ridiculously unfair to say that. I'm a Manu fan, and this series has got me so depressed I haven't posted for like a week...The only fans happier than Mav Fan tonight are Manu Fan.
Having to see the Spurs going down to the Mavs and then coming in here and reading all the bull that that creates is sometimes too much.
For clarity, when timvp says "Manu fan" he isn't refer to everyone who likes Manu. He's talking about people who aren't fans of the Spurs and whose only goal is to praise Manu and bash all others along the way to make Manu look better. You know what type of Manu fans, I'm talking about.
still moronic..... he's better than that.
Not exactly moronic. I'm sure those type of Manu fans are pretty happy right now.
Of course Manu wanted to be out on the floor. Nobody's questioning his desire, but rather his judgement.
And yes, injuries happen - that's why playing in the Olympics was an unneccesary and foolish risk.
no player is bigger than the club
in this case...only timmay is the exception hehe
Well, the Olympics are more important than an NBA season and they are only every four years, so it was an udnerstandable risk. Guys, Argentina could also have been angry with the Spurs for letting him being injured in the Playoffs last year.
Or they could be angry now as he planned to to play this summer for his NT in order to focus on the Spurs.
And yes, he's won a lot with Argentina NT, but he also won three rings with the Spurs, so why should a fourth le be more valuable to him than defending Olympic Gold?
Parker will play for France every summer at least till 2012, he could get injured. Will then everybody bash him for letting the Spurs down, too?
Last edited by Dawkins; 04-29-2009 at 01:56 AM.
For all of you es blaming Manu, you!If anything, this shows how valuable Manu is to the team and how much having him covered up alot of the weaknesses this team have. Without him showed those weaknesses! I didn't hear anyone say that to Timmy or Parker when they played in the Olympics! Nobody got on them for representing their country! Anyway, we have to get rid of alot of the dead weight Bonner, Finley, Vaughn to name a few!
I'm a fan of Manu but not a Manu Fan. To figure out if you are a Manu fan, it's pretty simple. If you are happy right now because the Spurs got eliminated and "proved how vital Manu is", then you are a Manu Fan. If not, you aren't.
And yes, it's extremely lame to blame anything on Manu. There's no doubt that he would have been out there if possible. There's no doubt he'll try his hardest the rest of his career to bring a fifth championship to San Antonio. The guy is a warrior and one of the top winners in basketball history.
That Glassy !
Yeah, and him, he was born in 1977 and he landed in SA en 2002, too late. We lost 25 straight les because he did not get here before.
Screw him! him!
It's not so much that Manu played in the Olympics...it's that he was injured and should have taken the summer off to heal. Instead, he just made his injury worse.For all of you es blaming Manu, you!
Manu Ginobili will come back strong. So will Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. I would like to see Drew Gooden get a chance to be in the rotation next year. The future is bright. The Mavs will still have no les. The Suns will still have no les and we can start over fresh next year. The season is over. Let the league have their Cleveland/LA final which will be a media lovefest for LeBron and Kobe. I may watch if I don't throw up after hearing how this is the greatest final since Bird vs Magic and all the "who is the real MVP?" talk.
It would be so funny if the finals ended up being Orlando vs Denver ! Stern can't let that happen though.
Fairweather fans. The only positive thing about this season is that it'll hopefully drive all the whining bandwaggoners away.
Manu's body is broken down. He's got not one, but two, bad ankles. His game is built on slashing and reckless play. He's almost 32 years old. The chances of him making it all the way to the playoffs are slim.
Duncan is past his prime and has tendenosis. You really think he's gong to go through another whole season without that flaring up again? I don't.
And Drew Gooden is gone. After the way Pop ed him around? GONE.
lol +1
the brutal cold hard facts have blinded the homers once again.
Whining little (spineless) es, that goes for most of you.
Come on man, thats so easy to say. It isnt all about manu's loss man, there are many factors why spurs lost, and did not have a great series. Get over it, get over manu. Even with Manu, would it be any different? Maybe a bit more points and all, but I dont think it would.
at people who think that a healthy Manu would carry a team with Matt Bonner and Michael Finley in its starting lineup to the Finals.
LOL @ this junk of a post. Why do you even bother?
Amazing. Simply amazing with all this Manu hate. The man didn't get up one morning and told himself, "Hmm, How can I screw my U.S. team (Spurs) over"?. Come on folks. Nobody in here will ever feel the commitment one feels for his country. Not one of us. I doubt any of the posters in here are ex-NBA players much less national team players. Give the guy a break. Turn the clock back 2.5 years to 2007 and some folks in here that are bashing Manu right now wanted to bear his children. Hypocrites. What's done is done. Water under the bridge.
I've been following Manu for several years now and the guy is a GEM. Go ahead, trade him and get rid of him. You'll have pie in your face so fast it won't be funny. Get him healthy. Purge some guys out of your roster and add some decent role players and the Spurs are right back in it. I don't buy the "Spurs run is over" theory. It's Horse-Dung.
Lay off Manu guys. He deserves it.
+1000
Odd how the bitterness of this 1st round exit has transformed itself into fan ungratefulness...
If you want to 'blame' something:
Blame Pop's strategies...
Bonner's disappearance...
Mason's sudden lack of confidence...
The Spurs' defensive rotations...
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