It just seems like some guys get bit by the injury bug and can’t stay on the court. I hope Ian gets healthy because we could use an athletic shot blocker and rebounder.

“..During the 2007 Summer League, Mahinmi tore his right pectoralis minor shortly after the start of play”

“..Mahinmi spent almost the entire (08-09) season — all but 21 minutes of one Development League game with the Austin Toros — sidelined with a nagging ankle injury that eventually required surgery”

..and now his hamstring for going up for a rebound??? You’ve got to be kidding..

I AM still ‘cautiously optimistic’ though!

I’m taking an optimistic approach, because of I’m afraid of the monster I could become as a pessimist. See my piece from early last year called An Oden of Our Own to see behind the curtain.

You can call it a “weird series of incidents”, but anyone who’s followed professional sports for a period of time knows that there are just some guys, for whatever reason(s) who find a way to get injured consistently, and after a while you get to the point where you realize that they can’t be relied on. Mahinmi is perilously close, at this point, to becoming one of those guys.

As for this latest injury, because of his history, and the fact that he, and his agent realize what a big year this is for him, of course they’re going to downplay the severity of it. He’ll probably try to soldier on, but you have to wonder how effective he’ll be at the start of training camp, which begins on September 28th.

‘CAUTIOUSLY optimistic’ is about right..

about his ankle issues, he wasted last year mainly because several MRI results don’t reveal any problems with his ankle.

It was only with the exploratory procedure that help them find out that there is bone fragment in Ian’s ankle so it wasn’t completely his fault… I still believe he can contribute to the Spurs cause this upcoming season…

Mahinmi was hit hard in midair and took a bad fall. Very little he could have done about it. The truth is I’m surprised that he’ll be playing so quickly after the tumble. But during today’s France telecast (victory, btw), it was reported that Mahinmi could be available for the next game. And, in his defense, the injury that kept him out last year was kind of freakish. I can see why everyone is so skittish, but I’m not sure this is not just a weird series of incidents more so than a commentary on Ian’s body. I’m still cautiously optimistic.

And if he happens to miss a game , or five, tough sh%T.