No more Manu

by DreKeem on Apr 6, 2009 6:18 PM CDT

What great timing. Manu Ginobili is out for the rest of the season and the playoffs.

What exactly does this mean? Well, considering we're only a half game back of the Spurs in the division race, it's huge news. Manu is often the man San Antonio relies on in the last minutes of the game (as well as a huge flopper) and they have looked lost at times without him this season. His loss could mean the difference between winning the division and placing second.

And don't forget about the playoffs. In the last meeting between the two teams, the Spurs were without Manu. No surprise, they lost. Why? They were without their main slasher and shot creator in the final minutes of the game. Having to play the Rockets (or any other team in the West) without Manu in a 7 game series is treading on dangerous water.

Of course, it is the Spurs we're talkinga bout. They probably will just find a way to move on. Regardless, this is great news.

[BBN Note: Before Spurs fans freak out, the phrase "great news" doesn't apply to the actual injury. We're all just glad that the Rockets may benefit from this. Even if we don't like Manu very much.]

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wow,

massive break for the Rockets (and the rest of the West, for that matter)

by Only_A_Lad on Apr 6, 2009 9:14 PM CDT reply actions

no pun intended, of course

by Only_A_Lad on Apr 6, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions

rimshot

Buh-dump-bump.

by chrisjay84 on Apr 6, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions

bynum is almost ready to return

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-lakers-bynum&prov=ap&type=lgns

either way i’ll be happy if we play LA again. because that means we are outta the first round!

by fiddycent on Apr 6, 2009 9:37 PM CDT reply actions

I’m actually bummed. Big Manu fan here.

by Jeffrey on Apr 6, 2009 10:24 PM CDT reply actions

blasphemy!

Seriously though, I hate the way he flops, but he’s a great player. He does practically everything well.

by Only_A_Lad on Apr 6, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Damn... looks like the Spurs streak of winning it every other year will come to an end

by goingforthecorner on Apr 6, 2009 10:32 PM CDT reply actions

hey

That’s what happens when you cut Robert Horry loose. It’s the Spurs’ own fault!

by grungedave on Apr 6, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions

They weren’t going to win anyway.

"There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at." - Richard Pryor

by DennardC on Apr 7, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Although I don't wish him to get injured...

I still hate him, so… fuck you, Manu.

Basketballforum: Houston Rockets

by Cornholio on Apr 6, 2009 11:44 PM CDT reply actions

Teams are suffering the misfortuned we've endured as of late.

Injuries all around.

And spurs fans, BBN lies. He’s ecstatic BECAUSE manu got injured.

by misterterrific on Apr 6, 2009 11:47 PM CDT reply actions

damn typo

*misfortune

by misterterrific on Apr 6, 2009 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions

um

no….no i’m not ecstatic at all. what a terrible thing to say…

(only because it’s a huge understatement!)

"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak

by Tom Martin on Apr 7, 2009 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions

even better than manu injury (it’s not life endangering so i don’t care, he can go the way of the boneyard. . . gerald wallace lung collapse, that’s an injury a non-fan can lament) is RAFERS RETURN tonight! i just got really expensive tickets [in the cheap seats, damn waiting too long to buy], and am thoroughly thrilled about watching him [get] play[ed by] brooks and lowry. well that, and watching D-Ho get smacked around by the Great Wall.

by olivarezq1 on Apr 7, 2009 1:13 AM CDT reply actions