Udoka

[PhDhawk]

Karma's a twocoach.

[pdub]

Pretty good.

[CrimsonNBlue]

Well, this sucks. We need reps with Doke in the game. He needs to learn not to foul.

I'm of course very curious seeing us play without him as we score the easiest when we're running and can create turnovers on defense by switching every screen. But, Doke is a weapon and this team needs to figure how to best use him.

[CrimsonNBlue]

This will be our starting lineup for the next 6-8 weeks. The question is, will it still be the starting lineup through league play?

Lawson
Vick
Garrett
Grimes
Dotson

[Deleted User 89]

i’ll be shocked if it’s just a high ankle sprain

[Sparko]

Good chance to develop depth. Must develop depth

[CrimsonNBlue]

Good chance to develop depth. Must develop depth

It's way more important to develop Doke than to develop depth.


But, who knows, with KU semester ending next week, maybe we'll hear something one way or the other about De Sousa.

[CrimsonNBlue]

Self hopes he can by back by x-mas but he's not sure.

[pdub]

This will be our starting lineup for the next 6-8 weeks. The question is, will it still be the starting lineup through league play?

Lawson
Vick
Garrett
Grimes
Dotson

No.
If Dok is healthy he plays.
Dumb question.

Dok is a force and it doesn’t help us in any significant way that he’s out.

[Crtrrt]

They just said its not a break. That's some decent news at least

[pdub]

A high ankle sprain could linger.
Could be a 3 month or more deal which would obviously put a dent in our peak as a team.

[Deleted User 75]

That shit was kinked sideways. I don't care what they're telling the media right now, that didn't look like just a sprain....but I'm glad he could walk off and it was not a Gordon Hayward type thing.

[holidaysmore]

Athletes that don't have access to world class training and rehab facilities usually look at six months for a severe high ankle sprain (IMO sprain is a misleading term - there is ligament damage involved). My guess is that Dok will be on crutches or most likely a walking boot. Depending on the severity of the injury and how aggressive rehab is that could be four months for Dok.

In the 'short' term I do believe it will free up the offense, and maybe the defense as well. This team was struggling to figure out its identity, especially on offense when Dok and Dedric were in the game.
My next opinion contradicts my first point but this team is better with Dok on the floor and like cNb had mentioned in other threads (or this thread) KU does need to figure out how to incorporate Dok for extended minutes on the floor. This injury does set that back timeline.

[jfish26]

I guess this means we will see Silvio cleared before long, since to my knowledge the terms of our big man curse are limited to a single player at a time.

[holidaysmore]

glass half empty or glass half full

[Shirley]

Athletes that don't have access to world class training and rehab facilities usually look at six months for a severe high ankle sprain (IMO sprain is a misleading term - there is ligament damage involved)...

???

A sprain is an injury to a ligament (tissue that connects two or more bones at a joint). When a sprain happens, one or more ligaments is stretched or torn.

[pdub]

Feral diagnosis please:
Under/over 9 weeks?

[Deleted User 89]

i'd be impressed with 9 weeks...but that is based on nothing other than watching the replay

so, i'll take the over

[Lonestarjayhawk]

He plays early January. He is a proven healer. Kansas training staff one of the best in the nation.

[pdub]

A proven healer?
He sat out his entire freshman season after the injury.