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He's been progressing a lot the past 2-3 weeks. It wasn't just tonight.
If your definition of a point guard is to create in pick and roll opportunities, then Manu has been playing the point guard role for nearly 7 years.
He's been progressing a lot the past 2-3 weeks. It wasn't just tonight.
Damn, dude. They way you throw out useless insults every other post You must be one tough Internet tough guy. If only there was an award for that.
You know, when you disagree with someone you can do it without throwing out stupid insults like a 6 year old. Just saying...
That's part of it sure. But there are other aspects, such as shooting less, that I think would benefit the team. Parker stopped taking threes for the most part because he couldn't hit them consistently. Unfortunately Manu has really had trouble shooting this season. I'd like to see the coaching staff tell him to be their main facilitator.
I said it weeks ago to Ruff that Manu will play a lot better. I said he is out of form and will play a lot better later on.
Anyway, the main problem I am having is all those 3s that Manu is shooting that end up missing and turning into a momentum swing for the other team. He's gotta cut those turnovers out too with that cross court pass.
LOL funny that you mention 6 year old because EricB also likes to call people "kid" quite a lot.
Unless . . . he is a 6 year old. That means he has been a Spurs fan since 2004. Impressive.
he was 1-4 or 5 in the last 2:14
that is not awesome
and him refusing to pas to rj cost the spurs a turnover
no
he forces more shots on the team then anyone
Your blind.
Go rub one out to this ducks
Your complaint was about his turnovers and how you've "had it" with him.
- He had two turnovers.
- ducks agrees with you
Pick the one that makes you feel less ashamed and apologize for it.
tony doesnt pass to anyone. haha
Updated.
Parker leads Spurs past Pacers
By Cliff Brunt
A bit of rest and relaxation in Malibu was all a hobbled Tony Parker needed to start blowing by the compe ion again.
Parker returned after missing San Antonio’s final game before the All-Star break because of a strained left hip flexor. Fresh off a four-day vacation with wife Eva Longoria, he scored 28 points to help the Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 90-87 on Wednesday night.
“He didn’t get to stay in shape, he hasn’t been able to do anything,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “Considering that, my God. He scored, he moved the basketball, he was really important to us running the show.”
Parker said he struggled at times during his 39 minutes of action.
“I got tired in the second half and my hip was getting tired,” Parker said. “We’ll see what we do for the next game, but overall I was OK. Can’t do every movement, I can’t go full speed, but I’m a vet, so I know how to get by.”
Tim Duncan had just eight points on 4-for-23 shooting, but had 26 rebounds and five assists. He had 10 rebounds in nine minutes in the fourth quarter.
“That’s why he’s a Hall of Fame player,” Pacers guard T.J. Ford said. “I don’t know too many guys in this league that can go 4-for-23 and still help his team win.”
Duncan said it was possibly the worst shooting game of his career, but he made up for it by “going Mo Malone on them.” It was a reference to Moses Malone, the powerful post player who spent his best years with the Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
He joked that his futility padded his offensive rebounding stats.
“I got a jump on it because I was missing so many shots,” Duncan said. “I guess I knew where the ball was going.”
Parker said Duncan’s effort was key.
“That is what’s great with T.D.—even if he has a bad shooting night he’s always going to do other stuff,” Parker said. “He was huge on the boards, he was huge on defense. Even if he was not blocking shots, he was deflecting shots. He’s just a presence.”
Manu Ginobili added 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Spurs.
Danny Granger scored 23 points, Roy Hibbert had 14 points, seven rebounds and six blocks, and Troy Murphy added nine points and 16 rebounds for Indiana.
The Spurs won despite shooting just 35 percent from the field.
“If you would have told me we would hold them to 35 percent shooting, I would think we had a chance,” Pacers coach Jim O’Brien said.
Duncan’s 11 offensive rebounds helped the Spurs take 16 more shots than the Pacers.
“We played hard,” Granger said. “We got our hands on a lot of balls. We just got killed on the offensive boards. That’s kind of been the tale of our season.”
Popovich switched up his lineup, starting Keith Bogans and Matt Bonner instead of Jefferson and Antonio McDyess to counter Indiana’s small lineup.
San Antonio led 51-45 at halftime before getting hot in the third quarter. A free-throw line jumper by Duncan closed out a 7-0 run that gave the Spurs a 64-50 lead.
