Parker injury

[rjv]

heard jason garrett of airrosti today and he seemed to think that as long as no tear or blood was showing that was good news because it could be treated immediately. but, he did say a one day turnaround was a narrow window and that the spurs, with their past history, could err on the side of caution and hold parker out until sunday. garrett seemed to think that there would still be a slight risk that it could pop if it was not fully healed. it will really come down to how parker feels, what the doc says and what pop decides.

if we have him, will the heat assume him to be at less than 100 % and play him man-to-man? or, do they assume he is the same and play the trap on him again. if the former, they may be daring the spurs role players to duplicate what they did last night. if they man up, that means they will not want to give any good looks to the shooters. if he is able to play at close to the level he is used to then parker may be able to exploit the man coverage. and, of course, this is where manu's ineffective play is an issue because he would have been able to do some of the things parker does. but being that manu has forgotten to dribble that is not too realistic an option.

[ironman2886]

why is he walking around in his broken leg?

he should be in a hospital bed right now, getting treatment

[ace3g]

Grade 1

[chrhawk]

My favorite part of Parker's interview was when he said "We'll see."

[GSH]

So much will a strained hamstring hurt Parker?

I assume his mobility will be limited.

If it's not structural, and they say it isn't, he's gonna get a needle before the game. With that, he won't have much, if any, pain or even discomfort during the game. If there isn't a big loss of strength, and from the sound of this, there shouldn't be, his performance doesn't have to be affected much at all. There is still a mental component, when you know something is wrong in there, and it can be tough to commit weight to that leg. That's the reason guys usually take a few games to get back to 100% on the court, even when they are physically 100% when they come back.

There's obviously a risk of hurting it worse, but there are only a max of 4 games left, no matter what. In the regular season, the Spurs would sit him for a few games. But in this situation, I'd be surprised if he wasn't on the court. And if he's on the court, I'd be more surprised if he doesn't get a needle before the game.

[cheguevara]

tough situation. yeah, this will be a gametime decision and decided by both parker and Pop. well, by Pop cause I'm sure Parker will want to play.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

If it's not structural, and they say it isn't, he's gonna get a needle before the game. With that, he won't have much, if any, pain or even discomfort during the game. If there isn't a big loss of strength, and from the sound of this, there shouldn't be, his performance doesn't have to be affected much at all. There is still a mental component, when you know something is wrong in there, and it can be tough to commit weight to that leg. That's the reason guys usually take a few games to get back to 100% on the court, even when they are physically 100% when they come back.

There's obviously a risk of hurting it worse, but there are only a max of 4 games left, no matter what. In the regular season, the Spurs would sit him for a few games. But in this situation, I'd be surprised if he wasn't on the court. And if he's on the court, I'd be more surprised if he doesn't get a needle before the game.

Thanks

[Floyd Pacquiao]

^^ the curse continues

[Budkin]

He's going to play, no doubt. As he always says in interviews, "everyone has injuries in the playoffs."