Manu having surgery

by SgtinManusArmy on Aug 29, 2008 11:10 AM CDT

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8502882?MSNHPHMA

So that's happening. Awesome. So much for the pipe dream that rehab and rest were all that is needed. No speculation about how long he'll be down, but ankle operations are not, in my experience, quick and painless procedures.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, sweet prince.

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This word limit is really freakin ridiculous. That's my two cents. And 18 more words, suck that SB Nation.

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just so you know, if you put spaces in there you can use less characters.

wordswordswordswords is only 1 word where “words words words words” is 4. Just saying.

I know the internet is new to you bumpkins in the Colorado mountains, but English shouldn’t be.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Aug 29, 2008 11:12 AM CDT reply actions

I hate you, but yet I learn so much from you. I would respond more, but the ‘shine is ready and I can’t let it sit for too long.

by SgtinManusArmy on Aug 29, 2008 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions

the two of you are like Laurel and Hardy

I’m cracking up. From the internet being new to bumpkins, to ’shine sitting too long … All I can do is raise a glass of creme soda and toast you both.

by J.R. Wilco on Aug 29, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions

And since we're talking about jacked up ankles

Please for the love of God, do not post any more pictures of your jacked up ankle from a few years ago. I still can’t shake that image from my head.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.

by CMoney on Aug 29, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions

You mean this one.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Aug 29, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions

After busting on SiMA’s lack of spaces, and therefore, a lack of command of the English language, now you’ve shown utter disregard for the difference between “Please for the love of God, do not post…” and “Please for the love of God, do post…”

Do you need a review of negatives?

by J.R. Wilco on Aug 29, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess I needed to lean on the sarcasm button a little harder.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Aug 29, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I hear that’s going around

by J.R. Wilco on Aug 30, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions

LOL

It's never just a game when you're winning. - George Carlin

by DennardC on Aug 29, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions

son of a bitch.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.

by CMoney on Aug 29, 2008 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions

wow… that’s pretty jacked up. I once had a broken ankle that looked almost that bad, but the bruising didn’t extend to the toes and wasn’t quite that red on the upper ankle. I thought it was impressive because I had red and blue on the bottom of my foot. I used to think I was badass… now I feel like a .

chaos... panic... pandemonium... my work here is done.

by rick2g on Aug 30, 2008 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions

With all this comment on the coloring, everyone’s ignoring the fact that ATS has not just one toe that’s as long as his big toe — but two. The man has three toes the same length, which leaves the other two, off to the side, kinda feeling left out, as it were.

Heh, left out. Ok, that’s enough.

by J.R. Wilco on Aug 30, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions

saw this i think at the exact moment you did SMA.

have a speedy recovery manu!

What the Bowen giveth Horry taketh away. --LatinD (2008 Playoffs Round 2, Game 1)

the Spurs do not defeat you so much as they grind you into tiny shards of psychological wreckage.
-the Denver Post

by Hamer_SpursFan on Aug 29, 2008 11:16 AM CDT reply actions

This surprises exactly no one who paid any attention

Well.. on the upside, this means that my oft-stated opining that Manu shouldn’t be played more than 50 games this upcoming year will probably be heeded.

well… fuck.

chaos... panic... pandemonium... my work here is done.

by rick2g on Aug 29, 2008 11:29 AM CDT reply actions

The glass is half full...?

Seeing as I was to slow (by two minutes) with my original post, I will repeat it here:

I guess we all new this was coming. No word yet on what the recovery time will be. I am trying to convince myself that this is actually the best scenario. The surgery will force Manu to rest (presumably miss part of the season) which will hopefully mean he is better shape for the playoffs (on that note I hope we manage to grab the 6th seed…crap). Also, I am hoping that at the end of the day Manu will be better off having the surgery rather than playing all year knowing that he could re-injure his heel/ankle on any given random play.

Get better Manu!!!!

