Manu officially Signs!

[From Downtown]

So is Manu paid more than Tim this year?

Nah,5.75 for two years,so 2.8something a year

[tholdren]

Good visual, but no real shocker - spurs are winningest franchise in that time period, why wouldn't they have top net ratings?

[spurspokesman]

War manu

[TD 21]

He plays against opposing benches but he also plays WITH the bench (second unit).

Right, but for the majority of his career, he's been a legit star mostly going against true bench players and doing so with managed minutes. That's a big advantage.

[ElNono]

Right, but for the majority of his career, he's been a legit star mostly going against true bench players and doing so with managed minutes. That's a big advantage.

Out of his 28627 total career minutes (playoffs and regular season), he played:
- 18415 mins with Duncan (64% of the time)
- 16647 mins with Parker (58% of the time)

The perception that he played the majority of his minutes against bench talent is not really true.

[TD 21]

Out of his 28627 total career minutes (playoffs and regular season), he played:
- 18415 mins with Duncan (64% of the time)
- 16647 mins with Parker (58% of the time)

The perception that he played the majority of his minutes against bench talent is not really true.

He played a lot more than the typical player of or above his caliber.

He also had his minutes managed, which obviously helped him play at or near capacity and not have to concern himself with pacing.

[ElNono]

He also had his minutes managed, which obviously helped him play at or near capacity and not have to concern himself with pacing.

This is certainly true.

[Hemotivo]

manu believes there is no god

he's not a believer

[DAF86]

Folks doing all that math.

Let's say Manu would have started instead of coming off the bench, do you really think his numbers would have changed so dramatically to prevent him from still toping that list? Manu's netRtg in '05 when he started the whole season is 16.6