This makes no sense. No one could foresee Paige's tearing her ACL in a pick-up game, Azzi getting her knee hyper-extended from an Aaliyah in-game bump, Ice's dislocated patella, Caroline's concussion, or anyone (latest, Aubrey) getting Covid. How do you figure? Other than Covid, how could anyone think UConn/practice/expectations had anything to do with these?
Four ACL injuries (as at ND) would be MUCH more concerning to me.
The four ACL injuries are concerning but women are more likely to tear their ACL and also basketball is a sport that puts a lot of wear on knee joints/ligaments. It is an unusual amount in one year to be sure but it is probable.
On the other hand UConn’s injuries are also probable, I will grant that, but the shear breadth and consistency of them are staggering. It makes one wonder if the players are feeling issues/injuries and quietly trying to play through them, if the training staff isn’t doing enough to treat injuries, and/or of some combination of this any possible unknown factors.
I’m not a doctor and I’m not attempting to diagnose what someone’s medical issues are or aren’t. I don’t know what happens to these players day to day. But I played sports competitively year round, through college, plus have been watching sports forever, and it just makes me
feel as if something, somewhere, is off.
ETA: It could also be that UConn is getting bodied too much in games and it is leading to too many bumps and bruises that turn into real injuries.