Manu told me he will play in the Olympics

by Gino20 on Jul 17, 2008 7:14 PM CDT Comment 8 comments

Well, no, no he didn't tell me exactly ... but this Web site, it told me about Manu's decision:

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/features/rumors?&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2ffeatures%2frumors

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I, for one, am actually happy about this. I trust his judgment and I know this means a lot to him and his countrymen. Plus, this must be his final - or at least penultimate - world competition.

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But he isn’t 100%...

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by Linix129 on Jul 17, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh well

It’s his life, and I hope he tears it up in the Olympics. Pop won’t push him in the early part of the season.

It's never just a game when you're winning. - George Carlin

by DennardC on Jul 18, 2008 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep, it’s his life, but his life is a lot better due to the money he receives from the San Antonio Spurs and ultimately from the NBA fans. I was hoping he would choose not to go since he was so hurt and tired just a short time ago, but it is the Olympics. What really bothers me is when NBA athletes compete in other international competitions (e.g. FIBA). That should be banned.

by VWolf on Jul 18, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It is my understand that the FIBA World Championships are considered more prestigious than the Olympics. Could I get a fact check from some international PtR brethren?

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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The world championships (i.e. the World Cup) is definitely a bigger deal in soccer. The Olympics are considered like a youth tournament for some reason and you only get three exceptions on your whole roster for guys over 24 years old.

In basketball though I think in general the bigger deal are the Olympics since everyone sends their best team. Lots of NBA players beg off the World Championships but some countries treat it as a bigger deal than others. I suppose the cute answer is whichever one you win is the more important one.

by Aaronstampler on Jul 18, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I remember reading somewhere that the US was the exception in this regard. Our players blow off the World Championships and gear up for the Olympics, whereas in other countries they do the reverse.

Perhaps that was only because the US was so dominant in the Olympics. Maybe now that we’ve seen that they can be beaten, and because the US takes the Olympics seriously, that perception is changing internationally.

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by tomasito on Jul 20, 2008 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hm. I think Michael pretty much nailed it. Whichever one you win is the most important. But there’s something about that Olympic gold…

Oh, right. It’s the fact that we won it. Back to Michael’s theory.

by LatinD on Jul 22, 2008 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm still torn

On one hand, I’m a Spurs fan first, player fan (Dunc, Gino, Big Dave, Sean ect.) second. I would prefer our players be as ready as possible mind and body wise, so don’t want him to participate. On the other hand I realize what it means to him and his fellow countrymen so want and will root for him and his team up until and if they meet team U.S.A….......bottom line, I guess I’m cool with it. I’m going to trust his judgment and hope that ALL involved come thru unscathed. I guess he’ll be winning sixth man of the year again, he’ll probably will get fewer starts as well, that is until playoff time when we really need Super Manu. Hopefully we’ll have enough talent during the regular season to compensate Pop trying to reserve his batteries and get a much needed higher seed.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius

by raynorschiene on Jul 21, 2008 12:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs