Manu Injury vs. T'Wolves Thread

[timvp]

He stuck his hand in going for a steal and injured his wrist or one of his fingers. Didn't look like much on replay but he was in a lot of pain.

Hopefully it's just a dislocation and he can be back soon. If not . . . :depressed

[baseline bum]

Dog bites man, tbh.

[MI21]

Bye bye 3pt%.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Maybe he just jammed a couple fingers and it can be taped up...

[Magua]

He's too old for this shit

[DJ Mbenga]

kobe to manu "welcome to my last 5 years"

[timvp]

The T'Wolves doctor is looking at Manu's hand. Bad sign. If it were something simple they wouldn't call in the doc.

:td

[Mugen]

he looked like he wsa grabbing the whole hand, not just the fingers. not a good sign at all.

[NASpurs]

I love Manu as much as the next guy but what can you say, another year, another injury.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

you gotta be fuckikng shitting me

[ace3g]

Report on @manuginbili is broken left hand bit.ly/v5dqXC
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2012/01/02/ginobili-suffers-broken-left-hand/

[lmbebo]

broken left hand :(

[Mugen]

Report on @manuginbili is broken left hand bit.ly/v5dqXC
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2012/01/02/ginobili-suffers-broken-left-hand/


well it was a fun season while it lasted.:depressed

[timtonymanu]

Wow.

FML. Well at least we can face reality now instead of the last game of the regular season.

[ace3g]

now Spurs FA needs might change a bit...

PF/C + SG (unless Neal is enough)

[loveforthegame]

Fuck. :depressed

[DesignatedT]

Fuck me.

[The ADMIRAL 50]

kobe to manu "welcome to my last 5 years"

Manu to Kobe: "Bitch, have you even watched any of my career?"

[Bill_Brasky]

Well, there goes the season.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Wow.

Mookie is looking more and more right on the money about Manu as time passes by

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck!

[urunobili]

WOW huge blow he probably wont be back until April. chances are the Spurs may miss the playoffs. Unless Neal can drill 16 per game we're So fucked.

[4>0rings]

At least he lasted a few games this season.

[dbestpro]

Broken hand.

[baseline bum]

Fractured finger; knew they should have just blown up the team when they could.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Turiaf had a similar injury and was out 5 weeks.

Injuries of this type are usually in the 4-6 week range.

[Libri]

Fractured finger; knew they should have just blown up the team when they could.

fml :madrun

[Muser]

Should of blown it up and tanked for the stacked draft.

[Mugen]

it'll be a dog fight just to make the playoffs without manu. id say hes out 6-8 weeks.

we've got some depth in the backcourt but losing your best player is always a kick to the balls.

[baseline bum]

Turiaf had a similar injury and was out 5 weeks.

Injuries of this type are usually in the 4-6 week range.

The Spurs can't go through 5 weeks without Manu under this compressed schedule. I think they're looking at a 6-seed at best now.

[The ADMIRAL 50]

"fractured fifth metacarpal in left hand."

Time to study up: http://www.shomir.org/SMA/078.pdf

[Muser]

The Spurs can't go through 5 weeks without Manu under this compressed schedule. I think they're looking at a 6-seed at best now.

Even when he comes back he won't be at 100%, still time to blow it up..

[Mugen]

The Spurs can't go through 5 weeks without Manu under this compressed schedule. I think they're looking at a 6-seed at best now.

i would love a 6th seed considering the situation.

[Kamala]

Ain't this A bitch!:bang

[angelbelow]

Son of a gun man... silver lining is Neal is back soon and JA can get some legit playing time to gain his shot back.

[timtonymanu]

Spurs should start Danny Green, cause Anderson looks like shit.

Still a shitty situation. This team hasn't caught a break since 2007.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't his primary hand.

[lmbebo]

6 weeks, he'll be out of shape when he comes back.

Who knows in what shape the spurs will be in either. We have talent in the backcourt that needs to step up now.

If Duncan played like the Duncan of 3-4 years ago, we may have been able to weather this storm. But in all honestly, someone like Parker or JA is gonna have to step up BIG time now. I'm not hopeful.

