June 25, 2005: Manu Fever

It continues - and I'm not even a Spurs fan! Hey, the guy's got charisma.

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The guy shows a real joy at being alive--and you're right, it's contagious. A foreigner that comes here and shows that sort of delight with this country does indeed help take-it-for-granted Americans to see how refreshing this place can be. David Robinson did the same sort of thing for the Spurs back in the late 90s (when a lot of baddies were taking BB headlines)--proudly coming out of a long Navy career that ate up a lot of his best basketball years, never having anything mean or self-important to say, mentioning (but only if asked) his strong church and community work. He and Avery Johnson are what made a lot of people love the Spurs. And Pop, too--old-school self-effacing examples all, of what makes fans feel good.

Posted by: Buddy Larsen at June 25, 2005 10:19 AM

Buddy, you are right on.

Posted by: Stace at June 25, 2005 10:42 AM

Your post confused this poor Brit.
'Manu' in the UK is a shortening of 'Manchester United', and 'Spurs' a shortening for 'Tottenham Hotspurs'
But it is all about balls anyway.

Posted by: Dawg at June 25, 2005 11:28 AM

Dawg, google [San Antonio Spurs] and read all about it!

Posted by: Buddy Larsen at June 25, 2005 11:42 AM

HEY! I named my new teacup daschund after Ginobili...Her name is Gini Ginobili and yes I call her by her full name. She's much shorter than Manu but has his joy of living. I'm looking for a Spurs shirt for my puppy, can anyone help?

Posted by: LemonDrop at June 25, 2005 4:28 PM

Manu should have won the MVP. Duncan - who missed almost 20 shots in Game 7 - benefits from the Jordan/Shaq MVP syndrome: the best player on the team always wins Finals MVP. Does not make sense to me, but oh well.

Posted by: AJ Kaufman at June 26, 2005 1:23 AM

Dawg

I am such a geeky soccer fan, (and prefer college basketball to the NBA) that I had the same initial reaction.

Man United = Property of USA!

Posted by: Blue State Conservative at June 27, 2005 7:09 PM

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