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That's how the early scheduling inconsistency increases the probability of injury...
He didn't miss the playoffs last season... and essentially the season before that too.
That's how the early scheduling inconsistency increases the probability of injury...
let's not go nuts with the scheduling...
Tim, Tony, and Manu have all missed games this season. I'm in no hurry to trade any of them. Manu's injuries don't seem to be seriously debilitating. As long as his ankles hold up, I can withstand these minor setbacks here and there.
Damn, Manu is so unlucky with this stuff.
Hate to say it cuz he's my favorite player, but if he rested all summer long and has already left early in 2 / 9 games, things aren't looking good. Hopefully Pop will let him heal for 2 - 3 games and get him back up after
as long as they are healthy come playoff time, I could care less.
dude stephen jax would look good in a spurs jersey right about now
this injury prone bs early in the season, if this continues, might as well tank and get rid of them 2 since there extentions are up for renewal
I know some here will defend him into the ground. However it's been very difficult to even keep Manu on the floor so far this year and we are only 9 games in. I'm Just saying...
You would be stupid if you don't at least think about it.
Last edited by Chomag; 11-19-2009 at 01:15 AM.
Damn.
The big difference between Duncan/Parker and Manu is the contract..Manu's value right now is his contract..
I love the guy, I appreciate everything he's done..I wish he could stay healthy, because a healthy Manu is obviously more important to us than he would be for anybody else..but do you risk having to bank on his health?..
his expiring contract is the last value he's ever going to have when it comes to trading..
You have to consider that Tim's played almost twice as many NBA games in his career.
Kobe Plays Injured
Yeah. In Eagle, Colorado.
i think we should definitly wait things out like any sane person would because this is manu ginobili, and not the ankle were talking about. On the other hand he's becoming injury prone as much as it kills me to say it. this is what i would hope for. im saying it first! even if he is injury prone negotiate a contract at the end and decrease his salary majorly and get what you pay for and take a gamble on him eventually working through it, and then we have nothing to lose. then with that extra money sign good back ups. unless someone wants him that bad that they'll trade us some one really good. ginobili is never going to be worth a trade. losing manu would never help us guarantee you that not at this point.
i said it on here before, just week ago, that Manu was playing too hard, and that i was worried about an injury. dude stepped away from the court for months, and then went back to playing like his old self. he didn't let his body adapt. at 32 it's even more important.
let's be honest with ourselves though: we all knew Manu's shelf life would be short. i don't know why people act all surprised. he's a relentless attacker on both ends, and physically, he's not built to be able to absorb the beatings he takes for as long as he takes them.
only way Manu will be able to play the amount of minutes he played before is if he stops playing the way he does, which would make him half the player he is.
man. hate to see such a great baller, person suc b to injuries.
Manu only knows one way to play, balls out. Most of the time this is what makes him incredible.
I do agree though that at the trading deadline this is something the Spurs will have to consider. They will prepair and keep and eye on some players they may be able to take from the rebuilding teams. If nothing good comes up, I guess we just pray that he can be healthy for the playoffs.
I know Manu has not been his old Manu for the past 3 seasons but I would not trade him. Manu is too good to be true when he is good. Let's hope he is ok and will come back soon. Hopefully, these early injuries are just part of his muscle and body trying to adjust after having been out of the game times for so long. No, I would not want to trade Manu. Niether Tim nor Tony. After last night game with the Mavs, it is more clear to me that we need all big three to win it all.
The denial is so predictable.
Everybody in America doubted that the Spurs, even with all their additions, could challenge for a le, because it was so doubtful that Manu Ginobili could stay healthy and Tim Duncan could regain his earlier form.
And, predictably, Manu Ginobili cannot stay healthy and Tim Duncan cannot regain his earlier form. Now in addition, Tony Parker has become fragile.
Now to anybody who doesn't have an emotional investment in the Spurs, the obvious thought is that it was a nice little run the Spurs had of winning some championships while the league was in a down cycle, but that clearly it is over and they are now going through their farewell tour.
But to Spurs fans in denial hope springs eternal. Surely these are the last injuries and good health is just around the corner! Surely Tim Duncan is just shaking rust off and dominance is just around the corner! So what if they're only a 6 seed, the Spurs have the West right where they want it! Until the bitter end of that first-round loss, Spurs fans can keep pretending.
And the nice thing about a old, injury-prone, has-been team is that for fans in denial it provides a ready-made excuse. We would have beaten the Lakers if only we were healthy!
Ha.
Feel free to jump off a cliff. I'm still gonna watch regardless of wether Tim can dominate or Manu stays healthy. That's what fans do.
I'll give it to you that the Spurs' situation looks grim right now...but what's also predictable is premature posts by people like you that love seeing the Spurs struggle. This is a post for April/May, not November. Things like this have been said since 2005 and the Spurs have continued to enjoy ridiculous success (injuries or no injuries).
Diddo to all posts mentioned above.. This is going to be a long season, Manu more than likely will continue to get hurt throughout the season small injuries that will cause him to miss 2-3 games at a time..... Side note if it wasnt for his expiring contract i dont think he would be a great trading chip being that he is injury prone now. And once your are injury prone, that is one bug you cant get rid of....
they need to sit him for 2 weeks. bring him back for the boston game and keep him off the floor until that time.
Or you might be living in the past. It remains to be seen if we truly have a Big 3 anymore. That's the difference between then and now. It seems impossible that they can remain healthy over the long haul of a regular season. Now we are left with the faint hope that they can stay healthy throughout the playoffs - an extremely improbable challenge given recent history.
We can't turn the clock back or hope for miracle cures. It's time to see what we can get for Manu. Bringing in a new piece is risky, but it's madness to rely on his broken health. He's finished, deal with it.
It's saddening, but true, that trading Ginobili's expiring for a solid, defensive minded bigman and filler may be the smartest move possible right now.
We love Manu, and maybe even "owe" him a little loyalty, but not as much as Tim, not nearly as much - and Tim needs a solid, defensive minded bigman to man the paint with. We can go back to playing Spurs D for a couple more years and I know I'd love seeing that.
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