5:40 you said the spurs big 3 was a mini dynasty?!?!? Winning 50+ games in the West for 20+ years including 5 championships is the definition of a dynasty
that championship against miami. if leonard made that free throw. spurs has 6 rings now but cant blame leonard during that time cause his a newbie in championship. even manu fail to make his free throws.
One of the most complete players in history, collective game, individual, external shooting, internal, penetration, pass, dunk, leadership and his eurostep He did it all
Its sad that 10 years from now people will look at his numbers (The Pop Affect) people will think overrated. But Manus one of those players that you had to have watched to understand how good he was.
Manu is only one of two players in basketball history that has won Euroleague title, NBA title and Olympic gold medal. Other one is Bill Bradley, and he is already a Hall of Fame member.
Same here my brother I never really thought deep on the fact that he's been playing since I was in kindergarten and I'm currently year 5 out of highschool absolutely insane to think about
It's been a storybook and a privilege to see Manu's entire career. For regular people, life is what happens around you. In 50 years no one will care, and in 100 years no-one will notice u were here. But for me, my Life involved getting to see Manu from his days prior to Spurs even, when he was in Argentina to now. And then as now it was incredibly moving to see Manu arrive in San Antonio, and forge a relationship with Pop and help The Spurs develop the legacy they have. Without a shadow of a doubt, without Manu, Spurs would have 1 guaranteed ring and MAYBE two. He was instrumental in their winning, as he was the deposing the US, if only for a moment, of basketball glory. A winner in life and a legend. Fan-tastic. Salut, Manu.
Manu cared more about sharing the ball with his teammates than personal accolades. He also could have easily been chosen as an NBA Finals MVP back in '05. A once in a lifetime player. Definitely first ballot HoF.
I hated Manu and the Spurs back in the day because they keep dominating my Suns haha. He sacrificed so much for that Spurs team, he could've been easily a franchise player on different team, but he chose his sixth man role in the Spurs. Harden is just a poor man's Ginobili with no defense, that's how great Manu is.
@@dechefmane3526 I think the Spurs will still be a decent team but if the new guys dont develop soon they have to trade Derozan for picks and start tanking.
To me the most exciting player in the NBA for all his years ... my favorite player, awesome person from all I have heard and read too. Thanks GINO, loved when you beat the USA in the Olympics too.
he's underrated. people generally sees bench players as inferior to starters, but not manu. he's a sixth man but probably better than at least 2 or 3 starters in his respected team.
I’m glad you didn’t really bring numbers into this because they skew the conversation in favor of the naïve naysayers. Manu leading his national team over a USA team that had AI and Duncan in their primes, young LeBron, Melo, and DWade enroute to a gold medal is the clincher for me.
No, you're an idiot if you reject the numbers. Manu's stats - in context - were fucking amazing. He didn't get huge per-games, but players can get big per-games playing big minutes for bad teams. Manu got an awful lot done in sixth man minutes playing with Duncan and Parker, to say nothing of many other great role players the Spurs almost always had. Manu's numbers were legitimately awesome. WS/48 mins, PER, ORtg, DRtg Net Rtg, per-100 possessions...THAT'S what to look at. Look at stats that put all players on equal footing.
Ginobili was so sick with it, one of my favorite players of all time, and for most of his career he came off the bench! He was such a competitor, and selfless. He was such a amazing player to me that to this day his jersey is the only sports jersey i own!
I'm not crying, you're crying! Growing up a rockets fan, I despised the spurs, but Manu was always one of my favorite players to watch. Incredible intensity. I will never forget that dunk on Yao, but more importantly the block on Harden in the semi-finals. What a fucking legend.
"He's Manu Ginobili." Coach knows. What a fun player to watch! Full of energy, amazing court vision, super clutch and put others first. Salute to you, Manu.
He's the reason I ever watched the NBA in the first place; the reason why I came to know the Spurs; the reason people ask me why I'm "a Spurs fan living in the Bay Area". Thanks for introducing me to the game of basketball, thank you, Manu! GINOBILIIIII!!!!
Everyone forgets to mention the biggest Coach Pop quote on Manu... "I have stopped training Manu Ginobili for years..." Meaning that Manu is so amazing and unique that it doesn't make sense to even tell him how to play... you just let the wild dog loose and you watch the opponent's annihilation with an evil grin on your face... Coach Nick, I thought you of all people would have found that quote... come on... :)
Don't get why people said the Spurs were boring to watch from 2005-2016. Sure Timmy was just the GOAT fundamental player but you had Manu and Tony doing the craziest moves and then you had Boris Diaw playing point center and then Kawhi playing like an MVP candidate in 2016.
Yes, of course, it was beautiful to watch. And it was a family that had it's own personality. Sometimes today the team only means the jersey they used. Because theya re a bunch of stars that change from team to team every two years and dont care a shit about the city they represnt, they only want to upgrade their personal skills.
Andrew Murray Kobe and Westbrook have way more to their games than just volume scoring. AI is good comparison... but at least he got to the finals . T Mac just got injured too much
Does anyone think Manu Ginobili could have been as good as James Harden if was the first option on his own team, coached by Mike Dantoni. What do you think his stats would look like.
