David Aldridge on Manu Ginobili

[HarlemHeat37]

LOL that last line is ridiculous..

Yes, Manu can negotiate however he wants, but that's not how business works..he can't pay himself..

[OldSilentHill]

LOL that last line is ridiculous..

Yes, Manu can negotiate however he wants, but that's not how business works..he can't pay himself..

BS.

And Spurs can´t clone Manu.

Both parts negotiating their values.

[EVAY]

LOL that last line is ridiculous..

Yes, Manu can negotiate however he wants, but that's not how business works..he can't pay himself..

Pay attention!! The relevant word is NEGOTIATE you asshole! Nobody suggested that he could pay himself. He can NEGOTIATE any way he wants to, including whining, including doing it in public, including trying to get fans on his side, because HE HAS EARNED THE RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE!!!!

[Russ]

Ginobili = John Havlicek

Both are/were the heart and soul of their le teams.

Both = fearless in charging to the rack. Both = iconic 6th men, etc.

You don't let those types go.

Havlicek retired as a Celtic.

I strongly suspect that Ginobili will retire as a Spur.

[MmP]

I don't see Manu whining at all. He's asked, so he answers. Writers write about it. It's not like Manu is demaning a newspaper to go out to make it public.

[TMTTRIO]

To make things more interesting they're about to do an interview on Maximum Sports with Manu's agent.

[TMTTRIO]

aww ok there was nothing new. He just said the same thing about how Manu wants to stay here and even if there has been no talks about anything he thinks the Spurs will eventually offer something.

[pjjrfan]

i'd much rather have a wounded manu with a lot of heart, than a healthy rj with no heart, any day!

amen!!!!!

[ducks]

The man, even if miles have taken a toll on his body, is still a vital part of this team. He's the best passer and playmaker we have and still goes balls out every single game, we all know Manu brings so much more to the table than just shooting. Besides like I said regardless of what he is doing this year or last year he outplayed his contract tremendously...he was the third best SG in the league making $8 mill/yr while everyone of his caliber was on max or close to max deals. I dont even think people realize what a bargain that was.

Also I dont think he expects 11 mill/yr on his next contract, I think 3 yrs for 25 mill could get the job done. More than fair and deserved in my opinion.

manu already said he was not willing to take a paycut for the spurs
trading him would be wise

[ducks]

That's whining or being a baby or whatever you want to call it. If he said that this coming offseason or last summer, that's one thing. But to openly talk about changing teams in the middle of a season in which both he and the team are underachieving ... that's just lame. If the Spurs were steamrolling and Manu was on fire, it might be somewhat tolerable. Right now? He should be 100% concerned with the here and now.

Luckily for Manu he's the most popular player in Spurs history so he won't catch much heat. Plus, on top of being the most popular, he's also probably the most likable and he gives great effort, so no one will think he's slacking off to protest his contract. But seriously, now is not the time to be complaining or even talking about not getting an extension. I can't remember any Spurs player ever doing something like this ... and now isn't the time to start.

The Spurs made it clear they were willing to bribe him with an extension if he skipped the Olympics. He decided against it. Now the Spurs are doing the smart thing and not committing money to him until at least the trade deadline.

if tp said it there would be 10 trade tp threads

[ElNono]

manu already said he was not willing to take a paycut for the spurs

Quote? Link?

[ducks]

it was a interview in spanish posted here translated to english

[ducks]

I think manu is in a rude awakening what he is worth in this economy
I doubt a team that misses out on bosh,wade,james throws big money after him with his big drop off production this year and his loss of spring in his legs
manu back for the mle is about right
most players in the nba that play 15-20 minutes get the mle or less
that is what manu can play and be good

[ElNono]

it was a interview in spanish posted here translated to english

That's very weird. Urunobili and I translate pretty much every Manu interview or article. I'm pretty sure I would have seen it.

Again, quote or it didn't happen.

[ElNono]

I think manu is in a rude awakening what he is worth in this economy
I doubt a team that misses out on bosh,wade,james throws big money after him with his big drop off production this year and his loss of spring in his legs
manu back for the mle is about right
most players in the nba that play 15-20 minutes get the mle or less
that is what manu can play and be good

So you made up that he said he wouldn't take a paycut?

[ducks]

no

[ElNono]

no

So where's the quote?

[MmP]

I've read pretty much every article too. In spanish the original language and he never said that he wouldn't take a paycut.

[ducks]

on the internet

[ducks]

or the superinformationhighway

[ducks]

or www

[ElNono]

on the internet

I think you're hating as usual... Are you going to be mad if the Spurs extend Manu, paycut or not?

[MmP]

Get real ducks. If you want to make an statment that can worse this situation at least bring a link or a quote to say that. Maybe Im wrong. But I've read every article and Manu never said anything like that.

[TMTTRIO]

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/feature...ers/index.html

7. As we know, Manu Ginobili is in his last contract year with the Spurs and the Spurs still have not had contract extension discussions with Manu Ginobili. What seems to be the hold up and do you see the Spurs resigning Manu or perhaps trading him before the trade deadline? (Jeff Garcia -- @ProjectSpurs)
DA: Well, the holdup is that they're not interested in giving him an extension. The Spurs have made it clear that they have a two-year window with this group that they have now because that's when Duncan's contract expires and they feel like this year and next year are the years they are willing to pay luxury tax to be compe ive and try to win a championship. So they're not going to get Manu Ginobili a three-year or four-year extension. They're just not going to do it because they are looking at this year and next year, and then after next year they may as well have to break this team up and start moving people. I think Manu understands that. I'm sure he's not happy with it. He understands it and so he's going to go into free agency and see what's out there and if there are teams that are going to make him a good offer. I think he'll get some interest. I think there will be three or four teams that will have a lot of interest in Manu but it's a matter of whether he gives the Spurs the right opportunity to match whatever is out there or if he just walks. I think frankly the Spurs understand that they are in a position now where they have to prepare for the fact that he may not be there next year.

[MB20]

7. As we know, Manu Ginobili is in his last contract year with the Spurs and the Spurs still have not had contract extension discussions with Manu Ginobili. What seems to be the hold up and do you see the Spurs resigning Manu or perhaps trading him before the trade deadline? (Jeff Garcia -- @ProjectSpurs)
DA: Well, the holdup is that they're not interested in giving him an extension.

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