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Spurs notebook: Ginobili remains a starter until notice
Web Posted: 03/02/2008 12:23 AM CST
Jeff McDonald
Express-News
MILWAUKEE — If Manu Ginobili is disappointed his Sixth Man of the Year candidacy is going up in smoke, he's doing a good job of hiding it.
"I don't care about that little trophy," he said after Saturday's 96-94 victory at Milwaukee. "All I care about is a championship ring."
After coming off the bench in 36 of his first 38 outings this season, Ginobili has started 14 consecutive games, including Saturday night's tilt at Milwaukee.
Though the move has been an unqualified success — Ginobili is averaging better than 24 points per game as a starter — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich isn't quite ready to anoint him a starter for the rest of the season. He will, however, anoint Ginobili a starter for now.
"At this point, it's not a point of contention for anybody," Popovich said. "We'll probably just roll with the way we're going for now."
Popovich has always been intrigued with the scoring punch Ginobili can provide off the bench. For that reason, Popovich wouldn't rule out returning Ginobili to a sixth-man role at some point before the end of the season
"If cir stances are such that we think we'll have a better advantage bringing him off the bench, we'll do it," he said.
Parker shines: Tony Parker had his best game since coming off the injured list, scoring 26 points, dishing out five assists, and generally making a living in the Bucks' lane.
"He was real confident with his shot, which is what we've been looking for," Popovich said. "He attacked aggressively. He looked more like Tony."
Mavs turn in Bowen: The Spurs awoke Saturday morning to news that the Dallas Mavericks had asked the NBA to review film they say shows Bruce Bowen elbowing Mavs guard Jason Terry during a game Thursday night.
Dallas owner Mark Cuban told reporters in Dallas that he had sent tape to the league offices. Since the Spurs hadn't heard from the league by game time Saturday, it was assumed nothing would come of the Mavs' complaint.
Eastern dominance: The Spurs improved to 17-4 against the Eastern Conference, including a 9-1 mark on the road.
ROFL.Mavs turn in Bowen: The Spurs awoke Saturday morning to news that the Dallas Mavericks had asked the NBA to review film they say shows Bruce Bowen elbowing Mavs guard Jason Terry during a game Thursday night.
Dallas owner Mark Cuban told reporters in Dallas that he had sent tape to the league offices. Since the Spurs hadn't heard from the league by game time Saturday, it was assumed nothing would come of the Mavs' complaint.
I rarely dislike an entire organization...but the Mavs have earned that distinction from me.
They do manage to give me so many laughs despite that fact though.
I knew they were going to send the tape to the league. Lame.
The NBA isn't gonna act against bowen because of an elbow. I've seen him kick Sczerbiak in the face, Cause A. Parker an injury, Tripped Allen, James and Nowitzki. An elbow to low-life terry makes no big difference. Cuban is a sore loser and a cry-baby!
Cuban at it again.
Mavs are officially the worst decent franchise in the NBA. They've out done themselves in terms of shear lunacy, idiocy, and iness. the mavs!
And of course this means Manu is going back to the bench starting the next game if we are to translate CIA Pop's language.
Huh? The Terry/Bowen "incident" will be reviewed? I'm just disliking Mavs more and more each day...I didn't think it was possible to dislike them even more than I already do, especially Terry.
I still don't get why the Spurs/Pop didn't send the tape of the Spurs win over the Mavs back in December when Manu got 37 pts...too many cheap shots there by Jason Terry. At one point, Terry basically grabbed Manu's arm while he was in mid air AFTER the foul was already called.
And this guy is going to ask the league to review Bruce Bowen???
I didn't see anything between Bruce/Terry during the game...
This is why they get owned by GS, let one man (Wade) beat them in the Finals. They're spineless.Mavs turn in Bowen: The Spurs awoke Saturday morning to news that the Dallas Mavericks had asked the NBA to review film they say shows Bruce Bowen elbowing Mavs guard Jason Terry during a game Thursday night.
Dallas owner Mark Cuban told reporters in Dallas that he had sent tape to the league offices.
One day when I'm rich I'm going to have the AAC torn down and a statue of a giant vagina put in its place with the names of the Mavs players, AJ, and Cuban on it.
The Mavs also complained about the officiating...when Dirk got more FTs than basically the whole Spurs team combined...
fify.Mavs turn in Bowen: The Spurs awoke Saturday morning to news that the Dallas Mavericks had asked the NBA to review film they say shows they have incredibly small penises (and in some cases, not one at all).
Dallas owner Mark Cuban told reporters in Dallas that he liked watching Dirk in the showers. Since the Spurs hadn't heard from the league by game time Saturday, it was assumed that league officials were laughing their asses off at the Mavericks franchise as usual.
people saying they hate so much the mavs, have we forgotten the lakers.
Their players calling out the spurs, their coach doing the same. Never giving the spurs any credit... and how about them jazz (malone and stockton).
The mavs are just sore losers, you pity them, the lakers however were arrogants *&!?%, you can dislike them. (You'll tell me their players have been replaced but PJ is still there
They also complained about air conditioner, apparently that affected Terry's humor and produced some fog in mid-court at very end of the game that caused that Dirk crashed.
"I don't care about that little trophy," he said after Saturday's 96-94 victory at Milwaukee. "All I care about is a championship ring."
Fantastic
Lakers, Mavs and Suns . . .
I pretty much dislike them all equally . . .
Whatever... the Mavs...they just cemented themselves as the team I hate the most in the WC...I'd root for the Lakers or Suns against the Mavs... you, Mark Cuban...you no le having sucker...
Mark Cuban is a genuine Whiny ing Idiot. What would be funny, is if they saw on that same tape JET throwing an elbow at Manu and suspended him instead.
How dare anyone criticize Bowen for being dirty. It is completely normal to throw elbows.
Damn...who do I root for now this afternoon? I so wanted the Mavs to knock of the ing Lakeshow, but now maybe I would just as soon the Lakers blow them out. As bad as I hate Lakerland, I'm beginning to hate the Dallasland team even more.
Why can't Cuban just accept that the Spurs are going to beat him most of the time, and just live with it.
Just as it's normal to throw a fist at someones nuts. Or to throw elbows at someone head. Terry gives as good as he gets. If there is a mother er in the league that has no right to when someone takes a shot at him, it's Jason Whiny Terry.
I'll keep that in mind the next time someone throws a cheap shot at Bowen. He has no right to defend himself. lol
Terry overrated puss.
Terry: You take that back!
everyone with tivo will tell you there was no elbow thrown, jason terry is just a little
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