Originally Posted by
Troublemaker
Good to hear. It IS interesting, though, that 10 months out from his surgery date (
Nov 24th of last year), he's not cleared for full contact yet. I guess Duke really is being extra-cautious here. FDD, you may have been right.
Here's the thing: Harry Giles has had two severe knee injuries (one super major and the other kinda major. See, these are not medical terms) before his 18th birthday. If I'm Duke, I'm asking, "is this bad luck or does Harry have bad knees?" The truth is, only Harry's medical staff and the Duke staff probably know the answer to that question. Here at DBR, we don't know. But, if I'm Duke, I'm not risking anything. I'm running tests on Harry. I'm not allowing anything that has a snowball-chance-in-hell of reinjuring a knee. And I'm easing back Harry as slowly as possible.
I'm not surprised by the non-contact practice right now. Duke is correctly being precautionary right now. Can you imagine the backlash and negative press if Harry reinjures a knee again? At DBR, we'd say it's bad knees. Everyone else would say Duke rushed Harry onto the court. Also, Duke has Harry's best interest in mind. If they can't bring Harry in until December? Who cares! We have more than enough talent to compensate for Harry's absence over two months.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. - Winston Churchill
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