Tiago Splitter Doubtful for Game 2

[timvp]

bruised hand

[timvp]

A long history of sitting with ailments that other players typically play through such as bruises, strains, spasms, stomach aches, etc.

Guess I shouldn't be surprised. I remember Splitter missing time with a bruised shoulder and a bruised shin in the past. I guess we can add bruised hand to his resume.

Or back problems. stomach aches. The guy has had mostly back problems throughout his career

Nah, back problems was only one incident (which I had forgotten about, tbh). He has a laundry list of other ailments.

that is mainly on Pop's overly cautious approach in dealing with injuries that occur to his players.

Pop wasn't coaching Splitter in Europe or with the national team when he was befallen by bruises in the past.

(Again pretty sure you know all this, but you just refuse to acknowledge it to support your Splitter is soft stance-- i'll continue though)

Tbh, I don't even think it's a stance. Any neutral observer who has followed Splitter over the years would see that the guy misses games with injuries other players wouldn't even report to trainers.

I mean, if Bonner was sitting out a playoff game with a bruised hand, SpursTalk would be calling for his head. It's Splitter so we want to ignore it. Totally understandable, fwiw.

Again, I'm a Splitter fan, think they guy has been fantastic this season ... but I can also admit that no other player on the team would be missing a playoff game with a bruised hand.

[flipspursfan]

I remember timvp posting stats that say a Matt Bonner and Boris Diaw are a good defensive combination. With that said, do you guys think Pop would start Blair again in the next game? Considering that Blair had good games against Millsap, I think that would be a big possibility.

[HarlemHo 37]

I'm guessing Tiago missing a playoff game because of a bruise isn't going to help his reputation. Next round Tiago will miss another game due to an ant bite.

Bonner missed a month due to a bone bruise and you're mocking Tiago?

[PublicOption]

bruised hand

..........and manu played last year with a broken elbow.

[Obstructed_View]

At least he doesn't punch stuff when he's mad...

[timvp]

I remember timvp posting stats that say a Matt Bonner and Boris Diaw are a good defensive combination. With that said, do you guys think Pop would start Blair again in the next game? Considering that Blair had good games against Millsap, I think that would be a big possibility.

That's exactly why I'd start Blair next to Duncan. Blair gets to matchup with Millsap, who he has pretty much owned over the years. Diaw gets to man the middle when Duncan is on the bench, which is much preferred over the Blair/Bonner tandem.

Makes perfect sense. But I'm guessing Pop doesn't want to put Blair back into the starting lineup right after he yanked him out. Plus, he probably wants to grow the chemistry with Diaw and the starters.

Don't agree but I can see Pop's logic.

[flipspursfan]

That's exactly why I'd start Blair next to Duncan. Blair gets to matchup with Millsap, who he has pretty much owned over the years. Diaw gets to man the middle when Duncan is on the bench, which is much preferred over the Blair/Bonner tandem.

Makes perfect sense. But I'm guessing Pop doesn't want to put Blair back into the starting lineup right after he yanked him out. Plus, he probably wants to grow the chemistry with Diaw and the starters.

Don't agree but I can see Pop's logic.

That is true, and I agree with your statement regarding Boris Diaw. But now that would put Pop in position to play his worst defensive big pair in Matt and Blair from the bench. Would that lineup do well against Utah's bench, especially with either Favors or Kanter fronting their lineup? I'm hoping it will, if ever this is the case.

[SA210]

Is this already posted?

Tiago with bone bruise on left wrist...

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...tter-doubtful/

This is how you dunk: Spurs captain Tim Duncan never misses an opportunity to rib his teammates, so he wasted little time needling Manu Ginobili about the breakaway dunk he missed in the second quarter of Game 1.


“I think he got a little too excited, taking off a little too far,” Duncan said. “We’ve been killing him ever since.


“I actually enjoyed the fact he missed it more than if he had made it.”
Stephen Jackson, one of three Spurs who shared the team’s 2003 le run with Ginobili, also couldn’t wait to chime in.


“He came over looking at me funny before he even got to the sideline,” Jackson said. “He took off like one step inside the 3-point line, which is too far for both of us, considering our age. He had dunked two times before that, so he was feeling good. I guess he thought his vertical was higher than it really was. “It was a good laugh.”


Ginobili took his ribbing but fired back.
“Jack?” he said. “How many dunks has he had in the past two months? Two?”

[Mugen]

I mean, if Bonner was sitting out a playoff game with a bruised hand, SpursTalk would be calling for his head.

I'd be jumping for joy, tbh.

[MaNu4Tres]

Some people look ignorant and dumb in this thread, tbh.



http://www.48minutesof .com/prega...vs-jazz-game-2

AT&T CENTER — Not a lot in regards of news ahead of this evening’s (more like afternoon’s) Game 2 for the Spurs against the Utah Jazz.
Coach Pop announced before the game that Tiago Splitter “is available” tonight, but didn’t sound like he wanted to play Splitter. Tiago has some sort of brace on that will allow him to play if need be, but Pop thinks Splitter will be in a better position to play this weekend

What I said to the ones who claimed he was a soft pussy. And what I tried to say to those who tried to tell me it was Splitter's decision to play. Maybe one day a few of you guys will respect some of my posts.

If it was totally and exclusively up to Tiago, he'd play. I believe Spurs are playing this smart and looking at the big picture.

As for him sitting out on the Spurs the past two seasons because of a strained calf, strained hamstring, back spasms, ect., that is mainly on Pop's overly cautious approach in dealing with injuries that occur to his players. Timing is everything with how Pop deals with this.

