Although current San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili and his fellow countrymen on the Argentinian National Team failed to earn a medal in the 2012 London Olympics, no one can deny the now 35 year old, 2 time All Star’s innate shot making abilities.
After all he has been a key component on numerous Spurs World Championship squads, most times as their leading perimeter scorer. He, along with Tony Parker and Tim Duncan have been the mainstays on coach Popovich’s potent free-flowing offensive squads in San Antonio that have won 3 NBA crowns during their tenure together.
But upon reaching the venerable age of 35, along with his penchant for injuries (he misses 32 games last season), one has to begin wondering just how much longer the former International hoops superstar will continue to lace them up on the NBA hardwood. His 3 year, $39 million contract does expire following the ’12-’13 season.
Although he is known for lightning quick baseball type passes, chasing down unidentified flying objects in LA, and of course, the oft used Eurostep move, Manu’s talents on the hardwood apparently extend into the trick shot realm as he shows us during the recent filming of his newest Gillette commercial as he sinks a seated halfcourt shot off the bounce…..
Check out Manu’s impressive seated halfcourt bounce shot:
Allen Moll has been a lifelong NBA and NCAA College Basketball fan who watches and studies games religiously, and coaches youth basketball in his native Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Allen has also provided content to Bleacherreport.com, Upperdeckblog.com, Cleveland.com, CSN Philly.com, Buckets Magazine, in addition to being a tenured NBA and NCAA columnist for TheHoopDoctors.com.
