Its CLEAR how important Ginobili is to the Spurs now....

[lebomb]

Capt. Obvious thread....

You would be surprised. I work at a good sized company, and tons of people were saying the Spurs could still win it all without Manu. I was like WTF? are yall talkin about. It aint gonna happen.

[timaios]

take away the 3rd best player from any team and they will suffer, problem is, manu was "taken away" even when he was on the court, he wasn't the manu of 03-07 and he never again will be, not even close.

we had a very slim chance to win it all with Manu, and we have a very very slim chance to win it all without him

Manu didn't play a lot of games this season and he will not play this summer.
He will be well rested to start the 2009-10 season.
I think with all the problems he had for 1 year (playoffs vs Lakers, olympics, half season with Spurs, no 2009 playoffs) he will be really hungry.
And it's a contract year !
He is a true compe or and i think he's gonna be a beast next season !

[hater]

Any fan of Manu should now root for Rudy Fernandez. They have similar styles and Rudy will still be in the playoffs this year. All is not lost. Root for Rudy!

Rudy Fernandez is a pussy. and this is coming from his cousin. my last name is Fernandez too.

pussy!

[temujin]

Any fan of Manu should now root for Rudy Fernandez. They have similar styles and Rudy will still be in the playoffs this year. All is not lost. Root for Rudy!

I do like Fernandez.
He won't be around much longer, though.
This is not an economy in which you can have village teams hang around too much.
NBA is a business, above all.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Any fan of Manu should now root for Rudy Fernandez. They have similar styles and Rudy will still be in the playoffs this year. All is not lost. Root for Rudy!

Nothing alike. And Rudy will NEVER be close to Manu

[urunobili]

Rudy will NEVER be close to Manu

U got your facts right...

[Spursmania]

Manu was definitely an integral part of the team. He is sorely missed.

[bdictjames]

Manu makes everyone's life easier. End of story.

[SenorSpur]

We all know how important Manu is to the Spurs. His skills and contribution cannot be replaced. However last night had nothing to do with Manu's absence. Just as losing to the Fakers, in last year's WCF, had nothing to do with his injury. Manu's greatness simply masks the bigger issue with the deficiencies of this roster. Even he wouldn't have helped last night.