How underrated is Ginobili athletically?

[tgan3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwL8OWhEsts

38 yos should'nt be doing that.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Well if you consider athleticism to be more than jumping high (which he was a good leaper back in the day, anyway), pretty damn underrated. He has amazing body control and agility. Even to this day.

[Akrazotile]

I don't think anyone has ever underrated Ginobili in this regard.

You must be assuming they do because he is white.

[ZMonkey11]

I'll go ahead and say I didn't think he could do that in traffic anymore. I was dead wrong and running around the living room.

[TMT]

He's 36. But yeah, the guy's athleticism sure did stay with him way longer than it should have.

[DCL]

prime ginobili was dunking in traffic on a regular basis.

but almost 37 year old ginobili still throwing down in people's faces? just ask chris bosh how does that taste.

[DCL]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5kzJuBPmN4

[BigMacAttack]

Everything bout Ginobli is underrated.

[jstern]

Not as underrated as it will be 15 years from now by future generations saying that this era sucked. They'll look at that clip and not think anything of the dunk, just use it as proof that the defenders were so bad that a 36 year old, bald white guy can dunk on them.

[bizil]

The three things that stood out to me about peak Ginobli were his versatility on both sides of the ball (could play and defend PG, SG, and SF), that epic Eurostep, and his athletic ability. His athletic ability wasn't underrated at all. Among the Golden Era of SG's, his abilities were never questioned and he was usually rated in the top 7-8 SG's in the L during that time. As the Golden Era began to wind down, he was in the top 5 SG's in the L for some years. GOAT or peak value wise, I don't have Manu in the top ten SG's ever. But skill for skill and versatility wise, I think Manu is a top 10 SG of all time:

MJ
Kobe
West
Wade
T-Mac
Drexler

After these guys, I think Manu has as good of case as any SG to be on this list. I'm not saying he's better than guys like Vince, Thompson, Pistol Pete, AI, Ray Ray, or Monroe. But in terms of all around play AND versatility as a package, Manu is a top 10 SG of all time in that sense. He didn't have any holes in his game. His total scoring skillset was sick too. The only thing was he wasn't as dominant as the other HOF caliber Golden Era SG's. To think Manu will join Kobe, Wade, AI, Ray, Vince, and possibly T-Mac in the HOF shows why that Golden Era of SG's was epic!

[dubeta]

Athleticism decline in the NBA is overrated

People dont decline athletically as quick as fans think, heck Vince can still do a 360, and MJ can still dunk easily at 50

The reason why people stop doing things like this in their 30's is because they want to conserve energy, and minimize risk on injury

But in terms of athletic decline its not that noticable

Therefore not really that impressed tbh

[TheBigVeto]

Everything bout Ginobli is underrated.

This. He's the 2nd GOAT SG and the lack of respect is astounding.

[Rodmantheman]

This. He's the 2nd GOAT SG and the lack of respect is astounding.

Kobe

[SpanishACB]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5kzJuBPmN4

dunking on the whole lakers team

[bizil]

Athleticism decline in the NBA is overrated

People dont decline athletically as quick as fans think, heck Vince can still do a 360, and MJ can still dunk easily at 50

The reason why people stop doing things like this in their 30's is because they want to conserve energy, and minimize risk on injury

But in terms of athletic decline its not that noticable

Therefore not really that impressed tbh

I agree 100%. Its about conserving energy, lowering injury risk, and even the non-injury kind of aches and pains.