Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 at 9:00 am  |  61 responses

Manu Ginobili Will See You Next Season

by Marcel Mutoni

The San Antonio Spurs are going to be in the Playoffs this season, but can we really expect anything meaningful from them – without the services of one Manu Ginobili? Um, that was a rhetorical question, kids.

The Spurs are all but toast, and this is why. From the San Antonio Express-News:

Tests conducted Monday in San Antonio revealed a stress fracture in the right distal fibula, the lower portion of one of the three bones that form the ankle joint.

As a result, Ginobili will miss the remaining six games of the regular season, beginning with tonight’s game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City, and all the playoffs.

To make matters worse, this aging, injury-riddled team will also be entering the postseason war with Tim Duncan’s health still a major concern. They’re currently the third seed in the West, with a half game cushion as division leaders.

We have the makings of one one long summer by the riverwalk.

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  • http://www.nba.com JG

    theyre gonna win it all

  • Nashty

    TP would have to avg. 35 and 15 for them to have a shot at going to the Finals……

  • http://marcfaberblog.blogspot.com/ SOFOKLIS SCHORTSIANITIS

    i wonder if this is the end for the best team in basketball in the last decade…in any case they can’t get past the Lakers without their best player…i am sad but there was a strong possibility for this to happen after Manu did what he did last summer….but if they get A.I. this summer,then watch out..!!!!. (where have you gone Allenp…)

  • larrylegend

    bring back big shot rob…just for the memories and the fun (and the opponents faces).

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia#Nature_of_Wikipedia Crab Dribble

    Just thought I should point out that Tim Duncan has the type of game where he can play well into the latter years because he doesn’t need speedy lateral movement or even that much in terms of vertical.
    The type of game he has is all based on basketball IQ, so all he has to do is get from one end of the court to the other. He just gets in the paint and sets up the robot timmy headquarter base station and he’s in buisness.

  • Sarah

    I’m going to try and be positive here. The Spurs were 2nd best in the west for most of the season without Manu. There’s no reason to believe they can’t be at least that good in the postseason, right?

  • http://nicekicks.com MeloMan13

    @ coikstar: i agree with you 100%. i love Jr and a hot Jr= arguably the most dangerous, and obnoxious, player in the league.
    it could definetly throw Kobe off

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  • franko

    We R gona miss some of the “OBI WAN Ginobili” magic
    “I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS”

  • misterjustin

    Touch loass, because Manu is MADE for the playoffs.

  • misterjustin

    Tough loss, because Manu is MADE for the playoffs.

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