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Go Spurs. After his last MRI scan came back inconclusive, the Spurs are erring on the side of caution. The*Spurs*have made their decision and, according to Buck Harvey,*Manu Ginobili*will not be playing for Argentina in the FIBA World Cup. For anyone unaware of the entire backstory,*here's how I described it this weekend*(with the links to bring you up to date): after the championship*Manu said he'd play in Spain*then a*physical revealed a stress fracture*that could sideline him two months, but*Manu expected to heal faster*and still play, but reports surfaced that*the Spurs and Manu didn't see eye-to-eyeabout his injury. Then Luis Scola, leader of the Argentine players,*threatened to sit out of the World Cupbecause of how the organization had been mismanaged. Finally,*Manu's tests came back inconclusive*and that's where we stand.
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Fantastic news. I'm sure the drama with the Argentine team had a little to do with it too. Not like the Spurs to be this ballsy and simply say, "you're not playing." I wish they were that emphatic at times but the results are the same. Rest for Manu!!
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Anybody know what the consequences are if Manu turns a deaf ear to the Spurs letter and proceeds to play? Is there an appeals process for this sort of thing? I sure wouldn't want to rock RC and Pop's boat but I wonder if Manu would buck the system, given his loyalty to his country.
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He should be retired from international play to be honest. It's not like Steve Nash is still playing for Canada. He stopped playing for them years ago and he is barely older than Manu. Steve Nash is a very proud Canadian. Manu should retire from international play. Gosh look at Duncan. He retired from international play like 12 years ago or something
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__________________ NO D, NO RING!!!! ![]() ![]() With 26 points on 4 of 4 shots from distance in only 20 minutes of PT. Efficient eviceration. Wolves' fan: ginobili vs. the wolves is like he's just kind of laughing to himself all game...kind of like he thinks it's cute that they're trying to play basketball. [email protected] |
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Quixem Ramirez: Manu "fought" the ruling, @Julian Mozo reports, but the Spurs exercised a clause in his contract that allowed them to make the decision. Twitter @quixem
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What an idiot. Broken leg and he wants to go play in the summer after two straight runs to the Finals, with really one more chance to get a repeat. He should retire from the Spurs and then go play one last time with Argentina.
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I agree. He should sit this summer out. Spurs made the right move. Hope he recovers and doesn't use this against the Spurs. They are protecting him and themselves.
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Maybe Manu can be an assistant coach or something for his national team. ![]() |
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You don't agree with him trying to play for Argentina, fine. But the guys is not an idiot, he's a competitor. The same thing that makes him great for the spurs, drives him to play for his country. |
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__________________ Since you can't fix stupid, at least you should be able to prosecute it! ![]() |
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That statement is devoid of emotion, speculation or room to argue..... thread killing monster!
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Well let's start another argument. Bonner is the reason the Spurs got past OKC. Go!
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*disclaimer* I'm not Manu nor a Manu insider, just a Spurs fan from Argentina with all the bias that might give me. Also, keep in mind there might be some sarcasm in this post *disclaimer* I don't think Manu's decision to play the World Championship in Spain is completely idiotic. Actually, I believe it makes a lot of sense from his point of view. * Manu has never won the World Championship. He was very close in 2002 (he missed the final due to an ankle injury in the semifinals game and Argentina lost by 1) and 2006 (lost the semifinals to eventual champions Spain by 1). Missed the 2010 tournament due to just becoming a father for the first (and second ![]() * Not only would he be playing to represent his country, but most of all, he would be playing with his friends. Imagine doing the thing you love, at the highest level and being able to share it with your friends. * The alternative to going to play the tournament was to stay at home changing diapers and having to watch his friends on TV playing without him. I can only imagine the mood Manu will have while watching those games and I almost expect his wife to insist even more than Manu himself in going to play only for the benefit of not having him at home in that mood * Since 2006, this might be the "weakest" US team (if that ever exists when NBA players show up), giving teams like Spain, France and also Argentina to challenge them and have a real chance at beating them in a good day As a Basketball lover from Argentina, this injury (together with Delfino's injury) really hurts because it was probably the last chance to see this amazing generation of guys playing together and competing at the highest level. As a Spurs fan, I'm glad Manu will not be putting more stress into that leg during the summer and hope he heals completely to keep displaying the wonderful basketball the Spurs played during the last playoffs through next season all the way to June 2015 |
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hehe you have find someone else I chanted MVP when he got the ball....
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WTH!! Time flies...it's been 10 years now. 2004 OG's..
__________________ NO D, NO RING!!!! ![]() ![]() With 26 points on 4 of 4 shots from distance in only 20 minutes of PT. Efficient eviceration. Wolves' fan: ginobili vs. the wolves is like he's just kind of laughing to himself all game...kind of like he thinks it's cute that they're trying to play basketball. [email protected] |
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Have you ever noticed how many folks signed up for this board back in 2003?????
__________________ Since you can't fix stupid, at least you should be able to prosecute it! ![]() |
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I signed up back in or 2001 as Tpark2TDunk but for whatever reason I had to make a new user name. Can't remember why. Time does fly.... Crazy to think I've been posting on this board for 13 years...
__________________ I'll never leave Spurs report... Even though Choppsboy is what comes out of a horse's ass. |
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Same here. They changed servers or something and I had to re register and start over. That may be why a lot of peopleave their start date in 2003. I was here around 2000.
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Yup me too. I was on here way before too. Also I was on another board even before that. Been on these spurs boards since like 97'. So closer to that time period versus 03'. I also lost a lot of posts on my post count. It's all good! I'm still alive and torturing the masses!lol
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My start date says 2001. I can't remember anything about 2001 or 2003 for that matter, so I can't help with server issues. I'm pretty sure I was on forums before 2001. This one was run by a guy named Dusty and the WOAI network had a popular forum too as most games were only on radio back then if you lived outside of viewing distance of San Antonio.
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