7. "Hondo but he's even more of a farce as a "sixth man" than Manu" In response to Reply # 0
I don't know how many games he started (quite a few, I'd imagine) but even if he started none at all, this is a guy who played 36+ minutes per night and played FORTY FIVE minutes a night for a couple seasons.
Ginobili is at least enough of a sixth man to consider and yes he is the best, but big up to Detlef Schrempf, Cliff Robinson and Jamal Crawford, excellent bench players for a number of years.
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18. "i mean are we talking career or just one season?" In response to Reply # 16 Mon May-13-13 02:52 PM by ConcreteCharlie
one season i would have to look at hondo, mchale and also billy cunningham and bob mcadoo.
for a career, eh, mchale outside of his very earliest years and last couple with a bad back was a starter.
manu has started close to half the games in his career.
more and more i think the "sixth man" thing is a dumb award and a manufactured discussion. I'd rather look at real reserves and their contributions. i don't think any of these guys qualify. mchale was often the second best player on his team, same could be said of hondo and manu was no worse than no. 3.
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They basically faced each other in 2 post-season series. JET outplayed prime Manu the 1st time including in GM 7 & the Mavs beat the Spurs after Manu's idiotic foul on Dirk. The 2nd time they faced JET was in a slump & over-the-hill Manu won the match-up hands down; the Spurs went on to upset the Mavs in 2010 in 5 games.
19. "he's better in almost every category, actual reg season splits are" In response to Reply # 17 Mon May-13-13 02:55 PM by ConcreteCharlie
more compelling, or at least they would be if literally everyone here hadn't had the benefit of an eyeball test where ginobili whipped terry, who is admittedly a good player and excellent as a reserve.
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21. "lol nobody thinks this is hilarious?" In response to Reply # 17
Manu isnt better than Terry?
besides just laughing and keeping it moving i just want to say without Manu stepping up clutch against the Suns in the playoffs the last 5-6 years, Suns would have won multiple rings. Manu is the Suns killer
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31. "The Mavs went to 2 Finals w/ JET as the 2nd best player" In response to Reply # 30 Tue May-14-13 03:31 AM by FILF
I don't know why folks are shitting on him........he's a shooter but one of the best shooter in the history of the game & he can actually create his own shot unlike most of the folks on the list ....not to mention the number of big shots he has taken & made. I didn't bring him up as an insult to Manu but rather to give JET his dues.
29. "hmm have to really think abt that - I will say he's more of a" In response to Reply # 0 Mon May-13-13 11:09 PM by vee-lover
game changer and impact player than any previous 6th man that I've seen play
Although I never saw John Havlicek play, it's hard for me to imagine Ginobili will be regarded as a better 6th man than the player the term "6th man" was coined after.
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