Injuries in college basketball

[Pelosigalore]

It seems like there more in the last few years than I can ever remember. We have a lot, but so do many other teams.
The UK women lost 2 players for the season early on.
Why so many?

 

[Fox2monk]

It seems like there more in the last few years than I can ever remember. We have a lot, but so do many other teams.
The UK women lost 2 players for the season early on.
Why so many?

No telling. Maybe because they play so much year round. I think sports specialization plays into it as well. A lot of older stars played multiple sports so the wear and tear was different and spread out. Plus they developed different muscles and stuff playing them. Also Medicine is far more advanced and injuries are easy to find. In the old days it would be play thru the pain or not realize how bad one may be. I’d say the biggest thing is it’s been happening to our team more, so it seems worse than it is overall.

 

[bigblueinsanity]

Jmo but its mainly in the sec. We just follow the sec more, so we assume this is happening nationwide when it really isnt.

Sec has only itself to blame. They let their officials away with allowing insane levels of physicality and it predictably leads to injuries across the league.

Look at Butler vs a&m. What they allowed to go on there absolutely eventually led to his injury. No doubt about it. No way that level of contact should ever be allowed but its a regular occurrence in this league.

The sec is an insanely great league so its clear they now care about basketball. Next step to having the league dominate the tournament is dial back the insanity, to avoid everyone being a walking infirmary come march.

 

[Johnfarrel]

On the men's side, the game is much more physical than in the old days. Overall, players are bigger, stronger, and the refs allow much more contact than in the past. I have been watching some Kentucky games from the sixties, seventies and eighties and the style of play is lightyears different today.

 

[chroix]

No telling. Maybe because they play so much year round. I think sports specialization plays into it as well. A lot of older stars played multiple sports so the wear and tear was different and spread out. Plus they developed different muscles and stuff playing them. Also Medici e is far more advanced and injuries are easy to find. In the old days it would be play thru the pain or not realize how bad one may be. I’d say the biggest thing is it’s been happening to our team more, so it seems worse than it is overall.

Rex talked about that in an interview a couple years ago. Talked about when he was a kid you just played the sport that was in season and it made you a better all around athlete. Specialization of children has to be playing a part. Especially when you think about repetitive use injuries.

 

[phyrekat]

This is what happens when the officials "let em play"

 

[FirewithFire]

Many good reasons have been covered here. The AAU circuit is breaking kids at an early age and as they age those injuries are getting reaggravated until they finally require surgery to fix. Also guys are becoming monsters physically. Look at AD's body in college and then in the pros. He now looks like he ate AD. That is alot of weight to carry around on already worn out joints, ligaments, and tendons.

However:

Here is an article from a year ago about the NBA penalizing players for not playing because missing games has become a problem.

How missing 18 games could cost NBA players top awards, millions in new deals

Can't play 65 games? No MVP for you -- or All-NBA. The rule, new for 2023-24, is already starting to impact the awards race and the millions that come with it.

www.espn.com

In the 1980s, star players -- defined in the report as players who were All-Star or All-NBA selections in that current season or the prior two -- missed an average of 10.4 games per season. In the 1990s, that number was 10.6 games.

It has steadily increased since: 13.9 games in the 2000s; 17.5 games in the 2010s; 23.9 games missed per season this decade.

Are they missing games because they are legit hurt, or are they protecting their investment so to speak.

Just for some reference: Jordan played 82 games 9 times. John Stockton played every game 16 times. AC green (16) and Karl Malone (10).

Here's a study (17 years) about injury type and frequency in the NBA.

Injury in the National Basketball Association: A 17-Year Overview - PMC

Injury patterns in elite athletes over long periods continue to evolve. The goal of this study was to review of the injuries and medical conditions afflicting athletes competing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) over a 17-year period. ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Inflammation is at the top of the list for games missed.

We as a people have a huge inflammation problem in this country. I truly believe it is at the root of most health issues. What is causing it? I could go on a diatribe but I don't really know. I suspect diet and lifestyle, but it could easily be all the chemicals / GMOs that we are inundated with.

 

[Haggin_Hall_1983]

It seems like there more in the last few years than I can ever remember. We have a lot, but so do many other teams.
The UK women lost 2 players for the season early on.
Why so many?

The game is much more physical. Too many fouls not called on the defensive end of the ball. Today's game is not traditional basketball, IMO- with the travelling that is allowed and the grabbing,hacking and bumping.

 

[CastleRubric]

Many good reasons have been covered here. The AAU circuit is breaking kids at an early age and as they age those injuries are getting reaggravated until they finally require surgery to fix. Also guys are becoming monsters physically. Look at AD's body in college and then in the pros. He now looks like he ate AD. That is alot of weight to carry around on already worn out joints, ligaments, and tendons.

However:

Here is an article from a year ago about the NBA penalizing players for not playing because missing games has become a problem.

How missing 18 games could cost NBA players top awards, millions in new deals

Can't play 65 games? No MVP for you -- or All-NBA. The rule, new for 2023-24, is already starting to impact the awards race and the millions that come with it.

www.espn.com

In the 1980s, star players -- defined in the report as players who were All-Star or All-NBA selections in that current season or the prior two -- missed an average of 10.4 games per season. In the 1990s, that number was 10.6 games.

It has steadily increased since: 13.9 games in the 2000s; 17.5 games in the 2010s; 23.9 games missed per season this decade.

Are they missing games because they are legit hurt, or are they protecting their investment so to speak.

Just for some reference: Jordan played 82 games 9 times. John Stockton played every game 16 times. AC green (16) and Karl Malone (10).

Here's a study (17 years) about injury type and frequency in the NBA.

Injury in the National Basketball Association: A 17-Year Overview - PMC

Injury patterns in elite athletes over long periods continue to evolve. The goal of this study was to review of the injuries and medical conditions afflicting athletes competing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) over a 17-year period. ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Inflammation is at the top of the list for games missed.

We as a people have a huge inflammation problem in this country. I truly believe it is at the root of most health issues. What is causing it? I could go on a diatribe but I don't really know. I suspect diet and lifestyle, but it could easily be all the chemicals / GMOs that we are inundated with.

Holy schnat thats a great post

Nice. Work Fire

Is your profile name a metallica reference?

It DOES seem like UK has way more injuries - the chronic nagging type - than ever

In the 80s I remember Dickie Beal (knee), Sam Bowie (shin), Winston Bennett (knee) & maybe 1-2 others with acute type injuries where they missed entire seasons

But I don't remember the type of injuries we see now being as prevalent -

Interesting stuff - could be other factors we're missing as well

 

[FirewithFire]

Is your profile name a metallica reference?

It is in fact. Good catch.

 

[BlueSince92]

Jmo but its mainly in the sec. We just follow the sec more, so we assume this is happening nationwide when it really isnt.

Sec has only itself to blame. They let their officials away with allowing insane levels of physicality and it predictably leads to injuries across the league.

Look at Butler vs a&m. What they allowed to go on there absolutely eventually led to his injury. No doubt about it. No way that level of contact should ever be allowed but its a regular occurrence in this league.

The sec is an insanely great league so its clear they now care about basketball. Next step to having the league dominate the tournament is dial back the insanity, to avoid everyone being a walking infirmary come march.

Yeah I would love to see an official per capita injury tally between the SEC and the conferences that don’t let their trams “play physical.”