Johnny U. The only reason he might not have been able to is due to his play style. He was so reckless with his body that he got injured frequently, which is a reason that Pop kept him as a 6th man his whole career. I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did.
Every comment stating he is not FB HOF is obsolete when: - Lebron says he is - Wade says he is - Kobe says he is - Durant says he is - Curry says he is - Harden says he is - Nash says he is - Dirk says he is and so on... When the guys you compete against for (2 generations) all agreed you are a FB HOF, how can people that merely watch the game deny it?
@AlexLoeher I understand that, what I was trying to identify is that if just only one guy said it, then we can set it as your example. Plus we are not trying to explain if many player thought he was or not a good player. We are trying to reach a level of agreement that he made an impact way deeper than stats can show and who is better to show that than your peers?
@AlexLoeher IDK about that, I feel like a lot of people knew he was overrated years before that. I can see how people who enjoy Stephen A would agree with him, but if you were able to look past his basic stats, you knew he wasn't what he seemed.
Ginobili is just one of the best ever to play this game, he decided to play for Spurs with a 6th man role, but if he would choose to play in any other team being franchise player, he would be a 30ppg man, easily 8 times MVP. He is pure talent, pure legend.
@AlexLoeher the reason he comes off the bench was because he played with such intensity that he had to dose it. Said by the same Pop, not me. But the most important thing was not if he started playing or how many minutes he went, but that if the game was complicated, Spurs always ended up with him on the court, and almost always with him on the last ball. Manu could lead the second line as the first, as indeed he did on numerous occasions. In 2010 and 2011 he was the best spurs in RS MVP rankings ahead of Duncan and Parker. in 2008 it was the second best Spurs in the MVPs ahead of Duncan. His stats for 36 minutes surpass those of Tony Parker in almost everything (points, rebounds, steals, blocks). your shooting percentages for free thows and 3pts too. Your clutch win percentage too. Manu was 6men because the Spurs could afford to have two key players throughout the entire game. in any other team in the NBA. Manu would have been a clear option to the MVP as it was in 2011,(8°, the only year since 2007 until his retirement in which he played as started). I'm not going to decor 8 MVP (insane estatement, not even MJ did it) but it would have been an option one or twice for sure.
The usual knock against Manu is his stats, but you are not looking in the right place. It is in the playoffs where the Spurs take off the restraints and he puts off all-NBA numbers against the league's best competition. He is top 30 all time in all career playoff small man stats and top 100 all time in the big man stats. Look at the 2005 Finals for his finest work. While you may think 18 pts a game is small time, consider that this was a Pistons/Spurs defensive slug fest with final scores in the 70s and 80s. Manu will be sorely missed here in SA. Hope he starts his coaching career here real soon.
@@MeesterSun That's an arbitrary rule. They won 3 out of 5 titles, which is arguably more impressive than 2 and done. And then there was 2013, when they had the unluckiest defeat in Finals history. If that didn't happen, 2014 was a repeat.
Dynasty doesn't need to be consecutive wins. It just means a domination (not necessarily complete domination) of a certain era. Let me put it this way: Post jordan's bulls, the spurs are tied with the lakers for the most championships to this day. (5 each). If lakers was a dynasty, so was the spurs. And jordan's bulls aren't that out of reach either with 6 championships.
Even if he’s not. I’ve seen him play a bunch of times luckily and he’s a once in a lifetime player. Him, Kobe, LeBron and Kyrie were the most exciting.
I think coach Nick was not trying to open a question of Manu's eligibility for HOF, but to portray a career and talent I feel he deeply admires. Manu is easily a top-20 all-time guy in books of those who like to see basketball played the right way.
This is the first Manu highlights video/docuvid that I've ever watched, and I must say, the production was outstanding and the evidence speaks for itself.
Manu fué un indiscutible, dentro y fuera de la cancha, los chicos deberían aprender como se lucha en esta disciplina donde sus rivales son mas altos y mas fuertes, y fuera de la cancha un señor.
How great Tim,Duncan,Greg Popovich,Tony Parker and the rest of the entire spurs organization had to be to convince him tha is the best for him to come from the bench and be 6th man pretty much his entire career. He won championships,made some all-star games etc but around 2007-08 if he wanted he could've gone somewhere and they would give him the keys of the new team. His stats would be much better,mainstream fans would appriciate him more etc. Who knows maybe as a first option he could do some damage in the playoffs also and made a nice run with his own team. He really really had to love the spurs to stay in that position.
By far the best resume and a showcase of his real assets beside the already (perhaps too muach talk about) attitude ..showcasing his wide aray of talents like this vid is what permitted him to be who he was and this vid also precisly put the focus where it should be: JUST WATCH HIM...(only thing I woudl have add to this vid, with an excellent start showing his flamboyant yet efficient passing, was the lack of some of his Europe footage, he was inmense in that period too).
