Splitter?

[Supergirl]

Any word on the injured hamstring? Is he going to miss any time?

[Danny.Zhu]

WTF? He's injured?

[duncan228]

Got this so far.


San Antonio rookie Tiago Splitter left late in the third with a strained left hamstring and did not return.

“It’s a little bit painful right now but I’ll be good,” Splitter said.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011020928

[ezau]

great news that he's ok.

[chasky]

Tiago in his Twitter:

Man I fell pain everywhere, but I will be fine... Thanks for the support..

[Cessation]

Golden God iz ok!

[TDMVPDPOY]

he fell on his back, wtf has it got to do with his hamstring? he walked it off fine by the looks of it on tv...

[HarlemHeat37]

Hopefully he doesn't miss any time, he's looking a lot more comfortable on the court, as of late..even his post moves look a lot better, he looks more relaxed, as he himself said, when asked..

Golden God is an atrocious nickname, btw..

[TDMVPDPOY]

Hopefully he doesn't miss any time, he's looking a lot more comfortable on the court, as of late..even his post moves look a lot better, he looks more relaxed, as he himself said, when asked..

Golden God is an atrocious nickname, btw..

he should be dunkn that shit anywhere 1ft close to the rim when given the chance...fkn wankers undercutting him

[m33p0]

He doesn't need a nickname. he's already on the top ten all time great name list.

[Cessation]

It his official nickname. I didn't come up with it, lol.

[Bartleby]

fkn wankers undercutting him

To be fair, Calderone undercut Splitter because he was pushed towards him by Manu.

[Cessation]

I Splinter butthurt?

[TDMVPDPOY]

I Splinter butthurt?

any excuse not to allow pop to get into his ass

[Solid D]

Lower back and hamstrings are related. I'm not sure if it was just a hamstring issue. He took quite a fall.

I'm sure he will spend some time on the massage table getting physical therapy.

[weebo]

Lower back and hamstrings are related. I'm not sure if it was just a hamstring issue. He took quite a fall.

I'm sure he will spend some time on the massage table getting physical therapy.

happy ending?:flag:

[duncan228]

...Tiago Splitter (strained left hamstring) and Gary Neal (tweaked right groin) left in the second half.

Neither injury was immediately considered serious, though the pair will be re-evaluated today to determine their status for Friday at Philadelphia.

The medical staff will also take a precautionary look at Matt Bonner’s right knee. After missing 10 games with a marrow edema, he played in both ends of the back-to-back.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/09/spurs-find-defense-finally-in-fourth/

[jestersmash]

Is he going to miss time?

He doesn't get playing time anyway even when he's healthy, so it doesn't matter all that much, especially now that Bonner is back.

[DMC]

Wait now, let's not be starting threads about injuries until we have our facts straight...


right?

:)

[duncan228]

...Splitter also provided an injury update earlier today (http://twitter.com/tiagosplitter) by his Twitter account on that nasty hamstring sprain he picked up late in the third quarter in the Spurs’ victory in Toronto:

“Man I feel pain everywhere, but I will be fine… Thanks for the support..”

Which makes it sound like he might be ready to play in Philadelphia Friday night.

Tiago Splitter as a food critic and an injury update (http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/10/tiago-splitter-as-a-food-critic-and-an-injury-update/)
Tim Griffin

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/10/tiago-splitter-as-a-food-critic-and-an-injury-update/

[Spurfect21]

happy ending?:flag:

:lol LMAO

[Martin R]

Not playing tomorrow.

[poop]

needs to split a few more whores this evening and he'll be fine

[crc21209]

Him and Neal should be fine, just bumps and bruises players pick up during the course of the season. But damn, Tiago did fall pretty damn hard last night. Hopefully the two are good to go...:tu

[chazley]

Last night was the most impressed I've been with Tiago all season. He looked like a legit future starting center for this team, and I'm finally getting excited about his potential. Up through January, he was leaning more towards bust than star, and I was really down on him. He already is one of the better pick-n-roll defending centers in the LEAGUE... he moves his feet impeccably and keeps his hands up.

[TDMVPDPOY]

his development is going nicely, even though we want to see more minutes of him :)

[TD 21]

He probably won't play tomorrow even if he is good to go. Unless we're finally in the midst of a stretch where Pop just plays him consistently, which I doubt. I think it's more likely he sits tomorrow, then plays early and often the following night. That's how Pop's been handling the back to backs to this point.

