Saturday, July 28th, 2012 at 12:34 pm  |  19 responses

The Best of Manu Ginobili

Thirty-five of the 35-year-old’s top plays and moments.

Compiled by Leo Sepkowitz

Today, July 28, Manu Ginobili is celebrating his 35th birthday. And in honor of the Spurs guard, we’ve compiled 35 of his greatest plays. But rather than throw all 35 at you at once, we broke them down as follows:

Videos 1-14 are his top passes. Videos 15-22 are his finest buckets—be it a layup, jumper or otherwise. 23-27 are his greatest clutch moments. 28-30 features three of his nicest blocks. 31-35 is something of a miscellaneous group. So scroll through the gallery above and take in the best of Ginobili’s 10-year career.

Happy born day, Manu!

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  • http://www.twitter.com/gerardhimself Gerard Himself

    congrats Manu! Can’t check all the plays right now, but love his style, will check ‘em all later on.

  • http://WWW.slamonline,com nbk’s hobgoblin dwarf

    i havent looked at every one, but if him smacking the bat out of mid air isnt on there, something is wrong

  • Mariano

    That buzzer beater in the 2004 Olympics is one of the greatest plays in FIBA history

  • Tempest

    Manu’s the man

  • http://slamonlin.com jumpman22

    nbk’s hobgoblin dwarf， you got it, No.32 it is. And, amazing!!

  • spurs4life

    Number 35 sums it all up.

  • jayzon

    all of these are on al jefferson…

  • vannshy

    those blocks … 28, 29, 30

  • Sarah

    Haha #35 never gets old. You could have put 50 of his greatest plays up and there would still be so many left off. His baseball pass to Tiago this year, the bounce passes he puts out in front of teammates with a spin on them so they seem to come back, the dunk on Yao, etc. Is there anyone else who can say they’ve blocked KD, KG & Wade, let alone a SG? One of the best and most entertaining to ever play the game. It’s been a lot of fun watching him this last decade. I really hope he can stay healthy the rest of his career.

  • Mike from Spain

    I loved nr 26… eff you Melo hehe

  • Mike from Spain

    nr 29… Wade gives that plaintive look to the referee… no Sir, that was all ball

  • http://www.slamonline.com Chinese Oppenheimer

    Mano ginobiri is best eva. Crazy wild guy. Rery sNeaky, rery crutch.

  • Libby

    Time flies…he’s one of those players I never wanted to see get older. Yet as long as he has that spark/craziness, I’ll be happy…

    BTW…versus Lithuania, Manu had 21pts, 10 reb, 4 stl, and 6 assts. FIBA keeps an interesting statistic: he also drew 8 fouls.

  • Muede

    My favourite shooting guard and lefty. Don’t know about you guys, but i’d like him to be in the conversation for HOF when he retires.

  • franko

    I told ya from day one “he is top ten” since along time ago. 3 peat with Spurs, Gold medal, All star, EUROchampion. lets wait august 6 for more!

  • TTWS3

    Other than Kobe, no other person scares me with the ball in their hands more than this guy…well that is until Durantula came along.

  • http://www.huwlhopkins.com #6marjon

    “He’s Manu Ginobli”

  • http://gmail.com z

    ginobili belongs in the hof no question about it. I always have imagined earl the pearl monroe having a ginobiliesque game. Manu is straight up SICK with it, and like one of yall said, other than kobe, manu is the most dangerous player in the clutch of the last decade. nowadays, obviously durant belongs up there, but manu is COLD BLOODED. gotta love em. clutchest player in the league? manu, kobe, or KD…

  • Rainman

    He’s a hall of famer. No question. Also, when healthy, ive said it before and will say it again. he is the 3rd best sg in the L. right behind kobe and wade. He just has all the intangibles to make a team great. he is a pleasure to watch

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