That was awesome! The first few minutes shows that Ginobili is in the company of Cousy, Marovich, and Magic - I agree that alone is enough to get him in the hall A great career and a wonderful summary. Thanks
The reason Manu comes off the bench so many times in Spurs was because he played with such intensity that he had to dose it. Said by the same Pop, not me. But the most important thing was not if he started playing or how many minutes he went, but that if the game was complicated, Spurs always ended up with him on the court, and almost always with him on the last ball. Manu could lead the second line as the first, as indeed he did on numerous occasions. In 2010 and 2011 he was the best spurs in RS MVP rankings ahead of Duncan and Parker. in 2008 it was the second best Spurs in the MVPs ahead of Duncan. His stats for 36 minutes surpass those of Tony Parker in almost everything (points, rebounds, steals, blocks). His shooting percentages for free thows and 3pts too. His clutch win percentage too. Manu was 6men because the Spurs could afford to have two key players throughout the entire game. in any other team in the NBA. Manu would have been a serious option to the MVP at least one or twice, since it came 8th in 2011, the only year since 2007 until his retirement in which he played as starter.
That of the sixth player is crap. Pop protected him because he is only 1.96 and fight against players of 2.20 stronger than him all the matches had destroyed their body. With the clever plan of pop he could play with all his talent until 40 years.
The reason why he came off the bench is because some guys who should've come off the bench instead (Turkoglu, Finley, RJ) sucked at it, and other guys were kept for 3-and-D purposes (Bowen, Udoka, Hill). Manu only truly deserved to be on the bench when he got old and Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard became the starting wings.
Can you make videos on cuts to get open and blow by moves! Your literally so helpful and really helping me get ready for this coming season! Would really appreciate it!
Ive followed my hometown Spurs since their ABA days with George Gervin and Co and must say 1998 - 2019 has been quite the run and a "dynasty" in anyone's book. Without Manu....No dynasty. No Legacy....no Nada! Perhaps a Championship or two. The NBA, not just the Spurs owe Manu his due recognition as one of the best, most exciting 6th man ever and a definitive first ballot HOF'er!!
The Lithuanian Sarunas Marciulionis is credited with bringing the Euro step to the N.B.A. He played with four NBA teams in the 1990s before it became common for international players to join the N.B.A. Ginobili then perfected and popularized the move.
Notorious Murderz actually some form of the euro step has been around for a long time. In fact, if you go and watch one of Kobe’s musecage Espn songs, he mentions how Elgin Baylor was using euros when he played. But I feel manu really did perfect the euro
Well its not called the eurostep back then, i remember him playing for the warriors we know the move is awkward and unusual but manu can shoot 3s can step back and was more atheletic and he used the move almost everytime to create situations
Marciulionis was a great player, too bad injuries cut into his prime in the NBA, but he did make a pretty good name for himself during his stint with the Warriors.
I strongly disagree with those who say he was not a first option type of player. He was the number one offensive option for ten years straight on his national team, with outstanding results. Silver medal in 2002 with victovry over the US, (and extremely questionable calls in the clutch of the final), gold in 2004 and bronze in 2008 after losing to the US... It does not get better than that for a non american
Actually he wasnt first offensive option on national team, Scola was. Scola was top fiba scorer over... ten years? Not talking against Manu, as argentinian i belive Manu was the greatest argentinian sportsman ever, but tbh Scola was the real national team leader.
@@leodemardel (I'm pretty sure we're both argentines, so it's weird we're having this conversation in english = P). And it's true that saying that Manu was the sole leader for ten years straight is very unfair to Luis. Yet, it is probably more unfair to Manu, saying that Luis was. Scola was not mature enough to be a starter in Indianapolis, and he didn't have a great tournament. While Manu lead the team in scoring and assists. As in the 04 Olympics, and the 06 world cup. Then from Beijing 08 on, it would be fair to say they were both as important (one in the perimeter, in in the frontcourt). But I'm glad someone gives Scola his proper recognition.
No no, incluso Manu reconocio a Luifa como lider y capitan de la seleccion. Podemos dar gracias a Dios por habernos dado el lujo de decir que uno es el mejor de todos y el otro fue goleador fiba y nuestro gran capitan, saludos.
Estoy de acuerdo, Scola fue el verdadero capitán de Argentina por personalidad y por jugar SIEMPRE. Manu fue el mejor jugador de la historia y el más importante en el juego (aunque no se hubiese podido ganar sin Scola, Nocioni, Oberto y Pepe Sánchez, ninguno era prescindible). Pero si tenemos memoria nos acordamos de que Manu no jugaba los torneos clasificatorios mientras que Scola sí. Seguramente (como pasa con Messi) en el resto del mundo lo quieren más que nosotros porque somos críticos de nuestros ídolos siempre. Aunque Manu haya trascendido el deporte.
@@marianoandrt2208 Está perfecto lo que decís y el reconocimiento al Luifa, Mariano. Igual, el comentario hablaba sobre quién era la primer arma ofensiva. Saludos
I'll always remember Ginobili as my favorite player but more as a man who rose to the occasion, first ballot but no doubt someone who always found a way to win I love you Ginobili thank you for all the memories in the words of Barkley GINOBILI!!!!!!!!!!
Coach Nick I don't need to watch this video. 4 time champion, 2 time all star (should have been more), Non US Olympic gold medalist, the All Time greatest 6th man to lace up shoes plus an incredible player to watch.
