BornForMiracle
01-05-2008, 01:49 AM
Spurs notebook: Ginobili not ready to go yet
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA010508.04D.BKNspurs.ginobili.2f7092f.html
Web Posted: 01/05/2008 12:30 AM CST
Mike Monroe
Express-News
Spurs guard Manu Ginobili spent most of an hour on the AT&T Center court before Friday's game against the New York Knicks, running through conditioning and shooting drills. He worked on one-on-one moves, including drives to the basket.
He looked like a player ready for a game, and early-arriving fans who had witnessed Ginobili's workout must have wondered why he did not suit up against the Knicks.
Ginobili may have wondered why, too.
"Don't get me in trouble," he said when a reporter approached him as he cooled off on the Spurs' bench after his workout.
The decision to hold Ginobili out of a fifth-straight game to protect a sprained left index finger disappointed the ultra-competitive guard from Argentina, but he understood the rationale.
For one thing, Ginobili explained, he still has some difficulty dribbling while wearing a specially designed finger splint.
"It is not difficult to grip the ball for my shot," he said, "because the shot comes off the fingers. But the tape and padding has to go around my hand and on the palm of my hand. Dribbling is hard because the ball needs to slide in the hand and the tape makes it difficult."
"I am to see the doctor again (Wednesday)," Ginobili said. "But, hopefully, I can play the next game."
The Spurs play the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA010508.04D.BKNspurs.ginobili.2f7092f.html
Web Posted: 01/05/2008 12:30 AM CST
Mike Monroe
Express-News
Spurs guard Manu Ginobili spent most of an hour on the AT&T Center court before Friday's game against the New York Knicks, running through conditioning and shooting drills. He worked on one-on-one moves, including drives to the basket.
He looked like a player ready for a game, and early-arriving fans who had witnessed Ginobili's workout must have wondered why he did not suit up against the Knicks.
Ginobili may have wondered why, too.
"Don't get me in trouble," he said when a reporter approached him as he cooled off on the Spurs' bench after his workout.
The decision to hold Ginobili out of a fifth-straight game to protect a sprained left index finger disappointed the ultra-competitive guard from Argentina, but he understood the rationale.
For one thing, Ginobili explained, he still has some difficulty dribbling while wearing a specially designed finger splint.
"It is not difficult to grip the ball for my shot," he said, "because the shot comes off the fingers. But the tape and padding has to go around my hand and on the palm of my hand. Dribbling is hard because the ball needs to slide in the hand and the tape makes it difficult."
"I am to see the doctor again (Wednesday)," Ginobili said. "But, hopefully, I can play the next game."
The Spurs play the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center.