Pray Spurfan

[benefactor]

Pray......

[TIMMYD!]

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[Brutalis]

Great. There goes the title!

[Slydragon]

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[benefactor]

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[Mugen]

Please Basketball Gods. Please.

[Hoops Czar]

Offensively, the Spurs aren't missing much. Defensively, this is a problem.

[Dex]

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[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

In the good olde Roman way, I promise I will sacrifice a heathen maverick in an altar to the gods if TD is fine.

[Mugen]

it did not look. I'm praying its the 7-10 day variety....

[Libri]

FML
:pctoss

[TIMMYD!]

Sprained left ankle, not returning tonight. Severity unknown, but the doctor did give a thumbs up.

[Dex]

Sprained left ankle; no word on severity yet. According to Fox Sports reports, one of the doctors came out of the tunnel and "gave the thumbs up" after looking at him, so hopefully it won't be too bad.

Tim was helped off by Novak, but was slightly walking on the ankle when he left the court.

[Sigz]

We're fucked.

[Reck]

As long as he is good by playoff time...

[justinandimcool]

A lot of recent sprained ankles lasted only a couple weeks....Deron, Rondo, Boozer, etc.

The worst I've heard in a while is Chuck Hayes who was out 2-4 weeks.

[Sec24Row7]

Amy came out of the tunnel and was asked if he was ok and she nodded adfirmative.. So hopefully it is te typical Timmy headshot reaction to any ankle tweak.

[daslicer]

I haven't seen the clip of what happened yet but I'm still optimistic that in the worst case scenario that he will be back for the playoffs. If he's going to strain his ankle at least it happened at home where he can get immediate treatment. That to me is the biggest key on how severe this can be is that he's going to get treated right away the faster the treatment starts the lower the healing time it will take.

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Best case scenario:
Grade 1 sprain out for 1-2 weeks

Worst case scenario:
Grade 3 sprain out for 8-12 weeks

[tlongII]

Camby vs Duncan Friday. Duel of the sprained ankles.

[Reck]

Funny how things work.

Pop sits him one game prior and then the next he gets fucked.

[spurtech09]

well if kevin durant can come back from a sprain ankle so can duncan....

[justinandimcool]

Thumbs up means it's obviously not Grade 3. Either way just shut Tim down the rest of the year, maybe even the first round of the playoffs depending who we play first round.

[spurtech09]

spurs need more bigmen

[Juanobili]

phew

xrays negative

[Capt Bringdown]

X-rays are negative, but they'll do an MRI, right?

[ricketts]

:cheers here's to a parker-esque recovery. I still say work him back in slow and keep him rested and protected for the PO's

[daslicer]

Thumbs up means it's obviously not Grade 3. Either way just shut Tim down the rest of the year, maybe even the first round of the playoffs depending who we play first round.

Lol you are crazy there is no way the spurs can beat the Grizzlies without Tim Duncan. Duncan will be needed for the first round.

[ricketts]

holy shit am i smiley inept. what's the one for the glass raising dude? dont tell me something as easy as :glass

[justinandimcool]

Lol you are crazy there is no way the spurs can beat the Grizzlies without Tim Duncan. Duncan will be needed for the first round.

That's why I said "depending who they play", genius.

If we play the legend Channing Frye and the Suns or the Hornets maybe Pop will consider resting Tim for a few games during that series since those are sweepable teams.

[spurtech09]

so I guess this means even more playing time for splitter

[Cane]

:depressed Hopefully its not serious!

At least Tiago will have some opportunities to show his worth and Duncan will get some time off...



A lot of recent sprained ankles lasted only a couple weeks....Deron, Rondo, Boozer, etc.

The worst I've heard in a while is Chuck Hayes who was out 2-4 weeks.

Kobe tweaked his ankle recently as well IIRC and didn't miss any time FWIW.

[duncan228]

Duncan sprained his ankle March 20 in '05, hurt it again against the Sonics in the Playoffs, and raised both Trophies that June. Hope this one isn't as bad and he's back soon.

[benefactor]

Tough, tough schedule coming up. Hopefully the Spurs can whether the storm.

[mexicanjunior]

If we play the legend Channing Frye and the Suns or the Hornets maybe Pop will consider resting Tim for a few games during that series since those are sweepable teams.

Spurs would need Duncan against the Hornets...they could easily sweep us if Tim is not in there.

This reminds me of 2000...hope we don't end up relying on someone like Samaki Walker come first round...

