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I'm all for resting Manu until the playoffs unless something drastic happens in the Western Conference. Maybe limited minutes in the final few regular season games at most.
NBA: A month without playing
"I might be back in a week"
Manu says his ankle injury is 'day to day' and that he felt pain when he tested it a week ago.
He can't stand it anymore. He's going crazy to come back. It's been a month since the injury (2/11) that, originally, had a 15 day rest prognosis. But the times were different... "I feel bored because it's not fun to watch the game from behind the bench", said Manu on Channel 7 during the pre-game broadcast of the Houston-San Antonio game that he missed... Nevertheless, the comeback seems right around the corner. "This is day to day. I'm still not 100% and it's very difficult to know when I'll play again. I'm hoping a week to 10 days. But the coaching staff wants me to get healthy for the playoffs (starting on 4/16) and not take any risks. There are times that I feel I'm ready to come back, like last week, but later on I get some pain back. The coaching staff doesn't want me to jump or to do a complete practice session because the bouncing against the floor is what provokes the pain", Gino explained.
The original article appeared in Ole, in Spanish, and can be found here:
http://www.ole.clarin.com/notas/2009.../01878215.html
I'm all for resting Manu until the playoffs unless something drastic happens in the Western Conference. Maybe limited minutes in the final few regular season games at most.
patience patience patience manu!
every day we seem to get different opinions on this injury..I'm simply not going to believe anything until I actually see him on the court during an official game..
I really believe this is CIA Pop..I know it's something that a lot of people say, but I really think the way they're pushing this injury as something that might last until the playoffs is only because Pop doesn't want to HAVE to play him until the playoffs. If we can keep the 2 seed, we might as well just keep him out until the last couple of games and play him sparingly, just to make sure he doesn't come in rusty.
I say we hold him back anyways, so by the time the playoffs start exactly a month from now, he'll be so pissed and angry that he'll take it out on the opposition for 16 straight wins
But really, this is good news. I was starting to think he'd never come back. Just make sure he's 110%.
I'd like to atleast see him play 5 regular season games. He will be rusty as trying to just jump in when the playoffs start....
if ginobili needs to rest until the playoffs, there might be some problems. there are some new players added to the spurs this year and the role players still need to find how they fit around him. players like mason and hill, who played aggressively in manu's absence, seem to have reverted once he returned in november. and now there's gooden. there are still a lot of elements that need to be put together before the spurs are at full potential. the playoff roster should be set now with every game they play giving them the chance to familiarize with each other. instead, the rest of the team is waiting for the final piece to come back before they can begin building chemistry.
i want parker to rest for like 5 gmaes even mason a game or 2
but im pretty sure pop wants to gain some chemistry with this time to close out the year but hopefully ginobili will be back by friday against boston and the bad games that we should win i think parker should sit out and hill should be point guard to gain expirence
also want duncan to maybe sit 5 games or so out also to rest those knees and make sure he's 100 percent while gooden takes over the low post with thomas
The playoffs start 4/16??? I thought the playoffs didn't begin until May......I know the championship doesn't start until June or around that time.
As for Manu, one word: patience! Don't want to rush him back too soon....but hopefully he'll be ready to go when called.......
Calm down, Manu.
Pop, lock his locker. Hide his uniform in Vaughn's locker. Do anything you need to do to keep this man away from the court at all costs.
It looks like they underestimated the severity of the injury. The Spurs have only got one more shot at getting manu reay so I hope they don't blow it. rest him as long as possible regardless any impact on the playoff seedings.
I heard someone on STSA say that this type of injury normally take 6 weeks of rest to heal. It sounds like this may indeed be the case.
Chemistry is going to be a big issue which honestly I don't see them having until next season when they can go a full season learning each others habits. The good thing is that the Spurs can win on talent alone just by adding Ginobili back. Hope everything works out.
be patient manu....dont want u rash back
More than one month after his injury, Manu can't jump without having pain.
I'm not a doctor but I don't see how he could be back on the court in only one week.
Bad news and good news. Sounds like the FO is being EXTREMELY cautious to not bring Ginobili back until he's 100% with the least chance of recurrence. +100
it's a good move for manu to have his hair cut short, because it helps conceal his baldness
Obviously Manu will not need the integration period of someone as new as Gooden, but he will have a certain amount of rust when he does come back. Even still, it's not a good idea for him rush back under any cir stances.
+101, Drew!
I think the Spurs realize that you only get one more shot with him this season. If Manu goes down once more, that's probably the year for him.
If you rush him back now, you only widen the window of possibility for that to happen. Technically, every game he plays that ISN'T a playoff game is only hurting his odds, especially with the way Manu plays. But obviously, you have to get him back in time to get in shape and into rhythm.
There is no way San Antonio is catching L.A., so as long as the Spurs aren't losing ground in the standings, I'm okay with him not rushing back. As much as I miss seeing him in the lineup, I'd rather seem him on the floor when it really matters.
I say Pop won;t play him until 2, 3 games left in the regular season.. i prefer a rusty Manu to begin the playoffs than an injured one... and as a plus.. if we start advancing in the playoffs he'll be rested and almost close to have 100% of his game back by the WCF if we get there...
That's the approach I'm taking too.
Me too. All this waiting is wearing me out. Based on the type of injury it is we all thought he'd be back sooner. I too won't believe anything until I see him back in a uniform and out there playing.
Manus gonna come back and play the whole playoffs.....Even if he is injured.
Believe that.
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