duncan228
01-17-2008, 02:24 PM
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/archives/2008/01/jeff_mcdonald_n_2.html
Jeff McDonald: Not to jinx it, but ...
Brent Barry is expected to make his return to the Spurs' lineup against Cleveland tonight, after missing the past nine games with a torn muscle in his left calf. If all goes well (knock on wood, cross your fingers, rub your lucky rabbit's foot), it would mark the first time all year that the Spurs will play a complete game with each of their top 12 players healthy.
Here's a look at the Spurs' comically bad injury luck so far this season:
Oct. 30-Nov. 30: Robert Horry misses the first month of what is likely to be his final NBA season. He spends that time getting back into playing shape, after skipping almost the entire preseason to deal with a family emergency.
Dec. 2:On the day Horry makes his season debut, Tim Duncan goes down with a sprained ankle/bruised knee. The injury, suffered in a mix-up with Portland's James Jones, initially looks a lot worse than it was. Duncan misses four games.
Dec. 15: Duncan makes his return against Denver. Late in the fourth quarter of that game, Francisco Elson goes down with a sprained ankle.
Dec. 22: Tony Parker returns from the injured list to face the Clippers after a four-game hiatus, briefly reuniting the Spurs' "Big Three" for the first time since Duncan's injury. Midway through the fourth quarter, however, Manu Ginobili has to leave the game with a sprained index finger on his left (shooting) hand.
Dec. 26: Elson returns against Bulls. Barry goes down.
Jan.6: Ginobili returns againts Clippers in L.A. Barry remains inactive.
Jeff McDonald: Not to jinx it, but ...
Brent Barry is expected to make his return to the Spurs' lineup against Cleveland tonight, after missing the past nine games with a torn muscle in his left calf. If all goes well (knock on wood, cross your fingers, rub your lucky rabbit's foot), it would mark the first time all year that the Spurs will play a complete game with each of their top 12 players healthy.
Here's a look at the Spurs' comically bad injury luck so far this season:
Oct. 30-Nov. 30: Robert Horry misses the first month of what is likely to be his final NBA season. He spends that time getting back into playing shape, after skipping almost the entire preseason to deal with a family emergency.
Dec. 2:On the day Horry makes his season debut, Tim Duncan goes down with a sprained ankle/bruised knee. The injury, suffered in a mix-up with Portland's James Jones, initially looks a lot worse than it was. Duncan misses four games.
Dec. 15: Duncan makes his return against Denver. Late in the fourth quarter of that game, Francisco Elson goes down with a sprained ankle.
Dec. 22: Tony Parker returns from the injured list to face the Clippers after a four-game hiatus, briefly reuniting the Spurs' "Big Three" for the first time since Duncan's injury. Midway through the fourth quarter, however, Manu Ginobili has to leave the game with a sprained index finger on his left (shooting) hand.
Dec. 26: Elson returns against Bulls. Barry goes down.
Jan.6: Ginobili returns againts Clippers in L.A. Barry remains inactive.