Manu caps off a terrific regular season by winning the 2007-08 Sixth Man Award.
Manu Ginobili ran away with the 2007-08 Sixth Man trophy, receiving 615 of the 620 points – including 123 out of 124 first-place votes. Despite coming off the bench in 51 of the 74 games, Manu still led San Antonio in scoring with 19.5 points per game. Manu finished the season with more than twice as many points as the second-place player in the award voting. It is the highest scoring average of Manu’s career, more than 6 points higher than his career average of 13.7 points per game coming into the 2007-08 season.
Manu ranked near the top of nearly every statistical offensive category in the 2007-08 season, including three-point field goals made (16th), free throws made (16th) and free throw percentage (16th). And the fact that he didn’t start made his ranking for points per game (31st) and assists (28th) that much more impressive.
While most players want to have their name announced in the starting lineup, Manu said he only had the team goals in mind.
“I really don’t care about coming from the bench if that helps the team to win a championship,” said Manu.
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