Ginobili out Tonight, Possibly Longer

[stxspurs]

yeh it would certainly produce a team that could win now and in the future

Parker/Mayo/Gay/Duncan/Gasol

yeah it works in the trade machine...but we aint that lucky.

we would still have mason,hariston,gist,splitter.....still a young team. it would be starting over

[Chomag]

Man, I know I'm going to be flamed for this but...

It might be better for the spurs to trade Manu now while he has value. Like everyone else I would really hate to see him go but because of the type of game he plays, he most likely doesn't have much left. He may still have the gas in the tank, but his parts are breaking down. If not next season or earlier. I think you will start to see him as a jump shooter like Finley. Remember that finely used to be a high flying slasher at one point. If his game doesn't change to that he might have to have very limited minutes to keep his body from breaking down.

Just a thought of mine, I know the heart might say "NO" But trading is the business side of the game and if it could better the Team then it might be the right decision.

[Bartleby]

The problem with trading Manu is the difficulty of getting anything close to equal value in return because other teams also know about his injuries and will try to lowball the Spurs. His value is to teams who want to win it all right now, not teams in the middle of rebuilding projects, like the Grizzlies.

So, if Manu is too injured to play, the Spurs won't really get anything for him, and if he is healthy it makes no sense to trade him b/c it would be nearly impossible to get a player who brings to the Spurs (or another contender) what Manu can bring during the playoffs.

[2Cleva]

Why all this trade talk instead of waiting for more insight from Kori?

[stxspurs]

cuz i dont like waiting!!!!!!!.

[Bruno]

Whatever is Manu's injury and the time he will be off, I hope Spurs will communicate on it quickly.
Not knowing what exactly happens really sucks for fans. I remembered the waiting last year when Duncan sprained his knee.

[Russ]

Whatever is Manu's injury and the time he will be off, I hope Spurs will communicate on it quickly.

Oh, yeah, that's in the cards.

[Spurs Brazil]

Whatever is Manu's injury and the time he will be off, I hope Spurs will communicate on it quickly.
Not knowing what exactly happens really sucks for fans. I remembered the waiting last year when Duncan sprained his knee.

I’m very worried about it because Manu is usually the 1st person to say what’s going on. He always write things for his website and the Argentina newspaper and this time nothing.

[50 cent]

How many times have I said that this is going to be the Manu story for the rest of his career?

He is a china doll.

[Chomag]

How many times have I said that this is going to be the Manu story for the rest of his career?

He is a china doll.

Exactly! Do we really want to base the success of our seasons off of Manu's health for the rest of his career? Thats a very fine thread to live or die by IMO.

Honestly, I'm hoping that I'm completely wrong and Manu stays healthy untill he is ready to call it quits, but it's just how I'm seeing it at this point.

[rascal]

The Spurs can not trade Manu, he is the spark of the bench he is the heart and soul of the team. Manu is been to and back with this team, I just can not imagine this team without Manu or Manu wearing another jersey

The Spurs have existed before Manu and the Spurs will exist after Manu.

[rascal]

I’m very worried about it because Manu is usually the 1st person to say what’s going on. He always write things for his website and the Argentina newspaper and this time nothing.

Could be he will be packaged up in a trade and there is no serious injury concerns.

[Bruno]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

The San Antonio Spurs’ delay to release any specific information about Manu Ginobili’s right ankle injury has led some opposing GMs to speculate that the injury could be serious. Delaying the announcement until after the Thursday trade deadline would help keep the Spurs from losing any leverage in their ongoing talks.

Spurs officials announced only that Ginobili won’t join them on their road trip and their medical staff continues to study test results on Ginobili’s ankle.

In addition to pursuing Sacramento King’s swingman John Salmons and the New Jersey Nets’ Vince Carter, the Spurs expressed interest in Milwaukee Bucks forward Richard Jefferson while acknowledging there’s little chance of landing Jefferson.

Bruce Bowen has offered in nearly every trade discussion because he’s guaranteed only $2 million next season. Center Fabricio Oberto also has a partial guarantee of $1.9 million next season.

The Spurs didn’t announce Ginobili wasn’t accompanying them on their trip until Monday when they were already in New York. Though Ginobili scored 32 points in a loss to the Toronto Raptors, the Spurs’ final game before the All-Star break, team officials say he had been experiencing pain in his right ankle for a while.

[timvp]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

And so it begins .............................

[EricB]

Though Ginobili scored 32 points in a loss to the Toronto Raptors, the Spurs’ final game before the All-Star break, team officials say he had been experiencing pain in his right ankle for a while.

Sigh...

[Brazil]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

[Ice009]

And so it begins .............................

So what is the deal Timvp? What have you heard? I really hope Manu is OK.

[loveforthegame]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

That's why I asked in the other thread why the Spurs even announced the injury in the first place. They could tell a little white lie that he was attending personal matters or would join the team in Detroit or whatever.

Instead they're being secretive about the injury and if GM's find out that he could be out for a while they'll know the Spurs will be desperate for help.

[manufor3]

manu needs to stay. he is very valuable. remember how bad we did without him in the first 4 games? we need him.

[crc21209]

Don Harris on 1250 The Zone with Chris Duel and Don is saying he spoke to Spurs representatives and that Manu WILL NOT join the Spurs on the rest of the rodeo road trip and Don said "Wow that must not be good" and whoever he was talking to responded "Nope."

[crc21209]

Don is saying....what if the Spurs are not announcing how hurt Manu is so they dont lose their trade leverage....or....that the Spurs are letting out that Manu is injured more than he is to ease the San Antonio public and media into an idea for VC.

[Chomag]

Man, this dosn't look good. I have been wondering why deals such as VC, salmons, and RJ were even being considered knowing it was a big that we needed to be complete. This is looking more like the spurs front office allready knew something that we didn't.

I so hope that this isn't turning out the way it is looking like it's going to.

[crc21209]

Don also said that the Spurs HAVE had talks with the Bucks about RJ, and the Spurs are letting the league know they are in the market for a perimeter player.

[TMTTRIO]

[xtremesteven33]

Still hard for me to believe that his injury is that SEVERE.


I saw nothing in the games to indicate that. Unless he got hurt on his own time.....