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UPDATE:
Early reports including quote from Pop was that Manu would be out 6-8 weeks will Spurs just released this press release:
http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/120102...fth_metacarpalSAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that guard Manu Ginobili underwent successful surgery to repair a fractured fifth metacarpal in his left hand this morning in San Antonio. He is expected to miss approximately six weeks.
The procedure was performed by Dr. Mark Bagg. During the surgery screws and a plate were inserted into Ginobili's hand. The injury occurred in the second quarter of Monday night's Spurs-Timberwolves game in Minnesota.
I'd still expect him out more to the extent of 8 weeks but good to see the team's optimism about how the surgery went.
That's sounds like good news. Still wouldn't count on him returning before the All-Star break but it's definitely encouraging that the lower end of the range is being used now. In the telecast yesterday, Sean Elliott was saying at least eight weeks and maybe longer depending on what they find during surgery . . .He is expected to miss approximately six weeks.
And Sean was giving Tony Allen for playing doctor...
Sounds like they are trying to paint a pretty picture when most of know it will take longer than that. And even when he does come back he will be out of game shape and since it is his shooting hand, off his shot.
There is such a thing as being realistic about all this and not being pie in the sky.
I'm just glad this is a loaded draft coming up.
Manu post surgery via Many's twitter: http://lockerz.com/s/171935427
Manu via twitter:
Hoy a la mañana me operaron la mano izuierda. Todo parece haber salido bien. En un poco más de un mes vuelvo a las canchas. Mala suerte. ~ Today I had surgery on my left hand. Will be out for 5 or 6 weeks aprox. Bad luck.
"Es un garrón total"
JMcDonald_SAEN Manu taking right-handed free throws after shootaround this morning. How long before he tries to convince Pop he can play that way?
We were laughing about that during the Houston game. The look on Manu's face on the sideline. Someone said that Manu would be bringing the Spurs fake x-rays within a week, swearing it was all a big mistake.
Manu did a twitcam yesterday and among all the noise he said something interesting about his nose. He said he will require surgery on his nose at some point, because whenever he has a small cold one side clogs up really quickly and gives him trouble sleeping and breathing. He said he didn't do it last season when the docs took a look because the twins were just born and the docs said he would need at least 2 months of recovery. He also said he'll likely postpone the surgery until after retirement.
Poor guy. I've never seen someone be so miserable to get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to have front-row seats to an NBA game.
If Ginobili played with his left arm in a cast, I think he'd still be an above average NBA player. Seriously.
That's the look of a compe or that can't compete. It's got to be pretty rough on him.
At this point in his career after all these years, the money doesn't even matter. That guy wants to be playing basketball. Sucks this had to happen as he was playing so well.
Sucks that he gets hurt at so many points in general... especially the playoff ones... ankle, arm, and nose... who knows how far a healthy Manu could've taken the past Spurs (& Argentina) teams and how much more recognition he would have by now... recognition that he deserves. He's been as good as any SG talent of this generation and his only weakness has been his health.
At this point in his career after all these years, the money doesn't even matter. That guy wants to be playing basketball. Sucks this had to happen as he was playing so well
... but hey, all you guys already know this.
Yup. It's just his style of play...playing balls to the wall for the long ass (and boring) NBA regular season year after year will wear you down. He was quite athletic when younger, but never as athletic as Kobe, who doesn't necessarily need to exert the same from his body to score. He has a slightly more durable frame as well, and scores a lot of his points by being crafty and rising up over people to shoot in the post and midrange.
So Manu is now officialy a cyborg.The procedure was performed by Dr. Mark Bagg. During the surgery screws and a plate were inserted into Ginobili's hand.
How constricting is the cast he's in? Can he still run, etc. to stay in 'game shape' so he can play at close to his normal level when he returns?
I should be able to return between the 10th and the 15th of February.
Poor guy just can't stay healthy. He always looks miserable on the bench. I don't think he would make a good coach. By the way someone was telling me on his twitcam he was saying that he still needs to have surgery on his nose injury but he has been putting it because of his babies and everything else going on that he's waiting until he retires.
guess what the spurs are not missing a beat at home yet
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