Clingan Out for Month

[Kathy]

Strain is muscles and tendons - 2-8 weeks depending on severity. Don't rush him back before completely healed.

 

[nomar]

Is a foot sprain what we used to call an ankle sprain?

No, I don’t think so. I fell on the stairs a couple years ago and badly sprained my foot. It was the top of my foot that hurt. I rolled my foot but not my ankle. It was fine within a few weeks, a month tops.

 

[UChusky916]

Hope he can keep his cardio and basketball shape while healing. Maybe the bike can work.

As others have said, any foot injury for a big guy is a concern. Give him an extra week or two beyond current "healthy" timeline to be safe.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Uggh! Not the foot stuff. This worries me when it comes to bigs. I hope its nothing but i absolutely hate hearing foot and big in the same sentence.

 

[temery]

Is a foot sprain what we used to call an ankle sprain?

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[Sphinx]

If DC is off his feet for a month and then is eased back in cautiously, he will not be in condition to play a full-out 25 minutes until the Kansas game at best. As with most blessings in disguise, the disguise can be pretty slow to lift.

 

[TheRealKBuks]

As long as I don't see the words 'metatarsal' or 'Lisfranc' I could not care less. Get him on the court for the first exhibition and be done with it.

Its metatarsal but I'll add 'Jones' specifically to that list

 

[Hunt for 7]

By the end of the weekend we will all be foot experts. This topic and probably rightly so, will be one that picks up steam. Especially if we are not fed updates on his progress. I can’t wait to see where we go with this one.

 

[auror]

Paging @Doctor Hoop

 

[wingsfan055]

Keep him far away from Bill Walton's doctors..

 

[David 76]

Uggh! Not the foot stuff. This worries me when it comes to bigs. I hope its nothing but i absolutely hate hearing foot and big in the same sentence.

Like Big Foot?

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I had Plantar Fasciitis, which sucked really bad for about 2 months. Thought that was a foot strain but there are so many different muscles and tendons in the foot that I doubt its the same. Give him as much time to heal, we don’t need him against the cupcakes, and as other have said, would be great experience for Samson and Youssouf.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Samson, this is your chance.

 

[Scoe]

Give him 2 months, it’s a long season.

 

[M.S.G.]

Oy, foot injuries for bigs, especially GIANTS can be worrisome.....................

 

[Palatine]

I never trust any medical staff from any team. Just think back to Bouknight.

I just wish DC a full and speedy recovery. The big guy needs to worry about his entire future and not games in November.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Uggh! Not the foot stuff. This worries me when it comes to bigs. I hope its nothing but i absolutely hate hearing foot and big in the same sentence.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Lol I’m getting bunion ads thanks to this thread

 

[Ricker]

Still had that extra scholly all summer for an insurance big. If this happens in season to Clingan OR Samson, we'll be playing small ball and our ceiling is considerably lower.

 

[navery12]

Still had that extra scholly all summer for an insurance big. If this happens in season to Clingan OR Samson, we'll be playing small ball and our ceiling is considerably lower.

At some point you have to play the recruits you bring in. Bringing in a 4th guy to play the 5 is a good way to guarantee that one of the current players enters the portal. This isn't a video game where you can just stockpile as much talent as possible, take a look at what happened in Kansas

 

[jake14mw]

I read this headline and opened their thread saying... please don't be a foot problem, please don't be a foot problem...

 

[NJHoops]

At some point you have to play the recruits you bring in. Bringing in a 4th guy to play the 5 is a good way to guarantee that one of the current players enters the portal. This isn't a video game where you can just stockpile as much talent as possible, take a look at what happened in Kansas

It’s also pretty convenient to ignore the level of talent that this mythical “insurance big“ would actually bring. You’ll play behind a likely lottery pick and a guy we really wanted to retain and who trusted us and deserves his chance and there’s also a freshman who is really raw but we like what he brings and we would like him to stick around.

Who is taking that deal that could actually provide much production without messing up what you’ve already built and developed? Bigs with actual, impactful talent are the most coveted dudes around. They’re not coming to likely sit on your bench and what? hope a teammate gets hurt? Injuries suck but they happen, you adjust and figure it out with your guys.

 

[CL82]

They are two different things. An ankle is still an ankle and a foot is still a foot.

And, sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

 

[CL82]

I want to say it was a joke, but if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it make a sound?

Yes.

You're welcome.

 

[AllHusky]

Samson, this is your chance.

Wally Pipp moment??