I think someone confirmed that his ankle isn't broken, but that's about it.
"The ankle is a long way from the heart"
Herb Brooks (no relation to Eli)
"He's chillin" - Adrien Nunez
in the book it was an axe
Severed foot. 2-3 weeks.
Prosthetic should be ready by Friday so no worries
....and we should be able to add some titanium alloy springs to it and increase his vertical leap by 9.3", at least!!!
As Scotty Bowman once said, "That's why you have two of 'em."
He lost a tooth and now a foot? If I was him, I'd be worried about guys snapping towels at each other in the shower.
Broke his nose last year too.
Season hangs in the balance, seriously.
While were at it...how's Franz?!
Needed amputation this morning and waiting on further word.
putting him back together right now. scene from the training room...
Looks like things are going accordingly!
if i only had a brain it would be going faster.
Strawman argument?
Good to hear. The way Franz disappeared for most of the game, I thought Thanos had snapped his fingers again.
(Hey, one movie reference deserves another ...)
How much will this 'Franz Rebuild' cost?
$6M, give or take
Did he get hurt yesterday?
Limped off after throwing up that shot at the (technically after) end of the game, because, of course.
Is his mom flying in to help him out?
asking for a friend.
I'm fine.
How can we upgrade that to at least "pretty good"?!
Even if “just” a sprain I doubt he plays in the BTT. Should be focused on making an NCAA run. BTT is pretty much meaningless.
Brad Underwood? Ayo?
Right. No chance he plays in the JV tournament, which shouldn’t exist anyway.
That's how I felt about yesterday's game. BIG was locked up. #1 seed locked up. Meaningless game. I'd rather they stay sharp playing for the BIG tournament championship than an MSU game on the road that means nothing. Sucks that Brooks went down.
Well, fire sharpens fire. You have to keep playing live competition to stay sharp
An inquiry thread really isn't needed - as soon as info is known it will be spread here like wildfire.
Cercei agrees...
Well obviously you are wrong because one reply away is some very good information that wasn't spreading like wildfire, but thanks for the worthless comment.
there's literally zero "good information" in any of these replies. just idle speculation.
Umfanatic96 had lots of information. Sorry not everyone is on the paid sites to get that information, thought that was the reason why this site does so well to get that type of info. But yeah, no info anywhere
We’re gonna need your ankle...
Nothing official yet. At Juwan's presser this morning he said he was going to meet with the trainer this afternoon to get an update.
I have seen from some other people and sites that the injury is not as bad as it looked. One reputable source did say as of now he would expect everyone on the team to be available for Friday's game.
That would be amazing if it's true. I think ideally they can get Eli back for the first NCAA tourney game. Anything earlier than that would be some nice luck.
Who are "some other people and sites"? The guy was in tears, so I'm not sure what would leave anyone to actually believe that he won't miss some time. I'm hoping that we can make it to the round of 16 to give him a chance of returning, but that might be optimistic.
Some paywall sites and specifically a source (no, not Sam Webb) who is a definite insider when it comes to basketball info. I'm not saying Eli will play Friday, but all indications that this guy is getting is that the injury looked a lot worse than it was.
I'm thinking he most likely sits out of the conference tournament and is ready for the NCAA tournament.
And yes, Eli was in tears. He also then walked to the locker room under his own power and was standing in the boot for a lot of the second half.
Ankles are weird. Some people have fragile ankles that takes weeks to heal. Other people can twist their ankle REALLY bad and be ok in a week.
Hopefully it is not the dreaded "high ankle sprain".
He rolled it completely, and it did not look like a high ankle sprain at all. Paradoxically, how fast it comes back may depend on how many times he's sprained it over the years, with it coming back faster, if he has sprained it a lot. I sprained both ankles many times in my youth and it came back faster and faster each time, except for the one high ankle I sprain I had which was far, far worse.
Sounds like you need better shoes, Shoes...
I'm just curious what a high ankle sprain looks like vis-a-vis a low ankle sprain
It's a very different injury - more feels like it's above the ankle. You can often play on a "regular" ankle sprain, as that ligament is more about stability. If it feels OK and you wear a cuff, you might do just fine. A high-ankle sprain is in one of the ligaments that bear the entire weight of jumping or turning or just about anything. It's a lot more painful to test out and you are not playing if those ligaments are damaged. They also are notoriously difficult to diagnose at first and sometimes don't heal quickly.
it's pretty easy to see the difference by the way the injury happens if you know what you are looking for...
Regular or "low" ankle sprain is an inversion injury. Think landing on an opponent's foot with the medial side (inside) of your heel. the sole of the foot points to the midline and the ligaments on the outside (lateral side) of the ankle are torn.
A "high ankle sprain" is a rotational injury where the foot is usually planted and the toes are forcefully rotated away from the midline. Think of getting tackled with your foot planted and the force of the tackle causes the knee and foot to rotate relative to each other. this tears the ligaments holding the tibia and fibula together at the ankle joint.
Super informative. Definitely looked like a regular ankle sprain which I had multiple of in HS bball. I always assumed high ankle sprains were the same inversion sprains but worse (like a tear from the "higher" side of the ligament from the bone instead of just a strain).
I sprained my my ankle in a game, came back finished the game, had to sit out the next month. My ankle was still sore after practice/games a year later. It was about 18 months before it was 100%, where it wasn’t sore and was felt like I had my explosiveness back, was the literal definition of “sometimes it’s better to break your foot instead of spraining it” hopefully our guy is alright or gets better ASAP! We need Eli.