duncan228
12-26-2007, 01:35 PM
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/archives/2007/12/jeff_mcdonald_e.html
Jeff McDonald: Elson to return, everyone else cringes
Spurs backup center Francisco Elson is ready to return from the ankle injury that kept him out of the past three games.
"The injury is over," Elson announced after the team's shootaround Wednesday morning. "I'm ready to go. I'm eager to get back on the floor and get a fresh start."
Elson will be in uniform for tonight's home game against the Bulls, which based on recent history can only mean one thing for the Spurs. Someone else is going down.
That's been the trend for the Spurs this month. Gain a player, lose a player.
Tim Duncan returned from his four-game sprained ankle-induced hiatus on Dec. 15 against Denver. That same night, Elson had to be helped off the floor with an ankle injury of his own.
Last Saturday against the Clippers, Tony Parker returned to action after missing four games with -- yes -- a sprained ankle. By night's end, Manu Ginobili was on the shelf with a finger sprain.
For the Spurs' sake -- and for the sake of their already overworked training staff -- here's hoping the trend stops tonight. All healthy Spurs players might want to take a moment to re-up their medical insurance, just in case.
Jeff McDonald: Elson to return, everyone else cringes
Spurs backup center Francisco Elson is ready to return from the ankle injury that kept him out of the past three games.
"The injury is over," Elson announced after the team's shootaround Wednesday morning. "I'm ready to go. I'm eager to get back on the floor and get a fresh start."
Elson will be in uniform for tonight's home game against the Bulls, which based on recent history can only mean one thing for the Spurs. Someone else is going down.
That's been the trend for the Spurs this month. Gain a player, lose a player.
Tim Duncan returned from his four-game sprained ankle-induced hiatus on Dec. 15 against Denver. That same night, Elson had to be helped off the floor with an ankle injury of his own.
Last Saturday against the Clippers, Tony Parker returned to action after missing four games with -- yes -- a sprained ankle. By night's end, Manu Ginobili was on the shelf with a finger sprain.
For the Spurs' sake -- and for the sake of their already overworked training staff -- here's hoping the trend stops tonight. All healthy Spurs players might want to take a moment to re-up their medical insurance, just in case.