"I went from wanting to trade him on the spot to wanting to cook breakfast for him tomorrow morning," Popovich said. "That's the truth. When I talk to him and say, `Manu,' he goes, `This is what I do.' That's what he's going to tell me. I stopped coaching him a long time ago."
Manu:
"On the last play, it wasn't for me; they just left me open," Ginobili said. "I set a screen for TP (Tony Parker) and they both went with him and left me open on the weak side. When I caught it I just saw Brazemore flying. I just gave it a lot of air and it went in."
"I wasn't even an option. They told me just go screen and stay far from the play. The play was for Tony or Boris. And they got confused."