Manu to have surgery.

[DPG21920]

That's the stupidest comment I've read all week.

They aren't brain dead without the ability to rationalize, wise guy. Use your common sense and don't do stupid .

He should of just tanked it like most super stars, won 15 games, and then drafted Beasley...

[MiamiHeat]

What does that have anything to do with what I said?

Resort to changing the topic, sad sign of mental weakness.



AS I WAS SAYING,

They aren't brain dead without the ability to rationalize, wise guy. Use your common sense and don't do stupid .

[DPG21920]

He did rationalize. He said it is not going to get any worse. I can still play as long as I can handle the pain. Surgery was going to happen no matter what. Did you read the articles? He said it got NO WORSE.

It is called using deductive reasoning. Your statements were about athletes (in this case Manu) "not doing stupid ". In the same context I cited Wade's decision to tank a season. I does not matter if you miss games for your NBA team at the end of a season (Wade) or the beginning of a season (Manu). Wade could have finished the season out with the Heat, and done his rehab during the Olympics.

Quit trying to act like you are someone more intelligent than others by saying stupid things like "sad sign of mental weakness". It just makes you look like a tool.

[MiamiHeat]

Then stop acting stupid so you don't feel inferior when debating me.

Manu will say anything to play in the Olympics, it's common knowledge that coaches tell their players when and when not to play. Players always want to play. Why do you make me explain elementary to you, dumbass? Stop posting.

Pop knew and told his ass to sit down and not play. Manu went anyway and fed us bull . He re-injured his already injured ankle and made it worse than it was before.

That was plain stupid. S-T-U-P-I-D. Manu is a HUMAN, not a ing chimpanzee that has no rationale.

[DPG21920]

Then stop acting stupid so you don't feel inferior when debating me.

Manu will say anything to play in the Olympics, it's common knowledge that coaches tell their players when and when not to play. Players always want to play. Why do you make me explain elementary to you, dumbass? Stop posting.

Pop knew and told his ass to sit down and not play. Manu went anyway and fed us bull . He re-injured his already injured ankle and made it worse than it was before.

That was plain stupid. S-T-U-P-I-D. Manu is a HUMAN, not a ing chimpanzee that has no rationale.

It is so easy to debate people like you. All I need is to prove you wrong once and your arguments fall to pieces. Here is a link to the article where it says the ankle got NO WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE HE PLAYED. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3559440

It is funny the guy with 190 posts is calling people dumb ass and telling them to stop, especially when he just got owned so easily.

[DPG21920]

Athletes are incurable optimists, always believing that their superb bodies will never fail them in any meaningful way.

If they had any other at ude they wouldn't be able to play at a high level because they'd be afraid of injuries all the time.

Blaming Manu for this at ude is like blaming an animal for following its primal nature.

That's the stupidest comment I've read all week.

They aren't brain dead without the ability to rationalize, wise guy. Use your common sense and don't do stupid .

Then stop acting stupid so you don't feel inferior when debating me.

Manu will say anything to play in the Olympics, it's common knowledge that coaches tell their players when and when not to play. Players always want to play. Why do you make me explain elementary to you, dumbass? Stop posting.

Pop knew and told his ass to sit down and not play. Manu went anyway and fed us bull . He re-injured his already injured ankle and made it worse than it was before.

That was plain stupid. S-T-U-P-I-D. Manu is a HUMAN, not a ing chimpanzee that has no rationale.

Isn't that what the first guy said and you jumped him? Self ownage is a beautiful thing.

[DPG21920]

MiamiHeat: your the one I see only posting worthless garbage about your preconceived notions of patriotism and bringing nothing introspective about basketball. This is who you remind me of:

[RashoFan]

Good Luck to Manu as he has surgery on his ankle. Fast recovery Manu!

[Cherry]

I cross my fingers for Manu.
Get well soon.

[ducks]

I cross my fingers for Manu.
Get well soon.

give him a kiss he might get better

[Cherry]

give him a kiss he might get better

stfu

[SuperManu!!!]

give him a kiss he might get better

YOu just love having manu hurt doesn't it? The last time i checked, when manu was hurt, spurs didn't won the conference finals so if you want parker win mvp again, you should hope he is ok fast

[SenorSpur]

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/...li-Surgery.php

.....out 6-8 weeks....Article below, for the click challenged.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili says he needs arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left heel after playing for Argentina in the Beijing Olympics.

"They're going to operate on me," Ginobili was quoted as saying by Argentina's La Nacion newspaper Friday.

Ginobili, who helped lead Argentina to a bronze medal in Beijing, said a subsequent MRI exam of his injured ankle showed no improvement.

"It's the same as it was two months ago, when they did the first exam," he said. "It's not worse, which is important. Now, the thing is, it's not better either, and it seems like the only way to repair it completely is arthroscopic surgery."

Ginobili first hurt the ankle during the NBA playoffs, and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had urged his player not to compete in the Olympics unless the injury improved. Ginobili had to sit out the bronze-medal match against Lithuania after feeling pain during the semifinals against the United States.

Ginobili, 31, said he doesn't know what doctor will perform the surgery or when.

"Aside from this situation, I'm comfortable with the situation," he said. "My plan was to be part of the Olympic games, and I knew that if I suffered from pain they would have to operate. This isn't something that took me by surprise."

DD

I don't know if this has been brought up or not. I was too lazy to read through all the pages.

If Manu's ankle is the same as it was 2 months ago, why didn't he just have the surgery then and get it over with? He would've been well into his rehab by now. I realize that would've meant missing the Olympics and I don't begrudge him for his strong loyalty to his country and countrymen, but the Spurs are his bread and butter and the ones that pay him the enormous salary.

[smeagol]

I realize that would've meant missing the Olympics and I don't begrudge him for his strong loyalty to his country and countrymen, but the Spurs are his bread and butter and the ones that pay him the enormous salary.

Now here's an original take. One we haven't heard ever on this forum.

[Obstructed_View]

Despite all evidence to the contrary, which is that the surgery is taking place because the MRI is unchanged. If the MRI was unchanged earlier this summer, he would have had the surgery earlier this summer. The injury itself had nothing to do with it.

If there had been no international compe ion this summer, do you think he would have already had the surgery and been several weeks into his recovery by now?

[Bonior]

Even though I'm a Rockets fan, I wish Manu well. I enjoy watching him when he's not playing us, and when he's not flopping. Besides, when we play the Spurs, I don't want them to have any excuses for losing.