I really liked the video, just to watch Manu doing Manu things :P I think a mention about his big Euroleague career would have been nice, but it's a great video.
Yes, as a Laker fan of the 80s , 90s, into early 2000s, this guy made it very hard to catch up, keep game close, early leads, ect. He just never missed when game in 4th quarter. Term used by opposing fans were " PLEASE, can someone just take the guy out!?! Can't come back if he not missing the shots!!!
Top 10 2 guard ever imo, and the best passer among 2 guards ever too imo and my fav athlete ever. My own ranking would go: 1- MJ 2- Kobe 3- D-Wade 4- Jerry West 5- Clyde 6- AI 7- Moncrief 8-11: Manu, T-Mac, Harden and Gervin Honorable mentions: Ray, Vince, Reggie, Dumars, Mitch Richmond
Manu should be an example for all future athletes not just in basketball but in all sports ! He’s a team player to the T and teams when games not players
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5:40 you said the spurs big 3 was a mini dynasty?!?!? Winning 50+ games in the West for 20+ years including 5 championships is the definition of a dynasty
Blame Fisher's 0.4 and Manu's foul on Dirk, otherwise that would've been 5 in a row.
that championship against miami. if leonard made that free throw. spurs has 6 rings now but cant blame leonard during that time cause his a newbie in championship. even manu fail to make his free throws.
Obviously they are comparing it to Chinese Dynasties.
they're so lowkey compared to other dynasties. but they're probably the most successful (barring Bill Russel's era)
@@jermaineonealnumber7 as a spurs fan this hurts
One of the most complete players in history, collective game, individual, external shooting, internal, penetration, pass, dunk, leadership and his eurostep
He did it all
EtiquetaNegra not forget the defense!
dont forget his prowess and elegance
You forgot the defense bro.
off the bench
…and so clutch.
Its sad that 10 years from now people will look at his numbers (The Pop Affect) people will think overrated. But Manus one of those players that you had to have watched to understand how good he was.
It's happening unfortunately
@@danieldbdb Arguably finals MVP in 2005. Just say you didn't watch him.
@@danieldbdb what the hell are you smoking?😂
Some dudes are trying to tell me that Jamal Crawford or Lou Williams are better 6th men than Manu
Manu is only one of two players in basketball history that has won Euroleague title, NBA title and Olympic gold medal. Other one is Bill Bradley, and he is already a Hall of Fame member.
Crap... I wish I'd have known this and put it in the video!!!!
But manu is allstar, 6th man, Euro finals mvp, multiple nba champ, most winning trio unlike that other guy...
I thought Manu was the only one!
Aleksandar Spasic Not to mention his gold medal wasn’t with the American team, but earned by beating them.
@@jki808 this right here is INSANE when you think about it. Winning gold in basketball as a non-American is unicorn stuff.
Not gunna lie... This lowkey pulled my heart strings
Same here my brother I never really thought deep on the fact that he's been playing since I was in kindergarten and I'm currently year 5 out of highschool absolutely insane to think about
If you don't think Manu is a first ballot HoF you're either delusional, a hater (maybe a Suns fan) and/or just don't know basketball.
Hey Frank I usually don’t like Thee type comments but I think it’s so obvious, the comment is warranted
As a Suns fan, I cling to our utter domination of the Spurs in the 2010 playoffs 😪😪😪
His skill set alone validates this imagine if he started his whole career on another team he would prob avg 20+ 5 rebounds 7/8 assists
@@ItachiUchiha-ns1il lebron fans = 12 year old retards
Lol i'm a hardcore suns fan but Manu was just too amazing not to be a first ballot HoFer
It's been a storybook and a privilege to see Manu's entire career. For regular people, life is what happens around you. In 50 years no one will care, and in 100 years no-one will notice u were here. But for me, my Life involved getting to see Manu from his days prior to Spurs even, when he was in Argentina to now. And then as now it was incredibly moving to see Manu arrive in San Antonio, and forge a relationship with Pop and help The Spurs develop the legacy they have. Without a shadow of a doubt, without Manu, Spurs would have 1 guaranteed ring and MAYBE two. He was instrumental in their winning, as he was the deposing the US, if only for a moment, of basketball glory. A winner in life and a legend. Fan-tastic. Salut, Manu.
Bonzi?.......J. Tulos?
Manu cared more about sharing the ball with his teammates than personal accolades. He also could have easily been chosen as an NBA Finals MVP back in '05. A once in a lifetime player. Definitely first ballot HoF.
i was shock he didn't win that award.
I hated Manu and the Spurs back in the day because they keep dominating my Suns haha. He sacrificed so much for that Spurs team, he could've been easily a franchise player on different team, but he chose his sixth man role in the Spurs. Harden is just a poor man's Ginobili with no defense, that's how great Manu is.
Name a teammate who did not benifitted a pass from manu, whereever or whatever way did it came from, lol. I think there was none.
i was hoping you would show him smacking that bat, cuz that was legendary
"He's Manu Ginobili"
Gotta love Pop! 😆
It just hit me, the a era of the Spurs is gone. For the longest I've seen Duncan, Parker and Ginobili playing together and now its over.
