The real Manu is back!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I kept thinking to myself, "this man is going to be in a wheelchair when he's done with playing basketball." It's amazing how he puts his body on the line on every play.

But I doubt Manu concedes to sitting out unless pop forces him, and by that I mean he sets up a trap, where like a cage comes down from the ceiling over him.

I know, you'd have to put him in a cage. That was probably the first game in a while where he took a lot of spills. He only plays one way. I was wincing.


There's a Larry Bird quote I've seen that kinda reflects that same at ude.

“‘I can remember when I first came in the league, Artis Gillmore told me one time, he played for Chicago, he said if you expect to play a long time in this league, you better quit mopping up the floor, and I thought ' well he’s crazy because that’s what basketball’s all about!' Well getting a little bit older now, and feeling the bangs and the bumps and the bruises and all that, I can see where’s he coming from, but I can’t change my style of play. I gotta play like that every night.’—”

[jdev82]

him going to the hoop aggressively was a great sight to see, possesion after possesion.
you're right, we just need to see him get going on the tre's and bingo! we got ourselves a le challenge

[smeagol]

I only have faith in Jesus and not basketball players. Love Manu, but I thought his boneheadness was catching up with him.

C'mon, you know what I mean. I true knowledgeable basketball fan (I'm far from being one) can see through the issues in order to judge when a player is going through a funk and if that player will get out of it or not.

You gave up on Manu way too early.

tell me you don't have relief too.

I trusted my instinct. I always thought Manu was going to come back in decent form.

I love my country, but I'm not going to risk my career over a basketball game, because at the end of the day that's all that was.

But it was ok for him to risk his career in the LA series, when it was already clear he was playing with a bum ankle?

He needs to use some smarts along with his intensity. For as great as he is, he can make some boneheaded decisions. playing for argentina when his ankle was going to break like you say is about the dumbest thing ever.

But it was ok for him to risk his career in the LA series, when it was already clear he was playing with a bum ankle?

very obvious and I defended his play more than anybody on this board. Timvp and Kori tried to tell everyone that Manu was healthy or even 90% healthy against NO and LA and I argued with them all the time.

So you argued with them about Manu's health but not once you mentioned he should not be playing at all? I sense a double standard.

Now I think you would agree I was right, so why in the would Manu continue playing, risking his career, and not fix the ankle?

Same comment. Why didn't you say he should fix his ankle before the NO and LA series?

[Manudona]

I love my country, but I'm not going to risk my career over a basketball game, because at the end of the day that's all that was.

And what would be your career but a chain of basketball games? At the end of the day, that is all that it is.