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  1. 10-02-2007 #1
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    Elson will wear facemask
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    Spurs center Francisco Elson is going to have to give his coach, Gregg Popovich, a lesson in pop culture.

    Elson, who underwent surgery on Aug. 30 to repair a fractured orbital bone around his left eye, has been cleared for all activities when the Spurs begin training camp today at their practice facility. He will have to wear a protective facemask, which prompted Popovich to compare him to an infamous goalie mask-wearing character from a popular 1980s horror film.

    Forgive Popovich, a devotee of independent and do entary films, for getting his horror film villains mixed up.

    Asked if Elson would be ready to go when camp officially opens on Tuesday, Popovich said, "He's going to be Freddy (Krueger) for a while. Other than that, he's going to be fine."

    In fact, Jason Voorhees was the goalie-mask wearing villain of "Friday the 13th," while Freddy Krueger was the villain in "Nightmare on Elm Street."

    Elson suffered the eye injury in late August while playing for the Dutch national team in a preliminary game before the European championships.

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    Is Elson gonna shows us his patented dutch sky hook this season?
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    Last year when Elson was hurt, Bonner got some of his playing time, and then Bonner got hurt. Are these two competing for minutes? Elson has the tools to be a better player, but will he improve this year? If not, Splitter could eventually replace him.
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    Elson is pretty much keeping the locker warm for Splitter
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    Anyone got a pic? I wanna see Jason with the b-ball
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    I remember Will Perdue having to wear on of those masks when he was with the Spurs
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    I remember Will Perdue having to wear on of those masks when he was with the Spurs
    Elliott did too briefly.
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    Can we draw Robinson's face on it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by T Park
    Elson is pretty much keeping the locker warm for Splitter
    Yep, pretty much.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WalterBenitez
    Can we draw Robinson's face on it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by WalterBenitez
    Can we draw Robinson's face on it?
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    Maybe he'll shoot like Rip with the mask
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    Will it be one of those Billy Kilmer single bars?
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