Injury Thread: Tony Parker's Anke (Update: Out 4 weeks)

[ElNono]

Yeah, if Pop is anything he's a creature of habit. Lots of the same from the start of the season. Hopefully Manu will have a fountain of youth moment in the next few weeks. Corey Joseph needs to be on the bench next year, Spurs have way too many project shooting guards that pop tries to convert.

More like habit, IMO, he's a big believer of 'process' and building towards the playoffs... and he built the backup PG with Neal primarily at it

[ElNono]

If someone posts a clip I might be able to tell from the clip. Whats most important is that they minimize swelling for the next 48 hours. High ankle sprains are normally the result of stepping on someone's foot when landing from a jump move.

He did step on someone's foot... but it didn't look like it twisted all the way to the side... I'm sure somebody will post a clip when available... there's one camera on one of the corners that caught the sprain pretty good

[timvp]

As long as Parker is gone less than three weeks and he can return at 100%, this isn't the worst thing to ever happen.

1. If you could handpick a stretch to be without Parker, this would be it. He could miss three weeks and the Spurs would only have to miss one road game.

2. Maybe it will allow one of the backup PGs to emerge. CJ, specifically, could be given a long, hard look.

3. Ginobili needs more touches. This will do that.

4. Duncan needs to figure out how hard he can push his knee. This will do that.

5. Parker could use the rest, tbh.







Let's hope for a standard sprain. If that's all it is and there's no long-term effects, this might work out.

[ace3g]

Mike Monroe ‏@Monroe_SA Pop on parker ankle sprain: 'it's a good one, he'll be out a while'

[davidbowie]

that's it. we're finished. see you guys next year.

[Spurs Brazil]

Mike Monroe ‏@Monroe_SA Pop on parker ankle sprain: 'it's a good one, he'll be out a while'

damn

[Blizzardwizard]

Ah screw this, David Stern payed the basketball gods as well now did he?

[HI-FI]

I hope for TOny's sake it's alright and he'll be fine. This injury bug is getting ridiculous though.

I am interested though to see our team without Tony running it. It could be ugly, but maybe not.

[ElNono]

MRI tomorrow probably... we'll know more then

[timvp]

If someone posts a clip I might be able to tell from the clip. Whats most important is that they minimize swelling for the next 48 hours. High ankle sprains are normally the result of stepping on someone's foot when landing from a jump move.

That's exactly what it was. Why I'm worried about a high ankle sprain was because of that but also because Parker was grabbing higher up on his leg than you typically see when a player suffers an ankle sprain.

If it is a high ankle sprain, the Spurs would be F'ed, tbh.

[GB20]

Trying to see the silver lining in this and it might could serve to be good thing for some people. It could also be a disaster if nobody steps up and we start to lose HCA.

Hopefully this forces Tim to get out of his funk and start playing like he was. It will definitely force Manu to be more involved and this might finally be what wakes him up. It could also let a backup PG distance himself from the rest as well. Of course there could only be a silver lining if it's just a simple sprain and he's back and healthy in 2-4 weeks. It rolled pretty good but it didn't roll all the way over.

you know timmy is going to be 37 right ?

[dbreiden83080]

Well better now than the playoffs.. Can't panic too much over the seedings and HC. They had HC last year and it didn't matter..

[timvp]

Mike Monroe ‏@Monroe_SA Pop on parker ankle sprain: 'it's a good one, he'll be out a while'

Shyt.

[Strategic]

and just think, this happens ten days earlier and the cliff divers could have had Fish for dinner.

[loveforthegame]

Mike Monroe ‏@Monroe_SA Pop on parker ankle sprain: 'it's a good one, he'll be out a while'

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[Libri]

[Blizzardwizard]

Well then, De Colo for finals MVP

[ThePop]

Probably the usual 4-6 weeks

[BatManu20]

Yea it definitely sucks but HCA advantage doesn't matter anyways. We've shown that the past 2 years. Let Parker rest up and come back with fresh legs in 6 weeks.

[loveforthegame]

Time for guys to step up and hold the fort down until he returns.

[Budkin]

Dude I just saw the replay and cringed. He's lucky his ankle isn't broken. I guess that's the only silver lining is that it's only a sprain, albeit a severe one.

[Strategic]

I guess hoping it's a contusion is dreaming. I think Parker is in need of some extended rest so it might help in the long run.

[Splits]

His left ankle didn't land on the foot of anybody according to this image:

[Budkin]

Well better now than the playoffs.. Can't panic too much over the seedings and HC. They had HC last year and it didn't matter..

Agreed I used to think HCA was everything, then the last two years happened.

[RD2191]

Well then, De Colo for finals MVP

lmfao, comment of the day