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I see a couple of you popping champagne bottles.Quote:
Already missing center Matt Bonner (broken hand) and guard Michael Finley (sprained left ankle), the Spurs will also be without starting forward Richard Jefferson, who will sit with a lower back injury.
http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ss...an_antoni.html
Wonder if this will get Haislip some extended PT...Quote:
Originally Posted by alchemist
Bonner is back today
When did he get hurt? I seem to remember him holding his back but I can't remember the play.
Well that sucks. Durability was one of his best traits. Hopefully it's nothing long term.
:toast hope he hasn't lost his hot 3pt shootingQuote:
Originally Posted by ajballer4
Starting lineup?
Parker/Mason/Bogans/Duncan/Blair
That leaves Manu and Hill as swingman reserves. Very little if any small ball.
Hill is going to get the start next to Tony and Bogans i would guess
RJ is out with back spasms.
Jefferson out against Hornets
By Jeff McDonald
The injury carousel keeps on turning for the Spurs heading into this afternoon's game at New Orleans
The short version: Antonio McDyess is back from neck spasms. Matt Bonner is back from a fractured hand. Richard Jefferson is out with back spasms.
The injury has been bothering Jefferson for a few days -- and helps explain his 0-for-6 performance at Memphis on Saturday -- but he apparently kept the pain to himself until recently.
"He finally owned up to it," coach Gregg Popovich said.
As such, Jefferson -- who played a full 82 games each of the past two seasons -- will miss his first game since March 6, 2007 while with the Nets. His absence will break a string of 223 consecutive starts and games played.
The Spurs briefly toyed with the notion of recalling Malik Hairston from Austin to take Jefferson's place on the active roster. Hairston, sent to the D-League on Thursday, is in New Orleans Arena today as a potential insurance policy, but Popovich has decided against activating him.
Had Hairston been active, it would have counted as his second call-up of the season. Teams are allowed to recall players only three times throughout the course of a campaign.
Instead, Popovich decided to activate Bonner, who has been out since fracturing his hand against Indiana on Dec. 19. It is uncertain whether Bonner will get in the game against the Hornets, but he will be available if Popovich needs him.
I don't even remember seeing him hold his back, wish I recorded that game. I'll have to take advantage of the free online league pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
So much for Mr. durability.
Hope Jefferson isn't out for long. That's all we need. More minutes piled on for Ginobli who already looks gassed lately.
Tough loss here, I was interested to see how he responded to Pop calling him soft
Whatever happened to Finley? Isn't he suppose to be back?
Damn, and that just needed to happen when he is with us. Nice, very nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by duncan228
Hopefully it's a very short term thing.
Parker/Bogans/Bonner/Duncan/Blair
:stirpot:
In all seriousness, I doubt Bonner will get more than 10 minutes, unless his shot is really hitting.
Time to see some Haislip extended time :stirpot:
RJ banging with those PF too MUCH
this is pop's fault
Tough loss.
Law of averages - NBA players of his type/quality (or any, really) rarely spend multiple consecutive seasons without injury.
Figures. That was why he only played 21 minutes against the Grizzlies, and you people said he sucked.
Hill starting in RJ place
I don't critique a player's performance based on one game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chieflion
Did I hit a sore spot on something?Quote:
Originally Posted by murpjf88
That's good news.Quote:
Originally Posted by ajballer4
I just hope his finger doesn't hurt what he does best: shoot the ball.
Nope. Just stating the facts. I didn't call him out based on his performance in Memphis. By the way, I don't ever recall using the word "suck".Quote:
Originally Posted by Chieflion
that sucks. there goes rj's streak for playing all games.
Man, fuck this season. :pctoss
Might explain why he's been stinking it up of late.Quote:
Originally Posted by Manu20
LJ, why does if have to an in-game injury?
People get lumbar cramps bending over to brush their teeth.
There is reason to believe RJ got injured in the Grizzlies game as he only played 21 minutes, which is the season low for him, he usually plays about 30 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by boutons_deux
Let's hope he doesn't lose that all star intensity he was playing with before he got hurt.
yeah right....
I was going to say how gay but that wouldve been too easy
what was his excuse for the other 38 games?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chieflion
I maintain my prediction that he will score 14 ppg max in San Antonio. So far, no suprises and he played like I thought he will. This is what happens when you hype a player too much and get disappointed. He played well when one or two of the big three out so he definitely needs more touches.Quote:
Originally Posted by pjjrfan
Too bad.
PS. For the Hornets.
Damn...well that has to explain the egg he laid the other night against Memphis. Hopefully it's only a short-term thing..
he complained about his back about a week ago in a postgame audio interview when he was asked about playing PF
that's one way to prevent small ball...!
It's not easy to avoid injuries when you have to guard big PFs like Lamarcus Aldridge and Zach Randolph in the post..
don't get me wrong, I want the same thing. I'm just a little frustrated waiting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chieflion
I didn't know about the injury. When I heard he wasn't playing I at first thought of a potential trade in the works...and then I came to my senses.
Bingo. Pop's love for shortened rotations in a 5 games in 7 days stretch and playing 1/3 of those games using small ball w/ Jefferson as the PF is probably putting some major physical stress on the guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
Once again spurstalk noobs blame player when the coach is most responsible.
I wouldn't go overboard blaming Pop for this one. Pop has his share of mistakes but RJ was supposed to be durable. It's not like he plays 40 mins a night.
jefferson has logged the most minutes on the spurs. and yeah, guarding all those power forwards probably had something to do with it even if he does play soft defense.