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I predict he will be shutdown for the rest of the year.
WTF is going on! :bang
he will not play more than 2 games rest of season book it. hope to avoid retirement at this point tbqh
This whole thing is being handled very poorly
Saw this coming before the season even started tbh. Lost season for the Spurs, and could be the end of Kawhi's time in SA since I don't see them giving him the supermax.
call up phil jackson right now tbh. porzingod still an option with him...
We will have to see how he plays next year to determine if he's worthy of the supermax. Too early to jump to that conclusion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
PATFO media kid gloves coming off
This offseason is the last chance for the Spurs to get anything worthwhile for him. If they can't come to an agreement at least they could get some future assets for him instead of him leaving for nothing like Dominos did.Quote:
Originally Posted by daslicer
oh now we're going to criticize the spurs for rushing kawhi back? :lmao
Glad I waited on buying tickets for tonight.
They have 2.5 months till the stretch run before the playoffs. Plenty of time to either get healthy or know it’s a lost cause.
As others have mentioned, too many wins already to tank.
Right? :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by spurraider21
In fact. The Spurs have taken every step of fucking precaution here. I don't see any blame on their part. :lol
I rather risk it and see how he plays out next year. If he regains his form next year he will be worthy of the supermax and if he doesn't recover and walks away I'm fine with it. The spurs aren't going to get anything close in equal value for him. I'm not into accepting a bunch of role players for him with contracts. If he leaves I'm fine with a massive rebuild.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
:pctoss
Give me a fucking break. This season is UTTER SHIT.
Seriously. I can't wait for people on here to start with that haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by spurraider21
if anything its on the medical staff for what seems to have been a faulty/shitty rehab programQuote:
Originally Posted by dabom
hater was right, he cant even wipe his own ass
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
I know you did. I thought you were ultra doom & gloom.
Turns out you were right. When I saw it, I thought damnnnn Robz... Nostradamus right there.
Agreed Kawhi's injury is one of the most fucked up injuries I have ever read about it. Spurs did everything they could when it came to handling this injury.Quote:
Originally Posted by dabom
2 days ago:
:madrun pop needs to play kawhi 40 minutes per game :madrun
now:
:madrun pop didnt take care of kawhi's injury well enough :madrun
:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao
Yup with a lot of these fans the Spurs were damned if they do and damned if they don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by spurraider21
I never for a moment thought this was a Pop schtick, that was Ice, maybe duncan2k5... (which really, who listens to duncan2k5).Quote:
Originally Posted by spurraider21
There were posters here saying it was a prank when Kawhi looked like an 80 yr old going up a few stairs back in November. At the time, I said some fans were just in denial, but I really didn't see this like Robz did. He was the one who said he would be shut down for the season eventually. I had hope.
Gotta call out ElNono here too. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by SAGirl
Grant Hill 2.0 tbh. I keep telling you guys.
hope the Spurs can get to 50 wins, I really like that streak
Even if Kawhi is Grant Hill 2.0 the Spurs are fine since he's not locked into a longterm contract like Grant was with the magic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darius Bieber
I'm sorry folks but until proven otherwise Grant Hill 2.0.
Sucks thinking What could have been if his body wasn't so injury prone...
Dude is made of glass. Trade his ass while he still has value tbh
Agreed and I think the Spurs can still pull it off. They just have to go 21-16 the rest of the way to get it.Quote:
Originally Posted by vander
wow.
Our FO & medical staff must b utter shit!!
every injury he hasQuote:
Originally Posted by spurraider21
“Ive never seen anything like this in 20 years :wow”
:lmao spurs medical staff
LMA has seen this before, it's why he knew he'd get all sorts of touches this season...
http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.ele...olves/roy5.jpg
Lol yeah what a stretch to say Kawhi would be shut down for the season. EVERY outcome is speculated on spurstalk. SOMEONE is going to be right in every situation. Gmafb:lol
Spurs are not going to get anything good in return for Kawhi right now since everybody knows he has this weird injury and a history of being injury prone. Good luck getting any solid pieces in return for him. The Spurs should just ride out Kawhi's contract and see how he plays next year. If he's washed up next year then they can go into massive rebuild mode and let him walk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leetonidas
Yeah wtf do they have there in San Antonio?Quote:
Originally Posted by spurraider21
true, true. :lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by dabom
I forgot about ElNono
We got to have the worst medical staff in the league.... Gordon Hayward snapped his fucking leg backwards in a game and he'll be back and healthy before Kawhi.
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"He's given it a shot. He's frustrated as hell. He wants to play badly. But if we're going to err, we're going to do it on the side of health and being wise."
Leonard has yet to play on less than two days rest this season.
