Can Spurs win in the playoffs...

[TMTTRIO]

With our good offensive players can Spurs win without Manu producing offensively if he continues this 1-6 shooting every night.

[jestersmash]

Nope.

Initially, Ginobili's 3's weren't falling, but he could still get to and finish at the rim. Then, his 3s and his mid range jump shot disappeared. Now, he can't hit the 3, he can't hit the mid range jump shot, he can't finish at the rim, and he can't get to the free throw line with any sort of consistency.

Thankfully he still draws occasional doubles/hedges up top so his role as a facilitator hasn't really suffered. He can still get assists.

His scoring is absolutely non existent though. I think every shot he throws up is going to miss.


Edit: Oh, and he still has some of his "intangibles." He'll get a critical rebound or critical steal here and there.

Ginobili is exactly the same as he was to start the year save for scoring in virtually all aspects. The guy cannot score at all right now. I don't know if his shooting arm is injured or if it's a mental thing, or neither.

[jestersmash]

Right on cue, another missed 3

[Sigz]

Gino sucks.

[jestersmash]

Thank goodness for our depth. Were it not for Neal/Hill/RJ/Parker's quasi-MVP type play as of recent/Bonner's 3 point shooting, etc. the Spurs wouldn't have any chance of winning a game in the NBA - period - with Ginobili being the offensive liability that he's been for the past month and a half.

[ATXSPUR]

I'm thinking maybe Pop should sit Manu for a couple of weeks. He looks like he's gassed.

[TampaDude]

The Spurs have a playoff-tested veteran core, a DEEP bench, and the best coach in the NBA...they'll be fine.

[HarlemHeat37]

No team in the NBA can win if one of their top 3 players is shooting 1 for whatever, every night..

[dbreiden83080]

Manu will be fine. Great news we are so deep this year Manu can have bad nights and we still win..

[moisaenz]

Have you guys thought that maybe he is already resting???? He is playing a bit less aggressive.. He seems to go just 2nd gear the last 4 minutes of a game. Most probably Pop told him to slow down a bit.

[k_nguyen93]

Have you guys thought that maybe he is already resting???? He is playing a bit less aggressive.. He seems to go just 2nd gear the last 4 minutes of a game. Most probably Pop told him to slow down a bit.

Pretty much. With the exception that one botched drive late in the game, you can see that Manu can get to the rim when he wants to. The thing is he doesn't really need to with how well the guards are playing.

[UnWantedTheory]

Manu will be fine. Great news we are so deep this year Manu can have bad nights and we still win..