David Mirkovic suffers left foot injury

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jamarvelous31
6-8 weeks is just the general standard for a broken foot, I’m sure this doofus’s source is a Google search lol

PS anyway that’s a dig at Goodman, certainly not you, sir
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With 5 for 5 & our euro connections do we look at getting a body then?

We're not USC, we don't have the depth to handle this..
 
#153      
whatahack
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#156      
blackdog
Tiniest bit of positivity here but if hes going to be able to come back this year its better he got hurt now at the beginning of fall practice when there is time to adjust rather than right before the season.
 
#158      
Brookslyn
Hoping it was surgery for an in grown toe nail that got irritated from practice.
 
#160      
DeonThomas
Yeah. I suppose we're all wondering how serious and whether it's weeks or months before he's back on the court.
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"Surgery in Indianapolis" inherently means MONTHS I do believe
 
#161      
rdk573
sharpshot16 said:
I heard 3 months and back during conference play...but who knows at this point. Gotta love our preseason luck...
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And that is just to play again...God knows he won't be up to speed when he starts playing again....Just look at Tomi and Boswell when they came back from injuries...This is just awful..
 
#163      
Fly Illini Fly!
lstewart53x3 said:
Just awful. If it’s conference play, gotta assume there’s a chance he doesn’t come back and just begins preparing for the draft at that point.
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Just no reason at all to be thinking this.

If he doesn't play a single minute of basketball this year, how is that helping his cause to becoming a 1st round pick?
 
#164      
Noblesville Illini
I think there’s a chance he could miss a couple non conference games, but knowing Mirk he will do everything in his power to not have that be the case.

Mid November return I think would be the conservative prediction in terms of an actual game but I would bet he plays game #1.
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Time for the Freshies to man up!
 
#165      
DeonThomas
Before everyone starts the conspiracy theories, literally every team deals with injuries. Broken bones and torn ligements happen. There's often nothing you can do to actually prevent it. I think it's a testament to Fletch and the rest of the staff that our guys seemingly never have to deal with soft tissue injuries.
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Excellent point. Cubs 2026 pitching staff for instance.

34 pitchers on the active roster at one time or another......and still counting. (Not all due to injury, of course.) It's sort of the sports world in which we now live.
 
#167      
Det_Illini_fan
Okay, I know emotions are swirling, and maybe I’m a bit of optimistic here, or misinterpreting some of the intel, but insiders and pundits are speculating anywhere from 6-10(?) weeks (~2-3 months) until he’s back? Fully back? That feels quite… good I’d say right? Obviously, no injury is better, but a few weeks after a surgery seems like best case scenario!

Again, unless I’m missing something, Mirk, the guy who hates sitting on the sidelines, will be back and might not even miss a game. Will still be back to ramp up in the early easy non-conference. Put in time against the bigger games, being fully ramped up by the time conference is underway. He made it through all of conditioning and summer training. Packed on muscle, got more nimble, and the staff are very high on him being a POY candidate. Player bonding is high, QC just said he and Mirk grew close. I’m sure Mirk will be heavily involved in the team these coming weeks so he won’t miss a beat.

Idk, just seems like until we hear more from Brad & Co. I’ll relax and consider signs pointing to season expectations still on track. Plus as others have said, this means the depth pieces get more responsibility and reps to shine bright, prove themselves, and become even better.
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
Our schedule is:

cupcake game
cupcake game
Texas Tech

So, the hope should be to get him back by at least the SECOND cupcake game. Just to get his feet wet before TTU.

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Its a lot like Andrej last year. Our slate was:

Jackson State
FGCU
Texas Tech

He came back against FGCU and did not have a great game. But, against Texas Tech, he was incredible and led us to victory.
 
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