[MannyIsGod]

Standard. Manu's a great player but he can't stay healthy at all.

Pop shouldn't have played him, tbh imho.

[superbigtime]

same old shit. even if it heals quickly w surgery, we won't see him til mid march earliest

[DesignatedT]

Pops fault. Too many minutes.

[Mugen]

lol it was pops fault when he played him in a meaningless game last season. not so in this case.

this is just the same shitty lucky the spurs have had since 08.

[Muser]

How is it Pops fault that Manu broke his finger?

[ginobilized]

Aargh!!!!
Tough break, I broke that bone in my shooting hand, 6-8 weeks and he'll be out of shape and his shot will take some time to come back
So bummed.........

[MannyIsGod]

lol it was pops fault when he played him in a meaningless game last season. not so in this case.

this is just the same shitty lucky the spurs have had since 08.


How is it Pops fault that Manu broke his finger?

Spurs are in first place. Should have sat him in this meaningless game.

[The ADMIRAL 50]

Shooting hand is what really kills us. I've played with fractured knuckles on my left before, but I'm a righty and those were in the middle of my middle and ring fingers, not my hand. Manu is a warrior of the first degree, if it were on his right hand he'd probably barely be out. I don't think we'll tank it but either way we'll have a higher draft pick now. Come playoffs if he's healthy hopefully he'll have his bad injury voodoo out of the way and be good to go.

[Hooks]

His injury is also known as a boxers fracture, I read up on this injury a few weeks ago because one of my favorite boxers got this exact injury.

From what I've read this is a pretty bad injury as many people have said their hand is never the same and they occasionally feel pain even after its fully healed. Manu won't be back until 1 1/2 months. Also heard that it is very easy to re-injure it.

[MannyIsGod]

Playoffs are not nearly a lock without a healthy Manu. Teams will key on Tony so much more.

[Drewlius]

Very life tilting.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Ouch, sorry to hear it...if its any consolation a lower seed is not the death sentence it was in years past. The west is pretty diluted from top to bottom and nobody is really that dominant

[timtonymanu]

Shit. Spurs aren't even a lock for the playoffs.

There's no 2nd option on the team at this point. Parker has the ability to be that guy, but he's playing bad so far. You could try Timmy, but that means running him to the ground and entering the playoffs with a broken-down Timmy. RJ is just a loser, but maybe he can wake up a little bit.

[slick'81]

horrible news for spurs fans manu out indef time for ja to step up and we need neal back asap

[Beanzamillion21]

The return of Glassobili.

[lmbebo]

His injury is also known as a boxers fracture, I read up on this injury a few weeks ago because one of my favorite boxers got this exact injury.

From what I've read this is a pretty bad injury as many people have said their hand is never the same and they occasionally feel pain even after its fully healed. Manu won't be back until 1 1/2 months. Also heard that it is very easy to re-injure it.

a 5th metacarpal fracture doesn't equal a boxer's fracture. A boxer's fracture is a fracture at the distal metaphysics with most often ventral angulation. Hopefully no intra-articular extension.

This could be a mid-diaphyseal fracture, or some other kind of fracture. Can't know without seeing the radiograph or more details.

I guess it depends on the orthopedist if he is to let him heal on his own, if the alignment is good enough. Or to do an open reduction internal fixation of the fracture.

Either way, I think he's out for a good bit of time.

[AFBlue]

Shooting hand injuries, no matter how serious, are never good. Suck.

[urunobili]

better now that on the end of the season TBH...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Drummond?

[DJ Mbenga]

261 guest's. Lol

[daslicer]

As much as I like Manu I think its time not to rely on him anymore considering he always gets hurt. The old saying the minds is willing but the body isn't applies to Manu. Spurs should just trade him during the summertime.

[G-Dawgg]

Get Ready for a whole lot of Danny Green...

