Jeff Sheppard had a high ankle sprain in the SECT and was the MOP of the FF in 1998.
Somebody check if the trainer who stayed up all night treating Shep's ankle is still alive. Maybe we could re-hire him.
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Somebody check if the trainer who stayed up all night treating Shep's ankle is still alive. Maybe we could re-hire him.
I mean we weren't the favorites but we were ranked #7 in the country, probably would have been top 5 in the next poll and almost certainly win the SEC-Tournament (we won the league by 3 games)- so I am guessing we are either a #1 seed or a top #2 seed.
And would have had arguably the best backcourt in the country going into the tournament.
Absolutely could have been a popular pick to win the title
Yeah thanks for the WOT admitting that what I said was correct.
I notice you spent zero energy correcting the cowboi spewing nonsense trying to manufacture a title in 2020 that never happened so he can somehow rehabilitate Cal's fading reputation.
Was definitely one of the favorites, 25-6 record, ranked #8 in the country but was expected to get a 2 seed with a chance to get a 1 seed.
Thanks for the explanation. It all makes sense now.
No, it's nothing like two cancer diagnoses. Hips compared to feet.
Now you backpedal. You said "THE FAVORITE." Which was absolutely false.
Just take the 'L,' Skippy.
The first responsibility of every professor in the university is to teach their students. UK is still -- unlikely as it looks since it looks to be primarily a landlord -- an institution of learning.
Sure, stay with hips compared with feet. Still aren’t comparable injuries. Hips are about as easy of a bone you can operate on these days. Feet aren’t. Full hip replacements take a few hours and are outpatient procedures.
We were the “favorites”?! Lmao nah. We were 1 of about 30 teams that could’ve won it, however. We were literally nowhere even remotely close to being the “favorites”. Good Lordy. 🤦♂️
Bowers’ injury was a sprain, not a break.
These threads tend to go better if you don’t start from a false premise.
If you weren't being combative but rather supportive then I apologize, it seemed by the timing and your "tone" that you were being a scold.
No I was just saying that I agree with you that we weren't the favorite, but that team was dangerous and could have made a run.
That's all I was saying, didn't even read any of the back and forth between you and the other poster, was just chiming in on that team. Didn't think I had a "tone" haha was just chiming in.
Yes. He injured his foot in March and was hoping it would heal without surgery. It did not, so he had surgery on his foot at the end of June with the hopes he would heal in time to play around the beginning of season. So it has not taken 8 months for his initial injury to heal. It has taken approximately 4 months for his surgically repaired foot to heal. You may think that's a long time, but I have no idea what kind of surgery it was and what is normal for it heal enough to play basketball, so I can't really say if it took longer than it expected or not.
April 1 2009
Gold Standard. Best of the best. No excuses. Going to catch UCLA
Before biggest game of new season November 13, 2023
Let’s just compete guys. Cal cares!!!! Crying to Frank Martin
And yet many don’t see a change?
Gold Standard. Best of the best. No excuses. Going to catch UCLA
Before biggest game of new season November 13, 2023
Let’s just compete guys. Cal cares!!!! Crying to Frank Martin
And yet many don’t see a change?
There's obviously been a change, BUT my acceptance of a probable loss in this game is because the bigs are out.
If we had Bradshaw and Big Z, I would be thumping my chest and expecting to win this thing, and would be pissed if we don't.
But given we are missing 2 really key guys, including a potential top-5 pick and 100% of our rim protection...yeah I am going into this game with a slightly calmer mindset.
I've had hip and knee replacement and I'm well into my 50s. Walked the same day on both surgeries.
4 months is plenty of time to heal and begin moving and doing things. 18 and 19 year old bodies heal a lot faster than mine do.
Because Brock Bowers didn't "Break" his ankle. He had a high ankle sprain and had a very new "tightrope" procedure done to speed up the healing. Apples/oranges.
As we have seen, with Cal not even a 2 seed means you make it past the first round.
Your anecdotal story has nothing to do with how long it should take his foot to heal enough to play basketball. Surely you understand that.
I somewhat agree. It seems he enjoys pounding his chest more over high draft picks, than he does winning.
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It's a yearly thing lately with UK program. But fans who support the coach over the program can't see those either.
I have come to the realization that being a UK basketball fan is kind of like being a fan of a AAA baseball team. Enjoy the players as they pass through on their way to the show. That's why I'm glad we have Sheppard and now Travis Perry. Those guys are UK lifers.
I think all of the 3 bigs will need to prove they are healthy by playing some this year if they want to go in the draft next year. None of the three are projected as lottery picks next year from what I've seen. So I feel confident they will play when healthy/eligible.
I think all of the 3 bigs will need to prove they are healthy by playing some this year if they want to go in the draft next year. None of the three are projected as lottery picks next year from what I've seen. So I feel confident they will play when healthy/eligible.
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I had shoulder surgery several years ago & I'm still feeling it. An incision is like a canyon. Surgery is so common that people almost imagine it's trivial. It isn't.
I don’t support the coach over the program. I have been very dissatisfied with his performance the last few years. Whether we have injuries every year has no bearing on how long it should take Bradshaw to heal and how quickly you stood after hip replacement has no bearing on it either.
Being clueless about what I was trying to say is really your thing.
These players get the absolute best treatment and care. I'm just a nobody. Cal even said today they are waiting on one of the 7 footers to be able to play. Meaning they need one of them to have a chance. Doubting Bradshaw ever steps on the court. No idea where Ugo is in his recovery.
I broke an ankle bone when I was 42 years old. I wore a cast for six weeks and it was fine after that. I was not an NBA first rounder, and that may have had something to do with it.
Ugo, Bradshaw and Z .. 3 seven footers , obviously not going to play at the same time .. Ugo is a project , I don’t have a clue about Bradshaw and since he’s never stepped on the floor in a real college game we don’t know what we are getting , same with the Big Z guy — from reading the excuses piling up on here you would think Bird Magic and Jordan were missing off a team . Yeah it matters but it’s really a bench warmer , and 2 guys we know nothing about
Well it happens to be our entire depth chart at one position...
Exactly. And football players both offense and defense actually play only about five and a half minutes a game with constant breaks in the action . Basketball players 40 minutes of continuous action shifting positions while guarding , jumping to rebound of Bloc shots etc. much more difficult in basketball.
The key difference here is that Bowers can’t hurt the ankle more by playing - it’s a pain tolerance issue.