[yavozerb]

He probably won't play tomorrow even if he is good to go. Unless we're finally in the midst of a stretch where Pop just plays him consistently, which I doubt. I think it's more likely he sits tomorrow, then plays early and often the following night. That's how Pop's been handling the back to backs to this point.

Considering Mcdyess did not play yest. and is well rested there really is no need to play splitter on friday. It seems that the rotation consists of Splitter or mcdyess subbing for TD with bonner coming on for Blair. Depending on the team there playing seems to dictate how much PT mcdyess or Splitter recieves.

[chazley]

his development is going nicely, even though we want to see more minutes of him :)

He's the 5th best big man on this team... not sure where you're expecting to get minutes for him.

[Cessation]

"Splitter minutes" thread!!

[Fabbs]

0 minutes vs 76ers.

What up?

[duncan228]

0 minutes vs 76ers.

What up?

Hamstring hurt at Raptors.


...Tiago Splitter is out again..."He can’t tie his shoes,” Popovich said. “If you can’t tie your shoes, you can’t play.” Splitter won’t play against the 76ers, and his status for Saturday’s back-to-back finisher at Washington is in doubt.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/11/pop-talks-sloan-splitter-out-and-other-shootaround-notes/

[Fabbs]

Thank you Duncan.

Ack what timing! :depressed :bang

[Yorae]

We could have fucking needed this guy today. This is really a fucking bad day for me...

[duncan228]

...Tiago Splitter tested his strained left hamstring before Saturday’s game and came back with a two-word assessment.

“Not good,” he said.

Splitter missed his second game with the injury in Washington. He is considered day-to-day going forward.



...The injury marked another unfortunate chapter in Splitter’s inaugural NBA season. Had he been healthy, Splitter would have been due a heaping helping of minutes in Saturday’s massacre.

“I’m just having bad luck,” Splitter said.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/12/hill-benefits-from-starting-cameo/

[Ice009]

How bad is the hamstring strain? Didn't it take James Anderson 4 or 5 months for his to heal?

[Obstructed_View]

JA hurt his hamstring working out before the draft, and they kept him out of summer league as a precaution, but I don't think they take that long to heal. Did Splitter have a hamstring injury earlier in the season? If so, is this an aggravation of that or something new?

[toki9]

i believe this is new, incurred during the Raptors game when Calderon (I think?) ran into Splitter as result of Manu pushing him. Supposedly this led to a nasty spill for Splitter and thus the hamstring/lower back problem.

[SnakeBoy]

How bad is the hamstring strain?

Pop says it's not too bad and Tiago should only miss 20 minutes of playing time. So we'll get to see him play again sometime in April.

[jjktkk]

Back/hamstring related maybe?

[Martin R]

Not playing tomorrow.

I said it. He was not playing.

[yavozerb]

I said it. He was not playing.

:lol, good job...your so smart.

[Chomag]

To answer the OP's topic title. Splitter who?

Kiding!

I honestly have given up on Splitter being given a chance on the regular rotation for this season. Its just doesn't seem to be in Pop's plans. Maybe next year Splitter.

[xmas1997]

According to Steve Kerr, there is no big out there who the Spurs could get that would be better than Splitter.

[Martin R]

:lol, good job...your so smart.

not smart, just with smart connections.

[yavozerb]

not smart, just with smart connections.

:lmao, its gonna take alot more than you saying a player is going to be out a day after straining his hamstring for people to believe you actually have connections.

[DPG21920]

Yazo, what did you say Tiago would average :lol

[yavozerb]

Yazo, what did you say Tiago would average :lol

I think I said 11 & 8...of course I was expecting minutes as well. I have been pleased with the way tiago has played of late. anythiing else?

[8FOR!3]

To be fair if he was healthy preseason and able to learn the system and Pop gave him minutes he's more than capable of putting up 11 & 8. I wouldn't be surprised if he puts up similar numbers to that next season.

[Mel_13]

The Spurs have sent Tiago Splitter (hamstring) home from the rest of the road trip. He won't play tonight or Thursday in CHI, obviously.

http://twitter.com/JMcDonald_SAEN

[ChumpDumper]

You can thank Manu for that.

