Hawkins injury.

[CardiacAndre7]

It looked like it didn’t have a huge amount of impact on the court from what I saw, but I did only see one replay

 

[Waquoit]

It looked like it didn’t have a huge amount of impact on the court from what I saw, but I did only see one replay

It was right in front of me, his head hit hard.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

It was right in front of me, his head hit hard.

Ah man, that really sucks, I guess the slowmo made it seem not as bad as it was

 

[Edward Sargent]

I don't think it's hyperbole to suggest Hurley and his staff have to gameplan not having Hawkins playing consistently.

Hurley has to have one of the coaches consider a lineup and strategy where Hawkins is a bench player and a nice bonus when available and not game plan on him being a starter playing 25+ mpg and scoring around 15 ppg.

yep

 

[Dutch Boyd]

Re-read your original wording. You've toned things down here. AND, you've argued against your posts being "contradictory," which wasn't my claim.


Re-read the post you quoted. Then read how you characterized it. I say that it's hyperbolic (by you) to write that somebody "jump[ed] to the conclusion that Hurley can never use him as more than a bench player for the rest of his career."

It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out.

It’s opening night and Hans is already in mid season form! I like it!

 

[TheChamps990411]

Went for a rebound & came crashing down on his backside - head bounced off hardwood. Given his concussion struggles last year, just heartbreaking to see.

His feet just slipped out from under him. When he stood up and went back down i knew he was done for the night. Our big 3 are Ajax, Hawk and Sanogo and two are already going to miss time. Better early i guess.

 

[87Xfer]

yep

but you said he (hawkins) just needs to toughen up, right?

 

[3rdbass]

Jordan has to be in all our thoughts and prayers here. If it is a concussion that would be at least 3 for him.

Yeah 3 concussions in about a year doesn't bode well. I hope he can snap out of this and make something out of his career but repeated injuries like this just build up over time which is sad. Head injuries are scary and it is better to stop playing ball and have a normal life if this continues. I'm sure UCONN is going to be very careful with him now.

I'm a huge fan of Hawkins but repeated injuries like this is just bad news as it we are talking about head trauma. This isn't something to take lightly.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Looked like whiplash on TV. Seriously can’t catch a break.

People don’t lay on the ground holding the back of their head after whiplash

 

[JMick]

I didn't want to say anything after Hurley made the comments about Hawkins being a first round pick, but this, IMO, is why you don't. You never know what's going to happen and it puts undue pressure on the kid.

 

[87Xfer]

I didn't want to say anything after Hurley made the comments about Hawkins being a first round pick, but this, IMO, is why you don't. You never know what's going to happen and it puts undue pressure on the kid.

c'mon, how derivative is this?

 

[navery12]

I didn't want to say anything after Hurley made the comments about Hawkins being a first round pick, but this, IMO, is why you don't. You never know what's going to happen and it puts undue pressure on the kid.

Did he get overwhelmed by the pressure of being a 1st round pick when he was in mid-air or something? There's no connection

 

[Huskyforlife]

People don’t lay on the ground holding the back of their head after whiplash

“A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) that can occur after an impact to your head. Concussions can also happen during a whiplash-type injury that causes your head and brain to shake quickly back and forth.”

Concussion: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments

Concussions can cause serious symptoms that require medical treatment. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that results in an altered mental state.

www.healthline.com

 

[JMick]

Did he get overwhelmed by the pressure of being a 1st round pick when he was in mid-air or something? There's no connection

No, but now the kid might feel like he needs to rush back, might take the injury more to heart, etc.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

“A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) that can occur after an impact to your head. Concussions can also happen during a whiplash-type injury that causes your head and brain to shake quickly back and forth.”

Concussion: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments

Concussions can cause serious symptoms that require medical treatment. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that results in an altered mental state.

www.healthline.com

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This would be a pretty dope burn but for the fact that everyone saw his head bounce off the court.

 

[navery12]

No, but now the kid might feel like he needs to rush back, might take the injury more to heart, etc.

I guess, but it's not like Hurley is making that statement out of nowhere. The national media is all over Hawkins being a 1st round pick, he's on just about every 2023 mock draft. Unless he's been living under a rock nothing Hurley said was news to him

 

[87Xfer]

Did he get overwhelmed by the pressure of being a 1st round pick when he was in mid-air or something? There's no connection

exactly

 

[Huskyforlife]

This would be a pretty dope burn but for the fact that everyone saw his head bounce off the court.

Okay, but my dude said you can’t have your head hurt after whiplash. Which is really dumb.

 

[JMick]

I guess, but it's not like Hurley is making that statement out of nowhere. The national media is all over Hawkins being a 1st round pick, he's on just about every 2023 mock draft. Unless he's been living under a rock nothing Hurley said was news to him

exactly. there's enough outside chatter. no need to make statements to the media about it.

 

[krinklecut]

DH just said Hawkins not in protocol yet.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[k-walk]

This would be a pretty dope burn but for the fact that everyone saw his head bounce off the court.

You missed the point my guy

 

[Greg]

Looked like whiplash on TV. Seriously can’t catch a break.

Hoping for the best. Kid has a ton of life ahead of him. Hope he can play hoops, but that has to be secondary to the rest of his life.

 

[Slick]

The upside is basketball players don’t usually hit their heads too often. I played a ton of basketball until I was in my late 20’s and only hit my head hard once. I definitely had a concussion from it. Should have gone to the ER.

Hopefully, he gets better and stops having bad luck. He’s had far more hits than average.

Unfortunately after his concussion last year he ran into a screen . He didn’t hit his head but got his second concussion just from getting hit in the chest and his head bouncing from that.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

You missed the point my guy

No, my guy. I get that he’s arguing for the sake of arguing but my point, my guy, is who gives a ufck about whiplash since his head bounced off the court. Go have an academic argument about what causes concussions elsewhere, my guy.