Pau Gasol injury thread (Update: Stress fracture in left foot) [Archive]

james evans

11-11-2018, 03:28 PM

This is what happens when you keep signing players that remember when Run DMC were top selling rappers. I’m older than Gasol, but I ain’t making $48 million to be a tree on the court.

daslicer

11-11-2018, 03:44 PM

This is what happens when you keep signing players that remember when Run DMC were top selling rappers. I’m older than Gasol, but I ain’t making $48 million to be a tree on the court.

:lol Well of course your are not considering McDonalds only pays 7.25 an hour.

Joseph Kony

11-11-2018, 03:48 PM

This is what happens when you keep signing players that remember when Run DMC were top selling rappers. I’m older than Gasol, but I ain’t making $48 million to be a tree on the court.
:lmao :lmao

timvp

11-11-2018, 03:54 PM

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That's ... that's not good. Say what you will about Gasol but he's had his moments and he's been better than Poeltl.

Let's hope Poeltl will be able to shake off the ankle injury because Metu is not ready at all. The Spurs might have to give Eubanks a shot if Metu continues to look completely lost.

marinoman

11-11-2018, 04:21 PM

Sounds like a broken foot 4-6 weeks. It wouldn’t matter much if poeti is healthy but metu isn’t ready, he made some bad decisions

Genovaswitness

11-11-2018, 04:33 PM

fuck jabari young

Raven

11-11-2018, 04:36 PM

sucks, we need every good pair of hands we can get.

John B

11-11-2018, 09:00 PM

DNP getting ready for the big push tbh

SAGirl

11-11-2018, 11:19 PM

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Wow.I assumed it was something minor. I was actually more concerned about Rudy's injury due to his injury history... In a walking boot with foot soreness. Spurs not disclosing much about his injury why??? They don't know what he has? I mean, come on.

sasaint

11-11-2018, 11:29 PM

That's ... that's not good. Say what you will about Gasol but he's had his moments and he's been better than Poeltl.

Let's hope Poeltl will be able to shake off the ankle injury because Metu is not ready at all. The Spurs might have to give Eubanks a shot if Metu continues to look completely lost.

Agreed. As much as we need an upgrade over Pau, Poodle and Metu won't cut it. Neither will Eubanks, but he is coming up!

sasaint

11-11-2018, 11:30 PM

sucks, we need every good pair of hands we can get.

Yep. this will definitely hurt.

TimmyBuckets

11-11-2018, 11:42 PM

:lol Well of course your are not considering McDonalds only pays 7.25 an hour.

Over here its $11/hour, but still :lmao

SAGirl

11-12-2018, 12:03 AM

Yep. this will definitely hurt.
I think there's no cure if the injury is getting old. Perhaps that is why there's not much information given about the injury. He's just rickety.
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TheGreatYacht

11-12-2018, 12:08 AM

:lol Well of course your are not considering McDonalds only pays 7.25 an hour.
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BackHome

11-12-2018, 01:13 AM

Well probably see Eubanks which he outplayed Poodle the last time. So we all know Metu is not ready but the next couple of weeks is going to be brutal he can play when we are getting shut garbage time.

SAGirl

11-19-2018, 11:53 AM

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TDomination

11-19-2018, 12:10 PM

Sucks losing Gasol but this might help develop Poetle a little quicker. So when Gasol comes back, we have 2 serviceable big men.

SAGirl

11-19-2018, 12:16 PM

Sucks losing Gasol but this might help develop Poetle a little quicker. So when Gasol comes back, we have 2 serviceable big men.
Jakob only playing 8 minutes last game tho. Lamarcus getting overplayed to the tune of 40 minutes per game ain't going to be a long term answer.

John B

11-19-2018, 12:39 PM

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I'll take a wild guess, arthritis??

SAGirl

11-19-2018, 12:43 PM

I'll take a wild guess, arthritis??
It’s as good a guess as any. Without knowing anything I definitely thought old age related injuries. Nothing that has a magic cure. Either it calms down with that walking boot and him resting his foot or retirement is near.