[DPG21920]

Looks like manu needed more moo-topia tbh

[DesignatedT]

Looks like manu needed more moo-topia tbh

lol

[TMTTRIO]

and if we trade Manu what are you going to get for him? Nobody's going to trade for a broken down player unless you want a scrub.

[Bill_Brasky]

Looks like manu needed more moo-topia tbh


HEB mewtopia milk.

[Russo21]

It's all good.

Neal, Anderson, Green and Leonard all have their time to shine and grow by the time the playoffs roll around. More PT for the youngsters.

This could be the wake up call Richard Jefferson needs and he could become a focal point on offense like we thought he would be a few years back bringing back the 20ppg RJ.

Ginobili should be healthy and totally fresh and rested by the time the playoffs arrive, he would have fresher legs then anyone in the whole NBA.

Better now then the last game of the season like last year.

Let's look on the bright side of this guys. Manu will be back.

[NASpurs]

and if we trade Manu what are you going to get for him? Nobody's going to trade for an injury prone player unless you want a scrub.

FTFY.

He was killing it before the injury. I wouldn't say he's "broken down".

[Solid D]

a 5th metacarpal fracture doesn't equal a boxer's fracture. A boxer's fracture is a fracture at the distal metaphysics with most often ventral angulation. Hopefully no intra-articular extension.

This could be a mid-diaphyseal fracture, or some other kind of fracture. Can't know without seeing the radiograph or more details.

I guess it depends on the orthopedist if he is to let him heal on his own, if the alignment is good enough. Or to do an open reduction internal fixation of the fracture.

Either way, I think he's out for a good bit of time.

You need to learn how to Google better.

[emanueldavidginobili]

This ruined my night cannot believe it he was playing at a high level too his shot was going drove game everything..but tbh it is much better it happend now and not later and miss him for the whole playoffs but this stretch without manu willl show something about tony parker he needs to carry this team timmy can't anymore and tp has the potential there has been plenty of times timmy and tp both have been out and manu has carried us, time for tp to step up foreal

[MI21]

You need to learn how to Google better.

Solid Dr?

[DPG21920]

Google isn't a verb.

[cd98]

This is great for the lottery next year but Manu was the player that made the Spurs watchable...second half was mostly boring.

[The Truth #6]

a 5th metacarpal fracture doesn't equal a boxer's fracture. A boxer's fracture is a fracture at the distal metaphysics with most often ventral angulation. Hopefully no intra-articular extension.

This could be a mid-diaphyseal fracture, or some other kind of fracture. Can't know without seeing the radiograph or more details.

I guess it depends on the orthopedist if he is to let him heal on his own, if the alignment is good enough. Or to do an open reduction internal fixation of the fracture.

Either way, I think he's out for a good bit of time.

Do you work at the Brown Hand Center?

[Russo21]

Do we tank the season and get a lottery pick? Or ride the storm, make the playoffs and see how we go?

We all know David Robinson and Pop conspired his injury allowing us to snag Tim Duncan at number 1 in the draft though they'll never admit it:lol

[howbouthemspurs]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmnnnniiiitt!!!!!

[ElNono]

well, the flip side is he'll get some rest

[angelbelow]

261 guest's. Lol

Since when did you become so bad manner.

[DMC]

WOW huge blow he probably wont be back until April. chances are the Spurs may miss the playoffs. Unless Neal can drill 16 per game we're So fucked.
Not really, we could be so shitty we get a decent pick.

[lmbebo]

You need to learn how to Google better.

Nah, OSX Lion just does a lot of auto correction. I haven't written anything incorrectly either.

A boxer's fracture is a distal metaphyseal fracture of the 5th metacarpal.

There are several kinds of fracture possible. If you are interested, you can read up in "Bare Bones" by Dr Felix Chew.

[ALVAREZ6]

lmao manu

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

:( :depressed

[Libri]

Google isn't a verb.

Yes it is. :nerd

[daslicer]

and if we trade Manu what are you going to get for him? Nobody's going to trade for a broken down player unless you want a scrub.

