(Uh-Oh) Some Slight Ginobili News

[crc21209]

The 1st thing I thought when I read that what...Well duh of course he is going to have soreness! He hadnt done for weeks! So I'm not really that worried, and like someone else here said...Pop and the docs wouldnt have allowed him to shoot around and move and run if he was seriously hurting. We have 1 month till Playoffs, we will be fine.

[Korny Earl]

Theres nothing wrong with him. Pop is just acting like a drama queen whenever manus shoes come un tied. Im glad they havent played gooden & manu for a while. They obviously dont NEED them yet. Spurs are the , always have been Just when you think you should walk out of the bar when they're down 17 pts you should just say it, order another beer and watch. thats what happend to me last night & omg i almost ripped off my timmy jersey when they cut it to two out of guilt because I doubted them. Even though ive seen that more times than not. Spurs in 09' FTL

[iilluzioN]

I say sit Manu out untill the playoffs start, we can have him come off the bench... we dont need to rush manu back....

Also let timmy rest a a week before the playoffs start aswell...

Limit TPs min, give more playing time for hill, and malik.

Kurt and Gooden should be ok.

plz plz pop! do as I say!

[PM5K]

I guess the real question is, will Manu play regardless once the Playoffs start?

A lot of us didn't even know he was injured because he had just put together a great string of games before we found out he was...

[lefty]

play in the playoffs regardless how he feels. We all know that.

I just hope he will be playing at 95% at least.

+245 412, 95

[Duncan2177]

Manu will be fine the playoffs are a month away.

[Man In Black]

I'm just wondering how many peeps around here have at the very least certification to be able to properly evaluate injuries. Let me see as I read these posts...NOT ONE OF YOU.

I was once a certified trainer so I'll a hazard a guess. I say that the guy is activated in April. That soreness he felt is actually to be expected, the osteoblasts (the thing that make the bones harden) works best on a person who is in great condition physically. Manu ain't elderly yet, so his should be working fine. Now the trick is to let him acclimate to the forces he puts his body through. Again, just guessing here but I think his main issue is that he is out of balance and overcompensates, which puts his extremities to the test. Having said that, the team(at least in their press statements) are handling it very well. This isn't a case like Bynum where LAL brass told the world last season that Bynum would be back in 4 weeks only to never return that season.
GINOBILI WILL BE BACK...BOOK IT. 2005 Manu? Probably not but anything close instantly makes the Spurs that much more dangerous. As Tony Parker says, "We're going to be a beast!"

[timvp]

However, he said Ginobili developed some soreness that they didn't expect

That soreness he felt is actually to be expected

Sounds like MiB needs to work for the Spurs.

[urunobili]

Sounds like MiB needs to work for the Spurs.

Manu will be OK... we are not going down... not for the next 4, 5 years at least... it ain't gonna happen

[IronMexican]

Sucks for you guys.

[InK]

Can't we get a break this season ffs.

[GSH]

What is unexpected soreness? Any soreness after that long period of relative inactivity should be expected, but if unexpected soreness is Spurs talk for pain, then

Short of doing another MRI, the doc will have gotten Manu to go through a series of movements, as well as applying direct pressure, to determine exactly when and where he is hurting. When they make a statement like that, they aren't talking about "normal" soreness from inactivity. (I'm also sure that he has not been totally inactive, by any means.) They are talking about pain directly linked to that area of his distal fibula.

I think the biggest concern for his return lies in exactly where the stress reaction is. It sounded like it was a few inches up from the ankle, but they never actually said so. I've said from the beginning, if it involves the mortise of the ankle, he is very likely done for the season. If it really is substantially above the ankle, I figured late March would still be the best to hope for.

I'm pleased that he is open about soreness, rather than trying to rush back and "play through" the pain. It's the best shot at having him healthy for a full playoff run. But even more than that, his long-term health, and future in basketball is more important than all the rest.

[porscha]

hum...I'm worry
Seems like everybody here has lay their hope on manu, but if there's anything happens...(knock on wood)
Will everybody blame everything on manu too?
It puts extreme pressure on manu both mentally and physically...
I'm afraid that manu will rush back from that injury ....
I don't like that

[Oh, Gee!!]

damn,11.500 post of pure bullcrap. that will go to the guiness for sure.

he was being sarcastic. he is full of crap however, so you're somewhat correct.

[Oh, Gee!!]

