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the way tim and tony are playing now, they might as well be dead already. i'm expecting the youth to pick up the slack. avatar and neo are gonna have to awaken.
lol blessing in disguise
its a broken bone on his shooting hand, Tim is already done and TP is struggling... Manu will miss at least 6 weeks thats a lot of games for Tim and TP to carry the load... so yeah Manu will be ready for the PO but Tim and TP will be dead
lol blessing in disguise
the way tim and tony are playing now, they might as well be dead already. i'm expecting the youth to pick up the slack. avatar and neo are gonna have to awaken.
I forgot we even had a game tonight... I log in to check the score and see Manu broke his ing hand. Goddamit.
We'll see who steps up... I don't think Tim has enough left in the tank and Tony has been fairly mediocre by "top PG" standards... we also just lost our best perimeter defender this season too
call that an opportunity for the young to play and shine not a blessing in disguise for the Spurs
That sucksPERIOD
Hopefully in 2 years we'll be singing songs of joy over this season T_T..
manu is getting hurt once a season whether we like it or not. we're fortunate that it's early in the season, and not a season ending injury. it's a blessing.
well you closed the argumentation right there... good job... I love it... So Manu with a serious injury is a given every year so when it is not just before the PO it's a blessing... I like that really
Blair... not even a doubt.
Dammit...why can't Bonner be injury prone?
How would Bonner get injured?
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1.Slipping in the shower
IMO, they should just go for the tank. Even if Manu comes back he'll probably pick up another injury before/after the playoffs.
Well, we got the lemon... now time to make lemonade... should be a good time to give the young kids plenty of burn
Exactly.
Anderson has been far and away the biggest disappointment thus far. Many have been singing his praises because he can somewhat handle the ball and isn't a sieve defensively. But he's supposed to be a shooter, only he can't make a shot to save his life. That being said, I'd start him until Ginobili returns. Neal lacks the physical tools to be a starter and they need his offense off the bench anyway. These next few games, while Neal works his way back into a semblance of game shape, Anderson is not only going to need to start, but play major minutes and start contributing offensively.
In the meantime, this team needs to toughen up. They lost their belief in the playoffs last season for no reason. They should have been able to beat the Grizzlies with Ginobili not being at 100%, just like they should be able to make it through 4-6 weeks without him by staying above .500. But that's not going to happen if they hang their heads and feel sorry for themselves. No more of Parker ceding go-to scorer status, no more of Duncan and to a lesser extent, Jefferson, being ancillary players offensively, no more of Ford thinking it's okay to be a non scorer and no more of them playing defense every other game.
Abdul
May as well shut down Tim and see if we can get Drummond, Sullinger, or ADavis.
It's got to start at the top though. Pop has to instill that belief in them. The good thing is that the defense has mostly improved. T'wolves just shot the lights out. They had to make it a more physical game and rough them up a little.
Yeah, there's no silver lining to Ginobili missing almost half the season. Even if he gets rest now, he'll have to work twice his hard when he gets back to give this team any shot of the playoffs. And there's no young player behind him who could explode when given extended minutes.
On top of that, the Spurs will do too well without Ginobili to tank properly.
Just a bad turn of events.
Four rings.
Maggots.
ty. The very first year I buy NBA League Pass this 's gotta happen. At least I get my 4 other teams to watch. I guess the only bright side to this is Neal With It should be back soon...
Mystery Tim Duncan injury in 3...
Beautiful opportunity to tank...shut Duncan down with an "injury" and let Parker jell with the young guys (Splitter, Blair, Anderson, Leonard). Parker needs to learn to co-exist with the Spurs future without Duncan and Manu in the picture and this is the perfect chance for him to do just that. Reload with a top 5 pick in next year's draft, amnesty Jefferson and use the MLE to sign a decent big and le contention will be attainable again.
Top 5 pick
MLE player
Healthy and rested Manu and Timmy
Seasoned young guys returning with tons of experience under their belt
Next season could not be scripted any better for 1 last le run.
With the short and compressed schedule, a serious injury like that have huge consequences. It will be tough for the Spurs to make the playoffs. The best hope for Spurs to go through these 4-6 weeks is to regroup around defensive values. If they aren't able to do so, the team will sink.
Spurs had a little depth at SG with Neal, Anderson and Green. Signing a FA isn't a necessity. If Neal is fine after his couple of practices with the Toros, I guess he will play Wednesday against GSW.
4-6 weeks unless Manu goes Bean Bryant style. Difference is, it's not like Bernard King with 2 broken fingers on each hand. It's the pinky. I do recall that Marbury played with a pin on his hand that was wrapped by a splint. I broke mine at the first knuckle. It's got a wicked bend in it but still, it worked in 2 weeks with a splint and yummy pain killers.
Actually, it's the bone in the hand above the pinky. It's the hand, not the finger.
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