Once summertime hits Manu will have only 1 year left on his contract thus it will become expiring. Expiring contracts are valuable assets. I like Manu but I have just accepted no matter how good this guy is he is always going to get hurt. It just seems like its time to rebuild.

[xmas1997]

It may be lottery time. At least it is a short season.

[lmbebo]

Do you work at the Brown Hand Center?

Nope, In training.

[Russo21]

When a player goes down and is out for months. Who pays his massive salary? Peter Holt or the insurance company? Just asking.

[DMC]

Nah, OSX Lion just does a lot of auto correction. I haven't written anything incorrectly either.

A boxer's fracture is a distal metaphyseal fracture of the 5th metacarpal.

There are several kinds of fracture possible. If you are interested, you can read up in "Bare Bones" by Dr Felix Chew.
If your name isn't in bold, you're mud here.

[Kamala]

I just googled in my panties

[timvp]

Yeah, this sucks. Even if the championship hopes are miniscule, I was looking forward to watching Tim, Manu and Tony play basketball.

With how Manu uses his hands as weapons, especially on the defensive end, this is a really tough injury for him. He relies on hard, quick swipes ... he'll have to somehow change that for the rest of this season.

Time to try to do enough to stay in the playoff picture. Damn.

[Penya]

Spurs assistant coach Don Newman says on post-game show that they expect Manu Ginobili to be out 4-6 weeks.

[Mr. Body]

We don't have a lot of time left to watch Manu Ginobili games OR Tim Duncan games. Tim already looks pretty close to done; now, our remaining supply of Ginobili games have been cut even more.

[Libri]

Yeah, this sucks. Even if the championship hopes are miniscule, I was looking forward to watching Tim, Manu and Tony play basketball.

With how Manu uses his hands as weapons, especially on the defensive end, this is a really tough injury for him. He relies on hard, quick swipes ... he'll have to somehow change that for the rest of this season.

Time to try to do enough to stay in the playoff picture. Damn.

Ferry just said that the Spurs are obligated to become better in all areas, rebounding, defense, etc and feels confident the young guys can step it up.

[DPG21920]

Ya Tim doesn't look very good at all & TP looks way slow. Spurs might miss the playoffs because of this.

[emanueldavidginobili]

I knew it wasnt good when timmy patted him on the head and asked if he was okay and manu just shook his head in disgust....and he looked to be in a huge amount of pain I feel bad for him he's pissed off right now knowing the time is ticking on his career...

[Brazil]

Ya Tim doesn't look very good at all & TP looks way slow. Spurs might miss the playoffs because of this.

thats the sad truth

[GrandeDavid]

It's all good.

Neal, Anderson, Green and Leonard all have their time to shine and grow by the time the playoffs roll around. More PT for the youngsters.

This could be the wake up call Richard Jefferson needs and he could become a focal point on offense like we thought he would be a few years back bringing back the 20ppg RJ.

Ginobili should be healthy and totally fresh and rested by the time the playoffs arrive, he would have fresher legs then anyone in the whole NBA.

Better now then the last game of the season like last year.

Let's look on the bright side of this guys. Manu will be back.

Finally a great take in here! Stinks Manu got hurt, but opportunity is knocking for Anderson, Leonard etc.

[benefactor]

Typical.

If you had to pick a draft to be in the lottery...this is the one. This could be a D-Rob injury type blessing before it's all said and done.

[Arc]

the west is weak this year. we'll make the playoffs and manu will have fresh legs just in time. plus we don't have to cut anyone out once neal comes back.

this may actually be a blessing in disguise.

[024]

2008: left ankle injury
2009: right ankle injury
2010: breaks nose
2011: breaks elbow
2012: breaks hand

please just trade him. some borderline championship contender will want him either this season or the next. trade parker while he still has value and just rebuild. seriously, the basketball gods cannot get any more explicit. the big 3 days are over.

[DPG21920]

Could be up to 25 games missed. Spurs at 3-2 right now. About 40% of the season without Manu.

[SequSpur]

Finally a great take in here! Stinks Manu got hurt, but opportunity is knocking for Anderson, Leonard etc.

