk post you make, I would have more money than Manu...
will you pay him back for the less than star salary he has always agreed to? ... to be a part of the san antonio spurs? He was considered the second best SG at one point in 2008, second only to bryant for a third of the cost.
Don't worry. If he had a brain he would actually keep his mouth shut.will you pay him back for the less than star salary he has always agreed to? ... to be a part of the san antonio spurs? He was considered the second best SG at one point in 2008, second only to bryant for a third of the cost.
It looks like it's easy to get EricB out of TPark, but a lot harder to remove TPark out of EricB.
Thanks Nono
Well, it seems like even Manu knows that the success of the team, championship-wise, ultimately depend on him. Duncan/Parker and the role players will always give them what they give them. He knows that how he plays is a direct difference on whether or not the Spurs can contend though.
And frankly speaking, I still believe that the core of Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili have at least one more championship in them.
He has satisfied the terms of the contract that he and the Spurs both signed.
I really loved that article. You could feel Manu's emotion coming through.
I wonder how he will handle it if the Spurs low-ball him, trying to get him to take less $ for the team? Perhaps if the Spurs offer 3-4 million a year, for 4 years? Maybe because of his injury and age, he will not get great offers from other teams; they will figure they would have to pay extra to get him to move?
I hate the thought of Manu ever leaving as well, but we can't depend on him as a primary scorer from here on out, not just because of his injury history, but because he must inevitably decline as an aging slasher. He has been working on his outside shooting, so hopefully that part of his game continues to flourish for the next 3-4 years.
He can be a legit 6th man, instead of a sg with starter minutes who plays with the 2nd unit half the time. Going on 32, most sg's don't age gracefully. With Fin and bruce gone, Manu could be the wing vet that we have had for the last few years, that plays a 4th option role.
I see we have something in common: both spurs fans in la!
Re: Manu, I hope he comes back 110% and give the Spurs a reason to sign him again. I do think they may try to low ball him based on the factors you mentioned. And I think he may try to test the market to see if he can get a better offer. I would hate to see him on another team; he, TD and tony define what the Spurs are about. I could see him sign with a team like the Lakers if he could fit into their rotation and then I'd get ill!
seeing manu ginobili in any other uniform other than silver and black would sicken me. honestly, how can spurs fans even talk about trades or releases after this man sacrificed most of his youth for this city's team. I support manu 100% and hope he stays a spur forever.
He should also give back 2004 and 2006's salary . . . you know, .4 secs and the foul on Dirk . . . he does not deserve the money he made those years . . .
When you mention it, Manu certainly has been at the center of our Playoff success...and has been a part of several pivotal playoff failures.
Of course, without Manu, we never got that far in the case of .4 or Dirkfoulgate. But it goes to show you, he is a balls to the wall, instinctual, make-you-or-break you player. If he does not make you champions, he was a part of the downfall.
hence, 2009.
I recognize the trade-off, and manu is worth it.
If he hadn't had that thigh injury in the middle of the series, it never would have gone 7 games and I think he would have been MVP...
If they tried to low ball David Robinson it's a pretty safe bet they'll do it with Manu...I see we have something in common: both spurs fans in la!
Re: Manu, I hope he comes back 110% and give the Spurs a reason to sign him again. I do think they may try to low ball him based on the factors you mentioned. And I think he may try to test the market to see if he can get a better offer. I would hate to see him on another team; he, TD and tony define what the Spurs are about. I could see him sign with a team like the Lakers if he could fit into their rotation and then I'd get ill!
Thanks for the translation
I also hope Manu finish his career in San Antonio
Thanks for the translation. I can't imagine how awful it's been for him to not play.
I would love to see that tooManu needs to join the TNT crew in the studio for the playoffs. I'd love to see Chuck do the GINOOOOOBLEEEEE thing with him sitting there in person.
Thanks for the translation.
we are waiting for Manu's come back.
No Manu, no Champion.
praying for his health...
good luck to Spurs~
Thanks for the translation. I wonder if this means he's gonna hang around and sit in the stands with D-Rob once he retires?
Thanks for the translation.
I don't buy the argument that the two injuries are unrelated. I've read many cases where a stress reaction is brought on due to overcompensation. When Manu returned, his gait was totally different.
And besides, ignoring the people who want to play the blame game, wouldn't it be better if the two injuries are related? It's much easier to swallow that Manu had one longstanding injury that caused his season to derail. The alternative is that Manu had one major injury followed by a separate major injury in the span of months. If the latter is true, that points to a player whose body is betraying him and breaking down. The former points to a player with bad luck.
But yeah, Manu is pretty damn considerate. The normal response of someone who has accomplished as much as he has in just about every aspect of the sport would be to say F the haters. Instead, it seems like Manu's main goal since the day he's gotten hurt is to disprove the notion that he did anything wrong by going to the Olympics.
I don't understand why it's so hard to believe that you can have two unrelated injuries in a row. I mean, it's not like it never ever happened before. Happened to Ian this very same season. Happened to Jacktovas (or however it's spelled). And those guys are much younger and didn't play anywhere near as many games as Manu. Sometimes you can just have a tough break. Happens to the best of them.
I don't think he's trying to disprove anything about the Olympics. I think he just wants to make sure there's an official story (coming first hand from him) that the medical staff told him the injuries are unrelated. At this point, you would be arguing against a medical staff that had MRIs, CT scans, etc in their hands and evaluated what happened. A medical staff paid by the Spurs, not Manu. There's no reason for the doctor to lie. I still have to hear from somebody on the organization saying the injuries are related and that playing in the Olympics brought this to him. Hasn't happened yet. And I'm not holding my breath.
I don't buy the notion that the two injuries are unrelated either. Whatever the case, it's been a wasted season for both him and for the Spurs. I feel bad for Manu, but I feel worse for Duncan. His body is starting to betray him too and this was all simply not fair to him.
I appreciate Manu's compe ive nature. Of course, it's shown to be his folly at times, too. His effort to reach out to Spurs fans in this way is much appreciated. If I wasn't such a skeptic or if he wasn't such a good dude, I'd accuse him of "turning the handle" on the PR machine. Maybe that was part of it. I don't know.
All in all, it doesn't change the fact that this situation has left the Spurs short-handed, with a ticking clock that is rapidly running down on their championship hopes.
Well, that it sucks for Duncan, and the entire Spurs organization and fan base we can definitely agree on. The timing on this injury couldn't have been any worse. Especially after he was finally coming back into a rhythm and put together a few very high level games. But what you gonna do? It's not like he went out there, grabbed a hammer and fracture his fibula on purpose. This stuff happens. It's unfortunate, but it is what it is. Hopefully we'll be a little more lucky next season and I firmly believe our big 3 have at least one more run in them.
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