Indiana rallied at the end of the third quarter. Two free throws by Hibbert capped an 11-3 run at the end of the period that trimmed San Antonio’s lead to 69-67.
Indiana took its first lead of the second half early in the fourth quarter on Ford’s short jumper in the lane.
The lead seesawed until the final minutes. Richard Jefferson hit a 3-pointer, then Ginobili converted a 3-point play to give San Antonio a 90-84 advantage.
Granger made a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to make it 90-87.
The crowd stood, hoping the Pacers could get a stop. Ginobili drove, but Hibbert blocked his shot. Duncan rebounded and kicked the ball out to George Hill, who heaved a desperation 3-pointer as the shot clock expired. The ball was tipped around until the Spurs gained control and ran out the clock.
“That last play of the game was almost picture perfect for them,” Murphy said. “This isn’t the way we would have liked it to end tonight.”
NOTES: Pacers F Tyler Hansbrough still is out with an inner ear infection. He has missed the past month. … Hill, an Indianapolis native who started for the Spurs, finished with six points and four rebounds … Spurs F DeJuan Blair committed five fouls in 10 minutes of play.
Last edited by duncan228; 02-17-2010 at 10:56 PM.
I tell you this much... as 'bad' as Manu has been playing, if we ship him out you can just close down shop and start rebuilding from scratch... Nobody is giving us outside of the big 3
I did write that I was talking about his missed momentum 3s the whole season and I should have wrote his turnovers the whole season too, but if you want to pick at that post no problem.
I said I had it with his turnovers. That is true, but it was frustration for the whole season. He needs to stop throwing those bad cross court passes.
If you want to be literal and go off that one post then that is up to you. I won't be apologizing for that. They are bad passes.
tp passes to rj at the beginging of the game to get him going it fails
he has passed to him
tp is used to being a one an fast break however and he could work with rj on that
but other then that he passes to rj plenty
rj problem is his d and hustle not his o
...which is why I quoted it so you'd know what I was referring to. You went off on how sick you are of a guy who made the plays at the end of the game because of his two turnovers. Seriously, you need to have your head examined for that statement if you're going to try to defend it. My issue was with that post and only with that post. If you'd like to discuss the threes he's been missing that he normally hits, we'll talk about it, but after the performance he just put up, especially at the end, criticizing his game is going to come off as nit-picky.
Manu knows he has to step it up being a FA at the end of the season.
I have explained that when I said "I HAVE HAD ENOUGH" that I was talking about turnovers for the whole season. I'm not going to apologize because I didn't spell that out for you or write it out properly.
It was a build up of frustration, and if you notice all season I hardly have said anything bad about Manu. Why did I chose that moment to say it? I was pissed off at that point as I thought about all his turnovers in previous games this season and didn't care for yet another cross court pass turnover from Manu.
Winning a game doesn't mean everything is all good an no one can be criticized so I don't know why you think it's wrong to say anything after the game, even if he did have a good game. We didn't pay that good of a team in Indiana and could have even lost this game.
I do want to talk about the missed threes which is why I wrote it like 3 or 4 times.
Manu always had those turnovers... obviously, it's more obvious now that he's been assigned backup PG duties and he has the ball in his hand more. I said plenty of times I wish we had a legitimate backup PG so he can go back at playing SG, which obviously is what he's the most comfortable with.
About his shooting, well, it just hasn't been there this season so far. Two seasons ago he just couldn't miss. I'm sure if he knew what it was, or if there was something he could do about it, he would. That said, I'm glad he keeps on shooting. Eventually they're gonna go in.
I am a huge Manu fan and I those turnovers weren't that big of a deal to me before, but with the Spurs struggling they can be a big deal if he makes them in critical times.
Anyway, the shooting I usually agree with too, love that he keeps taking that shot, but now I am starting to wonder if he should only take the wide open threes and maybe go inside and look for a midrange jumper or drive to he rack instead. I'm still going to think about it though because like you said I am not sure I want him to stop taking those shots. After a miss I do, but probably overall I'd want him to keep shooting.
So you think he should keep shooting. Good. That is one opinion and I wanted more people to give their opinions on it too.
26 rebound TD is his second best in career. Second best all players 2009/10 season.
What else?
Maybe this..
Bingo!!!!! 4/21 suckers
in the begining of the season manu was hitting his three pointers but not getting to he rim now its opposite, before the season is over i have faith that it will all come together
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