He warmed up before Monday's loss in Atlanta hoping to finally clear that hurdle. He could not.
"He didn't feel right," Popovich said. "So I told him to just sit."
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s...y-12504542.phpQuote:
The decision to shut Leonard down was a collaborative one between the coaching staff, medical team, and rehabilitation staff, with input from Leonard himself.
"I'm probably more conservative than most," Popovich said, "but the trainers, the rehab people, the doctors, the coaches, we all talked about this for a long time.
This is by far the season I have watched least between the complete mismanagement of the offseason and all the injuries plus the inevitability of a Golden State repeat. I watched the team way more back in 96-97. This just feels like a lost season period for the NBA. The only teams I ever find worth watching (outside of the Spurs for homer reasons) are Golden State and Boston.Quote:
Originally Posted by Budkin
Y'all are crazy if you think the Spurs couldnt get a good return on Kawhi imo. He has plenty of trade value at the moment even with the injury. I'm not serious about trading him but the spurs should do their due diligence and see what the market is like imo
Garbage fanQuote:
Originally Posted by Leetonidas
Maybe he has Benjamin Button syndrome, but in reverse, and super aggressive, so that he gets really really old year-to-year
Holt needs to drive a dump truck filled with cash to Phoenix and beg their trainer to come here.Quote:
Originally Posted by spurraider21
Who can the Spurs get for him other than a bunch of second rate players. Your never going to get equal value for a player like Kawhi when he's healthy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leetonidas
Such a damn frustrating season. Not that I had much hope but still so irritating.
... sorry about the double post... this site is playing games ... lags and if you refresh... anyways...Quote:
Originally Posted by dabom
Well, now that he's proven to be injury-prone, he's practically destined to be a Clipper.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
I say BS. This is PATFO work. No injury whatsover. #freekawhi #nokawhiinjury #lostspursseason
Draft picks and maybe a star. Could see Sacramento biting, giving the Spurs their pick this season (Top 3) and WCS.Quote:
Originally Posted by daslicer
What a wuss, tbh.
What data do you have to support this claim that a top 5 player can only fetch “second rate players” and what do you consider to be such?Quote:
Originally Posted by daslicer
why is the mood in here like he's out for the season with a torn acl?http://i63.tinypic.com/bjeiaw.jpg
It wasn't a good sign when Tony came back from his injury before Kawhi. 35 years old and a ton of mileage, snapped his hamstring right off the bone, had to get it stapled or nailed back down. He's playing sooner than Kawhi and has no minutes restrictions right now other than what age and prudence require.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darius Bieber
Kawhi is just injury prone and doesn't recover well.
I would be down with getting a top 3 pick for him but even that would be difficult since Kawhi only has 1 year left on his contract. Very few teams would be stupid enough to trade valuable assets for him knowing that he has only 1 year left on his contract unless he was willing to agree to sign an extension.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
the guy can't heal a fucking quad in half a year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trill Clinton
It'd be dumb to try to bring him back at this point tbh. It's been 6+ months and the injury hasn't gotten better; he needs to go for a second opinion somewhere and get a better rehab plan. There's also the fact the team has no chance at a ring this season with or without him (or next year for that matter).Quote:
Originally Posted by Trill Clinton
R.C specifically said he has made significant process, so to say it hasn't gotten better isn't accurate. Being out indefinitely could mean a month to rehab more, no one really knowsQuote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Sacramento would be able to give him the supermax and prolly wouldn't blink at the idea of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by daslicer
Well, fuck this season... What a waste of LMA this yr. I sure as hell won't be playing NBA 2k18 for awhile. Rainbow6 Seige fulltime now!
Again name me some players that are equal value that the Spurs could get for Kawhi? You never going to get equal value for a superstar like Kawhi. I define second rate players as guys who are not all-stars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leetonidas
They also said he'd be back sooner rather than later in the beginning of training camp and he proceeded to miss the next three months. Worst thing you could do is take their words at face value.Quote:
Originally Posted by bklynspursfan
#DENIALQuote:
Originally Posted by peacemaker885
one of the stages of grief.
For those that are getting mad at some comparing to Grant Hill, would you rather have it to Tiago Splitter instead?
Not enough HGH apparently.
I think it’s officially now ok to hit the panic button or jump off the cliff....
Funny thing is tho I dunno if there’s anybody left to jump with
The quote of "sooner rather than later" was in November, not training camp. he then returned a few weeks later. Did i miss something or do people keep exaggerating with the sooner than later comment and thinking it's from before the season?Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Original quote from 11/14- Asked if there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for the Spurs’ linchpin player, Popovich said after shootaround Tuesday morning, “Oh, sure. He’s gonna be back sooner rather than later.”
