people mavs drafted a player and got injured asp also
Yeah. We are all just speculating until more is known about the injury and surgery. It could include any of the 4 ligaments or the menisci, which are cartilage.Per Bruno:
A torn ACL is technically a sprain so, yeah, that's probably what he's dealing with.
OH ! Id take a torn ACL over a toren Meniscus!
needs muscle in the lower body.. that's typically a chicken-legged injury
The reason these guys get injured more often is because Spurs are now drafting more and more freaks. Like lean and athletic, with abnormalities such as super long arms, skinny legs, high vertical etc. A Kawhi, Jean-Charles, Bertans are just straight up more likely to get injured than if you draft the Carlos Boozer types.
You want ridiculous length + height + skinnier side so they can be versatile and mobile? Well you end up with an AK47, Bertans, type guy that is a freak but much more prone to injuries as they play a more explosive game and are just genetically freakier.
Players tear their ACLs all the time in many different sports. It's not that big of a deal, especially if he has no history of knee injuries.
...unless you've torn your own ACL.
Last edited by Solid D; 07-17-2013 at 04:13 PM.
He looked very skinny and not too strong in vids I saw. He has time to grow into a man's body and legs. Hopefully this won't be too serious but could get his attention as to how valuable his body is to his career and that he must work to build up muscle mass that will protect him.
I'm not saying that it's not a major injury. But people are freaking out like his career is over. It's not. He's much more likely to play a long career than he is not never recover. I don't have to have torn my own ACL to know that.
From what I hear, the biggest thing about the injury nowadays is that players lose trust in their repaired knee, and it can take a long time for them to get it back. In the interim, they overcompensate with their other leg, which can lead to them injuring that knees. So long as Jean-Charles takes his time coming back, he should be fine.
Based on that explanation, I get your intended thought process.
As I said in the Jean-Charles draft thread, I'm more concerned that this will hurt his chances to becoming a three in the NBA. He already lacked agility. This won't help him, even though this isn't going to damn him either.
I'd honestly be worried if it's the meniscus, though. That pretty much puts his career on a time-clock.
Wish him the best in his recovery.
Wrong. In the Nike Summit scrimmages and game he could stay in front of Wiggins. Exum and Parker. He's very agile, quick feet, quick lateral movement, quick jumper and way above average body control for his size.
Murphy's Law
At least he won't lose both his ACLs. I heard you can't even make it to the NBA with that....
torn acl's have become decreasingly serious. recovery from them in the sports world has become routine is recent years
All our big injuries happen to prospects these days. Sucks, we drafted some nice young talent too.
Drafting a player with ACLs to begin with was the Spurs first mistake. I'm surprised they didn't scout this one better.
Lol
saved us some cap room in the next few years.
Very tough break luckily he's still a young pup
Wish him a super fast recovery... Let's keep Jean-Charles in prayer ST family
Last edited by jehawk81; 07-17-2013 at 09:51 PM.
This is what happens when you draft guys from overseas and leave them at home to play in barns and abandoned Soviet-era school buildings with concrete floors.
LoL ...so, you're saying he stepped on a barn owl or something?
Not good news. But it could definitely be much worse. This isn't a Javtokas type event or anything. That was horrifying.
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