SouthernDukie
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Now's the time for Evans to get those minutes at the backup 5 I've been clamoring for all season!
No, silly boy. The minutes at 5 should go to Foster!Now's the time for Evans to get those minutes at the backup 5 I've been clamoring for all season!
Only if we bring Wojo back to coach himNow's the time for Evans to get those minutes at the backup 5 I've been clamoring for all season!
Okay, now I don't feel so bad... When I tore my achilles, I felt the recovery was going so well after a few weeks that I decided to toss the Aerobie in the back yard with my kids. Made the brilliant decision to jump up to catch a high toss and was convinced I had re-torn my Achilles when I felt a pop and landed to see blood trickling down my leg. My doctor (nice, patient guy) examined me later that day and assuaged my main fears, saying something to the effect of "You would have to try really, really hard to re-rupture that Achilles after the surgery, and even then you might not succeed. Nope, you just ripped the scar tissue open a bit. But I am putting you back in the boot for a few weeks—you clearly can't be trusted to stay out of trouble."Yeah, when I tore my ACL, I could walk fine. I was convinced I hadn't torn it. So convinced I played another game of basketball a couple of weeks later before I realized it was torn. And made it through several minutes of the game before I cut the wrong way... and then I realized it was torn.
Even after that, I could straight-line run (I wasn't a very smart patient; played a game of softball before my surgery).
So a sprained knee would not necessarily preclude walking fine at all.
That goes without saying.it's over...
soooo, by saying it, does that reverse it?That goes without saying.
Nope. When it’s over, it’s over.soooo, by saying it, does that reverse it?
Agreed - Duke does keep the cards close to the vest with regard to the actual diagnosis of injured players.Perhaps a positive data point if Maliq's injury is indeed a "knee sprain": UConn's Paige Bueckers (yes, making an analogy across gender lines here) returned from her own knee sprain in just two weeks. Given her history with ACL injuries, and the fact that her injury looked much worse when it happened than Maliq's, this gives me some hope that Maliq's recovery time could indeed be on the order of weeks and not months. Of course, we don't really know with certainty what his injury actually is, so perhaps this is all moot.
Smoke it. Don't watch it.a watched pot never boils.
I don't believe this to be the case. No remotely qualified individual would call a torn ACL a sprain.as has been discussed in other situations on the boards in the past, a sprain can be anything from a mild stretch to a complete tear of the ligament - all of which are still a "sprain"
He and KK don't need to be on the court at the same time outside of specific situations. They figure out that rotation and I think it will all work out.I haven't watched every minute of every game but when I see Evans in there is see a kid that's confident and not afraid to shoot a open shot.I hope he's at Duke a long time.
FWIW, billy is an orthopedic surgeon; he speaks with experience and authority.I don't believe this to be the case. No remotely qualified individual would call a torn ACL a sprain.
You'd think so. But, technically, a torn ACL is a grade 3 sprain (just look up the ICD-10 code for ACL tear if you don't believe me). As a sports medicine trained orthopedic surgeon, I have to take everything I'm told with a grain of salt. Trust, but verify. Even from orthopedic colleagues.I don't believe this to be the case. No remotely qualified individual would call a torn ACL a sprain.