Actually it's a stupid take...without manu there is no bright side. The rest of the team sucks balls and I doubt they win a game while he is out...
All of these rookies and second year players are nothing without a healthy duncan, parker and ginobili.

[Brazil]

the west is weak this year. we'll make the playoffs and manu will have fresh legs just in time. plus we don't have to cut anyone out once neal comes back.

this may actually be a blessing in disguise.

lol blessing in disguise

its a broken bone on his shooting hand, Tim is already done and TP is struggling... Manu will miss at least 6 weeks thats a lot of games for Tim and TP to carry the load... so yeah Manu will be ready for the PO but Tim and TP will be dead

lol blessing in disguise

[Arc]

lol blessing in disguise

its a broken bone on his shooting hand, Tim is already done and TP is struggling... Manu will miss at least 6 weeks thats a lot of games for Tim and TP to carry the load... so yeah Manu will be ready for the PO but Tim and TP will be dead

lol blessing in disguise

the way tim and tony are playing now, they might as well be dead already. i'm expecting the youth to pick up the slack. avatar and neo are gonna have to awaken.

[Budkin]

Shit I forgot we even had a game tonight... I log in to check the score and see Manu broke his fucking hand. Goddamit.

[ElNono]

We'll see who steps up... I don't think Tim has enough left in the tank and Tony has been fairly mediocre by "top PG" standards... we also just lost our best perimeter defender this season too

[Brazil]

the way tim and tony are playing now, they might as well be dead already. i'm expecting the youth to pick up the slack. avatar and neo are gonna have to awaken.

call that an opportunity for the young to play and shine not a blessing in disguise for the Spurs

That sucksPERIOD

[angelbelow]

Typical.

If you had to pick a draft to be in the lottery...this is the one. This could be a D-Rob injury type blessing before it's all said and done.

Hopefully in 2 years we'll be singing songs of joy over this season T_T..

[Arc]

call that an opportunity for the young to play and shine not a blessing in disguise for the Spurs

That sucksPERIOD

manu is getting hurt once a season whether we like it or not. we're fortunate that it's early in the season, and not a season ending injury. it's a blessing.

[Brazil]

manu is getting hurt once a season whether we like it or not. we're fortunate that it's early in the season, and not a season ending injury. it's a blessing.

:lol well you closed the argumentation right there... good job... I love it... So Manu with a serious injury is a given every year so when it is not just before the PO it's a blessing... I like that really

[DMC]

We'll see who steps up... I don't think Tim has enough left in the tank and Tony has been fairly mediocre by "top PG" standards... we also just lost our best perimeter defender this season too
Blair... not even a doubt.

[benefactor]

Dammit...why can't Bonner be injury prone?

[Nathan89]

Dammit...why can't Bonner be injury prone?

How would Bonner get injured?

Top Result:
1.Slipping in the shower

[Johnny RIngo]

IMO, they should just go for the tank. Even if Manu comes back he'll probably pick up another injury before/after the playoffs.

[ElNono]

Well, we got the lemon... now time to make lemonade... should be a good time to give the young kids plenty of burn

[TD 21]

Spurs should start Danny Green, cause Anderson looks like shit.

Still a shitty situation. This team hasn't caught a break since 2007.

Exactly.

Anderson has been far and away the biggest disappointment thus far. Many have been singing his praises because he can somewhat handle the ball and isn't a sieve defensively. But he's supposed to be a shooter, only he can't make a shot to save his life. That being said, I'd start him until Ginobili returns. Neal lacks the physical tools to be a starter and they need his offense off the bench anyway. These next few games, while Neal works his way back into a semblance of game shape, Anderson is not only going to need to start, but play major minutes and start contributing offensively.

In the meantime, this team needs to toughen up. They lost their belief in the playoffs last season for no reason. They should have been able to beat the Grizzlies with Ginobili not being at 100%, just like they should be able to make it through 4-6 weeks without him by staying above .500. But that's not going to happen if they hang their heads and feel sorry for themselves. No more of Parker ceding go-to scorer status, no more of Duncan and to a lesser extent, Jefferson, being ancillary players offensively, no more of Ford thinking it's okay to be a non scorer and no more of them playing defense every other game.

