Ginobili Done For Season & Playoffs..

Scorpion King · Post #1 » by **Scorpion King** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 1:42 am

"The San Antonio Spurs today announced that guard Manu Ginobili will miss the remainder of the 2008-09 regular season as well as the 2009 NBA Playoffs. Ginobili felt stiffness in his lower right leg during the Spurs-Cavaliers game in Cleveland on Sunday afternoon. Following the game he returned to San Antonio. Earlier today, in San Antonio, he underwent a CT scan and an MRI. The examinations showed an increased marrow edema and a stress fracture in his right distal fibula. No timeline has been determined for Ginobili’s return to the court."

According to Wiretap...

This has made our trip to the finals that much easier.. i no v could have beaten the lakers with ginobilli but without ginobilli i think v can sweep the spurs..... finals here v come......

SALMIEN · Post #2 » by **SALMIEN** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 1:49 am

Bad news you never want to see any good player go down, too bad for them

DEEP3CL · Post #3 » by **DEEP3CL** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 2:35 am

They wasn't beating us anyway period, Ginobili or no Ginobili.

kobesmyhomie · Post #4 » by **kobesmyhomie** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 2:35 am

I think everyone knows who's coming out of the West this season.

Hunter103 · Post #5 » by **Hunter103** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 2:39 am

This kinda sucks. I was counting on the Spurs to wipe out Utah in the first round.

LAL4Life · Post #6 » by **LAL4Life** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 2:44 am

Hunter103 wrote:This kinda sucks. I was counting on the Spurs to wipe out Utah in the first round.

Yeah I was hoping for a full strength Jazz vs Spurs series. It would've been ideal for those two to beat each other up.

magic1fan · Post #7 » by **magic1fan** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 3:31 am

it's goona be weird beating a non gino spurs team,but i think we spank them with or without him...

The Skyhook · Post #8 » by **The Skyhook** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 3:56 am

magic1fan wrote:it's goona be weird beating a non gino spurs team,but i think we spank them with or without him...

It looks like the Jazz are our biggest threat. Hopefully Orlando doesn't make it out of the east.

magic1fan · Post #9 » by **magic1fan** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 4:22 am

nastneemz81 wrote:
magic1fan wrote:it's goona be weird beating a non gino spurs team,but i think we spank them with or without him...

It looks like the Jazz are our biggest threat. Hopefully Orlando doesn't make it out of the east.

yeah cause to be honest i am more worried about the magic than i am about the celtics and cavs...

KingLakers · Post #10 » by **KingLakers** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 5:05 am

This just puts more pressure on the Lakers now they have no reason to not get back to the finals no team has the Lakers experience or talent to beat them in the western playoffs.

lakersfanatic · Post #11 » by **lakersfanatic** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 5:38 am

Sad to hear him go down, but you never know.. a player can have their break out game or season at any given time.. so someone will step up for sure... But laker will be ready for them hehe

SashAlex · Post #12 » by **SashAlex** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 7:24 am

Watch out for the Nuggets. They're deep and pretty consistent as of late. At least their bench looks like a 10x better than ours. If Andrew gets 100 % during the playoffs, Odom back on the bench, then I'll stay more confident.

MAMBAEMD · Post #13 » by **MAMBAEMD** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 7:40 am

Too bad for Ginobili and the Spurs. He is a heck of a player. I think the Spurs will still be pretty tough simply because they can shut people down defesively and they have a great point guard in Parker that can wreak havoc for teams with slower guards, like the Lakers.
That said, the Spurs chances at winning the West, went from slim to none.

realfung · Post #14 » by **realfung** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 7:44 am

For sure Lakers will have no competitors.

Post #15 » by **crazyeights** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 1:31 pm

Manu needs to get healthy. I hope the rest of his career isn't like this man, he's one of the most fun to watch.

hermes · Post #16 » by **hermes** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 2:37 pm

boy that sucks for the spurs, i still wouldn't sleep on timmy though

Post #17 » by **semi-sentient** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 2:57 pm

As a fan, this really does suck. The Spurs and Lakers have developed quite a rivalry over the past decade and it's always much more of a treat to watch both teams at full strength. The Spurs can still make some serious noise, but at this point I think we'll see them fall to the #4 seed, which puts them up against the Blazers in the 1st round who I think they can still take out. This is actually a blessing if you ask me, but it won't be the same playing them should we meet in the 2nd round.

Gus McCrae · Post #18 » by **Gus McCrae** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 3:16 pm

that's one less team to worry about in the west. only teams that I"d be leary of are the Jazz, Blazers, and Nuggets.

b shaw20 · Post #19 » by **b shaw20** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 5:50 pm

Sad to see anyone lose a difference maker like that. I truly sympathize for Spurs fans eventhough I hate them.

I always hope for all teams to be at full force and let them settle things on the court. I swear that when Pierce went down last year, I was hoping he was not done for the series. I did not want an asterik
when we beat the Cs. Then we turn around and played like girls and got punked.

Additionally, not too much was made of Bynum not playing.

Here's hoping there are no more significant injuries for anyone.

Sedale Threatt · Post #20 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Tue Apr 7, 2009 6:45 pm

I must be a chump because I started doing chartwheels when Pierce got hurt. I wouldn't exactly mind if LeBron stubbed his toe in the next few weeks, either.