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True. Hopefully we'll get good news tomorrow after imaging results come in.
Even if Parker told Pop it felt bad, nobody knows what "awhile" means in Pops vocab. Could be 3 weeks could be longer. I'm sure he thinks 2 damn weeks without Tony is "awhile"
True. Hopefully we'll get good news tomorrow after imaging results come in.
I hope it's not a season ending injury, and when he does comeback that we he plays 100% come playoff time
Looks like Dr. Jason Garrett and Airrosti will have there hands full this coming week with a treatment plan for Tony after the doctors diagnosis the severity.
Maybe he can soak it in cider over night, that usually helps.
You cant play the game that way. playing not to get hurt increases your odds of getting hurt. you decrease your odds of getting hurt by keeping your body in a rhythm. Stopping and starting is the worse thing you can do for your body. I've said it before, Phil rarely rested his guys, bulls or lakers and those teams were always lathered up going into the playoffs. The only exception being Shaq getting fat and lazy.
I'm calling 2-3 weeks. It's not the end of the World guys, just chill out and wait for more information.
If TP is back in 2-4 weeks we'll be fine, any longer and that's probably the season for us.
If the Spurs play without Neal too, we have a chance
Pop just won by 30, what does he have to be happy about?
lol what?If TP is back in 2-4 weeks we'll be fine, any longer and that's probably the season for us.
Looks like a regular ankle sprain. More time for DeColo, Mills and Joseph.
Time for someone else to step up, hopefully someone will take advantage
Just because it worked for a given team doesn't mean it is optimal strategy. The Bulls play starters 40mpg, and over the last 3 years(Thibs era) have had long injuries to Boozer and Noah(1st year), and then to Rose(last year and this year). There are always injuries, but playing a strategy that minimises the odds of injury is the best option.
The Spurs strategy has worked(In general). For example, this post from 2 years ago from Brewhoop which shows that the Spurs have been one of the best teams in the league at avoiding injuries, even with old rosters. There will still be injuries, but the instances of those injuries does not mean it's abad strategy.
Remember when the 2005 Spurs started hot (in fact it was Pop's first year as All-Star coach) then Timmy injured his ankle and the Spurs stumbled into the playoffs as the 2nd seed?
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich indicated Tony Parker will be out for an extended period after spraining his left ankle in Friday’s 130-102 victory over Sacramento.
“He’ll be out a while,” Popovich said. “It’s a good one. Tony’s been pretty stalwart for us. He’s having an All-Star season, and as I said, I think playing better than any other point guard in the league consistently throughout the year. We’ll definitely miss him.”
Said Tim Duncan, “Obviously it’s a huge loss. He’s been our leader all year long. But we’ve played with all kinds of different people this year. We’re going to rally. Pop’s going to change some lineups. We’re not going to replace him obviously, but we’re going to have to change the way we play for a little while.
“We’re going to have to pick it up and continue to be aggressive and attack in the fashion he has for us. We’ll try to get a lot of ball movement, a lot of body movement and try to counter it
Per par, it's Manu's time to carry this team to an NBA le, tbh.
This is quite similar in fact. That sprain at Detroit looked just as bad.Remember when the 2005 Spurs started hot (in fact it was Pop's first year as All-Star coach) then Timmy injured his ankle and the Spurs stumbled into the playoffs as the 2nd seed?
Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. Felt far more depressed after Timmy's injury scare, so hopefully this injury follows the trend. It's time for someone else to step up for a while.
Dropping out of 1st isn't the worst thing in the world if it means playing HOU/UTAH in the first round instead of a hot Laker team tbh.
Assuming he comes back a week or two before the RS ends, I agree with those saying that this could be a blessing in disguise. This team, particularly Manu/TD/Kawhi, need to learn how to win without TP setting everything up for them.
Yea wait til he's almost 36 and fragile to try and ride him to a le..
Good point.
And as long as TP can come back with a week or two left in the season to work himslef back to game shape, we should be fine. If he can't come back until during the playoffs things will get dicey.
Yes I remember that, we had a Prime Tim then even though he was hurt and Ginobili was out of this world that year especially in the playoffs! I don't see the relation here at all sides they might stumble into the playoffs and get the 2nd seed. That is a looooooong time ago.Pshhhh, that guy can't stay healthy to save his life. He is also 36 and past his primeRemember when the 2005 Spurs started hot (in fact it was Pop's first year as All-Star coach) then Timmy injured his ankle and the Spurs stumbled into the playoffs as the 2nd seed?
Hopefullly he can be back at full strength come playoff time. This just magnifies my frustration with last season. It was the first time in years that all of our guys were healthy going into the playoffs.
Just like the 2005 team needed Manu and Tony to step up in 2005, tbh.
No. Don't estimate again, thanks.
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