OT: Paige Bueckers goes down w/ Knee injury when #2 UConn up 18 pts & 46 sec Left in Game
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"I don't have an answer for why she was in the game," Auriemma said.
Really hoping for the best for her. Hopefully, she's not out for the whole season. Never been a big fan of her coach.
I had no problem playing FB for the full 60 minutes. We had our starting LBs out there late in the 4th with no chance to win the game.
Those are not great fractures. It must just be a crack because 6-8 weeks seems very optimistic. Even with a crack, it can take 3 months to heal. In many cases, the tibia gets rammed so hard into the knee that there can be cartilage damage.
This reminds me of when KF kept Adam Robinson in the Michigan State game several years ago with Iowa leading 36-0 late in the game. Robinson suffered a concussion when he should have been on the bench, and he was never the same. Eventually, it ended his career.
That was inexcusable on KF's part, and so was what happened last night with UConn. Absolutely indefensible to keep starters in the game late in a blowout.
That was inexcusable on KF's part, and so was what happened last night with UConn. Absolutely indefensible to keep starters in the game late in a blowout.
Bluder left Clark in the game the other day up 30 with like 5 mins to go so she could get a rebound and the triple double.
This is true, and if you read the WBB thread, you'll know that multiple of us were calling for her to be taken out, triple double be damned. And yet, Clark only played 32 minutes in that game, which is actually significantly less than usual. In addition to the final minutes, she was on the bench a bit more than normal in the first quarter due to foul trouble.
Hope she has a speedy recovery, but also hope UConn loses a bunch of games in the meantime.
I can't stand that guy. Like how he spun it to being her fault for being a pain in the ass on the bench.
I believe Bueckers played the entire game, until she got hurt. I remember looking at her stats from last year and I believe was averaging over 36 minutes per game, despite UCONN smashing some teams. I don't know what Auriemma has done with his other star players but he seems to keep Bueckers in to run up her stats (and keep ESPN showing highlights of her and UCONN).
It isn’t a fun injury. Don’t know the severity, mine took screws to repair and was a pain to rehab. It was 6 weeks until the brace was off. Tons of improvements in the process I am sure and probably has access to a little better rehab than I did lol
As someone who had their leg in an immobilizer for a month thanks to an mcl tear, it takes a little while to get your knee back to bending the way it should and to get your leg muscles back to normal. It is basically torture as they force the ligaments and tendons to stretch back out ver time at physical therapy. I’ve got a gut feeling that she will be off the court longer than the 6-8 weeks mentioned. It is probably that long to heal and then weeks of rehab and conditioning to get her back into game shape. For her sake I hope I’m wrong but I’ve seen lesser injuries take longer to come back from. And with her future making money playing the game she shouldn’t rush back so that Geno can overplay her in more blowouts.
If it’s anything worse than a category 1 break she’ll be non-weight bearing for 6-8 weeks then partial weight up to 12 weeks. Then the rehab you mentioned. It looks the UConn PR department heard 6-8 week non-weight bearing from the doctors and ran with it to make it sound not so bad.
Paige had surgery to "repair" her anterior tibial plateau fracture and a previously undisclosed lateral meniscus tear. The "repair" is likely plate and pins. They are still giving her a 8-week recovery timetable which is laughable. I have no idea why UConn is slow playing this. She's going to miss the regular season and possibly the NCAA tournament. She's going to need 6-8 weeks to heal without any weight on that leg period.
Re learning to walk was a challenge for me. The atrophy was significant.
In high school football typically the team getting their ass kicked puts the scrubs in and only then does the opposition mail it in.
makes no sense to me that the team leading is expected to lay down like the game is over while the other side gets to keep on trying. You want mercy? Show me.
I think the risk is pretty much over. The risk was when she was putting weight on it after like 6 weeks and practicing so early after surgery. There was risk there that she would delay the healing process and possible reinjure that bone. The bone is most likely fully healed now but she may be a step slow, not as flexible, and not fully conditioned. Also, she will most likely be dealing with significant swelling to that area after games and practices but that something top notch facilities and trainers can alleviate.
well, i guess the good thing is, the doctors cleared her so hopefully she is healed & good to go
It sucks a lot but is somewhat unsurprising. Generally speaking, you don't have a fracture like that and not have residual risk. She could have had cartilage damage or long term strain on joints just from it healing slightly differently or she was compensating by running, jumping, pivoting slightly differently. It's such an important part of the body, especially for athletes.
This is her 3rd year at UCONN; she has appeared in 46 games so far (Caitlin has appeared in 62).
The WNBA Draft is in April. For the WNBA Draft, a player is eligible if they turn 22 years old the year of the draft. A player that isn't 22 can declare if they are within three months of graduating from a four-year university at the time of the draft.
Paige will be 21 in a couple months (on October 20). Bueckers will turn 22 in October 2023, which means she is able to leave college early and enter the 2023 draft.
However, she has stated she wanted to play 4 seasons at UConn and because of NIL opportunities, most expect her to play the next two college seasons and go in the 2024 draft
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