"I'm comfortable with winning" - Manu Ginobili

by TdotSpursfan on Aug 29, 2008 11:36 AM CDT reply actions

on espn it said he’d need 6-9 weeks to recover after surgery. they were projecting he comes back in november.

What the Bowen giveth Horry taketh away. --LatinD (2008 Playoffs Round 2, Game 1)

the Spurs do not defeat you so much as they grind you into tiny shards of psychological wreckage.
-the Denver Post

by Hamer_SpursFan on Aug 29, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions

As long as this surgery isn’t known for creating other issues, or being very difficult to finally get back into shape, or something like that — as long as that’s not the case, then I see no downside at all. Like Tdot, I was not looking forward to an entire season of wondering if he’d reinjure the ankle, or seeing him play subpar and wondering if it was a bump to the thigh he’d taken a couple of games before, or if it was the ankle again.

Not that we can make those concerns go away completely, but if he’s brought back correctly, then I only see upside here.

by J.R. Wilco on Aug 29, 2008 1:29 PM CDT reply actions

Take as much time as you need Manu

Pop will really limit his minutes now. Hopefully there won’t be any lingering effect come April and May.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.

by CMoney on Aug 29, 2008 2:35 PM CDT reply actions

If Grant Hill is recommending any doctors to Manu, Pop better be close by with the A Team van.

by Jason Roberts on Aug 29, 2008 4:24 PM CDT reply actions

As long as it gets him healthy again, no worries.

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by Linix129 on Aug 29, 2008 6:24 PM CDT reply actions

Par for the course

Fitting news considering the offseason the Spurs had.

It's never just a game when you're winning. - George Carlin

by DennardC on Aug 29, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions

at least it opens up more minutes for the top off season acquisition Michael Findog esquire

hows that for hitting the sarcasm button?

by Bushka on Aug 30, 2008 3:22 AM CDT reply actions

well hit enough to deserve a golf clap or two

by J.R. Wilco on Aug 30, 2008 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions

well my first reaction is: fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck

the glass half full side of me hopes that there can be a full and speedy recovery without fear of a season of the injury nagging him every couple of weeks. if he can get back by end of november, i’d personally be thrilled.

his playing for the national team was a must in my opinion, so i’m happy to see him not taking too much grief on that. tough break for we spurs fans though….

and i always thought that ATS and SiMA were the same person with a split personality….like evil ren and hideously evil ren from the old ren and stimpy cartoons…..

by bones on Aug 30, 2008 7:43 AM CDT reply actions

I’m taking the liberty of assuming that I am the ‘hideously evil Ren’ by your respective description. Bones, you have made my weekend.

One of the all-time best shows, btw. Again, thank you enormously.

by SgtinManusArmy on Aug 30, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Hell yeah you are the hideously evil Ren.

As far as the Laurel and Hardy comment goes, Wikipedia says, they “are of two supremely brainless, eternally optimistic men, secure in their perpetual and impregnable innocence” which I think hits the nail on the head.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Aug 30, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions

hitting the nail on the head … hitting the sarcasm button —

my aim must be improving

by J.R. Wilco on Aug 30, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions

hey ren....i gotta go....number 3

i cant really make the call on who is evil/hideously evil as i am still stuck on the likelihood that you both are the same person.

by bones on Sep 1, 2008 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions

sweet prince? That’s a bit much.

Then again, I do routinely call him God, so maybe not. If the Eagles don’t get off to a good start, fall is gonna suck.

by Aaronstampler on Sep 1, 2008 4:34 PM CDT reply actions

pot, this is kettle. kettle, this is pot.

do you really want us to dredge through your old comments to see exactly how many monikers you’ve bestowed upon Manu?

chaos... panic... pandemonium... my work here is done.

by rick2g on Sep 2, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions

something about God’s birthday rings a bell from earlier this off-season……..i’m not sure that its good karma to try and limit our praise of mr. ginobili in any way.

by bones on Sep 3, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions