The Kyrie Irving Toe Rehab Vigil

[bluepenguin]

Mods: The current thread has gotten so long it is very difficult to search through the chaff to find new info. Could we create a new thread now that the cast is off and rehab is starting?

[bluepenguin]

Apologize if this has been linked already, but the Kyrie thread has gotten so long it is hard to find what is current. This article was published in fayobserver yesterday. Good article on what Kyrie has meant to the team even while on the bench.
http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/...68562?sac=Home

[OldPhiKap]

Apologize if this has been linked already, but the Kyrie thread has gotten so long it is hard to find what is current. This article was published in fayobserver yesterday. Good article on what Kyrie has meant to the team even while on the bench.
http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/...68562?sac=Home

Agreed. Toe, Phase II.

Good article, btw. What a solid kid. Proud to call him a Blue Devil, regardless of whether he gets to play again or not. Proud to be associated in any way.

Having said that -- HEAL TOE!!

[NashvilleDevil]

A friend of mine is at the game today and said that Kyrie took a shot and Cameron went nuts. Obviously this has nothing to do with his rehab just thought I would pass it on.

[moonpie23]

A friend of mine is at the game today and said that Kyrie took a shot and Cameron went nuts. Obviously this has nothing to do with his rehab just thought I would pass it on.

did he make it?

[davekay1971]

did he make it?

Of course he did!

Everything I read about Kyrie makes me like that kid more and more.

Whether Kyrie makes it back to playing this year or not; whether he decides to return next year or not, he's represented this University in the most admirable way imaginable, both on court and off.

[NSDukeFan]

Of course he did!

Everything I read about Kyrie makes me like that kid more and more.

Whether Kyrie makes it back to playing this year or not; whether he decides to return next year or not, he's represented this University in the most admirable way imaginable, both on court and off.

Agreed. If he ends up one-and-done (and I hope not), he definitely unpacked his bags.

[Cell-R]

A friend of mine is at the game today and said that Kyrie took a shot and Cameron went nuts. Obviously this has nothing to do with his rehab just thought I would pass it on.

I don't think he actually shot the ball. We cheered for him to... He acted like he was about to but then he passed it off and shook his head. Had a huge smile on his face though

[OZZIE4DUKE]

I don't think he actually shot the ball. We cheered for him to... He acted like he was about to but then he passed it off and shook his head. Had a huge smile on his face though

He shoots in practice. Even last week with the cast still on.

[MarkD83]

I think Coach K should have Kyrie suit up for the UNC game just to see the panic on Ole Roy's face.

[WVDUKEFAN]

I have really tried to stay positive (I refuse to use the word op toe mistic) through this whole thing, but I'm starting to believe we should accept the fact he won't be back. At least not this year. I hope I'm wrong.

[Cell-R]

He shoots in practice. Even last week with the cast still on.

Yeah, I know he shoots at practice - but he didn't shoot at the game last night like the original poster said.

[swood1000]

When/if he plays again this season they'll probably have him suit up under his sweats, and then dramatically take the sweats off at an opportune moment. OK, well I never denied being a dreamer!

[NashvilleDevil]

Kyrie tweeted that he Nolan are getting in an early morning workout. Now I know that's not huge news but I wanted to bump this thread back to the first page.

[moonpie23]

i have no idea about his rehab, but i would venture to say they probably have him in the pool a good deal...low impact, great cardio....

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Kyrie tweeted that he Nolan are getting in an early morning workout. Now I know that's not huge news but I wanted to bump this thread back to the first page.

Now I for one would love to know what this workout entails. Is he walking on his foot without any aid? If so, how much weight is he putting on it? I wouldn't expect him to be jogging (or running) on it for several (or many) days yet.

[DevilWearsPrada]

Ozzie, do you want me to go over to the practice facility and give a first hand report back? and take pictures again?

WE need Kyrie for the Tar Heel game.... i know he isnt ready. But its just wishful thinking.

[dukefan75]

And now for your weekly Kyrie Irving update. Last Friday, when doctors removed the cast that was protecting Irving's injured toe, some people interpreted it as a breakthrough. It was a milestone, but it was not a breakthrough. This step has long been part of the plan, so the only notable news is that doctors did not push back the date. From what I hear they are encouraged by the way Irving is healing, but he still has to undergo a full month of rehabilitation before anyone has a realistic idea of whether he'll be able to play this season.

Irving has been doing a lot of strength work the last few weeks, so now he has to work on his legs and that foot. The situation remains very fluid and hard to predict because Irving is basically suffering from turf toe, which is primarily a football injury, so there's very little precedent. It's even more difficult to predict what will happen because Mike Krzyzewski keeps insisting Irving will not return this season -- not because he really believes it, but because Coach K doesn't want his team to hinder its development based on that hope. He did the same thing when Elton Brand broke his foot as a freshman. All season long, Krzyzewski insisted Brand would not come back, yet he was in uniform on the last weekend of the regular season. So the bottom line is, I still do not anticipate Irving coming back, but there remains a slim chance that he and the team will have a very interesting decision to make around the start of the ACC tournament.



Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1DIpgoBfy

[dukebluelemur]

Jay Williams on Sportsnation just now. After spending some time with the Duke team, he said there's a chance KI could be back before the ACC tourney.

Not sure K would want that kind of optoemisim getting expressed, re: creating expectations, but man, it would be great to get him back WITH time before the NCAAs to work him back in.

[millerecu]

We did not have to use the excuse last night that Carowina won because Kyrie was hurt....AND we get to go beat up on them in their own house WITH Kyrie. Oh how that would warm my heart!


* I was obviously refering to the Lawson excuse!