Manu Ginobili To Miss Spurs Season Opener

Manu Ginobili will miss the NBA season opener for the San Antonio Spurs due to a back ailment, the team said on Monday

The Spurs kick off their campaign on Wednesday at the New Orleans Hornets but they will do so without Argentine guard Ginobili.

The 35-year-old Ginobili, a three-times NBA champion and two-times All Star, will be re-evaluated in advance of Thursday’s game against Oklahoma City.

therealdeal wrote:The man is seriously just a corpse at this point. I'd almost venture to say he's a distraction to the Spurs.

Finwë wrote:

therealdeal wrote:The man is seriously just a corpse at this point. I'd almost venture to say he's a distraction to the Spurs.

I hope you're kidding. Obviously he's been injured a lot, but still, when healthy he's about their most valuable player in terms of the change of dynamic he represents and his uncanny ability of making big plays when it counts the most..

therealdeal wrote:

Finwë wrote:

therealdeal wrote:The man is seriously just a corpse at this point. I'd almost venture to say he's a distraction to the Spurs.

I hope you're kidding. Obviously he's been injured a lot, but still, when healthy he's about their most valuable player in terms of the change of dynamic he represents and his uncanny ability of making big plays when it counts the most..

Actually I think that player has been Tony Parker for the last two years. Manu's injuries are so frequent now that he's hardly in the lineup at all. And even when he is, he's not what he used to be. He's not the guy that was able to thoroughly confuse Laker defenses years ago.

He's still a terrific player, but certainly not what he was. The distraction bit was a joke sure, but he's not the soul of the team like he used to be.