Originally Posted by
El_Diablo
You think missing 3+ games in the heart of the ACC schedule is just a precautionary measure? It’s not like this is week 17 of the NFL regular season after we have already wrapped up home field advantage. It’s not just a preseason game. If he is indeed out again tomorrow, no, I don’t really feel that the disclosure thus far has accurately communicated the severity of his injury. I don’t say this to denigrate the integrity of the Duke staff (because I would be all for a little ambiguity if it gives us even the slightest edge against our opponents)...I am just pointing out that this sounds like it is worse than we were initially led to believe, and we might want to stop pretending that he is healthy enough to play but is just repeatedly sitting out meaningful games as a “precaution.”
I have had mild knee sprains that take 1-2 weeks to feel better. We are only 9 days from the UNC game. When I heard the diagnosis of knee sprain (not bruise or contusion) I figured Bagley would be out a minimum of 2 games.
We can argue about the semantics of precautionary (that's what we do here after all) but in my book 1-2 weeks is still precautionary. If he isn't back by Louisville then I'll wonder what precautionary actually meant.
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