Ginobili down with ankle injury vs USA

part of me is dreading the result of the MRI...i'm thinking that his ankle has some serious damage to it and he may miss the season...i hope not.

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Originally Posted by Cherry

He say it before the injury: "i want and i will go"

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What if he said otherwise. Would our Argentinian fans have been ok with this? Keeping in mind the service that he's already given to the NT. Where i come from it would be ok. I suspect in Argentina probably not.

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Originally Posted by MaNuMaNiAc

Why the hell is it so hard to believe that Manu might just have wanted to play in his last Olympics?? I'm not saying you're wrong, people here obviously wanted Manu to play, but pressure wasn't the only factor here. Manu would have played either way IMO.

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Yah i agree Manu wanted to play and im sure that's how it will always be but when he showed no improvement from injury, having his own doubts about being able to play. The naming of him as flagbearer woould of made it very hard for him to say NO. The timing of it seemed very opportunistic.

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Originally Posted by Slippy

What if he said otherwise. Would our Aregntinian fans have been ok with this? Keeping in mind the service that he's already given to the NT. Where i come from it would be ok. I suspect in Aregntina probably not.

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Manu LOVES olympics and NT. There's no presure here.

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Originally Posted by Slippy

Yah i agree Manu wanted to play and im sure that's how it will always be but when he showed no improvement from injury, having his own doubts about being able to play. The naming of him as flagbearer woould of made it very hard for him to say NO. The timing of it seemed very opportunistic.

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Manu showed improvement from injury. But his doctor say that was a time-bomb for anytime (NT or Spurs)
Everybody knew Manu was the flagbearer many months ago. Was too ovious.

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Originally Posted by MaNuMaNiAc

Why the hell is it so hard to believe that Manu might just have wanted to play in his last Olympics?? I'm not saying you're wrong, people here obviously wanted Manu to play, but pressure wasn't the only factor here. Manu would have played either way IMO.

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You are right. You could tell from Manu's interviews how important this was to him in his soul. I believe with zero pressure, he would have still wanted to play. Manu loves the Olympics and playing for his country.

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Originally Posted by Fmedrano1077

LMFAO!
:lmao

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are you a spurs fan are whaat..Spurs fan dont laugh over a star player that just got injured!...Stupid:nope

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Originally Posted by Cherry

Manu LOVES olympics and NT. There's no presure here.

We all know Manu loves Olympics. I love it too. Not sure what that has to do with the my Q so ill take your dodge to mean you wouldn't be ok with it.

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We all know Manu loves Olympics. I love it too. Not sure what that has to do with the my Q so ill take your dodge to mean you wouldn't be ok with it.

[QUOTEManu showed improvement from injury. But his doctor say that was a time-bomb for anytime (NT or Spurs)
Everybody knew Manu was the flagbearer many months ago. Was too ovious][/QUOTE]

Well they should have announced it earlier not when there were doubts about his health. The fact was he wasn't 100 percent. The timing of it sucked.

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Originally Posted by Harry Callahan

Are you kidding me? Are you really that stupid? Give me the names of all the $9-10MM role players. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

Manu's stength became his weakness. His burning desire to play in the Olympics was more important to him than his long term health.

The pressure of his country's wishes meant more to him than getting 100%healthy.

I love it when the Argies call Spurs fans selfish for worrying about the ramifications of this injury on the coming NBA season. And yet, the Argentine Olympic "Powers that be" pick an injured athlete to carry the opening ceremony flag in a not so subtle way of pressuring him into playing. How is that NOT selfish as well?

This Olympic experience will have a long term effect on Ginobili's basketball career. That's unfortunate.

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Is so hard to understand?

There was NO PRESSURE HERE. Manu decided to play. There was NO PRESSURE for carring a flag! NOBODY TOLD ANYTHING TO HIM!

Get a clue:

San Antonio is a small market, Manu sign a contract because he believe SA is the best place to win a Championship (not the best place to make money), he's coming off the bench and help to win 3 rings in 7 years, all for the same price. All for the team.

But, if Money is all that matters:

-he should play for Panathinaikos instread Bologna
-he should play for Denver instread San Antonio
-he should play the Euroligue (Euros) instread the NBA (Dollars)

His work is the NBA but his spirit is the National Team ...Injuries can happen anytime and everywere (you liked or not, playing or not, resting or not, in the NBA, the olymplics, the parking lot, etc) You have nothing to say about it.

Loyalty and money are not the same thing for Manu Ginobili. That's why San Antonio´s small market will never be THAT lucky again with a big steal in the 57Th pick for less money.

Never.

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Originally Posted by carina_gino20

Fuck you, ducks. If Manu were selfish, he would have sat out one or two games during that Lakers series because of his bum ankle. If he were selfish, he would have just stayed home and let down his whole country.

You are selfish. The guy is hurt and all you could think about is how it's going to affect the Spurs. Ungrateful SOB.

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thinking of this affects my favorite team is being selfish

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

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Originally Posted by ducks

thinking of this affects my favorite team is being selfish

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

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Since you can't even talk right, I don't really expect you to understand.

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao :lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

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Originally Posted by Cherry

Is so hard to understand?

There was NO PRESSURE HERE. Manu decided to play. There was NO PRESSURE for carring a flag! NOBODY TOLD ANYTHING TO HIM!

Get a clue:

San Antonio is a small market, Manu sign a contract because he believe SA is the best place to win a Championship (not the best place to make money), he's coming off the bench and help to win 3 rings in 7 years, all for the same price. All for the team.

But, if Money is all that matters:

-he should play for Panathinaikos instread Bologna
-he should play for Denver instread San Antonio
-he should play the Euroligue (Euros) instread the NBA (Dollars)

His work is the NBA but his spirit is the National Team ...Injuries can happen anytime and everywere (you liked or not, playing or not, resting or not, in the NBA, the olymplics, the parking lot, etc) You have nothing to say about it.

Loyalty and money are not the same thing for Manu Ginobili. That's why San Antonio´s small market will never be THAT lucky again with a big steal in the 57Th pick for less money.

Never.

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well, that's not entirely true. There was a great amount of pressure, as there is with any Argentine superstar in any sport. I don't doubt that had an impact on his decision. I do however, believe that, like Kori said, even with zero pressure Manu would have wanted to play.

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Originally Posted by T Park

Change Ginobili, Manu with Duncan, Tim then you would be right.

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I agree. Manu is Manu but the only name that fits in that sentence is Tim Duncan.

I understand that Manu wanted to represent his country but it really really stinks that he aggravated his ankle injury.

I think with 2-3 months of rest he'll be back to form. While he gets worked back into rotation, Mason, Hill, and Udoka should get his, Barry's, and Finleys minutes. Then they can be more comfortable with the system.

When's their first game, anyways?

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Originally Posted by Manufan909

When's their first game, anyways?

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October 29 (vs. Suns).

http://www.nba.com/spurs/schedule/