October 5, 2009 10:30 am  |  16 Comments

The Return of Manu


If the reports from San Antonio are to be believed, then expect a lot of yelling from Charles Barkley this season: “By the time Sunday’s game simulation concluded, Ginobili had thrilled about 7,600 basketball-starved witnesses with plays that best can be described as Argentine frenetic. He showed off the full range of athleticism, intensity and creativity that has made him one of San Antonio’s favorites since he arrived as a rookie in 2002. He scored on 3-pointers, midrange jumpers, layins off baseline drives, even a dunk off a steal. On defense, he pestered Roger Mason Jr., Michael Finley and Richard Jefferson, end to end. And, as a playmaker, he produced the game’s most creative pass, a long wraparound to George Hill, wide open in the corner, for a 3-pointer that temporarily gave Ginobili’s silver team a one-point lead.”

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  • niQ Posted: Oct.5 at 10:43 am
    He sure was banged up last year..

  • Nupe Posted: Oct.5 at 11:13 am
    Glad he’s back. If they all stay healthy, will certainly be contending for the west this year.

  • Allenp Posted: Oct.5 at 11:39 am
    When he’s healthy, he’s a beast. But, he’s only healthy every other year.

  • AllenI Posted: Oct.5 at 11:41 am
    GINOBILIII!

  • riggs Posted: Oct.5 at 11:49 am
    thats great for my fantasy team

  • larrylegend Posted: Oct.5 at 12:18 pm
    finley still plays!?!

  • Omar3 Posted: Oct.5 at 12:27 pm
    That would mean he should be healthy this season right Allenp? Spurs are stacked this season. Timmy, Tony, Manu, RJ, McDyess, Finley, Mason Jr. Ratliff, Bonner, Hill, even rookie DeJuan Blair. Another Banner should go up next October.

  • Enigmatic Posted: Oct.5 at 1:03 pm
    Still can’t believe Spurs didn’t make it past first round last year. I think they have a chance at winning it all this year. In my opinion, there’s only three or four teams in the NBA that can beat the Spurs in a seven-game series…..and the Spurs are one of them, thanks to their old age and injuries.

  • vic21 Posted: Oct.5 at 2:48 pm
    Unless you get injured again, you big nosed fella.

  • PANAGIOTIS VASILOPOULOS Posted: Oct.5 at 4:49 pm
    hope to see live for one last time one of the all time greats,next year at Turkey.

  • M.Bloxton Posted: Oct.5 at 5:45 pm
    if only the hair on the back of his head would return too…

  • Z Posted: Oct.5 at 8:24 pm
    To me, when healthy, he’s the fourth best SG in the league behind kob, wade and b-roy. Maybe even better than B-Roy because of his defensive intensity.

  • franko Posted: Oct.5 at 8:28 pm
    Great, GREAT give me more!

  • KH10 Posted: Oct.5 at 9:53 pm
    GINOBILI!!! makes the spurs watchable, hope he stays healthy.

  • Simmy Sosa Posted: Oct.5 at 11:59 pm
    @AllenP This is the other year. The San Antonio Assassin is back and we will win it this year.

  • Jukai Posted: Oct.6 at 12:15 am
    THE most underrated player of all time. Z is right, he’s the third best guard in the L when healthy (or fourth, since technically when T-Mac is healthy, he’s better, but T-Mac is astronomically not healthy)

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