Kawhi to return “sooner rather than later” says coach pop

[cjw]

In last 2 regular seasons he played 33' per game...Do people expect he plays 25 now? That's stupid.

I'm fine if he plays 33' in regular season but I want Kawhi to play much more in playoffs.

In 2015 KD played SIX minutes more than him per game in the series, it had a cost, it was one of the reason why Spurs lost Our best two defenders, Kawhi and Danny didn't stay on the floor the same time than KD and Russ to contain them.

Someone should ask Kawhi if he wants to retire at his 30 or early 30's while he plays to his full strengths instead of playing until his 40 at a player role of 25 minutes for the rest of his career. Not every player has the same goals...

As a Spurs fan I don't give a about players' longevity anymore...I want to win when Kawhi is reaching his prime not in 10 years.

Right. I’ll take a less taxed Kawhi than one you drive into the ground. He can play 32 a night until the postseason and extend minutes in the postseason and still have a long career while still competing in the spring.

Nobody is talking about playing him like Thibs did to those guys on the Bulls.

But think you can have both - a long peak of compe iveness if you don’t burn a player out by playing close to 40 minutes in meaningless regular season games. Would give up MVP awards for postseason success.

[phxspurfan]

Pop just told me he's "never" throughout his entire coaching career come across the issue that Kawhi Leonard is experiencing with his quad. He said "what's weird" is that Tony Parker has essentially the same issue, "a quad tendon, but worse," but Kawhi isn't any closer to returning than TP, who will be back "very soon" according to Pop.


Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff Writer






so its official

[hater]

Poor bas cant even wipe his own ass

I already had said he is not coming back in 2017 and him coming back in 2018 is not a given. Not even close

[SuperCam]

Poor bas cant even wipe his own ass

I already had said he is not coming back in 2017 and him coming back in 2018 is not a given. Not even close

hater been on the money with his predictions more than any spurfan poster the last two years, tbh. Cause for alarm for sure

[SAGirl]

Pop just told me he's "never" throughout his entire coaching career come across the issue that Kawhi Leonard is experiencing with his quad. He said "what's weird" is that Tony Parker has essentially the same issue, "a quad tendon, but worse," but Kawhi isn't any closer to returning than TP, who will be back "very soon" according to Pop.


Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff Writer

Deserves a bump. I am officially not expecting him back until sometime 2018

[Robz4000]

Better to not expect him back this season tbh.

[Capt Bringdown]

Was the injury by GS career-ending?

[Ice009]

What the . When is that Michael C. Wright post from? There's no link or date on it.

[Play Boban]

Cut this dude and let’s move on already. Tank for Doncic tbh.

[Play Boban]

What the . When is that Michael C. Wright post from? There's no link or date on it.

A couple hours ago.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...driceps-injury

[Ice009]

Thanks.

[SAGirl]

What the . When is that Michael C. Wright post from? There's no link or date on it.

its on espn.com
http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/...-antonio-spurs

[Hoops Czar]

Pop just told me he's "never" throughout his entire coaching career come across the issue that Kawhi Leonard is experiencing with his quad. He said "what's weird" is that Tony Parker has essentially the same issue, "a quad tendon, but worse," but Kawhi isn't any closer to returning than TP, who will be back "very soon" according to Pop.


Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff Writer






so its official

Maybe the Spur's medical staff is just as incompetent in diagnosing something as the PATFO is at evaluating talent.

[smaka]

I already said tank for Doncic, get Kawhi healthy and rest his ass this season, while we ring the next one.

[Fireball]

Sean was more positive regarding Kawhi's situation in the pregame show from last night ... but I guess he knows

[YGWHI]

Pop just told me he's "never" throughout his entire coaching career come across the issue that Kawhi Leonard is experiencing with his quad. He said "what's weird" is that Tony Parker has essentially the same issue, "a quad tendon, but worse," but Kawhi isn't any closer to returning than TP, who will be back "very soon" according to Pop.


Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff Writer






so its official

Again, something is so wrong with Spurs doctors.

In 2015, Kawhi had a hand injury that the doctor "never seen in 40 years"

"One of the doctors said he's been doing hands for 40 years, and it's the first time he's ever seen this injury. It's a little bit unique."
https://www.si.com/nba/2014/12/23/sa...-kawhi-leonard

In 2017, Kawhi had a quad injury that the medical staff and Pop "never throughout his entire coaching career..."

Basically they never knew anything...

[r0drig0lac]

Again, something is so wrong with Spurs doctors.

In 2015, Kawhi had a hand injury that the doctor "never seen in 40 years"

"One of the doctors said he's been doing hands for 40 years, and it's the first time he's ever seen this injury. It's a little bit unique."
https://www.si.com/nba/2014/12/23/sa...-kawhi-leonard

In 2017, Kawhi had a quad injury that the medical staff and Pop "never throughout his entire coaching career..."

Basically they never knew anything...

[Quadzilla99]

Maybe they want to trade Aldridge and are reviving his image by letting Kawhi sit.

You sound like paranoid and crazy

[UZER]

You sound like paranoid and crazy

It was a joke dumbass.

[UZER]

Again, something is so wrong with Spurs doctors.

In 2015, Kawhi had a hand injury that the doctor "never seen in 40 years"

"One of the doctors said he's been doing hands for 40 years, and it's the first time he's ever seen this injury. It's a little bit unique."
https://www.si.com/nba/2014/12/23/sa...-kawhi-leonard

In 2017, Kawhi had a quad injury that the medical staff and Pop "never throughout his entire coaching career..."

Basically they never knew anything...

[dabom]

Poor bas cant even wipe his own ass

I already had said he is not coming back in 2017 and him coming back in 2018 is not a given. Not even close

Expect Kawhi before the New Year.

[Ice009]

Sean was more positive regarding Kawhi's situation in the pregame show from last night ... but I guess he knows

What did Sean say? I wasn't able to watch the pregame show.

[spursistan]

According to sources, Leonard is currently engaged in on-court work but hasn't yet advanced far enough to receive clearance to return.

The club is reluctant to offer a specific timeline for Leonard's return because there's a level of unpredictability involved with rehabilitation from quadriceps tendinopathy, a source said.


For the better part of the season, Popovich has replied "sooner rather than later" when questioned about Leonard's potential return.


"I keep saying sooner rather than later," Popovich said jokingly. "It's kind of like being a politician. It's all baloney, doesn't mean anything."

[spursistan]

Spurs could have been waiting out Westbrook's deadline to extend . . . until the Anthony trade clinched it. More likely, both sides wanted to see if the other would practice what they preached before an extension was offered. Once they had proof (albeit in preseason and without Leonard), what was always true was staring them in the face again: neither side can do better and they both need each other.

A marriage of convenience as you would often say. Between his family (texas); the heart scare; his advancing age and torpedoed reputation in a depressed market, Aldridge opted for immediate security on all fronts.

For the Spurs, I think Kawhi's increasingly brittle health has also entered the equation and brought them and Aldridge closer to the negotiation table..You just can't leave a roster this woefully denuded-- of star power-- for the dozen games or so Leonard is going to miss every year apparently; it's become very clear he is not cut out for "early 2000s Duncan" load..

[Fireball]

What did Sean say? I wasn't able to watch the pregame show.

Sean said he heard rumblings that Kawhi is doing better (something like that) ... which coincides with what spursistan posted ... obviously he is back on the court, but a setback is still possible thus there is still no timetabel for return