Manu Ginobili Makes an Early Case for Finals MVP (Game 2 - 2005 NBA Finals)
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- June 12, 2005 - In Game 2 of the 2005 NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili put on a masterclass performance, impacting the game in every single facet along the way. Whether it was putting the ball in the hoop (team-high 27 points, 6-of-8 shooting from the field, 11-of-13 from the line), setting up teammates for easy buckets (7 assists), or closing off passing lanes as a means of inducing turnovers (3 steals), Manu was everywhere, propelling the Spurs to a 97-76 shellacking of the Detroit Pistons and a 2-0 series lead.
While teammate Tim Duncan eventually walked away with the 2005 Finals MVP trophy, Ginobili may well have been the team's x-factor, averaging close to 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.3 blocks over seven games in the 2005 Finals.
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Manu was the 2005 FMVP for me. I agree with Duncan getting 1999 and 2003 FMVP but the rest all goes to different players.
Manu in game 3 = 7 points, zero assists, and only four rebounds in 30 minutes. He even had six turnovers. Horrendous
Manu in game 4 = 12 points, three assists, four rebounds, in 33 minutes. Not bad, but not MVP performance.
Manu in game 5 = 15 points in 44 minutes, which is forgettable. However, he did have 9 assists in this game, so I guess he was somewhat of a factor in this game, mainly thanks to all those minutes played that racked up his assist total. But again, not an MVP performance.
I would have loved to see Manu win it, but those game 3 and game 4 and game 5 stats for Manu in Detroit cost him the MVP
We all remember Manu in these finals in the four games in San Antonio, but we dont remember a thing about him in the 3 games in Detroit.
Not only that, but Duncan was getting tons of rebounds as well each game in the series.
@@hmhm856 Manu was the closer he was the one drawing kick out opportunities in the second half of games. Duncan was a AWFUL in this finals he was a bum offensively he was a bum and his defense wasn’t all that good either.
@@hmhm856 Duncan was a bum offensively shooting 41% as a big ur a bum!! 7ft guy shooting 41% ur a bum ask most NBA GMs. Manu was a 50%! Sorry Tim didn’t deserve that FMVP he was a bum in this finals
@@hmhm856 Certainly an interesting debate to be had there. Rarely has there been a clearer example of an x-factor than Manu Ginobili in that '05 series. Generally speaking, the team went as he went. When he was on, the Pistons had no answer for him nor the opportunities he created for his teammates (Bruce Bowen & Robert Horry both shot better than 44 percent from three that series in large part thanks to the open looks Manu provided).
That's not to take anything away from Duncan, though efficiency was a struggle at times (5-of-17 in Game 4, 10-of-27 in Game 7 in particular). It's just, watching that series, it seemed like every time the Pistons were getting cooked it was at the hands of something Manu had done or created. Whereas Duncan was filling in the blanks, it often felt like Manu was the engine.
@@Swove2204 I think the voters also factored in that Duncan (im assuming) was mostly guarded by the two Wallace, and the fact that Duncan was getting plenty of rebounds each game
That guy killed us. Hated him
This series was a real shame in that the better team lost.
That is why the play-off series are not a single game but multiple games - to find out the real best team. 🤷♂️
As an ironic sidenote, out of all the games this comment happens to be under the footage of a game where SAS were up 8 from the 2nd minute and never leading less than by 20 consistently through the 2nd half. 🤷♂️
@@JJsAthletics I watched the series, live, back in 2005. The best team does not always win, even in a seven game series.
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Go watch game 5 again and cry in your cereal.
@@sonadorazul3074 What kind of cereal?
Great player, but couldn't stand watching him flail his arms and acting like he got hit with cannon balls. He flopped around like one of his soccer-playing compatriots.
This is precisely why I couldn't stand him. For some stupid reason, Europeans think flopping is acceptable.