On December 4th- from Kawhi- Kawhi Leonard is feeling healthy and will return "soon" from a quadriceps injury that has kept him out all season, but the Spurs All-Star forward does not have a target date for his debut."I feel good, soon to come (and) be able to play on the floor," Leonard said of his return. "It's been a long wait, but I'm feeling pretty healthy right now."
Kawhi returned on December 12th.
Meh...nothing burger, tbh. He'll be fine, will comeback in late March, get into shape and we're this year's 1st round opponent "no one wants to play" and everyone will be making their typical posts to cover their hedges.
:lol I have to admit that is funny. For me I'm ok since it drove me nuts all year of how Kawhi was in and out of the lineup. I'm hoping now that the Spurs are not trying to win the title this year that Pop will stop with the rest and play guys heavy minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by coachmac87
Could be but not once did we see Kawhi limp or anything, except for that one when he was climbing the stairs to board the plane. He runs, he blocks, he steals, he scores. No proof.Quote:
Originally Posted by SAGirl
Whn & how did this injury even fuckn happen!?!?
Literally the entire mantra from the beginning of camp until he eventually came back was that his injury was short-term. The fact he's still dealing with it and that PATFO have been vague with the details (even with how secretive they generally are) is shady enough. If you wanna keep trusting in their words, by all means. At this point I'm operating under the assumption he won't be back this year (nor should he).Quote:
Originally Posted by bklynspursfan
I agree. Lost season already. Useless to play him, but to say he's injured is treating the fans as stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
He’s 26Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Your quitting on him. Top 3 MVP last year..
Clean the house, TBH.
Tank for Doncic
He's a doom and gloom poster.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbreiden83080
I never once heard it was a 'short term' thing. I kept hearing it was a different type of injury they hadn't seen before and they really weren't sure how long he'd be out, and people were pissed they didn't have a timeline for Kawhi's return. If you have quotes to disprove that, I'd love to see, cause either i'm misremembering, or you are just putting out some fake/random stuff from PATFOQuote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Quote:
Originally Posted by peacemaker885
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s...y-12504542.phpQuote:
He warmed up before Monday's loss in Atlanta hoping to finally clear that hurdle. He could not.
"He didn't feel right," Popovich said. "So I told him to just sit."
I don't care about his age, I care about the Spurs putting half their capspace in a player who hasn't been able to stay healthy. He 100% deserves the regular max.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbreiden83080
Its all according to PATFO.Quote:
Originally Posted by SAGirl
Look, believe what you want. More power to you.
Over compensation of ankle injury.Quote:
Originally Posted by LakerHater
Quad tendon injury is a 4-6 month injury. Spurs tried their best to “manage” injury but obviously injury needs more time and rehab. It’s a risk you take when you try to compete for a chance to contend.
The problem is the only info available is filtered through the Spurs FO.
No one knows whether things will be okay or not. Or whether anyone else knows.
Some investigative reporting is in order -- but just be ready to move to another media market if you actually get the scoop.
PATFO needs to quit playing their CIA games and just announce that he's out for the entire fucking season.
You kids know that indefinite doesn't mean forever right? I know most of you are emotionally weak and poorly educated but all it means is theres still an issue and they're uncertain of when is wise to bring him back. There is certainly cause for concern due to the lingering nature of the injury but there's no reason to believe his career is over or he's done for the season. Grow some balls until we find out more.
what sucks is having him in and out of the lineup really fucks with the team chemistry. there was such an obvious adjustment period his first couple of games back.
Agreed. Indefinite could mean 1 week, could mean 2 weeks. Maybe a month... It's definitely concerning, but i just hope at the very least he can be back at least 1-2 months prior to the post-season so we can develop some chemistry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stabula
relax, Spurstalk lives a parallel worldQuote:
Originally Posted by Leetonidas
Spurs could probably get Tatum + Jaylen + 2 lottery pick from Ainge at that time just by saying the words Kawhi and available
The Kiwi supermax extension vs this injury conjecture has already started.
That would be turrible :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Rest up for the Lakers, Kawhi. We weren't going to do shit this year anyways with the worst roster since 1996/97
It's not even funny how far this team is free falling at this point. Can't beat the shit Lakers or Hawks and they probably won't beat the Nets.Quote:
Originally Posted by SAGirl
This paper tiger roster could only put bandaids on the cracks for so long. Fuck RC Drunkford.
That 50-win Seasons streak in serious jeopardy. Not that it really matters. But still.Quote:
Originally Posted by SAGirl
:lol I don't even know what to think anymore with Kawhi out. It's not like a trade is going to save this season. And then you have a lot of questions in the offseason.
Is it too early for Robz4000's offseason thread yet?
Someone started one a month ago iirc.Quote:
Originally Posted by NASpurs