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agreed
I think the knee sprain is definitely still lingering, and the Spurs may rest Duncan once again for a game to make sure.
I don't want to see his stats since he returned but he's not playing very good when he was great before the problem with the knee.
If I'm not wrong he was not able to get 20 points in the last 4-5 games.His FG% are below 50% and he is missing very easy shots.
I don't like that.Against the Mavs he looks desesperate and tonight I saw the same look in his eyes.And his D is losing all his intensity because he miss easy shots and he's out of the game.Okafor scored tonight very easy against him.
We have to increase his confidence because we are not going to win anything if our best player is playing like that.It was very significant how TP jumped very happy when TD made that 2+1 in the 4th quarter.even i think that he was looking to pass the ball to TD after the pick&roll more than usual.
TD is as good that he gets a double-double even if he plays awful.
This is not the playoffs but I would like to see TD scoring 30 or 40 one night to see he is really back.
I only hope his knee is well and the reason why he wasn't playing very well isn't that he has a problem with the knee
I think the knee sprain is definitely still lingering, and the Spurs may rest Duncan once again for a game to make sure.
you are selfish
tonight everyone was on fire
god teambalance
if td went for 40 he would work harder and all the other spur players would be off
duncan also is boarded against bad teams
he was rusty pled decent against shaq
lets see what he does against the lakers
It's spelled "rhythm". And he looked OK to me tonight.
[Edit: I guess I was wrong, and he's hurting. Damn shame.]
I still loved it tonight when he got that late and-1, and did that little hop-step in the paint. He looked like a kid in school.
Last edited by GSH; 03-11-2009 at 12:46 AM.
I think he played ok. He had a double double. Did look rusty, but everybody stepped it up. And, it was a great team win which is all that matters right now. As far as his health is concerned, with tendonosis he will not heal before the summer. It takes months to heal that ligament above his knee. So he is and will be playing with pain. The severity will differ night to night.
I can only imagine the restless nights Pop has knowing that Tm will not be 100% for the playoffs, but he'll play through like he did when he had Plantar Fascitis, I believe in the 2005 season when we won the Championships. He'll give it his all in the playoffs like he always has and that is all we fans can ask of him.
I don't get it. I thought he did just fine.
Why would you want him to dominate against the Bobcats when everybody chipped in???
Is TD supposed to be the only spur to score each night?
It's called 'TEAM' and nobody in the NBA understands it better than Timmy...outside of Pop, of course!
As long as others are playing like they have lately, there is no need for Tim to put up monster numbers. It is actually nice to see guys like Hill & Mason play like tonight.
Tim has led us to 4 Championships and this year he will lead us to #5...!!!
Last edited by SouthTexasRancher; 03-11-2009 at 12:25 AM.
He's definitely hurting.
At the end of the game he seemed to be limping a bit.
Spurstalk needs a spell checker.
I hope TD will be okay for the playoffs.
Just because he isnt tearing up the stat sheet in the "points" category, doesnt mean he's playing bad. He's making about half of his shots still, rebounding is fine, assists. Although he does look a little bit rusty, he will be fine.
I assume you know that for certain? I hate to hear it.
I know that coming back from an injury, it can be hard to force yourself to commit. You're just not sure how much the equipment can take. I've seen guys come back from ACL injuries take a couple of months before they can really make themselves commit. I had hoped that was what was going on with Tim.
If he's still hurting that noticeably (and I believe you), then it's going to be a long, bitter road through the playoffs. I really hate to hear it, for his sake.
He is. And I think he will be from here on out. I'm hoping he can play through it, he's played through pain before and been successful doing it.
I'm a little concerned because I'm not sure the right has been the one bothering him all season. If the chronic one is the left (I think it is), and now the right is nagging, we've got double trouble.
I believe in him, but I'd like to see him be able to carry a lighter load for a few games as we get closer to the Playoffs.
Exactly.
Would benching Duncan for 3 sound like too much? I know the race for the #2 seed is still tight but I think these guys can stay afloat if they have to.
I think Pop could sit him for the next 4, right until the Celtics game, and we wouldn't get hurt too badly. We're going to have a hard time with L.A. without Ginobili anyway. I think this team could still win the other 3 without him.
You may not believe it, but my biggest concern would be OKC. We have 3 games left against them, and it would be so easy to overlook them completely because of their record. But they are playing a lot better ball now, and if they had a hot shooting night they could steal one. We really need to get W's against the remaining cellar-dwellers.
I agree with you 100% i just hope he can get back to his old self before the playoffs.
I'd be all for sittting Tim for three games or so if I thought it would help, unfortunately, I'm not sure it would. Everything I've heard, tends to lend to the logic that this is something that he's going to have to fight through until he's able to have a prolonged rest to fully (or to the extent of what "fully" is) recover/heal.
The thing that really worries me about this is, it really seems a lot like what happened to him in '04. It was a similar wear-and-tear injury that wasn't allowing the muscle to "fire" from that quad/knee area, and Tim was never really the same upon returning after sitting a couple weeks. It was largely overlooked because of the teams impressive streak to end the season, and Tony's stellar play, but there was a pretty noticeable change in Tim, even if the numbers said otherwise.
Tim's a very conscientious player and not one to throw caution to the wind when it comes to his body. He's a warrior and one of the tougher players in the league, especially when you consider the amount of punishment he endures in the post throughout the season, but injuries or the threat of, seem to play with his psyche even more than most. To this day, I'm actually convinced that he's changed the way he attacks the basket and plays in crowds, finding ways to get the job done that are the least susceptible to injury.(That snake-bitten '05 season of ankle sprains, seemingly being the catalyst and start of the change in mindset imo)
The point I got from the OP, was that Tim needs to be capable of being "Tim" if the Spurs are going to when a championship. You can't really argue with that. Tim's good enough to help the Spurs beat most teams at 70-80%, but unforunately, most isn't all, and Tim needs to be pretty close to his best, if the Spurs are going to when it all.
The way I see it, Tim's challenge is just about as much mental, as it is physical. Here's hoping he can find a way to meet the challenge.
I really doubt Tim sits any games from here on out, unless the final wk of the season we know what seed we will be. Just because I feel he knows he's going to have to play out the rest of the year with some pain.
he said he's not 100% and doesn't think he will be for the rest of the season.
The tendonosis requires several months to heal. Duncan's not going to be 100 percent this season. Everyone else is going to have to step up and Timmy's going to have to pace himself and pick his spots. Somebody wanting him to score 40 points in a game just to prove something to the fans is completely missing the mission.
+ ING 1
Timmy isn't a huge scorer anyways, he's all about efficiency. And he'll get up for Gasol and Odom like he did for Shaq.
Once more for the remedial class.
Pops:
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Look interchangeable to me.
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