DeRozan and Aldridge are present all-star talents for the Spurs. Murray and Walker will be the future.
@@dechefmane3526 I think the Spurs will still be a decent team but if the new guys dont develop soon they have to trade Derozan for picks and start tanking.
It'll be Dirk after this next season. :(
Never over, they will live on forever in history as 1 of the best ever BIG 3!
Special time gone
Hall of famer manu!!! Fan from the Philippines 🇵🇭
To me the most exciting player in the NBA for all his years ... my favorite player, awesome person from all I have heard and read too. Thanks GINO, loved when you beat the USA in the Olympics too.
Manu was a key member for a franchise that won 4 NBA championships. Hands down a first ballot HOF player.
he's underrated. people generally sees bench players as inferior to starters, but not manu. he's a sixth man but probably better than at least 2 or 3 starters in his respected team.
Is this even a question
Jeremy Xu took the words outta my mouth lmao
Some young'uns just lookin' at stats might question it
BBALLBREAKDOWN I means if stats include accolades o still think it’s ridiculous to argue he’s not lol
I’m glad you didn’t really bring numbers into this because they skew the conversation in favor of the naïve naysayers. Manu leading his national team over a USA team that had AI and Duncan in their primes, young LeBron, Melo, and DWade enroute to a gold medal is the clincher for me.
No, you're an idiot if you reject the numbers. Manu's stats - in context - were fucking amazing. He didn't get huge per-games, but players can get big per-games playing big minutes for bad teams. Manu got an awful lot done in sixth man minutes playing with Duncan and Parker, to say nothing of many other great role players the Spurs almost always had. Manu's numbers were legitimately awesome. WS/48 mins, PER, ORtg, DRtg Net Rtg, per-100 possessions...THAT'S what to look at. Look at stats that put all players on equal footing.
Dominic Schatzan he's numbers were still really good specially for a 6th man which he was for a large part of his career
Im not crying 😢 YOU ARE 😭😭😭😭
Ginobili was so sick with it, one of my favorite players of all time, and for most of his career he came off the bench! He was such a competitor, and selfless. He was such a amazing player to me that to this day his jersey is the only sports jersey i own!
After all the miles...
And the games...
And the hair...
IM DEAD
Don't forget that Manu gave his right nut for the Spurs too
When lol?
2016 season
Oh ima search that up
Rest in piece man
Rest in piece..
I'm not crying, you're crying! Growing up a rockets fan, I despised the spurs, but Manu was always one of my favorite players to watch. Incredible intensity. I will never forget that dunk on Yao, but more importantly the block on Harden in the semi-finals. What a fucking legend.
He’s in my top 5 bc I love unorthodox players. Great career.
Dang coach! You made me emotional. Ginobili's retirement still hasn't sinked in to me until I watched your video. Amazing tribute!
Thanks!!
If Ginobili didn't exist....Kobe would have six rings and LeBron would have fives rings
But then again he did gift one ring to LeBron
@@mersedmuratovic3819 yeah... manu was bad in that series unfortunately
"He's Manu Ginobili." Coach knows. What a fun player to watch! Full of energy, amazing court vision, super clutch and put others first. Salute to you, Manu.
He's the reason I ever watched the NBA in the first place; the reason why I came to know the Spurs; the reason people ask me why I'm "a Spurs fan living in the Bay Area". Thanks for introducing me to the game of basketball, thank you, Manu! GINOBILIIIII!!!!
Everyone forgets to mention the biggest Coach Pop quote on Manu... "I have stopped training Manu Ginobili for years..."
Meaning that Manu is so amazing and unique that it doesn't make sense to even tell him how to play... you just let the wild dog loose and you watch the opponent's annihilation with an evil grin on your face...
Coach Nick, I thought you of all people would have found that quote... come on... :)
The way he talks is so satisfying
Loved watching you play Manu! Will miss your unbelievable plays and passion. 😢
Thank you coach for this awesome tribute video! Wiping tears.
Don't get why people said the Spurs were boring to watch from 2005-2016. Sure Timmy was just the GOAT fundamental player but you had Manu and Tony doing the craziest moves and then you had Boris Diaw playing point center and then Kawhi playing like an MVP candidate in 2016.
Yes, of course, it was beautiful to watch. And it was a family that had it's own personality. Sometimes today the team only means the jersey they used. Because theya re a bunch of stars that change from team to team every two years and dont care a shit about the city they represnt, they only want to upgrade their personal skills.
Ginobili > Melo
All 30 teams would draft Ginobili over Melo rn
P L no, no they wouldn't
This is why people hate Melo cuz delusional fans keeps confusing cancer with superstar.
@@blue-phoenix115 Some teams need volume scorers. You're argument is flawed.
I would draft a potato over melo
Andrew Murray Kobe and Westbrook have way more to their games than just volume scoring. AI is good comparison... but at least he got to the finals . T Mac just got injured too much
ZERO question. I will kick down the HOF door myself if not.
The best gift I ever received was a GINOBILI Jersey the day I graduated Middle School in 2006 . Still got it today
Does anyone think Manu Ginobili could have been as good as James Harden if was the first option on his own team, coached by Mike Dantoni. What do you think his stats would look like.
