Manu Ginobili

August 7, 2012 – Rob De France The Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard want the same thing—to build a championship team. The question is whether or not they can achieve that goal together. Although the Magic have stopped entertaining trade offers for Howard, the Gold-medal Olympian has recently reiterated that he will explore free agency [...]

July 6, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Just when it looked like the sun was setting on the fantastic careers of aging MVP’s Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash, an odd twist of fate has paired them together on the Lakers in a quest for Bryant’s 6th ring and Nash’s 1st. Now that the Los Angeles [...]

June 11, 2012 – Dan Favale The NBA finals kick off Tuesday night in Oklahoma City where the Thunder have an opportunity to accomplish something special. [...]

June 7, 2012 – Dan Favale After a second consecutive improbably dominating regular season, the San Antonio Spurs are once again heading home without a taste of the NBA Finals. So, what now? The Spurs weren’t supposed to have the best record in the league this year. Hell, after Manu Ginobili’s injury, there were probably [...]

June 1, 2012 – Griffin Gotta The drubbing we saw last night in Oklahoma City, the 102-82 Game 3 Thunder victory over the San Antonio Spurs, was the sign we all wanted and needed. It was the official declaration that these Western Conference Finals will indeed be a series rather than a sweep; it was [...]

May 28, 2012 – R.S. De France Going into game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, San Antonio Spurs’ Coach Gregg Popovich knew what he would get out of his best players, but not what he would get out of his bench. And Popovich, Coach of the Year, had reason to be skeptical. The young [...]

May 23, 2012 – Griffin Gotta As the Oklahoma City Thunder head to their second appearance in the Western Conference Finals in as many years, the talk will be about how they’re growing up — they are — about how they’re maturing in late-game situations — also true — and about how this crazy season [...]

April 18, 2012 – Griffin Gotta The San Antonio Spurs oftentimes seem to be thought of only for how much the collective NBA audience does not think of them. Their core remains Tim Duncan in lesser games played and shorter bursts of dominance; Manu Ginobili healthy and off the bench; and Tony Parker, this season’s [...]

June 15, 2011 – R.S. De France New Golden State Warriors Coach Mark Jackson claimed that his new player, Monta Ellis, is right behind Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade as the third best shooting guard in the NBA. First, I’m not even so sure Monta Ellis is the best shooting guard on his own team. [...]

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