Yahoo: No Camby for Spurs

[jiggy_55]

This would be the more important story on that page......


Source: Ginobili injury not season-ending

The San Antonio Spurs’ delay to release any specific information about Manu Ginobili’s right ankle injury has led some opposing GMs to speculate that the injury could be serious. Delaying the announcement until after the Thursday trade deadline would help keep the Spurs from losing any leverage in their ongoing talks.

One Spurs source said the team is still waiting on additional test results. When asked whether the injury was potentially season-ending, he said, “No, not at all.”

Spurs officials publicly announced only that Ginobili won’t join them on their road trip.

Ginobili injured his left ankle in last season’s playoffs and underwent surgery in August. The injury to his right ankle, while still potentially significant, is not believed to be as serious as his previous injury.

In addition to their failed pursuit of John Salmons, the Spurs expressed interest in the Nets’ Carter and the Bucks’ Jefferson. One Western Conference executive acknowledged they have little chance of landing Jefferson.

Bruce Bowen has been offered in nearly every trade discussion because he’s guaranteed only $2 million next season. Center Fabricio Oberto also has a partial guarantee of $1.9 million next season.

The Spurs didn’t announce Ginobili’s absence on their trip until Monday, when they were already in New York. Though Ginobili scored 32 points in a loss to the Toronto Raptors, the Spurs’ final game before the All-Star break, team officials say he had been experiencing pain in his right ankle for a while.

This is a few days old now.

[Agloco]

This is a few days old now.

LOL my bad. Didn't look at the date.

[EricB]

Would've been great had they been able to pull it off.

[Mugen]

im guessing the clipps asked for georgie which was the deal breaker.

[Thomas82]

im guessing the clipps asked for georgie which was the deal breaker.

I'm thinking the Clippers didn't want to trade Marcus Camby at all.

[mudyez]

do you really think the spurs were interested? camby's contract is hughe and I don't see the spurs going over the cap even if it would garantee them a championship!

[Ocotillo]

In the history of the NBA, have the Spurs ever been able to consummate a deal with the Clippers? Or even sign a former Clip free agent?

I didn't think so.

[coyotes_geek]

In the history of the NBA, have the Spurs ever been able to consummate a deal with the Clippers? Or even sign a former Clip free agent?

I didn't think so.

Derek Anderson

[Mr. Body]

I don't think LAC wanted to trade Camby in the first place.

[coyotes_geek]

Most of what I read had the Clippers trying to move Kaman & Davis.

[HarlemHeat37]

wasn't Camby untouchable? I heard that the Clippers were looking to trade everybody except Camby and Gordon..

[mystargtr34]

I dont see why the Clippers view him as an untouchable. Why pay a guy $13M for a lottery team. Heck why have $80M in payroll for a lottery, injury prone team. Instead of taking on ridiuclous overvalued contracts every second year hoping to luck out again like they did in 2005 - they should trade away all of their big contracts and rebuild through the draft. They might get somewhere.

[Russ]

The Clippers needed Camby for their stretch run.

[DPG21920]

Look the good news is Manu is not done for the year. If he can be fully healthy (doesn't that sound like a broken record) then we have added Mason + Hill and that makes us better than last year. Add to that the step up in Bonner's play along with KT then you have to like the Spurs chances better than last year.

Unless everyone was blowing smoke, many around here have stated that a hobbled Manu was the only difference last year against the Lakers. If we have him healthy + all the additions I mentioned, don't you have to like the chances? Or did Bynum + Ariza more than off set that?

[coyotes_geek]

I dont see why the Clippers view him as an untouchable. Why pay a guy $13M for a lottery team. Heck why have $80M in payroll for a lottery, injury prone team. Instead of taking on ridiuclous overvalued contracts every second year hoping to luck out again like they did in 2005 - they should trade away all of their big contracts and rebuild through the draft. They might get somewhere.

It's always dangerous to try to apply logic to the Clippers and their line of thinking. But my guess is that they wanted to keep Camby because they're pretty much committed to Zach Randolph long term and Camby's defense is a better match to go along with Randolph's complete lack thereof.

[HarlemHeat37]

Look the good news is Manu is not done for the year. If he can be fully healthy (doesn't that sound like a broken record) then we have added Mason + Hill and that makes us better than last year. Add to that the step up in Bonner's play along with KT then you have to like the Spurs chances better than last year.

Unless everyone was blowing smoke, many around here have stated that a hobbled Manu was the only difference last year against the Lakers. If we have him healthy + all the additions I mentioned, don't you have to like the chances? Or did Bynum + Ariza more than off set that?

Bynum AND Ariza definitely off-set it..but we'll have to see about Bynum..

Ariza alone off-sets Mason..

[Ocotillo]

Derek Anderson

Good catch.

[DPG21920]

Bynum AND Ariza definitely off-set it..but we'll have to see about Bynum..

Ariza alone off-sets Mason..

So Ariza >or= Manu?

[coyotes_geek]

Good catch.

Knowing how that who situation ended up I can understand wanting to forget that he was ever here.

[HarlemHeat37]

So Ariza >or= Manu?

I'd say a healthy Manu easily off-sets Ariza..Manu torched him in the 1st game..he didn't play well in the 2nd game, but Kobe was covering him..

Ariza's good, but he doesn't make a huge difference for me..it's Bynum that makes a HUGE difference against us..he's the only reason we need another big..he's a huge mismatch..

if Bynum isn't playing, I don't mind Bonner or whoever guarding Lamar Odom..we didn't have a problem with it last year..Odom doesn't create his own offense well, other than one stretch every year..

Bynum forces us to play Bonner against Gasol, which is the main problem here..

healthy Manu>addition of Ariza..
healthy Manu, George Hill, Roger Mason, emergence of Bonner>>>>>>Ariza..
healthy Manu, Hill, Mason, Bonner=Bynum+Ariza..

[Baseline]

If we're healthy, we can beat the Lakers with our present team. i think we would have beaten them last year if Manu were healthy.

However, we will have to play really well to do so because we're so thin in the paint.

Getting Rasho would help. Getting Camby would have made us the favorites. Getting Sheed would have made us the favorites as well.

[Thomas82]

Knowing how that who situation ended up I can understand wanting to forget that he was ever here.

He was one of those that didn't realize how good he had it here, and thought the grass was greener on the other side.

[baseline bum]

So is it Horry or bust now?

[Manufan909]

So what are the odds of Sheed coming over in the summer, 75%?

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't see ANY younger teams signing 'Sheed, so I think it'll come down to teams like the Spurs and Celtics going for him..I think we definitely have a realistic shot..