[benefactor]

Abdul

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

May as well shut down Tim and see if we can get Drummond, Sullinger, or ADavis.

[therealtruth]

Exactly.

Anderson has been far and away the biggest disappointment thus far. Many have been singing his praises because he can somewhat handle the ball and isn't a sieve defensively. But he's supposed to be a shooter, only he can't make a shot to save his life. That being said, I'd start him until Ginobili returns. Neal lacks the physical tools to be a starter and they need his offense off the bench anyway. These next few games, while Neal works his way back into a semblance of game shape, Anderson is not only going to need to start, but play major minutes and start contributing offensively.

In the meantime, this team needs to toughen up. They lost their belief in the playoffs last season for no reason. They should have been able to beat the Grizzlies with Ginobili not being at 100%, just like they should be able to make it through 4-6 weeks without him by staying above .500. But that's not going to happen if they hang their heads and feel sorry for themselves. No more of Parker ceding go-to scorer status, no more of Duncan and to a lesser extent, Jefferson, being ancillary players offensively, no more of Ford thinking it's okay to be a non scorer and no more of them playing defense every other game.

It's got to start at the top though. Pop has to instill that belief in them. The good thing is that the defense has mostly improved. T'wolves just shot the lights out. They had to make it a more physical game and rough them up a little.

[timvp]

Yeah, there's no silver lining to Ginobili missing almost half the season. Even if he gets rest now, he'll have to work twice his hard when he gets back to give this team any shot of the playoffs. And there's no young player behind him who could explode when given extended minutes.

On top of that, the Spurs will do too well without Ginobili to tank properly.

Just a bad turn of events.
















Four rings.

[DPG21920]

Maggots.

[WeNeedLength]

Shitty. The very first year I buy NBA League Pass this shit's gotta happen. At least I get my 4 other teams to watch. I guess the only bright side to this is Neal With It should be back soon... :bang

[z0sa]

Mystery Tim Duncan injury in 3...

[mexicanjunior]

Beautiful opportunity to tank...shut Duncan down with an "injury" and let Parker jell with the young guys (Splitter, Blair, Anderson, Leonard). Parker needs to learn to co-exist with the Spurs future without Duncan and Manu in the picture and this is the perfect chance for him to do just that. Reload with a top 5 pick in next year's draft, amnesty Jefferson and use the MLE to sign a decent big and title contention will be attainable again.

Top 5 pick
MLE player
Healthy and rested Manu and Timmy
Seasoned young guys returning with tons of experience under their belt

Next season could not be scripted any better for 1 last title run.

[Bruno]

:bang That's a disaster.

With the short and compressed schedule, a serious injury like that have huge consequences. It will be tough for the Spurs to make the playoffs. The best hope for Spurs to go through these 4-6 weeks is to regroup around defensive values. If they aren't able to do so, the team will sink.

Spurs had a little depth at SG with Neal, Anderson and Green. Signing a FA isn't a necessity. If Neal is fine after his couple of practices with the Toros, I guess he will play Wednesday against GSW.

[Man In Black]

4-6 weeks unless Manu goes Bean Bryant style. Difference is, it's not like Bernard King with 2 broken fingers on each hand. It's the pinky. I do recall that Marbury played with a pin on his hand that was wrapped by a splint. I broke mine at the first knuckle. It's got a wicked bend in it but still, it worked in 2 weeks with a splint and yummy pain killers.

[ElNono]

4-6 weeks unless Manu goes Bean Bryant style. Difference is, it's not like Bernard King with 2 broken fingers on each hand. It's the pinky. I do recall that Marbury played with a pin on his hand that was wrapped by a splint. I broke mine at the first knuckle. It's got a wicked bend in it but still, it worked in 2 weeks with a splint and yummy pain killers.

Actually, it's the bone in the hand above the pinky. It's the hand, not the finger.