[Obstructed_View]

I've said this a gajillion times, so apologies to those who are tired of reading it:

When you've hurt your ankles before, turning it again hurts like a fucking bitch. That's why Duncan rolls on the floor holding his ankle like it's destroyed. It's also why Kobe thought his season was over the other day and was surprised that his foot wasn't flopping on the end of his leg. There's simply no way to tell the severity at the moment, but if there was a thumbs up, it's sort of likely that it started to feel better almost immediately. Someone at the game should keep an eye out to see if he walks out in street clothes without a limp in the second half.

[spurtech09]

duncan will play against denver...book it

[spurtech09]

well sean just said that the ankle sprain is not that bad and maybe be out acouple weeks

[spurtech09]

sucks though....tough games coming up.....spurs need duncan:(

[Spurs Brazil]

2 weeks is not that bad. He can play 5-6 games before the playoffs start

[mexicanjunior]

duncan out 2 weeks per bill land

Hard to see a win in those 2 weeks after tonight without Tim...

[Spurs Brazil]

sucks though....tough games coming up.....spurs need duncan:(

In 2005 TD went down and Nazr played well and earned minutes in the playoffs.

Tiago may do a Nazr this year

[Bartleby]

2 weeks is not that bad. He can play 5-6 games before the playoffs start

hopefully he won't have to, but it looks like the road to HCA just got a bit bumpier.

[Danny.Zhu]

Damn...

My first impression on the box score is that Splitter played so well so that Pop is able to rest Duncan...

[Budkin]

This means we probably won't be clinching early... it's going to come down to the wire. Hopefully Splitter can fill the void. This could be a blessing in disguise for us, getting Tiago heavy into the rotation.

[spurtech09]

now we can be able to see how good tiago is

[dn0774]

Ok, injuries are never good...but 2 weeks to let the ankle recover also means 2 weeks of rest for his knees. Contrary to what was mentioned earlier in the this thread, an ~80% Tim is required to advance through even the first round, let alone any further.

There is also a solid chance that it could be a very small tweak and Pop/the training staff would rather just be safe and use this time to let him rest. The first seed is all but locked up and with tough games coming up this is also a way of not allowing teams to build confidence off of winning games against us since any wins are tainted for the other team.

[spurtech09]

do the spurs need to sign another big

[Mal]

They said 2 weeks after like an hour later ? He shouldnt even tak leg out of ice in that time.

[spurtech09]

refs screwing the spurs now

[Budkin]

Hard to see a win in those 2 weeks after tonight without Tim...

They better win, because the Lakers aren't going to stop winning.

[Spurs Brazil]

JMcDonald_SAEN
.ArtGarcia_NBA Sean Elliott reports Tim Duncan (ankle) will be out 2 weeks. That leaves about 3-4 games left in season.

[Obstructed_View]

For those of you wishing for Splitter to convince Pop that he's ready for prime time, this could end up a blessing in disguise. For those of you that think the Spurs' only chance of beating the Lakers is with size, this could be the turn of events that saves the season.

[024]

the irony is that duncan's minutes have been the most carefully managed.

[Uriel]

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[Dr. Gonzo]

So what happened to Nazr?

I just skimmed through the thread and that's all I got.

[Mugen]

brutal schedule these next two weeks though....Spurs can't afford a meltdown with how the lakers have been playing.

[ALVAREZ6]

god damn it tim sprains his ankle this time of year or in playoffs almost every year...WHAT THE FUCK

[Mal]

5 really tough games ahead. Without Duncan pray for 2 or 3 wins.

[lefty]

Dont worry guys

We still have the Lakers



TBH

[DPG21920]

Just terrible timing for an injury.

[urunobili]

Not a lot of rest for Manu and TP :depressed

[VBM]

LaMarcus is already planning on baptizing Splitter...should be interesting to watch

[Budkin]

Let's put it in perspective. It sucks balls but at least it didn't end the season. We got this.

[alchemist]

Just terrible timing for an injury.
:toast

win the next couple games and call it a day......aka rest tp and manu

[tlongII]

It shouldn't be a problem. The Spurs have enough of a lead that their seeding should be safe. It might be good for the Spurs actually. I just think you should make sure and rest Duncan at least for a couple of weeks. Did I mention we play the Spurs twice over the next 2 weeks? :toast

[Whisky Dog]

The Spurs have a 7 game lead with 12 to play. There's wiggle room to let TD heal and rest Manu and Parker down the stretch. Splitter came through with a double double and helped the team tonight, and this is his chance to grab onto a rotation spot. I think the Spurs are in great shape as long as TD actually comes back healed and limber with some gas in the tank in 2 - 2 1/2 weeks and everything else stays fine.

