Ginobili " He shouldve Been MVP? http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-s...ov=ap&type=lgns I think he shouldve been MVP. Duncan missed alot of shots and played horrible throughout the finals. He also missed alot of critical free throws. Ginobili tear it up games 1 and 2, he also put the pistons away in game 7. Not to mention that he gave Horry the open pass that arguably decided the series. Manu was robbed.
This team is not a playoff without Duncan IMO no one in the west but KG can replace him there and they stil wouldn't be as good.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting playmaker15:</div><div class="quote_post">This team is not a playoff without Duncan IMO no one in the west but KG can replace him there and they stil wouldn't be as good.</div> Its not the season MVP, its the finals mvp. Manu played better in the finals. He was more valuable in the finals then Duncan Was.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting GotSkillz92:</div><div class="quote_post">Its not the season MVP, its the finals mvp. Manu played better in the finals. He was more valuable in the finals then Duncan Was.</div> true, its like when james worthy won the finals mvp over magic in 87. obvioulsy magic got them there but it's the person that plays the best in the finals that should win.
Tim Duncan played like CRAP in the Finals. Had anyone watched the Finals they would know that Duncan was exposed. He showed that, when matched up against good defensive frontcourt players, he struggles. The only thing that Tim Duncan has EVER had over Shaq and KG were: a) better teammates better system c) luck. he was fortunate enough to be drafted by a team that already had a lot of pieces towards winning a championship. Seriously, Tim Duncan would have zero rings if he were brought up in a real lottery team and were forced to rebuild it like KG, Shaq, and Jordan.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Heat4Life:</div><div class="quote_post">Tim Duncan played like CRAP in the Finals. Had anyone watched the Finals they would know that Duncan was exposed. He showed that, when matched up against good defensive frontcourt players, he struggles. The only thing that Tim Duncan has EVER had over Shaq and KG were: a) better teammates better system c) luck. he was fortunate enough to be drafted by a team that already had a lot of pieces towards winning a championship. Seriously, Tim Duncan would have zero rings if he were brought up in a real lottery team and were forced to rebuild it like KG, Shaq, and Jordan.</div> Tim Duncan was coming off an injury, so he wasn't playing at his best level. a) better teammates - Shaq had Kobe who is still considered a top 5 player in the league, and is much better than Ginobli. Jordan did have Pippen was a much better defender than Ginobili, and an excellent passer, scorer, steals, and rebounder. better system, Tim Duncan is very unselfish, and only improves chemistry on a team. So Tim Duncan deserves some credit for being a flawless piece in this team first system. Duncan isn't more dominant than Shaq or as athletic than KG, but he is a better team player than both of them.
Duncan is still mvp him being on the court depicts the style of play and causes other teams to alter their game plan.
come on man, is there even a question that TD is the MVP of the Spurs? and in the Finals more than ever. Without him this team is not a contender, and did you notice how every time he sat down even for a breather the Pistons would catch up?? I don't know why many people tend to not give TD even half the credit he deserves.
There is no way that Manu should have been MVP. Think of it this way. If the Spurs had been forced to play Barry instead of Manu, but still had Duncan they probably would have still won. If they had been forced to play Rasho instead of Duncan but still had Manu, they would have been torn apart.
Brent Barry "If the Spurs had been forced to play Barry instead of Manu, but still had Duncan they probably would have still won." Obviously you didn't notice the fact that Manu's aggressive fearless play filtered through the entire Spurs team and woke them up at key times. Brent Barry is a role player, Ginobili is a leader. On a self-confidence and play-making scale, Ginobili and Brent Barry are incomparable.
I kind of felt like Manu should have been a co-MVP with Timmy or MVP by himself, but thats the beauty of this team. Nobody cared who got it, they all got what they play for, a ring.
Ginobili did good, but wasn't too impressive in Games 2,3,4, neither was Duncan scoring wise, but he held it down on the boards and defensively.
Bah..Robert Horry played a bigger role than Ginbobli in the finals.. Like og15 said, Ginobli after a good start didn't have good road games and Timmy brought the trophy home.
Honestly, the people who are saying Manu shouldn't have even had a shot at MVP, how can you even say that? Were you guys watching the pivotal game where Manu dropped something like 20 points in the 4th quarter for them to come back and win it? His penetration and ability to get to the line, clutch shooting and passing (see: Robert Horry's shot), and the energy that he brought to the team left me thinking he should have been MVP. I feel like if at the time the fans voted instead of writers he would have won. Lots of times people vote for the superstar of the team, especially Duncan, because they want to see them collect awards (this was Duncan's third finals MVP). I see why Duncan won it, but Ginobili has an argument going for him as well.
by default , timmy was the best Ginobli only showed up in games 1 and 2 and if anyone was robbed , it was Big Shot Rob
