Vanderbilt is hurt.......

[Great Grandson of All American]

His ankle. He is in a lot of pain. ****!

 

[UKGrad93]

That sucks

 

[C8TS]

Didn't put weight on it when he left. Didn't look good. Eeks!!!!!

 

[caneintally]

Yep good thing it is 7 months to tip . An ankle is 2-3 months tops. Sucks but not the end of the world.

 

[C8TS]

Problem is he's had a history of injuries. We've been pretty lucky with no injuries since Noel (knock on wood). We need him to be healthy.

 

[track42]

Sucks but better now then during the season.Lots of time to heal.

 

[Montana81]

What was it Willie did to his foot against Louisville in the sweet sixteen?

It ended up being a ligament or a small broken bone and he said it hurt like hell but he was fine by the time we started playing again.

 

[Great Grandson of All American]

What was it Willie did to his foot against Louisville in the sweet sixteen?

It ended up being a ligament or a small broken bone and he said it hurt like hell but he was fine by the time we started playing again.

This is a little different Montana.

 

[caneintally]

This is a little different Montana.

It actually looked very similar as it was something on the top of his foot/lower ankle . It is all speculation but it aint the knee and it aint the achiles so he is good in the long run. When I saw him fall I said please dont grab your knee please dont grab you knee.

 

[caneintally]

Only UK fans will spend the next 72 hours going crazy until we hear from the foremost expert on ankle/foot injuries.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Problem is he's had a history of injuries. We've been pretty lucky with no injuries since Noel (knock on wood). We need him to be healthy.

WCS in 14, AP in 15.

 

[UKWildcats#8]

Problem is he's had a history of injuries. We've been pretty lucky with no injuries since Noel (knock on wood). We need him to be healthy.

Uh

1. WCS in 2014
2. Poy in 2015.

Both of which may have cost UK the national title those seasons.

 

[JFCats22]

Being reported by some on Twitter as a broken ankle. That would be 4-6 months to be 100%

 

[TM2013]

Anyone know if it's the same foot that he broke?

 

[JFCats22]

Watching the replay it looks like it could be an achilles issue.

Really hope he is ok.

 

[Willy4UK]

Being reported by some on Twitter as a broken ankle. That would be 4-6 months to be 100%

Prolly the most versatile guy on the team next year. JC we can't catch a break

 

[Bluesnky]

Watching the replay it looks like it could be an achilles issue.

Really hope he is ok.

Take it back you sonofabitch.

 

[It'saDoneDeal]

Anyone know if it's the same foot that he broke?

He hurt his left ankle last year, so no. This would be a new injury.

 

[Bluesnky]

Prolly the most versatile guy on the team next year. JC we can't catch a break

He would have been third guy at SF behind Cam Johnson and some guy named "Shooter" who our fans haven't identified just yet.

 

[bookerfan66]

Would be nice if we waited to hear from him what was wrong instead of throwing out different injuries

 

[Willy4UK]

He would have been third guy at SF behind Cam Johnson and some guy named "Shooter" who our fans haven't identified just yet.

He's the only true positionless player on the team.

 

[kybballcrazy]

Watching the replay it looks like it could be an achilles issue.

Really hope he is ok.

Didnt look an achilles to me. Looked like an ankle.

 

[Bluesnky]

He's the only true positionless player on the team.

Literally the only thing that matters in basketball is having having shooters, and a shooter is always better than a nonshooter. Haven't you read this board?

 

[Willy4UK]

Literally the only thing that matters in basketball is having having shooters, and a shooter is always better than a nonshooter. Haven't you read this board?

 

[DerekMcPwn]

He would have been third guy at SF behind Cam Johnson and some guy named "Shooter" who our fans haven't identified just yet.

He was, and hopefully will still be, the best player in our incoming class. He was a pure Cal player - an absolute freakish combination of skills, athleticism, and aggression. Every second he spends recovering, we are a markedly weaker team.

 

[SilentsAreGolden]

Didnt look an achilles to me. Looked like an ankle.

Didn't look like anything to me. Didn't roll his foot. Just planted it and something happened. Weird.

 

[_Rooster]

UK fans will spend the next 72 hours going crazy

 

[Ineverplayedthegame]

........Foot bone connected to the heel bone.
Heel bone connected to the ankle bone.
Ankle bone connected to the shin bone.......

 

[kybballcrazy]

Didn't look like anything to me. Didn't roll his foot. Just planted it and something happened. Weird.

Correct but the kid was putting his fingers in his shoe and it appeared to be in his ankle area.

 

[Fawrules]

Literally the only thing that matters in basketball is having having shooters, and a shooter is always better than a nonshooter. Haven't you read this board?

And then all of 5 minutes later, you'll see the same "shooting is all that matters" posters criticizing the Golden State Warriors because all they do is jack up 3's.

 

[Bluesnky]

He was, and hopefully will still be, the best player in our incoming class. He was a pure Cal player - an absolute freakish combination of skills, athleticism, and aggression. Every second he spends recovering, we are a markedly weaker team.

I'd rather have a freakish combination of shooter, shooter, and shooter. Every second spent not shooting we are a markedly weaker team.

 

[uky8unc5]

Didnt look an achilles to me. Looked like an ankle.

No way it is Achilles. I'm an expert on that (3 times). He was rubbing the wrong place for certain.

 

[bookerfan66]

7 months is a long time to heal.It might not even be that bad because sometimes things will look worse than they turn out to be.

 

[gojvc]

Uh

1. WCS in 2014
2. Poy in 2015.

Both of which may have cost UK the national title those seasons.

Sam Bowie in 1982 and 1983.
Derek Anderson in 1997.

 

[caneintally]

7 months is a long time to heal.It might not even be that bad because sometimes things will look worse than they turn out to be.

Exactly. Even worse case ( broken ankle or foot bone ) he will be back by the 1st game. I mean it totally sucks donkey ass but lets not jump off bridges just yet.

 

[Blueaz]

Only UK fans will spend the next 72 hours going crazy until we hear from the foremost expert on ankle/foot injuries.

Is that a bad thing?

 

[Blueaz]

Derek Anderson in 1997.

IMO wrong on that one... RP shoulda and coulda played him.

 

[morgousky]

He'll be fine. Calm down on the 7 months talk. My God, thats a worst case scenario. He could be out anywhere FROM 3-7 months.

 

[caneintally]

He'll be fine. Calm down on the 7 months talk. My God, thats a worst case scenario. He could be out anywhere FROM 3-7 months.

Yeah thats why it is nothing serious . At worst it is 3-4 months and he has 7 . Sucks but it ain't an acl or achiles which takes a year to recover from at the least.

 

[Willy4UK]

With the right pain killers the kid will be playing next week.