ginobili

i think htat ginobili has been using his energy very wisely. FEw players have raised their profiles in the league ---maybe dwwane wadw, maybe nash more than ginobili has over the past years he is a human maraca, best when in motion, most noticeable when thumping against something solid. he gets under the skin of his foes and was the focus of a postgame rant by nuggets coach george karl in the fisrt round. Ginobili alos uses his enrgy to accentuate contact. in the conference semifinals, soniucs guard Ray allen said "what he does, when someone bodies him or puts an arm on his head, his head always flops. so then his hair goes wild, and it looks like someone just murdered him.

that's not say ginobili is all style, no substance. his performence in the postseason has more thatn justified the six-year 52 million dollar investment in the spurs made him last offseason. as san antonio faced fast break attacks from denver, settle and phoenix in the playoffs, ginobili opencourt skill on both ends of the floor became more important to the spurs. he shot 51% in the playoffs, up from 16.0 in the regular season. he alos has raised his average and rebounds.

but there is much more to ginobili than the numbers in the boxscore. its not just the layup that be converts two points, its the dribbled behind his back tp beat two defenders just to get that layup. its that early in the fouth quarter of his games he came.

bigger stronger player do not intimidate ginobili. when you are the son of coach---ginobili's father jorgwe coach both manu and his two older brothers sebastian and leandro---you learn that maximmum effort is the only potion.