(Again pretty sure you know all this, but you just refuse to acknowledge it to support your Splitter is soft stance-- i'll continue though)

During the regular season (non-emergency type situations), being as deep as the Spurs are, Pop typically plays things extra safe and makes sure his players get healthy because he favors makings plays that benefit the long run (pretty sure you know that already). Which explains Tiago sitting 7 games this year.

The situation with Tiago's wrist and the Spurs being up 1-0 against the Jazz is a similar to "non-emergency" type situation that occurs in the regular season IMO (mainly because he's a 20 minute per game back up with a team with a lot of depth). Furthermore, because of how much better this Spurs team is over the Jazz, his role simply has little value this round compared to rounds in the future. Why hinder and risk losing that future value by forcing/rushing him back against a much inferior first round foe? They don't need to rush him back game 2 being up 1-0 against this Jazz team. This ain't about Splitter being a pussy or soft like many of you people are implying or wrongfully claim. It's about Pop looking at the big picture and making decisions based on the long-run.

Just saying.

[timvp]

^Looks like you're saying I looked dumb in this thread but, IMO, what's transpired only further shows Splitter doesn't handle pain well. He went from a sprained wrist, to a bruised wrist, to now he's working out completely before the game. No other player on the team would have even complained about the original "injury". Especially in the playoffs.

Leaving a playoff game with something less than a bruise does not a warrior make, tbh.

[MaNu4Tres]

^Looks like you're saying I looked dumb in this thread but, IMO, what's transpired only further shows Splitter doesn't handle pain well. He went from a sprained wrist, to a bruised wrist, to now he's working out completely before the game. No other player on the team would have even complained about the original "injury". Especially in the playoffs.

Leaving a playoff game with something less than a bruise does not a warrior make, tbh.

He wants to play. He's ready to play. Pop wants to sit and rest him. That is not on Splitter.

And it's a bone bruise, totally different cir stance than just a bruised wrist, tbh.

[MaNu4Tres]

^Looks like you're saying I looked dumb in this thread but, IMO, what's transpired only further shows Splitter doesn't handle pain well. He went from a sprained wrist, to a bruised wrist, to now he's working out completely before the game. No other player on the team would have even complained about the original "injury". Especially in the playoffs.

Leaving a playoff game with something less than a bruise does not a warrior make, tbh.

And what makes you look dumb in this thread is how you pretty much call Splitter out for being a pussy. That's just flat out ignorance, tbh.

I know you're smarter than that.

[timvp]

How many other players on the team would come out of a playoff game with the same injury?

[TheSkeptic]

At least he doesn't punch stuff when he's mad...

I cannot believe I missed this one.

So glad he's not on our team.

The Knicks, that contract, that money.

[MaNu4Tres]

How many other players on the team would come out of a playoff game with the same injury?

That was on the medical staff (and factor in the time for the X-Rays and the initial diagnosis), it wasn't Splitter's decision.

Don't forget the "softie" finished out the first half with the injury.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs backup forward-center Tiago Splitter is available for tonight’s game against Utah, although Spurs coach Gregg Popovich sounded like he would prefer to keep him out of the lineup if possible for Game 2 tonight against the Jazz.

“He’s available,” Popovich said. “We’ll see how the game goes, but it’s one of those things. It’s a pain thing and it is a ligament deal. The MRI was negative.”

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...e-to-rest-him/

[Slutter McGee]

How many other players on the team would come out of a playoff game with the same injury?

Maybe you have an argument, but I would prefer they at least admit the injury and get it looked at, else it turn into something worse.

Sincerely,

ter McGee

[timvp]

And what makes you look dumb in this thread is how you pretty much call Splitter out for being a pussy.

Never said that. All I've said is Splitter has a low pain threshold and have pointed to his long history of missing games with minor injuries as evidence. As I said before the Spurs signed him, his extensive injury history is a reason why his NBA potential may ultimately be limited.

Again, some players are able to play through bumps, bruises, strains, spasms, etc. Other players can't. I think it has more to do with genetics than heart, tbh. So I don't blame Splitter for not being able to play through pain as well as the average NBA player. But to ignore it is just foolish, IMO.

[timvp]

That was on the medical staff, wasn't Splitter's decision.

Tbh, I don't think any other player even tells the medical staff. He got his hand hit when he went up for a layup. That probably happens to Parker, Ginobili and Duncan once a month, fwiw.

[MaNu4Tres]

Never said that. All I've said is Splitter has a low pain threshold and have pointed to his long history of missing games with minor injuries as evidence.

You're right. You never called him a pussy, but you called him soft-- which is essentially the same thing.

Long history of missing games? You don't know why he missed them. As for the Spurs, Pop plays things extra careful, that is why he missed as much time as he did. It wasn't because he's soft, it's because Pop values the long run and rest in his players coming back from injury-- like I've tried to explain already.

[MaNu4Tres]

Tbh, I don't think any other player even tells the medical staff. He got his hand hit when he went up for a layup. That probably happens to Parker, Ginobili and Duncan once a month, fwiw.

The ignorance is strong in this one, tbh.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

^Looks like you're saying I looked dumb in this thread but, IMO, what's transpired only further shows Splitter doesn't handle pain well. He went from a sprained wrist, to a bruised wrist, to now he's working out completely before the game. No other player on the team would have even complained about the original "injury". Especially in the playoffs.

Leaving a playoff game with something less than a bruise does not a warrior make, tbh.

That doesn't say his threshold for pain is low just that the threshold for him saying something about it is low. Your bagging him based on supposition of vague reports. As has been pointed out he didn't pull himself out when it happened. He finished the half.

[timvp]

Long history of missing games? You don't know why he missed them.

I don't? I've followed him closely for a decade now.