Without question, he could've done what James Harden does now
BBALLBREAKDOWN completely disagree. Manu was great but as a number two offensive option not as the primary guy on offense.
@jaydexe what about passing?
Johnny U. The only reason he might not have been able to is due to his play style. He was so reckless with his body that he got injured frequently, which is a reason that Pop kept him as a 6th man his whole career. I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did.
Prime Manu was very similar to Kobe. I have no doubt his numbers would be fantastic and would have lead any team to at least one ring.
Every comment stating he is not FB HOF is obsolete when:
- Lebron says he is
- Wade says he is
- Kobe says he is
- Durant says he is
- Curry says he is
- Harden says he is
- Nash says he is
- Dirk says he is
and so on...
When the guys you compete against for (2 generations) all agreed you are a FB HOF, how can people that merely watch the game deny it?
@AlexLoeher I understand that, what I was trying to identify is that if just only one guy said it, then we can set it as your example.
Plus we are not trying to explain if many player thought he was or not a good player.
We are trying to reach a level of agreement that he made an impact way deeper than stats can show and who is better to show that than your peers?
@AlexLoeher IDK about that, I feel like a lot of people knew he was overrated years before that. I can see how people who enjoy Stephen A would agree with him, but if you were able to look past his basic stats, you knew he wasn't what he seemed.
AlexLoeher logical argument what? It’s the hall of fame my guy 😂😂 it’s not based on logic it’s basketball
Ginobili is just one of the best ever to play this game, he decided to play for Spurs with a 6th man role, but if he would choose to play in any other team being franchise player, he would be a 30ppg man, easily 8 times MVP. He is pure talent, pure legend.
@AlexLoeher the reason he comes off the bench was because he played with such intensity that he had to dose it. Said by the same Pop, not me. But the most important thing was not if he started playing or how many minutes he went, but that if the game was complicated, Spurs always ended up with him on the court, and almost always with him on the last ball. Manu could lead the second line as the first, as indeed he did on numerous occasions. In 2010 and 2011 he was the best spurs in RS MVP rankings ahead of Duncan and Parker. in 2008 it was the second best Spurs in the MVPs ahead of Duncan. His stats for 36 minutes surpass those of Tony Parker in almost everything (points, rebounds, steals, blocks). your shooting percentages for free thows and 3pts too. Your clutch win percentage too. Manu was 6men because the Spurs could afford to have two key players throughout the entire game. in any other team in the NBA. Manu would have been a clear option to the MVP as it was in 2011,(8°, the only year since 2007 until his retirement in which he played as started). I'm not going to decor 8 MVP (insane estatement, not even MJ did it) but it would have been an option one or twice for sure.
He is the best player in the world when he was at his peak.
The usual knock against Manu is his stats, but you are not looking in the right place. It is in the playoffs where the Spurs take off the restraints and he puts off all-NBA numbers against the league's best competition. He is top 30 all time in all career playoff small man stats and top 100 all time in the big man stats. Look at the 2005 Finals for his finest work. While you may think 18 pts a game is small time, consider that this was a Pistons/Spurs defensive slug fest with final scores in the 70s and 80s.
Manu will be sorely missed here in SA. Hope he starts his coaching career here real soon.
Manu! So many great memories.
"Mini dynasty"? No...just dynasty.
Thank you.
It's not a dynasty if they don't win a chip back to back. However, they were consistently great for a 20 year stretch which will never be replicated.
Detroit Pistons: 1989 and 1990 champions...Dynasty
San Antonio Spurs: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007...no dynasty.
Sounds legit.
@@MeesterSun That's an arbitrary rule. They won 3 out of 5 titles, which is arguably more impressive than 2 and done.
And then there was 2013, when they had the unluckiest defeat in Finals history. If that didn't happen, 2014 was a repeat.
Dynasty doesn't need to be consecutive wins. It just means a domination (not necessarily complete domination) of a certain era. Let me put it this way: Post jordan's bulls, the spurs are tied with the lakers for the most championships to this day. (5 each). If lakers was a dynasty, so was the spurs. And jordan's bulls aren't that out of reach either with 6 championships.
watching manu highlights just makes you wanna go out and play some ball
And now he is one
Even if he’s not. I’ve seen him play a bunch of times luckily and he’s a once in a lifetime player. Him, Kobe, LeBron and Kyrie were the most exciting.
fu baxter
Manu DA man......if ya don't like Manu you prob don't like yourself......NBA and fans will miss this guy.....he was fab
I think coach Nick was not trying to open a question of Manu's eligibility for HOF, but to portray a career and talent I feel he deeply admires. Manu is easily a top-20 all-time guy in books of those who like to see basketball played the right way.
This is the first Manu highlights video/docuvid that I've ever watched, and I must say, the production was outstanding and the evidence speaks for itself.
Manu fué un indiscutible, dentro y fuera de la cancha, los chicos deberían aprender como se lucha en esta disciplina donde sus rivales son mas altos y mas fuertes, y fuera de la cancha un señor.