John B

11-19-2018, 12:47 PM

It’s as good a guess as any. Without knowing anything I definitely thought old age related injuries. Nothing that has a magic cure. Either it calms down with that walking boot and him resting his foot or retirement is near.
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Ed Helicopter Jones

11-19-2018, 12:51 PM

Wow.I assumed it was something minor. I was actually more concerned about Rudy's injury due to his injury history... In a walking boot with foot soreness. Spurs not disclosing much about his injury why??? They don't know what he has? I mean, come on.

It's probably his quad. He'll be in New York next week getting a second opinion.

NASpurs

11-19-2018, 01:12 PM

It's probably his quad. He'll be in New York next week getting a second opinion.

I'm in the "let's get rid of Gasol" crowd so I hope he has an uncle Dennis Gasol.

John B

11-19-2018, 01:17 PM

I'm in the "let's get rid of Gasol" crowd so I hope he has an uncle Dennis Gasol.
tbh his uncle probably convinced him to sign with Spurs. It's the best offer he could get.. geez:grim:

bklynspursfan

11-28-2018, 06:50 PM

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ECOV

11-28-2018, 06:53 PM

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Damn injuries have plagued the spurs going on this past year

Robz4000

11-28-2018, 06:58 PM

Welp, that means he won't be back for a while (if he comes back this year). Might make the Spurs that much more willing to move him.

timvp

11-28-2018, 07:05 PM

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Damn, a foot stress fracture for an old big man is bad news. That's ended a lot of big's careers (Bill Walton and Yao Ming the two most prominent).

Marc Gasol had a stress fracture in his foot in early February of 2016 and missed the rest of the season.

I'd say that Pau is going to have to sit out at least two months. That'd make his earliest possible return sometime in January.

Chance it's career-ending, though, depending on the exact location of the stress fracture.

JeffDuncan

11-28-2018, 07:08 PM

Damn injuries have plagued the spurs going on this past year

Injuries plague every team, every year.

http://www.donbest.com/nba/injuries/

It's a long list. The clincher at the end is amusing. Dwight Howard is out indefinitely with a sore ass.

NASpurs

11-28-2018, 07:10 PM

Welp, that means he won't be back for a while (if he comes back this year). Might make the Spurs that much more willing to move him.

Light at the end of the tunnel.

Seventyniner

11-28-2018, 07:13 PM

If it really is a long-term injury, it's hard to tell if the Spurs will semi-tank by just standing pat or become buyers at the trade deadline, using Pau's mostly-expiring contract as incentive to take on a longer contract. Pau has played well, but with enough of an upgrade at SF they can afford to lose him if Aldridge plays almost full-time at the 5 and Poeltl can be a serviceable backup.

timvp

11-28-2018, 07:13 PM

Marc Gasol had a stress fracture in his foot in early February of 2016 and missed the rest of the season.

Forgot that Pau actually suffered a stress fracture in his left foot back in 2006. He missed four months. He needed surgery for that injury so it's not directly comparable.

SAGirl

11-28-2018, 07:17 PM

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SAGirl

11-28-2018, 07:19 PM

Spurs da champs

11-28-2018, 07:39 PM

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Another Spur's injury miss.

TheGreatYacht

11-28-2018, 07:42 PM

Terrific contract by Drunkford as per the usual. Who knew a near 40yr old would be sustainable to injuries.

baseline bum

11-28-2018, 07:42 PM

Chance it's career-ending

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NASpurs

11-28-2018, 07:45 PM

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Best news of the season so far.

Mr. Body

11-28-2018, 07:49 PM

You guys are massive fucktards. We could use Pau right now.

objective

11-28-2018, 07:50 PM

Wow, an elderly big having injury problems. Who could have guessed it?

Not the front office who gave him an absurd deal, that's for sure.

BillMc

11-28-2018, 07:52 PM

You guys are massive fucktards. We could use Pau right now.