[coco1983]

I just don't see how they can tank. Especially after Manu comes back. We all know he doesn't know how to half-ass it so unless his shooting is way off or he's on the bench hes going to help. I'm sure it's possible(likely) to suck until then but my optimistic side thinks our young guys are too talented to let that happen. I do expect to lose a lot more but I just can't help but think that a good number of the games will at least be close, too much talent, at least that's what i keep telling myself.

[ElNono]

From mysa.com:

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said James Anderson would move into the starting spot at shooting guard until Ginobili returns.

[LakerHater]

Giv'em the shots Tony Romo took at half time!

[YoMamaIsCallin]

4-6 weeks unless Manu goes Bean Bryant style. Difference is, it's not like Bernard King with 2 broken fingers on each hand. It's the pinky. I do recall that Marbury played with a pin on his hand that was wrapped by a splint. I broke mine at the first knuckle. It's got a wicked bend in it but still, it worked in 2 weeks with a splint and yummy pain killers.

This is totally different from a broken finger. It's a broken bone in the hand. See this explanation (http://www.shomir.org/SMA/078.pdf).

I knew it was a hand fracture as soon as I saw the replay. He was in extreme pain because he normally doesn't react to being hit. And it obviously wasn't a finger because he was holding the hand.

[Man In Black]

I know, it's his metacarpal. It's the base of his hand. I know...I'm just saying, I wish it was the finger itself. It's his shooting hand and since it's in the metacarpal area there really ain't any way to tape it, splint it, or brace it that would allow him to play.
Sucks for the Spurs, James Anderson, Gary Neal, and Kawhi Leonard...you guys have to show up.

[Man In Black]

I know, it's his metacarpal. It's the base of his hand. I know...I'm just saying, I wish it was the finger itself. It's his shooting hand and since it's in the metacarpal area there really ain't any way to tape it, splint it, or brace it that would allow him to play.
Sucks for the Spurs, James Anderson, Gary Neal, and Kawhi Leonard...you guys have to show up.

[siraulo23]

Wow.

FML. Well at least we can face reality now instead of the last game of the regular season.

[baseline bum]

It may be lottery time. At least it is a short season.

What I would give to be able to draft Kidd-Gilchrist; don't get me wrong, Davis is the best prospect in this draft, but no way the Spurs would be bad enough to get a shot at him.

[temujin]

2 months.

30 games.

Spurs should be 10/12-25/23 by then.

[WalterBenitez]

No manu, we become an average team

[xmas1997]

If there was ever a draft to tank or at least not play up to par, this is it.
Develop the young guys, give RJ and Bonner lots of playing time too and let Manu come back real slowly so as to not re-injure his hand, thus let the cards play out as they will.

[lmbebo]

If your name isn't in bold, you're mud here.

Hey, Just because I may not post as much doesn't mean I don't know anything.

Are the facts Ive written incorrect? No.

[analyzed]

Shitty. The very first year I buy NBA League Pass this shit's gotta happen. At least I get my 4 other teams to watch. I guess the only bright side to this is Neal With It should be back soon... :bang

I was waiting to get leaque pass for the season before the Jan 9 free pass runs out. Now with Manu's injury , hell no.. I'l settle with what's left in regular TV

[ducks]

Fractured finger; knew they should have just blown up the team when they could.

resigning manu to that number was foolish with his track record
spurs should have floated his name out there before season started to see who would bite
manu plays much better well rested this season they are craming things in
his numbers would suffer because of this

[ducks]

No manu, we become an average team

are you a spur fan win manu retires?

[DAF86]

I was on my family's beach house (no internet) when I heard Manu broke a bone on his shooting hand, I thought he was gonna be out for the season, so I'm kinda happy that's not the case.

[Xevious]

Manu typically heals slow, and he also takes his sweet time getting back into game shape (especially with the threat of reinjury). With this crazy schedule, I really doubt Manu will be much of a factor the remainder of this season even into the playoffs.

Parker has got to step up and become the man. Neal and JA might be able to fill Manu's scoring gap, but I don't expect much more out of them than that. Parker has to lead this team.

