TFord and TRavs Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Kostas, the guy supposedly to be Daytons better player just got a fracture. Updates to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prebilliken Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 More detailed story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Wow, that is a big loss for Dayton. Perfect timing for us to get things turned back around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 -Old Guy - A UD spokesperson said Antetokounmpo has been told he suffered a non-displaced tibia (lower leg bone) fracture while playing in Europe. - is that what us lay folks would call a broken leg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The tibia is a thick and hefty bone which provides the main weight bearing function of the lower leg. The fibula sits behind it, it is a lot thinner and basically plays a part in creating 1/2 of the upper side of the ankle joint. It is interesting that the tibial fracture was not displaced (which usually means a piece of the tibia is out of line with the rest of it). A non displaced fracture may be impacted, one piece of the tibia crunching on top of the rest of the bone but roughly in line (not deviated), or a hairline fracture (a non through and through fracture with the whole bone in place but a crack forms in it). The hairline fractures are not as bad as any of the others BUT if they do not wait for it to fully heal (if this is the case) their location shows where the bone is weak and where a major fracture will occur later on. In any case, this kid should not play for the U20 team this summer. If the fracture is impacted he may need a fair amount of work probably including surgery to recover. If he has an impacted fracture he may wind up redshirting for Dayton next year. Hard to say how long he will take to fully recover with a hairline fracture (I mean, in terms of playing D1 basketball which is very stressful for the lower leg bones). Cowboy, whatever kind it is, it is a fractured (broken) leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prebilliken Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 46 minutes ago, Old guy said: The tibia is a thick and hefty bone which provides the main weight bearing function of the lower leg. The fibula sits behind it, it is a lot thinner and basically plays a part in creating 1/2 of the upper side of the ankle joint. It is interesting that the tibial fracture was not displaced (which usually means a piece of the tibia is out of line with the rest of it). A non displaced fracture may be impacted, one piece of the tibia crunching on top of the rest of the bone but roughly in line (not deviated), or a hairline fracture (a non through and through fracture with the whole bone in place but a crack forms in it). The hairline fractures are not as bad as any of the others BUT if they do not wait for it to fully heal (if this is the case) their location shows where the bone is weak and where a major fracture will occur later on. In any case, this kid should not play for the U20 team this summer. If the fracture is impacted he may need a fair amount of work probably including surgery to recover. If he has an impacted fracture he may wind up redshirting for Dayton next year. Hard to say how long he will take to fully recover with a hairline fracture (I mean, in terms of playing D1 basketball which is very stressful for the lower leg bones). Cowboy, whatever kind it is, it is a fractured (broken) leg. Complete speculation obviously- but if you had to make a prognosis on timing, what would it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Depends entirely on the severity of the fracture and the amount of work it takes to put it together again. If it was a hairline fracture, best option. he will not play (or should not play, corrected) U20, but you may see him next year playing for Dayton some time. This is not ideal but kids do want to play... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 -thank you Old Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Quite welcome Cowboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Can a four-star recruit be the 113th player in a class? Only one service had him at four stars and another had him as 34th best player at position. Let's see, 34 times 5 positions equals 170, right? Oh well,rating rule once again ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppybeer Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Taj79 said: Can a four-star recruit be the 113th player in a class? Only one service had him at four stars and another had him as 34th best player at position. Let's see, 34 times 5 positions equals 170, right? Oh well,rating rule once again ..... That just means that the rating service had more players in his position ranked highly compared to the other positions. They don't rate by position, but overall skill/potential. Then break it down by position. So he was the 113th best overall player and the 34th best at his position. Old Guy, please give us the Morgan Freemanesque answer to Taj's question so we can all sleep easily tonight Not a jab at you old guy, but when i read your posts i can't help but think of morgan freeman narrating Shawshank Redemption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Since Morgan Freeman is one of my very favorite actors I do not take this as a jab at all. As far as ratings go, there is so much subjectivity and even wishful thinking in ratings and rankings of any kind, that it is reasonable they get into trouble like the one described by Taj. Rankings and ratings are not an exact endeavor, if you see one 4 star in a field of 3 stars, go with the 3 star level (neither of which is exact but you have a greater chance going with the consensus). This, again, is not an exact answer it is merely my own opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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