January 6, 2009 8:55 am  |  19 Comments

Video: Manu With The Block!


Dwyane Wade thought wrong. He thought if he only beat Tony Parker to the basket, he could give his team the lead. Wade also thought he probably would end up at the foul line. He took it with force at the Spurs’ point guard, but he forgot about someone…

Manu Ginobili slowed up after Wade’s steal so he could get out of Wade’s peripheral vision. Manu then exploded to block the shot after Wade picked up his dribble. It was probably the Spurs’ best block of the season.

The Heat were so stunned, they left Roger Mason open for a dagger at the other end.

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  • neaorin Posted: Jan.6 at 8:58 am
    I guess Manu can make a real defensive play when he’s way too out of position to flop.

  • WhaHuh Posted: Jan.6 at 9:11 am
    watch chalmers point at Mason all the way down the floor expecting someone else to cover him.

  • riggs Posted: Jan.6 at 10:18 am
    Who else thinks roger mason looks like he came out of a bet sitcom

  • Ryan Jones Posted: Jan.6 at 12:47 pm
    I doubt this makes Robin Lopez feel any better about the way Wade blocked him like 17 times in the final three minutes the other night.

  • Sarah Posted: Jan.6 at 1:20 pm
    Maaaaaaaaaaanuuuuuuuu. Damn, that was beautiful. Thank God, too, because I was getting pretty sick of watching them steal the ball and run down for a dunk/layup.

  • Eboy Posted: Jan.6 at 1:27 pm
    Great block by a great player.

  • blackice87 Posted: Jan.6 at 2:10 pm
    someone in the other comments section said this was a top five block of the year not even close…..but its still nice to see someone other than Lebron or Dwayne with a big block

  • vmcb Posted: Jan.6 at 2:29 pm
    daaaamnnnnnnnnnnn!

  • Jackie Moon Posted: Jan.6 at 3:06 pm
    Manu is back to being underrated.

  • slappy Posted: Jan.6 at 4:07 pm
    What I like about the block is that in blocking Wade’s layup, Manu avoided a collision, did a 360 and with the hand that made the block slapped the ground upon landing to keep his balance, and then tore off down the court rather than stand there and pound his chest or anything like that.

  • Anton Posted: Jan.6 at 4:13 pm
    I hate Reggie Miller’s voice

  • Sarah Posted: Jan.6 at 6:08 pm
    Good thing Reggie’s nowhere near this video then, huh? ;) If you mean Sean Elliot, he’s actually one of my favorite parts of watching the Spurs. He’s entertaining, and he knows his sh*t.

  • Aussie Kidd Posted: Jan.6 at 8:25 pm
    It was obviously a 3 and the announcer kept saying it was a 2. the scoreboard says its 3…
    LOL@chalmers. why cover tony parker, like he’s gonna hit a 3.

  • Sarah Posted: Jan.6 at 11:20 pm
    Mason’s shot was a 2. His foot was clearly on the line. It was called a 2 from the beginning and the scoreboard quickly corrected from 87 to 86.

  • Darksaber Posted: Jan.7 at 1:32 am
    Credit where it’s due, THAT was a fantastic block, that kept the play alive and no posturing either from Manu. Fantastic player. (Sorry D-Wade, you can’t keep blocking Centers/PF’s without getting a taste once in a while, still in awe of ya though)

  • Darksaber Posted: Jan.7 at 1:36 am
    I gotta say the spurs recruiting departement has been top notch for the last, what, 7, 8 seasons? The always find those complementary shooters. Sean Elliot, Horry, Bones Barry, Whoo! Jackson, Findog, now Mason? They are who you need to take the pressure off the core stars, and punish anyone who tries to double down on the Robot. Great fundamental philosophy, Pop.

  • Hursty Posted: Jan.7 at 5:04 am
    Who is this ‘Aussie Kidd’? Thats not right, I’m the token Australian on this site (and Money I spose)! So explain yourself please.

  • Hursty Posted: Jan.7 at 5:08 am
    Who is this ‘Aussie Kidd’? Thats not right, I’m the token Australian on this site (and Money I spose)! So explain yourself please.
    The block was good… not top 10 of the season though.

  • colin Posted: Jan.10 at 7:29 am
    My man Anton its not about the voice charm, its all abt the game that says it all…

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