Yes, our bench needs him desperately (Bulls game aside)

Genovaswitness

11-28-2018, 07:54 PM

You guys are massive fucktards. We could use Pau right now.

of course. the issue is that it's nearly 20 million rotting on the bench (a recurring theme for this team)

Mr. Body

11-28-2018, 07:55 PM

of course. the issue is that it's nearly 20 million rotting on the bench (a recurring theme for this team)

So what? It's a sunk cost. We need the player.

Chinook

11-28-2018, 08:12 PM

I mean, you gotta at least think about what to do with his deal. I'm not loving the idea of trading a pick outside a Porter deal. The team just needs more than a minor trade can resolve.

bklynspursfan

11-28-2018, 08:14 PM

You guys are massive fucktards. We could use Pau right now.

Seriously

NASpurs

11-28-2018, 08:16 PM

Seriously

Yeah that high low pass that works once a game has been out of action for a while

bklynspursfan

11-28-2018, 08:20 PM

Damn, a foot stress fracture for an old big man is bad news. That's ended a lot of big's careers (Bill Walton and Yao Ming the two most prominent).

Marc Gasol had a stress fracture in his foot in early February of 2016 and missed the rest of the season.

I'd say that Pau is going to have to sit out at least two months. That'd make his earliest possible return sometime in January.

Chance it's career-ending, though, depending on the exact location of the stress fracture.

Sheesh. Thanks for that info. Hopefully he can get back this season but I guess we'll see. I didn't realize he had that injury already.

I also thought it was funny it said the Spurs stopped it when he was out the boot and working out. Just showing still how cautious they are with injuries and not wanting to rush the process. Unlike what some have said....

bklynspursfan

11-28-2018, 08:22 PM

Yeah that high low pass that works once a game has been out of action for a while

You haven't watched him much have you. I haven't always been thrilled with Pau, but this year he's provided playmaking, rebounding, shot blocking, etc to that 2nd unit.

NASpurs

11-28-2018, 08:25 PM

You haven't watched him much have you. I haven't always been thrilled with Pau, but this year he's provided playmaking, rebounding, shot blocking, etc to that 2nd unit.

:lol He was playing great for a month like most veterans do and then regress to a defensive pylon that will have a good game once every five games or so. Save your spin for someone else. :lol

Play Boban

11-28-2018, 08:26 PM

Damn injuries have plagued the spurs going on this past year
Kawhitter wasn’t injured.

hater

11-28-2018, 08:29 PM

Sorry but he was a walking mummy. This is good for us

Wish Manu had a stress fracture about 4 years ago

MultiTroll

11-28-2018, 08:56 PM

Patty and Gasol "leaders" :rollin

But Kwa not really :pop:

MultiTroll

11-28-2018, 08:57 PM

sure am glad we didn't keep Boban at 7 mil per year.

bklynspursfan

11-28-2018, 09:01 PM

:lol He was playing great for a month like most veterans do and then regress to a defensive pylon that will have a good game once every five games or so. Save your spin for someone else. :lol

For a month? How many months in do u think we are into this season before he went out?

mexicanjunior

11-28-2018, 09:01 PM

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Such a waste of cap space...thanks Pop...

BackHome

11-28-2018, 09:04 PM

Sorry for Gasol but probably end of his career by the time the bones heal and he gets back to basketball shape season will be way over. I don’t want to make any moves right now no way are we close to being a top ten team. Just tank like we did for Timmy don’t fuck it up RC!!!!

Hoops Czar

11-28-2018, 09:05 PM

Such a waste of cap space...thanks Pop...
Such a waste of an expiring trade asset too.

in2deep

11-28-2018, 09:06 PM

Sorry but he was a walking mummy. This is good for us

Wish Manu had a stress fracture about 4 years ago

Agreed

NASpurs

11-28-2018, 09:07 PM

For a month? How many months in do u think we are into this season before he went out?

