No reason to rush back. The season is a marathon.
David Mirkovic suffers left foot injury
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Brad is the head coach of a professional basketball team. Does he know that? Would an NBA owner tolerate the number of injuries we have seen just in practices?
Compared to other teams I really don’t think we’ve seen any influx of injuries?
We really haven’t had that many injuries
"Merely a flesh wound..."
Not sure what kind of foot surgery he had but most orthopedic conditions take 6-8 weeks unless they are soft tissue injuries like an ACL or Achilles, etc. I am also guessing they decided on surgical route to make sure he would be back in the shorter time frame vs conservative measures which could take 3 months and still not guarantee a fix/healing process. Hope this eases some anxiety here.
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RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
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Yep, but that kid is a competitor, and tough as nails. He will try to talk them into it before it’s a good idea.
This is a really good team, although one with some obvious flaws, w/o him. We need him for the conference and for March more than we need to win these non-cons, no matter how hype is involved in a couple of those.
More of our youngsters will be tested early and often. That could pay off in March, but only if Mirk is back to being Mirk by then. There is no replacement for that dude.
LvilleILL1 (or any insider) let me know if this is what you’ve heard (or any part of it). This is from the one “insider” I know personally (he’s not on this board). :
“Got more specifics. Hairline fracture reduction, internal fixation of the lateral foot. Expected to be out of contact for 10 weeks, gradual return to play after so likely mid November – early December return. Basically sounds like same bone as a Jones fracture, it’s smaller fracture in a different spot in the bone.”
I hope you are right and he is wrong.
“Got more specifics. Hairline fracture reduction, internal fixation of the lateral foot. Expected to be out of contact for 10 weeks, gradual return to play after so likely mid November – early December return. Basically sounds like same bone as a Jones fracture, it’s smaller fracture in a different spot in the bone.”
I hope you are right and he is wrong.
I mean, when you look at games missed by starters over the last 2 seasons, it's definitely more than the other top b10 programs.
MSU, Michigan, Purdue, etc.
Zorak
- Naperville
This team is far healthier than most.
The first few games of Conference play happen in early December. That jibes with a 3 month recovery estimate. Which, of course, is much longer than the 6-8 week estimate. Take a deep breath.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Sure wouldn’t mind Penn State and Northwestern being our December B1G games.
Feel like @ Duke November 17th is my over/under.
That said, following the Duke game its basically another week off then Winthrop and WKU until Uconn on December 4th...
If you're looking for a part in the schedule that makes sense for taking advantage of off-time and buy games, that's probably it.
That said, following the Duke game its basically another week off then Winthrop and WKU until Uconn on December 4th...
If you're looking for a part in the schedule that makes sense for taking advantage of off-time and buy games, that's probably it.
With all due respect, an 8-10 week gap is enormous when the surgery occurred this recently. It makes no sense unless your caveat is that his ability to heal could be a two month black hole.
Feel like they throw a decently good opponent in one of the early games
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