Manu to have surgery.

[J.T.]

Manu Ginobili for playing for his country, what a .

[ShoogarBear]

No, any mention of personal information, even just the name, is a violation.

[Allanon]

Spurstalk should send some members over to that clinic just to sit and wait for the news...cool story by LoLo

As a Laker fan still waiting for Bynum's return in 4 weeks, then 6 weeks, then next month then Playoffs, then "next season", I know how y'all feel...it's going to be tough watching him in a suit on the sidelines.

Hopefully Manu gets better quick, I'd never wish an injury on any player but maybe Bonner can donate an ankle to Manu?

[tlongII]

The Spurs are in BIG trouble! They will be lucky to make the playoffs now.

[Sissiborgo]

What a pussy.

What about Rip Hamilton 3 broken noses what a pussy..

[Streakyshooter08]

I just hope he will be 100% again. I would prefer a surgery if he becomes totally healthy again to a situation where he does not do surgery but is in constant pain. If they do it to repair it I am totally fine with it. I also hope it does not take longer than 2 months. In this western conference the Spurs will need Manu...

[T Park]

Ginobili announced it and KSAT reported it.

It's a whole different situation than overhearing doctors speak about the treatment of a patient of theirs.

Man chill out..

[mytespurs]

The Spurs are in BIG trouble! They will be lucky to make the playoffs now.

NEVER underestimate the Spurs!

[century]

Hey guys, I've been reading this forum for about 6 months now, but have never registered cause I am a girl and guys give me crap cause I like basketball.


Anyways...

I had surgery yesterday morning at the surgical center next to the Spurs training center. It's the same place that duncan and me had our knee surgeries around the same time back in 2001. We had the same surgeon. Dr. David Shmidt. Well he was there yesterday, (the dr, he's also the Spurs team Dr) and I over heard a bunch of Docs talking about Ginobili, it wasn't clear what they were saying, but my mother and I DEFINITELY heard Ginobili's name, and I swear this was before my anesthesia was administered. My mom also saw Duncan there at the center, she said he needed a hair cut. She saw him leaving and went out and yelled "we love you Duncan!" and he turned around smiled and waved, then got back on his cell phone. I wonder if Ginobili was there yesterday and Tim was visiting???

I swear all of this is true. And no, my meds ARE NOT making me hallucinate.

Just thought I share this bit of info with y'all. I'm bored at home recovering and I wanted to get an update on Ginobili so I got on Spurstalk and saw the surgery thread and I am now very dissapointed.


P.S. I had torn ligaments and a torn meniscus in my right knee when I was 15 and Dr. Shmidt repaired it. I started rehab at week 3, and was back to normal at 6 weeks. I'm no basketball player, but I was a scrawny 15 year old girl and I healed quickly. Just pray that Ginobili gets it fixed fast, he should be great by January at the latest.

Highly unlikely that Duncan was visiting Manu. These are not teen girls. What it more likely means is that Duncan will probably require surgery too for some yet unpublished malady. That would really complete a Spurs cluster .

[T Park]

Trade the er! Who wants to worry about his anymore...

and get what for him?

Nothing?

Yeah thats smart.

[T Park]

Highly unlikely that Duncan was visiting Manu. These are not teen girls. What it more likely means is that Duncan will probably require surgery too for some yet unpublished malady. That would really complete a Spurs cluster .

Uh the Spurs guys like Duncan, Bowen, Ginobili are all pretty close.

Quit with the melodrama.

[urunobili]

We reported this first than any other news source in the US

props to TMTTRIO for the La Nacion Article

[TMTTRIO]

hey your the one to give us a really good translation of it rather than that google gibberish stuff .

[DMX7]

His ankle could be going the Grant Hill route.

[T Park]

His ankle could be going the Grant Hill route.

See as Grant Hill had continuing fractures and Ginobili just has a ligament getting fixed, that would be 100% wrong.

[T Park]

He Shoog if your there, what kind of surgery is this, and what exactly would they be doing?

[century]

I have a felling that Manu as we knew him is no more, surgery or not.

[benefactor]

8 weeks seems a little short...I'm thinking closer to Christmas time.

Whatever the case may be, I hope we can stay in pretty good shape standings-wise so that he doesn't force himself back to soon because he feels we need him. That is probably my biggest worry in all of this.

[Tully365]

Highly unlikely that Duncan was visiting Manu. These are not teen girls. What it more likely means is that Duncan will probably require surgery too for some yet unpublished malady. That would really complete a Spurs cluster .

Whoa. Are you writing from inside of your Panic Room? Are the locks secure? Do you have a one year supply of powdered milk and beef jerky?!

It's strange that you think of visiting a friend in the hospital as the characteristic of a teenaged girl...

[Tully365]

I have a felling that Manu as we knew him is no more, surgery or not.

You should be more in touch with your brain, and less with your fellings.

[MannyIsGod]

You can't trade him now of course. He's got no value.

I think he needed to have this after the playoffs and just sat on it so he could play. Fine, Manu did what he had to do for his personal glory. Just because it doesn't involve money doesn't mean its a noble decision. But whatever. I think its was a really stupid decision to play but if I was Argentinian maybe I'd think otherwise.

Whatever, as a Spurs fan I'm pissed at Manu. Hopefully he can recover sometime before 2009. I'm not buying this 6-8 week bull . Manu has never been one to recover quickly.

[dbestpro]

This is absolutely fantastic news. If Ginobili had not played in the Olympics he would not have realized that he needed surgery. We would have rolled into playoff time and would have lost him again or sometime late in the year. Now that he is having the surgery we will have a fresh and physically fit Ginobili for the second half of the season.

This also allows for Udoka and Mason to see major minutes. Look for Mason to have a green light and light up a few scoreboards. Just when they are peaking we will be able to toss Manu back into the mix. That 5th ring just may be on its way.

[rj215]

We're doomed! Trade Manu! Fire Pop! Let's hope Timmy doesn't retire early! Let's trade Vaughn and Bonner for LeBron! Can we get DRob to come out of retirement?

Spurs fans suck! We might struggle early but we'll be right in the thick of it by the end of the season. Let's all calm down....don't forget that we have because this organization knows what it's doing...

[ShoogarBear]

at people trying to rationalize that if he hadn't gone to the Olympics he wouldn't be getting the surgery.

Dream on. Spurs' doctors would have examined him 3-4 weeks ago, realized that the ankle wasn't getting better, and done the surgery then, and things would be a month ahead of where they are now.

[ShoogarBear]

He Shoog if your there, what kind of surgery is this, and what exactly would they be doing?

Not my field.