Parker has been diagnosed with a strained left soleus, expected to miss 2-4 weeks

[HBS]

Spurs' defense will be better with G. Hill replacing TP, and this might help Spurs bring their defensive intensity up a notch in his injury-induced absence as a year ago.

As a bonus, G. Anderson will get some consistent playing time even after Neal comes back.

[Fpoonsie]

I'd rather not pay for the next four to six weeks of overuse of Manu and Tim, and no PG Spurs. Unless GH3 suddenly becomes a brilliant pass-first PG. I will watch the nationally televised games where they don't talk about the Spurs anyway, though. Those announcers will probably just say the Spurs are in trouble/done (per usual)

Ummm...Are you suggesting that that's what we've lost in Tony being out these next couple weeks?

[spurs10]

Nice video Drewlius. Tim%$%#^ing Duncan... yeah!

[ChumpDumper]

Antonio Daniels is healthy again.

[Fpoonsie]

Antonio Daniels is healthy again.

As long as he can still do that one and only dunk, I'm game.

[John Basedow]

Antonio Daniels is healthy again.

Visions of 2001 all over again, sign him up.

[TD 21]

Predictable. Can't go through a season without one of the big three having to sit out a minimum of a couple of weeks.

Every time a Spur breaks a fingernail, they're shut down for weeks at a time. Inevitably, he'll be held out longer, then have his minutes rationed more than usual once he returns, then he'll need time to get back in rhythm/game shape . . . all the while, Ginobili and to a lesser extent Hill, will be run into the ground in the process.

Now home court probably comes down to the final week, instead of being wrapped up well in advance of that, like it should have been.

I said it yesterday, but it's worth repeating: This organization, if they're intent on carrying thirteen and avoiding the tax again, needs to come into next season equipped with thirteen legit NBA players. You can't go with eleven, three of which were unproven entering the season, when you have various aging, relatively injury prone players to begin with and when you're trying to manage minutes as much as they do. Did they honestly think they could get away with going the entire season with one and a half PG's and SF's? They're actually getting what they deserve for going cheap at those positions.

[Basketball Power]

Spurs without HO are as good as ed, we better start praying for some Mavs Ls because we are about to catch an L against the Heat and Lakers this week

[ChumpDumper]

Predictable. Can't go through a season without one of the big three having to sit out a minimum of a couple of weeks.

Every time a Spur breaks a fingernail, they're shut down for weeks at a time. Inevitably, he'll be held out longer, then have his minutes rationed more than usual once he returns, then he'll need time to get back in rhythm/game shape . . . all the while, Ginobili and to a lesser extent Hill, will be run into the ground in the process.

Now home court probably comes down to the final week, instead of being wrapped up well in advance of that, like it should have been.

I said it yesterday, but it's worth repeating: This organization, if they're intent on carrying thirteen and avoiding the tax again, needs to come into next season equipped with thirteen legit NBA players. You can't go with eleven, three of which were unproven entering the season, when you have various aging, relatively injury prone players to begin with and when you're trying to manage minutes as much as they do. Did they honestly think they could get away with going the entire season with one and a half PG's and SF's? They're actually getting what they deserve for going cheap at those positions.

Any end of bench players by definition are going to suck, so they wouldn't play anyway.

[Obstructed_View]

Predictable. Can't go through a season without one of the big three having to sit out a minimum of a couple of weeks.

Every time a Spur breaks a fingernail, they're shut down for weeks at a time. Inevitably, he'll be held out longer, then have his minutes rationed more than usual once he returns, then he'll need time to get back in rhythm/game shape . . . all the while, Ginobili and to a lesser extent Hill, will be run into the ground in the process.

Now home court probably comes down to the final week, instead of being wrapped up well in advance of that, like it should have been.

I said it yesterday, but it's worth repeating: This organization, if they're intent on carrying thirteen and avoiding the tax again, needs to come into next season equipped with thirteen legit NBA players. You can't go with eleven, three of which were unproven entering the season, when you have various aging, relatively injury prone players to begin with and when you're trying to manage minutes as much as they do. Did they honestly think they could get away with going the entire season with one and a half PG's and SF's? They're actually getting what they deserve for going cheap at those positions.