[cd98]

Dont get too excited about Splitters stats vs Warriors. That said, Splitter will do okay in Duncan's absence...it's been that kind of season.

[spurtech09]

don't be surprised if duncan plays this week

[Whisky Dog]

Dont get too excited about Splitters stats vs Warriors. That said, Splitter will do okay in Duncan's absence...it's been that kind of season.

It's a positive showing, which is a lot better than if he sucked against the Warriors.

[dbreiden83080]

brutal schedule these next two weeks though....Spurs can't afford a meltdown with how the lakers have been playing.

1 seed is fine.. Lakers would have to go 12-0 rest of the way and Spurs 5-7 to tie us..

[024]

i'm actually interested to see how much this affects the team. would be a good indication of duncan's impact.

[007nites]

Thumbs up means it's obviously not Grade 3. Either way just shut Tim down the rest of the year, maybe even the first round of the playoffs depending who we play first round.

That would be idiotic. Do you know how bad his conditioning would be? Shutting him down for the first round? Imagine if that happened, he would look awful on court.

I like the scenario that they have made up for him now. He is going to rest for 2 weeks than he is going to play the last 5 games or 3 games depending on whether Pop decides to not play him and Parker + Ginobili for the last 2 games. It should work out perfectly.

[Mugen]

1 seed is fine.. Lakers would have to go 12-0 rest of the way and Spurs 5-7 to tie us..

highly unlikely yes, but the Spurs have a brutal 5 games ahead (6 if you count the b2b against Houston)....

we got 2-4 or 1-5 in that stretch combined with how the Lakers have been playing and things get a little too close down the stretch...

[Obstructed_View]

That would be idiotic. Do you know how bad his conditioning would be? Shutting him down for the first round? Imagine if that happened, he would look awful on court.

I like the scenario that they have made up for him now. He is going to rest for 2 weeks than he is going to play the last 5 games or 3 games depending on whether Pop decides to not play him and Parker + Ginobili for the last 2 games. It should work out perfectly.

Not likely that he misses that much time.

[Sean Cagney]

Thumbs up means it's obviously not Grade 3. Either way just shut Tim down the rest of the year, maybe even the first round of the playoffs depending who we play first round.

Are you crazy? We are up what 6 on the 2nd seed and Memphis is matched up with us right now! That would be first round exit no doubt there, come on man two weeks should be fine to get him back (But first round HELL NO).

[Sean Cagney]

They better win, because the Lakers aren't going to stop winning.

I am somewhat concerned now that the seed is gone! All year at #1 is in jeopardy now! We need to drop a few, if not they will catch us IMO. The second to last game could be huge now, I did not want it to be but it could be now.

[TampaDude]

Step back from the ledge, folks. Timmy will be fine. Spurs have HCA pretty much locked up at this point. Pop should rest Timmy.

[duncan228]

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[Leonard Curse]

i knew tiago woud play someway but damn this is the worst way to have it happen!

[Leonard Curse]

what do ya know timmy sprain happens on the 21st of the month and today tiago will be part of the rotation. guess what today is ?? 22nd!!! numerology is scary jk jk jk hey but seriously this injury got me thinking of destiny maybe its taking care of 2 things that pop couldnt handle: managing timmys minutes but still ready by playoffs(also these teams get thrown a weird lineup), and since pop didnt want tiago to play destiny said hes playing or she wont get what she wants!!!
just think of it like that guys i know pretty lame but when we had robinson destiny took over:wakeup

[phxspurfan]

Not sure if this has been posted, but I got it from my fantasy team page:

Mon, Mar 21
Spurs radio analyst Sean Elliott reports that Duncan (left ankle) will miss about two weeks, according to NBA.com's Art Garcia.
Recommendation: Duncan looked to be in significant pain, and with the Spurs close to locking up the top seed in the Western Conference, the team has little incentive to rush Duncan back sooner than he's ready. If he misses exactly two weeks, he'd return with just five games left in the regular season. Fantasy owners may have to accept the fact that they might be without Duncan's services for most (if not all) of the remainder of the regular season.
(Rotowire.com)

[phxspurfan]

Oops, just saw the Duncan update thread...duplicate info.

[Agloco]

For those of you wishing for Splitter to convince Pop that he's ready for prime time, this could end up a blessing in disguise. For those of you that think the Spurs' only chance of beating the Lakers is with size, this could be the turn of events that saves the season.

[Agloco]

i knew tiago woud play someway but damn this is the worst way to have it happen!

As they say .... be careful what you wish for......

[rjv]

i just think we need to sacrifice some virgins and all will be well.