Comments on: Manu Becoming Whole

By: Latin_D

Latin_D — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:44:32 +0000

What really excites me is that Manu is dominating games once more, and he’s somehow doing it while still being miserable from behind the arc. I’m a firm believer in the law of averages, so I believe Manu will get his 3-point stroke back sooner or later – I can only slobber at the thought of him keeping up his aggressiveness while morphing back into a true scoring threat from deep. It will open lanes for him that are now closed, and hopefully propel the team to the Lakers’ level.

Yes, I’m an optimist at heart.

Thanks for another great article, Tim.

By: Timothy Varner

Timothy Varner — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:41:06 +0000

I’m on the run here, but I’ll second the Turiaf on Duncan observation. He played top-notch D during his time against Timmeh.

By: Reid

Reid — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:16:20 +0000

Stephen Jackson actually did play the entire game and he looked tired during OT. Great coaching Nellie….

One thing I haven’t heard many ppl talk about from this game is what an awesome job Turiaf did on Duncan. Duncan had 17 pts and like 8 or 9 boards in the first qtr and was clearly on fire/destroying Andris Biedrins (the dubs weren’t double teaming). After Turiaf came in the next 3 Duncan touches (still no double teams) resulted in a Turiaf block, a turnover, and a really nice up and under score by Duncan. Turiaf continued to play Duncan very well the rest of the game.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:45:18 +0000

Did Stephen Jackson actually play the entire game? ESPN says he played 53 mintues

By: Timothy Varner

Timothy Varner — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:11:50 +0000

Of course, Ken. And I laughed.

There were actually a couple spats. It’s pretty obvious the Spurs’ entire disposition toward the season has gone up several notches since L.A.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:58:31 +0000

Hopefully you realize I was just joking and am not a complete idiot.

Also, did you notice in overtime, there was a little spat between Timmy and Manu about something, a miscommunication or something, and Tim let Manu have it. Then, the next time down, Manu fed Timmy perfectly and it almost led to an “and 1.” That is what I love about this team. The focus on details and the openness between players. I never did figure out what it was that had happened that made Tim so mad.

By: Timothy Varner

Timothy Varner — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:12:03 +0000

No. I don’t. I think they have full courts out back, near the kidney shaped pool.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:08:22 +0000

There is nothing that I enjoy more than Manu on the road, in a big game, under 1 or 2 minutes, the whole arena in a froth of hatred, my heart thumping, and Manu calmly hitting two free throws. It is amazing. I can’t even see straight during those times and Manu hits those free throws like he is simply shooting a layup in his driveway (btw, do you think NBA players have rims in their driveways?).