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www.ctinsider.com

Family of UConn women's basketball star Azzi Fudd opens up about injury, recovery and what's next

UConn women's basketball star Azzi Fudd is out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. This is how she, and her family, are coping.
www.ctinsider.com www.ctinsider.com

Had a feeling about this part -
"An MRI confirmed the season-ending news later that week. Doctors told Katie and Tim that Azzi’s right knee was probably already compromised after her injury to the same knee last year."
 
Really good article with great quotes from family. They’re transparent and honest about the mental challenges for both Azzi and family as they embark on another grueling rehab process. As shocked as we all were can’t imagine what her family thought when the call came in from her.
 
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Zinethar said:
I have to admire the Fudds for continuing to come to UConn's game and root hard for the team even when their daughter can't play. Not a lot of parents would be able to do that.
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YES!! Watching the UCLA and Kansas games and seeing the Fudds at both games, they have my deepest respect. It speaks volumes about their character. They are there for the child and the program. They could have skipped the games knowing that their daughter is out for the season but they are there and deep! Gotta love that type of support.
 
Just for giggles I clicked on the address bar on my phone (that I believe is a way to get audio of the story) and the entire article appeared.
Isn't modern day technology great? Now if I could do something about that VCR clock that keeps blinking "12:00:00". :):rolleyes:
 
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BRS24 said:
Gifted article -
www.ctinsider.com

Family of UConn women's basketball star Azzi Fudd opens up about injury, recovery and what's next

UConn women's basketball star Azzi Fudd is out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. This is how she, and her family, are coping.
www.ctinsider.com www.ctinsider.com

Had a feeling about this part -
"An MRI confirmed the season-ending news later that week. Doctors told Katie and Tim that Azzi’s right knee was probably already compromised after her injury to the same knee last year."
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I thought the same thing when Paige had her injury last year. I have seen my share of ACL injuries in female athletes and as much time as Azzi missed last year it just seemed more was going on that what was shared. With Paige the injury looked exactly like most of the ACL injuries I witnessed. Player stop and knee keeps going.
 
Please don’t post copyrighted material here. It’s a violation of copyright law
 
I feel so badly for my local girl. She needs to be persistent and patient, and I'm sure she will be. Best wishes to Azzi and her family!
 
Centerstream said:
Just for giggles I clicked on the address bar on my phone (that I believe is a way to get audio of the story) and the entire article appeared.
Isn't modern day technology great? Now if I could do something about that VCR clock that keeps blinking "12:00:00". :):rolleyes:
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Thanks. That worked for me too!
 
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Centerstream said:
@HuskyNan (or anyone else) can you post again how to get around the pay firewall for this article? Thanks.
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the instant the article starts to appear quickly tap your escape key 3 or 4 times. it will take a few tries to make it work.
 
Perhaps I'm just another grumpy old man - and yet I wonder... When and how did it become common practice for good people to think nothing of circumventing paywalls? We value an article but don't see a reason to compensate the author or publisher for their work and expense. To my way of thinking this is a piece of the "Age of Entitlement" right here in our beloved Boneyard.
 
HuskylnSC said:
the instant the article starts to appear quickly tap your escape key 3 or 4 times. it will take a few tries to make it work.
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Hey, it worked. As far as circumventing paywalls, sorry, but I have no problem with this. Just me no doubt, but I don't feel "entitled" and I'm 77 years old. Finally, Maggie is the only person I'd do this for and, as usual, she hits it out of the park.
 
Wilderness said:
Perhaps I'm just another grumpy old man - and yet I wonder... When and how did it become common practice for good people to think nothing of circumventing paywalls?
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It probably goes as far back as passing around newspapers or leaflets instead of everyone purchasing them. There is a sense that information is part of the public domain and therefore commonly shared. Books, are little different in that there is a shared sense of value, probably based upon the length of time it takes to read them, but articles have always been either free or very very inexpensive and we're very often shared by the original purchaser. That remains the common mindset towards reporting.

Or was that just a rhetorical question?
 