How great Tim,Duncan,Greg Popovich,Tony Parker and the rest of the entire spurs organization had to be to convince him tha is the best for him to come from the bench and be 6th man pretty much his entire career. He won championships,made some all-star games etc but around 2007-08 if he wanted he could've gone somewhere and they would give him the keys of the new team. His stats would be much better,mainstream fans would appriciate him more etc. Who knows maybe as a first option he could do some damage in the playoffs also and made a nice run with his own team. He really really had to love the spurs to stay in that position.
I didn’t need anyone to convince me but u convinced me more. Nice vid. Congrats on an iconic career and an incredibly humble human.
By far the best resume and a showcase of his real assets beside the already (perhaps too muach talk about) attitude ..showcasing his wide aray of talents like this vid is what permitted him to be who he was and this vid also precisly put the focus where it should be: JUST WATCH HIM...(only thing I woudl have add to this vid, with an excellent start showing his flamboyant yet efficient passing, was the lack of some of his Europe footage, he was inmense in that period too).
That was awesome! The first few minutes shows that Ginobili is in the company of Cousy, Marovich, and Magic - I agree that alone is enough to get him in the hall A great career and a wonderful summary. Thanks
Awesome, thanks and YES!
Thank you for your video. I really enjoy Manu's game
Great vid. The starting sequence leaves you in awe. i also like the olympic part ! Manu was a top man
The reason Manu comes off the bench so many times in Spurs was because he played with such intensity that he had to dose it. Said by the same Pop, not me. But the most important thing was not if he started playing or how many minutes he went, but that if the game was complicated, Spurs always ended up with him on the court, and almost always with him on the last ball. Manu could lead the second line as the first, as indeed he did on numerous occasions. In 2010 and 2011 he was the best spurs in RS MVP rankings ahead of Duncan and Parker. in 2008 it was the second best Spurs in the MVPs ahead of Duncan. His stats for 36 minutes surpass those of Tony Parker in almost everything (points, rebounds, steals, blocks). His shooting percentages for free thows and 3pts too. His clutch win percentage too. Manu was 6men because the Spurs could afford to have two key players throughout the entire game. in any other team in the NBA. Manu would have been a serious option to the MVP at least one or twice, since it came 8th in 2011, the only year since 2007 until his retirement in which he played as starter.
mtin 76 yeah but i don’t thick Manu is better than TP
That of the sixth player is crap. Pop protected him because he is only 1.96 and fight against players of 2.20 stronger than him all the matches had destroyed their body. With the clever plan of pop he could play with all his talent until 40 years.
The reason why he came off the bench is because some guys who should've come off the bench instead (Turkoglu, Finley, RJ) sucked at it, and other guys were kept for 3-and-D purposes (Bowen, Udoka, Hill). Manu only truly deserved to be on the bench when he got old and Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard became the starting wings.
@@thefab0075 He is/was substantially better, thougth Tony was great. Tony BTW was too much of a ballhogger, but a nice fella anyway.
Well, well, well.
Finally it happened.
Congratulations to Manu for being inducted into the HoF.
Great quote at the end coach. Always love simplistic validation.
beautiful tribute coach and i hope he gets to see it
I'm not crying, I swear
Can you make videos on cuts to get open and blow by moves! Your literally so helpful and really helping me get ready for this coming season! Would really appreciate it!
Real life kuroko... With a jumper and euro steps
Zart William Soberano
He literally transcended anime and has reached NBA Jam levels of basketball.
I'm crying ! We love you Manu !
Ive followed my hometown Spurs since their ABA days with George Gervin and Co and must say 1998 - 2019 has been quite the run and a "dynasty" in anyone's book. Without Manu....No dynasty. No Legacy....no Nada!
Perhaps a Championship or two.
The NBA, not just the Spurs owe Manu his due recognition as one of the best, most exciting 6th man ever and a definitive first ballot HOF'er!!
Awesome video!! Thank you, Manu!!
Thanks for including Sir Charles!
The Lithuanian Sarunas Marciulionis is credited with bringing the Euro step to the N.B.A. He played with four NBA teams in the 1990s before it became common for international players to join the N.B.A. Ginobili then perfected and popularized the move.
Notorious Murderz actually some form of the euro step has been around for a long time. In fact, if you go and watch one of Kobe’s musecage Espn songs, he mentions how Elgin Baylor was using euros when he played. But I feel manu really did perfect the euro
Well its not called the eurostep back then, i remember him playing for the warriors we know the move is awkward and unusual but manu can shoot 3s can step back and was more atheletic and he used the move almost everytime to create situations
Marciulionis was a great player, too bad injuries cut into his prime in the NBA, but he did make a pretty good name for himself during his stint with the Warriors.
Wow, David Bowie's "Sound & Vision", nice pick Coach.
Goosebumps coach!greetings from argentina
call me crazy but i see football/soccer related skills in that.
YES!!
Of course. He must be a soccer fan also.
@@ericsmidt6923 as Steve Nash was
I got goosebumps, coach. Love the vid!
Awesome, thanks! Check the Manu vid I did last year - you might need some tissue
Dam! I have something in my eye! Great video!