The season started in October and it’s November and he’s been out for how long? A month seemed like a good estimate unless there’s an extra month between October and November I don’t know about :lol

bklynspursfan

11-28-2018, 09:15 PM

The season started in October and it’s November and he’s been out for how long? A month seemed like a good estimate unless there’s an extra month between October and November I don’t know about :lol

He's been sidelined since November 4th. Spurs opening night was October 17th. You basically said he was playing great the whole time he was playing. (Since it was less than a month)

Might need to do some recalculations in that brain of yours.

phxspurfan

11-28-2018, 09:17 PM

Spurs team doctors! :drunk

NASpurs

11-28-2018, 09:17 PM

He's been sidelined since November 4th. Spurs opening night was October 17th. You basically said he was playing great the whole time he was playing. (Since it was less than a month)

Might need to do some recalculations in that brain of yours.

So he played great for three weeks which is one week less than a month, what’s your point ? :lol

bklynspursfan

11-28-2018, 09:22 PM

So he played great for three weeks which is one week less than a month, what’s your point ? :lol

My point was/is, he was playing pretty good this season. You came out and said "no he was playing great for like a month like all vets do" as if they've played 3 months worth of ball and he was good for 1.

NASpurs

11-28-2018, 09:25 PM

My point was/is, he was playing pretty good this season. You came out and said "no he was playing great for like a month like all vets do" as if they've played 3 months worth of ball and he was good for 1.

Wait, you think he was going to keep up that level of play and not regress to the same crap we’ve seen the past few years? That’s hilarious:lol

My sample is higher than yours.

loveforthegame

11-28-2018, 09:26 PM

Spurs medical team is on fire.

bklynspursfan

11-28-2018, 09:27 PM

Wait, you think he was going to keep up that level of play and not regress to the same crap we’ve seen the past few years? That’s hilarious:lol

My sample is higher than yours.

Of course he would've had bad nights. He was also playing a smaller role than last season, so maybe that helped. It's a different situation, who knows how it turns out.

Fortunately Poeltl is playing well, they just bring different things to the table

NASpurs

11-28-2018, 09:32 PM

Of course he would've had bad nights. He was also playing a smaller role than last season, so maybe that helped. It's a different situation, who knows how it turns out.

Fortunately Poeltl is playing well, they just bring different things to the table

It’s all hypothetical anyway but you also assume Pop wouldn’t have given him more minutes with the way Poeltl was playing to start the season. Seems like the one who benefitted with Gasol out was Turtle.

bklynspursfan

11-28-2018, 09:38 PM

It’s all hypothetical anyway but you also assume Pop wouldn’t have given him more minutes with the way Poeltl was playing to start the season. Seems like the one who benefitted with Gasol out was Turtle.

No doubt Poeltl is, and maybe it's for the best to help him get integrated more quickly. He was definitely bad to start the season, so it's worked out for him.

We'll see what happens with Pau. If Poeltl gets hurt, oh man.

slick'81

11-28-2018, 09:45 PM

Hes done

JeffDuncan

11-28-2018, 10:31 PM

Spurs medical team is on fire.

Commander, I'm pleased to report the medics are onboard with the tank.

slick'81

11-28-2018, 10:32 PM

Stress fractures for big guys are awful.we could be looking at months here

Mikeanaro

11-28-2018, 10:34 PM

Who cares? he is a no blood POS Norman Bates looking mofo, fuck him.

Blackhaus

11-28-2018, 10:41 PM

That’s too bad for Gasol, time to send him out to the pasture

duncan2k5

11-29-2018, 12:15 AM

pad300

11-29-2018, 12:38 AM

I mean, you gotta at least think about what to do with his deal. I'm not loving the idea of trading a pick outside a Porter deal. The team just needs more than a minor trade can resolve.

~$10 million of cap space next summer ought to be able to get us something by way of picks/young players.

