Manu Injury Thread

[NZ Spurs]

Seriously, is there a dumber in the world then Pop right now?

Your comments have ensured that there is.

[Mugen]

Jesus Christ you're a ing moron.

explain to me the logic of playing the big 3 in a meaningless ass game.

1. "The Spurs have a chance to flip a ing coin to see if they can get the HC in the finals against a Bulls team thats gonna get bounced by Miami!"

2. "Spurs need to maintain a groove!"

-PopFan

Are you ing re ed?

You really think it was worth risking injury for a ing coin toss and keeping guys who've won championships together in a "groove" for the playoffs? Like they're gonna forget how to play in a week?

[ElNono]

Manu is fine, btw... just needs to reduce the swelling... the good news is that it was in his right elbow

[Buddy Holly]

X-rays were negative.

[Fpoonsie]

Players in sports get injured more often when they are not playing with real effort the entire time. This is almost a universal fact.

It's not a ing coincidence Manu had a freak accident one day after getting rested, just like Tim had a freak ankle twisting one day after getting rested.

If you give your starters the mentality that these games don't matter, then when you play them they won't be playing like they matter.

Pop playing the starters tonight was ing re ed.

Este.

[Spurtacus]

What are we playing for tonight?

Nothing. If we were playing for the #1 overall seed Pop wouldn't have rested the big 3 last night. The #1 overall seed doesn't matter. Pop should have rested the Big 3 tonight too.

Lakers had more to play for then the Spurs so your Bynum comment made no sense.

[Capt Bringdown]

You can't say the Spurs have something to play for tonight and not last night... conversely, if we didn't give a losing last night, there was no reason for rolling out the starters today...

Injuries happen, but Pop needs to stop playing mind games with himself...

Irrefutable

[urunobili]

Hyper extended Elbow

[Mugen]

Players in sports get injured more often when they are not playing with real effort the entire time. This is almost a universal fact.

It's not a ing coincidence Manu had a freak accident one day after getting rested, just like Tim had a freak ankle twisting one day after getting rested.

If you give your starters the mentality that these games don't matter, then when you play them they won't be playing like they matter.

Pop playing the starters tonight was ing re ed.

You can't say the Spurs have something to play for tonight and not last night... conversely, if we didn't give a losing last night, there was no reason for rolling out the starters today...

Injuries happen, but Pop needs to stop playing mind games with himself...

Apparently, PopFan does not understand any of that .

[MannyIsGod]

explain to me the logic of playing the big 3 in a meaningless ass game.

1. "The Spurs have a chance to flip a ing coin to see if they can get the HC in the finals against a Bulls team thats gonna get bounced by Miami!"

2. "Spurs need to maintain a groove!"

-PopFan

Are you ing re ed?

You really think it was worth risking injury for a ing coin toss and keeping guys who've won championships together in a "groove" for the playoffs? Like they're gonna forget how to play in a week?

You're a ing idiot. I criticize Pop on a regular basis but people like you who think that you can somehow protect professional athletes from injuries are delusional as .

[arles]

JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
Manu Ginobili has a hyperextended right elbow. X-rays are negative. He will be re-examined Thursday in San Antonio.

[Budkin]

The Lakers were playing for the #2 seed...why would they give up?

Exactly.

[Josepatches_]

tanking against LA for this

karma

this

[DeadlyDynasty]

Wow..somewhere Andrew Bynum is smiling..

Somewhere OKC and Dallas are smiling...injuries to Bynum and Ginobili

[mexicanjunior]

Manu is fine, btw... just needs to reduce the swelling... the good news is that it was in his right elbow

Unless the team is ok with him just standing at the 3 pt line shooting 1 handed push shots...he is going to need both arms.

[MannyIsGod]

@ the thought that giving players a night off made them more susceptible to injury. ing WOW>

[justinandimcool]

So xrays negative, what would the MRI be looking for, a tear? It doesn't look like he tore anything right?

[ElNono]

Unless the team is ok with him just standing at the 3 pt line shooting 1 handed push shots...he is going to need both arms.

Isn't that what he does anyways?

[mexicanjunior]

people like you who think that you can somehow protect professional athletes from injuries are delusional as .

He definitely could have prevented tonight's injury by putting Manu in a suit...

[arles]

Leaginobili Leandro Ginobili (Manu's Brother)
Hiperextension del brazo, mucho dolor, esperando por estudios!

Hyperextension in the arm, lots of pain, waiting for results.

[Mugen]

You're a ing idiot. I criticize Pop on a regular basis but people like you who think that you can somehow protect professional athletes from injuries are delusional as .

Umm you can protect them from getting injuries in a meaningless game by not playing them....

Just admit that you don't have a logical explanation for why Pop played them in a game that means and move along.

[Budkin]

Thank God X-Rays are negative!

[timtonymanu]

Thank God the x-rays are negative. Hopefully he'll be fine by Game 1.

[mexicanjunior]

Isn't that what he does anyways?

His occasional drive to the lane keeps the D honest at least...

[Brazil]

Players in sports get injured more often when they are not playing with real effort the entire time. This is almost a universal fact.

It's not a ing coincidence Manu had a freak accident one day after getting rested, just like Tim had a freak ankle twisting one day after getting rested.

If you give your starters the mentality that these games don't matter, then when you play them they won't be playing like they matter.

Pop playing the starters tonight was ing re ed.

This is a good argument, you're right when players are not 100% engaged in a game there are more injury risks.


Now the Pop logic was respectable, he had several options he chose one that is consistent. no need to crucify him