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Maybe a Co-MVP... but Spurs go nowhere without Tim. I could handle a Co-mvp, but manu by himself would have been wrong.
Plain and simple. Duncan did good and all but Manu is the main reason we are celebrating tonight.
Duncan getting the MVP is the only problem I have with this celebration. Manu deserves it more.
Maybe a Co-MVP... but Spurs go nowhere without Tim. I could handle a Co-mvp, but manu by himself would have been wrong.
meaby you are right, but, now is not important, dont you think??
we are the champions...... period...
Trade Parker Church!!!!
I still feel that Bowen should have been MVP. I don't really care that much, but he would have gotten my vote.
They wouldn't have won with Duncan or Manu or Bowen. So given that all were integral, Bruce gets my vote because he brought it every night. He hit his outside shots. And he was the defensive MVP of the series. That's half of the game.
He absolutely took Billups out of the game in the second half tonight. And that's as valuable as anything anyone else did.
No way I give it to Bowen. I would give it to Duncan by default. But Duncan Ginobili Horry and Bowen were the most important Spurs this series.
the shole team was important!!
who cares about the mvp right now? man, we're the in champions!
Were you watching Tim Duncan in the 3rd quarter when the game was on the line? Did you see him grabbing those offensive rebounds, diving for those loose balls? Did you see him in the 4th quarter, drawing double teams and making great assists which led to Bowen and Manu's 3 pointers?
Who gives a freak? Bottom line, Bowen, Manu, Horry, and Duncan deserved it, You can't give it to everyone, so you give it to the leader and the guy who holds the team together for 7 games in the Finals. And that's TIM DUNCAN, BABY!
2005 CHAMPS!
His bad decisions in the last game killed his chances
you guys are sooo much like the Pistons. The great thing about both teams....is that they are true TEAMS. It makes it very difficult to truly choose a MVP. So many guys deserve it. So many guys contributed.
That proves mvp is overrated. If they gave it to Manu, i would feel unfair with Horry and Tim, etc.
We won the championship and that's what matters!!!!!!!!
25 and 11 in a finals game is pretty sweet.
I dunno, whenever the big guy gets dominate in a second half like that, its tough to beat that.
Who cares.
they were all mvp's duncan did deserve it the most tho
exactly!
What the are you doing here T Park, go celebrate, and don't post here until a year from now quiter!
I knew Timmy would get it when he dove for that lose ball and got the wind knocked out of him. He showed up tonight in soo many ways!!!
Timmy is the MVP!!! With a lil help from Manu and Big Shot Bob. If you have to give it to only one person, its gotta be Timmy!!
Horry hitting the gamewinner in Game 5 is a BIG reason why the Spurs won this le.
Maybe, who knows ...
Spurs is Champ again, and probably Manu will improve to reach the only MVP's trophy he has not (up to now).
Tim Duncan showed up in a major way in the second half when the game was on the line and DOMINATED and made things happen for others and made his FT
What the are you doing here T Park, go celebrate, and don't post here until a year from now quiter!
I aint goin nowhere.
Spurs 4 EVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No way. Tim was the points and rebound leader for the Spurs. He's where it all happens. When Tony and Manu can't hit the broadside of a barn, Tim is there.
That said, "of course" the team matters. I hate the MVP award. I think players should refuse it. But if it has to be awarded, it has to go to Timmy.
I don't think any player (except Tim, of course) would argue with me.
EDIT: Looking at the playoff stats, Tim dominated Rebounds and Blocked shots, and avg. more points than Manu.
I love Manu and Horry, but Tim deserves it, hands down. We wouldn't even be in the Finals without Tim.
Stop talking like this. You're going to make it hard to cuss the pistons
Duncan scored 25 points but he shot 10 for 27 from the floor.
I think Timmy deserves it. Without his presence in the middle.. and especially his clutch free throws tonight, the Spurs don't win.
Manu was amazing, and who can deny Horry.. but, I think you have to give it to Duncan.
The people's MVP: Ginobili caps dream season with big Game 7
By Greg Beacham
ASSOCIATED PRESS
9:27 p.m. June 23, 2005
Associated Press
Manu Ginobili hit a big three-pointer down the stretch on the way to 23 points.
SAN ANTONIO – Manu Ginobili had the ball in his hands on nearly every possession late in the San Antonio Spurs' biggest game of the season – and he didn't drop it once.
The freewheeling forward from Bahia Blanca, Argentina, capped an amazing five-year run at almost every level of elite basketball with an outstanding performance in the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
Ginobili scored 23 points in the San Antonio Spurs' 81-74 victory, ending his breakthrough playoff series with another impressive game. He scored 11 points in the fourth period, including six in the final minute, and didn't make a turnover as the Spurs held off one last charge by the Detroit Pistons.
At the final buzzer, all the Spurs seemed to be trying to hug Ginobili, who raced across the court and pointed at his family in the stands. He averaged 18.7 points per game in the series, and the few basketball fans who didn't know his scintillating game got a look at Ginobili's best.
Though Tim Duncan was voted the series MVP, there was little doubt Ginobili was the people's choice. The San Antonio crowd chanted "Manu! Manu!" when commissioner David Stern prepared to present the trophy, and there was scattered booing when Duncan's name was about to be announced.
Ginobili has done little wrong in his sport since 2001, when he won the first of two straight championships in the top Italian league. He won his first NBA le as a rookie reserve with the Spurs in 2003.
He then led Argentina to a gold medal in the Athens Olympics, forever endearing himself to his nation – and every nation whose fans disliked the American dominance of the event.
With the Spurs nursing a lead in the final minutes of the NBA season, Ginobili clearly wasn't intimidated by the stage. With the shot clock winding down with 2:57 to play, he hit a 3-pointer from the right wing and ran back upcourt with both fists clenched.
The crowd exploded when Ginobili scored on a driving layup with 35 seconds left. He then hit two free throws with 22 seconds left, earning a big hug from Tim Duncan – and two more with 7 seconds to play.
When the buzzer sounded and confetti fell, reserve Sean Marks picked up Ginobili in a reverse bear hug, and he flailed his arms and legs with childlike excitement.
The fans simply love Ginobili, who has become a particular favorite among the vast Hispanic and Latino communities of San Antonio.
Ginobili is more than a heartthrob. He's a leading icon of Stern's urgent move to globalize the league. With his good looks, flashy game and flashier jewelry, it won't be surprising if Ginobili soon is among the most recognized athletes in the world.
Ginobili put on a show in the first two games of the finals, scoring 53 points and wowing the crowd with countless daredevil drives.
But the Pistons wised up when the series moved back to the Detroit suburbs, using several defenders to limit his charges to the basket. Ginobili also bruised his leg early in Game 3, and though he claimed the injury wouldn't limit him, he wasn't the same player in the middle three games.
Ginobili was revived back at home in Game 6 with 21 points and 10 rebounds, also playing superb defense.
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