I strongly disagree with those who say he was not a first option type of player. He was the number one offensive option for ten years straight on his national team, with outstanding results. Silver medal in 2002 with victovry over the US, (and extremely questionable calls in the clutch of the final), gold in 2004 and bronze in 2008 after losing to the US... It does not get better than that for a non american
Actually he wasnt first offensive option on national team, Scola was. Scola was top fiba scorer over... ten years? Not talking against Manu, as argentinian i belive Manu was the greatest argentinian sportsman ever, but tbh Scola was the real national team leader.
@@leodemardel (I'm pretty sure we're both argentines, so it's weird we're having this conversation in english = P). And it's true that saying that Manu was the sole leader for ten years straight is very unfair to Luis. Yet, it is probably more unfair to Manu, saying that Luis was. Scola was not mature enough to be a starter in Indianapolis, and he didn't have a great tournament. While Manu lead the team in scoring and assists. As in the 04 Olympics, and the 06 world cup. Then from Beijing 08 on, it would be fair to say they were both as important (one in the perimeter, in in the frontcourt). But I'm glad someone gives Scola his proper recognition.
No no, incluso Manu reconocio a Luifa como lider y capitan de la seleccion. Podemos dar gracias a Dios por habernos dado el lujo de decir que uno es el mejor de todos y el otro fue goleador fiba y nuestro gran capitan, saludos.
Estoy de acuerdo, Scola fue el verdadero capitán de Argentina por personalidad y por jugar SIEMPRE. Manu fue el mejor jugador de la historia y el más importante en el juego (aunque no se hubiese podido ganar sin Scola, Nocioni, Oberto y Pepe Sánchez, ninguno era prescindible). Pero si tenemos memoria nos acordamos de que Manu no jugaba los torneos clasificatorios mientras que Scola sí. Seguramente (como pasa con Messi) en el resto del mundo lo quieren más que nosotros porque somos críticos de nuestros ídolos siempre. Aunque Manu haya trascendido el deporte.
@@marianoandrt2208 Está perfecto lo que decís y el reconocimiento al Luifa, Mariano. Igual, el comentario hablaba sobre quién era la primer arma ofensiva. Saludos
I'll always remember Ginobili as my favorite player but more as a man who rose to the occasion, first ballot but no doubt someone who always found a way to win I love you Ginobili thank you for all the memories in the words of Barkley GINOBILI!!!!!!!!!!
Great vid, Coach Nick!
Thx!
Coach Nick I don't need to watch this video. 4 time champion, 2 time all star (should have been more), Non US Olympic gold medalist, the All Time greatest 6th man to lace up shoes plus an incredible player to watch.
dude this is why I love Manu,it s not only about his accomplishments, it s about what he gave for the game of basketball... the greatest sixth man
great video and please keeping good work!
1:59 wow can't even imagine pulling out those moves while attacking the rim.
I am so happy that you talked about the 2004 " Gold Generation " of Argentina, to us, latin and hispanic people, that W meant a lot for us
👍👍🏀🏀
Great video man
#LEGEND
#KINGOFTHEEUROSTEP
#HOF
U else remember the Spurs commercials 😇😇😇 that was the good times.
Legend never die.
Thank you Manu Ginobili for the evolution of the Euro-step
You are sitting in my aura! lmao!
Manu could match any superstar in his prime. Got held back too. GOAT :D
Manu is in deed a unique one of a kind GOAT 🐐 #GraciasManu #Manu4ever 😭😭
love manu, great player great mentality.
Finally. Both for the video and Manu's retirement.
This brought a tear to my eyes :'(
It still amaze me , how with that vicious change of direction manu never had leg injuries.. Not complaining tho. First Ballot for sure !!!
I really liked the video, just to watch Manu doing Manu things :P
I think a mention about his big Euroleague career would have been nice, but it's a great video.
Yes, as a Laker fan of the 80s , 90s, into early 2000s, this guy made it very hard to catch up, keep game close, early leads, ect. He just never missed when game in 4th quarter. Term used by opposing fans were " PLEASE, can someone just take the guy out!?! Can't come back if he not missing the shots!!!
tears in my eyes @ 5.43..... #ballislife
And now he’s getting his recognition welcome to the hall of fame Manu
Even if he was 0 for 20 I still wanted the ball in his hands in crunch time....Thank You Manu you will be missed...HOF for sure
Will miss his game on professional basketball court. Thank you Manu
I love you Manu
As a Spurs fan, this hit me right in the feels.
Top 10 2 guard ever imo, and the best passer among 2 guards ever too imo and my fav athlete ever. My own ranking would go:
1- MJ
2- Kobe
3- D-Wade
4- Jerry West
5- Clyde
6- AI
7- Moncrief
8-11: Manu, T-Mac, Harden and Gervin
Honorable mentions: Ray, Vince, Reggie, Dumars, Mitch Richmond
What's up z3, been a long time. I knew that i would eventually find you in some Manu video.
@@barokiller Baro! Whats up brodie
Manu should be an example for all future athletes not just in basketball but in all sports ! He’s a team player to the T and teams when games not players
I got emotional when Dancing Queen started playing. It's a perfect fit for Manu for some reason.
Haha, thx! Needed something Euro, lol
Manu is one of the best basketball player in the world.i like the way he play.
Hated his flopping but I respect the game. He flat out balled fools.