[Spurtacus]

The obvious positive to take away from this is the young guys (Anderson, Neal, Leonard, Green) will get to play more.

I don't wish to see the Spurs tank but it will be awfully difficult to compete for a playoff spot if Manu misses 1/3 of this short season.

[Spurs Brazil]

Buck Harvey: Ginobili nails it — playoff timing
Ginobili reached in Monday night for a steal, as he’s done a thousand times before. Only this time, the contact was so violent, he not only broke a bone in his left hand, he also tore the skin in the crease between his ring finger and his pinkie. The wound was severe enough to require a half-dozen stitches.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2012/01/04/buck-harvey-ginobili-nails-it-%e2%80%94-playoff-timing/

[Solid D]

Manu appeared to strike the ball with his open hand but with great force as Tolliver was starting to protect the ball while driving. Early details on Manu's injury did not reveal the exact location of the break on the 5th metacarpel.

Here is a simple, straightforward article from emedicine health with a description of the metacarpel structure and the loose terminology surrounding a boxer's or brawler's fracture:

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/boxers_fracture/article_em.htm

"Boxer's Fracture Overview
A boxer's fracture is defined as a break through the bones of the hand that form the knuckles. Some doctors use the term "brawler's fracture" rather than "boxer's fracture" because a boxer is not likely to get this injury. The less well-trained brawlers have to learn how to punch without hurting themselves.

The metacarpal bones in the hand connect the bones in the finger to the bones in the wrist. There are 5 metacarpal bones-1 to connect each finger to the wrist. All of the metacarpal bones have the same anatomic structure. Each consists of the base, the shaft, the neck, and the head. The base of the metacarpal bone is the portion that attaches to the bones of the wrist. The shaft is the long, slender portion of the bone. The neck is the portion of the bone that connects the shaft to the head. The head of the metacarpal bone connects the metacarpal bone to the bone of the finger. The head of the metacarpal bones form the knuckle of an enclosed fist. A boxer's fracture involves a break in the neck of the metacarpal. This was described originally in the fracture of the metacarpal bone of the little (small) finger because this is the most common one to break when punching an immovable object.

Boxer's fractures occur in the metacarpal bones that connect the ring finger or the little finger to the wrist. These are known as the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones. Some doctors include breaks in the neck of the second and third metacarpal bones in the definition of a boxer's fracture. The second metacarpal bone connects the index finger to the wrist, and the third metacarpal connects the middle finger to the wrist....(more)

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•Another common sign of a possible boxer's fracture is a cut on the hand. A cut in the skin associated with a boxer's fracture may indicate a more serious type of boxer's fracture."
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^ This common sign mentioned in the article would support what Manu experienced (6 stitches).

[Amuseddaysleeper]

So I've been refreshing this thread in hopes for official updates on Manu, but now I'm really starting to get worried that we haven't heard a peep from the Spurs in regards to his situation.

And thanks for that post Solid D, sadly it's looking like Manu won't be healed till 8 weeks from now :depressed

[spursfan09]

This sucks! I just bought spurs tickets n now he's injured. I think I jinxed him

[ace3g]

Coach Pop said at shoot around that Manu Ginobili will undergo surgery on his fractured fifth metacarpal. More info to come later today.

per Spurs twitter; out 6-8 weeks

[Mugen]

Coach Pop said at shoot around that Manu Ginobili will undergo surgery on his fractured fifth metacarpal. More info to come later today.

per Spurs twitter; out 6-8 weeks

no surprises here but still...:depressed

[Spurs Brazil]

Coach Pop said at shoot around that Manu Ginobili will undergo surgery on his fractured fifth metacarpal. More info to come later today.

per Spurs twitter; out 6-8 weeks

:depressed

[tmtcsc]

Spurs out 2011-2012

[ace3g]

manuginobili Manu Ginobili
Tmrw I'll have a plate & screws on my beloved left hand. Not thrilled. I'll keep u posted. Thank u all!

[slick'81]

worst case scenario