My Pop-Manu theory

[TDMVPDPOY]

But i still prefer to have the ball in ginos hand in the last play for the win, but he tends to fumble on the ball at times, next person would be tim duncan down low or screen pick catch and shoot for horry. Got a bad feelin that most teams in teh playoffs will know that the last play will be drawn up for ginoboli, so we need sumone else to take the shot at times. Duncan seems pretty good with kickout at 18ft, and down low.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Hi everybody, first post.

I think some of these guys are insane, one bad loss and they start to pit the teammates against each other or start blaming one or two players. Close games are the team's fault. It's ridiculous. Especially when you're arguing over the clutchness of two very clutch players. Tim is very clutch and can finish. Horry's got all the playoff experience in the world. Manu has that winning-will, and usually makes 3 key plays for every 1 turnover. It just sucks that the last play was the turnover while Horry was so used to winning these games he thought he'd get the call at the last minute.
Big deal. They lost one measly regular season game. Sometimes it could be a blessing in disguise and helps them account for the same mistakes on a REAL IMPORTANT PLAYOFF game. They've been in that situation with Tim finishing, and they could have very well won it like champions, but they were off that night. Oh well.

Anyway you can't have one guy be your secret weapon. Manu's the X-factor, but teams need 2,3 options to keep from being predictable.(see: Kobe's 5000 missed gamewinners)

I don't think teams will ever figure out Manu's style. He improvises too much. He's smarter than the average player also, so that gives him the advantage. We're very lucky to have him.

If they preen Tony to be the 4th clutch option many more championships are on sight.

[zeleni]

Hi everybody, first post.

I think some of these guys are insane, one bad loss and they start to pit the teammates against each other or start blaming one or two players. Close games are the team's fault. It's ridiculous. Especially when you're arguing over the clutchness of two very clutch players. Tim is very clutch and can finish. Horry's got all the playoff experience in the world. Manu has that winning-will, and usually makes 3 key plays for every 1 turnover. It just sucks that the last play was the turnover while Horry was so used to winning these games he thought he'd get the call at the last minute.
Big deal. They lost one measly regular season game. Sometimes it could be a blessing in disguise and helps them account for the same mistakes on a REAL IMPORTANT PLAYOFF game. They've been in that situation with Tim finishing, and they could have very well won it like champions, but they were off that night. Oh well.

Anyway you can't have one guy be your secret weapon. Manu's the X-factor, but teams need 2,3 options to keep from being predictable.(see: Kobe's 5000 missed gamewinners)

I don't think teams will ever figure out Manu's style. He improvises too much. He's smarter than the average player also, so that gives him the advantage. We're very lucky to have him.

If they preen Tony to be the 4th clutch option many more championships are on sight.

Rasho in the starting 5!

Manu and Tim were not the ones who get the blame for this, you unpronouncable poster, you! (Look who's talking about the pronouncables )

Nazr should be in the doghouse after that game.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Anyway you can't have one guy be your secret weapon.

Then why does Pop try?

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Then why does Pop try?

Manu earned a lot of trust in Pop for having the ball in the 4th quarter.

I think Spurs are pulling a sleeper on the league. It was only a matter of time for Tony to elevate his skills, so they had Tim and Manu take it easy. In that one article Manu said he wanted to start playing harder and sure enough he just turned it on like a light switch. Right after game 7 of the FinalsPop probably decided to pull the Manu-Tim sleeper for the 2006 regular season.

[timvp]

ManuTim_best of Fwiendz

This is right there with Dirkuleez or whatever.

[ShoogarBear]

This is right there with Dirkuleez or whatever.

Yeah, boy.

Very good posts so far, man. But please rethink the SN.

[ChumpDumper]

If Pop keeps this up, Manu will be much easier to sign in 2010.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Yeah, boy.

Very good posts so far, man. But please rethink the SN.

heh. Yeah I just came up with it off the pic in my avatar, had nothing else to think of at the time. So sue me for coming up with a name that makes me look re ed and not really caring.

Oh well. It was a gamble.

[ShoogarBear]

Even just Fwiendz woulda been okay. Sounds like the name of a kiddie rap group.