Kurgan

11-29-2018, 01:26 AM

second opinions have our medical staff looking crazy right now...ready to trod gasol out there with a broken foot...smfh...they even had to admit there was an issue with kawhi that they missed...at what point will we hold them accountable? theyre getting lazy

Every Spurs player should be requesting the use of a personal doctor in lieu of the incompetent team docs. Those hacks are just as clueless as Pop, Buford, and the ass kissers on the coaching staff. Once upon a time, this team was great from top to bottom. They're now a shadow of what they once were due to talent drain(Duncan, Manu, Parker, Kawhi, Danny) and brain drain(Bud, Forcier, Brett, Marks).

TimDunkem

11-29-2018, 01:29 AM

So much for the one "silver lining" of being tradeable that the FO slurpers touted to justify that awful contract.

therealtruth

11-29-2018, 03:31 AM

Maybe the medical staff needs to be fired. Kawhi, DG, and now Pau.

gospursgojas

11-29-2018, 03:37 AM

Stress fractures for big guys are awful.we could be looking at retirement here

NASpurs

12-07-2018, 08:01 PM

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SAGirl

12-07-2018, 08:10 PM

Thanks for the update. I imagine some rehab is required and conditioning to get in shape again after being in a walking boot.

BackHome

12-07-2018, 08:59 PM

Glad he is out it’s helping us to tank which we desperately need lottery picks

NASpurs

12-07-2018, 11:00 PM

Poeltl is going to go back to his usual 5 minutes once Gasol comes back. What a travesty.

Dex

12-18-2018, 09:54 AM

Gotta love modern journalism. Conflicting stories in the span of a day.

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Mugen

12-18-2018, 10:08 AM

Maybe JMacdonald can jump in with some breaking news about what kind of yogurt Pau has been eating while he's been out.

RC_Drunkford

12-18-2018, 11:35 AM

well Pau has posted a picture of him working out and playing ball, not just gym work. I'm more curious about him fitting into the rotation. I bet Pop will replace Cunningham with him

pad300

12-18-2018, 11:47 AM

well Pau has posted a picture of him working out and playing ball, not just gym work. I'm more curious about him fitting into the rotation. I bet Pop will replace Cunningham with him

What are you willing to put on that?

Ed Helicopter Jones

12-18-2018, 01:05 PM

well Pau has posted a picture of him working out and playing ball, not just gym work. I'm more curious about him fitting into the rotation. I bet Pop will replace Cunningham with him

That would be nice. That's really the best fit for Gasol at this point. Even with Gasol and LMA out there together in limited minutes and some of the potential disadvantages with that lineup defensively, it's still better than having Cunningham on the floor. Poetl is developing nicely into his role with the second unit. I don't want Pop to mess that up. Let Gasol have spot minutes with both units.

RC_Drunkford

12-18-2018, 01:09 PM

What are you willing to put on that?

a banana peel, Kawhi's tendon and Uncle Dennis phone number

That would be nice. That's really the best fit for Gasol at this point. Even with Gasol and LMA out there together in limited minutes, it's still better than having Cunningham on the floor. Poetl is developing nicely into his role with the second unit. I don't want Pop to mess that up. Let Gasol have spot minutes with both units.

I don't think Pau and Poeltl fit together. I also prefer Bertans next to LA. Not sure where Pau fits in. At this point I'd trade him for a 3-and-D wing

MVPCues

12-18-2018, 02:34 PM

a banana peel, Kawhi's tendon and Uncle Dennis phone number

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I don't think Pau and Poeltl fit together. I also prefer Bertans next to LA. Not sure where Pau fits in. At this point I'd trade him for a 3-and-D wing

You had me at Kawhi's tendon. It's a bet.

Nivek_ogre

12-18-2018, 02:39 PM

When Pau comes back he should be used sparingly. He's best at feeding aldridge when his offense is stagnant but I prefer the constant screen and roll of poeltl.

JeffDuncan

12-18-2018, 03:10 PM

I wonder about a Bertans - Gay - Gasol frontcourt. Might be trash, but the idea makes me curious. It ought to be a good passing combo, anyway.

Dex

12-18-2018, 08:54 PM

Maybe JMacdonald can jump in with some breaking news about what kind of yogurt Pau has been eating while he's been out.

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Some hard hitting stuff, right here.