Is playoff Manu back?

[TD 21]

Playoff Manu, the healthy version, is back. A case can be made that, with Parker out and without a healthy Manu, the Spurs would be just a few games over .500 in 10th position in the West. Manu has taken a vocal leadership, to go with his playmaking. There is a significant drop-off when Manu goes out of the game, exposing the ineffectiveness of Roger Mason this season.

This is precisely why he'll be vital in this grueling up coming stretch. The Spurs need Mason to play well and eat up significant minutes in order to be successful. He has to take the load off of Ginobili and to a lesser extent, Hill, from a ball handling, scoring/creating standpoint. I've got no illusions about Mason being the second coming of Nash when it comes to ball handling/creating, but with Parker out, he's the Spurs third best option in this regard in the back court. This team could also use more three point shooting, which he is (or at least, is supposed to be) capable of providing.

[smeagol]

I was talking about Parker in that post, but Manu too will most likely get overpaid this offseason. I would love to bring him back at 2-3 mill per year, but he's probably going to get offers for more than that, maybe he'll take less to stay with the Spurs

With every game that goes by, this comment becomes funnier and funnier . . .

[Martin R]

I'm afraid the answer is NOT.
I'm afraid this is MUCH worse version of Beast Manu....

[baseline bum]

I thought he was done early in the season, but it's obvious the Spurs have to basically bring him back at all costs, even if they have to give a fourth year and he plays in Turkey.

[lefty]

I would go as far as saying that 2005 Manu is back

Infortunately, for some reason, he will take a backseat for TP

[MmP]

I'd say Manu has been the same since 2005. It's just that Tony improvement since the 06 season has made Manu take fewer shots every year. Now this year with Tony out Manu had to take the carry again. He's always had the talent to do it regulary.

[spurs1990]

Ginobili's numbers in this tough 5 game stretch:

28 ppg
47 fg %
42 3pt % w/ 16 total
5 apg

[Das Texan]

Manu is the heart and soul of this team no matter what.


I fully expect some type of extension to be worked out before July 1.

[InK]

I would love to bring him back at 2-3 mill per year, but he's probably going to get offers for more than that, maybe he'll take less to stay with the Spurs

Wouldn't bother usually, but so few ppl called you an imbecile for this comment that i feel obligated to make this right. You are an imbecile.

[smeagol]

I thought he was done early in the season, but it's obvious the Spurs have to basically bring him back at all costs, even if they have to give a fourth year and he plays in Turkey.

[vander]

Wouldn't bother usually, but so few ppl called you an imbecile for this comment that i feel obligated to make this right. You are an imbecile.

we'll see how your crystal ball stacks up against reality...

I'll be back here in a couple years to laugh and gloat



just a reminder: Manu is 32, has a history of injuries, has logged many extra games playing for Argentina, and has only been playing at this high level for about 1/5th of the season...

[DAF86]

we'll see how your crystal ball stacks up against reality...

I'll be back here in a couple years to laugh and gloat



just a reminder: Manu is 32, has a history of injuries, has logged many extra games playing for Argentina, and has only been playing at this high level for about 1/5th of the season...

You do realize you said "2/3 mil per year", right? That's less than what Mason, Bonner and McDyess are making.

[smeagol]

we'll see how your crystal ball stacks up against reality...

I'll be back here in a couple years to laugh and gloat



just a reminder: Manu is 32, has a history of injuries, has logged many extra games playing for Argentina, and has only been playing at this high level for about 1/5th of the season...

Stop the charade. Your mask fell off on the other thread. You said it yourself: Manu is making you look like a fool, he is making you look like a ducks . . .

[vander]

You do realize you said "2/3 mil per year", right? That's less than what Mason, Bonner and McDyess are making.

if it was a one year contract, I'd give him as much as 5

2 years: 4

but since he'll probably be signing a 3 or 4 year contract, i'd say 3 is the max, especially since the Economy is tanking and the NBA salary cap will be under 50 million pretty soon...

wake up, the guy is old and has played a million games, the way he's playing right now is the anomaly, not the norm

[vander]

Stop the charade. Your mask fell off on the other thread. You said it yourself: Manu is making you look like a fool, he is making you look like a ducks . . .

from what I read here, ducks is just trolling, he had me fooled until Kori announced it, I thought he was a legit CoTP member warring against the CoM

so, are there any real CoTP members?

[DAF86]

if it was a one year contract, I'd give him as much as 5

2 years: 4

but since he'll probably be signing a 3 or 4 year contract, i'd say 3 is the max, especially since the Economy is tanking and the NBA salary cap will be under 50 million pretty soon...

wake up, the guy is old and has played a million games, the way he's playing right now is the anomaly, not the norm

No matter how old he is, his talent deserves a lot more than 2/3 mil per year. , this season the Spurs agreed to pay a 35 years old McDyess 4.5 mil per year for the next 3 years.

[vander]

No matter how old he is, his talent deserves a lot more than 2/3 mil per year. , this season the Spurs agreed to pay a 35 years old McDyess 4.5 mil per year for the next 3 years.

I was never in favor of that, and one mistake does not warrant more mistakes.

however I am warming to the idea of Ginobili getting a little extra out of respect for all that a he has done for us.

I would pretty much let TD write his own contract for as long as he wanted to play because of all that he has done for the Spurs, we have 0 rings without TD etc. and maybe Manu deserves a little of that as well, but as for pure value?


goddammit, I'm getting all soft and emotional in my intoxicated state,

this is a business, and going forward, Manu is going to be just what I said before: old, injury prone, etc. he'll have 3 or 4 below average or even injured months for every great month like this. And I still don't believe he'll keep this up for the playoffs, you all just wait and see, he'll let us down again...