Injury Thread: Tiago Splitter's Calf and Manu Ginobili's Oblique

[Sean Cagney]

They just called up a player from the toros...

I hate hearing that word every year, they stay 10 days or less and don't hardly play at all.

[Trill Clinton]

Who?

Cant say, but yea they jussssst called him up.

[ElNono]

From some news reports in Argentina, Manu is heading back to San Antonio to get some studies done and start with recovery.

[gospursgojas]

@manuginobili It was an amazing journey guys, muy chevere. All the respect in the world to the Spurs organization and my teammates that I was fortunate to win 3 rings with. Will always be a Spur and a Spur fan. iBuena suerte!

[apalisoc_9]

@manuginobili It was an amazing journey guys, muy chevere. All the respect in the world to the Spurs organization and my teammates that I was fortunate to win 3 rings with. Will always be a Spur and a Spur fan. iBuena suerte!

Manu is getting really emotional. Please be back MANU!!!!

[timvp]

From some news reports in Argentina, Manu is heading back to San Antonio to get some studies done and start with recovery.

Manu needs to start taking whatever steroids Kenyon Martin takes that allow him to come back even more athletic after each of his injuries, tbh.

[jimo2305]

i wasn't worried at first that it was a strained oblique but now that i hear he tweaked it in the det game and stressed it further in this game does worry me a bit..

as far as tiago's calf injury.. i dont see him coming back any sooner than end of march..and im bein optimistic

[ElNono]

Manu needs to start taking whatever steroids Kenyon Martin takes that allow him to come back even more athletic after each of his injuries, tbh.

Let's see what JR Smith looks like for the Knicks... maybe the Chinese have some super secret magical root that eats at your brain but makes you stronger...

[timvp]

Buck_SA Walked out with @manuginobili, and he had trouble walking. Oblique muscle hurt that much. Injured initially in Detroit. "Weird," he said.

[Ice009]

Danny Green said he had the same injury in the final 4. Said he took an injection to play, but it still hurt a lot. He also said it took about 3 weeks to heal.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...obili-on-hold/

[stephen jackson]

timmy is so durable lol
knock on wood

[polandprzem]

How can Manu not be injured and then injure himself during recovery?

There are tons of supplements to be taken and if Gino is not taking them then that is something wrong with NBA.

Of course roids are part of the sport, but if he do not wants to take them. Take the 'legal' nutritions.

Every time Gino is back from an injury he is weaker.

[jestersmash]

Let's look at the worst case scenario with Ginobili - even if he's out 6 weeks, he'll have a solid 4 weeks in April to get back into game shape. Is 4 weeks enough?

Realistically he'll be back in more like 3 to 4 weeks (maybe less), which will provide a longer conditioning period (6 to 7 weeks to get back).

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Not good news, but the timing right before all-star break and coming off an already successful RRT is perfect. Hopefully they'll both be back after ASB at the latest.

Okay, just read the thread and it seems the speculation is months. Neither looked serious when they happened. I'll wait for the official reports.

[polandprzem]

Let's look at the worst case scenario with Ginobili - even if he's out 6 weeks, he'll have a solid 4 weeks in April to get back into game shape. Is 4 weeks enough?

Realistically he'll be back in more like 3 to 4 weeks (maybe less), which will provide a longer conditioning period (6 to 7 weeks to get back).

4 weeks for Ginobili is not enough and that's ridiculous

[Kewni Leonard]

Good thing this is coming around the ASB and is only a strain.

[ace3g]

Mike Monroe @Monroe_SA

@manginobili is headed back to San Antonio; sez he doesn't think injury as bad as he feared; check SpursNation blog in a few min.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...d-as-i-feared/

[Kori Ellis]

Mike Monroe @Monroe_SA

@manginobili is headed back to San Antonio; sez he doesn't think injury as bad as he feared; check SpursNation blog in a few min.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...d-as-i-feared/

Thanks. Hopefully that's good news.

(Oh and Monroe needs to spellcheck that piece.)

[dunkman]

Glassnobili ! ! ! At least the team had deep at SG/SF. Too bad for Tiago though . . .

[ducks]

manu needs to be traded this offseason

[Man In Black]

manu needs to be traded this offseason

What could you get back that's better?

Even more to the point, when your French God says this:

“No disrespect to my young teammates, but I don’t care how good they’re playing,” All-Star point guard Tony Parker said. “I’ll play with Manu any time of the day, even if he’s 50 percent.”

then what make you think that HE GIVES A WHAT YOU SAY?

[Proxy]

I'm more concerned about Splitter and TJ...

next thing you know, our entire big 3 will be out and Neal, Green, RJ, Kawhi, and Bonner will be our starting 5.

[smrattler]

Let's look at the worst case scenario with Ginobili - even if he's out 6 weeks, he'll have a solid 4 weeks in April to get back into game shape. Is 4 weeks enough?

Realistically he'll be back in more like 3 to 4 weeks (maybe less), which will provide a longer conditioning period (6 to 7 weeks to get back).

Youre assuming he wont get hurt again after coming back. Then we'll be asking if 1 week is enough time.

[Manufan909]

Not good news, but the timing right before all-star break and coming off an already successful RRT is perfect. Hopefully they'll both be back after ASB at the latest.

Okay, just read the thread and it seems the speculation is months. Neither looked serious when they happened. I'll wait for the official reports.

The timing might be fortunate once again, but that doesn't matter nearly as much to me as the fact that Manu couldn't even hit a streak of 6 games played before going out again. Assuming the Spurs make the WCF this year, does anyone think Manu can really stay healthy for 12-21 games? Also, with no real word from the Spurs yet (which is quite worrisome in and of itself), I wouldn't put too much stock into what paranoid fans have to say.

I'm glad to hear that Manu is optimistic about his injury, but that just draws attention to the fact that there hasn't been a single peep about Splitter. I'd settle for a McDonald tweet right about now.

[tp2021]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/120217..._injury_update

Manu Ginobili and Tiago Splitter will both miss Monday's Spurs-Jazz game in Utah.

Ginobili (strained left oblique) has returned to San Antonio and he will be examined by Spurs team physicians on Monday and will undergo an MRI.

Splitter (strained right calf) remains with the team on the trip.