Line has already moved down 2 points fron what I've seen. Makes sense given Mirkovic is out and LW is questionable.
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altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
I had the gallbladder surgery a month shy of my 45th birthday. They rolled me out of the OR at 4:30 pm and my first words to the nurse as I woke up rolling on the gurney was “pain.” Morphine and ice chips ensued.
Then I walked out the front door of the hospital less than two hours later. Arthroscopic surgery is miraculous. Morphine is, too.
It’s likely Mirk is back for UConn after this surgery if his foot is good. I hate to be that guy but I doubt his foot will be good.
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I had the gallbladder surgery a month shy of my 45th birthday. They rolled me out of the OR at 4:30 pm and my first words to the nurse as I woke up rolling on the gurney was “pain.” Morphine and ice chips ensued.
Then I walked out the front door of the hospital less than two hours later. Arthroscopic surgery is miraculous. Morphine is, too.
It’s likely Mirk is back for UConn after this surgery if his foot is good. I hate to be that guy but I doubt his foot will be good.
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Where are our MDs to tell us how bad this is? Echoing what ‘hooray-beer’ said I had an emergency appendectomy in college. You can’t lift anything above 10-15 lbs for a week or two. So assuming he was missing that time for his foot regardless, the biggest thing will be conditioning. Still...
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I think returning for the UConn game is possible from an ability perspective. But, I don't think returning for such a high level game so soon would be wise from a health and/or a season advantage/disadvantage perspective.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Agree practically and philosophically. At 45 I was lifting within six weeks. He’ll heal more quickly. Without the appendectomy my assumption about the foot was that we’d have him for Braggin’ Rights, and no earlier.Illini Basketball 2026-2027
Where are our MDs to tell us how bad this is? Echoing what ‘hooray-beer’ said I had an emergency appendectomy in college. You can’t lift anything above 10-15 lbs for a week or two. So assuming he was missing that time for his foot regardless, the biggest thing will be conditioning. Still...
I think returning for the UConn game is possible from an ability perspective. But, I don't think returning for such a high level game so soon would be wise from a health and/or a season advantage/disadvantage perspective.
The foot bones are the worst body parts to break. Non-lethally of course ( eg neck or skull.)
Well at least it didn't happen in practice
Exactly. It won't be the appendectomy that keeps him out. It's the foot. Nothing has changed with the main issue(basketball related).
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
As a selfish fan who will be at the UC, saw the Final Four loss in person last year and really wants to stop losing to UConn … REALLY hoping for the week before!
