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I read a quote from Pop that the hand specialist had never seen that injury before in over 20 years of practice... that's a little scary.
A few quotes from the pre-game presser:
Welp...at this point I'm just hoping he's able to return somewhat soon and still be effective as the season goes on. Sounds like it might not be fully repaired until he gets surgery on it, which hopefully wouldn't happen until the offseason.
I read a quote from Pop that the hand specialist had never seen that injury before in over 20 years of practice... that's a little scary.
, we need to trade for a solid backup SF, ASA INGP.
40* years, actually. Quite troublesome.
Damn
How long would the recovery be if he does the surgery now?
I think the spurs can at least float around 7-5 seed without him, so long as he is 100% healthy playoff time..
It might be better if he just does the surgery now, and play the last two months of the regular season just to his rythem baxk, and then bam.
Instead of having him play though a troublesome injury and be 80% in the playoffs.
That sucks. It's gonna be a problem all season. Terrible news.
Front office should have used the MLE on a backup wing during the summer. Did they really think Belinelli was more than sufficient for that role, especially after his disastrous post-season performance?
Don't think whoever that is can replace everything Kawhi brings. Spurs can't afford those kind of players. Just have to hope Leonard miraculously heals.
If Leonard can't get healthy, Spurs have pretty much no shot at repeating. Probably won't even make it to the Conference Finals without him.
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well we'll always have 5. I worry more about every slap or handcheck unless it can heal well enough. only good news is I originally read the injury as "infection" but was happier when I saw it was "injection". Either way, this is disconcerting.
The doc mentioned never seeing this type of injury, and with his huge hands that's possible, but I hope they still get multiple opinions.
I was thinking the same. If he plays injured all year, it'll be a constant thorn in his side. Every time we lose or every time Kawhi makes a mistake, people will constantly attribute it to the hand, and it'll just be a drag on the whole team. So he needs to get that fixed ASAP.
Why can't Le have an injury like this? These type of injuries always happens to the good guys.
I've been waiting for news and this sucks. I've been very concerned about it.
I don't know why everyone has been so casual about it and there haven't been multiple threads already asking about it. Even the Spurs commentators were very casual about the injury when the first mentioned it a few games ago.
I want to know when this happened. Was it torn the first time he injured the hand, or was it in the game against Portland @ Portland where Pop rested players again and Kawhi got hit late on it?
So last week he didn't need surgery and was listed day to day.
Now it's an injury the doctor has never seen before, will be out for some time, and will likely need surgery in the off season.
WTF?
Unless he'd be out months, have the surgery now. Why have him play, keep reinjuring it, and sit for a week or more at a time? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
Why not get the surgery right now? Even if he's out 6-8 weeks, Leonard can still come back around after the all star break to get back in rhythm before the playoffs.
Sorry Pop, but you playing him with the reserves vs Portland was "problematic"
No replacement but someone that can relieve him of some minutes and occasionally start games for him when need be. Who that is, I don't know...but there's gotta be someone out there.Don't think whoever that is can replace everything Kawhi brings. Spurs can't afford those kind of players. Just have to hope Leonard miraculously heals.
If the tear happened that game, I might be mad for a long time.
The story has changed so much I'm not sure we'll ever know what (and when) really happened.
Kawhi said it's no big deal too...and wanted to come back this week.
I guess I can always go for the repeat on 2k15.
If he's able to play defense and rebound at his healthy level, the Spurs will be fine. They have enough offense where they don't need to rely on Leonard scoring 15-20 points per game. And he should be able to play through this injury. Torn labrums and such are often played through and then repaired later on in the off-season.
Kawhi shouldn't experience too much, if any, drop off in his play if he's able to play through the pain (his 3 point shooting will probably suffer some). My guess is it's a swelling issue keeping him out of the lineup.
This could potentially be a devastating blow to the team. With Kawhi this team is an elite championship contender. Without him, we're still very good, but a repeat won't happen. It's a strange injury, that's for sure, and if he has surgery I'd be worried about the recovery time. This team can survive without him for most of the RS, but come playoffs we're toast without him, especially against OKC and the Warriors.
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