Manu Ginobili
Manu Ginobili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili Maccariis an Argentine professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association. Hailed as one of the finest international players to grace the NBA, he plays a high-tempo and intense game. He is one of only two players, along with Bill Bradley, to...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 July 1977
CityBuenos Aires, Argentina
I just calmed down a bit. I was too frustrated in Game 4 because of what happened in Game 3. I tried to forget everything and play more calm, letting things come to me. I didn't force the issue.
There was no time to hesitate, ... I saw Martin coming so I tried to get the ball up high.
I was very upset at halftime. I tried to calm down, play a little slower pace. Things started to go better.
I?m sure they?re going nuts, ... I just tried to be in the right spot.
I struggled in the first quarter. I don't know if I was nervous or rusty. I didn't play well. . . . I was very upset at halftime. I tried to clam down and play a little slower and things started to go better.
I struggled in the first half. I was very upset, I just tried to play with more energy.
My teammates were very supportive. Then I just calmed down a little.
It has happened so many times that teams without their best player really step up and start playing better. It doesn't mean that it was automatic with Steve not playing that we were going to blow them out.
The last 10, 15 games we've had some trouble on the boards, so we're putting a lot of emphasis on that.
I came to the arena with a jacket on, so I didn't know if I was going to play or not. But I convinced (coach Gregg Popovich) to let me play. I thought that it was really important to get some confidence back.
I thought they were going to take some time. But Avery's been doing a great job. Everyone knows their roles and they're rolling.
It is tough, but we can't use that as an excuse for what happened tonight. Every team in the league has to do it. Our mind-set just wasn't right tonight and we didn't come out the right way. The whole team struggled tonight, especially at the beginning of the game.
It was so impressive because (Barry) did it in (20) minutes. It was nice to see him going like he was, but we all know that he's is very capable of that.
They are a very capable team. They have a lot of talent on their team. They want to change what they have done so far and they will want to use the game to turn things around. We have to be careful (Saturday) and get some rest so that we are ready.