Originally Posted by
mr. synellinden
When is Duke going to look into whether there might be or is a problem with the floor surface? I know injuries are part of basketball and running and jumping are hard on the feet. But the number of broken feet and stress reactions cannot be normal, average or expected. Assuming there is a higher rate of such injuries than could reasonably be expected, isn't the floor surface something that should be evaluated?
Originally Posted by
gep
And/or shoes? And/or combination of shoes/floor?
I agree everything should be checked, but don't the players all get custom-made shoes from Nike?
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013