[duncan228]

The Spurs’ medical staff determined that Splitter’s strained left hamstring was not going to allow him to play in either of the final two games of the rodeo trip — Monday, nor Thursday at Chicago. He was sent home to begin a more structured rehabilitation program.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/14/ginobili-back-in-starting-lineup/

[taps]

You can thank Manu for that.

Personally wondered whether "the push" was a frustration move related to Manu's recent slump. The fallout was Tiago's hamstrings/obliques. That was easily the nastiest spill I've seen a Spur player take this season.


According to Bill Land via the Spurs-Nets telecast Tiago is in San Antonio receiving an MRI, like, right now.

[Spurs Brazil]

tiagosplitter Man!! I keep thinking about that nasty fall, what a bad luck! I hate be injured, I swear!!!!

[Rummpd]

This is part of Pop's secret plan to have Splitter silently working back at the arena with someone through the all star game and how I wish that was really true.

[duncan228]

...With time running out for Splitter to find a place in Popovich’s playoff rotation, the break will afford him extra time to nurse his latest injury, a strained left hamstring suffered Feb. 9 in Toronto.


..."There really aren’t enough minutes to train him right now,” Popovich said. “Whenever we’ve gotten the opportunity, we’ve gotten him on the floor. Unfortunately for us and for him, he hasn’t been as much a part of the mix as we thought he would be.”

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/19/popovich-reminds-team-much-work-remains/

[Obstructed_View]

I guess I'm missing all the mistakes he makes when he's on the floor.

[Mel_13]

Jeff McDonald: Tiago Splitter (strained hamstring) day-to-day. Tony Parker (bruised knee) says he's good to go for OKC tomorrow. #spurs about 20 minutes ago

Read more: http://hoopshype.com/twitter_media.html#ixzz1EiplZowD

[Spurs Brazil]

Team officials described Splitter’s condition after Tuesday’s practice as day-to-day. He appeared in several practice drills while the media was present before leaving the court with a team trainer.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/22/splitters-status-for-okc-listed-as-uncertain/

[BRs.Ganso]

good to know

I think he'll play tomorrow.

:flag:

[taps]

Last Night on the KENS broadcast Sean Elliott said he talked to Tiago and he told him "just a couple more days and I'll be ready" if I remember that correctly. We play Friday against New Jersey I'm betting on seeing him dressed for that game, and hopefully he plays by the back to back on Tues-Wednesday.

http://spurstalk.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=106&pictureid=1553

[outmap]

From rockets radio- gm darryl morey faxed a proposal to r.c.bufford of the spurs- who do you want(from the rockets) for tiago splitter? no answer yet.

Thoughts?

[EricB]

Luis Scola and Shane Battier

[ShoogarBear]

From rockets radio- gm darryl morey faxed a proposal to r.c.bufford of the spurs- who do you want(from the rockets) for tiago splitter? no answer yet.

Thoughts?


Luis Scola.




From 2007.

[GSH]

I don't ever remember a big man spending as much time on the floor as Tiago has. (Okay... maybe Shaun Bradley.) I've questioned it a few times during games. But when I've looked back, it's not because he has been clumsy or a lightweight. He has just taken some really wicked shots from other players. The one fall on that dunk was self-inflicted, but most of the time he has gone down has been because somebody knocked the crap out of him. And I really don't remember seeing anyone else take as many of those shots. I kind of felt sorry for him a few times.

I've seen him get pretty physical down low, and he's drawn some offensive fouls. Is he getting in opposing players' heads? Or has he just been in the wrong place at the wrong time? I honestly can't decide. I do hope he can learn to flop, so at least he can get a few more whistles out of some of these shots he's taking.

[taps]

Last Night on the KENS broadcast Sean Elliott said he talked to Tiago and he told him "just a couple more days and I'll be ready" We play Friday against New Jersey I'm betting on seeing him dressed for that game

Wow, what a horrible prediction. I believe Bill Land just said he's out for the season with a torn ligament. Anybody else hear that?

[DesignatedT]

Wow, what a horrible prediction. I believe Bill Land just said he's out for the season with a torn ligament. Anybody else hear that?

He's not out for the season. He has a strained left hamstring

[taps]

He's not out for the season. He has a strained left hamstring

You're right, thanks. Just checked the game blog and found out I confused it with the ref's injury.

[4down]

Bill Land :stirpot:

[thispego]

Wow, what a horrible prediction. I believe Bill Land just said he's out for the season with a torn ligament. Anybody else hear that?

mookie?