Coach K today at press conference..
"We're pleased with Harry Giles' situation. It was a scope to clean up scar tissue in his left knee"
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Coach K today at press conference..
"We're pleased with Harry Giles' situation. It was a scope to clean up scar tissue in his left knee"
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
President of the "Nolan Smith Should Have His Jersey in The Rafters" Club
It is weird, yeah--to this guy, at least. I don't even think it's weird because of some hidden it's-worse-than-they're-leading-on kind of pessimism*. It's just that Giles is likely to miss six weeks for a commonplace scope, and Grayson may have nothing more than a sore muscle.
K said today that they (coaching staff, training team) were just resting Grayson, because his style of play dictates that they need to give him rest sometimes. If you take that at face value, it sounds essentially like a veteran day off. Of course, you may not take what's said at a coach's presser at face value, and I wouldn't blame you.
* Not to mention the add'l missed time for Giles learning the system, especially the defensive system.
Last edited by English; 10-04-2016 at 05:07 PM. Reason: Small addition.
As you mentioned, Duke had a Media Day this afternoon. Coach K had a presser and then the players were made available to the media.
According to Grayson via ABC11 sports anchor Joe Mazur, it's a hamstring.
Joe Mazur @joemazurabc11 28m28 minutes ago
Greyson [sic] Allen has been out "about a week" nursing a hamstring. Plan is to give him breaks throughout the year
Stephen Wiseman @stevewisemanNC
Harry Giles enjoying a dinner with family at Washington Duke Inn tonight. Crutches nearby. Recovery underway
Kyle gets BUCKETS!
https://youtu.be/NJWPASQZqLc
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
President of the "Nolan Smith Should Have His Jersey in The Rafters" Club
Ugh . . . now there's a Grayson injury? Does anyone know the severity? If they think it will linger throughout the year, that worries me quite a bit. Bad hamstring injuries are no joke
Actually no. Grayson is fine. He may or may not be nursing a minor injury, but nothing to lose sleep over.
Supposedly the staff is intentionally resting him on certain practice days to save his body for the regular season. As K put it "We already know what Grayson can do on the court"...
You can relax...
Dana O'Neil with an update: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...l-start-season
Supposed to be about Tatum, but it turned into a Giles piece. Bottomline, Giles isn't engaging in contact but focusing on elastic bands. Nice.
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
President of the "Nolan Smith Should Have His Jersey in The Rafters" Club