Um, anyone the Spurs would have kept on the roster is actually still available to pick up right now, so what are you whining about again?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We should make a list of the cliffjumpers around here and put a symbol of some kind in their avatar space.

Last year when TP went out Hill stepped up big-time, and we have a much deeper team with far more chemistry this year, and a 6-game lead in the WC. If we drop top seed to the Mavs we don't deserve it, so be it.

[703 Spurz]

Predictable. Can't go through a season without one of the big three having to sit out a minimum of a couple of weeks.

Every time a Spur breaks a fingernail, they're shut down for weeks at a time. Inevitably, he'll be held out longer, then have his minutes rationed more than usual once he returns, then he'll need time to get back in rhythm/game shape . . . all the while, Ginobili and to a lesser extent Hill, will be run into the ground in the process.

Now home court probably comes down to the final week, instead of being wrapped up well in advance of that, like it should have been.

I said it yesterday, but it's worth repeating: This organization, if they're intent on carrying thirteen and avoiding the tax again, needs to come into next season equipped with thirteen legit NBA players. You can't go with eleven, three of which were unproven entering the season, when you have various aging, relatively injury prone players to begin with and when you're trying to manage minutes as much as they do. Did they honestly think they could get away with going the entire season with one and a half PG's and SF's? They're actually getting what they deserve for going cheap at those positions.

Even a 20 year old's calf would've gotten hurt on the TP play. It doesn't matter who it is. happens, not much you can do about it.

[justinandimcool]

Tony will be better by the playoffs.

But if the rest of the team can't well in spite of this, then we were ed from the start.

[TD 21]

No excuses. They've got to find a way to come up with something resembling quality, like they did with Neal. I'm not expecting surefire, established rotation types, but Temple/Quinn and Simmons/Gee/Green/Udoka/Owens/Novak? Not good enough. A guy like Forbes, long thought to be an NBA quality player, has been a decent find for the Nuggets. He was available for a non-guaranteed, minimum contract. The Spurs easily could have had him. That's just one example, obviously there are others.

[Gagnrath]

This is going to put added stress on Manu. Last year, he was useless in the post season because he literally carried the Spurs through March and April.

No he was pretty good in the play-offs till the Hasselhoff hugger broke his nose with an elbow.

[benefactor]

lol Spurstalk...predictable, as usual.

He will be back for the playoffs and the Spurs will still have the 1 seed. Overplaying Manu is probably the only concern.

[romad_20]

Seriously guys, it's a strain and we have a 6 game lead. We have tough games over the next 3 weeks but we'd literally have to lose 6 in a row, and mavs none.its not happening. we'll have a 3 or 4 game lead over 2 when he gets back.

[benefactor]

But the Spurs were going to win 70 games

[ALVAREZ6]

god

damn it


2010 all over again.

[#41 Shoot Em Up]

Hey elnono is this funny?? lol

[#41 Shoot Em Up]

Karma bites back es

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

lol Spurstalk...predictable, as usual.

He will be back for the playoffs and the Spurs will still have the 1 seed. Overplaying Manu is probably the only concern.

Yes, that is my only concern too.

[Gagnrath]

3 simple solutions to the spurs keeping home court advantage. 1. Sign Temple, He knows our system plays hard defense is an ok back-up point, and can adequately defend most pg's all SG's and the faster small forwards. 2. Sign either of the two combo forwards the Bobkittens just waived I'd prefer the younger one with a little bit more offense but either is fine. 3. Start a Hill, Ginobilli guard combo which makes Hill alot more active offensively. With this set-up the spurs gain size, can keep which ever seems more driven of the new signees for the play-off roster (or keep them both and drop Quinn his one useful nba skill is the 3 and with Neal, Bonner, Jefferson, Hill, and Manu we really don't need another 3 point bomber.), become stronger defensively, have another guy who can guard Odom and Dirk for 6 fouls, and stay under the cap. I just don't see the need for panic.

[TampaDude]

Karma bites back es

Yeah...it BITES being 6 games BACK, doesn't it???

[MannyIsGod]

Those of you thinking the Spurs lead is just going to evaporate have no idea how big of a lead the Spurs have with so few games remaining.