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" Walked by Ruthie on the way out of the stadium no brace. heard her say its sprained to a friend who asked. (I think it was Sabrinas brother)
I did not see the injury occur. From my understanding, if Hebard was just running down the court and her knee simply gave out, that’s not a good sign.At the game, my wife (who is extraordinarily sensitive to knee injuries, wincing at every player's slightest stumble) thought that Ruthy was nursing the knee even before she went down. Looking at the replay, I think she was right - she was slow running the court and never had any aggressive cuts. The actual injury moment was a completely routine moment. I have zero inside information, but I'll wager that it is a "minor" sprain that they were hoping she could play on and found out otherwise.
WHile Kelly’s comments are not the most encouraging, I know for a fact the team didn’t stay at a Holiday Inn Express on Sunday night so his knowledge is suspect. My own view is if the trainers thought it was severe, she would not have been on the bench in the second half and/or would have had a big brace on.
Luckily for the Ducks fans, all the Oregon State fans don’t think Ruthie is that critical for their success, I mean after all, OSU is without Kat Tudor and they are rolling right along... eh @Plebe ?
While running down the court her leg moved as if she had stepped on something although there was nothing there on which to step. It was plain to see when the replay was shown.I did not see the injury occur. From my understanding, if Hebard was just running down the court and her knee simply gave out, that’s not a good sign.
I am eerily reminded of the career ending knee injury to Tony Bosselli, the former All-Pro tackle of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was just running downfield, with no one near him, when his knee just buckled.
Odd, I follow several OSU Beaver fan sites/forums/comment sections and I haven't found a single comment from an Oregon State fan that supports/equates to/agrees with/or corresponds to your statement above about Hebert not being critical for Oregon's continued success. Nice fiction.
If Hebard is lost for the season, the WBB world will get cheated out of seeing an outstanding basketball team during the most important, exciting part of the season. Oregon is good without her but one of the legitimate contenders for the NC with her, and a fun team to watch.
Just read an article from pickandroll.com.au which I found informative re: ACL injuries.
Alarming ACL injury trend for women and junior basketball demands injury prevention protocol
“The way the female body is built, it has an increased Q-angle from their bigger hips, which changes the angle to force their knees to face forward more.”
ACL injuries for women are occurring at a rate that is nine times higher compared to men... “In the last few years, the biggest jump in patients has been the 14-to-16-year age group.
“Good preventative programs for ACL prevention that include bio mechanically sound skills and training within pre-warm up reduce the rate of this injury by 50 per cent.