duncan228
12-27-2009, 01:05 AM
Spurs' Finley continues to rehab on road trip (http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/Spurs_Finley_continues_to_rehab_on_road_trip.html)
Mike Monroe
MILWAUKEE — For the first time since he suffered a Grade 2 sprain of the left ankle in a game against the Sacramento Kings on Dec. 9, Spurs forward Michael Finley was with his teammates on a road trip.
The 15-year veteran, who played his college ball at Wisconsin in nearby Madison, still has swelling in the ankle and isn't close to a return to action. He made the trip to continue work with strength and conditioning coaches Mike Brungardt and Chris White and to be around his teammates.
“He's not really close (to getting back on the court),” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said, “but he's getting better all the time. He wants to be with the team and part of it, so he's traveling.”
Power forward-center Matt Bonner, who suffered a fractured fourth metacarpal on his right hand on Dec. 19, also made the trip.
Though he, too, wanted to be able to continue his rehab and conditioning work, he had an ulterior motive he planned to pursue before Saturday night's game at the Bradley Center.
“I'm going to the famous Carnegie Deli for lunch,” said the player who calls himself “The Sandwich Hunter” in a popular blog on Spurs.com. “I'm going to tell them I want their most famous sandwich. I hear they're huge.”
Chilly memories: Keith Bogans remembers well his first day as a temporary Milwaukee resident.
Sent to the Bucks by the Magic in a trade deadline deal that sent Tyronn Lue to Orlando, Bogans stepped off a flight from Florida in a short-sleeved shirt into 20-degree weather.
“First thing I did was go buy a warm coat,” the Spurs' starting big guard said.
A few hours later, he suited up for the Bucks and played 20-plus minutes against the Detroit Pistons.
Seated next to him in the Spurs' locker room Saturday, former Pistons player Antonio McDyess laughed at the memory.
“Man, you were crying,” McDyess said to Bogans.
Knowing he would be a free agent at season's end, Bogans didn't even rent an apartment in Milwaukee. Instead, he made a temporary home at the Pfister Hotel, where most NBA teams stay when playing in Milwaukee.
“I wasn't here long,” Bogans said, “but I enjoyed my time here, except for the cold and snow, of course.”
Mike Monroe
MILWAUKEE — For the first time since he suffered a Grade 2 sprain of the left ankle in a game against the Sacramento Kings on Dec. 9, Spurs forward Michael Finley was with his teammates on a road trip.
The 15-year veteran, who played his college ball at Wisconsin in nearby Madison, still has swelling in the ankle and isn't close to a return to action. He made the trip to continue work with strength and conditioning coaches Mike Brungardt and Chris White and to be around his teammates.
“He's not really close (to getting back on the court),” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said, “but he's getting better all the time. He wants to be with the team and part of it, so he's traveling.”
Power forward-center Matt Bonner, who suffered a fractured fourth metacarpal on his right hand on Dec. 19, also made the trip.
Though he, too, wanted to be able to continue his rehab and conditioning work, he had an ulterior motive he planned to pursue before Saturday night's game at the Bradley Center.
“I'm going to the famous Carnegie Deli for lunch,” said the player who calls himself “The Sandwich Hunter” in a popular blog on Spurs.com. “I'm going to tell them I want their most famous sandwich. I hear they're huge.”
Chilly memories: Keith Bogans remembers well his first day as a temporary Milwaukee resident.
Sent to the Bucks by the Magic in a trade deadline deal that sent Tyronn Lue to Orlando, Bogans stepped off a flight from Florida in a short-sleeved shirt into 20-degree weather.
“First thing I did was go buy a warm coat,” the Spurs' starting big guard said.
A few hours later, he suited up for the Bucks and played 20-plus minutes against the Detroit Pistons.
Seated next to him in the Spurs' locker room Saturday, former Pistons player Antonio McDyess laughed at the memory.
“Man, you were crying,” McDyess said to Bogans.
Knowing he would be a free agent at season's end, Bogans didn't even rent an apartment in Milwaukee. Instead, he made a temporary home at the Pfister Hotel, where most NBA teams stay when playing in Milwaukee.
“I wasn't here long,” Bogans said, “but I enjoyed my time here, except for the cold and snow, of course.”