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Manu from the bench has only worked in isolated instances. the experiment has never worked to bring home the gold except in his rookie year.
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Your huge ing ass is somethin else....
Manu from the bench has only worked in isolated instances. the experiment has never worked to bring home the gold except in his rookie year.
In the last 4 games, here's how Finley has beasted:
Jan 4 vs. Blazers: 38.5%
Jan 6 vs. Wolves: 14.3%
Jan 7 @ Suns: 33.3%
Jan 10 vs. Nets: 25%
And benching him will bring those numbers up how much?
My point is that even though he is starting, he is sucking ass.
And if you benched him, hopefully he would shoot less
Hey, you're the one who said he would be better off the bench right now. I just asked how much.My point is that even though he is starting, he is sucking ass.
You do have a point though -- those shooting numbers look as bad as Manu's first week this season.
Maybe, but not anymore.
Gee, so players can get better?
Go figure.
when has bringing manu off the bench delivered a championship?
Are you serious? You answered that when you first brought it up.when has bringing manu off the bench delivered a championship?
rookie year doesn't count does it? He's a way more dynamic player now, and when they tried keeping him on the bench his second year they lost 4 str8 to LA. Then last year it worked for a couple of games but Pop had to quickly change put him back in the starting lineup or else we would have lost last year too. Probably to Seattle if it wasn't for Manu's 39pt game 5 performance.
You're suggesting we treat him like he's still a rookie?
C'mon folks, it's January. I recommend unclenching until March when the real lineup decisions are made.
If you want to put an asterisk on that championship, that's your choice.rookie year doesn't count does it?Unfortunately, this isn't about Manu. If it were, the answer would be simple.You're suggesting we treat him like he's still a rookie?
"real lineup decisions are made."
Spurs will be same as 05 Playoffs, cept probably Rasho instead of Nazr.
7 man rotation:
Brent and Michael duke it out as b/c sub. With them both sucking, too close to call.
Robert will be f/c sub.
i'm just telling you Manu off the bench doesn't work or at least it hasn't worked the past two years except for a game of two.
So what's the big deal?Spurs will be same as 05 Playoffs, cept probably Rasho instead of Nazr.
7 man rotation:
Brent and Michael duke it out as b/c sub. With them both sucking, too close to call.
Robert will be f/c sub.
it's simple. it doesn't work. because if it did it would have worked in '04 and '05. why try something that worked in '03 especially since Manu was only a rookie then. You can understand that can't you?
Except when it did. I guarantee you it won't work with Manu in street clothes.it's simple. it doesn't work.
in '03 how bout we stick to recent history.
You mean when Manu was in street clothes?in '03 how bout we stick to recent history.
maybe Duncan should come off the bench too. what's your point. Minutes are Minutes but in '04 Manu off the bench was a colossal failure, and it almost was last year too until Pop came to his senses.
There's a wide-spread belief in this thread that Manu is coming off the bench to help out Finley. I was under the impression that Manu is coming off the bench, primarily, because he hasn't been able to stay healthy this year and they are trying to manage his minutes.
Finley sucked off the bench -- played really well his first eight or so games as a starter -- and now sucks as a starter again.
I'm guessing as soon as Manu is back in shape, he'd be starting again. But I don't really care as long as he's physically capable of playing 35+ mpg in the postseason. He's a playoff stud.
Minutes are my point.
I'll just go by last year's "recent history" when we kept Manu under 30mpg during the season. That's all I really care about. You can start him forever if you can do that -- but that necesitates some kind of decent play from Finley or Barry. I don't care which.
From Pops interviews he gives the impression it's to help out finley. He didn't say on his last show Manu is on the bench because of minutes. Maybe I'm misunderstanding. Nevertheless, watching players like Hedo, Barry, and Finley stink in up while Manu is on the bench is painful to watch. I've never liked the idea.
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