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I don´t agree with Manu.
He was there and he putted his gas and spirit. He just couldn´t help us all he wanted and all we need it.
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Manu not showing up cost them their legacy.
Manu played well in one game, and the Spurs won. Manu played well below average in the other 4, and the Spurs lost. His performances made a huge difference, and if he had played just a bit better in games 1, 4 and 5, the Spurs probably win. Of course, others could've stepped up their game to compensate, but that didn't happen either. It wasn't just one thing, but losing usually leads to good changes, so we'll see what happens this summer.
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i respect your analysis, but as a spurs fan im going to have to disagree. manu is our closer to games, as we saw in the suns series, some in the hornets, and previous years, manu raises his game in the clutch. his uncanny ability to drive increases to an elite level. all of those potential game tying/over the hump attempts would have gone in 50% of the time but from i saw, he missed every ing one of those. if manu was healthy, i think we would have pulled out game 1, 4, and maybe even 5 (at least 1 of those forsure). i do agree that your bench out played ours the entire way, and i do want to say that the lakers deserved their victorys because the spurs had there chances.
as for this article, i couldnt respect manu anymore, for taking responsibility. thats a man right there. initially were all pissed about his performance, but the man was injured and we have to live and die by our superstars. lets not forget all the great memories hes provided us. GL in the Olympics manu and we'll see you next year!
Poor Manu.. better luck next time... Cant wait to see him in Black and White next year.
So Manu was too hurt to help. What is Tony Parker's excuse?
Eva is so demanding my friend, what else
The Spurs (read: Tim Duncan) beat a team with a front line of Wallace, Wallace & McDyce so they sure as can beat a team with Gasol and Bynum.
tp was not the reason spurs lostEva is so demanding my friend, what else
get over it
rebounds and manu
manu usually helps with the rebounding
bad breaks and some miss calls
NOT TP
I disagree with Manu, he's just trying to take responsibility like a winner.
Bench was the reason, and it finally caught up with us.
In a best case scenario, Manu could have won us some games in the series, but the
Injuries are part of the game. Others have to step up in Manu's place (or whether it be Tim or Tony's points). Manu still grabbed rebounds, made plays etc. and while he could have still played smarter, we only got one guy to do that in the latter half of the series and that was Barry. (No Udoka, No Oberto, No Finley, No Horry) You at least need one or two more to step up as well.
Spurs have to be more versatile again, where we can't be exploited for our reliance on the big three's offense. That was almost our doom in the New Orleans series. This year our offense had to compensate for the offense of five players.
But whatever it's good to hear Manu will be healed up sooner than later.
And it's cool how he's matured as a compe or from two years ago, he's still pissed, but his expectations and pressure to win it every year aren't too high, where he'll become depressed about it.
It is Manu´s fault only ? , i dont see anybody talking about the two spurs MVP, TP and TD , what about them ?
what about them
spurs big three needed to score 60-70
manu only scored double digits one game out of 5
what about them
spurs big three needed to score 60-70
manu only scored double digits one game out of 5
Aren't you tired of posting on every single Manu thread, with the same thing over and over? "It was Manu's fault...blah blah blah...TP was amazing. Not TP's fault at all."
Manu has more excuses than a man going to jail.
Really! But he now has had 2 knee operations and he is only 20. I remember when he got injured he was starting to play really well. The prognosis was for him to be out for 8 weeks and come back by the time the playoffs started IIRC. But then it got delayed and now he is rehabing for next year. Frankly I don't wish him any harm but there is a cloud hanging over him with those knee injuries. How he handles it and if he can regain his confidence is a question only he can answer. We'll see what happens next year but the second coming of TD? I don't think I will ever see that. But if it does happen I hope he is wearing the Silver and Black.
He doesn't ever need to become anything close to TD for the Lakers to be dominant. If he can give what he was giving right before he went down that is all the Lakers will ever need from him.Really! But he now has had 2 knee operations and he is only 20. I remember when he got injured he was starting to play really well. The prognosis was for him to be out for 8 weeks and come back by the time the playoffs started IIRC. But then it got delayed and now he is rehabing for next year. Frankly I don't wish him any harm but there is a cloud hanging over him with those knee injuries. How he handles it and if he can regain his confidence is a question only he can answer. We'll see what happens next year but the second coming of TD? I don't think I will ever see that. But if it does happen I hope he is wearing the Silver and Black.
Top flight rebounder
Great shot blocker
High FG% (He was leading the league at the time)
Good hands
Finish around the rim
Clean up missed shots, garbage man
That's it. They Lakers don't need anything else from Bynum to be a great team.
+1
Don't kid yourself, Lakers are going to be tough in the next couple of years. I'm not saying the Spurs don't have a chance against them or that they are unbeatable, but to downplay their potential and even the team they had this season is kind of silly.
Even if we had a healthy Ginobili, Spurs had way too many other problems this series for you to say that it could have been 3-2, Spurs could have won, etc.
Lakers will be scary good next yr. Gasol will have a yr under his belt and Bynum will only make them better. People he's only 20 and getting better.
That being said, it's good to see that Gasol is still soft as Charmin.
Whats sad is your so called best player faked an injury to get bailed out of his ty WCF performance against a new dynasty.That being said, it's good to see that Gasol is still soft as Charmin.
Yea, and Bynum faked an injury so that the Lakers could get Gasol and it wouldn't look so shady that they didn't have to give him up in the trade.
It's ok guys! Manu will heal up in the offseason and will stop the bleeding!
what happened the last time ginobili took the blame for an early playoff exit?My rough Spanish translation (based on 4 years of Spanish back in HS so take it for what it's worth)
Before we embark on our summer vacations, these last 24 hours have made me a little sad mood. I'm depressed. I know that you cannot win it every year, but yes, we believed we could have beaten the Lakers and they are not that much better a team than us. Fundamentally, I believe that this elimination has been different than any other elimination that I've lived through in the NBA. Because I believe it was my fault, that I couldn't/didn't do, everything I know that I could do.
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