Will everybody blame everything on manu too?

yes

[kace]

hum...I'm worry
Seems like everybody here has lay their hope on manu, but if there's anything happens...(knock on wood)
Will everybody blame everything on manu too?
It puts extreme pressure on manu both mentally and physically...
I'm afraid that manu will rush back from that injury ....
I don't like that

too much pressure on manu ?

everyone is treating him like a child for 2 or 3 years, now, like he's made of glass.

he better rush back his ass because Tim is playing hampered and Tony is carrying us while Manu has basically rested all year after killing us the last PO.

Manu is great, but he can't us two consecutive years and still be pitied.

Yes, Manu is the biggest answer to our problem. but is it because he's our savior ? not.

it's because we need our big three to have any chance, and as usual we'll probably can trust Tim and Tony to give us what they usually give.

For Manu, it probably will be a lot of "play him less minutes", "is he hampered" "he doesn't have his usual explosiveness" etc etc......

, i want the real manu back with Tim and Tony. i just can't stand the uncessant questions about his health and level anymore.

[Joe Schmoogins]

It's just soreness... calm down. Good grief.

[Spurs Brazil]

I just hope Manu can play 7-10 games before the playoffs to get some rhythm and then pray he and TD can hold the whole post season

[EricB]

I'd say for the people freaking out, re read Bruno's post...

[manu_maniac]

I just hope he's healthy enough to play when it matters -- for Argentina in the summer.

This.



But really, some slight "unexpected" ankle soreness isn't much to worry about. Manu will be ready when we need him.

[Oh, Gee!!]

But really, some slight "unexpected" ankle soreness isn't much to worry about.

really, doctor?

Manu will be ready when we need him.

or not.

[mVp]

I'm just wondering how many peeps around here have at the very least certification to be able to properly evaluate injuries. Let me see as I read these posts...NOT ONE OF YOU.

I was once a certified trainer so I'll a hazard a guess. I say that the guy is activated in April. That soreness he felt is actually to be expected, the osteoblasts (the thing that make the bones harden) works best on a person who is in great condition physically. Manu ain't elderly yet, so his should be working fine. Now the trick is to let him acclimate to the forces he puts his body through. Again, just guessing here but I think his main issue is that he is out of balance and overcompensates, which puts his extremities to the test. Having said that, the team(at least in their press statements) are handling it very well. This isn't a case like Bynum where LAL brass told the world last season that Bynum would be back in 4 weeks only to never return that season.
GINOBILI WILL BE BACK...BOOK IT. 2005 Manu? Probably not but anything close instantly makes the Spurs that much more dangerous. As Tony Parker says, "We're going to be a beast!"

Good post... I feel better now.

[Spursmania]

I don't know-for what it's worth for you worry warts. (I include myself in that category). My spouse is a physician--an orthopedic radiologist. Of course, I'm always asking Spur injury related questions. I was told a stress reaction is 100% recoverable. It's better than tearing a ligament which will never be 100% the way it used to be. The time back for Manu just depends on the severity of his stress reaction. But since an MRI and not an X-ray detected it, it wasn't a level 3 or 4. More like a 1 or 2. An x-ray would have caught a severe stress reaction like a 3 or 4.

That said, MANU will be back for sure before the playoffs. This injury is 100% recoverable!!! So, just let Pop be conservative right now. Truthfully, we worry more about Tim's injury. HE will not be 100% because he has not time to do any serious healing.

[Mugshot]

Damn. I'm starting to wonder if the Spurs' "official" diagnosis was legit or if it was just a CIA cover up of their deadline dealings. The Spurs said 2-to-3 weeks and it's been more than three weeks now and Manu doesn't sound too close.

It also has to do with the business side of ticket management.

I had a feeling that the Manu situation would linger. This information comes only days after the fact that season ticket holders had to pay for next seasons' tickets to nail down the price freeze. Ticket management did the wrong thing by semi-threatening STH last season that they may "lose" their seats if they didn't adhere to their requests. A lot of long time seat holders didn't come back for that reason alone. Most felt that it was a slap in the face. For that and now the economy....they had to announce the price freeze due to poor attendance. It was a great big cluster- and now a lot of heads are starting to roll because of it.

The higher-ups have been told that when it comes to bad news about players.....it stays quiet until told otherwise.

[leo_d]

Interesting aproach Mugshot.