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Wilderness said:
Perhaps I'm just another grumpy old man - and yet I wonder... When and how did it become common practice for good people to think nothing of circumventing paywalls? We value an article but don't see a reason to compensate the author or publisher for their work and expense. To my way of thinking this is a piece of the "Age of Entitlement" right here in our beloved Boneyard.
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Some of the CTINSIDER articles are syndicated & can be found on other websites without a paywall by Googling the title of the article.
Here's the same article on another website without the paywall.

www.sfgate.com

Family of UConn women's basketball star Azzi Fudd opens up about injury, recovery and what's next

UConn women's basketball star Azzi Fudd is out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. This is how she, and her family, are coping.
www.sfgate.com www.sfgate.com
 
That, and all of us are sick of subscribing to 1000 different things.
 
This is the first time I've read about the specifics of the injury other than "it happened in practice during a non-contact basketball move".

In a video replay of Azzi’s injury this month, the guard is seen going up for a layup in practice not heavily guarded. It’s a shot, a movement, she’s done countless times in her career. Yet, when she comes back down to the floor her knee appears to buckle and she immediately falls and grabs her right knee. Tim said Azzi heard the all-too familiar “pop” when she went down.

An MRI confirmed the season-ending news later that week. Doctors told Katie and Tim that Azzi’s right knee was probably already compromised after her injury to the same knee last year.

And maybe the only silver lining in the whole thing...apparently her tear this time isn’t as severe as it was in high school. She’s been able to walk around and do basic activities while she waits for surgery next month.

Azzi and Paige have played only 17 games together. Azzi has yet to play a full healthy season in a UConn uniform. She and her family were devastated, but there were some great quotes in the article on how the parents are dealing with it and how they have helped Azzi as well. It's so sad to see such a talented player continue to be plagued with so many injuries. But if her best friend Paige has anything to say about it, Azzi will come back even stronger and more hungry.

Thoughts and prayers for her and her family as well as her friends and the team as she works thru the surgery and rehab process. It won't be easy. But she can do it!!
 
EricLA said:
This is the first time I've read about the specifics of the injury other than "it happened in practice during a non-contact basketball move".

In a video replay of Azzi’s injury this month, the guard is seen going up for a layup in practice not heavily guarded. It’s a shot, a movement, she’s done countless times in her career. Yet, when she comes back down to the floor her knee appears to buckle and she immediately falls and grabs her right knee. Tim said Azzi heard the all-too familiar “pop” when she went down.

An MRI confirmed the season-ending news later that week. Doctors told Katie and Tim that Azzi’s right knee was probably already compromised after her injury to the same knee last year.

And maybe the only silver lining in the whole thing...apparently her tear this time isn’t as severe as it was in high school. She’s been able to walk around and do basic activities while she waits for surgery next month.
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Sadly, a tear is a tear and a pop usually signifies a complete tear. Unlike me, who was in my 30s and never a college athete, Azzi is in shape, great leg muscularity, so walking around is probably less of an issue than when I did mine. After learning how to walk with the instability, I was fine, however no pivoting or fast corners. Ick.
 
CL82 said:
It probably goes as far back as passing around newspapers or leaflets instead of everyone purchasing them. There is a sense that information is part of the public domain and therefore commonly shared. Books, are little different in that there is a shared sense of value, probably based upon the length of time it takes to read them, but articles have always been either free or very very inexpensive and we're very often shared by the original purchaser. That remains the common mindset towards reporting.

Or was that just a rhetorical question?
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I believe it goes back to the thousand racks of newspapers in the University library where tuition was ~$3000 per semester [18 years after dirt was discovered in Iowa]... :cool::D:cool:
 
Wilderness said:
Perhaps I'm just another grumpy old man - and yet I wonder... When and how did it become common practice for good people to think nothing of circumventing paywalls? We value an article but don't see a reason to compensate the author or publisher for their work and expense. To my way of thinking this is a piece of the "Age of Entitlement" right here in our beloved Boneyard.
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As a 76 year old former newspaper reporter, I remember when the advertisers covered my salary. A paywall to me is a dishonorable exercise in excessive greed. As a former applications developer who understands the 2 out of 3 rule (Good or Fast or Cheap; pick any two) if they have a problem with it develop an interface that isn't fast and cheap..
 
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