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Bench scored 2 points or something tonight.
Tim/Manu/Tony/Bruce/Fin did all they could do and they were all devastated by the loss. Spurs just weren't deep enough when it came down to it (not being able to play 2 centers killed the depth).
Wasn't his fault. Spurs lose by 30 without him.
Manu is a winner and I'd take him into battle seven days a week.
Props to him for a great final three games.
What a warrior
My thoughts exactly- so very well said, you two.I don't blame Manu- at all. He gave it his all, things just didn't go our way.
Love ya Manu!
Bench scored 2 points or something tonight.
Tim/Manu/Tony/Bruce/Fin did all they could do and they were all devastated by the loss. Spurs just weren't deep enough when it came down to it (not being able to play 2 centers killed the depth).
then Dirk went to the lineIt was a mental mistake that made Spurs coach Gregg Popovich turn away from the court and mutter a curse to himself. He had just spent a good portion of a timeout the Mavericks had called to set up Nowitzki's play reminding his players not to foul a Dallas player in the act of shooting.
-the same time my heart was pumping like i was going to have a heart attack
come on Manu, it's over! Get over it. we are still behind you 100%
As good as Manu has been in the 05 playoffs, and in Game 6, I didn't have any confidence that he would make the last shot. He just doesn't have the ability to create a jumper off the dribble, and you need that to score in the last seconds of a game. If he had the threat off creating a jumper, he might have been able to drive more effectively.
After the loss, I went to the track to walk out some of the disappoinment, and I kept thinking for all the "depth" they kept saying we had on our bench they didn't contribute much. We had experienced players but that was it.
~Thanks Angel
Small Ball?
our centers in this series were practically useless.
well, at least not a fan are suggesting to trade Rasho right now or Nazr bec. they had done nothing at all to contribute to the loss
Like Kori said, not being able to play Rasho or Nazr really killed our bench
This was probably the deepest Spurs team in history...AJ just figured out how to short circuit it. He made Horry, Rasho and Nazr pretty much useless and Finley got moved into the starting rotation...that left Brent Barry as our bench like last year, only we needed offense from our bench, not his game.
Coachs decision.
The Players should feel like crap, the played like it.
^^^ Thats too hard but too much error in the last play. Well, with 2 seconds left, it appears that, even SPURS has the lead, the Mavs is still going to score and the SPURS are so scared and make mistakes.
BTW, I like Oden. They may need to tank the next season to get him though....haha
Manu Screwed up two games for the Spurs. He needs to feel like when a team comes back from 20 and he committs a stupid foul on the Nazi! If he was going to foul, he should have made sure the Nazi did not make the basket. Thanks Manu, now go to Argentina and open a library to let people read on how you screwed up.
P.S. Did Manu show up for all the games?
I would blame Timmy's pussy layup attempt at the end of regulation before i would blame Manu.
Tim shoulda went up strong with the ball for a dunk or to draw a foul. He was right under the basket for god sake.
He was cramping up pretty badly.
How about not blaming anyone and just giving the Spurs and Mavs their props?
Tim, Manu, Tony, Fin, and Bruce did what they could. It wasn't enough. Mavs were deeper. They played harder from the tip. And they came away victorious.
Every game isn't about finding blame for a loss. Sometimes you just get outplayed.
Can you stop with all the "Nazi" talk? It's ridiculous and unnecessary. Grow up.
Hey ive already posted about what a great effort it was by Timmy in another post. He played his heart out. I just wish he would have played that one a little stronger. Trust me it was upsetting for me to see your team lose tonight as well. Ive been rooting for them all through the playoffs.
no fingerpointing...it's easy to look back on the replays and bring up the "shoulda, woulda" crap but Mavs wanted it more that night..That's what it boils down to. No storybook endings this year. I don't understand the Timmy/Manu bashing plays.
Even Magic Johnson and Larry Bird lost some years in between their Glory Runs...
A fraction of a second. A couple of inches. He came sooo close to blocking it.
Maybe if was just a little healthier he could have gotten it. Everybody says it was such a stupid foul, an idiotic decision, but it's not like he was trying to foul. He was going for the block, and it would have been the greatest block in Spurs history if he got it.
I don't blame Manu at all. He always plays his ass off and he takes the losses harder than anyone. Ask Tim if there's anybody on the entire planet he'd rather play with. Hopefully next year Manu will get his legs back, his lift back, and his ability will catch up to his heart, like it was in '05. It's no secret the guy is my favorite player, so I'm sad at the way it ended, but I know it'll only motivate him that much more for next year. One cannot succeed without taking chances, and when you take chances, sometimes you come up short. And life would be awfully boring if you never came up short.
You guys think there will be any good deals on a Manu jersey now on eBay? I was thinking about adding one to my collection.
That's exactly what he did...He woulda had the Hakeem like' winning block but Dirk delivered instead. Maybe next year he can try it again and succeed.
Manu's game is my favorite to watch for during Spurs' games, not because of his scoring, but because of his energy, drive, and his will...I really wanted to see him play in June because this, not just for the championship, but just to see him keep on playing....We only get so many unique guys like this every 15 years, his intangibles are akin to Larry Bird.
He is the best flopper in NBA and that cost this game.Poor Ginobli!
He is one of the biggest winners in the NBA! I would take him any day on my team! Hes got huge balls and he is clutch as ! Keep the chin up Manu!
oh, it wasn't his fault. it was Duncan's fault. please read: link:http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgnsWasn't his fault. Spurs lose by 30 without him.
Manu is a winner and I'd take him into battle seven days a week.
Props to him for a great final three games.
What a warrior
Duncan was just 1-of-7 from the floor in overtime, and the Spurs failed to defend their NBA le in a 119-111 loss to Dallas.
Even before Duncan's unproductive overtime, he missed his most important shot as the clock expired in regulation. He couldn't give the Spurs the win when he failed to make a follow-up basket at the buzzer after grabbing the offensive rebound on a missed layup by Manu Ginobili.
Pop "considered" Rasho in the first quarter when the Mavs were scoring at will, but AJ went smaller and smaller and even smaller. People always talk about shortening the rotation, and now we did-- 8 guys. Unfortunately, we got basically nothing from #6-8.
Manu only knows one way to play- he is just that way and that is what makes him amazing. Without him, we never win game 6 and never get close in game 7.
thats what i thought.. he was just so unproduictive in OT - nothing he put up would go in! ugh! It;s was the most frustrting 5 min.s of my life.
Tim was cramping pretty bad.
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