Spur of Hate: Manu Ginobili

Manu Ginobili might be the most popular Spur right now in San Antonio, but Manu is probably one of the most hated players in the NBA. The whirling Argentinean plays at such a high intensity level and fights for every loose ball like it was for his life. Manu's intangibles make him such a great player and a coaches dream. As he has showed many times most notably the 2005 NBA finals, in which he deserved MVP, Manu is a go to guy. At the end of a close Spurs game Manu always has the ball and things usually turn out positive for the Spurs, whether its a drive a three or a pass. Yet players and fans around the league hate playing against Manu. Ive been to many Spurs games outside of San Antonio and Manu always has a group or section of fan cheering for him but in arenas like Utah or Phoenix very seldom can you hear Manu fanatics over loud boos.  On Sunday the Spurs visited the Dallas Mavericks and it was a hard fought game. The Spurs started the game shooting terrible ... (link)