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Well, hopefully Ian can contribute soon.
i'm still mesmerized at the kind of injury Ian had.
Well, hopefully Ian can contribute soon.
Hasn't it been a long time out for the type of injury he has?
Not for Ian.
Ian was injured shortly after summer league play had come to an end. It was some time in September I think.
Ian's injury is taking forever to heal. Kind of weak sauce from him.
i wish Ian well, but im getting really impatient with him. He's been out longer than Ginobili has and he just has an injury.
no sherlock, waiting for him is like waitin for scola/javtokas/sanikidz....im fukn tired of this ....if the dude is injury prone? fukn get rid of him and free up a roster spot....
Ian may prove to be like those thoroughbred horses who never rise to their potential because their skinny legs make them vulnerable to leg injuries. Or foot injuries.
Or he may just be having some bad luck and we're blowing this out of proportion. Timmy's ankles were constantly sprained in '05, and he played through it. Manu had an ankle sprain his rookie year, and he was brought along very slowly.
I haven't totally given up on him, but I must admit, I don't expect anything out of him this season at all.
Hope he gets some PT tonight, he can be a factor this year maybe they just dont wanna rush the ankle. They know they are gonna need him in the playoffs. I was impressed at the few games he played for us last year....be it very small amount of time, he looks to be a good bigman but fouls may be a problem.
I don't think they recalled him to get playing time, I think someone else mentioned they can only send two players down to the Toros at the same time. Since Ian hurt his other ankle and can't play anyway, they recalled him so they can get Tolliver some PT.
Splitter's no-show this year provided a golden opportunity for Ian to crack the rotation and earn significant minutes. It's a damn shame he's been hobbled. His rehab and regular season debut is taking longer than anyone could've imagined.
Like everybody else, I'm getting impatient too. Just for fun, I'm pointing toward a possible date of Jan 14th versus the Fakers. I'm probably wrong on that, but if he can get here by then, that gives him virtually the 2nd half of the season to try and crack the rotation. Personally, I can't wait to see how he fares against some of the league's younger bigs. I just hope the Spurs can get some contribution out of him this season. The frontline could really use the help.
Yeah, the odds are longer and longer of his contributing this season, though the season is long and I think once healthy he'll catch at least one break at game time. The fact that bigs 4 and 5--Oberto's is playing decently--are not doing anything to put a strangle hold on their position is a help to him.
So far the only bigs he'd have to worry about in getting minutes is Tim and Matt. Everyone else has sucked up to this point. When Ian finally plays is another story entirely, Fab and KT might already be average at that point, and Bonner might have become firmly entreched in getting starters minutes.
Oberto has played fairly well. TimVPs last Game Notes was helpful on this front. But the Cliff Notes runs like this: Oberto is an important offensive cog because of his passing abilities. His minutes are worthwhile.
I think fab should also shoot a bit more. I've seen him hit those 6-8 feet jumpers before and I don't know why he stopped doing it
Damn dude, you beat me to it. He has a sweet corner jay he used to go to alot, but he only looks to pass now. Can't wait to see him start to shoot it more. Bonner and Mason needs to instill that green light mentality in him, since he is open 80% of the time.
And seeing Bonner get those wide open layups against the Niggets pissed me off, cuz I know Fab can do that, he just hasn't done so for whatever reason.
His passing is good, but does it really equalize his poor rebounding, offensive woes and lack of any shot blocking? His shortcomings are covered by the good play we had from other players against Denver, but when our shooting is off his shortcomings become exposed. Bonner's playing well, but he also is a rebounding liability- his numbers are definitely up, but he rarely out jumps an opponent for rebounds (like most big men do.) I like both of those players, but we have yet to find someone else that can out jump opponents and grab rebounds. Ian might be that guy, but if he's not we need to find someone for that task - a Gist like player.
Ian is surely the first one to suffer of this situation, it must be very tough for him to be so close to his dream and not be able to grap the opportunity. I hope he will be ok and contribute this year for the spurs.
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